Question 1

What is the indicator of the level of socio economic development of a society?

Accepted Answer

A) Literacy rate 
B) Per capita income 
C) Employment pattern 
D) Population 
A) Literacy rate 
B) Per capita income 
C) Employment pattern 
D) Population A

Question 2

What is considered to be the source of all first hand knowledge of children?

Accepted Answer

A) Textbook 
B) Curiosity 
C) Parents 
D) Neighbourhood 
A) Textbook 
B) Curiosity 
C) Parents 
D) Neighbourhood B

Question 3

Who is in favour of "freedom first, freedom second and freedom last"?

Accepted Answer

A) Froebel 
B) Mahatma Gandhi 
C) John Dewey 
D) Maria Montessori 
A) Froebel 
B) Mahatma Gandhi 
C) John Dewey 
D) Maria Montessori D

Question 4

Female education is

Accepted Answer

A) A waste 
B) Essential 
C) Not necessary 
D) Sufficiently provided 
A) A waste 
B) Essential 
C) Not necessary 
D) Sufficiently provided

Question 5

What is literacy according to national Literacy Mission?

Accepted Answer

A) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to one's day-to-day life. 
B) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to examinations. 
C) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to the future. 
D) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to teaching. 
A) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to one's day-to-day life. 
B) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to examinations. 
C) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to the future. 
D) Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to teaching.

Question 6

Discipline which is founded on fear is called

Accepted Answer

A) Negative discipline 
B) Imposed discipline 
C) Positive discipline 
D) Forced discipline 
A) Negative discipline 
B) Imposed discipline 
C) Positive discipline 
D) Forced discipline

Question 7

The denominator in counting the literacy percentage of an area at a particular time in the Indian census since 1991 is

Accepted Answer

A) Aged 5 years or more 
B) Aged 6 years or more 
C) Aged 7 years or more 
D) Aged 8 years or more 
A) Aged 5 years or more 
B) Aged 6 years or more 
C) Aged 7 years or more 
D) Aged 8 years or more

Question 8

Illiteracy is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Individual development 
B) Poverty 
C) Humility 
D) Knowledge 
A) Individual development 
B) Poverty 
C) Humility 
D) Knowledge

Question 9

Which among the following is provided for the backward classes for educational benefit by the central government?

Accepted Answer

A) Free internet facility 
B) Post matric scholarship 
C) Plot of land 
D) Employment 
A) Free internet facility 
B) Post matric scholarship 
C) Plot of land 
D) Employment

Question 10

"Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts." Who gave this definition?

Accepted Answer

A) UNICEF 
B) NCERT 
C) WHO 
D) UNESCO 
A) UNICEF 
B) NCERT 
C) WHO 
D) UNESCO

Question 11

From which word is the term 'discipline' derived from?

Accepted Answer

A) Greek 
B) English 
C) Latin 
D) German 
A) Greek 
B) English 
C) Latin 
D) German

Question 12

The relation between female literacy and life expectancy is

Accepted Answer

A) Neutral 
B) Negative 
C) Positive 
D) Indistinct 
A) Neutral 
B) Negative 
C) Positive 
D) Indistinct

Question 13

"Purdah" system is prevalent among

Accepted Answer

A) Christian women 
B) Hindu women 
C) Jewish women 
D) Muslim women 
A) Christian women 
B) Hindu women 
C) Jewish women 
D) Muslim women

Question 14

One of the recommendations of NPE 1986 for improving educational status of SCs and STs is

Accepted Answer

A) Providing free computer sets 
B) Introducing foreign languages 
C) Appointing teachers from the category of STs and SCs 
D) Hindi as medium of instruction 
A) Providing free computer sets 
B) Introducing foreign languages 
C) Appointing teachers from the category of STs and SCs 
D) Hindi as medium of instruction

Question 15

Which of the following recommended measures to improve educational status of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes?

Accepted Answer

A) National Policy on Education 1985 
B) National Education Commission 1986 
C) National Education Commission 1987 
D) National Education Commission 1988 
A) National Policy on Education 1985 
B) National Education Commission 1986 
C) National Education Commission 1987 
D) National Education Commission 1988

Question 16

Freedom is defined as the absence of

Accepted Answer

A) Constraint 
B) Liberty 
C) Independence 
D) Autonomy 
A) Constraint 
B) Liberty 
C) Independence 
D) Autonomy

Question 17

Which board/body gave recommendations for improving the educational status of the backward classes?

Accepted Answer

A) CABE 
B) UGC 
C) NCERT 
D) DIET 
A) CABE 
B) UGC 
C) NCERT 
D) DIET

What is the indicator of the level of socio economic development of a society?

What is considered to be the source of all first hand knowledge of children?

Who is in favour of "freedom first, freedom second and freedom last"?

Female education is

What is literacy according to national Literacy Mission?

Discipline which is founded on fear is called

The denominator in counting the literacy percentage of an area at a particular time in the Indian census since 1991 is

Illiteracy is associated with

Which among the following is provided for the backward classes for educational benefit by the central government?

"Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts." Who gave this definition?

From which word is the term 'discipline' derived from?

The relation between female literacy and life expectancy is

"Purdah" system is prevalent among

One of the recommendations of NPE 1986 for improving educational status of SCs and STs is

Which of the following recommended measures to improve educational status of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes?

Freedom is defined as the absence of

Which board/body gave recommendations for improving the educational status of the backward classes?

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Philosophy of Education: Realism, Pragmatism, and Idealism

Philosophical Schools and Their Educational Ideologies

Philosophy and Sociology of Education

Society and Education: Interconnected Systems and Relationships

Society and Its Impact on Education

Sociological Perspectives on Education and Society

Culture, Social Groups, and Social Change

Social Change and Culture: Agents, Causes, and Effects

Understanding Group Dynamics and Social Development

Education and Equality: Examining Discrimination, Opportunities, and Policies

Equality of Educational Opportunities and Empowerment of Marginalized Communities

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Exam 16: Education, Literacy, and Equality: Issues and Initiatives

What is the indicator of the level of socio economic development of a society?

What is considered to be the source of all first hand knowledge of children?

Who is in favour of "freedom first, freedom second and freedom last"?

Female education is

What is literacy according to national Literacy Mission?

Discipline which is founded on fear is called

The denominator in counting the literacy percentage of an area at a particular time in the Indian census since 1991 is

Illiteracy is associated with

Which among the following is provided for the backward classes for educational benefit by the central government?

"Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts." Who gave this definition?

From which word is the term 'discipline' derived from?

The relation between female literacy and life expectancy is

"Purdah" system is prevalent among

One of the recommendations of NPE 1986 for improving educational status of SCs and STs is

Which of the following recommended measures to improve educational status of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes?

Freedom is defined as the absence of

Which board/body gave recommendations for improving the educational status of the backward classes?

Role of Philosophy in Education

Philosophy and Education Fundamentals

Authors and Philosophers in Education

Philosophy and Education: Ideals and Principles

Philosophy of Education: Realism, Pragmatism, and Idealism

Philosophical Schools and Their Educational Ideologies

Philosophy and Sociology of Education

Society and Education: Interconnected Systems and Relationships

Society and Its Impact on Education

Sociological Perspectives on Education and Society

Culture, Social Groups, and Social Change

Social Change and Culture: Agents, Causes, and Effects

Understanding Group Dynamics and Social Development

Education and Equality: Examining Discrimination, Opportunities, and Policies

Equality of Educational Opportunities and Empowerment of Marginalized Communities

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