Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other…
2020
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Central Universities are considered elite higher education institutions in India.
Reason (R): Despite their elitist image, these institutions do not find place in the top order of international ranking.
In the light of the above two statements choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
- C.
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- D.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Correct answer: B
CONCEPT: In assertion-reason questions, first judge whether the assertion and the reason are each true. Only after both statements pass that test should the explanatory link be checked.
A reason is a correct explanation only when it gives the cause or governing basis for the assertion. A separate true fact about the same topic is not automatically an explanation.
APPLICATION: Here the two statements have to be tested separately before linking them.
Central universities are national public universities created by Acts of Parliament and regulated within the national higher-education framework, so they are commonly treated as elite institutions in India.
Indian higher-education institutions, including many central universities, have historically had limited presence in the very top bands of global university rankings, so the ranking statement is also acceptable.
However, weak global-rank placement does not cause the elite image of central universities. That image comes from their statutory status, public funding, selectivity, and national role.
CONTRAST: The near-miss choices fail for different reasons.
The value that says R explains A overstates the causal link between international rankings and elite standing.
The value that makes R false rejects a ranking observation that the item accepts as true.
The value that makes A false confuses global ranking position with domestic institutional standing.
RESULT: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.