MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS OF PHILOSOPHY
EDU:06: EDUCATION IN INDIAN SOCIETY
1. Salai is associated with_?
(a) Dravidian education
(b) Vedic education
(C) Buddhist education
(d) Medival education
2.The system of education given importance to the brahmacharya was?
(a) Dravidian education
(b) Vedic education
(C) Buddhist education
(d) Modern education
3. The concluding ceremony of education during Buddhist period ?
(a) Upanayana ceremony
(b) Vidyarambha
(C) Pabbja ceremony
(d) Upasambada
4 .The world is "full of misseries "is the first truth mentioned by ?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Gandhism
(C) Jainism
(d) Westemeres
5. The ceremony which is marked the commencement of student hood under the care of guru during Vedic period is _?
(a) Upanayana
(b) Vidyarambha
(c) Pabbja
(d) Upasambada
6. Samavarthana ceremony is associated with?
(a) Dravidian education
(b) Vedic education
(c) Buddhist education
(d) Medival education
7.The first college started in Kerala ?
(a)CMS
(b) Maharajas
(c) University College
(d) S.B college
8. Which pre- independent education commission in India recommended the establishment of universities of Culcutta, Bombay and Madras?
(a) Mecaualy's minutes
(b) woods despartch
(c) Hunter commission
(d) Hartong committe
9.Which one of the following commission is related to basic education and wardha scheme?
(a) Hunter commission
(b) Hartong committee
(c) Sargent report
(d) None of these
10. Mecaulay's minutes introduced in the year ?
(a) 1832
(b) 1833
(c) 1834
(d) 1835
11. Who is the chairman of University education commission ?
(a) Lakshmana Swami Muthaliyar
(b) D.S Kothari
(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(d) None of these
12. Multi- purpose school came into existence on the suggestion of ?
(a) Culcutta University commission
(b) Secondary education commission
(c) Sargent report
(d) Indian education commission
13. International literacy day is celebrated in ?
(a) September -8
(b) August -10
(c) July -10
(d) June-5
14. Indian education commission popularly known as?
(a) University education commission
(b) Secondary education commission
(c) Kothari commission
(d) Radhakrishnan commission
15. The national curriculum framework was recommended by ?
(a) Secondary education commission -1962
(b) Education commission - 1964
(c) National policy in education -1968
(d) New national policy on education- 1986
16 . GDP refers to ?
(a) Gross Domestic Product
(b) Growth Demand Perfect
(c) Growth Domestic Product
(d) Growth Democratic Product
17. DPEP was launched in India during ?
(a) 1993-94
(b) 1991-92
(c) 1990-91
(d) 1989-90
18. NCERT established in ?
(a) 1964
(b) 1961
(c) 1960
(d) 1967
19.The National knowledge commission was instituted on ?
(a) 13 th June 2005
(b) 8 th August 2004
(c) 12 th November 2005
(d) 7 th September 2006
20. The article upholds the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions?
(a) Article- 21A
(b) Article -30
(c) Article- 15
(d) Article - 14
21. Which article declares that the state shall provide adequate facilities for instructions in mother tounge at primary stage?
(a) Article 307
(b) Article 352
(c) Article 350
(d) Article 370
22. Right to education as a fundamental right is the result of ?
(a) 80 th constitutional amendment act
(b) 86 th constitutional amendment act
(c) 92 nd Constitutional amendment act
(d) 90 th Constitutional amendment act
23. National education day in India is celebrated every year on ?
(a) 14 th November
(b) 11 th November
(c) 1 st December
(d) 10 th December
24. Population explosion indicates ?
(a) Declining population
(b) Rising Population
(c) Abnormal rise in population
(d) Abnormal decline in population
25. Which day is celebrated as human rights day ?
(a) December-10
(b) April -1
(c) June - 10
(d) June -14
ANSWER KEY
1) a
2) b
3) d
4) a
5) a
6) b
7) a
8) b
9) c
10)d
11)c
12)b
13)a
14)c
15)d
16)a
17)a
18)b
19)a
20)b
21)c
22)b
23)b
24)c
25)a
