Deck 14: Education and Equality: Examining Discrimination, Opportunities, and Policies

Question 1

In a tradition bound society like India, there is a strong preference in the schools for

A)male teachers
B)female teachers
C)old teachers
D)teachers from urban areas only

Answer 1

female teachers

Question 2

Equality of Education opportunity considers discrimination when

A)Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at any level
B)Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at Primary level only
C)Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at Secondary level
D)Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type higher Education level only

Answer 2

Any person or Group of persons is/are deprived of access to Education of any type at any level

Question 3

During the Pre-Independence period in Indian history, the British educational policy was

A)to look into mass education of the Indian people
B)to equalise educational opportunities amongst the Indian people
C)to neglect mass education of the Indian people
D)none of the above

Answer 3

to neglect mass education of the Indian people

Question 4

''Democracy only provides that all men should have equal opportunities for their unequal talents'' This was pointed out by

A)Gandhi
B)Tagore
C)Pestalozzi
D)Radhakrishnan

Question 5

The literacy percentage of Girls in Mizoram according 2011 census is

A)88.25
B)89.27
C)90.60
D)91.30

Question 6

Who are the Backward Classes in India.

A)The Scheduled Castes only
B)The Scheduled Tribes
C)The Physically Challenged
D)The Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled tribes and Backward Classes

Question 7

Whose watchboard was 'Freedom First, Freedom second and Freedom last.

A)Pestalozzi
B)Montessori
C)Dewey
D)Rousseau

Question 8

This type of discipline is founded on fear and imposed from above by the use of authority. What discipline is it?

A)Positive Discipline
B)Negative Discipline
C)Strict Discipline
D)None of the above

Question 9

In India women are given

A)An esteemed status
B)High status
C)Low status
D)None of the above

Question 10

The society in India is

A)female oriented
B)patriarchal System in character
C)matriarchal in character
D)none of the above

Question 11

Due to the low status accorded to girls by the society. They often have

A)high self esteem
B)good self esteem
C)low self esteem
D)high self Confidence

Question 12

In Rural areas in India the Co-educational system of school often

A)motivates girls to attend School
B)deters girls from attending School
C)challenges girls to attend School
D)none of the above

Question 13

This type of discipline is the result of gradual building up habits of self-control and cooperation. It is carried out by individuals because they realize its necessity and valve. This discipline is called.

A)positive discipline
B)negative discipline
C)good discipline
D)None of the above

Question 14

In education discipline is

A)not much needed
B)very necessary
C)not Required at all
D)Rarely needed

Question 15

When laws can exist without liberty, liberty cannot exist

A)Without laws
B)Without policy
C)Without Government
D)Without all the above

Question 16

Article 15- ''The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth is any of them'' This particular Article is specifically significant in __

A)Equalization of Educational opportunities
B)Advancement of the SCs, STs and OBCs in India
C)Equalization of Educational opportunities and advancement of the SCs, STs, and OBCs, in India
D)None of the above

Question 17

Article 17 of the Indian Constitution deals with what topic?

A)Deals with Abolition of Untouchability and its practice in any form is forbidden
B)Deals with Hindu Marriage Act
C)Deals with Reservation of seats for the Backward Classes
D)None of the above

Question 18

This particular Article obligated the state to promote the educational and economic interest of the weaker sections of STs. Which Article is it?

A)Article 19
B)Article 25
C)Article 47
D)Article 46

Question 19

The SCs, STs, and OBs in India

A)are a single homogeneous community
B)do not represent a single homogeneous community
C)form two major groups
D)none of the above

Question 20

Level of literacy of the SCs, STs and OBCs in India is

A)good
B)very good
C)excellent
D)poor

Question 21

''One of the important social objectives of education is to equalize opportunity, enabling the backward or underprivileged classes and individuals to use education as a lever for the improvement of their condition''. Which Education Commission stated this?

A)Kothari Education Commission (1964-66)
B)Mudaliar Commission (1952-53)
C)Radha Krishnan Commission (1948-49)
D)National policy on Education, 1986

Question 22

Equalization of educational opportunities is needed in India to - (Identify the point that does not match with the above statement)

A)to ensure the success of democracy
B)to maximize the educational gap between the privileged and the underprivileged
C)to develop human resources
D)to meet manpower needs

Question 23

Who has the right to decide who will be included in the list of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled tribes

A)Supreme tribes
B)Parliament
C)President
D)Governor of the State

Question 24

Indian Government's legislation concerning educational opportunities for the weaker sections of the society is an evidence which brings into focus the

A)social nature of education
B)political nature of education
C)cultural nature of education
D)economic nature of education

Question 25

Which is the following Article of Indian Constitution lays down that education of children age 6-14 years in a Fundamental Right

A)Article 21 (A)
B)Article 45
C)Article 51 (A)
D)Article 42