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

Ans: Option (d). Aristotle

2. The Latin word ‘Educere’ means

(a) Out of

(b) To develop

(c) To study

(d) To understand

Ans: Option (b). To develop

3. In narrow sense, education is-

(a) Planned

(b) Spontaneous

(c) Unplanned

(d) Continuous

Ans: Option (a). Planned

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

Ans: Option (c). Mahatma Gandhi

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

(a) Greek

(b) Latin

(c) German

(d) English

Ans: Option (b). Latin

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

(a) Percy Nunn

(b) Rousseau

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) John Dewey

Ans: Option (c). Mahatma Gandhi

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

(a) School

(b) Individual

(c) Society

(d) Family

Ans: Option (b). Individual

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

(a) Racecourse

(b) To create

(c) To move

(d) To promote

Ans: Option (a). Racecourse

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

Ans: Option (c). Cunningham

10. The ranges of IQ of average students is

(a) 90 – 110

(b) 80 – 90

(c) 110 – 120

(d) 50 – 70

Ans: Option (a) 90 – 110

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

(a) Latin

(b) Greek

(c) Roman

(d) German

Ans: Option (b). Greek

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

Ans: Option (d). Woodworth

13. __________ psychology deals with behavioural development of children.

(a) Child

(b) Adolescent

(c) Social

(d) Clinical

Ans: Option (a). Child

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

(a) Hindi

(b) Persian

(c) Sanskrit

(d) Pali

Ans: Option (c). Sanskrit

15. The word ‘adolescere’ means-

(a) To develop

(b) To grow up

(c) To proceed

(d) To learn

Ans: Option (b). To grow up

16. The age group of infancy is-

(a) 0 – 3 years

(b) 0 – 4 years

(c) 0 – 5 years

(d) 1 – 6 years

Ans: Option (c). 0 – 5 years

17.  Hunter NCERT was stablished in the year-

(a) 1960

(b) 1961

(c) 1962

(d) 1971

Ans: Option (b). 1961

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

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 5

(d) 4

Ans: Option (b). 3

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

(a) Curzon

(b) Kothari

(c) Hunter

(d) Ripon

Ans: Option(c). Hunter

20. The iris is a part of the

(a) Eyes

(b) Ears

(c) Nose

(d) Tongue

Ans: Option (a). Eyes

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

Ans: Option (c). Skinner

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

Ans: Option (c). John Adams

23. Satra’s were established by-

(a) Bishnu Rabha

(b) Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

(c) Sankardev

(d) Madhavdev

Ans: Option (c). Sankardev

24. The main purpose of the missionaries was to-

(a) Spread English language

(b) Spread Christianity

(c) Spread social awareness

(d) Spread political consciousness

Ans: Option (b). Spread Christianity

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

Ans: Option (a). Rs. 1 lakh

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

Ans: Option (c). The Wood’s Despatch of 1854

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

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Four

(d) Six

Ans: Option (b). Three

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

(a) 1902

(b) 1904

(c) 1897

(d) 1901

Ans: Option (b). 1904

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

(a) Five

(b) Six

(c) Seven

(d) Eight

Ans: Option (b). Six

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

Ans: Option (c). 45

31. The District Primary Education Program was formulated in-

(a) 1991 – 92

(b) 1992 – 93

(c) 1993 – 94

(d) 1994 – 95

Ans: Option (c). 1993 – 94

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

(a) Sanskrit

(b) English

(c) Mother tongue

(d) Hindi

Ans: Option (c). Mother tongue

33. William McDougall was a/an-

(a) Educationist

(b) Sociologist

(c) Psychologist

(d) Doctor

Ans: Option (c). Psychologist

34. Instincts are-

(a) Inborn

(b) Acquired

(c) Created

(d) Memorized

Ans: Option (a). Inborn

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

Ans: Option (b). Maslow