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This set of Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Alternative Schooling Set 4
Q1 | Total literacy campaign, post literacy and continuing education programmes are themajor programmes undertaken by
- National Adult Education Programme
- Central Advisory Board of Education
- National Literacy Mission
- Population education
Q2 | Providing functional literacy training with life skills, orientation to self-employment andincome generated skills to poor young people is a significant programme of
- Non-formal education
- Informal education
- Basic education
- Value-oriented education
Q3 | In Russia, the concept of “adult education” initially was termed as
- Social education
- Fundamental education
- People’s education
- Basic education
Q4 | A voluntary mode of education in which education is decentralized and students can takeup their choice of interest is
- Non-formal education
- Informal education
- Social education
- Family education
Q5 | To enable illiterate women to acquire functional skills along with literacy, to promote better awareness of health, hygiene, child-care practices and to bring out attitudinal changes is the scheme of
- Functional Literacy for Adult Women (FLAW)
- Jana Shikshan Nilayan (JSN)
- Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
- Indira Mahila Yojna (IMY)
Q6 | The main aim of population education is to make people aware of the importance of-
- Family planning
- Population control
- Preparing young people for adult life
- All of the above
Q7 | ________is a programme which studies the various situations that emergeseverywhere in family, nation and in the world due to population growth.
- Population Explosion
- Population Education
- Family Planning methods
- All of the above
Q8 | Which among the following is called sex ratio?
- Number of females per thousand male
- Number of females per hundred male
- The study of population growth
- Difference between birth rate and death rates
Q9 | A large proportion of children in a population is a result of;
- High birth rate
- High death rate
- High life expectancies
- More married couples
Q10 | When did the National Population Policy come into effect?
- 2001
- 1947
- 1952
- 2000
Q11 | The main cause for the high growth of our population is
- Rise in death rate
- Decrease in birth rate
- Decline of death rate
- None of these
Q12 | Which of the following is a major concern of study about the population of a country?
- Population size and distribution
- Population growth and processes of population change
- Characteristics or qualities of the population
- All of the above
Q13 | Which is the most populous state of India?
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
Q14 | The number of people in different age groups is referred as
- Sex ratio
- Age composition
- Adolescent population
- Occupational structure
Q15 | Which of the following is the most significant features of the Indian population?
- Declining birth rate
- Improvement in the literacy level
- The size of its adolescent population
- Improvement in health conditions
Q16 | Sex Education must be given judiciously according to-
- The maturity level of the child
- The age of the child
- Both
- None
Q17 | Sex education is also known as
- Adolescence education
- Sex-oriented education
- Education for the youth
- Gender-based education
Q18 | When should sex education start?
- Before puberty
- Before established patterns of behaviours
- Both
- None of these
Q19 | ‘Education without character, leads to criminality’ who said this?
- Ishwarbhai Patel
- Gandhi
- J. Dewey
- Rousseau
Q20 | Educational actions aimed at the development of proper attitudes, emotions andbehavior pattern of learner deal in
- Sex education
- SUPW
- Value education
- Population education
Q21 | According to census 2011, what was the population growth rate of India from 2001 to2011?
- 7.28%
- 21.8%
- 11.25%
- 17.72%
Q22 | The number of people living in a particular area at a particular point in time is knownas the _____ of that area
- Population density
- Population distribution
- Population
- Population growth
Q23 | The magnitude of population growth refers to
- The total population of an area
- The rate at which the population increase
- The number of persons added each year
- The number of females per thousand males
Q24 | Value based education tries to develop in students in the aspects of
- Physique and mentality
- Mentality and character
- Physique, mentality and character
- Mentality, character and emotion
Q25 | Value education should be introduced at the level of
- Pre schooling stage
- Middle school stage
- Primary school stage
- Secondary stage