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This set of Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Introduction to Educational Philosophy Set 3
Q1 | The goals of education depend upon the philosophy that prevails in a
- politics
- economics
- society
- group
Q2 | The great philosophers of all time have also been great
- educators
- sociologists
- politicians
- psychologists
Q3 | The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of Reality is called
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Axiology
- Sociology
Q4 | The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of value is
- Metaphysics
- Axiology
- Epistemology
- sociology
Q5 | The branch of philosophy which deals with knowledge is called
- Epistemology
- Axiology
- Metaphysics
- Sociology
Q6 | A philosopher is a constant seeker after
- value
- knowledge
- reality
- truth
Q7 | Who wrote the book ‘Emile’ ?
- Rousseau
- Comenius
- John Locke
- Plato
Q8 | Who wrote the book ‘Didactica Magna’ ?
- Rousseau
- Plato
- John Dewey
- Comenius
Q9 | Who wrote the book The ‘Republic’?
- John Dewey
- John Locke
- Plato
- Rousseau
Q10 | who wrote the book ‘Thoughts Concerning Education’ ?
- John Dewey
- Rousseau
- Comenius
- John Locke
Q11 | Who wrote the book ‘Democracy and Education’?
- John Dewey
- Rousseau
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Plato
Q12 | To propagate his educational scheme, Rabindranath Tagore established his
- Academy
- Lyceum
- Shantiniketan
- Wardha Ashram
Q13 | To propagate his educational scheme, Gandhi established his
- Lyceum
- Wardha Ashram
- Shantiniketan
- Chicago Experimental School
Q14 | Who said, “ Education will never attain complete clearness without philosophy”?
- Sir John Adams
- Fichte
- John Dewey
- James Ross
Q15 | Who said “Education is the dynamic side of philosophy”?
- James Ross
- Plato
- John Dewey
- Sir John Adams
Q16 | Who said “Philosophy and education are like the two sides of the same coin”?
- Comenius
- James Ross
- John Dewey
- John Locke
Q17 | If philosophy is the contemplative side, what would be the active side?
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Education
- Psychology
Q18 | Which is not the nature of philosophy?
- It is a science of knowledge.
- It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints.
- It is a planned attempt on search for truth.
- It is a totality of man’s creative ideas.
Q19 | On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?
- All pupils are not alike.
- Different systems of education found in different countries.
- Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspects of education.
- Different ways of teaching –learning.
Q20 | All great educators are also great
- politicians
- philosophers
- idealists
- psychologists
Q21 | The word ‘philosophy’ refers to
- a certain way of thinking
- a certain way of believing
- a certain way of solving a problem.
- a certain way of education.
Q22 | Philosophy arrives out of an attempt to arrive
- at the solution of teaching-learning.
- at the solution of life.
- at the solution of education.
- at the solution of a problem.
Q23 | The choice of studies to be included in a curriculum has to depend on a/an
- psychological approach.
- sociological approach.
- philosophical approach.
- educational approach.
Q24 | Any educational problem which requires philosophical scrutiny is a subject matter of
- educational sociology.
- educational psychology.
- educational philosophy.
- educational research.
Q25 | Plato’s “____________________” is now considered to be the finest of the treatises ever writtenon education.
- Didactica Magna
- Emile
- Democracy and Education
- Republic