Q. With reference to the Visva-Bharati University, consider the following statements:
1.It is a central university and institution of national importance.
2.Swami Vivekananda founded the university.
3.It is a fully residential university with military training as a compulsory subject.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanations –
Statement 1 is correct. Visva-Bharati was declared a central university and an institution of national importance by the Visva-Bharati Act of 1951.
Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect. The university was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921. Military training is not a compulsory subject.
Source: The Hindu
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