Given below are two statements : Statement I : Universities of Nalanda,…
2020
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : Universities of Nalanda, Taxsila and Vikramshila of ancient India are now all located in the Indian Territory. Statement II : The entrance test of its own kind was prevalent in the ancient seats of learning of India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Nalanda and Vikramshila are in present-day India, but Taxila is in present-day Pakistan, so Statement I is incorrect. Ancient Indian seats of learning did use entrance-type testing, so Statement II is correct.