Correct answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement- II is incorrect
Explanation
- A
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct and II explains I. The TTC is not a bid to ‘control’ technological progress and physical productivity.
- B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct but II does not explain I. II is false.
- C
Statement-I is correct but Statement- II is incorrect
I correct, II incorrect. The US–EU Trade and Technology Council exists. Statement-II misstates its claim.
- D
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
I incorrect, II correct. The Council was launched in 2021.
Summary. Official key is (c). The United States and the European Union launched a Trade and Technology Council. Its stated aim is coordination on trade, standards and technology — not bringing technological progress and physical productivity ‘under their control’. Statement-II is the false gloss.
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