Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education (Multiple Choice Questions)

(4

th

Semester)

EDUCATION

FOURTH PAPER

(Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education)

UNIT-I: UNIVERSALISATION OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Put a Tick (√) mark against the correct answer in the brackets provided

1. In India elementary education is defined as the education from

a) Classes I-VIII ( )

b) Classes I-VII ( )

c) Classes I-VI ( )

d) Classes I-V ( )

2. In elementary education the upper primary stage covers classes

a) Classes I-IV ( )

b) Classes V-VII ( )

c) Classes V-VIII ( )

d) Classes VI-VIII ( )

3. National Universalization of Elementary Education target concentrate on

a) Retention, Achievement, Enrolments ( )

b) Provision, Enrolments, Participation ( )

c) Access, Retention, Attainment ( )

d) Access, Provision, Participation ( )

4. Free and compulsory education is provided to children of the age group

a) 6-13 years ( )

b) 6-10 years ( )

c) 4-12 years ( )

d) 6-14 years ( )

5. According to__________ commission “ Elementary Education should prepare children

become responsible and useful citizen

a) Hunter ( )

b) Radhakrishnan ( )

c) University ( )

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d) Kothari ( )

6. Gandhiji strongly advocated______________ compulsory education through the schemes

of basic education

a) Five year ( )

b) Four year ( )

c) Fourteen year ( )

d) Seven year ( )

7. National Elementary Education Mission (NEEM) was set up in August

a) 1987 ( )

b) 1995 ( )

c) 1990 ( )

d) 1994 ( )

8. One of the foremost interventions under UEE schemes is

a) Publication ( )

b) Research ( )

c) Community Participation ( )

d) Innovation ( )

9. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established in the

year

a) 1961 ( )

b) 1969 ( )

c) 1981 ( )

d) 1971 ( )

10. The full form of NCERT is

a) National Council for Educational Research and Training ( )

b) National Commission of Educational Research and Training ( )

c) National Council of Educational Research and Training ( )

d) National Committee on Educational Research and Training ( )

11. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is a/an

a) Autonomous Organisation ( )

b) Private Organisation ( )

c) Deemed Organisation ( )

d) Voluntary Organisation ( )

12. NCERT act as the nodal centre at the national level for the implementation of

a) National Policy on Education 1992 ( )

b) National policy on Education 1968 ( )

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c) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 ( )

d) The Constitution Act, 2002 ( )

13. The National Council of Educational Research and Training was established in

a) Mumbai ( )

b) Mysore ( )

c) Bhopal ( )

d) None of the above ( )

14. NCERT has a separate department called

a) The Department of Elementary Education ( )

b) The Department of Literacy Education ( )

c) The Department of Early Childhood Care and Education ( )

d) The Department of Information Technology Education ( )

15. The function of NCERT are

a) To build capacities of teachers ( )

b) To act as a nodal agency for UEE ( )

c) To conduct pre-service teacher education courses ( )

d) All of the above ( )

16. There are______________ major constituent unit of the NCERT

a) 15 ( )

b) 5 ( )

c) 8 ( )

d) 10 ( )

17. The full form of SCERT is

a) State Council for Educational Research and Training ( )

b) State Council of Education, Research and Training ( )

c) State council of Educational Research and Teaching ( )

d) State Council of Educational Research and Training ( )

18. The function of SCERT is for excellence of teachers education programme

____________ in the state

a) Higher and Elementary Level ( )

b) Secondary and Higher Level ( )

c) Elementary Level ( )

d) Elementary and Secondary Level ( )

19. The State Council of Educational Research and Training is set up in each state on the

pattern of

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a) DIET ( )

b) CBSE ( )

c) NCERT ( )

d) NUEPA ( )

20. State Council of Educational Research and Training, Mizoram was established on

a) 20

th

January 1973 ( )

b) 20

th

January 1963 ( )

c) 20

th

January 1980 ( )

d) 20

th

January 1990 ( )

21. The Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT came into existence as an

Independent Directorate on

a) January 15, 1970 ( )

b) January 15, 1980 ( )

c) January 15, 1990 ( )

d) January 15, 1960 ( )

22. In 1973 the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare recommended that all the existing

institutions or various units in the state education department be merged into a single

organisation and be designated as

a) DIET ( )

b) SCERT ( )

c) Board of School Education ( )

d) State Institute of Education (SIE) ( )

23. Who is the present director of SCERT, Mizoram

a) Zohmingliani ( )

b) MC Lalthankima ( )

c) Laldawngliani Chawngthu ( )

d) Zothanmawii ( )

24. Who is the present Education Minister of Mizoram

a) Dr. R.Lalthangliana ( )

b) Lalchhandama Ralte ( )

c) Lalruatkima ( )

d) Robert Romawia Royte ( )

25. What is the full form of DIET

a) District Institute of Education and Training ( )

b) District Institute of Education and Teaching ( )

c) District Institute of Educational and Technology ( )

d) District Institute of Educational and Training ( )

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26. A centrally sponsored scheme of Restructuring and Reorganization of Teacher Education

was approved in

a) October 1985 ( )

b) October 1986 ( )

c) October 1987 ( )

d) October 1989 ( )

27. SSA realizes the important of Early Childhood Care and Education and look at the

_________ age as a continuum

a) 0-12 ( )

b) 0-14 ( )

c) 2-14 ( )

d) 6-14 ( )

28. The problems faced by DIET are

a) Poor Infrastructure ( )

b) Poor Libraries ( )

c) Poor Building ( )

d) All of the above ( )

29. SSA was launch in

a) 2000 - 2001 ( )

b) 2000 - 2002 ( )

c) 2001 – 2002 ( )

d) 2002 – 2003 ( )

30. Govt. of India has recently introduced NPEGEL as an additional support to the existing

scheme of SSA for providing additional component for education of________ at

elementary level

a) Boys ( )

b) Girls ( )

c) Disabled ( )

d) Minorities ( )

31. According to ______________ commission of all the factors that influence the quality of

education, the quality of competence and characters of teachers are undoubtedly the most

significant

a) Mudaliar ( )

b) Kothari ( )

c) Education ( )

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d) University ( )

32. The full form of NPEGEL is

a) National Programme for Educational of Girls at Elementary Level ( )

b) National Policy of Education of Girls at Elementary Level ( )

c) National Planning for Education of Girls at Elementary Level ( )

d) None of the above ( )

33. SSA is a partnership between

a) The Central, State and Local Bodies ( )

b) The Central and State ( )

c) The Central and State Bodies ( )

d) The State and Local Bodies ( )

34. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is Government of India’s flagship programme for

achievement of Universalization of

a) Secondary Education ( )

b) Higher Education ( )

c) Formal and non-formal Education ( )

d) Elementary Education ( )

35. The Government of India Flagship Programme for Universalization of Elementary

Education is

a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) ( )

b) District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) ( )

c) Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) ( )

d) District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) ( )

36. The full form of SSA is

a) Sharva Shiksha Abhiyan ( )

b) Sarva Shikshan Abhiyan ( )

c) Sarva Shiksha Abhieyan ( )

d) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ( )

37. All the children in School, Education Guarantee Centre, Alternate School, ‘ Back-to-

School’ is the objectives of

a) SSA ( )

b) DIET ( )

c) SCERT ( )

d) NCERT ( )

38. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan which in English means

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a) Education for all children ( )

b) Education for girls ( )

c) Education for elementary ( )

d) Education for All Movement ( )

39. SSA aims to provide useful and relevant education to all children in the ______________

group by 2010

a) 4-16 age ( )

b) 6-14 age ( )

c) 6-12 age ( )

d) 6-15 age ( )

40. In SSA the sharing between Govt. of India and State Govt. (especially in NE) in the 11

th

Five Year plan is

a) 80:20 ( )

b) 70:30 ( )

c) 90:10 ( )

d) 95:50 ( )

ANSWER KEY:

1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (d)

7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (c)

13. (d) 14.(a) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (d)

19. (c) 20.(c) 21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b)

25. (a) 26.(c) 27. (b) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (b)

31. (c) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (a) 36.(d)

37. (a) 38. (d) 39. (c) 40. (c)

FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. The right of children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 which came

into effect on______________ (1

st

April 2010)

2. The Mid-day Meal Scheme was launched in ___________aiming at giving a boost to

universalization of primary education. (1995)

3. A centrally sponsored scheme of Restructuring and Reorganization of Teacher Education

(RRTE) was launched in_______ (1987)

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4. _________________ being one of the priority strategies for universalization of

elementary education.( Operation Blackboard )

5. NCERT make use of ________so as to make elementary education available to even the

remote areas. (ICT)

6. The department of ______________ is the nodal department of the NCERT to advise

programmes pertaining to elementary education. (Elementary Education)

7. NCERT is registered under the _________________ 1860. ( Societies Registration

Act )

8. ______________ commission (1964-66) strongly recommended for universalization of

elementary education. (Kothari)

9. The SCERT has a Programme Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of the State

(Education Minister)

10. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is an ________body

responsible for quality education in the state. ( apex)

11. ____________ prescribed curriculum and text books for elementary schools. (SCERT)

12. SCERT have been set up in almost all the states and ________________ in the country.

(Union Territories )

13. ________provide academic and research support at the grass root level for the success of

the various strategies and programmes being undertaken in the areas of elementary and

adult education. (DIET)

14. District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) as proposed in the

_____________________________and the Programme of Action (PoA). (NPE-1986)

(National Policy on Education,1986)

15. _________ is serving as an evaluation center for elementary schools and programmes of

NFE/AE. (DIET )

16. By October 1989, central assistance has been sanctioned under the scheme for setting up

a total of ____ DIETs in the country. ( 216)

17. Government of India introduced NPEGEL as an additional support to the existing scheme

of _______. ( SSA)

18. Government, local body and ____________ schools would be covered under the SSA.

(Government aided)

19. Universal retention by 2010 is one of the objective of ________. ( SSA)

20. In the year _____ the Mizoram Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan Mission was registered under the

Societies Registration Act, 1976. (2001)

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UNIT-II: SECONDARY EDUCATION

Put a Tick (√) mark against the correct answe in the brackets provided

1. The education in ancient India was divided into

a) Two level ( )

b) Three level ( )

c) Four Level ( )

d) Five level ( )

2. The general and vocational aims and objectives of secondary education are

a) Development of democratic citizenship ( )

b) Improvement of vocational efficiency ( )

c) Development of personality ( )

d) All of these ( )

3. The Kothari Commission has proposed that secondary education should comprises of

a) VIII or IX to XII ( )

b) IX or X to XII ( )

c) X to XII ( )

d) None of the above ( )

4. The chief purpose of the establishment of secondary school in ancient India was

a) To teach European history and science to Indians ( )

b) To teach Asian literature and science to Indians ( )

c) To teach American literature and science to Indians ( )

d) To teach European literature and science to Indians ( )

5. The reform in secondary education in India began in

a) Post independence ( )

b) British rule ( )

c) Mughal Period ( )

d) None of the above ( )

6. Which commission strongly recommended making secondary education productive

a) Kothari Commission ( )

b) Acharya Narendra Dev Commission ( )

c) Ishwarbhai Patel Commission ( )

d) Hunter Commission ( )

7. One of the main solution to solve aimless secondary education is

a) Development of Infrastructure ( )

b) Development of Vocationalisation ( )

c) Development of examination ( )

d) Development of personality ( )

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8. Which commission recommended to include one representative of teachers and three

nominated by the education department for improving the management of private

institution.

a) Raghukul Tilak Committee ( )

b) Kothari Committee ( )

c) Mudaliar Committee ( )

d) Ishwarbhai Patel Committee ( )

9. The full form of NUEPA is

a) National University of Educational Planning and Administration ( )

b) National University for Educational Planning and Administration ( )

c) National University of Education Planning and Administrative ( )

d) National University for Educational Planning and Administrative ( )

10. The National University of Educational Planning and Administration is an

a) Private Organization ( )

b) Autonomous Organization ( )

c) Public Organization ( )

d) Government Organization ( )

11. NUEPA has its origin dating back to

a) 1960 ( )

b) 1962 ( )

c) 1970 ( )

d) 1979 ( )

12. The Chairman of NUEPA council is

a) Director of NUEPA ( )

b) Minister of Finance ( )

c) Minister of Education ( )

d) Minister of Human Resource Development( )

13. NUEPA was established by

a) UNESCO ( )

b) Ministry of Human Resource Development ( )

c) World Bank ( )

d) Ministry of Finance ( )

14. NUEPA comprise department of

a) Nine departments ( )

b) Six Departments ( )

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