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
Answer - (B)
2. National Knowledge Commission is headed by
(A) D.S. Kothari
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Azim Premji
Answer - (C)
3. First Open University in India was established in the year
(A) 1961
(B) 1982
(C) 1985
(D) 2001
Answer - (B)
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
Answer - (C)
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
Answer - (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
Answer - (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
Answer - (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
Answer - (B)
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
Answer - (B)
10. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was started in
(A) 1990
(B) 1994
(C) 1998
(D) 1996
Answer - (B)
11. University Education Commission constituted in 1948 was appointed by
(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) NCERT
(D) ICSSR
Answer - (B)
12. Education falls under the
(A) Concurrent List
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Constitution of India
(D) State List
Answer - (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
Answer - (D)
14. Which of the following Commission first decentralized the primary education?
(A) Hunter Commission
(B) Mudaliar Commission
(C) Kothari Commission
(D) Sadler Commission
Answer - (A)
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%
Answer - (B)
