Statement: From all available cultural records, it is evident that even in ancient India, both the masters and disciples valued not the quantity but the quality of knowledge. Conclusions: I. Giving importance to quantity of knowledge is meaningless. II. There was an identity of educational values between teachers and students in ancient India. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Statement: From all available cultural records, it is evident that even in ancient India, both the masters and disciples valued not the quantity but the quality of knowledge.
Conclusions:
I. Giving importance to quantity of knowledge is meaningless.
II. There was an identity of educational values between teachers and students in ancient India.
A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusions I and II follow
D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Conclusion I follows as valuing quality over quantity implies giving importance only to quantity is meaningless. Conclusion II does not follow; while both valued quality, this does not establish a complete identity of all educational values.

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A. Only I follows
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C. Both I and II follow
D. Only II follows

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
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Correct Answer: Option D


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Conclusions:
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Correct Answer: Option C


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