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Education Policy and Sociology

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Education policy and sociology questions cover educational equity, school infrastructure, and literacy development strategies. Topics explore historical education acts, international policies, and the impact of technology in classrooms. These themes appear regularly in social science and general studies examinations.

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Education Policy and Sociology Questions

Multiple choice inferences from the text reading comprehension english

Read the passage and answer the question given below.


It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free. India is a poor country and we cannot expect our people to pay directly for the education of their children. Even in rich countries like England and U.S.A. mas education is not only free but there are many additional facilities like mid-day meal for children, free medical service, and scholarship on a generous scale. Since education is a fundamental civil and human right and basic to the health of the body politics, funds must be found for the purpose whatever the cost of the scheme. If we consider educational and cultural activities to be important, funds will be forthcoming. What we have to do is to rearrange our priority. With this in view, we have to adopt a many-sided programme of national planning and economic and industrial reconstruction. If not there will always be arguments and statistics to prove that it is impossible to introduce free, compulsory and universal education in India.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Free compulsory education is necessary for India.

  2. Universal education is free in U.S.A.

  3. Education is civic right.

  4. Education is necessary for a poor country.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While the passage mentions the other three choices, it never once mentions option D and neither is option D conveyed by the tone of the passage nor is it implied in any other manner. So, we can conclude that option D is the required answer.

Multiple choice inferences from the text reading comprehension english

Read the passage and answer the question given below.


It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free. India is a poor country and we cannot expect our people to pay directly for the education of their children. Even in rich countries like England and U.S.A. mas education is not only free but there are many additional facilities like mid-day meal for children, free medical service, and scholarship on a generous scale. Since education is a fundamental civic and human right and basic to the health of the body politics, funds must be found for the purpose whatever the cost of the scheme. If we consider educational and cultural activities to be important, funds will be forthcoming. What we have to do is to rearrange our priority. With this in view, we have to adopt a many-sided programme of national planning and economic and industrial reconstruction. If not there will always be arguments and statistics to prove that it is impossible to introduce free, compulsory and universal education in India.

Why should we adopt a many sided programme of national planning and economic reconstruction?

  1. For making education popular

  2. For mass education

  3. For providing mid-day meals

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage states that since education is a fundamental and civic human right, funds must be found to implement a scheme that would make it popular so that free education could be made a success. This is where a many sided programme of national planning and economic reconstruction comes in- it is the kind of scheme that needs to be implemented. So, we can conclude that the scheme is need to make education popular. Option A is the correct answer.

Multiple choice civics non-cooperation movement arrival of gandhiji in india early struggles of mahatma gandhi emergence of mahatma gandhi

What was the essence of Gandhiji's ideas about education ?

  1. Learning to read and write counts as education

  2. Education is necessary for one to speak English

  3. Text book knowledge is required more than lived experience

  4. Working with the hand and learning a craft that developed the mind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Gandhiji focused and suggested industrial training and development of manual skills and handicraft as subject of education which will give satisfaction not only to the educand of his earning and self-reliance but it will be proved as a support to his/her family and nation at large.

Multiple choice business economics and quantitative methods nature and scope of economics definition, scope, importance and limitation of statistics introduction - statistics for economics meaning and definition of statistics

Statistics is useful State Authorities as it helps in formulating____.

  1. fiscal policies

  2. personal policies

  3. training policies

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
The computation of statistics is immensely helpful in the identification of economic problems and the planning of policies to solve them as the government can now see how the economy is progressing and implement targeted policies to improve the situation. eg: if the unemployment level is higher than average the government can choose to have targeted employment schemes in that area of the country. 
Multiple choice history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

People were afraid  of sending the girls to schools in mid-nineteenth century for many reasons. Which of the following was NOT true ?

  1. People feared that school would take girls away from home.

  2. Schools would prevent girls from doing their domestic duties.

  3. People felt that education would improve the condition of women.

  4. Traveling to school might have corrupting influence on girls.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Amongst all this is the most appropriate option. Moreover, the women in Indian society did not enjoy rights & liberties as men did.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Right to children to free and compulsory education Act RTE Act, $2009$ has made free education for all children between the age of __________.

  1. $5-15$
  2. $6-18$
  3. $7-20$
  4. $6-14$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, mandates free and compulsory education for all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

The National Policy on Education (NPE) emphasizes on __________.

  1. universal access and enrolment
  2. universal retention of children upto $14$ years of age

  3. substantial Improvement in the quality of education

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The National Policy on Education (NPE) aims for comprehensive improvements, including access, retention, and quality of education.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

National Literacy Mission(NLM) focuses on _________.

  1. adult education

  2. education for the girl child

  3. education for children in school-less habitations and out-of-school children

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The National Literacy Mission (NLM) was launched in 1988 to impart functional literacy to non-literate adults. It specifically targets the age group of 15-35 years to improve adult literacy rates.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Which of the following specified that education should be free for children below $14$ years of age?

  1. National Policy on Education

  2. International Education Policy

  3. Education Act

  4. Constitution of India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 21A of the Constitution of India, inserted by the 86th Amendment Act, mandates free and compulsory education for all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Proportion of children actually enrolled in elementary schools is called ___________.

  1. literacy ratio

  2. elementary education ratio

  3. gross enrollment ratio

  4. net enrollment ratio
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) is the number of students enrolled in a given level of education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the official school-age population for that level.

Multiple choice economics emerging issues in indian economy industrial development in india need and growth of industrialisation secondary sector : industry

Total Literacy Campaign(TLC) focusses on ____________.

  1. adult education

  2. female literacy
  3. functional literacy to non-literates in the age group of $15-35$

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Total Literacy Campaign (TLC) was a comprehensive approach that targeted adult education, female literacy, and functional literacy for the 15-35 age group.

Multiple choice economics employment: growth, informalisation and other issues measures to alleviate unemployment unemployment measures unemployment and employment generation

As we all know now every child in the age group of 6-14 years can demand that he/she should be admitted to a school to complete his/her primary/basic education. Enactment of which of the following acts has made it possible?

  1. Right to Information Act

  2. Abolition of Child Labour Act

  3. Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation Act

  4. Competition Act
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Multiple choice infrastructure in india infrastructure tertiary sector economics

Infrastructure provides __________________.

  1. Only essential services

  2. Supporting services

  3. Health and Education services

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Infrastructure provides the essential services and facilities that support the functioning of an economy and the daily lives of citizens.

Multiple choice

Why did the Freedmen's Bureau believe education to be vital for freed African Americans?

  1. So they could petition the government for voting rights.

  2. It would level the playing field between them and others.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Freedmen's Bureau viewed education as a crucial tool to help formerly enslaved people achieve economic independence, protect themselves from exploitation, and establish social equality. By learning to read and write, freedmen could better navigate contracts and societal challenges, leveling the playing field.

Multiple choice

What did Wudi do to improve his system of bureaucracy?

  1. public education

  2. established courts

  3. created schools for applicants

  4. invented paper
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Emperor Wudi established a grand school (imperial academy) to train job applicants in Confucian philosophy and administrative skills. This system ensured that government officials were selected based on merit and education rather than noble birth.