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This set of Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Alternative Schooling Set 1
Q1 | When education is imparted in a free atmosphere, without the rigidity of rules andregulations associated with school or college education. It is term as
- Formal Education
- Non-Formal Education
- Informal Education
- None of the above
Q2 | Persons, who received their education through the channels of multifarious events,situations and association of life, it is known as
- Formal Education
- Non-Formal Education
- Informal Education
- None of the above
Q3 | YMA, MHIP, KTP, Sport Clubs etc. are the agencies of
- Formal Education
- Non – Formal Education
- Informal Education
- All of the above
Q4 | Para-formal and popular education, personal development, professional andvocational training are the various types of
- Formal Education
- Non-Formal Education
- Informal Education
- None of the above
Q5 | NFE Programme must be
- Rigid
- Not Diversified
- Flexible
- All of the above
Q6 | NFE Programme is particularly useful for
- School drop-outs
- Educated unemployed of various ages
- Labourers, farmers, workers
- All of these
Q7 | Among the three sets of NFE objectives, removal of illiteracy is under the range of
- The immediate
- The middle range
- Long range
- None of these
Q8 | The age of children to be covered by NFE was
- 6-14
- 7-14
- 8-14
- 9-14
Q9 | ‘Rural Functional Literacy Project’ (RFLP) was implemented throughout India in a year
- 1978
- 1979
- 1987
- 1989
Q10 | Launching of nationwide adult education programme of ‘Community DevelopmentProgramme with Social Education’ was recommended by
- The 1st Five-Year Plan
- The 2nd Five-Year Plan
- The 3rd Five-Year Plan
- The 4th Five-Year Plan
Q11 | Adult learning process includes
- From whole to part
- From simple to complex
- From direct to indirect
- All of these
Q12 | The main objective of ‘Education for all’ is to be
- All of these
- Promote to economic development
- Promote to health facilities
- Promote to child education
Q13 | The National Adult Education Programme was stated in the year
- 1978
- 1976
- 1977
- 1988
Q14 | Which of the following states in India has the lowest literacy rate?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Bihar
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
Q15 | Literacy, Awareness and Functionality are the three basic components of
- Non-Formal Education
- National Literacy Mission
- National Adult Education Programme
- None of these
Q16 | The main aim of functionality is the improvement of
- Vocational Skills
- Academic Education
- Both
- None
Q17 | The duration of learners participated in the Adult education centre would be
- 5-6 months
- 7-8 months
- 9-10 months
- 11-12 months
Q18 | The target of NAEP was to cover the entire illiterate population of the age group of
- 15-30
- 15-35
- 15-40
- 15-45
Q19 | “Promotion of Literacy skills, Creation of Awareness and Raising FunctionalityCapabilities” are the objectives of
- NFE
- NAEP
- NLM
- All of these
Q20 | The National Literacy Mission (NLM) was started in India in the year
- 1978
- 1982
- 1985
- 1988
Q21 | At what speed of a person, to be declared a literate, must be able to read aloud asimple massage prescribed by the NLM?
- 30 words per minute
- 35 words per minute
- 40 words per minute
- 45 words per minute
Q22 | The NLM has decided to make determined efforts for imparting literacy among
- Adult illiterates
- Specially women
- Disadvantaged sections
- 1978
Q23 | Jana Shiksha Nilayan (JSN) scheme was established in the realization of the need for
- Post-literacy
- Continuing education
- Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
- None of these
Q24 | The concept of JSN is based on
- Life-long learning process
- Participatory training processes
- Only ‘a’
- Only ‘b’
Q25 | Which of the following committee was established to function as a promoter,sustainer and monitor of the Jana Skiksha Nilayan (JSN)?
- Village Level Literacy Committee
- Village Adult Education Committee
- Committees on Adult Education
- Adult and Continuing Education Committee