Given below are two statements: Statement I: The idea of abolition of…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The idea of abolition of regulatory bodies of education like UGC, AICTE and NCTE is based on the assumption that such multiple bodies are redundant.
Statement II: The Bar Council of India has opposed the idea of abolition of regulatory bodies as it would affect its role as the apex regulatory body of legal professionals in India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: A. Both Statement I and Statement II are true — CONCEPTWhen a field is governed by several bodies, reform proposals may separate academic regulation from professional licensing. A claim about abolishing…
- 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
When a field is governed by several bodies, reform proposals may separate academic regulation from professional licensing. A claim about abolishing regulators must therefore be tested against both the reason for consolidation and the statutory role of each professional council.
APPLICATION
Statement I reflects the consolidation rationale: the Yash Pal and National Knowledge Commission reform discussions treated fragmentation and overlap among higher-education regulators as a reason for an overarching regulator.
Statement II reflects a documented institutional response: contemporaneous reporting in 2012 recorded the Bar Council of India opposing the Higher Education and Research Bill because NCHER would regulate university education, including legal education, and would therefore narrow the BCI’s existing academic-regulatory role.
CONTRAST
Both statements false overlooks both the documented single-regulator rationale and the BCI’s statutory stake.
Statement I true but Statement II false keeps the consolidation rationale but omits the BCI’s institutional interest.
Statement I false but Statement II true recognises the BCI’s interest but rejects the documented rationale for consolidation.
RESULT
Both Statement I and Statement II are true.