UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

The question seeks the wrong statement about community engagement and extension. Statement A is correct because extension links institutional expertise with community development. Statement B is correct as community-based projects provide authentic contexts for applying academic learning. Statement D is also correct since working with NGOs and local agencies is a recognised component of institutional social responsibility. Statement C is wrong; engagement with local communities is very much part of the mandate of higher education institutions through outreach and extension. Therefore, C alone is the wrong statement.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it claims that both A and B are wrong, which would deny the well-established contributions of extension and service learning. Both A and B accurately represent key aspects of community engagement.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it labels A, B and C as wrong. It incorrectly includes A and B, which are true, together with C, which is indeed false, resulting in a mixed and inconsistent combination.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it groups B, C and D as wrong. While C is wrong, B and D correctly describe applied learning and collaborative responsibility. Treating them as wrong contradicts the goals of community engagement.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it isolates C, the only statement that misrepresents the institutional mandate. It leaves A, B and D, which support a comprehensive understanding of extension and social responsibility in higher education.

Statements A, B and D present the accepted view of university–community engagement. Extension connects institutional knowledge with community needs, offers students hands-on learning and is strengthened through partnerships with local organisations. Statements C, E and F are false because extension is linked to teaching and research, student work can be recognised academically and both rural and urban institutions have community responsibilities.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it identifies the three true statements about linkage to community, student learning benefits and collaborative design, while excluding C, E and F, which treat outreach as unrelated, uncredited or geographically restricted.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it omits D and thus underestimates the importance of partnerships with local bodies and NGOs in designing effective programmes.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it introduces E, which discourages recognition of student engagement, and mixes it with correct statements, creating a partly false combination.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it brings in F, which confines community engagement to rural contexts, and leaves out A, so it fails to emphasise the basic idea of linking university work with community needs.