Part-1

(Marks-50)

Choose the correct answer :    1 x 50= 50

1. “Education is the creation of a sound mind in a sound body.” Who said this?

(a) Gandhiji

(b) Aurobindo

(c) Vivekananda

(d) Aristotle

2. The Latin word ‘Educere’ means-

(a) Out of

(b) To develop

(c) To study

(d) To understand

3. In narrow sense, education is-

(a) Planned

(b) Spontaneous

(c) Unplanned

(d) Continuous

4. “By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in child and man – body, mind and spirit.” Who said this?

(a) Spencer

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Vivekananda

5. The word ‘Education’ is derived from a/an _____________ word.

(a) Greek

(b) Latin

(c) German

(d) English

6. The chief supporter of the vocational aim of education was-

(a) Percy Nunn

(b) Rousseau

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) John Dewey

7. According to Percy Nunn, the main aim of education should be the development of-

(a) School

(b) individual

(c) Society

(d) family

8. The meaning of the Latin word ‘ Currere’ is-

(a) Racecourse

(b) To move

(c) To create

(d) To promote

9. “Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher) to mould his material (pupils) according to his ideals (aims and objectives) in his studio (school).” Who said this?

(a) Whitefield

(b) Bent

(c) Cunningham

(d) Brown

10. The ranges of IQ of average students is-

(a) 90 – 110

(b) 80 – 90

(c) 110 – 120

(d) 50 – 70

11. The word ‘Psychology’ is derived from a __________ word.

(a) Latin (b) Greek

(c) Roman

(d) German

12. “First psychology lost its soul, then it lost its mind, then it lost its consciousness, it still has behaviour of kind.” Who said this?

(a) Watson

(b) Skinner

(c) Spencer 

(d) Woodworth

13. __________ psychology deals with behavioural development of children.

(a) Child 

(b) Adolescent

(c) Social

(d) Clinical

14. The medium of instruction in the ‘Pathshala’ was

(a) Hindi                       

(b) Persian   

(c) Sanskrit

(d) Pali

15. The word ‘adolescere’ means-

(a) To develop 

(b) To grow up

(c) To proceed

(d) To learn

16. The age group of infancy is-

(a) 0 – 3 years 

(b) 0 – 4 years  

(c) 0 – 5 years

(d) 1 – 6 years

17. NCERT was stablished in the year-

(a) 1960

(b) 1961

(c) 1962                           

(d) 1971

18. The functions of the NCERT can be broadly classified into-

(a) 2                   

(b) 3 

(c) 5  

(d) 4

19. The Indian Education Commission of 1882 is also known as ________ Commission.

(a) Curzon 

(b) Kothari

(c) Hunter

(d) Ripon

20. The iris is a part of the

(a) Eyes 

(b) Ears

(c) Nose

(d) Tongue

21. “Educational Psychology is that branch of psychology which deals with teaching and learning.” Who said this?

(a) Pestalozzi 

(b) Watson

(c) Skinner

(d) Sandiford

22. “The teacher teaches John Latin, the teacher should know John as well as Latin.” Who said this?

(a) Watson 

(b) Spencer

(c) John Adams

(d) Froebel

23. Satra’s were established by-

(a) Bishnu Rabha

(b) Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

(c) Sankardev

(d) Madhavdev

24. The main purpose of the missionaries was to-

(a) Spread English language

(b) Spread Christianity

(c) Spread social awareness

(d) Spread political consciousness

25. In the Charter Act of 1813, a sum of ________ was set apart for the improvement of Indian Education.

(a) 1 lakh

(b) 2 lakhs

(c) 3 lakhs

(d) 4 lakhs

26. _________ is also known as the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian Education.

(a) Macaulay’s Minute

(b) The Charter Act of 1813

(c) The Wood’s Despatch of 1854

(d) Hunter Commission of 1882

27. The Wood’s Despatch of 1854 recommended the setting of _________ universities.

(a) Two

(b) Threes

(c) Four

(d) Six

28. Lord Curzon passed the Indian Universities Act in the year-

(a) 1902

(b) 1904

(c) 1897

(d) 1901

29. According to basic education, compulsory primary education should be imparted for _______ years.

(a) Five

(b) Six

(c) Seven

(d) Eight

30. According to Article ________ of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education should be provided for 14 years.

(a) 29

(b) 15

(c) 45

(d) 42

31. The District Primary Education Program was formulated in-

(a) 1991 – 92

(b) 1992 – 93

(c) 1993 – 94

(d) 1994 – 95

32. Hunter Commission recommended that primary education should be imparted through ___________ language.

(a) Sanskrit

(b) English

(c) Mother tongue

(d) Hindi

33. William McDougall was a/an-

(a) Educationist

(b) Sociologist

(c) Psychologist

(d) Doctor

34. Instincts are-

(a) Inborn

(b) Acquired

(c) Created

(d) Memorized

35. “A need is the lack of something which, if present, would tend to further the welfare of the organism of the species, or to facilitate its usual behaviour.” Who said this?

(a) McDougall

(b) Maslow

(c) Klausmeier

(d) Freud

36. The term ‘habit’ is originated from a _______ word.

(a) Roman

(b) Latin

(c) Greek

(d) German

37. Senses are the gateways of-

(a) Education

(b) Knowledge

(c) Learning

(d) Memory

38. “The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.” Who made the statement?

(a) Froebel

(b) Zakir Hussain

(c) Rabindranath Tagore

(d) James Adams

39. The author of the book, Emile was

(a) Ryburn

(b) Earnest Jones

(c) Rousseau

(d) James Adams

40. Delinquency is a problem of the _______ stage.

(a) Infancy

(b) Childhood

(c) Adolescence

(d) Adulthood