Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The earliest part of the British policy on education was to withdraw from higher education
Statement II: The British policy completely supported the idea of mother tongue as the medium of instruction as against English.
In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct option is C

Statement I is true as the earliest part of the British policy on education in India did involve limited support for higher education and a focus on elementary education.
Statement II is false because the British policy initially favored English as the medium of instruction in higher education and government institutions, not the mother tongue.