Philosophy MCQ 2

EDU - 06: EDUCATION IN INDIAN SOCIETY

1. Who composed the holy books called Vedas?

   a) Dasyus  

   b) Guptas

   c) Aryans

   d) Buddhist

Ans : c) Aryans

2. How many Vedas composed Aryans?

   a) 6

   b) 5

   c) 3

   d) 4

Ans : d) 4

3. What was the first and earlist among Vedas?

   a) Rig veda

   b) Sama veda

   c) Yajur veda

   d) Atharva veda

Ans : a) Rig veda

4. The religious books of Buddhism were written in

   a) Palin or prakit

   b) Hindi

   c) Sanskrit

   d) Bengali

Ans : a) Palin or prakit

5. The ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism is called

   a) Vidyarambam

   b) Upanayanam

   c) Pabajja

   d) Uparampada

Ans : c) Pabajja

6. Which of the following is described as Magna Carta of indian education?

   a) Sargent Commission

   b) Wood's Despatch

   c) Macaulay Minutes

   d) Hunter Commission

Ans : d) Hunter Commission

7. Education falls under the

   a) Concurrent List

   b) Fundamental Rights

   c) State List

   d) Constitution of India

Ans: a) Concurrent List

8. The policy recommended by the kothari Commission vis-a-vis language is

   a) Three language formula

   b) Two language formula

   c) Hindi

   d) Mother Tongue

Ans: a) Three language formula

9. Constitution of India came into effect from?

   a) 15 January 1950

   b) 26 January 1950

   c) 15 August 1950

   d) 15 January 1947

Ans : b) 26 January 1950

10. How many articles were there originally in constitution of India?

   a) 395

   b) 397

   c) 403

   d) 410

Ans : a) 395

11. Purusha sukta is a part of which Vedas?

   a) Sama veda

   b) Atharva veda

   c) Rig veda

   d) Yajur veda

Ans: c) Rig veda

12. Veda has been derived from the word 'vid'. What is the meaning of vid?

   a) God

   b) Knowledge

   c) Holy

   d) Religious

Ans : b) Knowledge 

13. Which of the following commission first decentralized the primary education?

   a) Hunter Commission

   b) Mudaliar Commission

   c) Kothari Commission

   d) Sadler Commission

Ans : a) Hunter Commission

14. How many fundamental Rights are enjoyed by the Indians?

   a) Nine

   b) Ten

   c) Seven

   d) Six

Ans : d) Six

15. Operation Black-Board programme was introduced to improve

   a) Teacher education

   b) Primary education

   c) Secondary education

   d) Higher education

Ans : b) Primary education 

16. Which of the following is the apex body in the area of teacher education in India?

   a) UGC

   b) MHRD

   c) NCTE

   d) NCERT

Ans : c) NCTE

17. How many time it took for constituent Assembly to finalise the constitution?

   a) 2 years 11 months 18 days

   b) 2 years 9 months 8 days

   c) 2 years 7 months 18 days

   d) 2 years 5 months 20 days

Ans : a) 2 years 11 months 18 days

18. RTI ACT 2005 came into force on

   a) 12 October 2005

   b) 15 August 2005

   c) 15 June 2005

   d) 1 November 2005

Ans : a) 12 October 2005

19. What is the time limit to get the information under RTI ACT 2005?

   a) 15 days

   b) 45 days

   c) 60 days

   d) 30 days

Ans : a) 15 days

20. RTE ACT was implemented in India with effect from

   a) 1st April 2009

   b) 1st May 2010

   c) 1st April 2008

   d) 1st April 2010

Ans : b) 1st May 2010

21. Who is coined by the term'' futurology"?

   a) Kroebel

   b) Dewey

   c) Ogburn

   d) Ossip. K. Flechtheim

Ans : d) Ossip. K. Flechtheim.                         22. This article upholds the directive for development of the "HINDI"language 

   a) Article 350A

   b) Article 46

   c) Article 51A

   d) Article 351

Ans : d) Article 351

23. Arabic schools were started in Travancore in the year______.

   a) 1890

   b) 1903

   c) 1912

   d) 1919

Ans : c) 1912

24. NKC was established on_______

   a) 2nd June 2005

   b) 13th June 2005

   c) 14th June 2007

   d) 13th June 2006

Ans : 13th June 2005

25. Medium of instruction used in Buddhist period was________.

   a) Tulu

   b) Pali

   c) Sanskrit

   d) Hindi

Ans : b) Pali