With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Making equality of opportunity a reality is the fundamental goal of the Indian education system. 2. The present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education. 3. Abolition of private schools and establishment of more government schools is the only way to ensure egalitarian education. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Passage

Access to schooling for those coming of school age is close to universal, but access to quality exhibits a sharp gradient with socio-economic status. Quotas for the weaker sections in private schools is a provision introduced by the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The quotas have imposed a debate on issues of social integration and equity in education that private actors had escaped by and large. The idea of an egalitarian education system with equality of opportunity as its primary goal appears to be outside the space that private school principals inhabit. Therefore, the imposition of the quotas has led to resistance, sometimes justified.

QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Comprehension

Prelims 2019

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

Making equality of opportunity a reality is the fundamental goal of the Indian education system.
The present Indian school system is unable to provide egalitarian education.
Abolition of private schools and establishment of more government schools is the only way to ensure egalitarian education.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect. The passage mentions that equality of opportunity is the "primary goal" of an egalitarian education system, but it does not explicitly state that this is the fundamental goal of the entire Indian education system. While it is implied as an ideal, it cannot be definitively concluded from the passage.

Statement 2 is correct. The passage states that access to quality education is sharply divided along socio-economic lines and private school principals resist egalitarian ideals. This indicates that the system, as it stands, struggles to achieve egalitarian education.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The passage does not suggest that abolishing private schools is the only solution. It mentions resistance from private school principals but does not prescribe abolition or compare it to other methods.

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