With reference to ragging in educational institutions, consider the following statements:

Question

The R.K. Raghavan Committee was appointed by the Supreme Court in 2007 to address the issue of ragging.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging were implemented in 1995.

State laws in India focus equally on prevention and prohibition of ragging.

How many statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one statement

(b) Only two statements

(c) All three statements

(d) None of the statements

Answer 1

The R.K. Raghavan Committee was appointed by the Supreme Court in 2007 to address the issue of ragging.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations on Curbing the Menace of Ragging were implemented in 1995.

State laws in India focus equally on prevention and prohibition of ragging.

How many statements given above are correct?

(a) Only one statement

(b) Only two statements

(c) All three statements

(d) None of the statements

Answer 2

Answer: (a) Only one statement is correct

Explanation: Statement 1 is correct as the R.K. Raghavan Committee was indeed appointed by the Supreme Court in 2007. Statement 2 is incorrect; the UGC Regulations were implemented in 2009, not 1995. Statement 3 is incorrect as many state laws focus more on prohibition than prevention of ragging, as noted by the Raghavan Committee.