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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 nutrition and health status introduction to tamil nadu economy tamil nadu economy food security and nutrition economics

Primary (I-V) and upper primary (VI-VIII) which is the foundation of the pyramid in the education system is also called as ________.

  1. Elementary education

  2. Secondary education

  3. Both A and B

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

Elementary education is also called as primary education which is typically the first stage of compulsory education, coming between early childhood education and secondary education. It includes Primary (I-V) and upper primary (VI-VIII) classes which is the foundation of the pyramid in the education system.

Multiple choice political science transgender / third gender transgender achieving equality moving towards equality

An important reason why Muslim girls do not attend a school or drop out of school after a few years is _______.

  1. poverty

  2. superstition

  3. lack of willingness to go to school

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

A common stereotype about Muslim is that they are not interested in educating girls and therefore do not send girls to school but the actual reason is that poverty amongst Muslim is an important reason why Muslim girls do not attend a school or drop out from school after a few years.

Multiple choice civics public facilities public facilities and my school efforts of the government in social circle and its effects on people government in social sector

What is Right to Education Act?

  1. Ever child between the ages of 6 and 14 must go school

  2. Obtain and complete primary education

  3. Both A and B

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

According to the Right to Education Act, every child between the ages of 6 and 14 must go to school and complete primary education. For children with special needs, the upper age limit is 18 years of age instead of 14.

Multiple choice political science our society marginalisation in india understanding marginalisation challenges and solutions

The reason behind the high dropout rate of girls from the schools is ______________.

  1. non-availability of teachers

  2. governmental policies.

  3. peer pressure

  4. parents preference
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Boys are always preferred over girls by their parents because our society has been a male dominant society since beginning. The Parents prefer the boys to go school and receive education while girls are supposed to sit at homes and learn to do home chores. But with the advancing society the girls are also being sent to schools to receive education and are treated equally. 

Multiple choice civics migration of families raju's father transferred migration and its effects no place for us?

Rural areas lack educational facilities, especially those of higher education and rural people have to migrate to the urban centers for this purpose. 

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rural areas often lack advanced educational infrastructure, forcing students to move to urban centers for higher education. This is a well-documented trend in migration studies.

Multiple choice zoology our health introduction to health and disease health and its failure health and its significance

Proper nutrition and health of children can be provided by

  1. Proper educational facilities and mid-day meals in schools

  2. Distribution of food through public distribution system

  3. Provision of basic health care for all

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

Health does not simply mean the absence of disease or physical fitness. It could be defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely an absence of disease. A balanced diet, personal hygiene, regular exercise, right attitude of mind and good habits are very important to maintain good health. Thus option D is the correct answer. 

Multiple choice geography economic activity people and resources utilisation of europe europe - peninsula of asia continents: europe

---------------- helps a country to stride towards prosperity.

  1. Health education

  2. Technical education

  3. Spiritual education

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

Technical education helps a country to stride towards prosperity.
Technical education, the academic and vocational preparation of students for jobs involving applied science and modern technology. ... Technical education has as its objectives the preparation of graduates for occupations that are classed above the skilled crafts but below the scientific or engineering professions.

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.