Issues and Trends in Contemporary Indian Education | Set 2
1. What is the curriculum making body for secondary education at the national level?
Correct : D. NCERT
2. CBSE regional office for the North Eastern States located at
Correct : B. Guwahati
3. The full form of CBSE is
Correct : A. Central Board of Secondary Education
4. The re-constituted Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi came into
being with effect from
Correct : B. 1st July 1962
5. Who conduct All India Entrance Test for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Correct : D. CBSE
6. The CBSE is a national level board of education in India for
Correct : C. Both (a) and (b)
7. The CBSE is controlled and managed by
Correct : D. Union Government
8. The CBSE was given its present name ‘Central Board of Secondary Education’ in the
year
Correct : A. 1952
9. SCERT Mizoram introduced continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in
elementary school in
Correct : B. 2011
10. The objective of NCERT is to assist and advice the Ministry of Education and
Correct : D. Ministry of Social Welfare
11. The NCERT has several advisory committee on which are represented various
educational organs at
Correct : B. State Level
12. NCERT has a network of _________ officer of field advisory in different states in order
to carry out its function
Correct : D. 15
13. National Talent Search Exam is conducted by
Correct : C. NCERT
14. Department of Secondary Education main functions is to play a supporting role in the
quest for
Correct : A. Universalization of secondary education
15. National Institute of Education is one of the constituent bodies of
Correct : D. NCERT
16. The sixth constituent unit of the NCERT is
Correct : D. CIET
17. CIET was set up in __________ by merging the Centre for Educational Technology and
Departments of Teaching Aids
Correct : C. 1984
18. The NCERT awards 750 National Talent Search Scholarship including 70 students
belonging to
Correct : A. Schedule Tribe/Schedule Caste
19. SCERT has been organising science exhibition every year since ___________ in
collaboration with NCERT.
Correct : B. 1979
20. SCERT, Aizawl was selected for the establishment of the Educational Satellite (EDUSAT) Hub and Teaching End Studio for the EDUSAT network in Mizoram in the year
Correct : A. 2008
21. Education is on the –
Correct : C. Concurrent list
22. In education, the co-ordination and co-operation between the Union and the States is
brought about by –
Correct : A. Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)
23. The Visitor of Vishwa Bharati University is –
Correct : C. Prime Minister of India
24. In the case of state universities, the Chancellor is –
Correct : C. Governor of a state
25. Technical education cover courses in –
Correct : D. all the above
26. The technical education system in the country is looked after by –
Correct : B. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
27. The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted on –
Correct : A. 13th June, 2005
28. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was first set up in –
Correct : A. 1973
29. University Grants Commission (UGC) was set up as an Advisory Board on the recommendations of –
Correct : B. Sargent Report
30. NKC was constituted by the Prime Minister of India -
Correct : B. Dr. Manmohan Singh
31. Higher education refers to –
Correct : D. All the above
32. Higher education includes -
Correct : D. All the above
33. The basic entrance requirement into higher education is completion of -
Correct : A. secondary education
34. The usual entrance age for higher education is -
Correct : B. 18 years
35. The main players in the higher education system in India are –
Correct : D. All the above
36. In India, higher education is broadly divided into -
Correct : D. All the above
37. Courses covered at higher education include -
Correct : D. All the above
38. Higher education in India is the purview of -
Correct : D. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)
39. The Visitor of all Central Universities is -
Correct : A. President of India
40. The chief expert and academic authority of a university is -
Correct : A. Vice Chancellor
41. The administrative work of the university is supervised by -
Correct : C. Registrar
42. Technical education system in India comprises of -
Correct : D. All the above
43. The first open university in India was established in -
Correct : C. 1985
44. The supreme authority which controls and regulates the standards of all Open
Universities is -
Correct : A. Distance Education Council of India
45. Open Universities are funded by -
Correct : A. Ministry of Human Resource Development
46. Open Universities are characterized by -
Correct : D. all the above
47. The status of Deemed University is accorded by -
Correct : B. UGC
48. Deemed Universities have the power and authority to -
Correct : D. all the above
49. Some of the most well known deemed universities are -
Correct : D. all the above
50. A private university is an institution of higher learning established through a -
Correct : C. Both of the above
51. Private universities are operated and funded by -
Correct : A. Private organizations
52. Private universities have to be recognized and given affiliation by -
Correct : A. UGC
53. The University Grants Commission was set up as an Advisory Board in -
Correct : B. 1945
54. The University Grants Commission (UGC) become a statutory body in -
Correct : C. 1956
55. The apex body for the co-ordination, determination and maintenance of standards of
university education in India is -
Correct : C. UGC
56. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up as an advisory body in -
Correct : B. 1945
57. Who recommended the establishment of 50 National Universities?
Correct : C. National Knowledge Commission
58. National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted with a time-frame of -
Correct : B. 3 years
59. The UGC consists of _____members.
Correct : C. 12
60. National Council for Teacher Education became a statutory body on the recommendations of -
Correct : C. NPE 1986
61. The President of India is a visitor in all
Correct : C. Central universities
62. The University Grants Commission (UGC) is making efforts to improve
Correct : D. Higher education in the country
63. Independent Regulatory Authority For Higher Education (IRAHE) was recommended by
Correct : A. National Knowledge Commission, 2005
64. A national apex advisory body in all matters relating to technical education is
Correct : B. All India Council For Technical Education ( AICTE)
65. University Grants Commission (UGC) was formed in
Correct : A. 1953
66. National Knowledge Commission (NKC) was constituted on
Correct : A. 13th June ,2005
67. University Grants Commission ( UGC) was constituted on the recommendation of
Correct : A. University Education Commission, 1948-’49
68. National Council For Teacher Education was constituted on the recommendation of
Correct : B. Kothari Commission, 1964-66
69. National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE) was established in
Correct : A. 1973
70. All India Council For Technical Education(AICTE) was given statutory power on the
recommendation of
Correct : C. National Policy on Education,1986
71. All India Council for Technical education(AICTE) was set up to maintain
Correct : A. the standard of technical education
72. University Grants Commission (UGC) mainly deals with
Correct : B. higher education
73. Institutions of higher learning recognized by their high caliber which are granted the
status of university are called
Correct : B. Deemed universities
74. All India Council For Technical education was set up as a national level apex advisory
body to conduct survey on the facilities on technical education in
Correct : C. November, 1955
75. National Council For Teacher (NCTE) as a statutory body came into existence on
Correct : A. 17th August, 1995
76. “National Curriculum Frameworks for Teacher Education (NCFTE) ,2009 ” was
developed by
Correct : A. National Council For Teacher Education
77. Mizoram University (MZU) is a
Correct : D. Central university
78. A high level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India with the objective of
transforming India into a knowledge society is
Correct : A. National Knowledge Commission
79. The University Grants Commission (UGC) is the funding agency for maintenance and
development of
Correct : D. Central universities
80. In India, post-secondary education or tertiary level of education is known as
Correct : A. Higher education
81. Universities which are set up by an Act of Parliament are known as
Correct : A. Central universities
82. A curriculum or part of curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing
general intellectual capacities is
Correct : B. General education
83. Universities set up by an act of state legislature are known as
Correct : C. State universities
84. The curriculum which embraces all kind of instruction that have direct reference to the
occupation or career a person intended to pursue is
Correct : D. Technical education
85. Serving as a vital link between the union and state governments and institutions of higher
learning is the role of
Correct : A. University Grants Commission (UGC)
86. UGC was granted a statutory status by the Government of India through an act of
Parliament in
Correct : A. November, 1956
87. Institutions of higher learning established through a state or central act by a sponsoring
body registered under the government of India are
Correct : C. Private Universities
88. National Council For Teacher Education (NCTE) is a/an
Correct : A. Autonomous organization
89. To regulate and properly maintain the norms and standards in the teacher education
system is the objective of
Correct : C. National council For Teacher Education (NCTE)
90. Increasing around 1500 universities nationwide to enable to attain a gross enrollment
ratio of at least 15% by 2015 was the recommendation of
Correct : D. National Knowledge Commission (NKC),2005
91. Developing curriculum for refresher courses on teacher education organized in Academic
Staff Colleges in collaboration with UGC is the function of
Correct : B. UGC and NCERT
92. The appointment of Vice chancellors of universities to be based solely on search
processes and peer judgement is the suggestion of
Correct : D. National Knowledge Commission (NKC),2005
93. To establish 50 new national universities to provide education of highest standard was the
recommendation of
Correct : D. National Knowledge Commission (NKC),2005
94. A National Board of Accreditation to periodically conduct evaluation of technical
education institutions is the role of
Correct : B. All India Council For technical Education (AICTE)
95. The chairman of NKC (2005) was
Correct : A. Mr. Sam Pitroda
96. Promoting innovations, research ,development and adaptation of new technologies to meet development requirements for over-all improvement of educational process is the role of
Correct : B. All India Council For technical Education (AICTE)
97. A new-blind admission policy and national scholarship scheme in national universities
for students belonging to weaker and underprivileged sections of society is suggested by
Correct : D. National Knowledge Commission (NKC),2005
98. Establishment of a Central Board of Undergraduate Education along with State Boards
of Undergraduate Education was recommended by
Correct : C. National Knowledge Commission (NKC),2005
99. The only grant-giving agency in the country vested with two responsibilities of providing
funds and that of coordination and maintenance of standards of higher education is
Correct : A. University Grants Commission
100. National Knowledge Commission regarding higher education focused on the following
three aspects