Deck 2: Education in India: A Focus on Primary and Secondary Schools

Question 1

Providing necessary readiness to children for adjusting with the requirements of primary school is the main aim of__________

A)SSA
B)ECCE
C)UEE
D)EGS&AlE

Answer 1

ECCE

Question 2

The primary focus of this scheme is to provide alternative schooling to children between 6-14 years in areas where there are no primary schools__________

A)SSA
B)ECCE
C)UEE
D)EGS&AlE

Answer 2

ECCE

Question 3

SCERT's were first set up as State Institutes of Education in the year__________

A)1953
B)1963
C)1973
D)1983

Answer 3

1963

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

The main purview of SCERT is__________

A)curriculum and textbook development
B)promotion of English, Science and Mathematics education
C)vocational and distance education
D)all the above

Question 6

The body which acts as a nodal agency for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at the state level is__________

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

Question 7

SSA envisages a school or alternative schooling facility within -of every habitation__________

A)2 km
B)2.5 km
C)1 km
D)1.5 km

Question 8

During the Xth Plan, the financial arrangement shared between the Centre and state governments for SSA was __________

A)90:10
B)80:20
C)85 : 15
D)75:25

Question 9

After the XIth Plan onwards, the financial arrangement shared between the Centre and state governments for SSA was supposed to be __________

A)85 : 15
B)75:25
C)50:50
D)60:40

Question 10

SSA is a programme which seeks to ensure universal elementary education by the year__________

A)2005
B)2010
C)2015
D)2020

Question 11

The important functions of DIET involves__________

A)elementary teacher training
B)non-formal and adult education
C)providing academic and resource support
D)all the above

Question 12

DIET's were set up as a __________

A)first-level tier
B)second level tier
C)third level tier
D)mid-level tier

Question 13

DIET is charged with the responsibility of educational development of __________

A)area
B)village
C)district
D)town

Question 14

Early Childhood Education was launched during the__________

A)Fifth Plan
B)Sixth Plan
C)Seventh Plan
D)None of the above

Question 15

Government of India has been running Non-Formal Education programme for children in the age group of 6-14 years since__________

A)1975-76
B)1976-77
C)1978-79
D)1979-80

Question 16

Secondary education is the final stage of__________

A)Elementary education
B)Compulsory education
C)Formal education
D)None of the above

Question 17

The highest number of drop outs is seen at__________

A)Elementary education
B)Secondary education
C)Higher education
D)All the above

Question 18

NUEPA was awarded the status of deemed university in__________

A)1970
B)1979
C)2006
D)2008

Question 19

NUEPA has _______ departments.

A)7
B)8
C)9
D)10

Question 20

CBSE was constituted in the year__________

A)1958
B)1956
C)1954
D)1952

Question 21

-medical examination is conducted by__________

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

Question 22

An important publication of NCERT is__________

A)The Primary Teacher
B)Journal of Indian Education
C)Indian Educational Review
D)All the above

Question 23

SCERT is usually headed by__________

A)Director
B)Principal
C)Chairman
D)Secretary

Question 24

CBSE prepares syllabus for its affiliated schools, covering classes from Lower Kindergarten (L.K.G.) to__________

A)Class 5
B)Class 8
C)Class 10
D)Class 12

Question 25

One of the major solutions for problems in secondary education is__________

A)Reform of curriculum
B)Regular school inspection
C)Recruitment of additional teachers
D)All the above