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UPSC Civil Services 2021 Prelims General Studies Paper II

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Question : 72

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Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
The best universities like Harvard and MIT, despite having the luxury of having some truly excellent teachers on their payroll, are increasingly embracing the "flipped classroom" format, where students listen to video lectures at home, and spend class time applying their knowledge, solving problems, discussing examples, etc. Professors guide that discussion and fill in wherever necessary, explaining those bits that seem to be eluding the students and throwing in advanced ideas that happen to be topical. These universities have made their video lectures available free for anyone in the world. They are also encouraging colleges and universities all over the world to integrate these online courses into their own pedagogy, picking the pieces that are appropriate for their needs and building a package around them.
Question:
Which one of the following statements best reflects the central idea of the
passage given above?

Efficacy of universities would be better in online mode of conducting classroom tuition as compared, to conventional method
Availability of higher education can be made easier and cheaper without diluting the content.
We need not invest much in infrastructure related to higher education and yet develop better human and social capital.
Private sector institutions in higher education, as well as coaching institutes, can take advantage of this opportunity and thrive well.

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