Question
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: University of Punjab at Lahore and University of Allahabad were established during colonial rule in India.
Statement II: The main reason of their establishment was the increasing demand in these places for higher education including ‘Oriental’ as well as modern European education.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Options :
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Answer :
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Solution :
University of Punjab in Lahore which was established in 1882 and University of Allahabad was established in 1887. Both were established in the British rule period. Hence, statement I is correct.
The main purpose of their establishment was the increasing demand for higher education in the modern European education system and to promote the English education system in place of the Indian education system. Hence, statement II is also correct.
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