Education · History of Higher Education in India
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): When Calcutta University was established in 1857, it was immediately granted the teaching power to appoint its own Professors and Lecturers. Reason (R): The Wood's Education Despatch of 1854 suggested the establishment of universities as examining bodies modeled on the University of London, but also hinted at creating chairs in specific branches of learning. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct.✓
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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(A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
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