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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Education (CBCS) .
Chapters
| 301. |
Which among the following is the most appropriate example of a primary group? |
| A. | Large size |
| B. | Temporary |
| C. | Formality |
| D. | Permanency |
| Answer» D. Permanency | |
| 302. |
What is considered to be the chief moulder of human personality? |
| A. | The environment |
| B. | The school |
| C. | The family |
| D. | The state |
| Answer» C. The family | |
| 303. |
An individual finds his nearest and dearest companion in the |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Tertiary group |
| D. | Voluntary group |
| Answer» A. Primary group | |
| 304. |
Democratic spirit is developed in |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Tertiary group |
| D. | Reference group |
| Answer» A. Primary group | |
| 305. |
A group that is large in size is called |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Formal group |
| D. | In- group |
| Answer» B. Secondary group | |
| 306. |
Nation is an example of |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Formal group |
| D. | In- group |
| Answer» B. Secondary group | |
| 307. |
A group where human contacts become superficial and undefined is called |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Formal group |
| D. | In- group |
| Answer» B. Secondary group | |
| 308. |
Whose definition is “The groups which provide experience lacking in intimacy are called secondary groups”? |
| A. | Ogburn and Nimkoff |
| B. | Kimball Young and Raymond W. Mack |
| C. | Morris Ginsberg |
| D. | Best and Kahn |
| Answer» A. Ogburn and Nimkoff | |
| 309. |
One of the characteristics of a secondary group is |
| A. | Physical proximity |
| B. | Intimacy |
| C. | Large in size |
| D. | Compulsory membership |
| Answer» C. Large in size | |
| 310. |
Who has given the classification of group as primary and secondary? |
| A. | Durkheim |
| B. | Maciver |
| C. | Gillian |
| D. | Cooley |
| Answer» D. Cooley | |
| 311. |
In secondary groups, we find |
| A. | Face to face contact |
| B. | Intimate relations |
| C. | Formal relations |
| D. | Physical proximity |
| Answer» C. Formal relations | |
| 312. |
There is diversity of ends in |
| A. | In-group |
| B. | Out-group |
| C. | Primary group |
| D. | Secondary group |
| Answer» D. Secondary group | |
| 313. |
Secondary groups organise themselves and grow through |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Government |
| D. | Discipline |
| Answer» A. Education | |
| 314. |
There is a chance to express talents in |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Reference group |
| D. | Voluntary group |
| Answer» B. Secondary group | |
| 315. |
Which group acts as an agent of social control? |
| A. | Primary group |
| B. | Secondary group |
| C. | Reference group |
| D. | Tertiary group |
| Answer» A. Primary group | |
| 316. |
Which of the following statements is not true about the members of a group? |
| A. | They are aware of shared memberships |
| B. | They are a casual collection of people |
| C. | They are involved in close interaction |
| D. | They have distinct relations with one another |
| Answer» B. They are a casual collection of people | |
| 317. |
Which of the following characteristics is essential in a primary group? |
| A. | Its members must be of the same age |
| B. | It should have a large membership |
| C. | Its members must have a high rate of interaction with one another |
| D. | Its membership must be limited to one sex |
| Answer» C. Its members must have a high rate of interaction with one another | |
| 318. |
What type of education does the family impart to the child? |
| A. | Informal |
| B. | Formal |
| C. | Deliberate |
| D. | Non formal |
| Answer» A. Informal | |
| 319. |
‘’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 | |
| 320. |
External discipline is also known as |
| A. | Permanent discipline |
| B. | Temporary discipline |
| C. | Internal discipline |
| D. | Real discipline |
| Answer» B. Temporary discipline | |
| 321. |
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 | |
| 322. |
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 | |
| 323. |
” 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 | |
| 324. |
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 | |
| 325. |
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 | |
| 326. |
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 | |
| 327. |
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 | |
| 328. |
‘’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 | |
| 329. |
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 | |
| 330. |
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 | |
| 331. |
Whose watchboard was ‘Freedom First, Freedom second and Freedom last. |
| A. | Pestalozzi |
| B. | Montessori |
| C. | Dewey |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» B. Montessori | |
| 332. |
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 | |
| 333. |
In India women are given |
| A. | An esteemed status |
| B. | High status |
| C. | Low status |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Low status | |
| 334. |
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 | |
| 335. |
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 | |
| 336. |
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 | |
| 337. |
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 | |
| 338. |
In education discipline is |
| A. | not much needed |
| B. | very necessary |
| C. | not Required at all |
| D. | Rarely needed |
| Answer» B. very necessary | |
| 339. |
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 | |
| 340. |
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 | |
| 341. |
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 | |
| 342. |
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 | |
| 343. |
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 | |
| 344. |
Level of literacy of the SCs, STs and OBCs in India is |
| A. | good |
| B. | very good |
| C. | excellent |
| D. | poor |
| Answer» D. poor | |
| 345. |
‘’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) | |
| 346. |
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 | |
| 347. |
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 | |
| 348. |
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 | |
| 349. |
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) | |
| 350. |
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 | |
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