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Ans: See the answer above (Page No. 126, On the Vanity of
Earthly Greatness')
6. Read the following passage and answer the questions given
below.
Ans: The University of Oxford located in the city of oxford, Oxfordshire,
English is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is
also regarded as one of the world's leading academic institutions.
The University has 38 independent colleges, and 6 pennanent private
halls. The University traces its roots back to at least the end the 12l
century, although the exact date of foundation remains unclear. After
a dispute between students and townsfolk broke out in 1209, some of
the academics at Oxford fled north-east to the town of Cambridge,
where the University of Cambridge was founded. The two
universities have since had a long history of competition with each
other.
The University of Oxford is a member of the Russell Group of
research-led British universities, the Coimbra Group (a network of
leading European universities), the League of European Research
Universities, and International Alliance of Research Universities and
is also a core member of the Europaeum. Academically, Oxford is
consistently ranked in the world's top 10 universities. For more than a
century, it has served as the home of the Rhodes scholarship, which
brings highly, accomplished students from a number of countries to
study at Oxford as postgraduates.
Questions:
(a) Where is the University of Oxford located?
Ans: It is located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
(b) When was the University established?
Ans: It was established towards the end of the 12th century.
(c) What was the positive outcome of the dispute between students
and locals?
Ans: The positive out put of the dispute between students and locals
is that they established the Univirsity of Cambridge.
(d) What Is the Coimbra Group? What is its relation with the
University?
Ans: ?e P)iml!r?,Group is.a network of Fading Kuropean imivmities.
Tlie Oxford University is also a member of the group,
(e) Flow does the Rhodes scholarship contribute to the hii
accomplished students?