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This set of Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Alternative Schooling Set 3
Q1 | UNESCO has evolved a new concept of adult education known as
- Population education
- Basic education
- Social Education
- Fundamental education
Q2 | Any means , agency or instrument through which ideas, attitudes, impressions or imagesare simultaneously communicated to a large number of people is
- Mass media
- Communication channel
- Mass communication
- None of the above
Q3 | Providing education to working youths drop-outs, adult population such as housewives, industry and agriculture workers for their professional and social efficiency through correspondence or self- instructional materials is
- Formal education
- Adult education
- Non-formal education
- Vocational education
Q4 | National Literacy Mission has been formulated on the suggestion of
- National Policy on Education, 1986
- National Policy on Education, 1992
- Education Commission, 1964-66
- Central Advisory Board of Education
Q5 | The basic components of National Adult Education Programme (NAEP) are
- Literacy, numeracy, awareness and functionality
- Literacy, numeracy, awareness and execution
- Literacy, numeracy, comprehension and functionality
- Numeracy, awareness, comprehension and functionality
Q6 | To provide functional literacy education for adults who have never had the advantage offormal education is the objective of
- Informal education
- Population education
- Adult education
- Distance Education
Q7 | Mass media are the means of educating the society through
- Informal agencies
- Non-formal agencies
- Formal agencies
- Special agencies
Q8 | The educational medium for imparting education to the people irrespective of caste,colour, geographical, sociological, economical diversities are known as
- Mass media
- Information technology
- Mass communication
- Social media
Q9 | The term “mass media” was first coined in the
- 1930’s
- 1920’s
- 1940’s
- 1950’s
Q10 | Liquidation of illiteracy by imparting instructions in 3R’s is the objective of
- Adult education
- Population education
- Special education
- Social education
Q11 | The NAEP initially aimed at educating illiterate adults in the age group of
- 15 - 36 years
- 15 – 34 years
- 15 – 35 years
- 15 - 33 years
Q12 | To broaden the horizon of the people and to enable them to fulfill their aspirations and solve their problems by equipping them with necessary knowledge ,skill and information is the objective of
- National Literacy Mission
- National Adult Education Programme
- Central Advisory Board of Education
- Non-Forma Education
Q13 | Any organized educational activity that takes place outside the formal educational systemis known as
- Informal education
- Non-formal education
- Formal education
- Special education
Q14 | A centrally sponsored scheme of non-formal education was introduced to provideeducation to all children outside the formal system up to the age of
- 14 years
- 15 years
- 13 years
- 16 years
Q15 | National Open Schooling (1989) is one of the programmes launched to promote
- Informal education
- Non-formal education
- Formal education
- Special education
Q16 | Adult education to be promoted both through “selective” and “mass” approach issuggested by the
- National Policy on Education, 1986
- National Policy on Education, 1992
- Education Commission, 1964-66
- University Education Commission, 1948-49
Q17 | Promotion of social cohesion and emotional integration among adult community is theobjective of
- Adult education
- Population education
- Social education
- Value-oriented education
Q18 | Provision of post-literacy and continuing education facilities through establishment ofJana Shikshan Nilayan(JSN) is the main characteristic of
- National Adult Education Pogramme
- National Literacy Mission
- Family Planning Programme
- Social Education Programme
Q19 | An open-ended and well–planned education characterized with lots of discussion sharing,exploring , analyzing, judging etc. is the characteristic of
- Non-formal education
- Informal education
- Formal education
- Special education
Q20 | Any organized systematic activity carried on outside the framework of the formal system to provide selected type of learning to particular sub group in the population of adults. This definition is given by
- J.P.Naik
- P.D.Shukla
- John Dewey
- Dr. Radhakrishnan
Q21 | To develop in children the skills, habits, attitudes necessary for healthy living is one ofthe objectives of
- Formal education
- Adult education
- Non-formal education
- Vocational education
Q22 | Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is a programme of
- Non-formal education
- Adult education
- Formal education
- Informal education
Q23 | In qualitative terms, the functional literacy implies
- 5 R’s
- 4 R’s
- 5 R’s
- 3 R’s
Q24 | Literacy rate at the time when India achieved Independence in 1947 was only
- 14 %
- 15 %
- 12 %
- 13%
Q25 | The Government implemented the programme of Social Education for eradication ofilliteracy among adults in the
- First Five-Year Plan (1951-56)
- Second Five-Year Plan( 1956-61)
- Sixth Five –Year Plan (1980-85)
- Seventh Five-Year Plan (1985-90)