D.El.Ed. Part 2 CC-03 (Contemporary Studies) MCQ questions

D.El.Ed. Part 2 CC-03 (Contemporary Studies) MCQ questions

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CC-03 (Contemporary Studies)

MCQ questions

Ch-1: Freedom Struggle & Colonial Education

  1. Wood’s Dispatch is called:
    Ans: Magna Carta of Indian Education

  2. Macaulay’s Minute was introduced in:
    Ans: 1835

  3. Founder of Asiatic Society:
    Ans: Sir William Jones (1784)

  4. Indian National Congress established in:
    Ans: 1885

  5. Medium of traditional Pathshala:
    Ans: Sanskrit/Bengali (regional)

  6. Common School System recommended by:
    Ans: Kothari Commission

  7. Capital of British India till:
    Ans: 1911 (Calcutta)

  8. Downward Filtration Theory proposer:
    Ans: Lord Macaulay

  9. Operation Blackboard aimed at:
    Ans: All of these – improving primary education, infrastructure, reducing wastage

Ch-2: Structure of Indian Nation-State

  1. Indian Parliament is:
    Ans: Bicameral – Lok Sabha + Rajya Sabha

  2. Number of members President nominates to Rajya Sabha:
    Ans: 12

  3. Indian democratic model is based on:
    Ans: Britain

  4. Lowest judiciary level in state:
    Ans: Nyaya Panchayat

  5. Separation of judiciary from executive in West Bengal:
    Ans: 1969

Ch-3: Constitution & Education

  1. Article 30 –
    Ans: Rights of minorities to establish and manage educational institutions

  2. Education put in Concurrent List through:
    Ans: 42nd Amendment, 1976

  3. Article 21A –
    Ans: Right to Education (added in 2002)

  4. Article 46 –
    Ans: Education & economic welfare of SC/STs

  5. Article 17 –
    Ans: Abolition of Untouchability

Ch-4: RTE Act 2009

  1. Came into effect:
    Ans: 1 April 2010

  2. Age group covered:
    Ans: 6–14 years

  3. PTR ratio:
    Ans: 30:1

  4. Chapter providing free & compulsory education:
    Ans: Chapter III

  5. Bengal notification banning corporal punishment (date):
    Ans: 6 January 2011

  6. Admission rules under RTE:
    Ans: No capitation fee & no screening

Ch-5: ICT in Education

  1. ICT – stands for:
    Ans: Information and Communication Technology

  2. Medium for EDUSAT:
    Ans: Television

  3. First practical use of Internet:
    Ans: 1981

  4. CIET –
    Ans: Central Institute of Educational Technology

  5. Octave Band measures:
    Ans: Hearing Impairment

Ch-6: Inclusive Education

  1. Salamanca Conference year:
    Ans: 1994 (Spain)

  2. Braille dots:
    Ans: 6

  3. Father of Braille:
    Ans: Louis Braille

  4. Peer teaching benefits:
    Ans: All of these – helps low-achievers, reduces isolation, promotes cooperation

  5. First deaf school founder:
    Ans: Pedro Ponce de Leon

Ch-7: Children with Special Needs

  1. Dyslexia:
    Ans: Difficulty in reading

  2. IQ range for mild mental retardation:
    Ans: 50–69

  3. Blind school in West Bengal:
    Ans: Chandannagar

  4. Audiometer used for:
    Ans: Measuring hearing loss

  5. 3rd December is observed as:
    Ans: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Ch-8: Gender, School & Society

  1. Gender is:
    Ans: Social concept

  2. POCSO Act year:
    Ans: 2012

  3. Gender Construction Theory – Sociologist:
    Ans: Auguste Comte

  4. UNESCO gender focus areas:
    Ans: All – curriculum, textbooks, teaching-learning process

  5. Most powerful agent of social change:
    Ans: Teacher

Ch-9: Contemporary Indian Issues – 1

  1. MLLS:
    Ans: Minimum Levels of Learning

  2. Three-language formula recommended by:
    Ans: Kothari Commission

  3. Indian constitutional values in Preamble:
    Ans: Equality, Liberty, Fraternity

  4. Peace education aims at:
    Ans: All – holistic development, cooperation, internationalism

Ch-10: Contemporary Indian Issues – 2

  1. Article 46 helps SC/ST welfare:
    Ans: True

  2. Reservation for women in local bodies:
    Ans: 73rd Amendment

  3. “Apni Beti Apna Dhan” relates to:
    Ans: Girl child

  4. Marginalized group traits:
    Ans: All – disadvantaged, discriminated, excluded

  5. Internet advantages:
    Ans: All – knowledge, communication, expression

General Knowledge and Historical Context

  1. In which year was the 'Don Society' established?
    • a) 1900
    • b) 1902
    • c) 1905
    • d) 1910
  2. Which Education Commission in Independent India is known for its recommendations on higher education?
    • a) Kothari Commission
    • b) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission
    • c) Wood Commission
    • d) National Policy on Education
  3. The Wood Despatch is often referred to as the 'Magna Carta' for which aspect of Indian education?
    • a) Primary education reforms
    • b) Higher education reforms
    • c) Technical education
    • d) Teacher training

Legislative and Constitutional Provisions

  1. Which Amendment abolished the right to property as a fundamental right?
    • a) 41st Amendment
    • b) 42nd Amendment
    • c) 43rd Amendment
    • d) 44th Amendment
  2. The Indian Parliament consists of:
    • a) President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha
    • b) Prime Minister, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha
    • c) President, Prime Minister, and Lok Sabha
    • d) President, Rajya Sabha, and State Assemblies
  3. Which article of the Indian Constitution recognizes special rights for minorities?
    • a) Article 29
    • b) Article 30
    • c) Article 31
    • d) Article 32

Education Policies and Acts

  1. Under which chapter of the RTE Act-2009 is free and compulsory education provided?
    • a) Chapter One
    • b) Chapter Two
    • c) Chapter Three
    • d) Chapter Four
  2. The POCSO Act was passed in which year?
    • a) 2010
    • b) 2011
    • c) 2012
    • d) 2013
  3. The Nai-Talim system was proposed by:
    • a) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • b) Mahatma Gandhi
    • c) B. R. Ambedkar
    • d) Rabindranath Tagore

Social Issues and Gender Studies

  1. Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution provides for reservation for women in local government?
    • a) 71st Amendment
    • b) 72nd Amendment
    • c) 73rd Amendment
    • d) 74th Amendment
  2. The most powerful agent of social change is considered to be:
    • a) Government
    • b) Teacher
    • c) Media
    • d) Family

Technology and Education

  1. EDUSAT is primarily used through which medium?
    • a) Radio
    • b) Internet
    • c) Television
    • d) Mobile Apps
  2. How many dots are used in writing a Braille character?
    • a) 4
    • b) 5
    • c) 6
    • d) 7

Miscellaneous

  1. Until which year was Calcutta the capital of British India?
    • a) 1900
    • b) 1911
    • c) 1920
    • d) 1930
  2. The traditional Pathshala system primarily used which medium of instruction?
    • a) Hindi
    • b) Bengali
    • c) Sanskrit
    • d) Urdu

 

Previous Year Solve Question Answers

2024

  1. In which year was the 'Don Society' established?
    • Answer: (i) 1902
  2. Which Education Commission in Independent India submitted recommendations on higher education?
    • Answer: (i) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission
  3. Which dispatch is referred to as the 'Magna Carta' for reforms in Indian education?
    • Answer: (ii) Wood Despatch
  4. The National Council of Rural Higher Education was established in:
    • Answer: (iii) 1948
  5. The concept of a Common School originated from the recommendations of which Commission?
    • Answer: (iii) Kothari Commission
  6. What is the main purpose of 'Operation Blackboard'?
    • Answer: (iv) All of the above (Expansion of primary education, infrastructural development, controlling wastage and stagnation)
  7. The Janardan Reddy Committee submitted its report in:
    • Answer: (ii) 1994
  8. Which Amendment abolished the right to property as a fundamental right?
    • Answer: (ii) 42nd Amendment
  9. The Indian Parliament consists of:
    • Answer: (iii) President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha
  10. What is the lowest level of judiciary at the state level?
    • Answer: (v) Nyaya Panchayat
  11. Which article of the Constitution recognizes special rights for minorities?
    • Answer: (iii) Article 30
  12. Under which chapter of the RTE Act-2009 is free and compulsory education provided?
    • Answer: (iii) Chapter Three
  13. What is Computer Literacy?
    • Answer: (iv) All of the above (General knowledge about computers, basic operating knowledge, primary knowledge of computer processes)
  14. When was the international discussion on inclusive education held in Salamanca?
    • Answer: (ii) 1994
  15. How many dots are used in writing Braille?
    • Answer: (i) 6 dots
  16. What does the instrument called 'Octave Band' measure?
    • Answer: (iii) Hearing impairment (Deafness)
  17. Which sociologist is a proponent of the gender-related social construction theory?
    • Answer: (ii) Auguste Comte
  18. In which article of the Indian Constitution are Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes protected?
    • Answer: (ii) Article 46
  19. What was the medium of instruction in traditional Pathshala?
    • Answer: (ii) Bengali
  20. Who are the proponents of cognitive and social constructivism respectively?
    • Answer: (i) Vygotsky, Bruner

2023

  1. In which year was the Indian National Congress established?
    • Answer: (i) 1885
  2. In which year was Macaulay’s Minute announced?
    • Answer: (ii) 1835
  3. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
    • Answer: (i) B. R. Ambedkar
  4. 'Apni Beti Apni Dhan' is related to:
    • Answer: (ii) Girl Child
  5. Who is the proponent of the Nai-Talim system?
    • Answer: (i) Mahatma Gandhi
  6. The medium of instruction in traditional Pathshala was:
    • Answer: (i) Sanskrit
  7. Family is an example of:
    • Answer: (iii) Informal Institution
  8. The UNO declared the 2nd phase of the ‘Decade of Peace’ for the period:
    • Answer: (ii) 2001–2010
  9. The Indian Parliament is:
    • Answer: (ii) Bicameral (Two Houses)
  10. Equal opportunity in education is an example of:
    • Answer: (i) Justice for educational opportunity
  11. When was the POCSO Act passed?
    • Answer: (iii) 2012
  12. Adult Education can be categorized under:
    • Answer: (iii) Social Education
  13. Until which year was Calcutta the capital of British India?
    • Answer: (iii) 1911
  14. According to the Indian Constitution, respect for the National Anthem is our:
    • Answer: (i) Fundamental Duty
  15. The special provision of the right to education for SC/ST has been mentioned in:
    • Answer: (iv) Article 46
  16. EDUSAT is being used through the medium of:
    • Answer: (iv) Television
  17. How many dots are used in writing Braille?
    • Answer: (ii) 6
  18. The teaching techniques required for students with learning disabilities are:
    • Answer: (iv) All of these
  19. The most powerful agent of social change is:
    • Answer: (i) Teacher
  20. Which is a characteristic of marginalized groups?
    • Answer: (iv) All of these

2022

  1. In which year was the 'Don Society' established?
    • Answer: (i) 1902
  2. Which level of education was mainly discussed in the first Commission of Post-Independence India?
    • Answer: (ii) Higher
  3. Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society?
    • Answer: (i) Sir William Jones
  4. 'Harijan' Magazine was published by?
    • Answer: (iii) Mahatma Gandhi
  5. The concept of the Common School System was recommended by?
    • Answer: (ii) Kothari Commission
  6. How many chambers does the Indian Parliament have?
    • Answer: (ii) Two
  7. The administrative system of Indian democracy is based on the model of which country?
    • Answer: (iii) Britain
  8. According to which article of the Indian Constitution can minorities establish and administer educational institutions?
    • Answer: (iii) Article 30
  9. The extent of authority of the RTE Act, 2009 is?
    • Answer: (iii) Entire India except Jammu & Kashmir
  10. What type of technology is the Internet an example of?
    • Answer: (iii) ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
  11. According to the RTE Act, 2009, compulsory free education is for children aged?
    • Answer: (iii) 6-14 years
  12. How many dots are used to write a Braille character?
    • Answer: (i) 6
  13. What is tested using an audiometer?
    • Answer: (ii) Deafness
  14. Which of the following is true about gender and sex?
    • Answer: (i) Gender is a social concept
  15. Which amendment of the Indian Constitution talks about reservation for women in local government?
    • Answer: (ii) 73rd
  16. Under whose list is education placed as per the Indian Constitution?
    • Answer: (iii) Concurrent list
  17. Which medium is used for EDUSAT?
    • Answer: (iv) Television
  18. Until which year was Kolkata the capital of British India?
    • Answer: (iii) 1911
  19. Children with mild disabilities should be educated in?
    • Answer: (i) Regular classrooms
  20. The most powerful medium of social change is?
    • Answer: (i) Teacher

 

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