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This section includes 113 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Education and Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
I.A.S.Es in teacher education were started in |
| A. | 1981 |
| B. | 1986 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1992 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 52. |
The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalayas is to give education to |
| A. | Urban students |
| B. | Rural students |
| C. | Rural talented students |
| D. | Girls students only |
| Answer» D. Girls students only | |
| 53. |
The principal function of the NCERT is an extension work with the State Education departments centering around the improvement of |
| A. | school education |
| B. | higher education |
| C. | secondary education |
| D. | technical education |
| Answer» B. higher education | |
| 54. |
Selection Test for admission to teacher training program was suggested by |
| A. | NCERT |
| B. | NCTE |
| C. | NAAC |
| D. | NPERC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
In which country the first Open University was established in the world? |
| A. | U.K. |
| B. | U.S.A. |
| C. | India |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. U.S.A. | |
| 56. |
The title of the Report of Education Commission (1964-66) is |
| A. | Education and the People of India |
| B. | Education and National Development |
| C. | Learning without Burden |
| D. | An Enlightened and Humane Society |
| Answer» C. Learning without Burden | |
| 57. |
Which is the following agency regulates and monitors special education programme in India? |
| A. | Ministry of Human Resource and Development |
| B. | Rehabilitation Council of India |
| C. | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| D. | National Council of Teacher Education |
| Answer» C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |
| 58. |
The right to free and compulsory education for children between age group of 6 to 14 has been inserted in Indian Constitution as |
| A. | Article 16 |
| B. | Article 21A |
| C. | Article 45A |
| D. | Article 46 |
| Answer» C. Article 45A | |
| 59. |
NCTE was established by an act of Parliament in |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1996 |
| C. | 1997 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» B. 1996 | |
| 60. |
The Right to Education Act recently passed by our Parliament is an extension of the following article of our Constitution |
| A. | 13 |
| B. | 15 |
| C. | 45 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» D. 55 | |
| 61. |
Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University? |
| A. | President of India |
| B. | President of India |
| C. | Governor of West Bengal |
| D. | Chief Minister of West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Governor of West Bengal | |
| 62. |
RTE Act was implemented in India with effect from |
| A. | 1st May 2010 |
| B. | 1st April 2008 |
| C. | 1st April 2009 |
| D. | 1st April 2010 |
| Answer» B. 1st April 2008 | |
| 63. |
Which of the following State does not have State Open University? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | West Bengal |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» C. West Bengal | |
| 64. |
Teacher education is considered as a technical education in |
| A. | U.S.S.R. |
| B. | U.K. |
| C. | U.S.A. |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 65. |
For equality of educational opportunities among women, the Constitution has provision under |
| A. | Article 45 |
| B. | Article 15(3) |
| C. | Article 16(1) and (2) |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 66. |
Why is Sharda Act important in the Indian context? |
| A. | It recommends free education for all children up to the age of fourteen. |
| B. | It prohibits child marriage of girls. |
| C. | It prohibits child labour. |
| D. | It recommends supply of study materials to girls free of cost. |
| Answer» C. It prohibits child labour. | |
| 67. |
Operation Black-Board Programme was introduced to improve |
| A. | Primary Education |
| B. | Secondary Education |
| C. | Higher Education |
| D. | Teacher Education |
| Answer» B. Secondary Education | |
| 68. |
Refresher courses for teacher education in secondary level are conducted by |
| A. | National Council for Teacher Education |
| B. | National Institute of Education |
| C. | Academic Staff Colleges |
| D. | State Institutes of Education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The policy recommended by the Kothari Commission vis-a-vis language is |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Mother Tongue |
| C. | Two language formula |
| D. | Three language formula |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
The first National Policy on Education in free India was launched in the year |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» C. 1972 | |
| 71. |
The University Grants Commission was constituted on the recommendation of: |
| A. | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Commission |
| B. | Kothari Commission |
| C. | Mudaliar Commission |
| D. | Sargent Commission |
| Answer» B. Kothari Commission | |
| 72. |
Universities having central campus for imparting education are called: |
| A. | Residential Universities |
| B. | Open Universities |
| C. | Central Universities |
| D. | Deemed Universities |
| Answer» D. Deemed Universities | |
| 73. |
Which of the following is/are a minority institution(s) ? |
| A. | St. Stephens College[comma] Delhi |
| B. | Punjabi University[comma] Patiala |
| C. | Osmania University[comma] Hyderabad |
| D. | Kashmir University[comma] Srinagar |
| Answer» B. Punjabi University[comma] Patiala | |
| 74. |
The University which telecasts interactive educational programmes through its own channel is: |
| A. | University of Pune |
| B. | B. R. Ambedkar Open University[comma] Hyderabad |
| C. | Annamalai University |
| D. | I.G.N.O.U. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
The Government established the University Grants Commission by an Act of Parliament in the year: |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1961 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1961 | |
| 76. |
In which models of Integrated Education Programme is being implemented in large scale by governmental and non-governmental agencies in India? |
| A. | Resource model |
| B. | Itinerant model |
| C. | Both (A) and (B) |
| D. | Dual Teaching Model |
| Answer» D. Dual Teaching Model | |
| 77. |
Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) includes: |
| A. | Department of Elementary Education and Literacy |
| B. | Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education |
| C. | Department of Women and Child Development |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Which of the following statements are correct about the National Advisory Council (NAC) ? |
| A. | It is headed by the Prime Minister of India. |
| B. | It facilitates constant interaction with the leaders of civil society. |
| C. | It provides policy and legislative inputs to the Government of India. |
| D. | Both (B) and (C) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Which of the following institutions in the field of education is set up by the MHRD Government of India? |
| A. | Mythic Society[comma] Bangalore |
| B. | India International Centre[comma] New Delhi |
| C. | Indian council of world Affair[comma] New Delhi |
| D. | National Bal Bhawn[comma] New Delhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
Who was the first Chairman of University Grant Commission? |
| A. | Prof. Yash Pal |
| B. | Prof. S.S. Bhatnagar |
| C. | Prof. D.S. Kothari |
| D. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Answer» C. Prof. D.S. Kothari | |
| 81. |
The e-content generation for undergraduate courses has been assigned by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to |
| A. | INFLIBNET |
| B. | Consortium for Educational Communication |
| C. | National Knowledge Commission |
| D. | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| Answer» C. National Knowledge Commission | |
| 82. |
Which statement is not correct about the “National Education Day” of India? |
| A. | It is celebrated on 5th September every year. |
| B. | It is celebrated on 11th November every year. |
| C. | It is celebrated in the memory of India's first Union Minister of Education[comma] Dr. Abul Kalam Azad. |
| D. | It is being celebrated since 2008 |
| Answer» B. It is celebrated on 11th November every year. | |
| 83. |
Which option is not correct? |
| A. | Most of the educational institutions of National repute in scientific and technical sphere fall - Under 64th entry of Union list. |
| B. | Education[comma] in general[comma] is the subject of concurrent list since 42nd Constitutional Amendment - Act 1976 |
| C. | Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) was first established in 1920. |
| D. | India had implemented the right to Free and Compulsory Primary Education in 2002 through 86th Constitutional Amendment. |
| Answer» D. India had implemented the right to Free and Compulsory Primary Education in 2002 through 86th Constitutional Amendment. | |
| 84. |
Deemed Universities declared by UGC under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, are not permitted to |
| A. | offer programmes in higher education and issue degrees. |
| B. | give affiliation to any institute of higher education. |
| C. | open off-campus and off-shore campus anywhere in the country and overseas respectively wthout the permission of the UGC |
| D. | offer distance education programmes without the approval of the Distance Education Council |
| Answer» D. offer distance education programmes without the approval of the Distance Education Council | |
| 85. |
Most of the Universities in India |
| A. | conduct teaching and research only |
| B. | affiliate colleges and conduct examinations |
| C. | conduct teaching/research and examinations |
| D. | promote research only |
| Answer» D. promote research only | |
| 86. |
India's first Defence University is in the State of |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 87. |
Who heads the committee, constituted by the Government of India, to draft the New Education Policy |
| A. | TSR Subramanian |
| B. | V K Saraswat |
| C. | Sam Pitroda |
| D. | Yash Pal |
| Answer» B. V K Saraswat | |
| 88. |
Most of the Universities in India are funded by |
| A. | the Central Government |
| B. | the State Governments |
| C. | the University Grants Commission |
| D. | Private bodies and Individuals |
| Answer» D. Private bodies and Individuals | |
| 89. |
Which of the following organizations looks after the quality of Technical and Management education in India ? |
| A. | NCTE |
| B. | MCI |
| C. | AICTE |
| D. | CSIR |
| Answer» D. CSIR | |
| 90. |
The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) differs from that of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in terms of |
| A. | Disciplines covered by both being the same[comma] there is duplication of efforts. |
| B. | One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach. |
| C. | Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC[comma] the institution is free from renewal of grading[comma] which is not a progressive decision. |
| D. | This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned. |
| Answer» D. This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned. | |
| 91. |
India has the highest number of students in colleges after |
| A. | U.K. |
| B. | U.S.A |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 92. |
The aim of value education to inculcate in students is |
| A. | the moral values |
| B. | the social values |
| C. | the political values |
| D. | the economic values |
| Answer» B. the social values | |
| 93. |
Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located at |
| A. | Dharamshala |
| B. | Shimla |
| C. | Solan |
| D. | Bilaspur |
| Answer» C. Solan | |
| 94. |
The first Open University in India was set up in the State of |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Delhi | |
| 95. |
Who among the following conducted the CNN-IBN - The Hindu 2013 Election Tracker Survey across 267 constituencies in 18 States? |
| A. | The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) |
| B. | The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) |
| C. | CNN and IBN |
| D. | CNN[comma] IBN and The Hindu |
| Answer» B. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | |
| 96. |
Indicate the number of Regional Offices of National Council of Teacher Education. |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 97. |
In which of the following categories the enrolment of students in higher education in 2010-11 was beyond the percentage of seats reserved? |
| A. | OBC students |
| B. | SC students |
| C. | ST students |
| D. | Women students |
| Answer» B. SC students | |
| 98. |
Who among the following created the office of the District Collector in India ? |
| A. | Lord Cornwallis |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | The Royal Commission on Decentralisation |
| D. | Sir Charles Metcalfe |
| Answer» C. The Royal Commission on Decentralisation | |
| 99. |
Which of the following statements are NOT correct about the National Assessment and Accreditation Council? |
| A. | It is an autonomous institution. |
| B. | It is tasked with the responsibility of assessing and accrediting institutions of higher education. |
| C. | It is located in Delhi and It has regional offices. |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 100. |
Indicate the number of Regional Offices of University Grants Commission of India. |
| A. | 7 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» B. 2 | |