2018 · Q74
directions : The following four (4) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below : Code :
Statement IPrivate investments in research have severely lagged public investments in India.
Statement IIUniversities play a relatively small role in the research activities of the country.
General KnowledgeIndian Economy
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the corrct explanation of Statement I.
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false.
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true.
Explanation
Statement I is true: the Economic Survey and official data show that private-sector R&D spending in India lags public-sector R&D, unlike in advanced economies where private R&D dominates. Statement II is also true: Indian universities play a relatively small role in the R&D ecosystem compared with the United States and China. However, the universities' limited role is not the reason private R&D lags public R&D; the two are parallel observations. Hence both statements are true but II is not the explanation of I.