Current Social Problems relating to Education in India Set 3
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This set of Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Current Social Problems relating to Education in India Set 3
Q1 | Which board/body gave recommendations for improving the educational status ofthe backward classes?
- CABE
- UGC
- NCERT
- DIET
Q2 | Which among the following is provided for the backward classes for educationalbenefit by the central government?
- Free internet facility
- Post matric scholarship
- Plot of land
- Employment
Q3 | Which of the following recommended measures to improve educational status ofScheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes?
- National Policy on Education 1985
- National Education Commission 1986
- National Education Commission 1987
- National Education Commission 1988
Q4 | One of the recommendations of NPE 1986 for improving educational status ofSCs and STs is
- Providing free computer sets
- Introducing foreign languages
- Appointing teachers from the category of STs and SCs
- Hindi as medium of instruction
Q5 | “Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.” Who gave this definition?
- UNICEF
- NCERT
- WHO
- UNESCO
Q6 | What is literacy according to national Literacy Mission?
- Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to one’s day-to-day life.
- Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to examinations.
- Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to the future.
- Acquiring the skills of reading, writing and arithmetic and the ability to apply them to teaching.
Q7 | The denominator in counting the literacy percentage of an area at a particular timein the Indian census since 1991 is
- Aged 5 years or more
- Aged 6 years or more
- Aged 7 years or more
- Aged 8 years or more
Q8 | What is the indicator of the level of socio economic development of a society?
- Literacy rate
- Per capita income
- Employment pattern
- Population
Q9 | Illiteracy is associated with
- Individual development
- Poverty
- Humility
- Knowledge
Q10 | The relation between female literacy and life expectancy is
- Neutral
- Negative
- Positive
- Indistinct
Q11 | Female education is
- A waste
- Essential
- Not necessary
- Sufficiently provided
Q12 | “Purdah” system is prevalent among
- Christian women
- Hindu women
- Jewish women
- Muslim women
Q13 | According to Hunter Commission (1882), the ratio of girls to every hundred boysin primary schools was
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
Q14 | When was the first Women college established?
- 1901
- 1902
- 1903
- 1904
Q15 | Where was the first Women’s college established?
- Bangalore
- Lucknow
- Vishakapatnam
- Ahmedabad
Q16 | When was the first Women’s university established?
- 1913
- 1914
- 1915
- 1916
Q17 | In which article of the Indian constitution is provided “Equal pay for equal work’?
- 14
- 15 (3)
- 3
Q18 | National Commission for women education was set up in
- 1938
- 1948
- 1958
- 1968
Q19 | Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in the year
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
Q20 | Freedom is defined as the absence of
- Constraint
- Liberty
- Independence
- Autonomy
Q21 | Who is in favour of “freedom first, freedom second and freedom last”?
- Froebel
- Mahatma Gandhi
- John Dewey
- Maria Montessori
Q22 | What is considered to be the source of all first hand knowledge of children?
- Textbook
- Curiosity
- Parents
- Neighbourhood
Q23 | From which word is the term ‘discipline’ derived from?
- Greek
- English
- Latin
- German
Q24 | Discipline which is founded on fear is called
- Negative discipline
- Imposed discipline
- Positive discipline
- Forced discipline