Higher Education Set 1

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

Q1 | The technical education system in the country is looked after by –
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
  • All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
  • None of the above
Q2 | The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted on –
  • 13th June, 2005
  • 15th June, 2005
  • 2nd October 2005
  • 2nd October 2008
Q3 | National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was first set up in –
  • 1973
  • 1986
  • 1995
  • 1996
Q4 | University Grants Commission (UGC) was set up as an Advisory Board on the recommendations of –
  • Curzon’s Policy
  • Sargent Report
  • Wood’s Despatch
  • Hunter Commission
Q5 | NKC was constituted by the Prime Minister of India -
  • Atal Behari Vajpayee
  • Dr. Manmohan Singh
  • I. K. Gujral
  • H.D. Deve Gowda
Q6 | Higher education refers to –
  • Colleges
  • Universities
  • Technical & Medical institutes
  • All the above
Q7 | Higher education includes -
  • Professional courses
  • Technological courses
  • Academic courses
  • All the above
Q8 | The basic entrance requirement into higher education is completion of -
  • secondary education
  • elementary education
  • primary education
  • None of the above
Q9 | The usual entrance age for higher education is -
  • 16 years
  • 18 years
  • 20 years
  • 21 years
Q10 | The main players in the higher education system in India are –
  • Central government
  • State government
  • Private bodies/organisations
  • All the above
Q11 | In India, higher education is broadly divided into -
  • General higher education
  • Technical higher education
  • Professional courses
  • All the above
Q12 | Courses covered at higher education include -
  • under graduate courses
  • post graduate courses
  • research studies
  • All the above
Q13 | Higher education in India is the purview of -
  • UGC
  • AICTE
  • NCTE
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
Q14 | The Visitor of all Central Universities is -
  • President of India
  • Prime Minister of India
  • Governor of a state
  • None of the above
Q15 | The chief expert and academic authority of a university is -
  • Vice Chancellor
  • Pro Vice Chancellor
  • Registrar
  • Dean
Q16 | The administrative work of the university is supervised by -
  • Vice Chancellor
  • Pro Vice Chancellor
  • Registrar
  • Dean
Q17 | Technical education system in India comprises of -
  • Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT’s)
  • Indian Institutes of Management (IIM’s)
  • National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s)
  • All the above
Q18 | The first open university in India was established in -
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
Q19 | The supreme authority which controls and regulates the standards of all OpenUniversities is -
  • Distance Education Council of India
  • UGC
  • NCERT
  • AICTE
Q20 | Open Universities are funded by -
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • UGC
  • NCERT
  • AICTE
Q21 | Open Universities are characterized by -
  • use of print and communication media
  • no face-to-face contact
  • no fixed classroom
  • all the above
Q22 | The status of Deemed University is accorded by -
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development
  • UGC
  • NCERT
  • AICTE
Q23 | Deemed Universities have the power and authority to -
  • set their own courses and syllabi
  • set guidelines for admission fees
  • conduct examinations and award degrees
  • all the above
Q24 | Some of the most well known deemed universities are -
  • National Institutes of Technology (NIT’s)
  • National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)
  • Indian Institute of Science (IIS)
  • all the above
Q25 | A private university is an institution of higher learning established through a -
  • State Act
  • Central Act
  • Both of the above
  • None of the above