Deck 3: Secondary Education in India: Curriculum, Challenges, and Reforms

Question 1

Secondary education usually covers children between the ages of__________

A)12- 16 years
B)14 -18 years.
C)12-18 years
D)13-18 years

Answer 1

14 -18 years.

Question 2

NPE 1986 has provided for diversified curriculum at __________

A)elementary stage
B)secondary stage
C)primary stage
D)none of the above

Answer 2

secondary stage

Question 3

Some of the major hindrances to secondary education include__________

A)High Drop-out Rate
B)Unrealistic Curriculum
C)Shortage of Teachers
D)all the above

Answer 3

all the above

Question 4

The main reason for high drop-out rate at secondary stage is mainly attributed to__________

A)lack of discipline among adolescents
B)Illiteracy and Poverty of Parents
C)Unrealistic Curriculum
D)all of the above

Question 5

In order to increase enrolment and retention at secondary level, the government has introduced __________

A)free admission and monthly fees
B)free uniforms and books
C)special incentives for girls and backward classes
D)all of the above

Question 6

To improve the quality of secondary education, several reforms need to be made such as __________

A)adapting curriculum according to local needs
B)providing good infrastructure
C)implementation of ICT
D)all of the above

Question 7

The birth of National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) is associated with __________

A)UNO
B)UNESCO
C)UNICEF
D)IMF

Question 8

The Chairman of NUEPA is __________

A)Minister for Human Resource Development
B)Director of the Institute
C)Chairman of the Institute
D)None of the above

Question 9

The objectives of NUEPA include __________

A)undertake, promote and coordinate research in educational planning and administration
B)provide training and consultancy services
C)train and orient key level functionaries
D)all the above

Question 10

NUEPA has specialization in the field of __________

A)policy making
B)educational planning
C)educational management
D)all the above

Question 11

The most preferred board all over India is __________

A)CBSE
B)ICSE
C)CISCE
D)None of the above

Question 12

CBSE is headed by __________

A)Chairman
B)Director
C)Secretary
D)Chief Executive

Question 13

CBSE has a global presence with affiliated schools across __________

A)20 countries
B)21 countries
C)22 countries
D)24 countries

Question 14

CBSE grants affiliation to schools up to __________

A)elementary level
B)secondary level
C)higher secondary level
D)college level

Question 15

The medium for education prescribed by CBSE is __________

A)English
B)Hindi
C)Mother Tongue
D)English or Hindi

Question 16

The main objectives of CBSE are

A)conduct board examinations at the end of class-X and class-XII.
B)To affiliate institutions
C)conduct - medical examination
D)all the above

Question 17

Developing guidelines for the preparation of subject-wise syllabi and textual materials for secondary stage (Class IX to XII) is the purview of__________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)DIET
D)CBSE

Question 18

The body which acts as a nodal agency for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at the national level is__________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)UGC
D)CBSE

Question 19

The body which acts as a nodal agency for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at the state level is__________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)DIET
D)CBSE

Question 20

The body with the highest authority over secondary education in India is__________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)CBSE
D)NUEPA

Question 21

The body responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of educational programmes of secondary education at the state level is __________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)NUEPA
D)CBSE

Question 22

The main purview of SCERT in secondary education is__________

A)syllabi and curriculum development
B)developing evaluation techniques
C)developing vocational education
D)all the above

Question 23

Journal of Educational Planning and Administration is an important publication of __________

A)NCERT
B)SCERT
C)UGC
D)NUEPA

Question 24

For dissemination of educational information, the NCERT publishes __________

A)4 journals
B)6 journals
C)8 journals
D)10 journals

Question 25

The former name of SCERT was __________

A)State Institute of Education
B)State Education Department
C)Regional Institute of Education
D)None of the above