(a) Education in India includes
Answer: (i) Explanation in the Concurrent List
: According to the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, education is a joint subject of the Centre and the State.
(b) Curriculum refers to
Ans: (i) All the experiences that students gain in school
Explanation: Curriculum means not only the syllabus, but the overall experience gained through all the activities of the school.
(c) The principles on which program learning is based
Answer: (i) Explanation of Conditioned Learning Theory
: "Programmed Learning" based on Behaviorism – which is the Skinner ratio.
(d) A common feature of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism
Answer: (iv) Explanation of one's own karma and rebirth
: The belief in karma and reincarnation exists in all three religions.
(e) In Indian philosophy, 'proof' means
Answer: (ii) Measurement
Explanation: In philosophy, evidence is the means or means of acquiring knowledge – perception, inference etc.
(f) Not an example of interpersonal differences
Answer: (i) The color of the child is black
Explanation: This is a genetic trait, not personal choice — so not interpersonal differences.
(c) Chairman of the report 'Learning: The Treasure Within'
Answer: (ii) J. Delors
Explanation: Prepared under UNESCO, this report has four pillars – Learning to Know, Do, Be, Live Together.
(h) Operation Blackboard is launched
Answer: (i) For the improvement of teacher education
Explanation: The development of infrastructure and materials in primary schools started in 1987.
(i) Interinteraction develops in the classroom
Answer: (i) Interpretation of information
: The exchange of information between teacher and student forms the basis of learning.
(j) The concept of the four pillars of education that the Commission gives
Answer: (iii) UNESCO
Explanation: The Delors Commission of UNESCO determined these four pillars in 1996.
(k) The goal of education is closely linked
Answer: (ii) Axiology
Explanation: Axiology = value theory → philosophy of morality and aesthetics.
(l) Maximum limit of reservation for SC
Answer: (iv) 50%
Explanation: The Supreme Court has said that the maximum limit of reservation should be 50%.
(m) First Committee on Women's Education after Independence
Answer: (iv) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Committee
Explanation: It was formed in 1958 to work for the development of women's education.
(n) Not the purpose of educational philosophy
Answer: (ii) Increasing the teacher's love and control for the students
Explanation: This is not the educational objective, but the psychological behavioral aspect.
(o) The true meaning of equal education for all
Answer: (ii) Equality of learning opportunities for every child
Explanation: The main idea is that everyone gets equal access to education.
(p) To educate in the true sense
means: Answer: (iv) All of the above
are explanations: Real education should be life-intensive, natural, and effective.
(q) Foundations of Froebel's
teachings Answer: (iii) Experiment with ideas generated through experience
Explanation: Froebel believes in generating and validating ideas through activities and games in education.
(r) Concept of Integral Education
Answer: (i) Aurobindo
Explanation: Sri Aurobindo is the proponent of 'Integral Education'.
(s) Not culture
Answer: (iv) Inequality in development
Explanation: It is not an element of culture, but rather an economic context.
(t) Process related to Sanskritization
Answer: (iv) Explanation of Social Change
: Sanskritization means the transformation of culture, which occurs through social change.
(a) Who gave the idea of a classless society?
Answer: (iv) Karl Marx
Explanation: Karl Marx gave the idea of a classless society in his egalitarian theory, where everyone would be equal and the state would not be needed.
(b) "Things as they are..." What philosophy does the concept match with?
Answer: (ii) Explanation of realism
: Realist philosophy emphasizes real life and experience, rather than theory or words.
(c) Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for compulsory education for the age group of 6-14 years?
Answer: (iv) Explanation of Article 21A
: In the 86th Constitutional Amendment of 2002, section 21A was added to make primary education a fundamental right.
(d) Why is a school a social institution?
Answer: (i) The school preserves the values of culture and transmits it from generation to generation
Explanation: The school teaches the values, traditions and knowledge of the society to the new generation, so it is a social institution.
(e) Respect for National Anthem is found in which part of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: (ii) Explanation of Fundamental Duties
: Part 4 (Article 51A) of the Constitution mentions the Fundamental Duties, of which this is one.
(f) What is the change in social system through science and technology?
Answer: (iv) Modernization
Explanation: Modernization is the change in the norms of society through technology and scientific thinking.
(g) What is the main difference between naturalism and empiricism?
Answer: (i) Objective
interpretation: The goal of naturalism is to learn from nature, while pragmatism aims to solve real problems.
(h) What is culture?
Answer: (i) Explanation of the overall achievements of human beings as members of society
: Culture is the sum total of knowledge, beliefs, art, morals, laws, customs, etc. of a society.
(i) What is the basis of the curriculum?
Answer: (ii) Explanation of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology
: The curriculum is prepared by combining these three subjects – philosophy sets goals, sociology considers social needs and psychology learning process.
(j) Who gave the idea of the advance organizer?
Answer: (i) Asubel
Explanation: David Ausubel gave the concept of advance organizer in education, which is helpful in learning new knowledge.
(k) What resources are not included in education?
Answer: (ii) Water resources
Explanation: The resources of education are human resources, material resources and financial resources. Water resources are not directly related to this.
(l) Who offers the test for admission to teacher training programs?
Answer: (i) NCTE
Explanation: The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) determines all policies related to teacher training.
(m) What is the most important quality of a teacher?
Answer: (ii) Compassion
Explanation: The most important quality of a teacher is to have an attitude of empathy and understanding towards the students.
What is the teacher's main challenge?
Answer: (iv) Making the teaching-learning process enjoyable
Explanation: The main challenge of a real teacher is to arrange the class in such a way that students can learn with pleasure.
(o) What is inconsistent?
Answer: (iii) Explanation of flexibility
: Originality, punctuality, and fluency all indicate certain behaviors, but flexibility is a different kind of quality.
(p) What is not characteristic of naturalistic research?
Answer: (iv) Explanation of value-based research
: Naturalistic research is value-neutral and objective, value-based research is inconsistent.
(q) "Education makes people..." Whose quote is it?
Answer: (i) Vivekananda
Explanation: This famous quote of Swami Vivekananda talks about the overall development of human beings through education.
(r) What is the transition from one social class to another?
Answer: (iv) Social mobility
Explanation: Social mobility is the change in the social position of the individual, upward or downward.
When did DPEP start?
Answer: (ii) 1994
Explanation: District Primary Education Program (DPEP) was started in 1994 for the development of primary education.
(t) What is the difference between supervision and inspection?
Answer: (ii) Explaining the particular activity at a particular moment
: Supervision is the ongoing process, inspection is the special activity of evaluation at a given time.
(a) Learning is:
Answer: (iv) Explaining mental processes
: Learning is a complex mental process in which changes in knowledge, skills, and behavior take place.
(b) Match the stages of learning:
Correct matching: (iv) 1 3 2
explanation:
• First level: Autonomous (3)
• Second Level: Collaborative (2)
• Level III: Intellectual (1)
(c) Piaget told his childhood:
Answer: (iii) Level of embodied activity
Explanation: According to Piaget, 2-7 years of age is the level of tangible activity, where children learn by working with real objects.
(d) Skills are involved in the intellectual stage of learning:
Answer: (i) Understanding and memorizing the student's instruction
Explanation: At this stage, the student learns to understand and remember theoretical instructions.
(e) The elements of the educational process are:
Answer: (iv) All of these are
explanations: Students, teachers and content – these three are essential components of the learning process.
(f) Prior knowledge skills are tested:
Answer: (ii) Explanation of lesson learning skills
: The teacher assesses the prior knowledge while starting the lesson.
(g) Important components of the subject-centered curriculum:
Answer: (i) Division of knowledge
Explanation: In the subject-centered curriculum, knowledge is taught by dividing it into different subjects.
(h) The value of the curriculum is judged by:
Ans: (iii) Explanation in curriculum construction
: The value of curriculum is judged at the time of curriculum development.
(i) Teacher's role in case of problematic child:
Ans: (iv) Providing counseling to the child
Explanation: Counseling is the most effective method to solve the child's problem.
(j) Unrelated to Intellectual Domain:
Answer: (iii) Value
Interpretation: Values belong to the emotional domain.
(k) Related to co-curricular activities:
Answer: (ii) Comprehensive Development
Explanation: These help in the overall development of the student.
(l) Suitable procedure for primary classes:
Answer: (iv) Play-based approach
explained: Learning through play is natural and effective for children.
(m) Learning in the mother tongue is called:
Answer: (iii) Nonformal learning
Explanation: The child learns the mother tongue naturally without formal rules.
(n) Helps to implement the theory:
Answer: (iv) All of these are
explanations: Teaching strategies, assessments, and management are all required to implement the theory.
(o) Curriculum centricity emphasizes by:
Answer: (i) Interpretation of the content of the curriculum
: It gives priority to the content.
(p) Basis of Formation of Homologous Group:
Ans: (iii) Level of capability
Explanation: Students with similar abilities are kept together.
(q) Questioning in the classroom:
Answer: (ii) Should be encouraged
Explanation: Asking questions is an important part of learning.
(r) Non-democratic system:
Answer: (i) Explaining the lecture method
: It is one-way communication, where student participation is low.
(s) Objectives of the Common School System:
Answer: (ii) Social Equality
Explanation: Creating equal educational opportunities for all children.
(t) Sriniketan was established:
Answer: (ii) In 1921
Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore founded Sriniketan in 1921.
