Secondary Education Set 1

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This set of Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Secondary Education Set 1

Q1 | Secondary education usually covers children between the ages of –
  • 12 – 16 years
  • 14 - 18 years.
  • 12 – 18 years
  • 13 – 18 years
Q2 | NPE 1986 has provided for diversified curriculum at -
  • elementary stage
  • secondary stage
  • primary stage
  • none of the above
Q3 | Some of the major hindrances to secondary education include –
  • High Drop-out Rate
  • Unrealistic Curriculum
  • Shortage of Teachers
  • all the above
Q4 | The main reason for high drop-out rate at secondary stage is mainly attributed to –
  • lack of discipline among adolescents
  • Illiteracy and Poverty of Parents
  • Unrealistic Curriculum
  • all of the above
Q5 | In order to increase enrolment and retention at secondary level, the government hasintroduced -
  • free admission and monthly fees
  • free uniforms and books
  • special incentives for girls and backward classes
  • all of the above
Q6 | To improve the quality of secondary education, several reforms need to be made such as -
  • adapting curriculum according to local needs
  • providing good infrastructure
  • implementation of ICT
  • all of the above
Q7 | The birth of National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) isassociated with -
  • UNO
  • UNESCO
  • UNICEF
  • IMF
Q8 | The Chairman of NUEPA is -
  • Minister for Human Resource Development
  • Director of the Institute
  • Chairman of the Institute
  • None of the above
Q9 | The objectives of NUEPA include -
  • undertake, promote and coordinate research in educational planning and administration
  • provide training and consultancy services
  • train and orient key level functionaries
  • all the above
Q10 | NUEPA has specialization in the field of -
  • policy making
  • educational planning
  • educational management
  • all the above
Q11 | The most preferred board all over India is -
  • CBSE
  • ICSE
  • CISCE
  • None of the above
Q12 | CBSE is headed by -
  • Chairman
  • Director
  • Secretary
  • Chief Executive
Q13 | CBSE has a global presence with affiliated schools across -
  • 20 countries
  • 21 countries
  • 22 countries
  • 24 countries
Q14 | CBSE grants affiliation to schools up to -
  • elementary level
  • secondary level
  • higher secondary level
  • college level
Q15 | The medium for education prescribed by CBSE is -
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Mother Tongue
  • English or Hindi
Q16 | The main objectives of CBSE are
  • conduct board examinations at the end of class- X and class- XII.
  • To affiliate institutions
  • conduct pre – medical examination
  • all the above
Q17 | Developing guidelines for the preparation of subject-wise syllabi and textual materials forsecondary stage (Class IX to XII) is the purview of –
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • DIET
  • CBSE
Q18 | The body which acts as a nodal agency for the implementation, monitoring and evaluationof Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at the national level is –
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • UGC
  • CBSE
Q19 | The body which acts as a nodal agency for the implementation, monitoring and evaluationof Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at the state level is –
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • DIET
  • CBSE
Q20 | The body with the highest authority over secondary education in India is –
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • CBSE
  • NUEPA
Q21 | The body responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of educationalprogrammes of secondary education at the state level is -
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • NUEPA
  • CBSE
Q22 | The main purview of SCERT in secondary education is –
  • syllabi and curriculum development
  • developing evaluation techniques
  • developing vocational education
  • all the above
Q23 | Journal of Educational Planning and Administration is an important publication of -
  • NCERT
  • SCERT
  • UGC
  • NUEPA
Q24 | For dissemination of educational information, the NCERT publishes -
  • 4 journals
  • 6 journals
  • 8 journals
  • 10 journals
Q25 | The former name of SCERT was -
  • State Institute of Education
  • State Education Department
  • Regional Institute of Education
  • None of the above