Multiple choice

Which of the following were emphasized as foci for the new thrust in elementary education by the National Policy on Education, 1986?

  1. Universal access and enrolment
  2. Universal retention of children upto 14 years of age
  3. A substantial improvement in the quality of education to enables all children to achieve essential levels of learning
  4. To include education in the concurrent list. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1, 2 and 4 only

  2. 1, 2 and 3 only

  3. 1, 3 and 4 only

  4. 2, 3 and 4 only
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Policy on Education (1986) focused on universal access, retention until age 14, and quality improvement (Operation Blackboard). Education was already moved to the Concurrent List by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, so it was not a 'new thrust' of the 1986 policy.

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