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Ancient Indian Education System (From the Beginning to 10th C. A.D.)

In ancient India a child followed the occupation of his father, either religious or professional and his training in that particular field was provided by his father in his house. Over a period of time two system of education developed, the Vedic and the Buddhist. As the name indicates in the former system , Vedangas, Upanishads and other allied subjects were taught while in the latter system, thoughts of all the major school of was taught. While was the medium of instruction in the Vedic system of education, was the medium of instruction in the Buddhist system of education. But both system offered vocational education apart from religious education of their respective faiths. There was also a purely vocational system of education wherein master craftsmen and artisans taught their skills to students who worked as apprentice under them.

Uniqueness of Ancient Indian Education: From time immemorial, India has explicitly recognized that the supreme goal of life is self-realization and hence the aim of education has always been the attainment of such a fullness of being. But at the same time it was also recognized that different individuals have naturally different inclinations and capacities. Hence not only the highest philosophy but also ordinary subjects like literature and science as also vocational training find a place in ancient education system. The education system of ancient India may claim to be unique in the world in many respects like-

 The State and the society did not in any way interfered with the curriculum of studies or regulating the payment of fees or hours of instructions.  Another special characteristic of ancient Indian educational system was it was fully and compulsorily residential. The student had to live in the house of his teacher for the whole duration of his studies and learn from him not only what was taught but also observe how his teacher responded to different situation arising in daily life and learn from it.  Stress was laid on having a personal relation between the teacher and the taught. Each student used to meet the teacher separately and learn from him through separate instruction and guidance.  Education was absolute free and the teacher looked after the primary needs of the students including food and clothing.  The Indian system of education upheld the dignity of labour. Hence even a student aiming at the highest philosophical knowledge was duty bound to do some manual labour daily such as collecting fuel, tending cattle, etc.  Education in ancient India was more of seminar type where students used to learn through discussions and debates.

Aims of Education: The aims of education were to provide good training to young men and women in the performance of their social, economic and religious duties. Also preservation and enrichment of culture, character and personality development and cultivation of noble ideals were the other aims of education in ancient India.

Commencement of Education: In the Vedic system, education of a child commenced at the age of five with the ceremony called Vidyarambha. It was marked by learning the alphabets for the first time and worship to Goddess Saraswathi. But it was only after the ceremony called Upanayana that a child used to leave his parent’s home and go to stay in the house of his teacher to commence his study. He was now called Brahmacharin. Upanayana ceremony was held to Brahmin boys at the age of eight, for the Kshatriya boys at the age of ten and for the Vaishya boys at the age of twelve. In the Buddhist system of education, a child commenced his education at the age of eight after an initiation ceremony called Prabrajya or Pabbajja. This ceremony was open to person of all castes unlike the Upanayana ceremony where only the Brahmin, Kshatriya and Vaishya caste were eligible. After the initiation ceremony the child left his home to live in a monastery under the guidance and supervision of his preceptor (monk). He was now called Sramana and used to wear a yellow robe. In the Vedic system of education a Bramachari after finishing his education was eligible to become a Grihasta or , in the Buddhist system of education after finishing his education, a Sramana was given a full status of monkhood or Bhikshu.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Education of Women: A high standard of learning and culture was reached by Indian women during the Vedic age. In addition to training in the arts of housekeeping they learnt music and dancing. Like boys, girls had to undergo the upanayana ceremony. There were two classes of educated women, Sadyodwahas– who prosecuted studies till their marriages and Bramhavadinis who did not marry and pursued their studies though out their lives. Women were also taught the Vedas and Vedangas, but the extent of their study was restricted only to those hymns which were necessary for the Yajna (sacrifice) or other ritualistic operations. Women sages were called Rishikas. The Rigveda mentions the name of some of some of the famous women seers like Ghosha, Apala, Lopamudra, Visvavara, Indrani, etc. who composed hymns. During the Upanishad period we find scholarly women like Maitreyi and Gargi taking part in public debates and discussions with philosophers and sages.

Subject of Study: The main subjects of study in the Vedic system of education were the four Vedas, six Vedangas (phonetics, ritualistic knowledge, grammar, exegetics, metrics and astronomy), the Upanishads, the six darshanas (nyaya, vaiseshika, samkya, yoga, mimamsa and vedanta), puranas (history), tarka shastra (logic), etc.

The chief subjects of study in the Buddhist system of education were the three Pitakas (sutta, and abhidhamma), the works of all the eighteen , hetu-vidya, sabda-vidya, chikitsa-vidya, etc. The Vedas were also studied for acquiring comparative knowledge.

The art of writing was known in India for a long time. Those who wanted to become religious leaders had to learn several scripts. In Jaina works like Samavaya Sutraand Pragnapara reference to 18 different scripts are available. Buddhist literary works like Lalitavistara and Mahavastu mention different types of scripts in vogue. While the former refer to 64 types of scripts the latter to about a dozen types of scripts. Regarding the curricula of school students, the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang says that children began by learning the alphabet and then began the study of five subjects like grammar, arts and crafts, medicine, logic and philosophy. This was the general scheme of studies for laymen of all sects. Other subjects of study were law (dharmashastras), arithmetic, ethics, art and architecture (silpasastra), military science (dhanurvidya), performing arts, etc.

Vocational Education: A majority of people earned their livelihood by following various professions. Ancient Indian literature refers to sixty-four arts which include weaving, dyeing, spinning, art of tanning leather, manufacture of boats, chariots, the art of training elephants and horses, art of making jewels, implements and equipment, art of dance, music, agriculture, building houses, sculpture, medical science, veterinary science, the profession of a chemist, manufacture of perfumes and a host of other professions. In the vocational system of education young men used to work as apprentices under a master for a number of years and gained expertise in their respective professions. The apprentices were taught free of cost and provided with boarding and lodging by the master.

Methods of Learning: In ancient India close relationship existed between the pupil and the teacher. The teacher used to pay individual attention on his students and used to teach them according to their aptitude and capability. Knowledge was imparted orally and the different methods of learning were-

 Memorization– The preliminary stage of learning was learning by heart the sacred text through indefinite repletion and rehearsal by both the teacher and the taught.  Critical Analysis– This was another method in which knowledge was comprehended. It was through critical analysis that Sri Ramanuja and Sri Madhvacharya differed from their teachers on the interpretation of the Brahmasutra composed by Sri Shankara and later came out with their own interpretation of the Brahmasutra. Madhvacharya even made his teacher subscribe to his view which shows that gurus were open to new ideas and views articulated by their students.  Introspection– Sravana (listening), Manana (contemplation) and Nididhyasana (concentrated contemplation) of the truth so as to realize it was another method to study Brahma Vidya (Vedanta).  Story telling– The teacher used stories and parables to explain. This was the method Buddha used to explain his doctrines.  Question and Answer method– In this method the pupils used to ask questions and the teacher used to discuss at length on the topics and clear their doubts.  Hands-on method– For professional courses including medical science, students/apprentices used to learn by observation and through practical method.  Seminars– The students also gained knowledge thought debates and discussions which were held at frequent intervals.

Period of Study: It took 12 years to master one Veda. Hence depending upon the wish of the student to learn as many subjects, the period of study varied. It was 12 years, 24 years, 36 years or 48 years. A graduate was called Snataka and the graduation ceremony was called Samavartana.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Types of Teachers:

 Acharya was a type of teacher who taught his pupil Vedas without charging fee from the pupils.  Upadhyaya was the one who adopted teaching as a profession to earn his livelihood and taught only a portion of the Veda or Vedangas.  Charakas or wandering scholars toured the country in quest of higher knowledge. Though not normally competent as teachers they were regarded as possible source of knowledge by Satapatha Brahmana. Hiuen Tsang was struck with the knowledge gained by some of the wandering teachers (called and Sadhus during his times) and who had accumulated a treasure of knowledge by constant travel and who used to gladly impart it to others.  Guru was the one who used to lead a gruhasta life and earn his livelihood after imparting education to his disciples and maintain his family.  Yaujanasatika were teachers famous for their profound scholarship that students from distant places, as far as from a distance of hundreds of miles would come to seek their guidance.  Sikshaka was a teacher who gave instruction in arts like dancing.

Educational Institutions:

 The Gurukul was the house of the teacher who was a settled house-holder. After the initiation ceremony a child would leave his natural parents and reside in the house of his preceptor or Guru till the end of his studies.  Then there were Parishads or Academies where the students of advanced learning gathered and enriched themselves through discussions and discourses. Being seat of learning they were originally conducted by three Brahmins. But the number gradually increased till it was settled that a Parishad ought to consist of 21 Brahmins well versed in philosophy, theology and law. During first century A.D. association of literati were convened at regular intervals in Tamilnadu which was known as Sangam. The purpose of these gathering of scholars was to adjudge the literary excellence of works submitted for criticism and to set the standard in Tamil style. These gathering were patronized by kings.  Goshti or Conferences was a national gathering or Congress summoned by a great king in which representatives of various schools were invited to meet and exchange their views. In one such conference called by king Janaka of Videha, the great scholar Yajnavalkya won a special prize of 1000 cows with horns hung with gold.  Ashramas or hermitages were another center where students from distant and different parts of the country flocked together for learning around famous sages and saints. For example the Ashrama of Bharadwaj at Prayag was a very big Ashrama where princes like Bharat used to study. Another Ashrama was that of Naimisha located in the forest of Naimisharanya headed by sage Saunaka. Here ten thousand pupils and numerous learned teachers and scholars held constant discussions and debates on religious, philosophical and scientific topics. Another famous Ashrama was that of sage Kanva on the banks of river Malini, a tributary of the river Saryu.  Vidyapeeta was an institution for spiritual learning founded by the great acharya, Sri Shankara in places like Sringeri, Kanchi, Dwarka, Puri and Badri. The Vidyapeeta had a teacher whose influence extended to thousand villages round about and was presided by a Jagadguru.  Ghathikas was an institution of highest learning where both the teachers and the taught met and discussed and where by the clash and contact of cultured scholars the highest knowledge could be obtained in religious literature.  Agraharas were settlements of Brahmins in villages where they used to teach.  Mathas was a place where pupils used to reside and received instructions both religious and secular. These mathas belonged to both Shaiva and Vaishnava sects and were normally attached to some temples or had some temples attached to them.  Brahmapuri was a settlement of learned Brahmins in parts of towns and cities or in any selected area where education was imparted.  was a Buddhist monastery where all subjects concerned with Buddhism and its philosophy was taught.

Famous Educational Institutions:

 Takshasila: This was a chief center of learning in 6th century B.C. Here sixteen branches of learning were taught in different schools; each presided by a special professor. There were schools of painting, sculpture, image making and handicrafts. But this university was reputed for its medical school. One famous student of this medical school was Jivaka who cured king Bimbisara of and the great Buddha. Jivaka had studied here for seven years under the Rishi Atreya.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB  : Renowned for its cosmopolitan and catholic character, the University of Nalanda was famous for its faculty of Logic.  : While Nalanda was the famous seat of learning in eastern India, Vallabhi was the renowned seat of learning in the western India. If Nalanda was specializing in the higher studies of Buddhism, Vallabhi was the center for the advanced learning in Buddhism. Secular subjects like Arthasastra (economics), Niti Shastra (law) and Chikitsa Sastra (medicine) were also taught here and like Nalanda students from all parts of India used to come here to study. Students who graduated from this university used to be employed in the royal courts as administrators with huge responsibilities. Just like was destroyed by Muslim invaders, Vallabhi also met the same fate.  Vikramasila: The University of Vikramasila was renowned for Tantric Buddhism.  Ujjain: It was famous for its secular learning including mathematics and astronomy.  Benaras was well-known for teaching theology.  Salotgi in Karnataka was an important Centre of learning. It had 27 hostels for its students who hailed from different provinces. This college was richly endowed in 945 A.D. by Narayana the minister of Krishna III with the revenues of houses, land and levies on marriages and other ceremonies.  Ennayiram in Tamilnadu provided free boarding and tuition to 340 students. Other important centers of learning in South India were Sringeri and Kanchi.

High Standard of Education: The quality of education imparted in ancient India was unparalleled. Hence in spite of various hardship and hurdles students from different parts of the world flocked to Indian universities. Amir Khusrau (1252-1325 A.D.) mentions that scholars have come from different parts of the world to study in India but no Indian scholar have found it necessary to go abroad to acquire knowledge. Indian scholars were in great demand abroad. Caliphs like Al Mansur and Harun Al Rashid (754-809 A.D.) sent embassies to India to procure Indian scholars. Astronomical treatise like Brahmasiddhanta and the Khanda Khadyaka of Brahmagupta and the medical books of Charaka, Susruta and Vagbhatta were translated to Arabic. As a home of knowledge and wisdom ancient India produced scores of scholars on various subjects like Buddha and Shankara (philosophy), Kautilya (political science and administration), Sushruta (surgery), Charaka (medicine), Kanada (physicist; propounder of atomic theory), (Chemistry), Aryabhatta and Varahamihira (Astronomy), Baudhayana and Brahmagupta (mathematics) and Patanjali (yoga) to name a few. The knowledge of ancient Indians in the field of metallurgy was extraordinary as it is evidenced by the Iron pillar at which till now has not rusted though exposed to elements since hundreds of years. How such a huge column was casted is still a mystery to scientists. The lofty temples found in Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Odisha and Khajuraho to name a few shows the expertise which ancient Indians had in Structural Engineering. As the whole world knows, the concept of zero was a contribution of ancient Indians.

The Decline: With the invasion of Muslim conquerors nearly all the centers of higher learning of the and Buddhists were destroyed. Nalanda was burnt to the ground in 1197 A.D. and all its monks were slaughtered. Kanauj and Kashi were looted and plundered. Temples and educational institutions and libraries were put to destruction and they were replaced by mosques. In spite of such merciless and extensive destruction, Hindu educational institutions remained a living reality. They sustained strength from its inherent vitality and vigour and maintained the Hindu education system. Even during the reigns of terror and turmoil, merciless and wanton destruction, the Hindu culture and scholarship continued to survive, though it had to migrate to more congenial regions within the country. (B.N.Luniya – Life and Culture in Medieval India, Kamal Prakashan, Indore. 1978, p. 271).

While the Buddhist system of education was extinguished, the Vedic system of education found patronage in the southern peninsula in places like , Sringeri and Kanchi. It was under the patronage of Vijayanagara rulers that the Vedic savants Sayana and Madhava wrote commentaries on the Vedas. It was in the south that Ramanujacharya, Basaveshwara and Madhvacharya propounded the philosophy of Vishishtadwaita, Shakti Vishishtadwaita and Dwaita. With regards to the vocational system of education many new crafts and skills were introduced in India after the advent of Muslim into India and till the establishment of British rule in India, many industries like textile manufacturing, ship building, jewelry making and other allied industries flourished which shows the skill and expertise Indians had and in turn the knowledge they had received from their teachers. The products of Indian industries not only fulfilled the needs of Asian and African countries, but were also in great demand in the markets of Europe.

These qualities are acquired by emulation in addition to education. a). Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB b). Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to and complete free and compulsory primary education of good quality. c). Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life skills programmes. d). Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literary by 2015, especially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults. e). Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality. f). Improving every aspect of the quality of education, and ensuring their excellence so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills.

Ancient Indian Universities Takshasila University in present day Pakistan

Taxila as it is called today in Pakistan, Takshasila University established around 3700 years ago (around 1700 BC) was home to over 10500 students where the students from all across the world used to come to attain specialization in over 64 different fields of study like vedas, grammar, philosophy, ayurveda, agriculture, surgery, politics, archery, warfare, astronomy, commerce, futurology, music, dance, etc. Famous graduates of this University include the ones like Panini, Chanakya, Charaka, , Jivaka etc. This is the world’s oldest university found till date.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Nalanda University in present day

Nalanda University was established by Shakraditya of Gupta dynasty in modern Bihar during early 5th century and flourished for 600 years till 12th century. Nalanda was the world’s first university to have residential quarters for both students and teachers. It also had large public lecture halls. Students from countries like Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia, Persia and Turkey came to study in this university.

The library of this university was the largest library of the ancient world and had thousands of volumes of manuscripts on various subjects like grammar, logic, literature, astrology, astronomy, and medicine. The library complex was called Dharmaganja, and had three large buildings: the Ratnasagara, the Ratnadadhi, and the Ratnaranjaka. Ratnadadhi was nine stories tall and stored the most sacred manuscripts including the Prajnaparamita Sutra and the Samajguhya. In 2010, the parliament of India passed a bill approving the plans to restore the ancient Nalanda University as a modern Nalanda International University dedicated for post-graduate research. Many east asian countries including China, Singapore and Japan have come forward to fund the construction of this revived Nalanda University. Vikramasila University in present day Bihar

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Vikramaśīla University was one of the two most important centres of Buddhist learning in India during the , along with Nālandā University. Vikramaśīla was established by King (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nālandā. Atisha, the renowned pandit, is sometimes listed as a notable abbot. (village Antichak, district , Bihar) is located at about 50 km east of Bhagalpur and about 13 km north-east of , a railway station on Bhagalpur-Sahebganj section of Eastern Railway.

It gave direct competition to Nalanda University with over 100 teachers and over 1000 students listed in this University. This university was well known for its specialized training on the subject of (Tantrism). One of the most popular graduates from this University was Dipankara, a founder of the Sharma traditions of who also revived the Buddhism in Tibet. Vallabhi University in present day Saurrashtra, Gujarat

Vallabhi University was established in Saurashtra of modern Gujarat at around 6th century and it flourished for 600 years till 12th century. Chinese traveler Itsing who visited this university during the 7th century describes it as a great center of learning. Gunamati and Sthiramati, the two famous Buddhist scholars are said to have graduated from this University. This University was popular for its training in secular subjects and students from all over the country came to study in this University. Because of its high quality of education, graduates of this University were given higher executive posts.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Pushpagiri University in present day Odisha

Pushpagiri University was established in ancient Kalinga kingdom (modern day Odisha) and was spread across Cuttack and Jajpur districts. It was established in 3rd century and flourished for the next 800 years till 11th century. The university campus was spread across three adjoining hills – , and Udayagiri. This was one of the most prominent centers of higher education in ancient India along with the universities of Takshashila, Nalanda and Vikramashila. The Chinese traveler (Huien Tsang) visited this university in 639 CE. Lalitgiri is said to have been commissioned by early 2nd century BCE itself and is the oldest Buddhist establishments in the world. Recently a few images of Emperor have been discovered here, and it has been suggested that the Pushpagiri University was established by Emperor Ashoka himself. University in present day Bihar

Odantapuri, also called Odantapura or Uddandapura, was a Buddhist vihara in what is now Bihar, India. It was established by King Gopala of the Pala dynasty in the 7th century. It is considered the second oldest of India’s universities and was situated in Magadh. Recently it is known as the (Headquarters of Nalanda District). Acharya Sri Ganga of Vikramashila had been a student here. According to the Tibetan records there were about 12,000 students at Odantapuri.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Odantpuri was situated at a mountain called Hiranya Prabhat Parvat and the bank of the river Panchanan. In a Tibetan history of the Kalachakra tantra called dpal dus kyi ‘khor lo’i zab pa dang rgya che ba’i dam pa’i chos byung ba’i tshul legs par bshad pa ngo mtshar dad pa’i shing rta, by the master Jamgon Amye Zhab (1597–1659) (‘jam mgon a myes zhabs ngag dbang kun dga’ bsod nams), it is mentioned that Odantapuri was administered by “Sendhapas,” the Tibetan referent for Sri Lankan Theravadins.

A number of monasteries grew up during the Pala period in ancient and Magadha. According to Tibetan sources, five great stood out: Vikramashila, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its prime but still illustrious, Somapura , Odantapuri, and Jaggadala. The five monasteries formed a network; “all of them were under state supervision” and there existed “a system of co-ordination among them . . it seems from the evidence that the different seats of Buddhist learning that functioned in eastern India under the Pala were regarded together as forming a network, an interlinked group of institutions,” and it was common for great scholars to move easily from position to position among them. Somapura University in present day

Somapura Mahavihara was established by Dharmapala of Pala dynasty during late 8th century in Bengal and flourished for 400 years till 12th century. The University spread over 27 acres of land of which the main complex was 21 acres was one of the largest of its kind. It was a major center of learning for Bauddha (Buddhism), Jina Dharma () and Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). Even today one can find ornamental terracotta on its outer walls depicting the influence of these three traditions. Other Ancient Universities The above mentioned list is not a complete list of ancient Indian universities either. Dharmapala of Pala dynasty alone is said to have established 50 mega learning centers across his kingdom, and they have been as huge and as popular as the ones mentioned above. For instance, the Munshiganj Vihara discovered as recently as Marh 23, 2013 in Bengal is said to have been established in 9th century and was home to 8000 students who came from faraway places like China, Tibet, Nepal and Thailand. Destruction of Ancient Indian Universities by Invaders

Many of the universities mentioned above came to an end around 12th century. The universities like Nalanda, Vikramashila etc were destroyed around this period during the Muslim invasion of India by the fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji from Turkey in 1193 CE. The great library of Nalanda University was destroyed, ransacked and burnt by the soldiers of Khilji’s army and it is said that it was so vast that the manuscripts kept burning for three months.

In-numerous number of ancient Indian manuscripts carefully preserved for thousands of years were destroyed in this fire. Thousands of monks in the University were burnt alive and beheaded by Khilji’s army. Destruction of these centres of learning at Nalanda and other places across northern India was responsible for the demise of ancient Indian scientific thought in mathematics, astronomy, alchemy, and anatomy.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Evolution of higher learning and research in Post Independence India.

In the present day globalized world India and China are two countries which are redefining the world equation in- terms of population, political power, economy and volume of consumption of natural resources. Development and progress of the citizens of the two countries are defined by the Knowledge society and skilled manpower. Education is the key factor in shaping the budding superpowers. Higher education in these two countries has centuries old history which is trying to re-invent with the changing times with respect to technology. A country with history of 5000 years and growing population of 1.2 billion is slowly changing at an elephant pace. The consistent growth rate of India in last two decades has been attributed to the higher education system which has been able to generate skilled manpower for the rapid industrialization and knowledge based economy. India has become the hub of Information Technology (IT) & IT enabled services industry and manufacturing industry. Though education system has been able to support service industry Research & Development (R &D) at Universities and industries have not kept pace with developed countries which has created huge divide within the society. The progress which has been made in last two decades has not reached all sections of the society. The present crisis in environment, energy, poverty, security concerns within India has been mainly due to lack of indigenous cost effective technology to address these issues. This directly correlates to quality of higher of education in India especially quantity and quality of R & D in higher education systems. Universities and colleges have become training centers for the service based industry of the country with short term economic development of the society rather than focusing on long term development of a society which is reliable, stable and prosperous. Many factors have contributed to the degradation of higher education system since independence in 1947 which can be broadly grouped into the following factors but not limited. Financing of higher education Quality of human resources in higher education Quality of the research infrastructure Mismanagement of the system and lack of accountability Society and ethics Lack of industry academia collaborations in research Lack of importance for natural and social sciences Chapter 1: Higher Education system in India Education in India dates back to its early civilization time where teaching and learning process revolved around the ‘Gurukal system’ .This system had been a residential concept wherein the students were educated under the tutorship of a teacher in different areas of religion, philosophy and science. Modern concept of University style education centers were established around 6 BC at Nalanda and Takshila .The concept centralized learning centres with multiple streams continued till the arrival of Europeans to the Indian subcontinent. These higher learning centres were nerve centre of different dynasties which ruled across India for thousands of years and generated the required human resources for construction, irrigation and warfare. In the middle ages upto 1200 AD the religion based higher learning centres were established throughout the Indian peninsula. These learning centers attracted students from Central Asia, China, Middle east, South East Asia and Rome focusing on Literature, Philosophy ,Astronomy Architecture whose influence can be seen across the world in terms temples, construction and irrigation systems. In the early modern age after 1200 AD the Islamic influences enriched the traditional University learning centres and brought in the disciplines of Geography, Law, Administration and Arabic mathematics to Indian subcontinents. 1.1 Higher education system under British rule The major change in the traditional style of higher education was brought by the European rulers starting from 1600 AD .Till 1850 informal European style learning centres existed across India Their man focus was in development of European language speaking administrators and clerks for enriching the establishment of the European rule. The British were successful by 1800 in controlling much the Indian sub-continent under the rule Company. The British established formal system of higher education which continues till date. Lord Macaulay had been responsible in making English as the language of instruction across the education system in India. The British style University was established in Calcutta, Mumbai and Chennai in the year 1857 based on the model of University of London which has been the foundation of the modern higher education system in India. Universities focused on languages, literature, history and philosophy. These learning centers were focused on generating English speaking working class for the British administrative services, army and trade. Modern Science and engineering education which flourished in Europe and America during the late 1800 weren’t the main focus under the British rule. By 1903 the Indian Institute of Science was established by Tata with focus on research in science and engineering which is the first higher technical learning system in modern India. The

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB British model of University system continued expand across India leading to growing number of higher learning centers by 1947. 1.2 Higher Education and University system in India India with second largest population is home to the third largest higher education system in the world by volume of students enrolled. Government of India through Ministry of Human Resource development (MHRD) under the Department of Higher Education shapes the policies related to higher education. The University Grants Commission (UGC) a statutory body established in 1956 through Parliament enacted law modeled on the UGC of United kingdom is responsible for co-ordination, evaluation and maintaining standards of higher education in India.UGC funded through MHRD is responsible for establishing central universities across India and for recognizing Deemed to be Universities run by privately funded trusts and Universities established by the 28 Federal State governments across India. UGC has established statutory Councils to promote, provide grants, set standards and establish professional education in different areas. Figure 1 explains the overall structure of higher Education system in India.

Councils under UGC

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)

Medical Council of India (MCI)

Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)

National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

Dental Council of India (DCI)

Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

Indian Nursing Council (INC)

Bar Council of India (BCI)

Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)

Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)

Council of Architecture (COA)

Distance Education Council (DEC)

Rehabilitation Council

State Councils of Higher Education

Higher Education System in India The UGC recognizes the Universities to award degrees through affiliation process .The affiliation process allows Colleges run the recognized courses of the Universities in Arts, Science, Commerce, Crafts, Law, Pharmacy and other specific areas. The colleges are affiliated to respective Universities across the 28 Federal states as per their geographical proximity. These colleges are either run by state governments or by the private trusts. These colleges running the the specific courses in different areas are required to obtain approval from the respective councils. This was further enhanced in 1986 through National Policy on Education (NPE) and Plan of Action in 1992.This policy framework allowed India to take higher education to all across sections of the society and locations. Through this framework of affiliation funding of higher education at Masters and Bachelors level education were distributed between private investors, state governments and the central government. Through the NPE in 1986 to take higher education to the masses Distance Education Council was formalized which led to huge surge in the number of students pursuing higher education through distance mode through establishment of Indira Gandhi National Open University ,New Delhi which standardizes, approves and affiliates open education system.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB After 1992 when the University affiliation systems was opened to private investors with less bureaucracy India has seen tremendous increase in the number of Universities and colleges across India. Most of the Universities cater to large number of affiliated colleges in a particular geographical location figure 2 gives the overall statistics of the University system in India. Over the last three decades the University education system has reached stagnation in terms of up gradation, R & D and administration. Large volume of students coupled with strict government’s norms and lack of industry investment in University and College research has resulted in turning these colleges as mass training centers for generating skilled manpower for the service industry and totally neglecting science and research. University Systems in India Higher Technical Education Apart from the UGC governing higher education, Government of India has established special Technical Education sector under the Department of higher education which oversees Central and State government funded Institutes of higher learning focused on Sciences, Engineering, Technology, Management, Architecture, Pharmacy , Applied arts and Crafts and catering Technology. Figure 3 explains the higher technical education setup in India. Unlike Europe and Americas British Rulers started special training centers as early as 1825 to create Engineering and Technical manpower for the construction of civil infrastructure like roads ,dams, railways ,building and military training centers to manufacture weapon systems . These training centers were later modeled on the grounds of Science and Engineering education systems which prevailed in Europe .The first engineering college focused on imparting engineering education for building barracks across was established in 1847 at Roorkee. By early 1947s there were at least 10 engineering colleges offering degrees in electrical, civil and mechanical disciplines across India. After the independence India had started heavy industrialization across India the as per the socialist policy. During the five year plans modeled on the USSR socialist policies many institutes of higher learning focused on Engineering and technical education were established to cater the growing demand of Engineering professionals . These institutes of national importance were not affiliated to any universities but were allowed to confer Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in engineering disciplines. During the early 1980s recognizing the growth of Information Technology (IT) and computerization of manufacturing process ,Government India expanded the engineering education to private sectors. Establishing engineering colleges through limited resources of Central government hindered the industrialization for growing rapidly population led to the privatization of colleges focused on offering Bachelors and Masters level engineering degrees. To standardize the process and quality of these affiliated engineering colleges UGC established All India council for Technical Education (AICTE) an autonomous statutory body in 1987 .The AICTE has been responsible in taking Engineering and Technology education to all sections of the society across India. By 1991 when the economy of India was liberalized to aid the required the manpower for the Information Technology Sector and service industry number of AICTE approved colleges increased in huge number .AICTE has been responsible in aiding the IT and IT enables service sector which has taken India’s GDP to consistent 9 percent in last 15 years . Figure 3 Higher Technical Educations in India

Centrally Funded Institutes

Indian institute of Technology 15

Indian Institute of Management 7

Indian Institute of Science 1

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research 5

National Institute of Technology 20

Indian Institute of Information Technology 4

Others (NITTRs, SPA, ISMU, NERIST, SLIET, NITIE & NIFFT, CIT) 13 Engineering Colleges: 2200 Total number of students enrolled; 8 lakhs Quality of Technical Education in India: The number of colleges offering through private educational setup has grown around 100 % in last two decades through university affiliation model through AICTE. The privately run colleges are allowed run only Bachelors and Masters level degree programs in Engineering and Technology.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Types of Degrees offered in Engineering Colleges: Undergraduate (UG) Degree Programs

Bachelors of Technology (B. Tech) 4 years of Duration ( 7 semester theory + 1 semester project)

Bachelors of Engineering (B.E) 4 years of Duration ( 7 semester theory + 1 semester project)

Postgraduate (PG) Degree Programs

Master of Engineering (M.E) 2 years of Duration ( 3 semester theory + 1 semester project)

Master of Technology (M.Tech) 2 years of Duration ( 3 semester theory + 1 semester project)

Entry Level Qualification for the Degrees:

UG- 10 + 2 School leaving qualification

PG- B.E/B.Tech

Number of engineering Colleges since independence Year Colleges 1950 20 1960 30 1970 80 1980 200 1990 400 2000 1000 2010 2200 Considering the number of affiliated engineering colleges to Universities and administration problem with huge volume of students under different disciplines, the engineering and technology courses were separated from the traditional Universities .The colleges running professional disciplines like engineering , Technology and management were affiliated new type of Universities called Technical Universities. Technical Universities at each State are responsible for administration and maintenance of the quality of the technical education . Problems with Engineering Colleges: Volume of students: AICTE based on the facilities available for the conduct of courses allots minimum number of intakes per disciplines .Normally this number is 60 per discipline at Bachelors level and 18 at Master level. Considering the rigorous nature of engineering and technology education this is huge number to be trained at a time especially at the undergraduate level. Quality of Intake at Undergraduate Engineering courses: Students passing from the 10 + 2 system of secondary school education with mathematics as a subject along with Physics, Chemistry are eligible to apply for the engineering colleges undergraduate programs. To fill the number of seats that has been allocated to the engineering colleges in each discipline of undergraduate degree programs the entrance level qualification in-in-terms of mark secured have been lowered bare minimum of 45 % in the qualifying School leaving examination that securing a seat in an engineering course has become so easier. Syllabus Up gradation: Since all the engineering colleges are affiliated to Technical University in that particular state upgrading syllabus

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB with respect to changing technology has become tedious process in getting consensus syllabus across the country. The syllabus created being centralized doesn’t provide flexibility to innovate where ever required as per the location needs. Lack of need based delivery: Most of the engineering colleges function like manufacturing industry. Most of the courses are delivered to structured syllabus with specific text books and laboratories exercises. This is turn creates apathy among students in creative thinking and experimentation. The methods of evaluation is about the volume of information known in a particular subject rather than the depth of understanding a student has in particular subject. Lack of applied engineering: Most of the subjects are delivered through theoretical means rather practical mode .Route learning has become the fulcrum of education. Most of the engineering colleges have readymade laboratory equipments for the training purposes. Irrespective of the discipline of engineering most of the laboratory exercises are standardized. Experiments are always performed on the training equipments in groups rather in individual nature. This method of teaching and learning process has resulted in growth of many small and medium scale industries which supply readymade equipments to setup laboratories for the listed experiments Lack of Quality Professors Engineering colleges lack quality teaching professionals since most of the professors have graduated from similar type of engineering colleges. Instead of PhD, the minimum requirement for teaching in engineering colleges is any professional with Masters Degree in Engineering and Technology. This has resulted in total neglect of research and development at college level since the academic culture and environment is not created by the Postgraduate degree holding professionals. Engineering Colleges as Profit centers: Though privatization of engineering colleges has contributed in immensely to progress of IT and IT enabled sector majority of the colleges run as profit centers .Private investors look at engineering colleges as a profit centers and the number of colleges have grown over the years due to rampant corruption at large. Establishing and running an engineering college has become a goal oriented business model. AICTE and UGC regulates the fees to be charged by the private run engineering colleges .But there has not been a standard evaluation model to assess on the fees collected and the investment made on the infrastructure development like laboratories ,library and other campus amenities. Decline in core disciplines: Starting from late 90s the growth in the service industry has resulted in total decline of traditional and fundamental areas of engineering and technology. Students and parental focus on short term service jobs has resulted in huge surge in the number of students enrolled in Information Technology and Software related courses. So there has been a steep decline in the core disciplines like electrical, mechanical and civil engineering at both Bachelors and Masters Level. In the NASSCOM-Mckenzie report it has been observed that 9 million engineering students will go for the IT/ITES sectors and BPO creating six million vacancies in the manufacturing sectors, retail and transportation Focus on English language and Aptitude Test: Most of the engineering colleges are more focused on providing employment to students in the IT service industry and BPO’s through placements. Students are encouraged only to improve their English spoken skills and aptitude solving techniques. Since the industry requirement is limited towards programming and debugging huge programs for back office work and employment is easy focus on core areas of engineering is sidelined and curriculum developed ends up only being benchmark to pass evaluation process. Societal Issues: The economic growth in the IT service industry has resulted in the societal consciousness that getting engineering degree is the stepping stone to success .This has resulted in the pressure among students to pursue engineering degree though the individual may not have an inclination toward engineering .Its societal respect and recognition given for engineers that has resulted in decline in the quality of the students passing out with engineering degrees. As per the report of the NASSCOM-Mckenzie report only 25 % of the graduates of the engineering colleges are employable. Quality of Postgraduate Engineering Education: As the number of seats in Bachelor degree in IT related engineering disciplines were increased to meet the requirements of IT industry from 2000, the demand for qualified engineering professors increased, this led to creation of more specialized courses based on the American model of Postgraduate education .M.Tech and M.E courses were approved and launched across many engineering colleges which have completed 4 years of operation and have required Accreditation as per the norms of AICTE. Similar to the undergraduate curriculum the PG curriculum was structured and rigid .Such a curriculum cannot offer scope for research as part of the curriculum. WHAT IS CONVENTIONAL AND MODERN TEACHING PRACTICE :-

CONVENTIONAL TEACHING PRACTICE :-

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Conventional, teacher-centred teaching and lecture is the most common teaching behaviour found in schools worldwide. Teacher-centred teaching can be very effective, particularly for: • Sharing information that is not easily found elsewhere • Presenting information in a quick manner • Generating interest in the information • Teaching learners who learn best by listening

However, teacher-centred teaching also presents several challenges, including: • Not all learners learn best by listening • Keeping learners’ interest is often difficult • The approach tends to require little or no critical thinking • The approach assumes that all learners learn in the same impersonal way

21st Century, Learner-Centred Learning

How is 21st century, learner-centred learning different from conventional, teacher- centred learning? The two methods have different approaches to content, teaching and learning, classroom environment, assessment, and ICT, as summarized in the following table.

Teacher-Centred Approaches Learner-Centred Approaches

Content

The content is established by a curriculum, and Learners study topics based on curriculum and all learners study the same topics at the same standards but are allowed numerous choices in a time. topic of study.

Learners have access to limited information, Learners have infinite access to unlimited selected by the teacher or the school library. information of varying degrees of quality.

Topics of study are typically isolated and Learners study content in a way that shows disconnected from each other. connections between subjects.

Learners memorize facts and occasionally Learners learn concepts as well as facts, and analyze information critically. There is little frequently engage in high-level analysis, focus on applying facts or Concepts to a variety evaluation, and synthesis of a variety of kinds of of real world situations. material. There is an emphasis on showing how concepts apply to a variety of real world situations.

Learners work to find correct answers. Learners work to construct any one of a number of possible correct answers.

Teachers choose activities and provide Learners select from a variety of teacher-provided materials at the appropriate level. activities and often determine their own level of challenge at which to work.

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The teacher is the information giver—the sage The teacher is the facilitator—the guide on the on the Stage—helping learners acquire skills side—providing opportunities for learners to apply and knowledge. skills and construct their own knowledge.

Learning starts with what learners do not know. Learning starts with learners’ previous knowledge.

Teaching is an instructive process. Teaching is a constructive process.

Learners complete short, isolated activities and Learners work on activities and projects connected lessons around specific content pieces and to long-term goals aimed at building deep skills. conceptual understanding and proficient strategy use.

Classroom Environment

Learners learn passively in an often silent Classroom environment resembles an active classroom. workplace with various activities and levels of sound depending on the kind of work being done.

Learners usually work individually. Learners often collaborate with peers, experts, community members, and teachers.

Assessment

Learners take paper-and-pencil exams, silently Learners know ahead of time how they will be and alone. The questions are kept secret until assessed, have input into the criteria by which they test time, so learners have to learn all the will be assessed, receive feedback from the material even though only part of it will be teacher and their peers throughout tested. a unit, and have multiple opportunities to assess their own learning.

Teachers are primarily accountable for learner Teachers and learners share accountability for learning. learning and achievement.

Learners are extrinsically motivated by the Learners’ interests and involvement promotes desire to get good grades, to please teachers, intrinsic motivation and effort. and to gain rewards.

Technology

Teachers use various kinds of technology to Learners use various kinds of technology to explain, demonstrate, and illustrate various conduct research, communicate, and create topics. knowledge.

. Each approach is appropriate in different situations.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB This table is not intended to show a comparison of two opposing approaches where one is more appropriate than the other. On the contrary, this table shows that both approaches can be appropriate depending on a particular situation.Good teachers recognize that there is more than one way to teach, and that different situations often require different teaching practices. Accordingly, the Intel® Teach Getting Started Course incorporates elements of traditional, teacher-centered instruction, along with elements of 21st century, learner-centered instruction. Although differences exist between the two approaches, research indicates that 21st century, learner-centered approaches can enhance traditional, teacher-centered instruction by providing a purposeful and meaningful context for which learners can master their emerging

skills.

MODERN TEACHING PRACTICES :- Spaced Learning

Teachers have reported amazing results when it came to spaced learning. Spaced Learning is a learning method in which the condensed learning content is repeated three times, with two 10-minute breaks during which activities such as physical activities are performed by the students – I think, that PE and lessons can be combined.

Spaced learning involves encouraging students to quickly switch through activities. For example, providing ten minutes of knowledge on the nervous system with a PowerPoint presentation and then having 15 minutes of basketball would be the way to get the better grades.

The results don’t lie and the creators of the system at Monkseaton High School in Tyne and Wear have reported that it does work. They claim that it’s more effective than simply teaching students by utilising traditional methods for four hours.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB The key is in the brain cells. It helps them to create the connections that they need to actually remember the knowledge. Furthermore, it has the additional benefit of allowing people to relax. If they are compressing sections of the syllabus into such small sections then there’s no time to worry. It’s all about the learning before moving on to another session of activity. Flexible Fridays

Sometimes conventional lesson blocks just don’t work as every student is different and they all have their problematic subjects. The concept of Flexible Fridays is that an in-depth session of a subject can be acquired by simply having a whole day of mathematics or some other subject.

At Flexible Fridays lessons a teacher try to help each student to study and learn what is the most difficult for him/her personally. Somebody repeats, somebody learns. It makes it more convenient for students as now they can focus on one thing while in school. It means that students don’t have a breaking point by spending hours struggling with a subject along at home.

Teachers also find it easier as they can keep their lesson plans and simply go over them again with a more personal touch. Flexible Friday lessons are more in-touch with students and gives focused study time that can help students grasp difficult concepts.

Teachers are also able to aid students by simply having fast-track weeks. Having a whole week of mathematics or English can help students to get through the subjects in a shorter amount of time.

It’s good news for teachers and students alike because even though a lesson lasts an hour it could actually lose up to 25 percent of its designated time. There’s the preparing for class and packing away to take into account, and students are not always the quickest at performing these tasks.

Teacher should choose what method is more appropriate for his/her students: spaced learning or Flexible Fridays. Engagement

Under a new teaching method called “engagement” students are urged to engage with the real world, analyse everything that happens in different life spheres (not only internship but also economical, business, social spheres, etc.). Business studies are where this new focus of engagement occurred at the Leasowes Community College in Dudley.

Instead of conventional teaching methods, students were taken to visit local businesses where they were able to witness how the knowledge that they were learning applied to the real world.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Multiple days were set aside for this practice and all students were required to wear business suits in order to attend. The idea is to get students engaged and to connect their learning to the real world. If teachers can show them how what they are teaching connects to the real world then their own brain cells are going to connect them and associate them.

The results are there for all to see because before this new method was introduced only 40 percent of students achieved grades of A-C across both years 10 and 11. Under the new teaching method the institution reported that the numbers had shot up to a massive 91 percent of students achieving A-Cs in years 10 and year 11.

New methods of teaching have the purpose to improve the quality of education and involve students in educational process. Innovations mean a progress and development.

Facts About Non-Traditional Education

Non-traditional education includes night classes, online classes, personal enrichment and lifelong learning, independent study and more. Read on for more information on the types of non-traditional education and the benefits you could gain from them.

Find out what you could study as a non-traditional student.

What Is Non-Traditional Education?

Non-traditional education is education that is offered in ways other than common daytime college classrooms. There are many versions of non-traditional education, such as college-prep education, evening courses, independent learning, online learning, residencies, cross-registration and one-on-one learning.

Independent study allows you to choose a topic of your interest that corresponds to your concentration and create a class around it. For instance, if you major in English, perhaps a course in novels turned into movies is for you. Or if you are majoring in History, maybe you'd enjoy learning about 18th-century English social classes.

Cross-registration is something often found in online or individualized programs. In this case, you'll take courses with one college, but if another college offers a course that yours does not, you can cross-register to take courses at both colleges.

Residencies provide online students the opportunity to meet during a small timeframe (such as a weekend). You'll meet professors and have a highly intensive study of special topics or courses. It'll also afford you the opportunity to meet your cohort students, or students who complete a program following the schedule that you follow.

Common Versions College prep, independent learning, online learning, cross-registration, residencies

Almost any subject at any level; usually not hands-on study or lab work; research methods or art courses Course Options can happen with one-on-one individualized study

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Student Availability High-school students, working adults, stay-at-home parents, military personnel may enroll

Decision Factors Online study can take as much time as traditional classes; you need to be organized and self-motivated

What Subjects Can I Study?

One of the advantages of non-traditional study is that you can study almost any subject at any level. The only subjects that may be difficult to study are ones that require hands-on study or lab work. For this reason, courses in the natural sciences, allied health and technical areas are uncommon for non-traditional study.

Studies that are not offered through online study, such as research methodology and art courses are available through one- on-one study, where teachers can provide guided, individualized study. Some of the programs available throughthe programs available through these non-traditional study techniques are:

• Japanese culture

• Middle East studies

• Nutrition

• Historical fiction

• Vampires in literature

• Psychology of fandom

• Literature

• American history

• European history

• Psychology

• Childhood education

• Anthropology

• Business

Who Can Benefit from Non-Traditional Study?

These programs may be of interest to a large number of people. College-prep courses can be helpful for students who want to earn college credit while they are still in high school. Online study may appeal to working adults, stay-at-home mothers and military personnel.

Some students cannot handle the structured style of traditional colleges. If this sounds like you, you'll be better off with online, independent or one-on-one study. Also, if your college (or any other college near you) does not offer the program you want to major in, online study and individualized majors are helpful.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB To continue researching, browse degree options below for course curriculum, prerequisites and financial aid information. Or, learn more about the subject by reading the related articles below: Structure of Education

A Schematic Diagram:

Elementary Education

The education system of India is one of the largest of its kind in the world. More than 102.8 million people come under this education system.Elementary education in India has been emphasized to increase the literacy percentage of the country.India’s post-independence period has seen the launch of various schemes by the Government to promote education among the masses and to achieve universalization of elementary education in the country.The constitutional and legal statements that appear time to time are as follows:

 Constitutional mandate, 1950 - "The State shall endeavor to provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education to all children until they complete the age of 14 years."

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB  National Policy of Education, 1986 - "It shall be ensured that free and compulsory education of a satisfactory level is provided to all children up to 14 years of age before we enter the twenty first century".

 Unnikrishnan Judgment, 1993 - "Every child/citizen of this country has a right to free education until he completes the age of fourteen years."

The elementary education in India starts from the early child hood days.The system includes three stages: pre-primary, primary and middle level.The analytical report, given below, gives an insight into the state of elementary education in different states in the country.

The pre-primary education begins at the age of five and it continues for one year.This is the initial stage of a child in his/her educational career.When the child reaches an age of six, he or she prepares to go for primary education.

Primary

The primary schooling system starts at the age of six.The Primary Stage consists of either from Classes I-V or from I-IV depending upon the education system of the state.The five years system i.e. Classes I-V is applicable in 20 States/UTs namely Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, , Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi and Karaikal and Yanam regions of Pondicherry.The four year system consists of classes I-IV which is applicable in Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Mahe region of Pondicherry.

Middle

The middle stage of education consists of classes either from VI-VIII or from VI-VII depending upon the states or union territories.The 18 states which come under the first category are: Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi and Karaikal region of Pondicherry.The second system (VI-VII) is effective in states like Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Mahe region of Pondicherry.

Special programmes under Elementary Education

Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA)

“Sarva Siksha Abhiyan” or “Education for All Movement” was started by the Government of India to make the universalisation of elementary education in the country.The programme was mandated in the constitution making education free to children of ages 6-14 and a fundamental right.The programme aims to achieve the goal by 2010.

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SSA has several plans in its hand.The programme includes opening of new schools in those areas where schooling facilities are not available.It also provides basic infrastructure to the existing schools by providing additional classrooms, toilets, drinking water, maintenance grant and other accessories.It also seeks to provide computer education to the children. The programme emphasizes on girl’s education and children with special needs.

Non-Formal Education

For making the universalisation of elementary education in the country an important measure adopted was opening of non-formal education centres for children in the age group 6-14.This system of education was adopted for those children who were not covered under the formal education system.

The children in the age group of 6-14 were out of the school either because they were not admitted in the schools or were withdrawing from the schools before the completion of their elementary education. Hence these children now get free education at their door step.Though this programme was started in the late 1978, it has been accelerated in the recent days. These non-formal centres are mainly located in the rural villages of the country.

Secondary Education

Stages:

Secondary education in India starts form class VIII or IX depending upon the states or union territories. The Secondary Stage consists of Classes IX-X in 19 States/UTs. Viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan , Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Delhi and Karaikal region of Pondicherry.

The other stage i.e. classes VIII to X is adopted in 13 States/UTs viz., Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Mahe & Yanam regions of Pondicherry.

The Higher Secondary / Senior Secondary stage of school (classes XI-XII) which comes under the 10+2 pattern is available in all the States/UTs though in some States/UTs these classes run in Junior colleges or are attached with universities.

Medium of Study:

The medium of instruction at primary level is the regional language of the respective state.Teaching of Hindi and English is compulsory in most of the non-Hindi speaking states.The states like Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Karaikal region of Pondicherry have not accepted Hindi as a compulsory subject to be included in their syllabus.

Final Examinations:

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The final examinations are conducted at the end of classes X and XII in all states and Union Territories. The State Boards or Councils conduct these examinations.The age limit for secondary exams varies from 14 to 16 whereas for higher secondary it varies from 16+ to 18+ years. In some states the first final examination is conducted at the middle school level of education.

Academic Session:

The academic session usually begins from July after a long summer vacation in most of the states but it is different in hilly states where the winter vacation is significant.

The total number of working days is more than 200 days in all states and Union Territories.

Higher Education

Introduction

The Higher Education sector of India is the third largest in the world in terms of number of students.The higher education refers to the study in colleges, universities and research centres.After the completion of class 12th or intermediate course a student generally goes for higher study.The country has about 380 universities and deemed universities, over 17,500 colleges and hundreds of national and regional research institutes.The institutes for higher learning in India follow specific rules as made by the state or the central government.There are also some statutory and autonomous bodies running in the country to regulate the higher education system in the country.

Undergraduate Colleges

The initial period of the higher education starts from the undergraduate level.After completion of intermediate level (i.e.10+2 or class 12th) in any stream a student is eligible to pursue higher education.

The duration of study is either three years or four years or even five years in case of Medical Science or Architecture etc. The Engineering degree is of four years duration and all other degree courses in Arts, Commerce and Basic Sciences are of three years duration.After successful completion of the course a student is awarded a degree by the college or by the university with which the college is affiliated.

There are more than 16,000 colleges in India.These colleges are affiliated to different universities of their state.The pattern of examination varies from one university to the other.Some holds annual examination while other conducts semesters.The total marks also differ from one university to the other.Some universities have started the “grading system” for awarding degrees.The syllabus for a particular course is designed by the affiliating university and it is in a state of modification from time to time.

The colleges of India follow the reservation policy as mandated by the government.There is provision

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB of reservation of seats in colleges for special categories like Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Castes (OBCs), Physically Challenged, Sports Personalities and other categories as classified by the reservation act.

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Universities

A university is an institution of higher learning that offers degrees at all levels (Bachelor, Master or Doctorate) in different fields.There are as many as 300 universities in India which are either state, central or deemed universities.These universities provide different programmes and also carry out researches in respective fields.

The Post Graduate or Masters Degree programme is offered at all universities in the country. Generally the duration of masters’ degree programme is of two years.After successful completion of programme in any discipline, the student is awardedMasters degree in the same field.The student who undergoes Master programme would get intensive theory and practical classes.Sometime internships and trainings are also covered as a part of the programme of study to sharpen the skills of the student.

Universities of India follow the guidelines of the University Grant Commission (UGC). The funds are provided by the state governments or by the UGC.

Evaluation Process

Evaluation process in Indian Education System is meant for evaluating the academic standard of a student by awarding grades, divisions, marks or by any other forms as recognized by the government.

Grading system in secondary school

- 85% and above -Excellent

- 80-85% - Superior

- 70-80% - Very good

- 60-70% - Good

- 50-60% - Satisfactory

- 40-50% - Average

- 35-40% - Pass

- Below 40% - Fail

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Grading systems in higher education institutions

- 60-100% - First Division

- 50-59% - Second Division

- 40-49% - Third Division

The most predominant form of grading system (in evaluation process) in the country is the percentage system. In this process the marks obtained by the student is divided by the maximum marks to obtain the percentage for award of division or class.

However some universities in India have started to follow a marking system based on a grade point average.The grading system in these institutes is a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) on a 10 or 4 point scale. Notably, all the IITs, BITS Pilani (Pilani, Goa campuses) and most NITs use a 10- point Grade point Average (GPA) system.However, the grades themselves may be absolute (as in NITs), exclusively relative (as in BITS Pilani), or a combination of absolute, relative and/or historic, as in some IITs.

Higher Professional Education in India

In the ancient era, India had been a center of higher education in the field of linguistic studies, cultural studies, philosophy, arts and professional studies like agricultural sciences and many more. These courses were extremely popular all over Eastern and Middle Eastern part of the world. Some of the other subjects like Indian dance forms, martial arts, ayurveda, astrology, arts and music used to be imparted to Indian and foreign students. The universities like Nalanda Vishwavidyalaya, Taxshila Vishwavidyalaya, Vikramshila

Vishwavidyalaya have been renowned schools of those days.

India has been ruled by different race and ethnicity of human society, hence the system of education kept on changing its shape and process. This led to modern education system that presently exists. The Indian education system has been a cumulative conglomerate mix of different origins that came from different places of the world. Hence, the original value based education system such as 'Gurukul', had lost its existence. If the present status of Indian education system is compared with the developed countries of the world, one would find the need for the improvements. According to the survey of different agencies of the world like Times Higher

Education, the top Indian universities do not find a place even in the first 250 top universities in the world. This

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB has become a startling fact and a big worry for India. The ranking of autonomous institute like IITs, IIMs, government institute like central universities and old universities such as Calcutta University ranks below 300 in the world. This implies our education system, methods and process of governance has deteriorated over the time.

The basic education system has some lacunae, as the foundation of the technical education has always been to understand the theory and performing practical or laboratory class properly to learn the theory pragmatically.

Majority of our schools lack imbibing the potential higher degree students in practical aspect, which in turn demotivate the students for research at higher level of education. Moreover, the kind of education system we have, emphasis is given on memory based examination systems unlike other countries in U.S. and Europe.

Lack of basic infrastructure in universities for research, improper process of disbursement of government funds, unnecessarily very high number of tracking and governing bodies like AICTE, UGC, NAAC, state governments department, DST and so on hampers the natural blossom of young minds for technical and professional advancement. The fact that, our education system as a whole have not been refrained from corruption, be it the bureaucrats or the middle level government officials. The corruption on all levels gives way to malpractice among the education providers and the seekers as well.

Another important point is the employability after technical education in India, since the practical aspect of curricula has been minimal, the employability of the degree and diploma holders decreases. Thus, in many occasions, higher technical and professional education has become the last resort for the students who fail to secure better jobs after undergraduate level.

Though, the budget allocation for research and development has been quite sizable but the same looks meager with respect to other developed countries. Therefore, it is high time for the government to rethink and make

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB some major amendments in the education policies, organize the private sector in education and stream line the higher education processes. The major emphasis must be given to the development of Institute-Industry,

Institute-Society and Industry-Society-Institute symbiotic relationship. Some of our top technical and professional institutes do have Institute Industry Partnership Cells, but not as effective as compared to foreign universities.

The increasing number of pop ups of institutions have maligned the quality of technocrats passing out from various universities. Due to different education policies, especially in higher education and research field, the teachers or professors are compelled to do research work irrespective of their interests to do so and therefore the quality of research and basic teaching is being impaired. In the age of information technology, video conferencing, education site, online libraries and so on so forth, the concept of virtual classes are becoming popular day by day. The conventional chalk and talk teaching methods are equally important for face to face contact between students and the teacher. Hence, blended learning and teaching may be a good choice in

India, where we lack adequate laboratory, reference books, journals, research facilities for higher technical education.

The government should allocate more funds towards the enhancement and development of higher technical and other professional education in India. The unnecessary number of monitoring and other certification bodies should be decreased. The policy makers must think about the improvement of school level education and prepare the curricula practical oriented to nurture the young minds. This in turn will generate the interest among students to take up higher education and research in future. "Research by inner desire and not for bread and butter" would be an endeavor towards competitive step comparable to world's best higher education countries.

Technical Education In India

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Technology is touching every aspect of life and society. Since Independence, the technical education system in our country has grown into a fairly large-sized system, offering opportunities for education and training in a wide variety of trades and disciplines at a certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate degree and doctoral levels in institutions located throughout the country.

The general scenario of higher education in India is not equivalent with the global quality standards. Hence, there is enough justification for an increased assessment of quality of the country’s educational institutions.

In order to maintain the standard of technical education, The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in 1945. AICTE is responsible for the planning, formulation and maintenance of norms and standards, quality assurance through accreditation, funding in priority areas, monitoring and evaluation, maintaining parity of certification and awards and ensuring coordinated and integrated development and management of technical education in the country.

Why is it important? India is witnessing the age of science and technology. There is a huge demand of Technical Education in modern age. The pattern of life evolving in the age is very much different from the one we find in our society even some fifty years back. General Education has been substituted by professional technical education in many cases. Technical Education offers good opportunity for employment and successful career.

Technical education contributes a major share to the overall education system and plays a vital role in the social and economic development of our nation. In India, technical education is imparted at various levels such as: craftsmanship, diploma, and degree, post-graduate and research in specialized fields, catering to various aspects of technological development and economic progress.

Besides, in this age of unemployment, only technical education can assure one of a job and a comfortable living. Those who are still in the conventional institutions, passing examination that have little relevance in the modern systems, find no opportunities of employment. And, quite naturally, they end up becoming the victims of frustration and find themselves alienated from the mainstream of modern world. With their stereo-typed general education without any specialization and professional skill they acquire nothing to contribute to the progress and prosperity of the human society. They are quite aware of this and this awareness leaves them demoralized.

It was not just an end, it was the dream of modern India, and technical education was given the due importance with a view to realizing that dream.

Prospects and Initiatives India is renowned for producing graduates of the highest caliber, but only a very few compared with its population receive high quality technical education. India has over the years significantly

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB bolstered the quality and availability of technical education, doubling the employment rate of graduates who are now better suited to the needs of Indian Industry. So, there is a dire need of backing up conventional study and teaching technical education, as it will not only help in the development of the country, but also the person possessing those skills. Technical education is a part of education that is directly related to the gaining of information and skills needed in manufacturing and service industries.

For acquiring technical education, there are two structural streams in India – formal and informal. Polytechnics, Industrial Training Institutes, Industrial Training Centers, centrally sponsored scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary Education by the Ministry of Human Resource Development are few of the formal sources of technical education in India. Whereas self-learning and small private institutes providing short term technical course are covered under informal one

New industrial and labour trends in India have clearly specified the need of technical education. But, the base of technical education must be made strong at secondary level of education and a clear-cut path for the students to move ahead in this field must be made. More technical degrees of high quality along with technical universities must be established.

Related Issues Technical Education imparts knowledge of specific trade, craft or profession. Technical education, that is, education in some art or craft is the crying need of the hour. We are living in the times when old concepts of education have undergone a change. We are not in need of liberal education, education that implies training in fine arts, humanities, cultural patterns and behavior, and aims at developing a man’s personality as it was in the pre-independence days. We need skilled workers. Manufactured goods worth crores of rupees are being imported every year. There is dearth of food. Our industries are yet in infancy. We need engineers to man them. We need mechanized farming to increase the output of corn. All this is only possible if we give a technical turn to our education and if skilled labour is made available.

SKILL BASED EDUCATION AT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL

One of the main purposes of formal education in India is to get a good placement. It all boils down to the employment and a very good job opportunity. Right from the preliminary stages, students are made to nurture such values as the applicability of the formal education in the occupation to be pursued.

The degree certificate that became the benchmark is losing the importance. There has been a huge demand for competencies in the recent times. The focus has shifted from the stockpile of marks sheet and certificates to knowledge skills and core competencies. Vocational courses and training is the need of the hour, but not much has been achieved due to the dearth of such institutes.

Consider a typical example of primary education in a small township or countryside. School enrollment ratio at primary level is low but formidable. But the students continuing their primary education to secondary level and for higher studies are far less.

The reason is the school drop out rate that is quite high for secondary education and higher studies.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB A large number of families do not allow their children to receive formal education after completing primary and even before that.

The child, who has not even reached the adolescence is entrusted family responsibilities and made to earn for the family.

Because there are no provisions for skill-based education at primary and secondary level, the child is deemed to conjoin the unskilled labor force.

On the other hand, if skilled-based education is introduced at the primary and secondary level, the school system would be more productive. Also, the system will help in convincing the parents that the education is going to bear its fruits and good results for the family. This can further diminish the drop out rate of schools in India.

Education based on utility offers a unique chance to retain the students as well as help the country to produce skilled labor. To progress in the near future, school systems and the formal education have to consider such options and try to implement them without further delays. skill based learning in schools and colleges India Needs Skill-oriented Education to Boost Employability Trade and industry sectors want their potential employees assessed in various ways. It is done to evaluate the candidates’ abilities matching the desired work profile. However, most often the grudge is skill deficit or skills mismatch. Elets News Network (ENN) presents a report based on an interaction with industry-academia experts on how government, industry and academia can play helpful role in skill development. On the occasion of the launch of Skill India Mission in 2015, Prime Minister said: “In the coming decades, the largest workforce required by the world will be provided by India.” The Government thus set a target to create 500 million skilled workforce by 2022, accordingly.

India is steadily working to become a pool of market-ready talent for the world at large and not just for domestic needs. With India having the world’s largest youth population (64 per cent of 1.3 billion in the working-age group); it is well-known that the education system will have to continue to take the lead role to provide the youngsters required skills and training, especially to higher education students.

Include Skills, Training in the Curriculum According to the government statistics, India’s youth literacy rate (15-24 years) and adult literacy rate (15 years and above) in 2011 were 86.1 per cent and 69.3 per cent, respectively. It has set a target to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education to 25.2 per cent in 2017-18 and further to 30 per cent in 2020-21.

The Government’s Draft National Education Policy 2016 also envisages to include skills and training in the curriculum to expand opportunities for students to acquire relevant skills, including skills needed for work and entrepreneurship, to name a few.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB “There is a need to renew curricula at all levels of education with special emphasis on the emerging learning areas,” states the Draft Policy.

According to Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) report published last year, only 20 per cent of the five million students who graduate every year get employed.

“India’s demographic dividend will be a huge deficit if we continue to have only 20 per cent of our graduates employable. The evident gap in the industry requirements and curriculum has emerged as one of the most common reasons highlighted for this figure,” said Chief Executive Officer of MeritTrac Gopal Devanahalli.

“There is an opinion among stakeholders that most of teaching–learning experience is academic and not related to the real-job environment. Communication skills of graduates are often lacking particularly in comparison to the demands of today’s global marketplace,” he added.

The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2016-17 report highlighted that 28,348,197 students got enrolled at graduate-level.

“In India, new legal frameworks to entrust institutions with higher levels of autonomy, including the strategically important capacity to manage their budgets and their staff members’ career is the need of the hour,” said Professor Prakash Kondekar of Saurashtra University.

On similar lines, Rohit Manglik, Chief Executive Officer of EduGorilla emphasised on imparting practical knowledge.

“Academic institutions should devise a dynamic curriculum which gives more emphasis on practical knowledge in tune with the needs of the industry rather than encouraging rote learning,” said Rohit Manglik, adding, the academic-industry collaboration for curriculum structuring, guest lectures and internships will lead to better career prospects for students.

Government, Corporate & Academia, Boost the Talent Pool With the tremendous impact of technology on the labour market marked by continuous change, the work environment has also become more complex, requiring new skills.

Christopher Higgins, Business Head of IdeateLabs, said: “In a fast-changing areas like digital marketing where schools and universities cannot keep up with the pace of change, many agencies have also launched part-time training courses that lead to internships.”

“I believe that industry can step in and ensure that students get access to development opportunities, especially in industries that have a shortage of skilled talent,” he added.

Youths after graduating often opt to secure a decent job; some choose to pursue higher education or put efforts on research and development; some opt for the profession of teaching; some follow their family occupation; some choose a different career path; some follow their passion or interest: photography, music, film, art, and so on.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB It would be no exaggeration to say that graduates who look out for a regular- income-work profile in their field-of- study are the ones who often struggle to get one.

Many corporate bodies and organisations along with government bodies have been collaborating to contribute on enhancing students’ employment opportunities by way of internships, campus placements and providing work experience to students.

Manipal ProLearn CEO AP Ramabhadran, said: “Industries will need to support and encourage the endeavour while heavily investing in various training and upskilling programs.”

“Finally the government will have to provide the framework to support learners and companies through this period of transformation for creating a win-win situation for everyone,” he added.

Elaborating on it, MeritTrac CEO said: “It would be better if they can articulate the requisites of roles and graduate employability skills for students to work upon much prior to their placements by using authentic and reliable assessments which are more aligned with corporate practises to ascertain best fit for the respective roles that they are hiring for.”

“Government plays a vital role by contributing to employability and skill development schemes that help create more vacancies,” he said, adding that funding higher education for a better quality of education that encapsulates syllabus-based learning could go a long way to mould budding talent in a very large way.

Meaningful Collaborations among Government, Industry and Academia

The potential of human capital in India is never questioned, but the employability quotient of fresh talent is still in a questionable state, says AP Ramabhadran, Chief Executive Officer, Manipal ProLearn. “The way forward is for the government, industry and academia to engage in a meaningful collaborations aimed at imbibing a culture of self-learning and honour code among students,” he said.

Professor Prakash Kondekar of Saurashtra University, feels: “The main goal of educational institutes or universities is to provide the educational component necessary for the construction of knowledge within a broad humanistic vision and in the context of a massified higher education system.”

“It should have a lifelong access to learning through innovations that supports the professional and personal objectives of a diversity of learners,” the Professor added.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Prakash Kondekar further emphasised on keeping a loose decision-making and cooperation framework on track, and deepen the dialogue with the stakeholders along with developing a shared language, shared understanding of the underlying objectives rather than the technicalities of the tools.

“This can be achieved if the tools are seen as being interconnected through student-centred learning and with the view of catering to a diverse student population, within specific institutional and national contexts,” he added.

Create Future Leaders In the midst of a rapid and progressive transformation in education across the dimensions—purpose, content, pedagogy and methodologies have paved the way for many sundry challenges.

Today, higher education is posed by various contingencies demanding diverse skill, architecture, innovation and creativity, public-private partnership, to name a few.

MIT World Peace University Faculty of Management Dean (PG Programmes), Sayal Ganakar, feels that the four dimensions: individual agency associated with self-determination and the creative impulses of individuals; proficiencies and opinions of diverse set of people; intrinsic motivation merits over external rewards; and individualism deeply intertwined with autonomy at colleges and universities— are inherent to promote and nurture an innovative climate.

“While we see such a churn, it is our profound ambition to create future leaders who both can comprehend and contribute to their organisations in becoming nimble and corporate leaders,” she said.

Global philanthropist and Founder of The Giving Back Foundation, Meera Gandhi, stressed on entrusting youths to run companies.

She writes: “Youths must be entrusted with running companies, not just the young people born into industrial families. Talent must be nurtured now.”

“Government must give tax incentives to companies that hire young people at a certain pay scale and in responsible positions. Academia must have corporate fair days where companies are invited on campus and can pitch jobs to students as is done at Harvard and all universities in the USA,” said Gandhi. Environmental Education in India (Concept and Role)

The prosperity and well-being of a nation depends on the effective utilization of human and physical resources through industrialisation based on science and technology. But there is a perennial controversy between development and environment. The question is whether we shall go for industrial or modernization or we shall protect the environment.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB In one hand, we know that development of a nation depends on industrialization and on the other hand, rapid industrial and agricultural development entails much adverse effects on the environment of the countries concerned. So we have to apply our wisdom in striking a balance between these two contradictory factors. Development and environment are concerned with global ecology. We should, therefore; clearly know the basic concepts of environment or ecology and its relation with our developmental activities at macro as well as micro-level.

Basic Concepts: Everything that surrounds us and on which our life depends is our environment. Our room, our home, our village or town, our family and friends, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the sunshine and the rain – all are part of our environment. Even the environment of two individuals is different. But these environments are interrelated so closely that in a sense we all belong to the same environment.

This inter- relatedness is a matter of ecology. The term ‘ecology’ has been derived from the Greek word ‘Oikos’ which means home. So, ecology is literally, the science that deals with the home conditions of all living beings. Ecology deals with the interrelationships between living beings and their environment.

Previously, in old days, a natural balance was maintained between all living beings including men and plants. They were living together in harmony and in natural setting. Human beings live in harmony with the Nature including the Forest which was providing most of the necessities for living. But over the recent years, due to rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, the nature has been adversely affected.

The environment is seriously degraded and there is imbalance and disharmony. The water and air has been polluted to a great extent because of the destruction of the vast forest on the earth. Because, forest plays an important role in conservation of water, purification of air and supplying many useful things to the human beings.

Another disaster which is posed before us, is that due to rapid growth of urbanisation. The living conditions of the people in the cities and towns have

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB been detoriated. There is pollution of water, air and noise etc. due to the rapid expansion of industries, power stations and motor vehicles etc. Everywhere, there is pollution. It has been proved harmful for the physical and mental health of the people.

All the Influences on the growth of the individual constitute environment. Environment includes a number of situations or experiences that influences the development of the individual. So the environment of an individual comprises all the physical and social factors around him which directly affect his living including the working conditions.

The various environmental factors are interrelated. The physical environment includes the living and non-living, the geographical landmarks, topography and climatic conditions, the man-made feature like buildings, roads, transport and other facilities like health, sanitation, nutrition aspects. The social environment consists of the family and community life, fairs and festivals, modes of production and supply of essential commodities.

The various environmental factors are inter-related. We know the environment of an individual comprises all the physical and social factors. Then only the individual can survive on his earth. For this reason our environment is to be protected.

Role of Education: Education is regarded as an important instrument and means for generating proper awareness and adequate knowledge and skills regarding environmental protection. It is, therefore, felt essential to develop education about the environment, education for the environment and education through the environment. So as a whole, it will be environmental education.

1. Environmental education should be integrated into the whole system of formal education at all levels.

2. Environmental education adopts a holistic perspective which will examine the ecological, social, cultural and other aspects of particular problems.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 3. Environmental education should be centred on practical problems related to real life.

4. Environmental education should aim at building up a sense of values.

However, it is universally agreed that environment education should be inter- disciplinary, drawing from biological, sociological, anthropological, economic, and political and human resources. It is also agreed that a conceptual approach in teaching environmental education is the best.

It also involves decision-making and development strategies for promoting environment protection. Environmental education is treated as a discipline in which various subjects like Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics are included. This makes it imperative to train specialists in environmental education for planning,’ management, development and taking remedial measure for solving the problems.

The NCERT developed the guidelines for the school curriculum on the basis of the Education Commission, 1964-66. It has also prepared a resource material on the use of environment as a basis for meaningful learning in Primary Education.

The National Policy on Education 1986 has also given a special place of significance to education and environment. So a great need is being felt to create an awareness for the protection of the environment by redesigning the objectives, methods and curriculum in the field of education. Value Education: Meaning, Objectives and Needs | India Meaning of Value-Education: The very purpose and main function of education is the development of an all round and well-balanced personality of the students, and also to develop all dimensions of the human intellect so that our children can help make our nation more democratic, cohesive, socially responsible, culturally rich and intellectually competitive nation.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB But, nowadays, more emphasis is unduly laid on knowledge-based and information-oriented education which takes care of only the intellectual development of the child.

Consequently, the other aspect of their personality like physical, emotional, social and spiritual are not properly developed in providing for the growth of attitudes, habits, values, skills and interests among the pupils. It is here that we talk in terms of value-education. A complete description of what value-education is, could entail a study in itself.

There are corroborating findings, by many researchers. After analysing and studying the descriptions (about value-education) of such researchers the definition of value-education may be started as follows:

Value-education is a many sided endeavour and in an activity during which young people are assisted by adults or older people in schools, family homes, clubs and religious and other organisations, to make explicit those underlying their own attitudes, to assess the effectiveness of these values for their own and others long term well-being and to reflect on and acquire other values which are more effective for long term well-being.

Value- education, is thus concerned to make morality a living concern for students. Hence, what is needed is value-education. Despite many educators and educationists description regarding value-education, it cannot be denied that continuing research will continue to making the description of value- education more adequate.

According to C. V. Good — ”Value-education is the aggregate of all the process by means of which a person develops abilities, attitudes and other forms of behaviour of the positive values in the society in which he lives.” Objectives of Value-Education: Traditionally the objectives of value-education were based on religion and philosophy. There was no secular value-education; but in today’s modern world, this has been taken as very much essential.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Accordingly, the objectives for value-education may be taken up as follows: 1. Full development of child’s personality in its physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects,

2. Inculcation of good manners and of responsible and cooperative citizenship.

3. Developing respect for the dignity of individual and society.

4. Inculcation of a spirit of patriotism and national integration.

5. Developing a democratic way of thinking and living.

6. Developing tolerance towards and understanding of different religious faiths.

7. Developing sense of brotherhood at social, national and international levels.

8. Helping pupils to have faith in themselves and in some supernatural power that, is supposed to control this universe and human life.

9. Enabling pupils to make decisions on the basis of sound moral principles

10. Evolving the evaluation criteria on value-education.

11. Suggesting measures for better utilisation of value-education.

12. Finding out the interests of pupils in relation to different aspects and activities of value-education.

13. Clarifying the meaning and concept of value-education.

Need For the Inculcation of Value-Education: Again and again, like a boomerang, the question that bursts out is “where have the values gone?’ While making an attempt for answering this question, one notices a conscious and conspicuous shifts in the latter-day educational philosophy from a cognitive to kinetic development of the pupil.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB A wide range of values of moral, aesthetic and social nature that have evolved during the marathon march of the human civilisation is posing before us a crisis of priorities: which of these values is to be cultivated and what is the appropriate stage of doing so?

Hence, the issue becomes all the more jumbled when it comes to fixing up of the responsibilities: who is to inculcate values? — parents, leaders, the affluent, the business tycoons, thinkers, artists, teachers? The easy and obvious answer is — “the teacher is the prime inculcator of values because the young are under his or her formal care”.

Whatever may be the answer! Really speaking, it is not enough just to know about values, because values have to be practiced. Our country is undergoing radical, social changes. So, the students who are the future citizens of tomorrow have to be oriented to respond to and adjust with these social changes satisfactorily by equipping them with desirable skills and values.

The Modern India has committed to the guiding principles of socialism, secularism, democracy, national integration and so on. These guiding principles should be emphasised in the educational system and suitable value; are to be included in the students for promoting equality, social justice, national cohesion and democratic citizenship.

With these aims in view, radical reforms in the present lop-sided education are to be introduced and all attempts need to be made for developing well-integrated personalities for our individuals. Hence, the need for inculcating desirable values.

India is known for its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, and the need for a value-system through education has been felt and recognised through centuries. Value system play an important role in any decision making process. In fact, every human action is the reflection of personal and social values.

Modern age of science and technology has created many evils. Violence, immorality, egoism, self-centeredness, frustration are rampant everywhere. The world has already experienced the horrors of modern wars during WORLD WAR I and II.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB It has been the victim of passions and evils like violence, jealousy, national superiority and arrogance. That is why, in spite of wonderful, scientific achievements the world is a place of violence, gloom and unease.

In the midst of material prosperity, a large section of humanity is under the grip of immorality, poverty and corruption. Thus, man has been the monarch of entire world. Now, such unsatisfactory situations have arisen due to crises of values.

Hence, inculcation of desirable values in the student is felt essential to find out the answers to such questions as: a. What exactly is the wrong thing that is existing in today’s entire educational system? b. How can international harmony and peace be promoted? c. How can social justice and also fellow-feeling be ensured in the modern world? d. Which things can be considered to be the most important causes for the outburst of crises that is seen or witnessed by all of us today? e. How can mankind carve out for itself a preferred future of peace and prosperity? etc.

The Kothari Commission has very rightly observed “the expanding knowledge and growing power which is places at the disposal of modern society must, therefore, be combined with the strengthening and deepening of the sense of social responsibility and a keener appreciation of moral and spiritual values”.

Now, looking at today’s situation which is developing very fast, it is equally important for us to give a proper value-orientation to our educational system. Hence, after India gained Independence, continued attempts have been made for inculcation of right values in the students at different stages of education.

Accordingly, the National Conference On Minimum Curriculum Standards for primary stage organised by NCERT (National Council For Educational Research and Training) in July 1970, emphasised the importance of inculcating in the

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB students moral and spiritual values which form a part of our culture viz., honesty, kindness, charity, tolerance, courtesy, sympathy and compassion.

The National Seminar on Primary and Work-oriented Education organised by NCERT in November, 1976, in the context of International Education Year recognised the relevance and importance of the Gandhian Values in reforming education.

The Seminar, therefore, recommended the following Gandhian Values for inculcation at the Primary Stage: 1. Dignity on manual labour

2. Sense of social awareness and responsibility

3. Respect for other’s religion

4. Fearlessness

5. Truthfulness

6. Non-Violence

7. Purity

8. Service and

9. Peacefulness

Dr. M. T. Ramji, in his book entitled as ‘VALUE ORIENTED SCHOOL EDUCATION’ has mentioned that in the context of modern India which is moving towards industrialisation and technology, we need education that is based on spiritual, moral and social values.

According to him, the important spiritual, moral and social values which form part of the Indian Cultural Heritage are: 1. Courage

2. Truth

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 3. Universal love

4. Respect for all religions

5. Dignity of manual work

6. Service

7. Purity

8. Courtesy

9. Peace and

10. Joy

All these values are to be taught in Primary and Secondary Schools and it is imperative on the part of the teachers as well as teacher educators to understand the school situation and also the potentialities of school activities in promoting the values in schools.

In a paper entitled— “EDUCATION IN THE FIFTH YEAR PLAN, 1974- 79”, brought out by the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India, t is pointed out — ‘Perhaps, the most significant need of hour is to transform the educational system with a view to cultivating the basic values of humanism, democracy, socialism and secularism….’ It is in the above quoted context, it may be stated firmly that the teachers, teacher-educators and administrators should try their best to promote value- oriented education in schools. Hence, it is essential to generate adequate awareness among the people through mass media as well as different types of school organisations.

The schools can definitely play an important role in inculcating desirable values in the pupils through effective organisation of different, curricular and co- curricular programmes. Now, such a task must necessarily be the joint responsibility that is to be shouldered by all teachers and not just the assigned duty of one or two teachers.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Such “a growing concern over the erosion of essentials and an increasing cynicism in the society has brought to focus the need for readjustments in the curriculum in order to make the system of education a fore full tool for cultivation of social and moral values”.

According to Burtrand Russel, “Broadly speaking, we are in the middle of a race between human skills as to means and human folly as to ends. The human race has survived owing to ignorance and incompetence, but given knowledge and competence combined with fully, there can be no certainty of survival. Knowledge’s is power for evil as much as for good. It follows that, unless men increase in wisdom as much as in knowledge, increase of knowledge will be increase of sorrow.”

Love, compassion, sympathetic joy and even mindedness have obviously an unbalanced scope like wisdom and require a long, strenuous training and dedication of creative imagination and intuition. Such training in the East has been both emotional and intellectual. In the West, little attention has been paid to the cultivation and training of moral feeling, imagination and intuition.

In countries where there was but one official religion, the church, temple or mosque could provide the necessary authority to impose a common moral code on schools. But in most countries there are number of religions and cultures which, from time to time may have come into conflict. To assume peace and national unity, mostly countries have established secular public education system.

Our population during the Post-Independence period has increased in terms of culture and religion; slowly we are beginning to see the richness and diversity of cultures, which is an asset to our nation, and to understand that diversity is valuable in its own right.

Thus, we see on the one hand in the history of education the demand for an education which aims at developing social cohesion and respect for common values, but on the other, an education that is respectful of the dignity of every individual and every cultural identity. But the question is — “Can education promote unity in diversity, and if so, how?”

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB And — Mahatma Gandhi, long ago has answered — “I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the culture of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any”. Gandhiji remained an inspiration to all who wanted to support a vision of unity. He had understood the value of cultural diversity.

Today, we all are living such a society where we find anxiety-stricken parents, frustrated jobless degree holders, teachers strikes, dowry deaths, attraction of students towards private coaching classes, inability of our teachers to keep control over the overcrowded classes, etc. etc.

On account of the said circumstances, there is very much a strongly felt need to develop value-education policies and programmes which will seek to eliminate all types of discrimination in education.

For this a planned action will be such where rights of minorities will be taken care of, where intellectual understanding will be promoted, where there will be tolerance for other religions. It is better to state in one sentence that we need to place the melting pot model by a mosaic, rich in diversity but nonetheless having a clear unifying pattern based on ‘global ethics’.

The matter that has been discussed so far, brings out adequately the need for value education which will lead to the regeration of values that have been lost in the process of search of knowledge, power and material progress during this century and preceding ones.

It is because of this, it seems, Kothari Commission has rightly stressed — “A National System of Education that is related to life, needs and aspirations of the people cannot afford to ignore this purposeful force — viz. VALUE”.

The National Policy on Education of 1986 has very strongly recommended the need for value-education due to the following reasons: 1. Tremendous advance in science and technology’ has resulted in a complete change in the lifestyle of the people.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 2. Science and technology is being used to produce weapons of mass destruction endangering the very existence of the human race instead of using it for the betterment of human life.

3. Erosion of traditional values.

4. Life in the future is going to be faster and more complex. The student of today have to face such moral situations in future, in which, instead of depending on others, they may be required to take their own decision.

5. The present youth has special problems. It has started to question the conduct of elders — especially political leaders. They do not see the relevance of the values preached.

The above discussion stresses again and again the importance of the need of value-education. Value-education involves exposing students to a whole series of values in their complete totality. I helps to bring about an improvement in the child’s thoughts, ideas attitudes, interests, emotions, sentiments, personality and character.

Really speaking, value-education influences all aspects of a person’s growth and development. Thus, value- education consequently, is an integral part of education which cannot be separated from the educational process. Value- education has to be placed, therefore, at the centre of the educational endeavour.

Schools should be induced to create a climate of values which should run various activities and would be conducive to the promotion of values among students, teachers, parents and educational administrators. Programmes of value- education should incorporate values of integral personality in all its dimensions — physical, vital, intellectual, aesthetic, ethical and spiritual.

The question now jumps up — How exactly the implementation of such value- education could be done in schools and what are the various activities to be undertaken in different classes? The process of valuing is what we go through when we make judgement about things, events and people that we encounter in our day-to-day life.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Indian Administrative System

Modern phase

The present system has its roots from British administrative system.

Indian administrative system adopted features like the parliamentary system, judicial system, rule of law from British administrative system.

#2. About Indian Administrative System

India is a democratic country with various diversities.

The Indian government is federal so there is a clear separation of powers and subjects between union government and state government.

7th schedule of constitution allocates the power and functions between Centre and states. It contains 3 lists –

Union List – List 1 contains 100 items. Parliament has exclusive power to legislate on this subject.

State List – List 2 contains 61 items.

Concurrent List – List 3 contains 52 items. Union government along with state has the power to legislate on this subject.

Some states have given special provisions under article 371.

Special status has been given to Jammu and Kashmir under article 370.

At the district level administration by constitutional amendment act 73 and 74,

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Panchayat and urban local bodies are added.

Read about - Article 370 & Its Implications!

#3. Indian Administrative System - Structure

Given below is political and administrative organizational structure of The Union &

States:

Union State

President

↓

Council of Minister

↓

Parliament & Supreme Court

↓

Council of Ministers

↓

Legislature & High Courts

Chief Minister

↓

Governor

↓

State Secretariat

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District Administration

↓

Panchayat

↓

Local Self-Government

#4. Functions of Indian Administrative Systems

Indian administration is accountable to the people of India.

The main function is to act in accordance with objectives laid down in Preamble of the constitution, DPSP, FR.

To secure all its citizens' liberty, equality and fraternity.

To work for socio economic welfare of society

To formulate and implement the projects for the economic development

Work for government instead for the political party in power

#5. Features of Indian Administrative System

Democratic decentralization

Federal structure

Welfare administration

Making and modifying policies from time to time.

No involvement in political activities

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Development administration

Provisions of reservation in services for SC, ST, and other backward classes

Provision of administrative tribunal

Transparency in administration

1. Citizen friendly

2. E- governance

3. Independent administrative agencies such as – UPSC, CAG, CVC, Election commission, Finance commission

#6. Issues in Indian Administrative System

Red Tapism

Improper management of internal structure

Inefficient implantation of policies

Lack Accountability and transparency

Local governance is weakly empowered

Corruption

Political interference allows nepotism in administration

#7. Reform Committees in Indian Administrative

System

To bring the reforms in the administrative system a committee was formed to present the report on the administrative reforms.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB First Administrative reforms commission was chaired by Morarji Desai and later on Hanumanthaia.

It gives recommendations on

1. Fifth central pay commission

2. Suggested reforms to fight against corruption

3. Reforms in civil services

4. Suggested introduction of performance budgeting

Second Administrative reforms commission was constituted on 31 August 2005 under the chairmanship of Veerappa Moily.

In second ARC report, recommendations suggested for state and district administrations are as follows

1. Creation of District Council with a representation of rural and urban bodies as the true third tier of government.

2. Autonomy of Panchayat in respect to personnel

3. Establishment of ombudsman at local levels

4. Metropolitan Police Authorities should be constituted in large cities.

5. Agencification, for conducting a wide range of functions

6. There is a need for a right balance between autonomy and accountability while designing the institutional framework of executive agencies.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 7. Internal Restructuring of the State Secretariat

8. In order to address the genuine and legitimate concerns of the local people, there is need to continue the political dialogue among various stakeholders.

9. Process Re-engineering and use of Information Technology

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10.In case of North east districts, Autonomous Districts/Councils in Sixth Schedule

Areas should also be covered by the StateFinance Commission and the State

Election Commission.

11. There should be prudent and realistic economic assumptions in the formulation of budget estimates.

12. An environment for a responsive and citizen friendly district administration in line with the principles of decentralization and subsidiarity.

13. The laws regarding the Lokayukta would need to be amended to incorporate the changes suggested in the Report on `Ethics in Governance'.

14. Separate Focus on Policy Making and Implementation

15. There should be a separate Standing Committee of the State Legislature for the local Bodies

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability

Governance is described as the formation and stewardship of the formal and informal rules that regulate the public realm, the arena in which state as well as economic and societal actors interact to make decisions (ODI). The notion of "Governance" is used from prehistoric time by human civilization. Governance can be used in several contexts such as corporate governance, international governance, national governance and local governance. Governance elucidates the mechanisms an organization uses to make certain that its components follow its established processes and policies. It is the primary way to maintain oversight and accountability in a loosely coupled organizational structure. Many theorists defined the notion of governance of current years. It is explained by group of academicians that "Public sector governance refers to the way that the state acquires and exercises the authority to provide and manage public goods and services, including both public capacities and public accountabilities (Levy, 2007). UNDP Strategy Note on Governance for Human development described that governance is "a system of values, policies and institutions by which a society manages its economic, political and social affairs through interactions within and among the state, civil society and private sector. It is the way society organizes itself to make and implement decisions achieving mutual understanding, agreement and action. It consists of the mechanisms and processes for citizens and groups to articulate their interests, mediate their differences and exercise their legal rights and obligations. It is the rules, institutions and practices that set the limits and provide incentives for individuals, organizations and firms" (UNDP, 2007). Other professionals explained the concept of governance as distinct from government, and is the process through which various stakeholders articulate their interests, exercise their rights, and mediate their differences (Debroy, 2004). Three players in Governance

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The role of governance on national and local level: Key factors of development include education, health, and security which are public goods to be provided by central and local governments. The share of GDP managed by government is positively correlated with the level of country's development. Performance of government is a central component of governance and a pre-requisite for successful development of a country. In India, according to tenth Five Year Plan, "Governance relates to the management of all such processes that, in any society, define the environment which permits and enables individuals to raise their capability levels, on one hand, and provide opportunities to realise their potential and enlarge the set of available choices, on the other" (Planning Commission, 2008). Plentiful research have been done to elucidate the ideologies of governance. According to Tandon (2002), good governance is "the joint responsibility of the state, market and citizens to mobilize public resources and promote public decision-making towards the advancement of common public goods." The theoretical concept that explicate and prioritise public goods, institutional mechanisms and structures for delivery of those public goods, and processes by which such structures and mechanisms operate. It emphasizes articulation of interests by various stakeholders, specially the hitherto excluded and the marginalized. Governance identifies that differences among various interests around public goods, and the preferred modes of delivering the same, would necessarily exist in a democratic society, and it, hence, lays emphasis on negotiated and dialogical approaches to deal with those differences. The Eleventh Plan presents six benchmarks of such democratic governance:

1. Free and fair and timely elections of all spheres of political authority. 2. Transparency and accountability of all institutions of the state to citizens. 3. Efficient and effective delivery of socio-economic public services.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 4. Effective devolution of authority, resources and capabilities to PRIs and municipalities. 5. Rule of law, where legal rights are clear and understood, and legal compliance and enforcements of those rights is time-bound and swift. 6. Needs and interests of hitherto excluded sections of society are privileged and included, with dignity.

It has been revealed in reports that the Government of India is following a set of standards for reforming governance in the nation, which are essentially citizen-centric transparency, accountability and efficiency of all institutions, agencies and actors of the government, with particular attention to those citizens who have been basically excluded so far. Governance is the exercise of economic, political, and managerial authority to manage account affairs at all level. It consists of the mechanisms processes, and institutions levels (UNDP, 1997) Characteristics of governance: The main features of good governance as described below: Elements of governance:

1. Participation: Researchers have stated that Participation is a major factor both by males and females for good governance. Participation could be either direct or through legitimate intermediate institutions or representatives. It can be established that representative democracy does not necessarily mean that the concerns of the most susceptibility in society would be taken into consideration in decision making. Participation needs to be informed and organized. 2. Rule of law: Good governance requires impartial legal structures that are prescribed neutrally. It also requires full defence of human rights, particularly those of minorities. Impartial enforcement of laws requires an independent judiciary and an impartial and incorruptible police force. Basically, the rule of law is termed as the institutional process of setting, interpreting and implementing laws and other

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB regulations. It means that decisions taken by government must be founded in law and that private firms and individuals are protected from arbitrary decisions. Reliability entails governance that is free from distortionary incentives through corruption, favouritism, patronage or capture by narrow private interest groups; guarantees property and personal rights; and achieves some sort of social stability. This offers a degree of reliability and predictability that is vital for firms and individuals to take good decisions. 3. Responsiveness: Governance needs that institutions and processes try to serve all stake holders within reasonable timeframe. 4. Consensus oriented: Good governance necessitates intervention of various interest groups in the culture to reach a broad agreement in a society for the benefit of the whole community and the way it can be accomplished. It also requires broad and long-term perspective for needs of sustainable human development and how to achieve goals of such development. 5. Equity and inclusiveness: The welfare of a society depends on ensuring that all its members feel that they have a stake in it and do not feel that they have been excluded from the mainstream of the society. This requires all groups, but particularly the most vulnerable, have opportunity to improve or maintain their wellbeing.

Transparency in Governance: Transparency is broadly accepted as a major principle of good governance (World Bank (2000) the UNDP has perceived that transparency means "sharing information and acting in an open manner" (1997). Furthermore, transparency allows stakeholders to collect information that may be critical to uncovering abuses and defending their interests. Transparent systems have flawless procedures for public decision-making and open channels of communication between stakeholders and officials, and make a wide range of information available UNDP (1997).Transparency represents that decisions taken and their enforcement are done in a way that follows rules and regulations. It also entails that information is easily available and directly accessible to those who will be affected by such decisions and their enforcement. According to Tandon (2002), transparency means that the criteria, process and systems of decision-making are openly known to all in a public manner. The declaration of Right To Information Act (2015) set the stage for the transparency in the functioning of the government and its various agencies. Under this Act, access to information from a public agency has become a statutory right of every citizen. In its enactment, it has been contended that the system of government in India is so impervious that ordinary peoples do not have much information about how decisions are made and how public resources are utilized. In effect, RTI Act is a media for greater transparency about the manner of functioning of public agencies. A recent study (PRIA, 2008) on implementation of RTI Act in 12 states established following facts:

1. Information about who the designated Public Information Officers (PIOs) were in the district was not available in 90% of the districts; 2. Nearly half of all respondents felt that PIOs were not at all cooperative in giving information even when asked (Kerala and MP behaving worse than UP, Bihar, Orissa and Haryana); 3. Self-disclosure mandated under section 4 of the RTI Act was not made in 90% of the districts in these states.

Major provisions of this Act is self-disclosure of information in public domain. It is expected that if passable information is available, citizens can demand services and claim rights due to them from suitable authorities and officials. The status of self-disclosure is rather poor countrywide. Current study conducted by PRIA and CHRI (2009) about status of self- disclosure in the field of food security exhibited that Food Corporation of India and PDS (civil supply departments) have sensibly clear web-based self-disclosure at national level. But, the quality and convenience of such self-disclosed information at district level becomes very poor and non-existent. It indicated that an ordinary resident eager of accessing food from the PDS system cannot get any clear information from the system of self-disclosure currently being practiced in these states (including Karnataka, Gujarat and HP, which are generally deemed to be better governed states). Disclosure of information at state or national

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB levels only, mostly in English language, and largely through only web-based tools have resulted in systematic rejection of the very same citizens in whose name and interests of right to information has been endorsed. Transparency is required to make the system of public service delivery effective. It allows ready information to the citizens in a manner that they may be able to claim their entitlements. However, sheer knowledge of what entitlements are, and who is responsible for fulfilling them, is not sufficient to ensure that public services are passably and effectively delivered to the 'intended' recipients. Accountability in Governance: Accountability become crucial concept in maintaining good governance. Simply defined, accountability means being answerable for the performance of tasks assigned to a person; if task assigned is selection of beneficiaries for a scheme, then accountability will indicate whether the selection has been carried out by applying the criteria, and following the procedures laid down, in the timely manner within the budgets specified. Consequently, accountability necessitates the clear specification of tasks to be performed, the time frame and budget available for performing those tasks. Additionally, it is also important to be clear about the responsibility for performance of those tasks; person responsible and whether it is clear to them. It also states that whether responsible authorities have the necessary capacities and resources to perform those tasks. Accountability is imperative to Governance as it evaluates the ongoing effectiveness of public officials or public bodies ensures that they are performing to their full potential, providing value for money in the provision of public services, imparting confidence in the government and being responsive to the community they are meant to be serving. There are many types of accountability in governance that include Horizontal and Vertical Accountability. The dominant interpretation is that institutions of accountability, such as parliament and the judiciary, offer horizontal accountability, or the capacity of a network of relatively autonomous powers that can call into question, and eventually punish, wrong ways of discharging the responsibilities of a given official. Horizontal accountability is the capacity of state institutions to check exploitations by other public agencies and branches of government, or the requirement for agencies to report sideways. Otherwise, vertical accountability is the means through which citizens, mass media and civil society seek to enforce standards of good performance on bureaucrats. Social Accountability is an approach towards building accountability that relies on civic engagement, specifically a situation whereby ordinary citizens and civil society organizations contribute directly or indirectly in exacting accountability. Such accountability is termed as society driven horizontal accountability. Political accountability usually establishes itself in the notion of individual ministerial responsibility. Characteristically in all government agencies, accountability is specified in a vertically upwards manner. Answerability to the designated boss above the departmental hierarchy. All government systems and agencies have elaborate practices and procedures for such upward reporting and answerability in respect of performance of designated tasks within the time and budget frameworks available. In addition to this ascending vertical accountability, all government agencies have systems of horizontal accountability which ensure the checks and balances. For example, Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) audits the planned expenditures of national and state governments. It can be established that accountability can only be determined if

1. Tasks are clearly specified.

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 2. Time and budget details for completion of the task are concretely laid down. 3. The person/position/team responsible for the task performance is clear to all. 4. There is a clear laid down procedure for reporting progress and completion of the task to an authority upward in the hierarchy. 5. A mechanism for course-correction for effective task performance exists.

Link between Transparency and Accountability: Accountability is the harmonising function of Transparency; if system of governance is apparent enough it would promote accountability, Transparency and Accountability are related in its mission of an organization, (Tandon, 1995). There are many advantages of transparency and accountability in governance. Transparency and Accountability in the Governance reduces occurrence of corruption, favouritism, nepotism and improves the accountability of the staff. Practically, the governance movement will encounter major drawbacks. Poor governance is being increasingly considered as major root causes of all corrupt practices within societies. There are numerous challenges in maintaining good governance. First is the corruption. In every civilization, huge percentage of national expenditure is wasted in corrupt practices. Another major factor is process of globalization. Rosabeth Kanter stated that globalization can be described as a process of change stemming from amalgamation of increasing cross- border activity and information technology enabling virtually instant communication at international level. There are many challenges that arise from globalization that will affect to the good governance. The arrival of foreign labour because of the borderless economy. Foreign companies are easily entering in national market. Globalization also affects law and regulations especially in terms of trade, import and export taxes, migration of foreign worker, SMEs, and excise duty. Political intervention also adversely impact process of good governance. Experts advised that it is important for civil servants to have neutral attitude when it comes to political believe. Extremism also disrupt good governance. It is believed that a good governance system is a democratic system. It is participatory, transparent, accountable and equitable and it promotes the rule of law. This infers the creation of an institutional framework recognizing the legitimate will of the people. Extremism has certainly become the menace in many parts of the world these days. Extremism is any ideology considered to be far outside the mainstream arrogances of society or to interrupt common moral standards. With the thorough appraisal of governance features, it is found that enriched governance needs an integrated, long-term strategy built upon cooperation between government and inhabitants. It involves participation of institutions. The Rule of Law, Accountability, and Transparency are technical and legal matters at some levels, but also interactive to produce government that is legitimate, effective, and usually supported by peoples, as well as a civil society that is strong, open, and plays a positive role in politics and government. To summarize, governance is the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented. Government is one of the actors in governance. Good governance must be responsive to administration and has fair legal system to provide protection to societal members. Good governance regards accountability, transparency, openness, predictability, participation, political legitimacy, freedom of association and participation in the process of governance, an established legal outline based on the rule of law and the independence of judiciary to protect human rights and freedom of information and expression. Governance is dependable with the rule of law and the spirit of the law, does not result from nor can it be justified by illegal or legally-suspect actions. Poor governance can undermine the legitimacy of public institutions and interrupt policy goals. External drive to strategy change is to be replaced by local commitment and ownership of reform ideas to

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB enhance governance. Governance is effort of all states, societies and organizations to realize minimum of governance for ensuring their sustainability.

MCQ

1. The policy recommended by the Kothari Commission vis-à-vis language is (A) Three language formula (B) Two language formula (C) Hindi (D) Mother Tongue

Answ er - (A)

2. Which of the following State does not have State Open University? (A) Odisha (B) Bihar (C) Assam (D) West Bengal

3. RTE Act was implemented in India with effect from (A) 1st April 2009 (B) 1st May 2010 (C) 1st April 2008 (D) 1st April 2010

Answ er - (B)

4. The first National Policy on Education in free India was launched in the year (A) 1947 (B) 1964 (C) 1968 (D) 1986

Answ er - (C)

5. According to 2011 Census, the overall literacy rate in India is about (A) 64% (B) 72% (C) 74% (D) 82%

6. 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 recommends supply of study materials to girls free of cost. (C) It prohibits child marriage of girls. (D) It prohibits child labour.

7. Operation Black-Board Programme was introduced to improve (A) Teacher Education

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (B) Primary Education (C) Secondary Education (D) Higher Education

Answ er - (B)

8. The ceiling fixed by the Supreme Court for reservation for the socially and economically disadvantaged sections is (A) 19% (B) 22% (C) 49% (D) 50%

Answ er - (D)

9. Teacher education is considered as a technical education in (A) U.S.A. (B) U.K. (C) U.S.S.R. (D) India

Answ er - (A)

10. For equality of educational opportunities among women, the Constitution has provision under (i) Article 45 (ii) Article 15(3) (iii) Article 16(1) and (2) (iv) All the above Which of the above is correct? (A) Only (i) is correct. (B) (i) and (ii) are correct. (C) (i) and (iii) are correct. (D) (iv) is correct.

11. Refresher courses for teacher education in secondary level are conducted by (A) State Institutes of Education (B) Academic Staff Colleges (C) National Institute of Education (D) National Council for Teacher Education

12. The objective of Inclusive Education is (A) to uncover and minimize barriers to learning (B) to change attitudes, behaviours, teaching methods, curricular and environments to meet the needs of all children (C) to promote constantly the local cultures and contents of various communities of the society (D) All the above

13. The South Asia University is situated in the city of (A) Colombo (B) Dhaka (C) New Delhi (D) Kathmandu

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Answ er - (C)

14. Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University? (A) President of India (B) Prime Minister of India (C) Governor of West Bengal (D) Chief Minister of West Bengal

Answ er - (B)

15. Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located at (A) Dharmshala (B) Shimla (C) Solan (D) Chandigarh

PART -2

1. The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalayas is to give education to

(A) Rural talented students

(B) Urban students

(C) Girls students only

(D) Rural students

Answ er - (A)

2. The idea of Four Pillars of Education was suggested by

(A) UNICEF

(B) UNESCO

(C) NCTE

(D) UGC

3. Selection Test for admission to teacher training program was suggested by

(A) NCTE

(B) NAAC

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (C) NPERC

(D) NCERT

Answ er - (C)

4. NCTE was established by an act of Parliament in

(A) 1975

(B) 1995

(C) 1996

(D) 1986

Answ er - (B)

5. In which country the first Open University was established in the world?

(A) U.S.A.

(B) U.K.

(C) India

(D) Australia

6. Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation in school education was started by

(A) CBSE

(B) UGC

(C) SCERT

(D) IGNOU

Answ er - (A)

7. Equality of Educational opportunities is possible by (A) Extending portals of educational institutions to all without any discrimination

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (B) Opening more educational institutions

(C) Privatizing the education system in the country

(D) Public funding of Education

Answ er - (A)

8. Inclusive education is about (A) making provision for all children

(B) welcoming and celebrating diversity

(C) both (A) and (B) are true

(D) none of the above

Answ er - (C)

9. 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

10. The title of the Report of Education Commission (1964-66) is (A) Learning without Burden

(B) An Enlightened and Humane Society

(C) Education and the People of India

(D) Education and National Development

Answ er - (D)

11. The principal function of the NCERT is an extension work with the State Education departments centering around the improvement of (A) higher education

(B) school education

(C) secondary education

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (D) technical education

Answ er - (B)

12. I.A.S.Es in teacher education were started in

(A) 1964

(B) 1968

(C) 1986

(D) 1992

Answ er - (D)

13. International Institute of Educational Planning is at

(A) London

(B) Paris

(C) New York

(D) New Delhi

14. Internship Programme of teacher education provides

(A) Content courses

(B) Practical courses

(C) Complete school environment

(D) Research courses

Answ er - (C)

15. Which is the following agency regulates and monitors special education programme in India?

(A) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (B) Ministry of Human Resource and Development

(C) Rehabilitation Council of India

(D) National Council of Teacher Education

Answ er - (C)

PART - 3

1. Who heads the committee, constituted by the Government of India, to draft the New Education Policy

(A) Sam Pitroda

(B) TSR Subramanian

(C) Yash Pal

(D) V K Saraswat

Answ er - (B)

2. Who was the first Chairman of University Grant Commission? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(B) Prof. Yash Pal

(C) Prof. S.S. Bhatnagar

(D) Prof. D.S. Kothari

3. Distance education is not (A) Telemetric teaching

(B) Distance study

(C) Work oriented education

(D) De-schooling

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Answ er - (C)

4. 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) & (B)

(D) Dual Teaching Model

5. Fair and free election means:

(A) transparency

(B) to maintain law and order

(C) regional considerations

(D) role for pressure groups

Answ er - (B)

6. Which of the following institutions in the field of education is set up by the MHRD Government of India? (A) Indian council of world Affair, New Delhi

(B) Mythic Society, Bangalore

(C) National Bal Bhawn, New Delhi

(D) India International Centre, New Delhi

7. Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) includes:

(A) Department of Elementary Education and Literacy

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (B) Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education

(C) Department of Women and Child Development

(D) All the above

Answ er - (D)

8. Which of the following is/are a minority institution(s) ? 1. Punjabi University, Patiala

2. Osmania University, Hyderabad

3. Kashmir University, Srinagar

4. St. Stephens College, Delhi

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 4

(C) 2 only

(D) 4 only

9. Which of the following statements are correct about the National Advisory Council (NAC) ?

1. The National Advisory Council is a statutory body.

2. It is headed by the Prime Minister of India.

3. It facilitates constant interaction with the leaders of civil society.

4. It provides policy and legislative inputs to the Government of India.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 3 and 4

(D) 3 and 4

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Answ er - (D)

10. CLASS stands for (A) Complete Literacy and Studies in Schools

(B) Computer Literates and Students in Schools

(C) Computer Literacy and Studies in Schools

(D) Centre for Literacy and Studies in Schools

Answ er - (C)

11. The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level is: (A) To prepare students to pass examination

(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions

(C) To give new information

(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture

Answ er - (B)

12. The University Grants Commission was constituted on the recommendation of: (A) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Commission

(B) Mudaliar Commission

(C) Sargent Commission

(D) Kothari Commission

Answ er - (A)

13. The University which telecasts interactive educational programmes through its own channel is: (A) B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad

(B) I.G.N.O.U.

(C) University of Pune

(D) Annamalai University

14. The Government established the University Grants Commission by an Act of Parliament in the year:

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (A) 1980

(B) 1948

(C) 1950

(D) 1956

Answ er - (D)

15. Universities having central campus for imparting education are called:

(A) Central Universities

(B) Deemed Universities

(C) Residential Universities

(D) Open Universities

PART-4

1. Special Education Courses are controlled by (A) Special Education Council of India (B) Rehabilitation Council of India (C) National Council of Teacher Education (D) Medical Council of India

Answ er - (B)

2. National Knowledge Commission is headed by (A) D.S. Kothari (B) Amartya Sen (C) Sam Pitroda (D) Azim Premji

Answ er - (C)

3. First Open University in India was established in the year (A) 1961 (B) 1982 (C) 1985 (D) 2001

4. Inclusive Education refers to (A) Special teaching to disabled students (B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (C) Equal educational opportunities to disabled and normal students (D) Special education in special schools

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5. Which of the following is the apex body in the area of Teacher Education in India? (A) UGC (B) MHRD (C) NCTE (D) NCERT

Answ er - (C)

6. Who have signed MOU for accreditation of Teacher Education Institutions in India? (A) NAAC and UGC (B) NCTE and NAAC (C) UGC and NCTE (D) None of the above

Answ er - (B)

7. As per NCTE norms, what should be the pattern of teaching staff for a unit of 100 students at B.Ed. level? (A) 1 + 7 (B) 1 + 9 (C) 1 + 10 (D) 1 + 5

Answ er - (A)

8. Which of the following commissions suggested silent meditation as a part of moral values? (A) Secondary Education Commission (B) University Education Commission (C) National Education Commission (D) Indian Education Commission

9. Which of the following is described as Magna-Carta of Indian Education? (A) Sargent Commission (B) Wood’s Despatch (C) Macaulay Minutes (D) Hunter Commission

10. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was started in (A) 1990 (B) 1994 (C) 1998 (D) 1996

11. University Education Commission constituted in 1948 was appointed by (A) Ministry of Human Resource Development (B) Ministry of Education (C) NCERT (D) ICSSR

12. Education falls under the

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (A) Concurrent List (B) Fundamental Rights (C) Constitution of India (D) State List

Answ er - (A)

13. Which part of Indian Constitution allows every citizen to impart education as per ones own religion ? (A) Directive Principles (B) Concurrent list of centre and the States (C) Democratic rights (D) Fundamental Rights

Answ er - (D)

14. Which of the following Commission first decentralized the primary education? (A) Hunter Commission (B) Mudaliar Commission (C) Kothari Commission (D) Sadler Commission

15. According to 2011 Census Report, the difference between literacy rates of men and women in India is about (A) 10% (B) 17% (C) 21% (D) 27%

ANS - B

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1. 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 46 (B) Article 16 (C) Article 45A (D) Article 21A

2. Disadvantaged sections of society consist of I. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes II. Women III. Physically handicapped IV. Rural people (A) All the above (B) Only I, II and III (C) Only II, III and IV (D) Only I, II and IV

3. DIET stands for (A) District Institute of Educational Technology (B) District Institute of Education and Training (C) District Institute of Elementary Training

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (D) District Institute of Elementary Teachers

Answ er - (D)

4. ERIC which sponsors research projects in education is a unit of (A) NCTE (B) NCERT (C) UGC (D) NUEPA

Answ er - (B)

5. As per the NCTE norms the man power required for starting up M.Ed. with a strength of 25 students is (A) 1 + 4 (B) 1 + 5 (C) 1 + 8 (D) 1 + 9

Answ er - (A)

6. The National flagship programme of education (SSA) aims at (A) Universalization of Elementary Education (B) Universalization of Secondary Education (C) Special Education in Primary Schools (D) Special Secondary Academic Programs

7. Who have signed MOU for recognition of Teacher Education in Special Education Programme in India? (A) NCTE and NAAC (B) RCI and NCERT (C) NCDS and RCI (D) RCI and NCTE

8. Match the following List – I with List – II in correct order: List – I List – II a. Expanded programme of immunisation implemented in India 1. 1986 b. National iodine deficiency disorder control programme started in India 2. 1978 c. Child survival and safe mother hood programme launched in India. 3. 1993 d. National nutritional policy was launched in India 4. 1992-93 5. 1992 Codes: a b c d (A) 1 4 3 2 (B) 2 1 3 4 (C) 2 1 4 3 (D) 3 2 5 1

Answ er - (C)

9. The mid-day meal programme for Pr. Schools was initiated with a view to (A) Increase enrolment (B) Involve community

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB (C) Engage teachers (D) Increase the employment

Answ er - (A)

10. VEC under SSA stands for (A) Village Education Committee (B) Village Enabling Council (C) Village Environment Committee (D) None of the above

11. In which year IGNOU was established? (A) 1964 (B) 1985 (C) 1992 (D) 2002

Answ er - (B)

12. Which of the following Committee recommended for improvement of Teacher Education Programme? (A) Reddy Committee (B) Ramamurti Committee (C) Yashpal Committtee (D) Mehrotra Committee

13. The meaning of Universalisation of Primary Education is to provide (A) Education to all (B) Education to all girls children (C) Free and compulsory education to all children (D) Free and compulsory education to the children of 6 – 14 years age

Answ er - (D)

14. The first Committee to be constituted after independence by the Government of India on Women’s Education was (A) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission (B) The Mudaliar Commission (C) The Shri Sri Prakasa Committee (D) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Committee

15. MOOC stands for (A) Massive Online Objective Course (B) Massive Online Open Course (C) Massive Open Online Course (D) Mass Online Open Corse

Answ er - (C)

PART – 6

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 1. The Right to Information Act, 2005 makes the provision of

(A) Dissemination of all types of information by all Public authorities to any person.

(B) Establishment of Central, State and District Level Information Commissions as an appellate body.

(C) Transparency and accountability in Public authorities.

(D) All of the above

Answ er - (D)

2. 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, 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, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision.

(D) This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned.

Answ er - (C)

3. 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, in general, 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.

4. 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, Dr. Abul Kalam Azad.

(D) It is being celebrated since 2008

DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Answ er - (A)

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List – I List – II

(Articles of the

Constitution) (Institutions)

(a) Article 280 (i) Administrative Tribunals

(b) Article 324 (ii) Election Commission of India

(c) Article 323 (iii) Finance Commission at Union level

(d) Article 315 (iv) Union Public Service Commission

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)

6. 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 without the permission of the UGC.

(D) offer distance education programmes without the approval of the Distance Education Council

Answ er - (C)

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Q1) Collective responsibility is the Hallmark of which form of Government?

Options:

A) parliamentary form B) Presidential form

C) Military form D) None of the above

Q2) In case of death, resignation or removal of Governor…acts as the Governor.

Options:

A) The Chief Minister B) The President of India

C) The Speaker D) The Chief Justice of High Court

Q3) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the

Options:

A) Prime Minister of India B) President of India

C) Finance Minister D) Lok Sabha

Q4) India is a republic because

Options:

A) Every adult of the age 18 or more has been given the right to vote

B) The Constitution guarantees fundamental rights of the people

C) The Council

Q7) In India freedom of press is

Options:

A) Specifically provided in the Constitution

B) Implied in the right to freedom of expression

C) Available to the people of India under Law of Parliament

D) Available to the people of India under executive orders

Q8) The subject on which the State Government enjoys exclusive powers are given in

Options:

A) Concurrent List B) State List

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C) Union List D) Residuary List

Q9) The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Raja Sabha is

Options:

A) 525 and 250 respectively B) 550 and 250

C) 535 and 275 D) 500 and 250

Q10) The Contingency Fund of the State is placed under the

Options:

A) Chief Secretary B) Finance Minister

C) Chief Minister D) Governor

Q11) …..is the popular House of State Legislature.

Options:

A) Legislative Assembly B) Legislative Council

C) Legislative Sabha D) Zilla Council

Q12) How many seats have been reserved for the Union Territories in Lok

Sabha?

Options:

A) 20

B) 25

C) 30

D) 50

Q13) The President of India, who has some political differences with Prime

Minister was

Options:

A) Zakir Hussain B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

C) Fakrudin Ali Ahmed D) None of the above

Q14) If a Governor wants to resign, to whom does he address his letter of resignation?

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Options:

A) Prime Minister B) Home Minister

C) Chief Minister D) President of India

Q15) The Legislative Council of a State can be abolished or created by the

Options:

A) President of India on the recommendation of the Parliament

B) Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

C) Parliament through a simple legislation

D) Parliament on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

Q16) The sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court of India is

Options:

A) 13 B) 15 C) 16 D) 31

Q17) Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

Options:

A) Lakshadweep B) Delhi

C) Manipur D) Daman&Diu

Q18) The Governor of a State holds his office only during the pleasure of

Options:

A) Prime Minister

B) President

C) Chief Minister

D) Home Minister

Q19) What does the Article 352 of the Constitution contain?

Options:

A) Provision regarding declaration of Emergency

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B) Powers of the High Court

C) Division of powers between the Centre and the States

D) Powers of the Prime Minister

Q20) A Parliamentary government cannot operate without

Options:

A) A written constitution B) An independent judiciary

C) Political parties D) A rigid constitution

Q21) Which one of the following is wrong?

Options:

A) It is the duty of the Chief Minister to keep the Governor informed of all the decisions of the Cabinet

B) The Governor has the Power to ask for any information from the Chief

Minister regarding the administration of the State

C) The Governor is the real head of the State administration

D) As an agent of the Central Government the Governor may have to act sometimes independently of the advice of the Council of Ministers

Q22) The report of the Public Accounts Committee is presented to the

Options:

A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) Rajya Sabha

D) Lok Sabha

Q23) Which of the following is not one of the Fundamental rights?

Options:

A) Right to freedom of Religion

B) Right to freedom of through and expression

C) Right to equality

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D) Right to equal pay for equal work for man as well as women

Q24) The Constitution of India is

Options:

A) Very rigid B) Very flexible

C) A combination of rigidity and flexibility D) Neither rigid nor flexible

Q25) Decisions on question about disqualification of members of the Lok Sabha are taken by the

Options:

A) President B) Prime Minister

C) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs D) Secretary to Parliament

Q26) The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by

Options:

A) Dr.Rajendra Prasad B) N.Gopalaswamy

C) B.R.Ambedkar D) None of these

Q27) Which of the following statements is correct regarding the procedure of passing of Bills in Parliament?

Options:

A) A bill pending in Parliament shall not lapse because of the prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament

B) A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha which has not been passed by the Lok

Sabha shall lapse on its dissolution

C) A bill pending in the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha

D) A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha which has been passed by the Lok Sabha shall not lapse on the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha

Q28) Representatives of Union Territories in Lok Sabha are chosen by

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Options:

A) Direct election B) Indirect election C) Nomination D) All the above

Q29) The term of Rajya Sabha members was fixed by the

Options:

A) Constitution B) President C) Parliament D) Cabinet

Q30) The main feature of Presidential government is

Options:

A) Stability

B) Irresponsibility

C) Check and balances

D) Rigidity

Q31) The total number of members in the Legislative Council of a State cannot exceed

Options:

A) One-fourth of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly

B) One-third of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly

C) One-sixth of the total members of the Legislative Assembly

D) No such limit has been fixed

Q32) Parliamentary government was adopted in India

Options:

A) By sheer accident

B) Because it was made obligatory to adopt this government under Indian

Independence Act of 1947

C) Because of historical considerations and practical necessities

D) On account of all the above reasons

Q33) Which one of the following statements holds good in respect of the Rajya

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Sabha?

Options:

A) One-third of its members retire after every three years

B) Two-thirds of its members retire after every three years

C) Two-thirds of its members retire after every two years

D) One-third of its members retire after every two years

Q34) Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?

Options:

A) Dr. Radhakrishnan

B) N.Sanjiva Reddi

C) V.V. Giri

D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q35) The Government in India is known as Parliamentary because

Options:

A) Parliament is elected by the people

B) Parliament consists of two houses

C) Parliament is a sovereign body

D) The executive is accountable to the Legislature

Q36) The President of India is entitled to a monthly salary of

Options:

A) Rs.1, 50, 000 B) Rs.1, 40, 000

C) Rs. 1, 35, 000 D) Rs.1, 25, 000

Q37) The Governor of a State in India is

Options:

A) Directly elected by the people of the State

B) Appointed by the Prime Minister

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C) Appointed by the President

D) Appointed by the State Chief Minister

Q38) If a Governor wants to resign, to whom does he address his letter of resignation?

Options:

A) Prime Minister B) Chief Minister

C) President of India D) Home Minister

Q39) Seats in the Lok Sabha are not reserved for the

Options:

A) Scheduled Castes

B) Scheduled Tribes

C) Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous district of Assam

D) Anglo Indians

Q40) The Indian Constitution has given a special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir under Article

Options:

A) 352 B) 370

C) 368 D) 361

Q41) What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative Assembly?

Options:

A) 40 B) 60 C) 50 D) 70

Q42) To be eligible for election as President of India a person must have completed the age of

Options:

A) 35 years B) 40 years C) 30 years D) 25 years

Q43) The Constituent Assembly of India opted for a Parliamentary form of

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Options:

A) Stability over responsibility B) Responsibility over stability

C) Responsibility and stability D) People's rule

Q44) Who amongst the following acts as the presiding officer of the House without being its members?

Options:

A) Vice-President of India

B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

C) Chairman of the Legislative Council

D) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Q45) Which one of the following cannot be dissolved but can be abolished any time?

Options:

A) State Legislative Councils B) State Legislative Assemblies

C) Rajya Sabha D) Lok Sabha

Q46) The Governor of a State can address the Legislature at the commencement of the

Options:

A) New session after each general election B) First session every year

C) Both of the above D) None of the above

Q47) Which is the most important reason to consider India as a Secular State?

Options:

A) People of different religions live in India

B) Government works for the welfare of people of all religions

C) Religion is separated from politics

D) Minority religions are given special protection

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Q48) The Governor of a State can

Options:

A) Dissolve the Legislative Assembly B) Dissolve the Legislative Council

C) Both the above D) None of the above

Q49) The maximum duration between two sessions of the Indian Parliament should not be more than

Options:

A) 3 months B) 6 months

C) 9 months D) one year

Q50) In Parliamentary Government

Options:

A) The President has the main importance

B) The Prime Minister has the main importance

C) The Vice-President has the main importance

D) The Head of the State has the main importance

Q51) The Constitution amendment bills are initiated in

Options:

A) The Lok Sabha

B) The Rajya Sabha

C) Either House

D) The Lok Sabha with the prior approval of the State assemblies

Q52) What is the age of retirement of the Supreme Court Judges?

Options:

A) 60 years B) 65 years C) 62 years D) 70 years

Q53) All the following are Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian

Constitution except

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Options:

A) The right to equality

B) The right against exploitation

C) The right to adequate means of livelihood

D) The right to freedom of religion

Q54) The Election Commission of a state can be removed from office

Options:

A) Only by the Governor

B) In the same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme

Court

C) Only by the President on the advice of the Chief Justice of the concerned

State

D) In the same manner as the Vice-president of India

Q55) Who among the following is considered to be the custodian of the Lok

Sabha?

Options:

A) The Prime Minister B) The Leader of the opposition

C) The Chief whip of the ruling party D) The Speaker

Q56) The subordinate courts enjoy

Options:

A) Only civil jurisdiction B) Only criminal jurisdiction

C) Only revenue jurisdiction D) All of the above

Q57) A Judge of the Supreme Court of India can be removed from office

Options:

A) By the President of India according to his sweet will

B) By the Prime Minister of India

C) By the Chief Justice of India

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D) By the President on an address by each House of Parliament and supported by a majority of the total membership of that house and by a majority of not less than 2/3 of the members of that House present and voting

Q58) Which one of the following Lok Sabha was dissolved before the expiry of its normal term?

Options:

A) First Lok Sabha B) Fourth Lok Sabha

C) Sixth Lok Sabha D) None of the above

Q59) If the Vice-President were to submit his resignation, he would notify to

Options:

A) The President of India B) The Prime Minister

C) The Chief Justice of India D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q60) The number of UTs in the Indian Union is

Options:

A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9

Q61) Which of the following means the collective responsibility of the Cabinet?

Options:

A) The venue and agenda of the Cabinet meeting are kept secret for security reasons

B) It is imperative for the Prime Minister to consult all the ministers to ascertain their views

C) The deliberations of the Cabinet are kept secret

D) The Cabinet functions as a compact unit in justifying its decisions

Q62) The total number of members of the Legislative Council can in no case be less than

Options:

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A) 40 B) 60 C) 50 D) No minimum strength has been fixed

Q63) Which one of the following is not a function of the Chief Minister of a

State?

Options:

A) He allots business among his colleagues

B) He can ask any Minister to resign and in case of his refusal advise the

Governor to dismiss him

C) He can dissolve the Legislative Assembly

D) He presides over the meetings of the Cabinet and controls the agenda thereof

Q64) The Presidential Government operates on the principle of

Options:

A) Separation of Powers B) Division of Labour

C) Fusion of Labour D) Centralisation of Power

Q65) Cabinet government is based on

Options:

A) Separation of legislature and executive

B) Fusion of legislature, executive and judiciary

C) Fusion of legislature and executive

D) None of the above

Q66) Which of the following Articles speaks of the appointment of the Governor?

Options:

A) Article 160 B) Article 140 C) Article 255 D) Article 155

Q67) The Constitution of India is

Options:

A) One of the smallest constitutions in the world

B) A medium sized constitution

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C) One of the most elaborate constitutions of the world

D) None of the above

Q68) The Vice-President of India is elected by

Options:

A) The same electoral college which elects the President of India

B) The Rajya Sabha

C) The Lok Sabha

D) By an electoral college consisting of the members of Houses of Parliament

Q69) A Governor can issue an ordinance

Options:

A) Whenever he likes

B) whenever Chief Minister advises him

C) Whenever the State Legislature is not in Session and the Governor is satisfied that immediate action is needed

D) When the Union Government tells him to do so

Q70) In…the executive power of the State Government is vested

Options:

A) The President of India B) The Chief Minister

C) The Governor D) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Q71) Chief Minister is

Options:

A) The Head of the State B) The Head of the Government

C) An integral part of the legislature D) Always a member of the Lower House

Q72) Which of the following was the permanent Chairman of the Constituent

Assembly?

Options:

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A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad B) Pt.Jawahar Lal Nehru

C) Sardar Patel D) B.R.Ambedkar

Q73) Consider the following statements: The Fundamental duties- 1. Have always been a part of the constitution of India 2. Have been added through an amendment 3. Are applicable to all citizens of India Which of these statements is/are correct?

Options:

A) 1 and 3 B) 1 only C) 2 only D) 2 and 3

Q74) The grant of franchise to women on equal terms with men is assertion of the principle of

Options:

A) Political equality B) Civil equality

C) Natural equality D) Social equality

Q75) Prime Minister of India is

Options:

A) Leader of the Rajya Sabha

B) Leader of the Lok Sabha

C) Leader of the masses

D) None of the above

Q76) Parliamentary Supremacy' is a definite feature of the political system in

Options:

A) U.K B) India C) Canada D) Australia

Q77) The Legislative Council of a State can be abolished or created by

Options:

A) The President of India

B) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned

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C) By Parliament according to its will

D) By Parliament provided the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to that effect

Q78) The Union Cabinet is responsible to

Options:

A) The Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha B) The President of India

C) The Lok Sabha only D) The electorate

Q79) The Speaker of a State Assembly can be removed from his office by

Options:

A) A resolution of the Legislative Assembly passed by a majority of all the members of the Assembly

B) The President of India

C) The Chief Minister

D) The Governor

Q80) The first general election under the Constitution was held in

Options:

A) 1949 B) 1950 C) 1952 D) 1953

Q81) A Governor can be removed by

Options:

A) Prime Minister

B) President of India

C) Chief Minister

D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

Q82) The subordinate Civil Courts are headed by

Options:

A) District Court B) Session Court

C) Board of Revenue D) None of these

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Q83) The size of the Council of Ministers of a State

Options:

A) Is fixed by the governor in accordance with the High Court’s advice

B) Is decided by the Chief Minister

C) Is fixed by the Constitution (91 st Amendment) Act, 2003

D) Is dependent on the total strength of the assembly

Q84) The right of vote in India is given to all people on the basis of

Options:

A) Age

B) Education

C) Religion

D) Property

Q85) The right to freedom of speech and expression

Options:

A) Does not include freedom of press

B) Includes freedom of press

C) Includes freedom of press only in certain respects

D) None of the above

Q86) Which one of the following statements is correct?

Options:

A) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha elected by the elected members of the

Rajya Sabha

B) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha president over the joint session of both the

Houses of Parliament

C) The electoral college for the election of the Vice-President is the same as that for the election of the President

D) The nominated members of both the House of Parliament have voting right in

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Q87) The "Fundamental Duties" of the Indian citizen have been

Options:

A) Originally provided by the constitution

B) Included in the constitution by the 44th amendment

C) Included in the constitution by the 42nd amendment

D) Inserted into the constitution by a judgement of the Supreme Court

Q88) The Speaker of Lok Sabha has to address his letter of resignation to the

Options:

A) Prime Minister of India

B) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

C) President of India

D) Vice-President of India

Q89) The Rajya Sabha

Options:

A) Is a permanent house

B) Has a maximum life of 6 years

C) Has a maximum life 5 years

D) Has no fixed life

Q90) The President of India is elected by

Options:

A) Parliament

B) State legislatures

C) By the people directly

D) By an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies

Q91) Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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Options:

A) The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of Prime Minister

B) Money Bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha

C) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of the Lok Sabha and the State

Legislative Assemblies from 5 years to 6 years

D) As nearly as possible one-third members of the Rajya Sabha retire on the expiration of every third year

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Q92) The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within

Options:

A) One year B) Six months

C) Four months D) Three months

Q93) Which of the following words were added to the Preamble of Indian

Constitution under the 42nd Amendment?

Options:

A) Democratic Republic B) Democratic Socialist

C) Socialist Secular D) Sovereign Secular

Q94) The Governor of a state enjoys

Options:

A) No discretionary powers B) Very extensive discretionary powers

C) Discretionary Powers in certain matters D) None of these

Q95) The Governor even though is a constitutional head, he

Options:

A) Is at par with the President

B) Is on a different footing from the President

C) Is the successor of the President in the State Administration

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D) None of the above

Q96) To Which one of the following categories does the Right to Property belong?

Options:

A) Legal Right B) Fundamental Right

C) Human Right D) Natural Right

Q97) The Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of India is

Options:

A) The Defence Minister

B) The Prime Minister

C) The Chief of the Army Staff

D) The President of India

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Q98) The members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of

Options:

A) Three years B) Five years C) Six years D) Seven years

Q99) Which one of the following statements correctly describes "a hung

Parliament"?

Options:

A) A Parliament in which no party has clear majority

B) The Prime Minister has resigned but Parliament is not dissolved

C) The Parliament lacks the quorum to conduct business

D) A lame duck Parliament

Q100) The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is

Options:

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

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Q101) The time-gap between two sessions of Parliament must not exceed

Options:

A) 3 months B) 6 months C) 9 months D) one year Q104) When the two Houses of Parliament differ regarding a Bill then the deadlock is resolved by

Options:

A) A joint sitting of the two Houses B) President of India

C) Prime Minster of India D) By a special committee formed for the purpose

Q105) Which of the following exercises power to promulgate ordinances during the recess of the legislative?

Options:

A) Chief Minister B) Governor C) Speaker D) Deputy Speaker

Q106) Who appoints the Governor of a State?

Options:

A) Home Minister of India B) President of India

C) Chief Minister of that State D) Prime Minister of India

Q107) When does a Presidential Ordinance cease to operate?

Options:

A) At the expiry of four-weeks from the reassembly of Parliament or earlier if both Houses disapprove it

B) At the expiry of six-weeks from the reassembly of Parliament or earlier if both

Houses disapprove it

C) At the expiry of six-months from the reassembly of Parliament or earlier if both Houses disapprove it

D) None of these

Q108) The President of India is elected by

Options:

A) Direct election

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B) Indirect election by means of the single transferable vote

C) Universal adult franchise

D) All members of the Parliament

Q109) The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is

Options:

A) 500 B) 525 C) 535 D) 550

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Q110) Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the

Options:

A) 42nd Amendment B) 40th Amendment

C) 39th Amendment D) 36th Amendment

Q111) When a State Government fails to comply with the directions of the

Centre in the exercise of administrative power

Options:

A) The Governor may be directed by the President to dismiss the ministry

B) The President can declare a national emergency and convert the federal structure into a unitary one

C) A Constitutional emergency can be declared in the State and the President can assume all the powers of the State Government

D) The Supreme Court may be asked to intervene

Q112) The Attorney General of India is appointed by

Options:

A) The Chief Justice of India B) The Prime Minister

C) The President of India D) The UPSC

Q113) Article 370 of the Indian Constitution deals with

Options:

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A) The Emergency Powers of the President

B) The special position of the State of Jammu and Kashmir

C) The power to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance

D) Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the States

Q114) Chief Minister is not responsible for

Options:

A) Running the entire administration of the State

B) The maintenance of the law and order in the State

C) The defence of the State

D) None of the above

Q115) How many languages have been recognised by the Constitution?

Options:

A) 13 B) 14 C) 22 D) 16

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Q116) Which of the following has not been laid down by the Indian

Constitution?

Options:

A) Direct election to the Lok Sabha

B) Direct election to the State Legislative Assemblies

C) Direct election of the President of India

D) Creation of Supreme Court which is competent to interpret the Constitution

Q117) The Governor of a State is an integral part of the

Options:

A) State Cabinet B) Parliament

C) President's Secretariat D) State Legislature

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Q118) How many States are there in the Union of India?

Options:

A) 22 B) 24 C) 26 D) 28

Q119) Which one of the following is not an essential qualification for contesting election to Lok Sabha?

Options:

A) Citizenship of India B) Age of 25 years

C) Soundness of mind D) Graduation

Answers: Q1) A, Q2) D, Q3) B, Q4) D, Q5) A, Q6) C, Q7) B, Q8) B, Q9) B, Q10) D, Q11) A, Q12) A, Q13) B, Q14) D, Q15) D, Q16) D, Q17) C, Q18) B, Q19) A, Q20) C, Q21) C, Q22) D, Q23) D, Q24) C, Q25) A, Q26) C, Q27) A, Q28) A, Q29) A, Q30) A, Q31) B, Q32) C, Q33) D, Q34) B, Q35) D, Q36) A, Q37) C, Q38) C, Q39) D, Q40) B, Q41) B, Q42) A, Q43) B, Q44) A, Q45) A, Q46) C, Q47) B, Q48) A, Q49) B, Q50) B, Q51) C, Q52) B, Q53) C, Q54) B, Q55) D, Q56) D, Q57) D, Q58) C, Q59) A, Q60) B, Q61) C, Q62) A, Q63) C, Q64) A, Q65) C, Q66) D, Q67) C, Q68) D, Q69) C, Q70) C, Q71) B, Q72) A, Q73) D, Q74) A, Q75) B, Q76) A, Q77) D, Q78) C, Q79) A, Q80) C, Q81) B, Q82) A, Q83) C, Q84) A, Q85) B, Q86) D, Q87) C, Q88) B, Q89) A, Q90) D, Q91) D, Q92) B, Q93) C, Q94) C, Q95) B, Q96) A, Q97) D, Q98) C, Q99) A, Q100) A, Q101) B, Q102) A, Q103) D, Q104) A, Q105) B, Q106) B, Q107) B, Q108) B, Q109) D, Q110) D, Q111) C, Q112) C, Q113) B, Q114) C, Q115) C, Q116) C, Q117) D, Q118) D, Q119) D

PART -2

Q1) Match List -I with List -II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List-I (Institutions) a) Central Institute of English b) Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya c) Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies d) IGNOU

List-II (Locations) i) Chitrakoot and Foreign Languages

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Options:

A) A − (ii), B − (i), C − (iv), D − (iii)

B) A − (iii), B − (iv), C − (ii), D − (i)

C) A − (v), B − (iii), C − (iv), D − (ii)

D) A − (iv), B − (ii), C − (iii), D − (v)

Q2) Which statement is not correct about the National Education Day of India?

Optio

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Q4) India’s first Defence University is in the State of

Options:

A) Haryana

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Punjab

Q5) Which of the following institutions in the field of education is set up by the

MHRD Government of India?

Options:

A) Indian council of world Affair, New Delhi

B) Mythic Society, Bangalore

C) National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi

D) India International Centre, New Delhi

Q6) The University which telecasts interactive educational programmes through

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Options:

A) B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad

B) IGNOU

C) University of Pune

D) Annamalai University

Q7) The Government established the University Grants Commission by an Act of

Parliament in the year:

Options:

A) 1980

B) 1948

C) 1950

D) 1956

Q8) Universities having central campus for imparting education are called:

Options:

A) Central Universities

B) Deemed Universities

C) Residential Universities

D) Open Universities

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Q9) The University Grants Commission was constituted on the recommendation of:

Options:

A) Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Commission

B) Mudaliar Commission

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C) Sargent Commission

D) Kothari Commission

Q10) Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India safeguards the rights of Minorities to establish and run educational institutions of their own liking?

Options:

A) Article 19

B) Article 29

C) Article 30

D) Article 3

Q11) Foundation training to the newly recruited IAS (Probationers) is imparted by:

Options:

A) Indian Institute of Public Administration

B) Administrative Staff College of India

C) l. b. s. National Academy of Administration

D) Centre for Advanced Studies

Q12) Electoral disputes arising out of Presidential and Vice-Presidential

Elections are settled by:

Options:

A) Election Commission of India

B) Joint Committee of Parliament

C) Supreme Court of India

D) Central Election Tribunal

Q13) Value education makes a student:

Options:

A) Good citizen B) Successful businessman

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C) Popular teacher D) Efficient manager

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Q14) The head quarter of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi

Vishwavidyalaya is situated in:

Options:

A) Sevagram

B) New Delhi

C) Wardha

D) Ahmedabad

Q15) The aim of vocationalisation of education is:

Options:

A) preparing students for a vocation along with knowledge

B) converting liberal education into vocational education

C) giving more importance to vocational than general education

D) Making liberal education job-oriented

Q16) NAAC is an autonomous institution under the aegis of:

Options:

A) ICSSR

B) CSIR

C) AICTE

D) UGC

Q17) National Council for Women’s Education was established in:

Options:

A) 1958

B) 1976

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C) 1989

D) 2000

Q18) Which one of the following is not situated in New Delhi?

Options:

A) Indian Council of Cultural Relations

B) Indian Council of Scientific Research

C) National Council of Educational Research and Training

D) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies

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Q19) Autonomy in higher education implies freedom in:

Options:

A) Administration

B) Policy-making

C) Finance

D) Curriculum development

Q20) According to Radhakrishnan Commission, the aim of Higher Education is:

Options:

A) To develop the democratic values, peace and harmony

B) To develop great personalities who can give their contributions in politics, administration, industry and commerce

C) Both (A) and (B)

D) None of these

Q21) The National Museum at New Delhi is attached to:

Options:

A) Delhi University

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B) a Deemed University

C) a Subordinate Office of the JNU

D) Part of Ministry of Tourism and Culture

Q22) Election of Rural and Urban local bodies are conducted and ultimately supervised by:

Options:

A) Election Commission of India

B) State Election Commission

C) District Collector and District Magistrate

D) Concerned Returning Officer

Q23) Which opinion is not correct?

Options:

A) Education is a subject of concurrent list of VII schedule of Constitution of

India

B) University Grants Commission is a statutory body

C) Patent, inventions, design, copyright and trademarks are the subject of concurrent list

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D) Indian Council of Social Science Research is a statutory body related to research in social sciences

Q24) The Kothari Commission’s report was entitled on:

Options:

A) Education and National Development

B) Learning to be adventure

C) Diversification of Education

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D) Education and socialization in democracy

Q25) Which of the following is not a Dual mode University?

Options:

A) Delhi University

B) Bangalore University

C) Madras University

D) Indira Gandhi National Open University

Q26) Which part of the Constitution of India is known as ”Code of

Administrators??

Options:

A) Part I

B) Part II

C) Part III

D) Part IV

Q27) Which article of the constitution provides safeguards to Naga Customary and their social practices against any act of Parliament?

Options:

A) Article 371 A

B) Article 371 B

C) Article 371 C

D) Article 263

Q28) Which one of the following is not the tool of good governance?

Options:

A) Right to information B) Citizens’ Charter

C) Social Auditing D) Judicial Activist

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Q29) The recommendation of National Knowledge Commission for the establishment of 1500 Universities is to

Options:

A) create more teaching jobs

B) ensure increase in student enrolment in higher education

C) replace or substitute the privately managed higher education institutions by public institutions

D) enable increased movement of students from rural areas to urban areas

Q30) According to Article 120 of the Constitution of India, the business in

Parliament shall be transacted in

Options:

A) English only

B) Hindi only

C) English and Hindi both

D) All the languages included in Eighth Schedule of the Constitution

Q31) Which of the following is more interactive and student centric?

Options:

A) Seminar B) Workshop

C) Lecture D) Group Discussion

Q32) The Parliament in India is composed of

Options:

A) Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Vice President

C) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & President

D) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha with their Secretariats

Q33) The enrolment in higher education in India is contributed both by Formal

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System of Education and by System of Distance Education. Distance education contributes

Options:

A) 50% of formal system

B) 25% of formal system

C) 10% of the formal system

D) Distance education system’s contribution is not taken into account while considering the figures of enrolment in higher education

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Q34) Assertion (A): The UGC Academic Staff Colleges came into existence to improve the quality of teachers.

Reason (R): University and college teachers have to undergo both orientation and refresher courses.

Options:

A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C) (A) is correct and (R) is false.

D) (A) is false and (R) is correct.

Q35) The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation

Council (NAAC) differs from that of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in terms of

Options:

A) Disciplines covered by both being the same, there is duplication of efforts.

B) One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach.

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C) Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision.

D) This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned.

Q36) Which option is not correct?

Options:

A) Most of the educational institutions of National repute in scientific and technical sphere fall Under 64th entry of Union list.

B) Education, in general, 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 200 through 86th Constitutional Amendment.

Q37) Networking of libraries through electronic media is known as:

Options:

A) Inflibnet

B) Libinfnet

C) Internet

D) HTML

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Q38) SITE’ stands for:

Options:

A) System for International technology and Engineering

B) Satellite Instructional Television Experiment

C) South Indian Trade Estate

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D) State Institute of Technology and Engineering

Q39) What is the name of the Research station established by the Indian

Government for ’Conducting Research at Antarctic?

Options:

A) Dakshin Gangotri

B) Yamunotri

C) Uttara Gangotri

D) None of the above

Q40) Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) includes:

Options:

A) Department of Elementary Education and Literacy

B) Department of Secondary Education and Literacy

C) Department of Women and Child Development

D) All the above

Q41) The right to impart and receive information is guaranteed in the

Constitution of India by Article:

Options:

A) 19 (2) (a)

B) 19(16)

C) 19(2)

D) 19(1) (a)

Q42) Use of radio for higher education is based on the presumption of:

Options:

A) Enriching curriculum based instruction

B) Replacing teacher in the long run

C) Everybody having access to a radio set

D) Other means of instruction getting outdated

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Q43) The first Indian Satellite for serving the educational sector is known as:

Options:

A) SATEDU

B) INSAT -B

C) EDUSAT

D) INSAT-C

Q44) Exclusive educational channel of IGNOU is known as:

Options:

A) GyanDarshan

B) Cyan Vani

C) DoorDarshan

D) Prasar Bharati

Q45) Match List-I (Articles of the Constitution) with List-II (Institutions) and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List-I(Articles of the Constitution) a) Article 280 b) Article 324 c) Article 323 d) Article 315

List -II (Institutions) i) Administrative Tribunals ii) Election Commission of India iii) Finance Commission at Union level iv) Pre Union Public Service Commission

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Options:

A) A − (iii), B − (ii), C − (i), D − (iv)

B) A − (ii), B − (iv), C − (i), D − (iii)

C) A − (iii), B − (ii), C − (iv), D − (i)

D) A − (i), B − (iii), C − (ii), D − (iv)

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Q46) Match List-I (Institutions) with List-II (Locations) and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List-I (Institutions) a) National Law Institute b) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies c) National Judicial Academy d) National Savings Institute

List-II (Locations) i) Shimla ii) Bhopal iii) Hyderabad iv) Nagpur

Options:

A) A − (iii), B − (i), C − (ii), D − (iv)

B) A − (ii), B − (iv), C − (i), D − (iii)

C) A − (iii), B − (ii), C − (iv), D − (i)

D) A − (i), B − (iii), C − (ii), D − (iv)

Q47) Match List-I (Institutions) with List-II (Locations) and select the correct answer from the code given below:

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List-I (Institutions) a) Dr. Hari Singh Gour University b) Send. t. University c) M.S. University d) j. n. Vyas University

List-II (Locations) i) Mumbai ii) Baroda iii) Jodhpur iv) Sagar

Options:

A) A − (iv), B − (i), C − (ii), D − (iii)

B) A − (ii), B − (iv), C − (i), D − (iii)

C) A − (iv), B − (ii), C − (iv), D − (i)

D) A − (i), B − (iii), C − (v), D − (iv)

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Q48) Match List-I (Institutions) with List-II (Functions) and select the correct answer from the code given below:

List-I (Institutions) a) Parliament b) C & A.G. c) Ministry of Finance d) Executing Departments

List-II (Functions) i) Formulation of Budget

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Options:

A) A − (iii), B − (iv), C − (i), D − (iii)

B) A − (iii), B − (iv), C − (ii), D − (i)

C) A − (v), B − (iii), C − (iv), D − (ii)

D) A − (iv), B − (ii), C − (iii), D − (v)

Q49) Most of the Universities in India

Options:

A) conduct teaching and research only

B) affiliate colleges and conduct examinations

C) conduct teaching/research and examinations

D) promote research only

Q50) Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Body?

Options:

A) Election Commission

B) Finance Commission

C) Union Public Service Commission

D) Planning Commission

Q51) To make teachers accountable. They should be given

Options:

A) Freedom in the selection of content and methods of teaching

B) Training in teaching and examining.

C) Opportunities for professional growth

D) Transfer to places where they want to serve.

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Q52) Who is the custodian of fundamental rights of people?

Options:

A) Supreme Court

B) President

C) Prime Minister

D) State Assembly

Q53) The social heritage of people could be described by the following term

Options:

A) Culture

B) Social norm

C) Transmission

D) Human involvement

Q54) Which one of the following characteristics could be regarded as the outstanding aspect of a scientific culture?

Options:

A) Generalization

B) Actualization

C) Qualification

D) Quantification

Q55) In India, education means

Options:

A) The assimilation of tradition in language

B) Respectful behaviour to elders & teachers

C) Customs

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D) All are important

Q56) Which of the following standing committees of Parliament has no MP from

Rajya Sabha?

Options:

A) Public Accounts Committee

B) Estimates Committee

C) Committee on Public Undertakings

D) Committee on Government Assurances

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Q57) India is a

Options:

A) Secular State B) Bilingual State

C) Communist State D) Capitalist State

Q58) The Council of Ministers is responsible to the

Options:

A) President B) Lok Sabha

C) Vice-President D) Rajya Sabha

Q59) The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the

Options:

A) Prime Minister of India

B) Speaker of the Rajya Sabha

C) President of India

D) Ministry of Law & Justice

Q60) Which of the following are the ideals set forth in the Preamble?

Options:

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A) Social, economic and political Justice

B) Equality of status and of opportunity

C) Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship

D) All of these

Q61) Of which fundamental right is a foreigner in India deprived of?

Options:

A) To seek justice in court

B) To seek financial security of life

C) To criticize policies of government

D) To vote at the time of ’Parliamentary election

Q62) The Legislative Council of a State is a

Options:

A) temporary body B) permanent body

C) semi-permanent body D) chamber of the nominated members

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Q63) Which of the following is the federal feature of the Indian Constitution?

Options:

A) There is distribution of Powers in accordance with 2 lists

B) Written and rigid constitution

C) Independent Judiciary

D) All of these

Q64) The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India relates to

Options:

A) Panchayati Raj Institutions

B) Anti-defection Act

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C) List of languages recognized by the Constitution

D) Procedure for amendment to the Constitution

Q65) Hearing is controlled by

Options:

A) Frontal lobes

B) Occipital lobes

C) Temporal lobes.

D) Parietal lobes

Q66) All the functions of educational measurements are concerned, directly or indirectly with

Options:

A) Avoidance of conflicts

B) Selection of teachers

C) Facilitation of learning

D) Improvement of administration

Q67) The most accurate statement about teaching machines is that

Options:

A) B F Skinner began the movement for their use

B) they were designed as an economy measure to replace teachers

C) they are not as efficient as teachers in reinforcing responses

D) they can be used for all learning programmes

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Q68) A culturally disadvantaged child is best served by the school system that

Options:

A) places him/her in a class with other culturally disadvantaged children

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B) gives him/her an annual intelligence test

C) trains teachers to understand his/her impoverished home back-ground

D) assesses his/her strengths and needs and provide for an individualized learning plan

Q69) All of the following tend to erode local control of education in favour of national control, except The

Options:

A) National Science Foundation

B) National Institute of Mental Health

C) College Entrance Examination Board

D) National Defence Education Act

Q70) A student fails a test for which he did not study. By ascribing his failure to the fact that the teacher does not like him he is utilizing

Options:

A) conversion

B) sympathism

C) rationalization

D) Compensation

Q71) The project method of teaching is best associated with the philosophy of

Options:

A) John Dewey

B) Max Rafferty

C) Robert Hutchins

D) B F Skinner

Q72) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is situated at

Options:

A) N. Hyderabad

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B) Bangalore

C) Delhi

D) Trombay (Mumbai)

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Q73) Birla Institute of Technology is situated at

Options:

A) Ranchi

B) Jaipur

C) Kota

D) Hardwar

Q74) Central Forensic Science Laboratory is situated in

Options:

A) Chandigarh

B) Patna

C) Patiala

D) Ludhiana

Q75) In which of the following respects is a theory ’not’ different from a belief?

Options:

A) Antecedent consequent relationships’

B) Acceptability

C) Verifiability

D) Demonstrability

Q76) According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher’s success depends on

Options:

A) His renunciation of personal gain a” service to others

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B) His concentration on his work and if with a spirit of obedience to God

C) His professional training and creating

D) His mastery of the subject and task controlling the students

Q77) The Montessori schools insist on

Options:

A) The principle of sense training

B) Creativeness, the main objective c education

C) Complete discipline and supervision

D) Well equipped school buildings

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Q78) It is usually claimed that any subject that is taught in school has a disciplinary value. This means, that

Options:

A) It requires strict discipline among students to learnt it

B) It teaches certain habits and qualities to train the minds of students

C) Every subject is the outcome of the disciplined thinking and experience of experts

D) It requires special and disciplined methods of teaching

Q79) According to Alder, the primary cause for stresses and strains in a individual is

Options:

A) The feeling of inferiority

B) The desire for knowledge of the self

C) The desire for gratification of the sex impulse

D) The curiosity to know the mind of others

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Q80) The Pancha Kosh Theory of Education was elaborated by

Options:

A) Swami Vivekananda

B) Patanjali

C) Mahatma Gandhi

D) Aurobindo

Q81) Which one of the following sets of special powers has been conferred on

Rajya Sabha by the Constitution?

Options:

A) To change the existing territory of a state and to change the name of a state

B) To pass a resolution empowering the parliament to make laws i the State List and creation of one or more All-India services

C) To amend the election procedure of the President and to determine the pension of the President after his retirement

D) To determine the functions of the Election Commission and to determine the number of Election Commissioners

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Q82) It is often complained that there is brain drain in our country. The implication is that

Options:

A) The brains of educated persons are having washed in unnecessary pursuits.

B) Students brains are unnecessarily burdened with every education

C) Education that is imparted is a string to the brains average students

D) Educated and capable people are seeking jobs in other countries because of unemployment here

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Q83) Historically speaking, Thorndike's theory of learning was translated into class room method following

Options:

A) Froebel an principles of child education.

B) Herbatian steps with only slight modifications.

C) John Looke’s approach to children’s state of mind

D) The scientific principles recommended by Rousseau.

Q84) Rousseau who popularized the Naturalistic Philosophy of Education in the

West belonged to

Options:

A) The 17th Century B) The 16th Century

C) The 15th 16th Centuries D) The 18th Century

Q85) A good piece of research is the product of

Options:

A) A good research library

B) Collective scholarship

C) A penetrating and analytical mind

D) A touch of genius

Q86) The horizontal enrichment programme of instruction means

Options:

A) Selecting topics of equal difficulty level and presenting them together.

B) Grouping children of similar abilities for teaching advanced knowledge

C) Teaching topics in relation to other topics to suggest self study by students

D) Enlisting the co-operation of all talented students to study together with a competitive spirit

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Q87) Appetite and satiety centres of brain an present in

Options:

A) Hypothalamus

B) Cerebral hemisphere

C) Cerebellum

D) Medulla oblongata

Q88) The Indian Education Commission (1964-66) has recommended compulsory social service for school children as follows

Options:

A) 20 days for the lower secondary stage and 20 days for the higher secondary stage

B) 10 days for the primary stage and 30 days the secondary stage

C) 30 days for the lower secondary and 20 days for the higher secondary stage

D) 1 0 days for the lower secondary stage and 20 days for the higher secondary stage

Q89) Who can amend the Constitution?

Options:

A) President B) Parliament

C) Prime Minister D) Union Cabinet

Q90) How many members of the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?

Options:

A) 2

B) 5

C) 10

D) 12

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Q91) When you put a question in the class to check the knowledge of students, the best method would be to

Options:

A) Put more than one question at a time to stimulate students

B) Frame the question as lengthy as you can

C) To point to intelligent students first and then put the question

D) To pose the question to the whole class and then select somebody to answer

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Q92) Research is

Options:

A) Data gathering

B) Moving from a broad area to a narrow and focused area

C) A systematic process of finding the truth

D) Data gathering, processing and analysis

Q93) If you were reading a series of articles about the teaching of reading, you would expect to be reading an article by

Options:

A) Paul McKee

B) Albert Harris

C) Arthur Gates

D) Frank Riesman

Q94) Of the following, the author of a widely used intelligence test is

Options:

A) David Wechsler B) B F Skinner

C) William Cruiksha D) Bruno Bettelheim

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Q95) Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is located in

Options:

A) Chennai B)

C) Bangalore D) Mumbai

Q96) Indian Institute of Foreign Trade is situated in

Options:

A) Lucknow B) Dehradun

C) New Delhi D) Mumbai

Q97) National Institute of Immunology is situated in

Options:

A) Delhi

B) Hyderabad

C) Goa

D) Kochi

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Q98) A set of test papers from a class of 29 students has been arranged in order from the highest to the lowest scores. The mark on the fifteenth paper is known as the

Options:

A) median

B) mean

C) mode

D) norm

Q99) Recreational reading should be

Options:

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A) reserved for the school library period

B) assigned as homework

C) a responsibility of the home, not the school

D) an integral part of the language arts curriculum

Q100) When Jeewan receives his failing test mark, he tells the teacher, ”You don’t like me.” This is an example of

Options:

A) identification

B) transference

C) egocentrism

D) projection

Q101) Of the following learning theories, the one that embodies the idea that learning takes place through insight is known as

Options:

A) Gestalt

B) stimulus-response

C) connectionist

D) pragmatic

Q102) Overlearning tends to strengthen an individuals

Options:

A) powers of retention

B) endurance

C) feeling of boredom

D) motivation

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Q103) How many Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are there in India?

Options:

A) 16

B) 4

C) 6

D) 3

Q104) How many Indian Institutes o Management (IIM) are there in India?

Options:

A) 13

B) 7

C) 5

D) 8

Q105) The theory of learning associated with connectionism was propounded by

Options:

A) Socrates

B) Pavlov

C) Thorndike

D) Kilpatrick

Q106) Evaluation in education insists on the following:

Options:

A) Making tests more reliable and valid

B) Conducting periodical tests to detect students’ weaknesses

C) Insisting on clear cut behaviour al objectives of teaching

D) Examining students objectively for selection purpose

Q107) The main purpose of the first degree in our universities should be to

Options:

A) Bring students to frontiers of knowledge and from there should be research

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B) Equip students with necessary competencies for different work experiences

C) Prepare students for social service and bring them to the threshold of knowledge

D) Bring to the frontiers of research with necessary equipment of knowledge

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Q108) The idea of starting girls’ University in our country started in the year

1970.

Options:

A) As an initiative of the British rulers.

B) Through the efforts of municipalities and local fund communities

C) With the opening of the SNDT university at Bombay

D) With the political awakening in the country by the push given by Mahatma

Gandhi

Q109) A good communicator needs to be good at

Options:

A) Speaking B) Listening

C) The use of language D) The use of humour in speech

Q110) Which controls reflex action?

Options:

A) Sympathetic nervous system

B) Central nervous system

C) Parasympathetic nervous system

D) Sensory nerves

Q111) The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court are charged on the consolidated fund of India Because

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Options:

A) they may get salaries regularly every month

B) their salaries may be free from legislative vote

C) there may not be any cut in their salaries

D) their financial position may be secure to enable them to dispense impartial justice

Q112) A member of the Union Public Service Commission holds office for a period of

Options:

A) Five Years

B) Seven years

C) Six years or sixty five years of age whichever is more

D) Six years or until he attains the age of sixty five whichever is earlier

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Q113) Adult education’s main objective is to

Options:

A) Teach adults to be able to understand’ what they read

B) Enable the adults to read and write

C) Help adults achieve literacy along it personal development

D) Socialize the adults to move about freely

Q114) The idea of sense training in the Monte: method is based on

Options:

A) The theory of transfer of training

B) The behaviouristic theory of education

C) The stimulus response theory of learning

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D) The pragmatic aspects of education theories

Q115) Which of the following skills/qualities is most important for a researcher?

Options:

A) Desire to discover the truth B) Communication skills

C) Ability to gather data D) Ability to work hard

Q116) The term “Manpower Needs” in any country requires the

Options:

A) People should be educated in accordance with specified jobs requirements

B) Enrolments in educational institutions should be decided according

C) Capacities of men should be fully utilized for education and training

D) Education at all stages should be geared to promote the powers of the educates

Q117) Spinal nerves are usually

Options:

A) Mixed B) Efferent

C) Afferent D) Sensory

Q118) A mixed cranial nerve is

Options:

A) Facial B) Abducens

C) Auditory D) Oculomotor

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Q119) Man is superior to other animals mainly due to

Options:

A) Large brain B) Free forelimbs

C) Erect posture D) Front eyes

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Q120) Vocationalisation of education has the object of

Options:

A) Preparing students for a vocation along with knowledge

B) Giving more importance to vocation than general education

C) Converting liberal education into vocational education

D) Creating an educational bias among vocational people

Q121) The quorum of the Parliament is fixed at

Options:

A) one-tenth of the membership of the House

B) one-third of the membership of the House

C) one-half of the membership of the House

D) four-fifths of the membership of the House

Q122) The Directive Principles

Options:

A) aim at establishing welfare state of Gandhian conception

B) aim at giving ideals to be incorporated at a later stage

C) aim at giving support to the , Fundamental Rights

D) A and B only

Q123) In India the executive is responsible directly to the

Options:

A) Legislature B) President

C) Judiciary D) Lok Sabha

Q124) The Rajya Sabha is

Options:

A) dissolved once in two years B) dissolved after every five years

C) adjourned every six months D) not subject to dissolution

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Q125) Ministers in the Union Cabinet are appointed by the

Options:

A) Prime Minister

B) President

C) President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister

D) None of these

Q126) The Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister is responsible to

Options:

A) Prime Minister B) President

C) Parliament D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Q127) What is the literal meaning of secularism?

Options:

A) Freedom to worship any God B) Death of religion

C) Separation of religion from the state D) All of these

Q128) The real powers in the Central Government are enjoyed, according to the

Constitution of India by the

Options:

A) President of India B) Vice-President of India

C) Prime Minister of India D) Chief Ministers

Q129) The abbreviation SUPW means

Options:

A) Social Upsurge for Progress and Work

B) Scientific Utilization for People and World

C) Socially Useful and Productive Work

D) Solution of Utilitarian Problems of Work

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Q130) If a student becomes unconscious in the class what will you do first?

Options:

A) Telephoning student’s parents and waiting for the

B) Rushing to the principal’s office and canvassing for help impatiently

C) Giving first aid to him and trying to contact any nearby doctor

D) Making arrangement to send him to his home

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Q131) Effective teaching means

Options:

A) Love, cooperation, sympathy, affection and encouragement give to students

B) Corporal punishment given to students at the time of moral of-fences

C) Individualized instruction and open classroom discussion

D) Both A and C

Q132) School children are often victims of infection caused by

Options:

A) Mal-nutrition caused by undigested food particles

B) Invasion of the body by the plant and animal organisms

C) Carelessness of teachers in providing activities

D) Lack of proper exercises and drills

Q133) One can be a good teacher, if he

Options:

A) Has genuine interest in teaching B) knows his subjects

C) knows how to control students D) Has good expression

Q134) Drop outs are more likely to be

Options:

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A) Vulnerable to the requirement of public assistance

B) Unemployed

C) Engaged in antisocial behaviour

D) All of these

Q135) Genu and splenium are associated with

Options:

A) Medulla oblongata’s B) Cerebrum

C) Cerebellum D) Vermis

Q136) Parkinson's disease is of

Options:

A) Heart B) kidneys

C) Brain D) Lungs

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Q137) The professional requirements of a teacher as explained in the UNESCO publication is/ are

Options:

A) Innovativeness in approach and teaching strategies

B) Mastery over the subject and competency for teaching

C) Justice to the profession

D) All of the above

Q138) During depolarization, permeability of neuron increases towards

Options:

A) N+

B) Na+

C) Ag+

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D) Mg++

Q139) Students should prefer those teachers who

Options:

A) Give important questions before examination

B) Dictate notes in the class

C) Can clear their difficulties regarding subject-matter

D) Are themselves disciplined

Q140) Students learn more from a teacher who is

Options:

A) One who communicates his ideas precisely and clearly?

B) Affectionate

C) Gently

D) Hard working

Q141) The most important skill of teaching is

Options:

A) making students understand what the teacher says

B) keeping students relaxed while teaching

C) Covering the course prescribed in his subject

D) Taking classes regularly

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Q142) A technical educational cess was recommended to be levied in our country’ the first time by

Options:

A) The Secondary Education Commission

B) The International Education Commission

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C) The University Education Commission

D) The Technical Education Commission

Q143) The best way to react to wrong answer by a student is

Options:

A) To scold him for not having learnt lesson

B) To explain why the answer is wrong

C) To ignore the wrong answer and pass on to the next question

D) To ask another student to give the corn answer

Q144) The trial and error method of learning according to Thorndike could be classified as under

Options:

A) The principle of multiple responses B) The law of exercise

C) The principle of partial activity D) The principle of Associative learning

Q145) Liberalism in education, when it was claimed by universities of the world since the 19th century, meant

Options:

A) Freedom to be given to education from the clutches of religion

B) Favouring liberal education as opposed to special education

C) Academic freedom for teachers in instruction

D) Administrative freedom to universities to run the institution

Q146) The term ’Evaluation’ and ’Assessment’ could be discriminated as follows:

Options:

A) Assessment is limited to coverage achievement whereas evaluation is qualitative in character

B) Evaluation is concerned with the effective aspects of achievement whereas assessment judges the cognitive aspects

C) Evaluation involves the measurement as well as diagnosis of students’

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D) Assessment is an attempt to measure the pupil as whole whereas evaluation is concerned with his achievement only

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Q147) Naturalism in education means

Options:

A) Introduction of physical sciences in education

B) Giving more importance to mind than to matter

C) Making discrimination between mind and consciousness

D) Supporting both mind and consciousness equally

Q148) In a class of ten pupils the grades in a spelling test were 97 − 97 − 97 − 9

− 9 − 8 − 76 − 73 − 6 − 60 The mode of those scores is

Options:

A) 92

B) 97

C) 97 minus 60 divided by

D) the sum of the scores divided by 10

Q149) Of the following intelligence tests, the one which is individually administered is the

Options:

A) WISC

B) Pintner-Cunningham Primary

C) Army Alpha

D) Kuhlman-Anderson

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Q150) With respect to the development of skills, all of the following are correct except that

Options:

A) pupils of the same mental age should learn at the same rate

B) group instruction facilitates the learning process

C) learning individual instruction is often required

D) workbooks can be an invaluable learning aid

Q151) The pair of terms incorrectly associated is

Options:

A) IQ-relationship between MA and CA

B) validity-measure of consistency in testing

C) inkblot-projective testing

D) median-the middle score

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Q152) ”School is life, not a preparation for life.” This statement summarizes one important aspect of educational philosophy of

Options:

A) John Dewey

B) Robert Hutchins

C) Mortimer Adler

D) SI Hayakawa

Q153) Of the following, the educator who is not an advocate of radical educational reform

Options:

A) Postman

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B) Illich

C) Bestor

D) Kozol

Q154) All of the following are correct paired except

Options:

A) Froebel -progressivism

B) Dewey –pragmatism

C) Skinner–Gestalt

D) Herbart–apperception

Q155) The most powerful Upper Chamber in the world is

Options:

A) American Senate

B) British House of Lords

C) Rajya Sabha of the Indian Republic

D) None of the above

Q156) The President of India is

Options:

A) The head of the State

B) The head of the Government

C) The head of the State as well as Government

D) All of these

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Q157) As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

Options:

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A) Deputy Prime Minister

B) Former President

C) Governor of a State within his State

D) Speaker of Lok Shaba

Q158) A bill becomes a law when

Options:

A) Both Houses of Parliament approve it by requisite majority

B) The Council of Ministers approves it

C) The President gives his assent

D) The Supreme Court upholds its constitutional validity

Q159) Mainstreaming is a term associated with

Options:

A) career education B) education for the handicapped

C) interage class groupings D) environmental education

Q160) Most students in medieval universities learned by

Options:

A) laboratory experimentation B) reading the Bible

C) listening to lectures D) studying in libraries

Q161) All of the following are advantages of teaching machines except

Options:

A) the control of cheating

B) the tracking of errors

C) the insurance of attention

D) their universal use for different kinds of programmes

Q162) Holding of elections for the village Panchayat is decided by

Options:

A) The Collector B) The Election Commission

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C) The Central Government D) The State Government

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Q163) The industrial revolution that started in the West to begin with had the following effect on education

Options:

A) Shifting the emphasis from the lower class culture to the middle class culture

B) Shifting the centre of gravity from the middle to the lower class culture

C) Introduction of mass educational programmes

D) In production of vocationalisation of education

Q164) Any deterrents are negative in character

Options:

A) When they prevent children from doing wrong

B) When they prevent doing wrong but do not reform children

C) When they are administered owing to some misunderstanding

D) When they are administered with a negative motive

Q165) Industries near the towns cause

Options:

A) Pollution

B) Finished material

C) Security

D) Employment

Q166) Out of the following, in which lesson, a general rule is explained first and then, knowledge is accumulated on the basis of that rule?

Options:

A) Deductive lesson

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B) Inductive lesson

C) Developing lesson

D) knowledge lesson

Q167) In the project education technique, the work load on the teacher is

Options:

A) very high

B) comparatively low

C) low

D) nil

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Q168) Why do you not support the five-stage method of Herbart?

Options:

A) In this, there is no scope for the individual diversity of students

B) Under this, it is difficult to make coordination between various subjects

C) Under this, generalization is not required to be done while teaching subjects like language, history, geography etc.

D) all of these

Q169) Who is known as the father of educational psychology?

Options:

A) Pestology

B) Devy

C) Herbart

D) Spencer

Q170) The educational system of today promotes ”educated unemployment”.

The reason is that

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Options:

A) education gives theoretical knowledge only

B) professional education is not a part of education

C) the objective of education is not vivid

D) all of these

Q171) In the school, “education on environment” can be imparted by

Options:

A) lectures

B) articles

C) sports

D) adopting it ourselves

Q172) Indian Institute of Advanced studies is located in

Options:

A) Shimla

B) Solan

C) Dharmshala

D) Chandigarh

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Q173) Air Force Administrative College is situated in

Options:

A) Hyderabad

B) Coimbatore

C) Bidar

D) Agra

Q174) Indian School of Mines is situated at

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Options:

A) Patna (Bihar)

B) Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

C) Kolkata (W. Bengal)

D) Guwahati (Assam)

Q175) What is the full form of MCA?

Options:

A) Ministry of Commerce & Agriculture

B) Master of Computer Application

C) Member Chartered Accountant

D) Master of Commerce & Arts

Q176) Immediate feedback is an essential characteristic of

Options:

A) team teaching

B) teaching machines

C) the Dalton Plan

D) the project method

Q177) Of the following objectives of an elementary music programme, the one of lowest priority is

Options:

A) to expose children to a variety of musical compositions

B) to prepare children for wise use of leisure time

C) to develop a group of performers for the holiday assemblies

D) to provide children with emotional outlets

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Q178) With regard to readiness to read, all of these statements are true except that

Options:

A) some psychologists believe that a child is not ready to begin reading until he/ she has achieved a mental age of about six years

B) a strong desire to read is a determining factor

C) a reading readiness programme may begin for some children in kindergarten

D) physical maturation is a crucial factor

Q179) It is absurd to say that there can be

Options:

A) A pollution due to noise

B) Education causes pollution

C) Transport vehicles cause pollution

D) All of the above

Q180) Which of the following will not hamper effective communication in the class?

Options:

A) An ambiguous statement

B) A lengthy statement

C) A precise statement

D) A statement which allows the listener to draw his own conclusions

Q181) If a student is constantly rubbing his eyes and is inattentive during blackboard work he is having

Options:

A) Adjustment problem

B) Hearing problem

C) Visual problem

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D) All of the above

Q182) Play therapy is adopted in the study of children in order to

Options:

A) Make the educational process joyful

B) To understand the inner motives and complexes of children

C) Make education more activity centred

D) Highlight the importance of play activities in education

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Q183) The most powerful barrier of communication in the classroom is

Options:

A) Noise in the classroom

B) Confusion on the part of the teacher

C) Lack of teaching aids

D) More outside disturbance in the class room

Q184) It is said that there is an urgent need of articulation among schools and colleges, this problem of articulation is concerned with

Options:

A) Provision of better administrative facilities

B) Appointment of talented teachers

C) Communication and closer relationship among teachers

D) Better facilities for in-service training of teachers

Q185) The most important challenge before a teacher is

Options:

A) To maintain discipline in the classroom

B) To make students do their home work

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C) To prepare question paper

D) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable

Q186) The idea that Basic Education is education through crafts

Options:

A) True as far as the rural areas are concerned

B) The whole truth of the schemes

C) The complete truth even for urban areas

D) True to some extent only because the concept is deeper

Q187) The joint sittings of the Union Parliament may be summoned for

Options:

A) Special address of the President

B) Annual address of the President

C) President’s occasional messages of national significance

D) Resolution of the dead lock between the two Houses on a non-money bill

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Q188) Who appoints the comptroller an Auditor-General of India?

Options:

A) The U.P.S.C.

B) The President

C) The Prime Minister

D) The Parliament

Q189) A frequency distribution is best defined as the

Options:

A) number of scores above the median score

B) number of pupils scoring above the median score

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C) number of test items attend correctly by a majority of the class

D) number of pupils who received each score on a test

Q190) With regard to standardized testing, which of the following statements is correct?

Options:

A) the testing of intelligence began in Germany

B) the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) is a group test

C) the Rorschach test uses inkblots

D) the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is easy to interpret

Q191) Heterogeneous grouping best serves the aims of a democratic society because

Options:

A) parents prefer it

B) pupils prefer it

C) it minimizes class distinctions

D) it is the best environment for learning

Q192) The Lok Sabha secretariat comes under the control of

Options:

A) Ministry of Home Affairs

B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

C) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

D) Prime Minister

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Q193) Who examines the of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India after it is laid before Parliament?

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Options:

A) Lok Sabha Speaker

B) Estimates Committee

C) Public Accounts Committee

D) None of the above

Q194) Of great importance in determining the amount of transference that occurs in learning is the

Options:

A) IQ of the learner

B) Knowledge of the teacher

C) use of appropriate materials

D) presence of identical elements

Q195) Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Options:

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Calcutta

C) Madras

D) Orissa

Q196) In case of absence of President and Vice-President, which of the following acts as the president of country

Options:

A) Prime Minister

B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

C) Chief Justice of India

D) Leader of opposition

Q197) Which of the following subjects does not belong to the Union List?

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Options:

A) Atomic Energy

B) War and Peace

C) Post office Savings Bank

D) Public Health and Sanitation

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Q198) President can be removed on charges o violating the Constitution by

Options:

A) No-confidence motion B) Impeachment

C) Electoral College of Legislative Assemblies D) Prime Minister

Q199) The term prejudice in a person is colored by

Options:

A) A hasty judgment about a situation with an unfavourable

B) Judgment and assessment of a situation without any favouritism

C) Partial observation and acquaintance of a situation without any motives

D) Pre-judgment of a situation with a view to settle a conflict in haste

Q200) Suppose you are teaching in a minority college where castism and arrow mindedness victimize you, for better adjustment there you should

Options:

A) Uplift the humanistic values beyond these narrow walls and develop scientific temper in your students

B) Rebel against such attitudes as it is against the norms of the India society

C) Be submissive there and save your job at all costs

D) None of the above

Q201) Suppose you want to teach your students to develop factual knowledge of

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Options:

A) The demonstration method B) The lecturer method

C) The heuristic method D) The source method

Q202) Judicial Review’ is the power of the higher court to declare unconstitutional any

I) Law passed by legislature

II) Judgment of the lower court

III) Order of the executive Choose the from the following choices

Options:

A) I and II only

B) III only

C) I and III only

D) I, II and III

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Q203) How many types of emergency can be declared by the President of India?

Options:

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 5

Q204) The retirement age of a Supreme Court Judge is

Options:

A) 55 years

B) 58 years

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C) 62 years

D) 65 years

Q205) The Prime Minister is

Options:

A) nominated by the President

B) elected by the Chief Ministers of States

C) is the leader of the majority party of Lok Sabha

D) is the leader of the majority party of Rajya Sabha

Q206) Why are the Fundamental Rights considered fundamental?

Options:

A) Necessary for the successful working of democratic institution

B) Basic to the welfare, dignity and happiness of the individual

C) Constitution is based on these

D) Only I and II

Q207) The President’s Rule is imposed in a State orid a Union Territory when the

Options:

A) Governor of a State or the Chief Commissioner or Governor advises the

President to do so because the Government in that State/Territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution

B) Chief Minister of a State requests to this effect

C) Chief’ Justice of the State High Court recommends through the Governor

D) Prime Minister knows best

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Q208) Agriculture, including research and education, falls in

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Options:

A) State List

B) Union List

C) Concurrent List

D) None of the above

Q209) Fundamental Rights of the citizens are

Options:

A) non-justifiable

B) justifiable

C) justifiable if the highest court feels it should be

D) Some rights are justifiable

Q210) Fundamental Rights of the Indian citizens are contained in ...... Of the

’Indian Constitution’

Options:

A) part I

B) part II

C) part III

D) part IV

Q211) Freedom of the Press as such

Options:

A) has been guaranteed by the Constitution

B) has not been expressly guaranteed by the Constitution

C) both (a) and (b)

D) None of the above

Q212) Administrative Law means

Options:

A) law passed by the Union

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B) law or rules made by the executive

C) laws relating to administration of non-Governmental institutions

D) all the above

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Q213) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha sit jointly when

Options:

A) they like

B) there is a disagreement between the two (Houses)

C) the President summons both the Houses

D) they must meet when two years have lapsed after the last meeting

Q214) Who administers the Union Territories?

Options:

A) The President through the Administrators appointed by him’

B) The Prime Minister of India

C) The Law Minister, Government of India

D) The Attorney-General of India

Q215) Directive Principles of State Policy aim at

Options:

A) ensuring individual liberty

B) ensuring and strengthening the country’s independence

C) protecting the depressed classes

D) providing social and economic base for genuine democracy in the country

Q216) Usually a Gram Panchayat is not responsible for

Options:

A) construction of village roads and tanks

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B) sanitation, maternity and child welfare

C) financing of agriculturists

D) agricultural production

Q217) What does the Panchayati Raj System signify?

Options:

A) single-tier structure of local Government

B) Double-tier system of self Government

C) Three-tier structure of local Govt. at the village, block and district level

D) None of these

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Q218) The Chairman and the members of State Public Service Commission are appointed by the

Options:

A) President

B) Governor

C) Chairman of UPSC

D) Prime Minister

Q219) The function of the Panchayat Samiti is to

Options:

A) Deal with rural industrialization

B) Deal with administration of justice at the Panchayat level

C) Implement community development project schemes

D) Deal with financial matters of the Panchayat

Q220) Of the doctrine of immanence it can be said truthfully that it

Options:

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A) Pictures the world as an unfriendly place

B) Implies that knowledge of the good is in the world about us

C) distrusts the senses and unaided reason

D) Supports Plato’s theory of reality

Q221) The sociologist feels that, if men expect to put an end to prejudice and race conflict, they will have to give major attention to

Options:

A) Legislating human rights for minorities

B) Putting into effect the ”melting pot theory”

C) Re-establishing ethnocentrism

D) Remedying social abuses and reducing conflict

Q222) Boarding schools are considered to be better than the day schools because

Options:

A) They help children in their social development

B) They are helpful in freeing parents from their responsibilities

C) They save the trouble for children to walk to school from homes

D) They are meant for homeless and parentless children

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Q223) Which one of the following is an ODD statement?

Options:

A) Majority of teachers use lectures method

B) knowledge is static

C) Most of the classrooms are poorly equipped

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D) One way interaction prevails in the classrooms

Q224) Which has the greatest potential for education through audio-visual means?

Options:

A) SITE programmes B) Teaching machine

C) The language laboratory D) The Computer

Q225) Teaching in higher education implies

Options:

A) Asking questions in the class and conducting examinations

B) Presenting the information given in the text book

C) Helping students to prepare for and pass the examination

D) Helping students how to learn

Q226) Any deterrents are negative in character

Options:

A) When they prevent children from doing wrong

B) When they prevent doing wrong but do not reform children

C) When they are administered owing to some misunderstanding

D) When they are administered with a negative motive

Q227) The approach to the concept of learning was different for Dewey and

White Head in the following sense:

Options:

A) Dewey’s approach was logical whereas White Head’s approach was philosophical

B) Dewey thought of learning in pragmatic terms whereas White Head thought in terms of cultural aspects

C) Dewey thought of learning as an end in it where as White Head thought about it as a means

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D) Dewey thought of learning in experimental terms while white Head thought of it in more esthetic terms.

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Q228) Effective teaching, by and large is a function of

Options:

A) Teacher’s honesty

B) Teacher’s scholarship

C) Teacher’s making students learn and understand

D) Teacher likes for the job of teaching

Q229) Cultural pluralism is based on the concept that

Options:

A) America is the ”Melting Pot” for various foreign stocks

B) The American culture for all

C) It is incompatible with democracy

D) Our culture is variegated and dynamic, each group of immigrants contributing towards its enrichment

Q230) To say that the adolescents are rebellions in nature, will be regarded by experts as

Options:

A) A misconception

B) A necessary character at that stage

C) And objective description of facts

D) An effect of the environment

Q231) The competency of a teacher can be judged on the basis

Options:

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A) Length of service

B) Publication of books

C) Meeting needs of students

D) Personality of teacher

Q232) A teacher who believes in the realistic philosophy of education would

Options:

A) Support strict control and supervision to make children understand human race and culture

B) Not allow control and pressure on students to learn what they want to learn

C) Oppose supervision and interference of the teacher with the interests of students.

D) Allow full freedom to students in learning, following a non-interference policy.

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Q233) Liberalism in education, when it was claimed by universities of the world since the 19th century, meant

Options:

A) Freedom to be given to education from the clutches of religion

B) Favouring liberal education as opposed to special education

C) Academic freedom for teachers in instruction

D) Administrative freedom to universities to run the institution

Q234) My reaction to the statement: A good teacher is essentially a good researcher” is that this is

Options:

A) My firm belief

B) Something find difficult to agree to

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C) Something which I accept only as an opinion

D) Only a hypothesis

Q235) The development of feelings of appreciation and interests come under the category of

Options:

A) Cognitive development of personality

B) Cognitive developmental aspects

C) Psycho-motor development of emotions

D) Affective aspects of development

Q236) The state of the psyche designated as super ego by the Psycho analysts, if found

Options:

A) In higher animal also B) Among human beings alone

C) Among men practicing yogic exercises D) Among men and animals as well

Q237) As an idealist, which of the following maxim would you think to correct about the problem of discipline?

Options:

A) The child should be trained to practice restraint with only limited freedom

B) Discipline should be imposed from outsiders and teachers with full control

C) The child should be allowed full-freedom without any restraint

D) The child is subjected to fear and control to train him to desist from doing wrong

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Q238) Fundamental duties of citizens were provided

Options:

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A) Education department B) By the school principle

C) h. r. D. Ministry D) In the Constitution of India

Q239) Afferent nerve Fibres carry impulses from

Options:

A) Effectors organs to CNS B) CNS to receptor

C) Receptors to CNS D) CNS to muscles

Q240) Education cultivates faculties which are

Options:

A) Moral B) Aesthetic

C) Intellectual D) All of these

Q241) Object of education according to Durkheim is

Options:

A) Cultivate physical activities B) Awaken the child to learn

C) Games and competition D) All of the above

Q242) Which of the following statement is in correct?

Options:

A) U.S.A., in the year 1937, the Federal Government felt the necessity of population education in order to check the decline of population and to increase the same. But gradually that country felt the need of such education in order to check the high growth of population. Thus the term population education is applied either to increase or to de-crease the rate of growth of population as per the need of situation of a nation of the world.

B) ’Population Education’, which is one of the recent topics that we have introduced in our syllabus, was first used in Sweden in 1935, when the population education commission of the country to generate public awareness about the increase of the rate of growth

C) The purpose of population education is to develop awareness and

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D) None of these

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Q243) Nerve transmission is

Options:

A) Mechanical process

B) Chemical process

C) Biological process

D) Physical process

Q244) In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been provided

Options:

A) Equal representation

B) Representation on the ’basis of population

C) Representation on the basis of population and size

D) Representation on the basis of size

Q245) The Controller and Auditor-General of India acts as the chief accountant and auditor for the

Options:

A) Union Government

B) State Governments

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C) Union and State Governments

D) Neither Union nor State Governments

Q246) Education is a subject in the

Options:

A) Union list

B) State list

C) Concurrent list

D) None of the lists

Q247) In which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?

Options:

A) Rajasthan

B) Gujarat

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Bihar

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Q248) Which Writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing?

Options:

A) Writ of certiorari

B) Writ of Habeas Corpus

C) Writ of Mandamus

D) Writ of Quo Warrant

Q249) A ganglion connected with spinal reflex is present in

Options:

A) White matter around grey matter of spinal cord

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B) Dorsal root of a spinal nerve

C) Ventral horn of grey matter

D) Ventral root of a spinal nerve

Q250) The student centred plan is most favourable in the matter of

Options:

A) Articulation B) Balance

C) Continuity D) All of the above

Q251) The term ”Co-curricular activities” is a popular one for all educational institutions. Which of the following would you regard as a co-curricular activity?

Options:

A) Debating competitions

B) Collection of funds for school building

C) Foot-ball matches

D) Tournaments

Q252) If a curriculum maker follows the subjective theory of values in education, he will’

Options:

A) Not insist on the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum if pupils or parents are not interested in it

B) Disregard the interests of children the parents for the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum

C) Implement the study of subject for its inherent values to fulfil the needs of students

D) Care more for the content aspects than for the methodological

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Q253) Twelve pairs of ribs and twelve pairs of nerves occurs in

Options:

A) Fish

B) Snake

C) Frog

D) Man

Q254) The interaction between teachers and students or between buyers and sellers is classified by the sociologists as a social inter action of

Options:

A) The secondary type

B) The multiple types

C) The primary type

D) The responsive type One undertakes research

Q255) One undertakes research

Options:

A) To verify what has already been established

B) To describe and explain a new phenomenon

C) To refute what has already been accepted as a fact

D) To do one or the other of the above

Q256) Who realized the urgent need for the reform of rigid, lifeless, meaningless curriculum

Options:

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Jawahar Lai Nehru

C) Subhash Chandra Bose

D) Lai Bahadur Shastri

Q257) An effective teacher adopts the norms of the:

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Options:

A) Autocratic society

B) Laissez-faire society

C) Democratic society

D) All of the above

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Q258) The most desirable outcome of higher education is:

Options:

A) Acquisition of higher order thinking skills

B) Training of individual

C) Acquisition of knowledge

D) Increase in academic achievement

Q259) The tool that describes the degrees of dimensions being observed

Options:

A) Opinionnaire B) Rating scale

C) Inventory D) Questionnaire

Q260) The educationist who stressed the social of education.

Options:

A) Froebel B) John Dewey

C) Prof. Bagley D) Herbart

Q261) Intrinsic motivation means:

Options:

A) Desire to perform activities because they are rewarding

B) To take lead to achieve goals

C) Desire that arises within the organism

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D) All of the above

Q262) Which one of the following is not considered as a Regional College of

Education?

Options:

A) Mumbai B) Mysore

C) Ajmer D) Bhopal

Q263) If majority of students in your class are weak you should:

Options:

A) Not care about the intelligent students

B) keep your teaching slow

C) keep your speed of teaching fast

D) keep your teaching slow along with some extra guidance

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Q264) Lifelong learning' has developed because of:

Options:

A) Shortage of educational institutions

B) Requirement of educated people

C) Dynamics of knowledge explosion

D) Urge to learn more and more

Q265) While dealing with juvenile delinquents a teacher should:

Options:

A) Talk with them frankly and guide and channelize their potentialities in constructive ways

B) Complain to the principal against them

C) Play them with filthy jokes

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D) None of the above

Q266) According to 'Herbert Spencer', education is:

Options:

A) Harmonious development

B) Complete living aim

C) Morality

D) Drawing out of best

Q267) Use of telecast materials:

Options:

A) Reduces the burden of the teacher

B) Increases retention power

C) Enhances concentration and learning

D) All of the above

Q268) Stephen M.Corey is associated with:

Options:

A) None of the above

B) Scientific research

C) Action research

D) Applied research

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Q269) Classroom discipline can be maintained effectively by:

Options:

A) Providing a programme which is according to the need and interest of the pupils

B) By putting on fancy clothes in the classroom

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C) knowing the cause of indiscipline and handling it with stern hand

D) None of the above

Q270) Perception, Retention and recall are:

Options:

A) Task variables

B) Receiver variables

C) Source variables

D) Message variables

Q271) A newcomer teacher who is maltreated in his class will deal with the students by:

Options:

A) Changing his class after consultation with the principal

B) Improving his qualities and expressing it before them in a good way

C) Punishing them

D) Giving them a threat of expulsion

Q272) National Institute of Education is situated at:

Options:

A) Kolkata

B) Madras

C) Delhi

D) Mumbai

Q273) Which of the following is true about our modern evaluation system in university education?

Options:

A) It doesn't encourage the habit of regular study

B) It doesn't encourage students to attend their classes regularly

C) it asses the acquisition of knowledge by cramming

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D) All of the above

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Q274) The psychological aspects of the classroom is best managed by:

Options:

A) Counsellor

B) Peers

C) Class teacher

D) Principal

Q275) Basic education is also known as:

Options:

A) New education policy

B) Wardha education plan

C) Essential education

D) Universal education

Q276) Values are:

Options:

A) Intrinsic

B) Ultimate

C) Extrinsic

D) All of the above

Q277) To gain popularity among students, teacher should:

Options:

A) Frequently organize tours

B) Dictates notes while teaching

C) Personally help them in their studies

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D) Maintain good social relations

Q278) The statement 'value is that which satisfies human desire' is by:

Options:

A) Allport

B) I..S Mill

C) B. Russell

D) W.H Urban

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Q279) A student tries to solve a problem without any help from a teacher. The teacher should:

Options:

A) Pay no attention to her/him

B) Scold him/her for foolishness

C) Offer help to solve his problem

D) Appraise his/her individual effort

Q280) Informal education means:

Options:

A) Natural B) In artificial

C) Artificial D) Artless

Q281) One can be a good teacher if she/he:

Options:

A) knows how to control students

B) knows his/her subject

C) Has genuine interest in teaching

D) Has good expression

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Q282) The largest producers of highly educated man power.

Options:

A) NIEPA B) NAAC

C) NCERT D) UGC

Q283) There will be better communication in a lecture if a teacher:

Options:

A) Prepares the notes well in advance and use them as a guide

B) Talks extempore

C) Reads from prepared notes

D) Talks extempore drawing examples from other disciplines

Q284) Which one of the following is not a professional education?

Options:

A) Nursing B) Teacher education

C) Medicine D) None of the above

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Q285) Effective teaching, is function of:

Options:

A) Teacher's honesty

B) Teachers making students learn and understand

C) Maintaining discipline in the class

D) Teachers liking for the job of teaching

Q286) Indian Institute of Advanced study is situated at:

Options:

A) Hyderabad

B) Simla

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C) Madras

D) Bangalore

Q287) Which of the following teaching method is more effective?

Options:

A) Deductive method

B) Discussion method

C) Lecture method

D) Textbox method

Q288) UGC was established on:

Options:

A) 1958

B) 1949

C) 1953

D) 1935

Q289) One will have more chances of being successful as a teacher, if

Options:

A) He is trained in teaching

B) He is competent enough in his subject

C) He belongs to the family of teachers

D) He can organize his teaching material systematically and conveys the same effectively

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Q290) Which is true in higher education?

Options:

A) Right pupils receive right education B) All cannot learn

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C) All can learn, but all do not learn D) All can learn, so all learn

Q291) Which of the following is most important for a teacher?

Options:

A) School B) Students

C) Discipline D) Teaching

Q292) An effective teacher:

Options:

A) Is a strict disciplinarian B) Is a continuous learner

C) Is the master of the subject D) Uses many teaching aids

Q293) If a principal of your college, charge you with the act of negligence of duties, how would you behave with him?

Options:

A) You would neglect him

B) You would take a tough stand against the charges

C) You would take revenge by giving physical and mental agony to him

D) You would keep yourself alert in discharging your duties

Q294) Which one of the following is not a Central University?

Options:

A) Madras University

B) Viswa Bharathi Shanthiniketha

C) Aligarh Muslim University

D) Banaras Hindu University

Q295) Why will you ask questions from students during the course of a lecture?

Options:

A) To learn which one of the students is the brightest one

B) To learn whether students are understanding the lecture or not

C) Are the students carefully listening to your lecture

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Q296) The learning theory 'progressivism' is associated with:

Options:

A) Montessori

B) Rousseau

C) Dewey

D) Froebel

Q297) Education is a subject in the:

Options:

A) State list

B) Union list

C) Concurrent list

D) None of the above

Q298) The teacher's major contribution towards the maximum development of the child is through:

Options:

A) Provides a variety of learning experiences

B) Teaching the prescribed curriculum

C) Explaining everything

D) Strict reinforcement of academic standards

Q299) Micro teaching is for:

Options:

A) Developing skills of learning

B) Developing teaching skills

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C) Developing proficiency in subjects

D) All the above

Q300) The first important step in teaching is:

Options:

A) knowing the background of students

B) Planning beforehand

C) Organizing materials to be taught

D) None of these

Q301) Discussion in the class will be more effective if the topic of discussion is:

Options:

A) Informed to the students well in advance

B) Written on the board without introducing it

C) Not introduced

D) Stated just before the start of discussion

Q302) The innovative system for major education to learn while learn is:

Options:

A) Non-formal education

B) Open Universities

C) Informal education

D) Navodaya Vidyalayas

Q303) Which of the years, IGNOU was set up?

Options:

A) 1986 B) 1958

C) 1953 D) 1985

Q304) Which commission has recommended the formulation of UGC in India?

Options:

A) National Planning Commission

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B) University Education Commission

C) kothari Commission

D) None of the above

Q305) The main function of UGC:

Options:

A) Management B) Finance

C) Research D) All the above

Q306) A university teacher should normally concentrate on:

Options:

A) Research B) Guidance

C) Teaching D) All the above

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Page1443

Q307) Who contributed mainly for the establishment of the university at

Pondicherry?

Options:

A) R.N.Tagore

B) j. l. Nehru

C) Sri Aurobindo

D) Vivekananda.

Q308) Who founded the 'Asiatic Society of Bengal'?

Options:

A) David Hare

B) William Jones

C) William Carey

D) Raja Ram Mohan Ray

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Q309) This is what he should do'. Is a sentence known as:

Options:

A) Atidesa

B) Upadesa

C) Both

D) Neither

Q310) Internship is must for teacher education, because it provides:

Options:

A) Complete School Environment

B) Content Courses

C) Practical Courses

D) Result Preparation.

Q311) Who said for nearly half a century, the examination has been recognized as one of the worst features of Indian Education.

Options:

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B) Dr. Radha Krishna

C) Dr. Laxman swamy Mudaliar

D) Dr. chand

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Q312) When was National Policy on education formulated?

Options:

A) Aug, 1986

B) Jan, 1986

C) March, 1988

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D) Oct, 1988.

Q313) Who gave the slogan 'Each one teach one'?

Options:

A) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Dr. Khurana

D) Maulana Azad.

Q314) The wandering teachers during the Vedic age were called?

Options:

A) Gurus

B) Atmans

C) Charakas

D) Brahmana

Q315) The Name of great ancient Nalanda University library was?

Options:

A) Buddha

B) Langha

C) Dharmganj

D) Dharmartha.

Q316) Macaulay wrote his famous minute on educational policy on?

Options:

A) 16th February

B) 8th February

C) 1st February

D) 2nd February

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Q317) Vidhayak sentences can be classified as:

Options:

A) Upadesaka

B) Atidesa

C) Both

D) Neither

Q318) In which year a committee of Public instruction was set up?

Options:

A) 1821 a. d.

B) 1822 a. d.

C) 1823 a. d.

D) 1824 a. d.

Q319) Which of the following is not an advisory board of education?

Options:

A) CABE

B) HRD

C) UGC

D) NCERT.

Q320) Who govern the academic policies of the collages of education?

Options:

A) UGC

B) NEPA

C) NCTE

D) NCERT

Q321) Higher education was given during Vedic Period in:

Options:

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A) Gurukuls

B) Charan

C) Shakhas

D) All above

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Page1446

Q322) Which University was not established during 1854-1858:

Options:

A) Calcutta University

B) Madras University

C) Punjab University

D) Bombay

Q323) University Areas of autonomy are:

Options:

A) Selection of students

B) Planning for academic work

C) Progress and Promotion of teachers

D) All above

Q324) Cause of falling universities standard are:

Options:

A) Lack of Facilities

B) Traditional methods of teaching

C) Lack of Library

D) All above.

Q325) Evaluation of the teacher-trainee should be in the field of:

Options:

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A) Education Theory

B) Community Work

C) Methodology

D) All above

Q326) For the revival of Vedic learning, who raised the Slogan of 'Back to the

Vedas '?

Options:

A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B) Swami Vivekanand

C) Rabindra Nath Tagore

D) Keshav Chandra Sen

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Page1447

Q327) How many articles are there in National Policy on Education 1986?

Options:

A) 150

B) 157

C) 160

D) 158

Q328) During Vedic Age pupil were called?

Options:

A) Brahmana

B) Brahmachari

C) Charka

D) None of these.

Q329) The 'Upanayana' of given was closed in?

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Options:

A) 500 AD

B) 600 AD

C) 700 AD

D) 800 AD

Q330) Who raised the slogan 'Each one teach one'?

Options:

A) j. l Nehru

B) Mahatma Gandhi.

C) Maulana Azad.

D) None of these.

Q331) At the time of independence, there were how many universities?

Options:

A) Ten

B) Fifteen

C) Eighteen

D) Twenty.

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Page1448

Q332) The future of education in India depends on:

Options:

A) Society

B) Government

C) Family

D) Economy

Q333) Which thinker have Not accepted that the state has an ethical purpose?

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Options:

A) Karl Marx

B) Gandhi.

C) Aristotle

D) Laski

Q334) Which year a committee on decentralized management of Education was appointed?

Options:

A) Aug, 1992

B) Feb, 1993

C) March, 1993

D) April, 1993

Q335) In Which year 'grant-in-aid' system was introduced?

Options:

A) 1858

B) 1852

C) 1857

D) 1851

Q336) When was Indian University Commission Appointed?

Options:

A) 1463

B) 758

C) 829

D) 11047

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Page1449

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Q337) The method of summated rating for increasing attitudes was development by:

Options:

A) Thurstone in 1932

B) Chave in 1929

C) Likert

D) Thurstone and Chave both as co-authors.

Q338) The Charter Act of 1813 Provided how much as annual expenditure for the revival and promotion of literature in India?

Options:

A) 1 lakh rupees

B) 2 lakh rupees

C) 3 lakh rupees

D) 4 lakh rupees

Q339) Who gave his reports on general education in 1937?

Options:

A) AN Jha

B) Wood

C) Mudaliar

D) Dr. Zakir Hussan

Q340) In Which year the review committee on curriculum was appointed?

Options:

A) 1977

B) 1976

C) 1978

D) 1979

Q341) Where is N.d. t. Women University situated?

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Options:

A) Calcutta

B) Bombay

C) Madras

D) Delhi

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Page1450

Q342) When was Ishwar-bahi J. Patel Committee was appointed?

Options:

A) 1975

B) 1976

C) 1977

D) 1978

Q343) During 1901-02 there were how many arts and professional colleges in

India?

Options:

A) 81

B) 91

C) 181

D) 191

Q344) Sankhya theory of education is known as:

Options:

A) Brahman Parinamavada

B) Prikriti Parinamavada

C) Both of these

D) Neither

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Q345) Chairman of Revised national policy of education committee was:

Options:

A) Ram Murti

B) Man Mohan Singh

C) Janardhan Reddy

D) Murli Manohar Joshi

Q346) N.P.E document consists of:

Options:

A) Three Parts

B) Seven Parts

C) Twelve Parts

D) Twenty Parts

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Page1451

Q347) Who founded Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal' in Calcutta in 1784?

Options:

A) Warren Hasting

B) Johan Duncan

C) William Jones

D) Sir Richard

Q348) In Which year the Indian university act was passed?

Options:

A) 1901

B) 1902

C) 1903

D) 1904

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Q349) When was 'National open school' established?

Options:

A) 1975

B) 1986

C) 1989

D) 1990

Q350) What was the title of teacher in the Vedic period?

Options:

A) Acharya

B) Guru

C) Siksha

D) Brahma

Q351) The term of reference of Mudaliar Commission was:

Options:

A) Primary Education

B) Secondary Education

C) Higher Education

D) All-Round Education

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Q352) According to wood's Dispatch the medium of instruction should be:

Options:

A) Only English

B) Only Sanskrit

C) Only Vernaculars

D) English and Vernaculars

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Q353) Vallabhi was a famous education was registered as a society in?

Options:

A) 500 a. d.

B) 600 a. d.

C) 700 a. d.

D) 800 a. d.

Q354) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan was registered as a Society in?

Options:

A) 23743

B) 24077

C) 24108

D) 01-12-1966

Q355) Work-Experience is a training for:

Options:

A) Cooperation in have work.

B) Participation in factory

C) Participation in productive work for earning

D) All above

Q356) Expenditure in primary education in VII th-Plan.

Options:

A) 2849 Chores of rupees

B) 1832 Chores of rupees

C) 1083 Chores of rupees

D) 7633 Chores of rupees

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Q357) Most of the important factor in educational reconstruction according to the commission is:

Options:

A) Teacher

B) Building

C) Finance

D) Supervision

Q358) What was the medium of education in Vedic period?

Options:

A) Pali

B) Sanskrit

C) Prakrit

D) Local Dialect

Q359) Where is Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Situated?

Options:

A) Patna

B) Chandigarh

C) Jhansi

D) Lucknow

Q360) Which Commission recommended the induction of applied science and technology in the University Course?

Options:

A) Mudaliar Commission

B) Sadler Commission

C) Hunter Commission

D) Indian University Commission.

Q361) Which of the following org. is associated with HRD ministry

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Options:

A) INDEST

B) National Book Trust

C) National Bal Bhavan

D) All of above

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Q362) What is the purpose of Jan Sikshan Sansthan?

Options:

A) Provide vocational training to non-literate, neo-literate and school dropouts.

B) Provide basic education to illiterate adults.

C) Create awareness about health and reproduction among rural people

D) None of above.

Q363) Correct chronological order? (older to newer)

Options:

A) Mid Day meal, RTE, SSA

B) SSA, Mid Day Meal, RTE

C) RTE, Mid Day meal, SSA

D) Mid Day Meal, SSA, RTE.

Q364) What is the purpose of Jalmani Yojana?

Options:

A) Install water purifiers in remote hamlets with population less than 500

B) Installation of water purifiers in rural schools.

C) Provide drinking water in desert areas

D) Provide subsidy to farmers for installing drip irrigation system.

Q365) What is the primary aim of Dhanlakshmi Yojana?

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Options:

A) Prevent child marriages.

B) Promote intercaste marriages

C) Change the mentality of seeing girl child as a financial burden.

D) Provide scholarship to bright girl students to pursue PG or Ph. d

Q366) Which among the following Indian ministry coordinates with WIPO?

Options:

A) HRD

B) External affairs

C) Commerce and industries.

D) Science and technology

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Q367) UGC is a

Options:

A) Statutory organization

B) Attached office of HRD ministry

C) Constitutional body

D) Subordinate office of HRD ministry

Q368) Who releases Educational content via Gyan Darshan and Gyan Vani?

Options:

A) Education ministry

B) IGNOU, NCERT

C) National Bal Bhavan

D) None of Above.

Q369) Who is responsible for conducting All India Pre-Dental entrance test?

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Options:

A) AICTE

B) Medical Council of India

C) Dental Council of India

D) CBSE

Q370) Who among the following looks into the Minimum qualification for appointment of teachers?

Options:

A) UGC

B) HRD ministry

C) NCERT

D) National council for teacher education

Q371) What is the purpose of Bal Shree scheme?

Options:

A) Identify creative children and nurture them.

B) Provide extra protein and iron supplements to kids suffering from

Malnutrition

C) Provide free medical checkup in Government schools.

D) None of above.

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Q372) Purpose of Mahila Samakhya scheme?

Options:

A) Provide incentives to female graduates to join teaching profession.

B) Provide reservation to females in Government college lecturer jobs.

C) Empower rural women by educating them.

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D) None of above.

Q373) Target beneficiaries of SABLA scheme are

Options:

A) Dowry victims

B) Adolescent girls

C) Rural women

D) All of above.

Q374) The Kendriya vidhyalaya are meant for

I Wards of Transferable state Government employees

II Wards of Transferable central Government employees

III Wards of Defence personnel

V Bright students from naxal affected areas

Options:

A) Only I and IV

B) Only II and III

C) Only I, II and IV

D) Only II

Q375) Correct statements about Rahstriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)

I Provide free and compulsory education to high school children.

II Increase the high school enrolment rate from 52% to 75%

Options:

A) Only I

B) Only II

C) Both I and II

D) none of above

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Q376) What was the purpose of 86 Constitutional amendment act?

I Make right to education a fundamental right

II Impose duty on parents and guardians to provide for education to their children.

Options:

A) Only I

B) Only II

C) Both I and II

D) none of the above

Q377) Correct Statement

I) 93rd amendment inserted article 21/A and 51A(K) in the Constitution.

II) 86 amendment modified article 15 of the Constitution.

Options:

A) Only I

B) Only II

C) Both I and II

D) None of the above

Q378) Correct chronological order?

Options:

A) IGNOU, UGC, NCERT

B) NCERT, UGC, IGNOU

C) UGC, NCERT, IGNOU

D) GNOU, NCERT, UGC

Q379) Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India safe guards the rights of Minorities to establish and run educational in-situations of their own liking?

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Options:

A) Article 19

B) Article 29

C) Article 30

D) Article 31

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Q380) Which one of the following is 28th state of India

Options:

A) Uttarakhand

B) Jharkhand

C) Chhattisgarh

D) None of these

Q381) The effective means in education communication is

Options:

A) Black Board Writing

B) Audio-Visual means

C) Audio means

D) Visual means

Q382) The Dalton Scheme of Education is useful for which one of the following?

Options:

A) For infants

B) For little children

C) For older children

D) For all of these

Q383) The most powerful upper chamber in the world is:

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Options:

A) American senate

B) British House of Lords

C) Rajya Sabha of Indian Republic

D) None of these

Q384) Which of the following standing committee of Parliament has no Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha?

Options:

A) Hawai Island

B) Greenland

C) Kamchatka

D) None of these

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Q385) The Government of India introduced Bharat Ratna and Padmashree awards under

Options:

A) Article 18 of the constitution

B) Article 20 of the constitution

C) Article 17 of the constitution

D) Article 16 of the constitution

Q386) Election of Rural and Urban local bodies are conducted and ultimately supervised by

Options:

A) Election Commission of India

B) State Election Commission

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C) District Collector and District Magistrate

D) Concerned Returning Officer

Q387) When was the All India Radio (AIR) was adopted?

Options:

A) June 8th 1936

B) July 17th 19

C) June 17th 193

D) July 8th 1949

Q388) What is the full form of IPCC?

Options:

A) International Panel on climate change

B) International Panel on carbon consumption

C) Intergovernmental Panel o Climate

D) None of these

Q389) The Public Accounts Committee submits its report to

Options:

A) the Speaker of Lok Sabha

B) the Comptroller and Auditor General

C) the President of India

D) the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

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Q390) The biggest news agency of India is

Options:

A) PTI

B) UNI

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C) NANAP

D) Samachar Bharati

Q391) To educate according to nature means

Options:

A) to come back to nature as op-pose to mechanical life

B) to educate in accordance with the law of nature of human development

C) to study natural laws and apply them to educational process.

D) All of the above

Q392) The aim of vocationalisation of education is:

Options:

A) preparing students for a vocation along with knowledge

B) converting liberal education into vocational education

C) giving more importance to vocational than general education

D) making liberal education job-oriented

Q393) All of the following tend to erode local control of education in favour of national control, except the

Options:

A) National Science Foundation

B) National Institute of Mental health

C) College Entrance Examination Board

D) National Defence education Act

Q394) India’s first Defence University is set up in

Options:

A) Haryana

B) Delhi

C) Punjab

D) Uttar Pradesh

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Q395) Which of the following Institutes is situated in Karikudi (Tamil Nadu)?

Options:

A) Central Electro Chemical Re-search Institute

B) Central Marine Fish Research institute

C) Central Plantation Crop Research Institute

D) None of these

Q396) National Anthem “Jan-gana-mana” was composed by

Options:

A) Madam Cama

B) Surendranath Chatterji

C) Bankimchandra Chatterji

D) Rabindranath Tagore

Q397) Universities having central campus for imparting education are called:

Options:

A) Central Universities

B) Deemed Universities

C) Residential Universities

D) Open Universities

Q398) Disputes regarding the election of Vice President are decided by

Options:

A) the Speaker

B) the President

C) the Parliament

D) the Supreme Court

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Q399) Use of radio for higher education is based on the presumption of:

Options:

A) Enriching curriculum based instruction

B) Replacing teacher in the long run

C) Everybody having access to a radio set

D) Other means of instruction getting out-dated

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Q400) When was the 1st Indian postal stamp was issued?

Options:

A) 1937

B) 1876

C) 1854

D) 1852

Q1) A, Q2) A, Q3) B, Q4) A, Q5) C, Q6) B, Q7) D, Q8) A, Q9) A, Q10) C, Q11) C, Q12) C, Q13) A, Q14) C, Q15) D, Q16) D, Q17) A, Q18) D, Q19) D, Q20) C, Q21) D, Q22) B, Q23) C, Q24) A, Q25) D, Q26) D, Q27) A, Q28) D, Q29) A, Q30) C, Q31) D, Q32) C, Q33) B, Q34) A, Q35) C, Q36) C, Q37) A, Q38) B, Q39) A, Q40) D, Q41) D, Q42) C, Q43) C, Q44) A, Q45) A, Q46) D, Q47) A, Q48) B, Q49) C, Q50) D, Q51) A, Q52) A, Q53) A, Q54) D, Q55) D, Q56) B, Q57) A, Q58) B, Q59) C, Q60) D, Q61) D, Q62) B, Q63) D, Q64) B, Q65) C, Q66) C, Q67) A, Q68) D, Q69) B, Q70) C, Q71) A, Q72) D, Q73) A, Q74) A, Q75) B, Q76) A, Q77) A, Q78) B, Q79) A, Q80) D, Q81) B, Q82) D, Q83) B, Q84) D, Q85) C, Q86) C, Q87) C, Q88) C, Q89) B, Q90) A, Q91) D, Q92) D, Q93) D, Q94) A, Q95) C, Q96) C, Q97) A, Q98) A, Q99) D, Q100) D, Q101) A, Q102) A, Q103) A, Q104) A, Q105) C, Q106) C, Q107) A, Q108) C, Q109) C, Q110) C, Q111) D, Q112) D, Q113) C, Q114) A, Q115) D, Q116) A, Q117) B, Q118) C, Q119) D, Q120) A, Q121) A, Q122) D, Q123) A, Q124) D, Q125) C, Q126) C, Q127) C, Q128) C, Q129) C, Q130) C, Q131) D, Q132) B, Q133) A, Q134) D, Q135) C, Q136) C, Q137) D, Q138) C, Q139) C, Q140) D, Q141) A, Q142) A, Q143) B, Q144) A, Q145) C, Q146) C, Q147) A, Q148) B, Q149) A, Q150) A, Q151) B, Q152) A, Q153) C, Q154) C, Q155) A, Q156) A, Q157) C, Q158) C, Q159) B, Q160) C, Q161) D, Q162) D, Q163) B, Q164) B, Q165) A, Q166) A, Q167) A, Q168) D, Q169) C, Q170) B, Q171) D, Q172) A, Q173) B, Q174) B, Q175) B, Q176) B, Q177) C, Q178) D, Q179) B, Q180) C, Q181) C, Q182) B, Q183) B, Q184) C, Q185) D, Q186) D, Q187) D, Q188) B, Q189) D, Q190) C, Q191) C, Q192) C, Q193) C, Q194) D, Q195) B, Q196) C, Q197) D, Q198) B, Q199) A, Q200) A, Q201) B, Q202) C, Q203) B, Q204) D, Q205) C, Q206) D, Q207) A, Q208) A, Q209) B, Q210) C, Q211) B, Q212) B, Q213) B, Q214) A, Q215) D, Q216) C, Q217) C, Q218) B, Q219) C, Q220) B, Q221) A, Q222) A, Q223) A, Q224) A, Q225) D,

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Q226) B, Q227) D, Q228) D, Q229) D, Q230) A, Q231) C, Q232) A, Q233) C, Q234) A, Q235) D, Q236) B, Q237) A, Q238) D, Q239) A, Q240) D, Q241) D, Q242) D, Q243) D, Q244) B, Q245) C, Q246) C, Q247) A, Q248) C, Q249) B, Q250) A, Q251) A, Q252) C, Q253) A, Q254) A, Q255) A, Q256) A, Q257) C, Q258) A, Q259) B, Q260) B, Q261) D, Q262) A, Q263) D, Q264) C, Q265) A, Q266) B, Q267) C, Q268) C, Q269) A, Q270) C, Q271) B, Q272) C, Q273) D, Q274) C, Q275) B, Q276) D, Q277) C, Q278) D, Q279) D, Q280) A, Q281) C, Q282) D, Q283) D, Q284) D, Q285) B, Q286) B, Q287) B, Q288) C, Q289) D, Q290) A, Q291) B, Q292) B, Q293) D, Q294) A, Q295) C, Q296) D, Q297) C, Q298) A, Q299) B, Q300) A, Q301) A, Q302) B, Q303) D, Q304) B, Q305) D, Q306) D, Q307) C, Q308) B, Q309) B, Q310) A, Q311) A, Q312) A, Q313) B, Q314) C, Q315) C, Q316) D, Q317) C, Q318) C, Q319) B, Q320) C, Q321) D, Q322) C, Q323) D, Q324) D, Q325) D, Q326) A, Q327) B, Q328) B, Q329) B, Q330) B, Q331) B, Q332) B, Q333) A, Q334) B, Q335) C, Q336) B, Q337) D, Q338) A, Q339) B, Q340) B, Q341) B, Q342) C, Q343) D, Q344) B, Q345) C, Q346) C, Q347) C, Q348) D, Q349) C, Q350) A, Q351) B, Q352) D, Q353) C, Q354) B, Q355) C, Q356) A, Q357) A, Q358) B, Q359) C, Q360) B, Q361) A, Q362) A, Q363) D, Q364) B, Q365) C, Q366) C, Q367) A, Q368) B, Q369) D, Q370) D, Q371) A, Q372) C, Q373) B, Q374) B, Q375) B, Q376) C, Q377) B, Q378) C, Q379) C, Q380) B, Q381) B, Q382) C, Q383) A, Q384) B, Q385) A, Q386) B, Q387) A, Q388) C, Q389) A, Q390) A, Q391) B, Q392) D, Q393) B, Q394) A, Q395) A, Q396) D, Q397) B, Q398) D, Q399) B, Q400) D

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