Given below are two statements: Statement I: India has been the center of…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: India has been the center of learning since ancient times.
Statement II: There are inscriptions on stones and copper, leaf records and scriptures about origin of learning in India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — CONCEPTA two-statement item must be solved by judging each statement independently against reliable evidence, and only then combining the two truth values.…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: A
CONCEPT
A two-statement item must be solved by judging each statement independently against reliable evidence, and only then combining the two truth values.
Historical claims about education are tested through material and textual sources such as inscriptions and manuscripts; the evidence must bear directly on the claim.
APPLICATION
The NCERT chapter Ancient Education System of India explicitly says that India has been a centre of learning since ancient times. It also identifies inscriptions on stone and copper, palm-leaf records, and scriptures as evidence of the historic origins of learning in India.
CONTRAST
Both statements true: this preserves the historical claim and the stated documentary evidence together.
Both statements false: this rejects both the documented learning tradition and the evidence categories named by NCERT.
Statement I true, Statement II false: this accepts the historical claim but removes the source record used to substantiate it.
Statement I false, Statement II true: this accepts the source record while denying the historical inference it documents.
CROSS-CHECK
The two statements closely reproduce the same NCERT passage, so they are mutually consistent and independently supported by that source.
Therefore, both Statement I and Statement II are true.