GENERAL AWARENESS NOTES
(Education Sector)
1. Education System in India
a) Constitutional Provisions
- Article 21-A – Free and compulsory education
for children 6–14 years (Right to Education Act, 2009).
- Article 45 – Early childhood care and
education for 0–6 years.
- Article 30 – Rights of minorities to
establish and administer educational institutions.
- Article 350A – Instruction in mother tongue at
the primary stage.
- Concurrent List (42nd Amendment,
1976) –
Education moved from State List to Concurrent List.
2. Important Education Commissions & Committees
Pre-Independence
- Hunter Commission (1882) – Focused on primary and
secondary education.
- Sadler Commission (1917) – Reforms in university
education.
- Hartog Committee (1929) – Checked wastage and stagnation
at primary level.
- Sargent Report (1944) – Blueprint for post-war
educational development.
Post-Independence
- Radhakrishnan Commission (1948–49) – University education reforms.
- Mudaliar Commission (1952–53) – Secondary education
improvement.
- Kothari Commission (1964–66) – Major reforms; recommended 10+2+3
system and common school system.
3. National Education Policies
National Policy on Education 1968
- Emphasized equal educational
opportunities.
- Introduced Three-Language
Formula.
National Policy on Education 1986 (Modified 1992)
- Focus on girl education.
- Launched Operation Blackboard.
- Establishment of Navodaya
Vidyalayas.
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
- New structure: 5+3+3+4.
- Holistic and multidisciplinary
learning.
- Focus on early childhood education
(ECCE).
- Mother tongue/local language as
medium up to Grade 5.
- School exams in classes 3, 5, 8.
- Higher education reforms and Academic
Bank of Credits.
4. Major Educational Schemes in India
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) – Universalization of elementary
education.
- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA) –
Strengthening secondary education.
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme – Nutritional support to school
children.
- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan – Integrates SSA + RMSA + Teacher
Education.
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao – Promotes girls’ education.
- Skill India Mission – Vocational education and
training.
5. Important Organisations (Education Related)
- NCERT – Curriculum development,
textbooks, teacher training.
- NCTE – Regulates teacher education
(B.Ed., D.El.Ed.).
- UGC – Manages higher education and
universities.
- AICTE – Regulates technical and
professional education.
- NAAC – Assesses accreditation of
higher institutions.
- IGNOU – World’s largest open
university.
6. Famous Educational Personalities
- Mahatma Gandhi – Basic education (Nai Talim).
- Rabindranath Tagore – Visva-Bharati University;
learning in nature.
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Vision 2020; focus on education
and youth.
- Savitribai Phule – Pioneer of women’s education.
7. Important Days (Education Related)
- National Education Day – 11 November (Birth anniversary
of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad).
- International Literacy Day – 8 September.
- National Science Day – 28 February.
- Teacher’s Day – 5 September.
- World Students’ Day – 15 October.
Summary (Quick Revision)
- RTE Act → 6–14 years.
- NEP 2020 → 5+3+3+4
structure.
- SSA + RMSA → Samagra Shiksha
Abhiyan.
- NCERT → school curriculum.
- UGC → university funding.
- NCTE → teacher education
regulation.
- Tagore → education in natural
setting.
- Kothari Commission → 10+2+3
system.
0 MCQs – General Awareness
(Education)
A. Constitutional
Provisions
- The Right to Education (RTE) Act
was implemented in which year?
a) 2005
b) 2009
c) 2010
d) 2008 - Article 21-A provides:
a) Mid-day meals
b) Free and compulsory education
c) Secondary education
d) Teacher training - Education was moved to the
Concurrent List by which amendment?
a) 44th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 52nd Amendment
d) 93rd Amendment - Article 45 deals with:
a) Higher education
b) Early childhood care
c) Secondary education
d) Technical education - Article 350A ensures:
a) Right to minority education
b) Free adult education
c) Mother tongue instruction
d) Teacher training reforms - RTE provides education for age
group:
a) 3–10 years
b) 6–14 years
c) 5–18 years
d) 6–18 years - Which article deals with minority
educational rights?
a) 14
b) 29
c) 30
d) 39 - Which act prohibits physical
punishment in schools?
a) RTE Act 2009
b) NPE 1986
c) SSA
d) Kothari Commission - RTE mandates Pupil Teacher Ratio
at primary level:
a) 50:1
b) 40:1
c) 30:1
d) 25:1 - Which part of the Constitution
covers education after the 42nd amendment?
a) State List
b) Union List
c) Concurrent List
d) None
B. Education
Commissions
- Kothari Commission was established
in:
a) 1964–66
b) 1952–53
c) 1948–49
d) 1934 - Which commission recommended the
10+2+3 system?
a) Mudaliar
b) Kothari
c) Hunter
d) Hartog - Sadler Commission focused on:
a) Primary education
b) University education
c) Technical education
d) Teacher training - Mudaliar Commission deals with:
a) University education
b) Secondary education
c) Adult education
d) Primary education - Hartog Committee emphasized:
a) Vocational education
b) Wastage and stagnation
c) Teacher training
d) Distance education - Sargent Report was published in:
a) 1854
b) 1882
c) 1944
d) 1917 - Radhakrishnan Commission is also
called:
a) Secondary Education Commission
b) University Education Commission
c) Adult Education Commission
d) Primary Education Commission - Which commission suggested a
common school system?
a) Hartog
b) Kothari
c) Mudaliar
d) Radhakrishnan - Hunter Commission formation year:
a) 1854
b) 1882
c) 1917
d) 1944 - University Grants Commission was
recommended by:
a) Mudaliar Commission
b) Kothari Commission
c) Radhakrishnan Commission
d) Hartog Committee
C. National
Policies on Education
- NPE 1968 focused on:
a) Teacher salary
b) Three-language formula
c) Skill development
d) ICT education - “Operation Blackboard” was
launched under:
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NEP 2020
d) RTE 2009 - NEP 2020 introduced which
structure?
a) 10+2
b) 5+3+3+4
c) 8+4
d) 6+3+3 - Mother tongue as medium up to
grade 5 is suggested in:
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NEP 2020
d) RTE Act - Navodaya Vidyalaya was introduced
in:
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NEP 2020
d) None - Academic Bank of Credits is a
feature of:
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NEP 2020
d) SSA - Continuous and Comprehensive
Evaluation (CCE) was introduced under:
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NEP 2020
d) None - School exams at 3, 5, 8 are
mandated by:
a) NPE 1986
b) NEP 2020
c) RTE Act
d) SSA
D. Educational
Schemes
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme was formally
launched in:
a) 1995
b) 1986
c) 2001
d) 1990 - SSA aims at:
a) Secondary education
b) Elementary education
c) Higher education
d) Vocational education - RMSA launched in:
a) 2007
b) 2009
c) 2011
d) 2005 - Samagra Shiksha integrates:
a) SSA + RMSA + Teacher Education
b) SSA + NEP
c) RTE + SSA
d) Only RMSA - Beti Bachao Beti Padhao started
in:
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2013 - Mid-Day Meal Scheme provides:
a) Free uniform
b) Nutritional meal
c) Free textbooks
d) Free transport - Skill India Mission was launched
in:
a) 2014
b) 2015
c) 2016
d) 2017 - Eklavya Model Residential School
is for:
a) SC
b) ST
c) OBC
d) Minorities - Vidyanjali program promotes:
a) Private schooling
b) Volunteer involvement
c) Scholarships
d) School infrastructure - PM SHRI Schools were launched in:
a) 2022
b) 2020
c) 2019
d) 2023 - NIPUN Bharat focuses on:
a) Vocational training
b) Foundational literacy & numeracy
c) Sports education
d) ICT - Shagun Portal is related to:
a) Mid-day meals
b) Teacher training
c) School monitoring
d) Education loans
E. Educational
Institutions & Bodies
- NCERT headquarters is in:
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Bengaluru - NCTE regulates:
a) Higher education
b) Technical education
c) Teacher education
d) Distance education - NAAC assesses:
a) Universities & colleges
b) Schools
c) ITIs
d) Coaching institutes - AICTE stands for:
a) All India Council for Teacher Education
b) All India Council for Technical Education
c) All India Council for Training Engineers
d) None - CBSE was established in:
a) 1929
b) 1952
c) 1962
d) 1975 - UGC was established in:
a) 1944
b) 1948
c) 1956
d) 1966 - IGNOU was established in:
a) 1982
b) 1985
c) 1986
d) 1990 - NIOS provides:
a) Teacher training
b) Open schooling
c) Technical courses
d) IT education - NIEPA deals with:
a) Educational planning
b) Technical education
c) Sports education
d) Distance education - Kendriya Vidyalayas are run by:
a) NCERT
b) NCTE
c) KVS
d) CBSE - NVS manages:
a) Navodaya Vidyalayas
b) Kendriya Vidyalayas
c) Army Schools
d) Sainik Schools - NCVT is related to:
a) Technical training
b) Vocational training
c) Teacher education
d) Higher education - DIET stands for:
a) District Institute of Education and Training
b) District Institute of English Teaching
c) Development Institute for Education and Training
d) None - PM eVIDYA includes:
a) One Nation One Digital Platform
b) Skill development
c) Teacher recruitment
d) Only college reforms - SWAYAM is a platform for:
a) Online courses
b) Mid-day meals
c) School monitoring
d) Physical education
F. Educational
Thinkers
- Nai Talim is associated with:
a) Gandhi
b) Tagore
c) Froebel
d) Rousseau - Tagore’s education emphasized:
a) Learning in nature
b) Strict discipline
c) Vocational training
d) Industrial skills - Kindergarten system was developed
by:
a) Rousseau
b) Montessori
c) Froebel
d) Herbert - Montessori method focuses on:
a) Punishment
b) Self-directed learning
c) Rote learning
d) Teacher-centered approach - Rousseau believed in:
a) Learning by doing
b) Naturalism
c) Idealism
d) Pragmatism - “Learning by Doing” is associated
with:
a) Dewey
b) Gandhi
c) Tagore
d) Rousseau - Who founded Visva-Bharati
University?
a) Gandhi
b) Tagore
c) Vivekananda
d) Nehru - Basic Education Scheme introduced
in:
a) 1937
b) 1944
c) 1917
d) 1952 - Who emphasized “Child-centered
education”?
a) Froebel
b) Pestalozzi
c) Rousseau
d) All of these - Father of Modern Education in
India:
a) Gandhi
b) Lord Macaulay
c) Tagore
d) Vivekananda - Who advocated “education should
follow the child”?
a) Montessori
b) Froebel
c) Dewey
d) Tagore - Value education is best promoted
through:
a) Moral lessons alone
b) Play & activities
c) Rote memorizing
d) Punishment - Who said “Education is the
manifestation of perfection already in man”?
a) Gandhi
b) Vivekananda
c) Aurobindo
d) Tagore - According to Plato, education must
develop:
a) Head, heart, hands
b) Moral, physical, intellectual
c) Physical skills only
d) Memory - “Social Reconstructionism” is
associated with:
a) Dewey
b) Paulo Freire
c) Montessori
d) Rousseau
ANSWER KEY
1-b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-b, 5-c, 6-b, 7-c, 8-a, 9-c, 10-c 11-a,
12-b, 13-b, 14-b, 15-b, 16-c, 17-b, 18-b, 19-b, 20-c
21-b, 22-b, 23-b, 24-c, 25-b, 26-c, 27-b, 28-b 29-a, 30-b, 31-a, 32-a, 33-b,
34-b, 35-b, 36-b, 37-b, 38-a, 39-b, 40-c 41-b, 42-c, 43-a, 44-b, 45-c, 46-c,
47-b, 48-b, 49-a, 50-c, 51-a, 52-b, 53-a, 54-a, 55-a 56-a, 57-a, 58-c, 59-b,
60-b, 61-a, 62-b, 63-a, 64-d, 65-b, 66-a, 67-b, 68-b, 69-b, 70-b
TOPIC-WISE (CTET / KVS / DSSSB)
SECTION 1: CONSTITUTION, RTE ACT, EDUCATION
& LAW
- Under RTE, the School Management
Committee must consist of what minimum % of parents?
a) 50%
b) 65%
c) 75%
d) 60% - Under Article 21A, the term “free”
means:
a) No tuition fees only
b) No direct or indirect expenses
c) Only books are free
d) Free for BPL only - Section 29 of RTE deals with:
a) Curriculum & evaluation
b) Recognition of schools
c) Teacher appointment
d) Physical punishment - Reservation for disadvantaged
groups in private unaided schools under RTE is:
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 25%
d) 30% - Which schedule of RTE mentions
norms and standards of schools?
a) First Schedule
b) Second Schedule
c) Third Schedule
d) Fourth Schedule - Article 45 was modified to
provide:
a) Education for 6–14 years
b) ECCE for 0–6 years
c) Vocational education
d) Higher education - The 86th Constitutional Amendment
deals with:
a) Higher education autonomy
b) Right to Education
c) Adult education
d) School exam reforms - Section 13 of RTE prohibits:
a) School fees
b) Screening procedures for admissions
c) Mid-day meal restrictions
d) Teacher training - Article 30 ensures rights of:
a) Teachers
b) Minorities to establish institutions
c) Women’s education
d) Rural education - RTE mandates a working day of:
a) 4 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 5 hours
d) 7 hours - RTE prohibits detention until
which class?
a) Class 5
b) Class 6
c) Class 8
d) Class 7 - “No child shall be denied
admission for lack of age proof” belongs to:
a) Section 8
b) Section 14
c) Section 23
d) Section 19 - Education in Concurrent List
means:
a) Central govt controls only
b) States only
c) Both Centre and States
d) Local bodies only - The RTE Act defines a school as:
a) Only govt schools
b) Only aided schools
c) All schools except minority institutions
d) All schools - RTE prohibits teachers from:
a) Using ICT
b) Taking private tuition
c) Corporal punishment
d) Both b & c - Section 29(2)(h) mentions:
a) No detention
b) Continuous evaluation
c) Teacher qualifications
d) SMC structure - “Neighbourhood school” radius for
primary:
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 5 km - “Special training for
out-of-school children” belongs to:
a) Section 3
b) Section 4
c) Section 7
d) Section 12 - RTE requires one teacher for
every:
a) 30 children (primary)
b) 40 children (upper primary)
c) Both
d) None - Screening tests for admission
violate:
a) Section 8(b)
b) Section 13(2)
c) Section 19
d) Section 23 - Article 350A ensures:
a) Minority rights
b) Mother-tongue instruction
c) Higher education
d) Adult literacy - RTE Section 16 prohibits:
a) Corporal punishment
b) Screening
c) Detention
d) Expulsion - RTE allows private schools to
charge:
a) Only uniform cost
b) No charges
c) Fees except for 25% quota
d) Govt decides - Article 51A(k) states:
a) Duty of child to study
b) Duty of parent to educate child
c) Duty of school to enroll
d) Duty of govt to provide food - RTE minimum instructional hours
per year (primary):
a) 600
b) 700
c) 800
d) 900 - Recognition of schools under RTE
is in:
a) Section 18
b) Section 25
c) Section 29
d) Section 3 - Teachers’ duties under RTE
include:
a) Regularity and punctuality
b) Completing curriculum
c) Assessing learning
d) All of these - Which Article directs promotion of
Hindi?
a) 343
b) 350B
c) 351
d) 255 - Which is NOT part of Directive
Principles?
a) Free education
b) Equal pay
c) Right to property
d) Promotion of SC/ST - Article 28 prohibits religious
instruction in:
a) Aided schools
b) Govt educational institutions
c) Private schools
d) Minority schools
ANSWERS
1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c, 5-b, 6-b, 7-b, 8-b, 9-b, 10-c, 11-c, 12-b,
13-c, 14-d, 15-d, 16-b, 17-a, 18-b, 19-c, 20-b, 21-b, 22-c,
23-c, 24-b, 25-c, 26-a, 27-d, 28-c, 29-c, 30-b
SECTION 2: NEP
2020
- NEP 2020 recommends medium of
instruction up to grade 5 as:
a) English
b) Hindi
c) Mother tongue
d) Both a & b - NEP 2020 replaces 10+2 with:
a) 6+3+3
b) 5+3+3+4
c) 8+4
d) 7+3+3 - Foundational Stage covers ages:
a) 3-8
b) 3-6
c) 6-10
d) 8-11 - NEP 2020 aims for _____ literacy
& numeracy by Grade 3.
a) Foundational
b) Advanced
c) Critical
d) Content-based - PARAKH stands for:
a) National evaluation centre
b) Accreditation body
c) Teacher training
d) Vocational assessment - Academic Bank of Credits is for:
a) School curriculum
b) Higher education
c) Vocational courses only
d) Teacher evaluation - NCC, NSS and sports are integrated
under:
a) Bagless days
b) Holistic curriculum
c) Vocational education
d) Value education - NEP 2020 recommends assessment
shift from:
a) Memory → application
b) Written → oral
c) Grades → marks
d) None - School exams in NEP occur in
classes:
a) 5, 8
b) 3, 5, 8
c) 2, 4, 8
d) 4, 7, 10 - NTA under NEP conducts:
a) Entrance exams
b) Board exams
c) CTET
d) Teacher training - 50% of learners will get
vocational exposure by:
a) 2024
b) 2025
c) 2030
d) 2035 - National Curriculum Framework (NCF)
after NEP is developed by:
a) NCERT
b) UGC
c) NCTE
d) NAAC - “Bagless days” aim at:
a) Project-based learning
b) Reducing syllabus
c) ICT skills
d) Parental involvement - School complexes aim to:
a) Shut schools
b) Share resources
c) Privatize
d) Standardize fees - NEP proposes teacher recruitment
based on:
a) TET + competency
b) Graduation marks
c) Interview only
d) School selection - NEP promotes:
a) Flexibility in subjects
b) Only science
c) Rote learning
d) Single-language education - NEP suggests board exams become:
a) Yearly high-stakes
b) Low-stakes & competency-based
c) Eliminated
d) Optional - GER target for higher education by
2035:
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 75% - Multidisciplinary institutions
must have minimum student strength of:
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 4000
d) 5000 - Mother tongue instruction is based
on principle of:
a) Constructivism
b) Behaviorism
c) Idealism
d) Realism - NEP suggests digital repository
through:
a) DIKSHA
b) PM e-Vidya
c) NROER
d) All - National Professional Standards
for Teachers (NPST) developed by:
a) NCTE
b) NCERT
c) UGC
d) CBSE - Four-year integrated B.Ed. aims
at:
a) Specialized focused training
b) Quick certification
c) Diploma replacement
d) None - NEP stresses on:
a) Rote memorization
b) Competency-based education
c) Same syllabus for all
d) Hard segregation of streams - HEI clusters mean:
a) Merging schools
b) Merging colleges for resource-sharing
c) Student clustering
d) Teacher unions - NEP proposes multidisciplinary
research through:
a) NRF
b) UGC
c) NCERT
d) AICTE - ECCE curriculum is guided by:
a) Anganwadi workers
b) NCF-FS
c) Teachers only
d) Nurses - FLN is achieved through:
a) NIPUN Bharat
b) Sarva Shiksha
c) NLM
d) Mid-day meal - NEP discourages coaching culture
by:
a) Competency-based exams
b) Reducing syllabus
c) Removing textbooks
d) Increasing homework - NEP recommends:
a) One exam at year-end
b) Formative + summative assessment
c) Only oral assessment
d) Only written exams
ANSWERS — SECTION 2
31-c, 32-b,
33-a, 34-a, 35-a, 36-b, 37-b, 38-a, 39-b, 40-a, 41-c, 42-a,
43-a, 44-b, 45-a, 46-a, 47-b, 48-b, 49-c, 50-a, 51-d, 52-a,
53-a, 54-b, 55-b, 56-a, 57-b, 58-a, 59-a, 60-b
SECTION 3 —
EDUCATION COMMISSIONS & POLICIES
- Kothari Commission emphasized that
education should be viewed as a:
a) Private sector activity
b) National investment
c) State burden
d) Social liability - The term “Common School System”
was introduced by:
a) Mudaliar Commission
b) Kothari Commission
c) Radhakrishnan Commission
d) Hartog Committee - “Minimum levels of learning (MLL)”
were introduced under:
a) Operation Blackboard
b) NPE 1986
c) SSA
d) NCERT - Kothari Commission proposed
expenditure on education be _____ of GDP.
a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 10% - Which commission recommended
diversified courses at secondary level?
a) Mudaliar
b) Kothari
c) Radhakrishnan
d) Hunter - Mudaliar Commission’s objective
was:
a) Reform higher education
b) Vocational reforms
c) Improve secondary education
d) Teacher training - Radhakrishnan Commission
recommended:
a) UGC establishment
b) CBSE creation
c) Mid-day meals
d) SSA - Hartog Committee discouraged:
a) Mass literacy
b) Universal enrollment
c) Rapid expansion without quality
d) Vocational training - Which policy introduced Operation
Blackboard?
a) NPE 1968
b) NPE 1986
c) NPE 1992
d) NEP 2020 - Sargent Report proposed universal
education by:
a) 1950
b) 1960
c) 1970
d) 1985 - Hunter Commission stressed on:
a) Women education
b) Secondary schools
c) Teacher training
d) University autonomy - Sadler Commission focused on:
a) Intermediary stage between school & university
b) ECCE
c) Vocationalization
d) Teacher accountability - “Learning without burden”
committee was led by:
a) Yashpal
b) Kothari
c) Radhakrishnan
d) Mudaliar - NPE 1986 emphasized:
a) Child-centered education
b) Teacher-centered system
c) Rote learning
d) External examinations - NPE 1968 emphasized:
a) ICT in classrooms
b) Three-language formula
c) Coaching reforms
d) Continuous evaluation - Kothari Commission’s motto:
a) Learn by doing
b) Education for all
c) Education and national development
d) Education as freedom - POA 1992 stands for:
a) Programme of Action
b) Policy of Accountability
c) Plan of Assessment
d) Policy of Accreditation - NPE 1986 emphasized empowering:
a) Teachers only
b) Women and weaker sections
c) Administrators
d) Private schools - Operation Blackboard aimed to:
a) Improve school infrastructure
b) Ensure no exam up to class 5
c) Train teachers
d) Introduce ICT - Which policy focused on national
identity?
a) 1968
b) 1986
c) 1992
d) 2020 - CABE stands for:
a) Central Advisory Board on Education
b) Commission for Academic Board Evaluation
c) Council for Accreditation in Basic Education
d) None - Which committee introduced Basic
Education?
a) Yashpal
b) Wardha Committee
c) Sargent
d) Radhakrishnan - NPE 1986 recommended the principle
of:
a) Social and national integration
b) Profit-oriented education
c) Coaching dependency
d) Fixed curriculum - Lok Jumbish Project was
implemented in:
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra - DPEP was launched for:
a) Higher education reforms
b) District-level primary education improvement
c) ICT in classrooms
d) Teacher recruitment - NPE 1986 emphasized ECCE because:
a) Parents prefer child care
b) Early childhood is crucial for learning
c) Schools lacked teachers
d) Primary curriculum was heavy - Kothari Commission recommended
which principle?
a) Social cohesion
b) Equality through education
c) Value-free education
d) Hard segregation of streams - “Learning to learn” concept was
highlighted by:
a) NPE 1986
b) NEP 2020
c) Kothari Commission
d) SSA - A major criticism of NPE 1968 was:
a) Too expensive
b) Faulty implementation
c) Lack of curriculum
d) Too much ICT - NPE 1986 introduced the concept
of:
a) Minimum learning levels
b) Social reform through exams
c) Dual education system
d) Teacher-less classrooms
ANSWER KEY
61-b, 62-b, 63-b, 64-c, 65-a, 66-c, 67-a, 68-c, 69-b,
70-b, 71-c, 72-a, 73-a, 74-a, 75-b, 76-c, 77-a, 78-b, 79-a,
80-a, 81-a, 82-b, 83-a, 84-c, 85-b, 86-b, 87-b, 88-c, 89-b,
90-a
SECTION 4 — EDUCATIONAL
SCHEMES & PROGRAMMES
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme became a
cooked meal scheme in:
a) 1992
b) 1995
c) 2001
d) 2010 - The main objective of Samagra
Shiksha is:
a) Teacher salary reform
b) Integrated school education from pre-primary to XII
c) Vocationalization of education only
d) E-learning only - SSA was launched in:
a) 2000-01
b) 1998
c) 2004
d) 2008 - RMSA focuses on:
a) Higher education
b) Secondary education
c) Primary education
d) Teacher training - NIPUN Bharat aims to achieve FLN
by:
a) Grade 1
b) Grade 2
c) Grade 3
d) Grade 5 - NPEGEL focuses on:
a) Gifted children
b) Girls' education
c) ICT integration
d) Coaching reform - KGBV schools are established for:
a) Boys
b) Gifted learners
c) SC/ST/OBC minority girls
d) Teachers’ children - Shagun Portal is meant for:
a) Online teaching
b) Monitoring education quality
c) Teachers’ salary
d) School enrollment - PM SHRI schools emphasize:
a) Only infrastructure
b) NEP-aligned holistic learning
c) Teacher salary
d) Competitive exams - Tithi Bhojan scheme relates to:
a) Vocational education
b) Community participation in mid-day meal
c) ICT training
d) Scholarship - TEACH Programme focuses on:
a) Teacher training
b) Inclusive education
c) ICT modernization
d) Vocationalization - Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is implemented
by:
a) NCERT
b) IITs and HEIs
c) KVS
d) CBSE - SHALA SIDHI programme evaluates:
a) Sports performance
b) School performance
c) Teacher performance only
d) Textbook quality - NLM (National Literacy Mission)
targets:
a) Adult literacy
b) Girls’ education
c) Teacher training
d) ICT literacy - NROER is a repository for:
a) Open educational resources
b) Teacher salary
c) Student attendance
d) Inspection - Eklavya Model Residential Schools
are for:
a) OBC
b) ST students
c) Minorities
d) Women - Mid-Day Meal reduces:
a) Learning
b) Enrollment
c) Dropout
d) Digital gap - Shaala Darpan portal is used by:
a) Navodaya Vidyalayas
b) Kendriya Vidyalayas
c) Army Schools
d) All private schools - “Vidyanjali” promotes:
a) Volunteering in schools
b) ICT labs
c) Sports education
d) Library automation - “Khelo India” includes:
a) Sports talent development
b) Teacher recruitment
c) SSC reforms
d) Coaching institutes - Samagra Shiksha introduced:
a) Vocational integration
b) Digital classrooms
c) Sports enhancement
d) All of these - PM eVIDYA includes:
a) SWAYAM
b) DIKSHA
c) TV channels
d) All - Poshan Abhiyaan improves:
a) School buildings
b) Child nutrition
c) Teacher training
d) RTE norms - AYUSHMAN BHARAT School Health
Program focuses on:
a) School insurance
b) Health & wellness ambassadors
c) Free textbooks
d) School cleanliness only - PRASHAST App is for:
a) Disability screening
b) Teacher evaluation
c) ICT learning
d) Sports monitoring
ANSWER KEY
91-c, 92-b,
93-a, 94-b, 95-c, 96-b, 97-c, 98-b, 99-b, 100-b, 101-a, 102-b,
103-b, 104-a, 105-a, 106-b, 107-c, 108-b, 109-a, 110-a, 111-d, 112-d,
113-b, 114-b, 115-a
SECTION 5 —
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS & BODIES
- NCERT functions primarily as:
a) Examination body
b) Curriculum & research body
c) Regulatory body
d) Teacher recruitment body - NCTE regulates:
a) Higher education
b) Teacher education
c) Vocational education
d) Technical education - UGC is responsible for:
a) School textbooks
b) University coordination & funding
c) Teacher recruitment
d) ICT training - AICTE regulates:
a) Engineering & technical institutions
b) Medical colleges
c) Law institutions
d) Arts colleges - NAAC assesses:
a) Only schools
b) Higher education institutions
c) Coaching centers
d) Private tuitions - CBSE was reorganized in:
a) 1962
b) 1952
c) 1972
d) 1986 - NIOS works under:
a) NCERT
b) Ministry of Education
c) AICTE
d) UGC - IGNOU offers primarily:
a) Regular degrees
b) Distance & open learning programs
c) Technical diplomas
d) Coaching courses - NCERT was set up in:
a) 1955
b) 1961
c) 1967
d) 1970 - “NIEPA” works for:
a) ICT
b) Educational planning & administration
c) Technical training
d) Teacher recruitment - The regulatory body for teacher
training institutions:
a) CBSE
b) NCTE
c) NCERT
d) NAAC - UGC was established under which
act?
a) 1952 Act
b) 1956 Act
c) 1962 Act
d) 1972 Act - NCERT prepares:
a) Teaching licenses
b) National curriculum & textbooks
c) Coaching materials
d) University exams - NCTE sets norms for:
a) D.El.Ed, B.Ed programs
b) Medical degrees
c) Engineering courses
d) Law education - AIU stands for:
a) Association of Indian Universities
b) All India Union
c) Academic Institutional Union
d) Accreditation of Indian Universities - NIOS provides:
a) On-demand exams
b) Open schooling
c) Vocational courses
d) All - NCVT is concerned with:
a) Vocational training
b) University exams
c) Teacher training
d) Primary education - CBSE follows which pedagogy?
a) Competency-based
b) Rote-based
c) Exam-based
d) Lecture-based - NCTE minimum qualification for
primary teachers is based on:
a) RTE Act
b) NCF 2005
c) NPE 1986
d) SSA - NAAC grading uses:
a) A, B, C system
b) Four-tier grading
c) GPA-based accreditation
d) Numeric score only - NCF 2005 was developed by:
a) UGC
b) NCTE
c) NCERT
d) CBSE - HRD Ministry was renamed as
Ministry of Education in:
a) 2014
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2018 - Which body accredits teacher
education institutions?
a) NAAC
b) NCTE
c) NCERT
d) SCERT - SCERT functions at:
a) National level
b) State level
c) District level
d) Block level - DIET functions at:
a) Block level
b) District level
c) State level
d) National level - UGC NET is conducted for:
a) Teacher recruitment
b) Eligibility for Assistant Professor & JRF
c) Board exams
d) School-level teachers - COA regulates:
a) Architecture education
b) ICT
c) Teacher training
d) Vocational courses - BCI regulates:
a) Teaching
b) Engineering
c) Legal education
d) Commerce - PCI regulates:
a) Pharmacy education
b) Medical training
c) Teaching diploma
d) ICT labs - ICSSR mainly supports:
a) Science research
b) Social science research
c) Engineering research
d) Legal research
ANSWER KEY
116-b, 117-b, 118-b, 119-a, 120-b, 121-a, 122-b, 123-b,
124-b, 125-b, 126-b, 127-b, 128-b, 129-a, 130-a, 131-d, 132-a, 133-a,
134-a, 135-c, 136-c, 137-c, 138-a, 139-b, 140-b, 141-b, 142-a, 143-c,
144-a, 145-b
SECTION 6 —
EDUCATIONAL THINKERS
- Gandhi’s Basic Education
emphasizes:
a) Literacy only
b) Handicraft-based learning
c) Exam-centred learning
d) ICT - Tagore believed education should
be:
a) Strict
b) Book-centered
c) Nature-centered
d) Exam-focused - Montessori’s method emphasizes:
a) Freedom within limits
b) Rote learning
c) Rewards & punishments
d) Teacher dominance - Rousseau advocated:
a) Naturalism
b) Idealism
c) Pragmatism
d) Behaviorism - Froebel is known as father of:
a) Kindergarten
b) Play-way
c) Montessori
d) Constructivism - Dewey emphasized:
a) Learning by doing
b) Rote learning
c) Fixed curriculum
d) Repetition - Pestalozzi emphasized:
a) Head, heart, hands
b) Only memorization
c) Sports education
d) Industrial education - Aurobindo emphasized:
a) Five-fold education
b) Materialistic education
c) Mechanical training
d) Scientific positivism - Vivekananda believed education is:
a) Bookish knowledge
b) Manifestation of perfection
c) Mechanical
d) Competitive - “Child is the father of man” is
by:
a) Wordsworth
b) Rousseau
c) Dewey
d) Froebel - Paulo Freire is associated with:
a) Banking model criticism
b) Behaviorism
c) Structuralism
d) Pragmatism - “Learning through self-activity”
is linked with:
a) Montessori
b) Froebel
c) Tagore
d) Dewey - “Education should follow the
child” is by:
a) Montessori
b) Gandhi
c) Pestalozzi
d) Humboldt - In Montessori schools, the teacher
acts as:
a) Leader
b) Dictator
c) Facilitator
d) Controller - Rousseau’s famous book is:
a) Emile
b) Discovery
c) My Experiments
d) Learning the Treasure Within - “Social reconstructionism” belongs
to:
a) Freire
b) Dewey
c) Montessori
d) Tagore - Gandhi’s Nai Talim focuses on:
a) Craft-centered education
b) ICT learning
c) Heavy curriculum
d) Exams - Tagore founded:
a) Visva Bharati
b) Shantiniketan
c) Both
d) None - The concept of “Play-way method”
developed by:
a) Montessori
b) Huey
c) Froebel
d) Dewey - Dewey believed school is:
a) Miniature society
b) Exam center
c) Religious center
d) Industrial center - Aurobindo’s fivefold education
includes:
a) Physical, vital, mental, psychic, spiritual
b) Head, heart, hand
c) Social, moral, emotional
d) None - Educational philosophy of Gandhi
is:
a) Idealism
b) Naturalism
c) Pragmatism
d) Spiritual humanism - Rousseau criticized:
a) Nature
b) Society
c) Discipline
d) Reason - Montessori materials are:
a) Teacher-controlled
b) Self-corrective
c) Digital
d) Playful only - Pestalozzi emphasized teaching
through:
a) Words
b) Things
c) Memory
d) Punishment - Herbert’s five-step model includes
all EXCEPT:
a) Preparation
b) Presentation
c) Application
d) Punishment - The term “banking concept of
education” is used by:
a) Freire
b) Dewey
c) Tagore
d) Gandhi - “Education as growth” is
associated with:
a) Dewey
b) Rousseau
c) Gandhi
d) Tagore - Dualism in education was
criticized by:
a) Dewey
b) Tagore
c) Froebel
d) Freire - Gandhi believed craft leads to:
a) Play
b) Equality
c) Moral development
d) Punishment
ANSWER KEY
146-b, 147-c, 148-a, 149-a, 150-a, 151-a, 152-a, 153-a,
154-b, 155-a, 156-a, 157-b, 158-a, 159-c, 160-a, 161-a, 162-a, 163-c,
164-c, 165-a, 166-a, 167-d, 168-b, 169-b, 170-b, 171-d, 172-a, 173-a,
174-a, 175-c
SECTION 7 —
CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING THEORIES & PEDAGOGY
- Piaget’s theory is based on:
a) Social learning
b) Cognitive constructivism
c) Behaviorism
d) Maturationism - Vygotsky’s key concept is:
a) Schema
b) Zone of Proximal Development
c) Reinforcement
d) Assimilation - “Scaffolding” was proposed by:
a) Bruner
b) Chomsky
c) Thorndike
d) Watson - Kohlberg’s highest level is:
a) Pre-conventional
b) Conventional
c) Post-conventional
d) Social-conventional - Skinner believed learning occurs
through:
a) Trial and error
b) Reinforcement
c) Discovery learning
d) Insight - Bandura’s theory emphasizes:
a) Conditioning
b) Observation & imitation
c) Punishment
d) Cognition only - Bruner emphasized learning
through:
a) Enactive, iconic, symbolic modes
b) Stimulus-response bond
c) Trial & error
d) Imitation - Thorndike proposed:
a) Law of effect
b) Law of reasoning
c) Law of insight
d) Law of imitation - Gardner proposed:
a) Multiple intelligence theory
b) Social learning
c) Reinforcement theory
d) Behavioral theory - Erikson’s stages focus on:
a) Moral development
b) Psychosocial development
c) Emotional development only
d) Biological changes - A child performing better with
help is in:
a) Insight zone
b) ZPD
c) Independent level
d) Reaction level - “Discovery learning” is advocated
by:
a) Bruner
b) Piaget
c) Pavlov
d) Watson - Pavlov’s learning theory is:
a) Classical conditioning
b) Operant conditioning
c) Observation
d) Cognitive - Insightful learning is by:
a) Kohler
b) Piaget
c) Bruner
d) Tolman - The best description of a constructivist
classroom:
a) Teacher-dominated
b) Students generate knowledge
c) Only teacher talks
d) Memorization - Assessment FOR learning means:
a) Summative tests
b) Feedback to improve learning
c) Final exams
d) Standardized tests - Formative assessment happens:
a) After the year ends
b) Continuously
c) Only during exams
d) Only in projects - Dysgraphia affects:
a) Reading
b) Writing
c) Listening
d) Speaking - Dyscalculia affects:
a) Numbers
b) Writing
c) Memory
d) Vision - Metacognition means:
a) Learning facts
b) Thinking about thinking
c) Rote memory
d) Emotional reaction - A child who can classify items is
in Piaget’s:
a) Pre-operational
b) Concrete operational
c) Sensory motor
d) Formal operational - Adolescents show:
a) Egocentrism
b) Height growth
c) Identity formation
d) All - Teaching-learning process must
consider:
a) Cultural context
b) Social background
c) Prior knowledge
d) All - Remedial teaching focuses on:
a) Gifted children
b) Slow learners
c) High achievers
d) Teachers - Inclusive education focuses on:
a) Only disabled
b) All learners with diversity
c) Only SC/ST
d) Only gifted
ANSWER KEY
176-b, 177-b, 178-a, 179-c, 180-b, 181-b, 182-a, 183-a,
184-a, 185-b, 186-b, 187-a, 188-a, 189-a, 190-b, 191-b, 192-b, 193-b,
194-a, 195-b, 196-b, 197-d, 198-d, 199-b, 200-b
PYQ Like MCQs
1. In CTET & KVS exams a frequently asked concept:
NCF 2005 emphasizes—
a) Uniform
learning pace
b) Constructivist learning
c) Teacher-led classes
d) Rote memorization
Answer: b
2. DSSSB often tests Kothari Commission. It recommended—
a) Two-language
formula
b) 6% of GDP for education
c) National Talent Search
d) No-detention policy
Answer: b
3. CTET asks repeatedly: NPE 1986 gives special emphasis
on—
a) ICT
b) ECCE
c) Robotics
d) CWSN exclusion
Answer: b
4. EMRS exam often asks: Samagra Shiksha integrates—
a) Only SSA
b) Only RMSA
c) Both SSA + RMSA + TE
d) Only Vocational Training
Answer: c
5. NIOS is known for—
a) On-demand
exams
b) Teacher training
c) University-level exams
d) State textbooks
Answer: a
6. CTET PYQ theme: RTE Act Section 29 deals with—
a) Teacher
recruitment
b) Curriculum and evaluation
c) School management committees
d) Infrastructure
Answer: b
7. KVS frequently asks: Montessori method stresses—
a) Rewards
b) Punishment
c) Self-directed activity
d) State regulations
Answer: c
8. EMRS asks Bloom's taxonomy: Highest cognitive level?
a)
Understanding
b) Applying
c) Analyzing
d) Creating
Answer: d
9. DSSSB asks: “Learning without burden” report is by—
a) Kothari
b) Yashpal Committee
c) Radhakrishnan
d) Mudaliar
Answer: b
10. CTET common: Vygotsky emphasized—
a) Maturation
b) Culture & Social interaction
c) Reinforcement
d) Trial & error
Answer: b
Policies & Commissions
(PYQ-Style)
11. NPE 1968 emphasized—
a) Child-centered
teaching
b) Three-language formula
c) Continuous evaluation
d) ICT-based curriculum
Answer: b
12. KVS asks: Kothari Commission’s motto—
a) Learning by
doing
b) Education for national development
c) Education for pleasure
d) Open learning
Answer: b
13. Mudaliar Commission dealt with—
a) Primary
education
b) Secondary education
c) Higher education
d) Adult education
Answer: b
14. Radhakrishnan Commission recommended creation of—
a) NCTE
b) UGC
c) CBSE
d) NCERT
Answer: b
15. RTE mandates pupil–teacher ratio at primary level as—
a) 1:20
b) 1:30
c) 1:40
d) 1:60
Answer: b
Educational Schemes (PYQ pattern)
16. NIPUN Bharat focuses on—
a) Sports
b) Foundational literacy & numeracy
c) STEM
d) Higher education
Answer: b
17. Mid-Day Meal aims mainly to—
a) Increase
board results
b) Reduce drop-out
c) Improve ICT
d) Teacher training
Answer: b
18. KGBV schools primarily target—
a) Boys
b) Gifted learners
c) Girls from marginalized groups
d) Private school students
Answer: c
19. PM SHRI Schools align with—
a) NPE 1968
b) NEP 2020
c) NCF 2005
d) RTE 2009
Answer: b
20. RMSA focuses on—
a) Primary
education
b) Secondary education
c) Higher education
d) ECCE
Answer: b
Institutions (PYQ-style)
21. NAAC accredits—
a) Schools
b) Higher education institutions
c) Vocational institutes
d) Teacher training colleges only
Answer: b
22. NCTE regulates—
a) School
curriculum
b) Teacher education programs
c) Mid-day meal
d) ICT infrastructure
Answer: b
23. NCERT is responsible for—
a) School exams
b) National curriculum framework
c) College syllabi
d) Teacher postings
Answer: b
24. SCERT operates at—
a) Block level
b) District level
c) State level
d) National level
Answer: c
25. DIET is responsible for—
a) Teacher
recruitment
b) District-level teacher training
c) Curriculum drafting
d) University teaching
Answer: b
Thinkers (PYQ-like)
26. Tagore stressed education in—
a) Closed
classrooms
b) Nature
c) Memorization
d) Competitions
Answer: b
27. Dewey believed school is—
a) A religious
center
b) A miniature society
c) A competition zone
d) A testing ground
Answer: b
28. Montessori materials are—
a)
Teacher-controlled
b) Self-corrective
c) Technological
d) Punishment-oriented
Answer: b
29. Gandhi’s Nai Talim is—
a)
Book-centered
b) Craft-centered
c) Exam-heavy
d) Lecture-based
Answer: b
30. Froebel introduced—
a) Kindergarten
b) ICT
c) Behaviorism
d) Classical conditioning
Answer: a
Pedagogy / Psychology (PYQ-style)
31. Piaget’s formal operational stage begins at—
a) 2
b) 7
c) 11
d) 15
Answer: c
32. Vygotsky’s ZPD involves—
a) Reinforcement
b) Learning with support
c) Self-directed study
d) Punishment
Answer: b
33. Thorndike’s law of effect states learning is
strengthened by—
a) Punishment
b) Reinforcement
c) Competition
d) Maturation
Answer: b
34. Pavlov showed—
a)
Observational learning
b) Insight learning
c) Classical conditioning
d) Cognitive mapping
Answer: c
35. Bandura emphasizes—
a) Conditioning
b) Discovery learning
c) Observation & imitation
d) Rote learning
Answer: c
Assessment & Evaluation
36. Formative assessment is—
a) At end of
course
b) Continuous & diagnostic
c) Only oral
d) Only written
Answer: b
37. Summative assessment is mainly for—
a) Feedback
b) Grading & certification
c) Suggestive improvement
d) Group projects
Answer: b
38. Criterion-referenced tests measure—
a) Group
comparison
b) Learner vs. standard
c) Intelligence
d) Aptitude
Answer: b
39. Dyscalculia affects—
a) Writing
b) Reading
c) Numerical ability
d) Speaking
Answer: c
40. CCE stands for—
a) Continuous
& comprehensive evaluation
b) Continuous classroom education
c) Child-centered education
d) Creative curriculum evaluation
Answer: a
General Awareness (Education)
41. “No detention policy” existed till—
a) Class 3
b) Class 5
c) Class 8
d) Class 10
Answer: c now can detained in class 5 and 8
42. Right to Education is under—
a) Article 14
b) Article 21A
c) Article 27
d) Article 32
Answer: b
43. ECCE refers to—
a) Early
childcare & education
b) Elementary curriculum
c) Environmental education
d) Ethical education
Answer: a
44. FLN stands for—
a) Foundational
learning & numeracy
b) Foreign language norms
c) Functional literacy & numbers
d) Fair learning norms
Answer: a
45. Shala Darpan is a portal for—
a) University
teachers
b) Kendriya Vidyalayas
c) NVS
d) CBSE
Answer: b
Advanced-Level (Like DSSSB/EMRS)
46. “Education as a social process” is by—
a) Dewey
b) Montessori
c) Rousseau
d) Thorndike
Answer: a
47. Multiple Intelligence includes—
a) Only verbal
b) Only logical
c) Eight or more domains
d) Only academic
Answer: c
48. Constructivism rejects—
a) Student
participation
b) Prior knowledge
c) Passive learning
d) Group learning
Answer: c
49. ICT competency is emphasized strongly in—
a) NPE 1986
b) RTE Act
c) NEP 2020
d) Kothari Commission
Answer: c
50. SCERT prepares—
a) National
books
b) State textbooks
c) Higher education regulation
d) Teacher salary norms
Answer: b
Educational Policies & Commissions
51. National Policy on Education (1986) emphasized—
a) Only higher education
b) Child-centered and activity-based learning
c) Competitive exams
d) Rote memorization
Answer: b
52. Which commission proposed the 10+2+3 structure?
a) Mudaliar Commission
b) Kothari Commission
c) Radhakrishnan Commission
d) Sargent Plan
Answer: b
53. POA 1992 was introduced to—
a) Revise NEP 1968
b) Implement the recommendations of NPE 1986
c) Modify SSA
d) Draft RTE
Answer: b
54. NEP 2020 recommends Board exams to be—
a) Memorization-based
b) Low stakes and competency-based
c) Conducted monthly
d) Removed entirely
Answer: b
55. Three-language formula is recommended in—
a) NEP 2020
b) NPE 1968
c) NCF 2005
d) None
Answer: b
56. Sargent Report (1944) aimed to achieve universal schooling in—
a) 10 years
b) 20 years
c) 40 years
d) 60 years
Answer: c
57. NPE 1986 declared education as—
a) A fundamental right
b) A unique investment
c) State responsibility only
d) Market activity
Answer: b
58. RTE Act prohibits—
a) Exams
b) Corporal punishment
c) CCE
d) Teacher recruitment
Answer: b
59. Kothari Commission introduced the idea of—
a) DIETs
b) Common School System
c) CCE
d) Continuous teacher exams
Answer: b
60. NEP 2020 proposes teacher recruitment based on—
a) Oral interview
b) TET + Demonstration + Qualifications
c) Only degree
d) Only interview
Answer: b
61. Mudaliar Commission recommended—
a) More ICT
b) Purposeful secondary education
c) Technical colleges
d) Free higher education
Answer: b
62. NEP 2020 splits school education into—
a) 8+2
b) 5+3+3+4
c) 6+3+3+2
d) 4+4+4
Answer: b
63. ECCE under NEP 2020 is provided through—
a) Anganwadis
b) Coaching centers
c) KVS only
d) Class 3 only
Answer: a
64. The NCF 2005 curriculum is based on—
a) Nationalism
b) Constructivist approach
c) Behaviorism
d) Traditionalism
Answer: b
65. The Mid-Day Meal Scheme was made universal in—
a) 1995
b) 2001
c) 2013
d) 1990
Answer: b
Educational Institutions
66. NCTE regulates which courses?
a) B.Ed., D.El.Ed.
b) MBBS
c) Engineering
d) Law
Answer: a
67. NCERT prepares—
a) School textbooks & NCF
b) Competitive exam papers
c) B.Ed. curriculum
d) All university syllabi
Answer: a
68. CBSE’s competency-based education promotes—
a) Subjective recall
b) Application of concepts
c) Only definitions
d) Long answers
Answer: b
69. UGC NET is primarily for—
a) PGT recruitment
b) JRF + Assistant Professor eligibility
c) Admission to B.Ed
d) School teachers
Answer: b
70. DIETs support—
a) District-level training
b) International programs
c) University-level courses
d) Private school audits
Answer: a
71. AICTE governs—
a) Engineering & technical education
b) CBSE schools
c) KVS
d) Medical colleges
Answer: a
72. NIOS offers—
a) Open schooling & on-demand exams
b) Regular schooling only
c) Competitive exams
d) Teacher recruitment
Answer: a
73. NAAC provides—
a) Accreditation to HEIs
b) School exams
c) Scholarships
d) Class 10 curriculum
Answer: a
74. SCERT works at—
a) Village level
b) State level
c) University level
d) National level
Answer: b
75. KRPs trained under Samagra Shiksha are—
a) Key Resource Persons
b) Karnataka Teachers
c) Kindergarten teachers
d) Knowledge Review Panel
Answer: a
Thinkers & Philosophies
76. Dewey’s philosophy belongs to—
a) Naturalism
b) Idealism
c) Pragmatism
d) Realism
Answer: c
77. Montessori believed children learn best through—
a) Direct instruction
b) Self-directed learning
c) Punishment
d) Memory work
Answer: b
78. Froebel is known for—
a) Kindergarten system
b) Discovery learning
c) Logical reasoning
d) Social reconstruction
Answer: a
79. Rousseau believed—
a) Child is naturally good
b) Child is evil
c) Child needs strict control
d) Child learns by punishments
Answer: a
80. Tagore criticized—
a) Nature
b) Bookish & mechanical schooling
c) Learning through arts
d) Internationalism
Answer: b
81. Gandhi’s Basic Education focused on—
a) Rich knowledge
b) Handicraft-based learning
c) Competition
d) ICT
Answer: b
82. Paulo Freire criticized—
a) Teaching by play
b) Banking model of education
c) Constructivism
d) Multiple intelligence
Answer: b
83. Aurobindo emphasized—
a) Fivefold education
b) Behaviorism
c) Punishment
d) Logical reasoning only
Answer: a
84. Pestalozzi is known for—
a) Head, Heart, Hand
b) Drill method
c) Idealsim
d) Practicalism
Answer: a
85. “Learning by doing” is associated with—
a) Dewey
b) Watson
c) Pavlov
d) Montessori
Answer: a
86. “Child is the father of man” was given by—
a) Wordsworth
b) Rousseau
c) Dewey
d) Pestalozzi
Answer: a
87. Rousseau’s famous work is—
a) Emile
b) Discovery of India
c) School & Society
d) Pedagogy of Oppressed
Answer: a
88. Freire emphasizes—
a) Dialogue & critical awareness
b) Punishment
c) Obedience
d) Competition
Answer: a
Pedagogy, Child Development,
Psychology
89. Piaget’s formal operational stage includes—
a) Egocentric speech
b) Abstract thinking
c) Object permanence
d) Classification
Answer: b
90. Vygotsky emphasized that learning is—
a) Independent
b) Socially constructed
c) Biological
d) Automatic
Answer: b
91. The purpose of scaffolding is—
a) Limit help
b) Provide temporary support
c) Increase exams
d) Replace teaching
Answer: b
92. Operant conditioning is given by—
a) Pavlov
b) Skinner
c) Kohler
d) Watson
Answer: b
93. Trial-and-error theory is by—
a) Kohler
b) Skinner
c) Thorndike
d) Bandura
Answer: c
94. Insightful learning was proposed by—
a) Kohler
b) Tolman
c) Bruner
d) Watson
Answer: a
95. Dysgraphia refers to difficulty in—
a) Reading
b) Writing
c) Speaking
d) Remembering
Answer: b
96. “Metacognition” means—
a) Thinking about thinking
b) Memory
c) Rote learning
d) Rapid reading
Answer: a
97. Formative assessment is—
a) Daily & diagnostic
b) Once a year
c) 100-mark test
d) Only oral
Answer: a
98. Summative assessment is—
a) Continuous
b) End-of-term assessment
c) Only multiple-choice
d) Only practical
Answer: b
99. Inclusive education means—
a) Only disabled children
b) Education for all regardless of differences
c) Only slow learners
d) Only gifted
Answer: b
100. Remedial teaching is used for—
a) Bright students
b) Students with learning gaps
c) All students
d) Teachers
Answer: b
Policies, RTE, NCF, NEP
101. According to NEP 2020, Board exams will be—
a) Conducted twice yearly
b) Removed completely
c) Replaced with internal tests
d) Only MCQs
Answer: a
102. According to RTE Act, admission cannot be denied due to—
a) Age
b) Locality
c) Gender
d) Any of the above
Answer: d
103. NEP 2020 aims to achieve universal foundational literacy &
numeracy by—
a) 2022
b) 2025
c) 2030
d) 2040
Answer: b
104. NCF 2005 considers the learner as—
a) Passive recipient
b) Active constructor of knowledge
c) Memorizer
d) Listener
Answer: b
105. According to NCF 2005, exams should focus on—
a) Recall
b) Application and understanding
c) Lengthy writing
d) Only MCQs
Answer: b
106. The RTE Act mandates SMCs for schools with—
a) Private schools only
b) Government & aided schools
c) Only secondary schools
d) Only primary schools
Answer: b
107. Section 12(1)(c) of RTE relates to—
a) Teacher qualification
b) 25% reservation in private schools
c) No detention policy
d) Pupil-teacher ratio
Answer: b
108. NEP 2020 proposes ECCE for children of age—
a) 3–6 years
b) 2–7 years
c) 5–10 years
d) 6–12 years
Answer: a
109. RTE prescribes minimum instructional hours per academic year
in primary—
a) 600 hours
b) 800 hours
c) 1000 hours
d) 1200 hours
Answer: b
110. NCF 2005 emphasizes which language as medium of instruction?
a) English only
b) Mother tongue/local language
c) Regional language only
d) Sanskrit
Answer: b
111. NPE 1986 introduced Operation Blackboard to improve—
a) Teacher salaries
b) Primary school resources
c) Secondary education
d) Higher education
Answer: b
112. POA 1992 emphasized—
a) Privatization
b) Equity & access
c) Entrance exams
d) Only ICT
Answer: b
113. RTE prohibits screening procedure for—
a) Admission
b) Scholarship
c) Teacher job
d) Transfers
Answer: a
114. NEP 2020 recommends the use of—
a) Only textbooks
b) Multilingualism
c) Single language policy
d) Only English
Answer: b
115. SSE in NEP 2020 stands for—
a) School Standard Examination
b) State School Education
c) School Social Evaluation
d) Student Support Education
Answer: a
116. NCF 2005 views assessment as—
a) A punitive tool
b) Support for learning
c) Only grading
d) Fact-checking
Answer: b
117. Mid-Day Meal Scheme became a legal right under—
a) RTE Act
b) NEP 2020
c) NPE 1986
d) SSA
Answer: a
118. National Curriculum Framework is developed by—
a) CBSE
b) NCERT
c) UGC
d) AICTE
Answer: b
119. NPE 1968 stressed on—
a) Science education
b) Compulsory English
c) Coding in early grades
d) Online learning
Answer: a
120. NEP 2020 suggests vocational exposure from class—
a) Class 6
b) Class 8
c) Class 10
d) Class 12
Answer: a
Institutions & Schemes
121. SSA primarily aimed at—
a) Higher education
b) Universalizing elementary education
c) Only private schools
d) Examination reforms
Answer: b
122. RMSA aimed at—
a) Primary education
b) Secondary education improvement
c) Teacher training only
d) University reforms
Answer: b
123. Samagra Shiksha is an integration of—
a) SSA + RMSA + TE
b) UGC + CBSE
c) NCERT + SCERT
d) SSA + NIOS
Answer: a
124. DIKSHA is a platform for—
a) E-learning and teacher training
b) School recruitment
c) Scholarships
d) Admissions
Answer: a
125. NIOS mainly promotes—
a) Distance and open schooling
b) Competitive exams
c) B.Ed. degrees
d) International exchange
Answer: a
126. PM Poshan (new MDM) launched in—
a) 2021
b) 2015
c) 2019
d) 2023
Answer: a
127. KGBV schools are meant for—
a) Gifted girls
b) Girls from disadvantaged groups
c) Boys from tribal areas
d) Urban students
Answer: b
128. Navodaya schools focus on—
a) Rural talented children
b) Urban English-medium students
c) Undergraduates
d) Pre-primary
Answer: a
129. PM SHRI Schools will be—
a) PPP-mode
b) Model schools aligned with NEP 2020
c) Rural-only project
d) Private schools
Answer: b
130. PISA assesses—
a) Teacher performance
b) Student competencies globally
c) Board exams
d) School resources
Answer: b
Thinkers & Philosophies
131. “Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man”—
a) Gandhi
b) Aurobindo
c) Vivekananda
d) Tagore
Answer: c
132. Froebel called play—
a) Waste of time
b) Labor
c) Highest form of self-activity
d) Punishment
Answer: c
133. Bruner proposed—
a) Spiral curriculum
b) Conditioning
c) Mind mapping
d) Direct instruction
Answer: a
134. Maria Montessori called teachers—
a) Dictators
b) Disciplinarians
c) Directresses
d) Managers
Answer: c
135. Dewey said education is—
a) Preparation for life
b) Life itself
c) Only training
d) Moral development only
Answer: b
136. Gandhiji emphasized—
a) Free play
b) Productive craft
c) Rote learning
d) Elite English education
Answer: b
137. Tagore’s education was influenced by—
a) Industrialism
b) Naturalism & humanism
c) Militarism
d) Memorization
Answer: b
138. Rousseau emphasized—
a) Teach the child according to nature
b) Competitive exams
c) Strict discipline
d) Zero freedom
Answer: a
139. Kohlberg’s theory deals with—
a) Cognitive development
b) Moral development
c) Social development
d) Emotional development
Answer: b
140. Erikson’s theory deals with—
a) Memory
b) Psychosocial development
c) Language development
d) Behaviorism
Answer: b
141. Vygotsky believed private speech helps in—
a) Distraction
b) Cognitive development & self-regulation
c) Punishment
d) Memory recall only
Answer: b
142. Piaget believed knowledge develops through—
a) Conditioning
b) Maturation & active exploration
c) Rewards
d) Punishments
Answer: b
143. Skinner emphasized—
a) Operant conditioning
b) Trial & error
c) Insight learning
d) Social learning
Answer: a
144. Bandura believed learning occurs through—
a) Repetition
b) Observation & imitation
c) Memorization
d) Dictation
Answer: b
145. Gardner’s MI theory includes—
a) Only logical & linguistic
b) 8 or more intelligences
c) Only academic intelligence
d) Only practical intelligence
Answer: b
Pedagogy & Assessment
146. Remedial teaching helps—
a) Students with learning difficulties
b) Only gifted students
c) Only toppers
d) Only adults
Answer: a
147. Diagnostic assessment identifies—
a) Learning gaps
b) Exam grades
c) Class discipline
d) Attendance
Answer: a
148. Formative assessment is—
a) During learning
b) End of term
c) Only written
d) Only oral
Answer: a
149. Criterion-referenced test compares—
a) Student with another student
b) Student performance with set standard
c) Student with teacher
d) Student with school
Answer: b
150. Reliability of a test means—
a) Test measures future goals
b) Test gives consistent results
c) Test is lengthy
d) Test is easy
Answer: b
Policies, NEP, RTE, NCF
151. NEP 2020 emphasizes vocational education from class—
a) 6
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10
Answer: a
152. According to RTE, free and compulsory education is for
children aged—
a) 3–14 years
b) 6–14 years
c) 5–12 years
d) 6–16 years
Answer: b
153. NCF 2005 recommends assessment to be—
a) Summative only
b) Formative & continuous
c) Punitive
d) Competitive
Answer: b
154. NEP 2020 encourages—
a) Multilingual education
b) Only English medium
c) Memorization-based learning
d) Rigid curriculum
Answer: a
155. RTE Section 19 ensures—
a) Minimum infrastructure
b) No detention till class 8
c) Teacher qualification
d) 25% reservation in private schools
Answer: b
156. Kothari Commission recommended—
a) 6% of GDP for education
b) Only private schooling
c) Less teacher training
d) No vocational courses
Answer: a
157. NPE 1986 focused on—
a) Universal access
b) Privatization
c) ICT only
d) Competitive exams
Answer: a
158. POA 1992 aimed to—
a) Implement NPE 1986
b) Reduce school hours
c) Only urban education
d) Replace NCERT
Answer: a
159. Samagra Shiksha integrates—
a) SSA, RMSA, TE
b) NIOS + CBSE
c) DIET + KVS
d) Only RMSA
Answer: a
160. NEP 2020 recommends National Assessment Center—
a) NCERT
b) NCF
c) NIOS
d) NAAC
Answer: a
161. RTE Section 12(1)(c) relates to—
a) Reservation in private schools
b) Teacher recruitment
c) Curriculum design
d) Assessment policy
Answer: a
162. NCF 2005 stresses on—
a) Constructivism & learner-centered pedagogy
b) Rote memorization
c) Only exams
d) Teacher-centric learning
Answer: a
163. NIPUN Bharat focuses on—
a) Foundational literacy & numeracy
b) Sports development
c) Secondary education
d) Teacher recruitment
Answer: a
164. RTE prescribes pupil–teacher ratio at primary level as—
a) 1:20
b) 1:30
c) 1:35
d) 1:40
Answer: b
165. NEP 2020 recommends experiential learning through—
a) Projects & hands-on activities
b) Memorization only
c) Exams only
d) Online quizzes
Answer: a
Institutions & Schemes
166. KVS is governed by—
a) MHRD/Ministry of Education
b) UGC
c) AICTE
d) NCTE
Answer: a
167. DIETs focus on—
a) Teacher training at district level
b) Higher education
c) Vocational training only
d) Assessment reforms
Answer: a
168. SCERT functions at—
a) State level
b) National level
c) Block level
d) Village level
Answer: a
169. NIOS provides—
a) Open schooling & on-demand exams
b) Teacher recruitment
c) Only vocational courses
d) Only CBSE syllabi
Answer: a
170. NAAC accredits—
a) Higher education institutions
b) Schools
c) Vocational centers
d) Teacher training colleges only
Answer: a
171. Samagra Shiksha’s key objective is—
a) Universal education & quality improvement
b) Privatization
c) Only ICT integration
d) Only secondary education
Answer: a
172. DIKSHA portal is mainly for—
a) Teacher training & digital resources
b) Student exams
c) School admission
d) Scholarships
Answer: a
173. KGBV schools target—
a) Disadvantaged girls
b) Boys in urban areas
c) Gifted students
d) Private school students
Answer: a
174. PM SHRI Schools are aligned with—
a) NEP 2020
b) RTE 2009
c) NCF 2005
d) NPE 1968
Answer: a
175. Navodaya Vidyalayas focus on—
a) Rural talented students
b) Urban elite
c) Only tribal girls
d) Teachers only
Answer: a
176. PISA assesses—
a) Student competencies in reading, math, science
b) Teacher efficiency
c) Board exams
d) School facilities
Answer: a
177. Mid-Day Meal Scheme aims to—
a) Reduce malnutrition & improve attendance
b) Teacher training
c) Urban education
d) Vocational learning
Answer: a
178. SSA stands for—
a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
b) Secondary School Assistance
c) Special School Access
d) State School Authority
Answer: a
179. RMSA focuses on—
a) Secondary education
b) Primary education
c) Higher education
d) Adult literacy
Answer: a
180. PM Poshan is the new name of—
a) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
b) NIPUN Bharat
c) RMSA
d) Samagra Shiksha
Answer: a
Thinkers & Philosophies
181. Dewey viewed school as—
a) Miniature society
b) Only exam center
c) Discipline zone
d) Memorization hub
Answer: a
182. Montessori emphasized—
a) Self-directed activity & practical life skills
b) Punishment
c) Competitive exams
d) Only lecture method
Answer: a
183. Froebel is known as—
a) Father of Kindergarten
b) Father of modern psychology
c) Father of NCF
d) Father of RTE
Answer: a
184. Gandhiji’s Nai Talim focuses on—
a) Craft-based productive learning
b) Competitive learning
c) Rote memorization
d) Urban elite education
Answer: a
185. Tagore’s Shantiniketan emphasized—
a) Nature & holistic learning
b) Exams & grades
c) Urban schooling
d) Strict discipline
Answer: a
186. Rousseau emphasized—
a) Learning according to nature
b) Exams as main goal
c) Punishment
d) Teacher authority only
Answer: a
187. Piaget’s cognitive development theory includes—
a) Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete, Formal
b) Only formal operations
c) Punishment-based learning
d) Observational learning only
Answer: a
188. Vygotsky introduced—
a) Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)
b) Operant conditioning
c) Classical conditioning
d) Insight learning
Answer: a
189. Bandura’s learning theory emphasizes—
a) Observation & imitation
b) Punishment only
c) Drill & practice
d) Only reinforcement
Answer: a
190. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence includes—
a) Linguistic, Logical-mathematical, Spatial, Musical, Bodily-kinesthetic,
Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalistic
b) Only linguistic & logical
c) Only academic intelligence
d) Only emotional intelligence
Answer: a
Pedagogy, Assessment, Child Development
191. Formative assessment is—
a) Continuous, diagnostic, supportive
b) Only end-of-term
c) Only written tests
d) Punitive evaluation
Answer: a
192. Summative assessment is—
a) End-of-term, grading-focused
b) Continuous
c) Only oral
d) Only project-based
Answer: a
193. Remedial teaching is provided for—
a) Students with learning difficulties
b) Bright students
c) Teachers
d) All students equally
Answer: a
194. Dyslexia affects—
a) Reading & comprehension
b) Writing only
c) Speech only
d) Math only
Answer: a
195. Dysgraphia affects—
a) Writing ability
b) Reading ability
c) Speaking ability
d) Memory
Answer: a
196. Metacognition means—
a) Thinking about thinking
b) Rapid memorization
c) Only verbal ability
d) Physical learning
Answer: a
197. Criterion-referenced tests measure—
a) Learner vs standard
b) Learner vs peer group
c) Only intelligence
d) Only aptitude
Answer: a
198. No-detention policy existed till—
a) Class 5
b) Class 8
c) Class 10
d) Class 12
Answer: b
199. Inclusive education means—
a) Education for all including children with disabilities
b) Only gifted students
c) Only slow learners
d) Only urban children
Answer: a
200. CCE stands for—
a) Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation
b) Central Curriculum Education
c) Child-Centered Education
d) Creative Classroom Exercise
Answer: a