Question

Match List-I with List-II \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{List-I (Committees on National Doc. System)} & \textbf{List-II (Years)} \\ \hline (A)\ \text{Krishana Report} & (I)\ \text{1958} \\ (B)\ \text{Thacker Report} & (II)\ \text{1955} \\ (C)\ \text{Estimates Committee} & (III)\ \text{1959} \\ (D)\ \text{Ray Committee Report} & (IV)\ \text{1967} \\ \hline \end{array} \] Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Hint:

When faced with a question with conflicting historical dates, double-check the most well-known reports first. In this case, the Thacker (1959) and Ray (1958) reports are key benchmarks. If the options don't match these, the question is likely flawed.

Answer 1

Step 1: Identify the correct year for each report/committee. \[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) Krishana Report: This likely refers to the Kothari Commission report on education, which had a significant impact on library thinking, submitted in 1966. The name might be a typo for another report.} \\ \bullet & \text{(B) Thacker Report: The M.S. Thacker Committee on National Information Policy was in 1959.} \\ \bullet & \text{(C) Estimates Committee: The Lok Sabha's Estimates Committee reviewed scientific research in 1955.} \\ \bullet & \text{(D) Ray Committee Report: The N.N. Ray Committee on Library Buildings was in 1958.} \\ \end{array}\]

Step 2: Match the items based on the correct years. \[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{(A) Krishna Report is difficult to place without clarification, but none of the options fit perfectly with other reports of a similar name.} \\ \bullet & \text{(B) Thacker Report matches (III) 1959.} \\ \bullet & \text{(C) Estimates Committee matches (II) 1955.} \\ \bullet & \text{(D) Ray Committee Report matches (I) 1958.} \\ \end{array}\]

Step 3: Re-evaluate the options. Given the likely errors in the question's data, it's impossible to select a correct option from the choices provided. No combination correctly aligns the committees with the years in the list.