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| 1. |
‘’No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the state or receiving aid out of state funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them’’. In which Article of the Indian Constitution do we find this provision? |
| A. | Article 46 |
| B. | Article 45 |
| C. | Article 29 |
| D. | Article 17 |
| Answer» C. Article 29 | |
| 2. |
External discipline is also known as |
| A. | Permanent discipline |
| B. | Temporary discipline |
| C. | Internal discipline |
| D. | Real discipline |
| Answer» B. Temporary discipline | |
| 3. |
Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for equality before the law? |
| A. | Article 17 |
| B. | Article 14 |
| C. | Article 29 |
| D. | Article 46 |
| Answer» B. Article 14 | |
| 4. |
The most sensitive index of social development is |
| A. | overall literacy rate |
| B. | male literacy rate |
| C. | female literacy rate |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. female literacy rate | |
| 5. |
” Education of a boy means education of a man. Education of a girl means education of the whole family”. Who said this? |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 6. |
A major factor responsible for the low level of education and number of dropouts among girls is |
| A. | Literacy of the parents |
| B. | illiteracy of the parents |
| C. | high level of literacy among parents |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. illiteracy of the parents | |
| 7. |
In a tradition bound society like India, there is a strong preference in the schools for |
| A. | male teachers |
| B. | female teachers |
| C. | old teachers |
| D. | teachers from urban areas only |
| Answer» B. female teachers | |
| 8. |
Equality of Education opportunity considers discrimination when |
| A. | Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at any level |
| B. | Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at Primary level only |
| C. | Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at Secondary level |
| D. | Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type higher Education level only |
| Answer» A. Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at any level | |
| 9. |
During the Pre-Independence period in Indian history, the British educational policy was |
| A. | to look into mass education of the Indian people |
| B. | to equalise educational opportunities amongst the Indian people |
| C. | to neglect mass education of the Indian people |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. to neglect mass education of the Indian people | |
| 10. |
‘’Democracy only provides that all men should have equal opportunities for their unequal talents’’ This was pointed out by |
| A. | Gandhi |
| B. | Tagore |
| C. | Pestalozzi |
| D. | Radhakrishnan |
| Answer» D. Radhakrishnan | |
| 11. |
The literacy percentage of Girls in Mizoram according 2011 census is |
| A. | 88.25 |
| B. | 89.27 |
| C. | 90.60 |
| D. | 91.30 |
| Answer» B. 89.27 | |
| 12. |
Who are the Backward Classes in India. |
| A. | The Scheduled Castes only |
| B. | The Scheduled Tribes |
| C. | The Physically Challenged |
| D. | The Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled tribes and Backward Classes |
| Answer» D. The Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled tribes and Backward Classes | |
| 13. |
Whose watchboard was ‘Freedom First, Freedom second and Freedom last. |
| A. | Pestalozzi |
| B. | Montessori |
| C. | Dewey |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» B. Montessori | |
| 14. |
This type of discipline is founded on fear and imposed from above by the use of authority. What discipline is it? |
| A. | Positive Discipline |
| B. | Negative Discipline |
| C. | Strict Discipline |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Negative Discipline | |
| 15. |
In India women are given |
| A. | An esteemed status |
| B. | High status |
| C. | Low status |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Low status | |
| 16. |
The society in India is |
| A. | female oriented |
| B. | patriarchal System in character |
| C. | matriarchal in character |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. patriarchal System in character | |
| 17. |
Due to the low status accorded to girls by the society. They often have |
| A. | high self esteem |
| B. | good self esteem |
| C. | low self esteem |
| D. | high self Confidence |
| Answer» C. low self esteem | |
| 18. |
In Rural areas in India the Co-educational system of school often |
| A. | motivates girls to attend School |
| B. | deters girls from attending School |
| C. | challenges girls to attend School |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. deters girls from attending School | |
| 19. |
This type of discipline is the result of gradual building up habits of self-control and cooperation. It is carried out by individuals because they realize its necessity and valve. This discipline is called. |
| A. | positive discipline |
| B. | negative discipline |
| C. | good discipline |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. positive discipline | |
| 20. |
In education discipline is |
| A. | not much needed |
| B. | very necessary |
| C. | not Required at all |
| D. | Rarely needed |
| Answer» B. very necessary | |
| 21. |
When laws can exist without liberty, liberty cannot exist |
| A. | Without laws |
| B. | Without policy |
| C. | Without Government |
| D. | Without all the above |
| Answer» A. Without laws | |
| 22. |
Article 15- ‘’The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth is any of them’’ This particular Article is specifically significant in __ |
| A. | Equalization of Educational opportunities |
| B. | Advancement of the SCs, STs and OBCs in India |
| C. | Equalization of Educational opportunities and advancement of the SCs, STs, and OBCs, in India |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Equalization of Educational opportunities and advancement of the SCs, STs, and OBCs, in India | |
| 23. |
Article 17 of the Indian Constitution deals with what topic? |
| A. | Deals with Abolition of Untouchability and its practice in any form is forbidden |
| B. | Deals with Hindu Marriage Act |
| C. | Deals with Reservation of seats for the Backward Classes |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Deals with Abolition of Untouchability and its practice in any form is forbidden | |
| 24. |
This particular Article obligated the state to promote the educational and economic interest of the weaker sections of STs. Which Article is it? |
| A. | Article 19 |
| B. | Article 25 |
| C. | Article 47 |
| D. | Article 46 |
| Answer» D. Article 46 | |
| 25. |
The SCs, STs, and OBs in India |
| A. | are a single homogeneous community |
| B. | do not represent a single homogeneous community |
| C. | form two major groups |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. do not represent a single homogeneous community | |
| 26. |
Level of literacy of the SCs, STs and OBCs in India is |
| A. | good |
| B. | very good |
| C. | excellent |
| D. | poor |
| Answer» D. poor | |
| 27. |
‘’One of the important social objectives of education is to equalize opportunity, enabling the backward or underprivileged classes and individuals to use education as a lever for the improvement of their condition’’. Which Education Commission stated this? |
| A. | Kothari Education Commission (1964-66) |
| B. | Mudaliar Commission (1952-53) |
| C. | Radha Krishnan Commission (1948-49) |
| D. | National policy on Education, 1986 |
| Answer» A. Kothari Education Commission (1964-66) | |
| 28. |
Equalization of educational opportunities is needed in India to – (Identify the point that does not match with the above statement) |
| A. | to ensure the success of democracy |
| B. | to maximize the educational gap between the privileged and the underprivileged |
| C. | to develop human resources |
| D. | to meet manpower needs |
| Answer» B. to maximize the educational gap between the privileged and the underprivileged | |
| 29. |
Who has the right to decide who will be included in the list of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled tribes |
| A. | Supreme tribes |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | President |
| D. | Governor of the State |
| Answer» C. President | |
| 30. |
Indian Government’s legislation concerning educational opportunities for the weaker sections of the society is an evidence which brings into focus the |
| A. | social nature of education |
| B. | political nature of education |
| C. | cultural nature of education |
| D. | economic nature of education |
| Answer» B. political nature of education | |
| 31. |
Which is the following Article of Indian Constitution lays down that education of children age 6-14 years in a Fundamental Right |
| A. | Article 21 (A) |
| B. | Article 45 |
| C. | Article 51 (A) |
| D. | Article 42 |
| Answer» A. Article 21 (A) | |
| 32. |
Equality of educational opportunities is possible by |
| A. | opening more educational institutions |
| B. | privatizing the educational system in the country |
| C. | extending portals of all without any discrimination |
| D. | public funding of education |
| Answer» C. extending portals of all without any discrimination | |
| 33. |
In India, education is the responsibility of |
| A. | Central government |
| B. | State government |
| C. | Central government and State government |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Central government and State government | |
| 34. |
The National Policy on Education (1986) recognized that the empowerment of women is the most important pre-condition for participation of girls and women in the educational process. What programme did it launch in 1988? |
| A. | Mahila Samkhya Programme |
| B. | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan |
| C. | Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya |
| D. | National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level |
| Answer» A. Mahila Samkhya Programme | |
| 35. |
Which Constitution ammendment has recommended the establishment of a Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes? |
| A. | 41st Constitutional Ammendment |
| B. | 65th Constitutional Ammendment |
| C. | 76th Constitutional Ammendment |
| D. | 82nd Constitutional Ammendment |
| Answer» B. 65th Constitutional Ammendment | |
| 36. |
Who appoints the chairman of the National Commission fo Scheduled Castes? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Lok Sabha Speaker |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. President | |
| 37. |
Which article of Indian Constitution gives the power to the government to make special provisions for the development of SC/ST/OBC against Article 15? |
| A. | Article 19 |
| B. | Article 29 |
| C. | Article 25 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Article 29 | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following is a Human Right as well as a Fundamental Right under the Constitution of India? |
| A. | Right to Information |
| B. | Right to Education |
| C. | Right to Work |
| D. | Right to Housing |
| Answer» B. Right to Education | |
| 39. |
Which of the following scheme provide education to girls and their welfare? |
| A. | UJJAWALA |
| B. | One Stop Centre Scheme |
| C. | SWADHAR Scheme |
| D. | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao |
| Answer» D. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao | |
| 40. |
One of the major causes of high maternal mortality rate in India is |
| A. | Anemia among women |
| B. | Illiteracy |
| C. | Carelessness of doctors |
| D. | Adolescent pregnancies |
| Answer» B. Illiteracy | |
| 41. |
“The state to direct its policy towards securing for men and women equally and the right to an adequate livelihood” is found in which article of the Indian constitution? |
| A. | 39 A |
| B. | 15 (i) |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 51 (a) (c) |
| Answer» A. 39 A | |
| 42. |
“Democracy only provides that all men should have equal opportunities for the development of their unequal talents”. This was pointed out by |
| A. | Gandhi |
| B. | Piaget |
| C. | Radhakrishnan |
| D. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Answer» C. Radhakrishnan | |
| 43. |
What kind of society should be established for developing equality of educational opportunities? |
| A. | Elitist |
| B. | Egalitarian |
| C. | Undemocratic |
| D. | Industrial |
| Answer» D. Industrial | |
| 44. |
In which article of the Indian constitution is found Equality of opportunity in employment? |
| A. | 19 |
| B. | 39 |
| C. | 51 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» B. 39 | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not given the same encouragement as boys education? |
| A. | Non formal education |
| B. | Girls education |
| C. | Adult education |
| D. | Informal education |
| Answer» D. Informal education | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for inequality of educational opportunities? |
| A. | Poverty |
| B. | Modernisation |
| C. | Ignorance |
| D. | Migration |
| Answer» A. Poverty | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is the most appropriate reason for inequality of educational opportunities? |
| A. | Non existence of educational institutions |
| B. | Modernisation |
| C. | Ignorance |
| D. | Migration |
| Answer» A. Non existence of educational institutions | |
| 48. |
Treating all the equals unequally is |
| A. | Horizontal equality |
| B. | Diagonal equality |
| C. | Vertical equality |
| D. | Transverse equality |
| Answer» C. Vertical equality | |
| 49. |
One of the schemes adopted for equalization of educational opportunities in India is providing |
| A. | Counselling |
| B. | Free computer set |
| C. | Employment for parents |
| D. | Scholarships |
| Answer» D. Scholarships | |
| 50. |
One of the schemes adopted for equalization of educational opportunities in India is providing |
| A. | Counselling |
| B. | Free computer set |
| C. | Employment for parents |
| D. | Free textbooks and writing materials |
| Answer» D. Free textbooks and writing materials | |
| 51. |
What percentage of the Indian population do the backward classes constitute approximately in India? |
| A. | More than 30% |
| B. | More than 40 % |
| C. | More than 50% |
| D. | More than 60% |
| Answer» A. More than 30% | |
| 52. |
In which year was the report on backward classes given? |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1957 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» B. 1956 | |
| 53. |
Those who suffer from the stigma of untouchability are classified as |
| A. | Scheduled caste |
| B. | Scheduled tribe |
| C. | Denotified tribes |
| D. | Ex criminal tribes |
| Answer» A. Scheduled caste | |
| 54. |
Those who are not yet sufficiently assimilated into the mainstream of national life are classified as |
| A. | Scheduled caste |
| B. | Scheduled tribe |
| C. | Denotified tribes |
| D. | Ex criminal tribes |
| Answer» B. Scheduled tribe | |
| 55. |
Those tribes who have been forced to commit crime are classified as |
| A. | Scheduled caste |
| B. | Scheduled tribe |
| C. | Denotified tribes |
| D. | Labourers |
| Answer» C. Denotified tribes | |
| 56. |
Membership to the backward classes is determined by |
| A. | Marriage |
| B. | Region |
| C. | Language |
| D. | Birth |
| Answer» D. Birth | |
| 57. |
Which board/body gave recommendations for improving the educational status of the backward classes? |
| A. | CABE |
| B. | UGC |
| C. | NCERT |
| D. | DIET |
| Answer» A. CABE | |
| 58. |
Which among the following is provided for the backward classes for educational benefit by the central government? |
| A. | Free internet facility |
| B. | Post matric scholarship |
| C. | Plot of land |
| D. | Employment |
| Answer» B. Post matric scholarship | |
| 59. |
Which of the following recommended measures to improve educational status of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes? |
| A. | National Policy on Education 1985 |
| B. | National Education Commission 1986 |
| C. | National Education Commission 1987 |
| D. | National Education Commission 1988 |
| Answer» B. National Education Commission 1986 | |
| 60. |
One of the recommendations of NPE 1986 for improving educational status of SCs and STs is |
| 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 |
| Answer» C. Appointing teachers from the category of STs and SCs | |
| 61. |
“Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.” Who gave this definition? |
| A. | UNICEF |
| B. | NCERT |
| C. | WHO |
| D. | UNESCO |
| Answer» D. UNESCO | |
| 62. |
What is literacy according to national Literacy Mission? |
| 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. |
| Answer» A. Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to one’s day-to-day life. | |
| 63. |
The denominator in counting the literacy percentage of an area at a particular time in the Indian census since 1991 is |
| A. | Aged 5 years or more |
| B. | Aged 6 years or more |
| C. | Aged 7 years or more |
| D. | Aged 8 years or more |
| Answer» C. Aged 7 years or more | |
| 64. |
What is the indicator of the level of socio economic development of a society? |
| A. | Literacy rate |
| B. | Per capita income |
| C. | Employment pattern |
| D. | Population |
| Answer» A. Literacy rate | |
| 65. |
Illiteracy is associated with |
| A. | Individual development |
| B. | Poverty |
| C. | Humility |
| D. | Knowledge |
| Answer» B. Poverty | |
| 66. |
The relation between female literacy and life expectancy is |
| A. | Neutral |
| B. | Negative |
| C. | Positive |
| D. | Indistinct |
| Answer» C. Positive | |
| 67. |
Female education is |
| A. | A waste |
| B. | Essential |
| C. | Not necessary |
| D. | Sufficiently provided |
| Answer» B. Essential | |
| 68. |
“Purdah” system is prevalent among |
| A. | Christian women |
| B. | Hindu women |
| C. | Jewish women |
| D. | Muslim women |
| Answer» D. Muslim women | |
| 69. |
According to Hunter Commission (1882), the ratio of girls to every hundred boys in primary schools was |
| A. | Six |
| B. | Seven |
| C. | Eight |
| D. | Nine |
| Answer» A. Six | |
| 70. |
When was the first Women college established? |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1902 |
| C. | 1903 |
| D. | 1904 |
| Answer» A. 1901 | |
| 71. |
Where was the first Women’s college established? |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Vishakapatnam |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» B. Lucknow | |
| 72. |
When was the first Women’s university established? |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» D. 1916 | |
| 73. |
In which article of the Indian constitution is provided “Equal pay for equal work’? |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 15 (3) |
| C. | 3 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 74. |
National Commission for women education was set up in |
| A. | 1938 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1968 |
| Answer» C. 1958 | |
| 75. |
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year |
| A. | 1970 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» D. 2000 | |
| 76. |
Freedom is defined as the absence of |
| A. | Constraint |
| B. | Liberty |
| C. | Independence |
| D. | Autonomy |
| Answer» A. Constraint | |
| 77. |
Who is in favour of “freedom first, freedom second and freedom last”? |
| A. | Froebel |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | John Dewey |
| D. | Maria Montessori |
| Answer» D. Maria Montessori | |
| 78. |
What is considered to be the source of all first hand knowledge of children? |
| A. | Textbook |
| B. | Curiosity |
| C. | Parents |
| D. | Neighbourhood |
| Answer» B. Curiosity | |
| 79. |
From which word is the term ‘discipline’ derived from? |
| A. | Greek |
| B. | English |
| C. | Latin |
| D. | German |
| Answer» C. Latin | |
| 80. |
Discipline which is founded on fear is called |
| A. | Negative discipline |
| B. | Imposed discipline |
| C. | Positive discipline |
| D. | Forced discipline |
| Answer» A. Negative discipline | |
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