Contemporary India and Education MCQ

1. MCQ of C-2 M-1& 2
Prof. Ganesh Wagh

2. 1. Indian society is... in nature.
1. Tribal
2. Pluralistic
3. Rural
4. Urban
Correct option is 2

3. 2. Traditional Hindu society was divided into......
Varna's base on occupation of an individual.
1. three
2. four
3. five
4. Seven
Correct Option is 2

4. 3. The villages are the symbol of cultural homogeneity
and the cities symbolize
1. Homogeneity
2. Isolation
3. Cultural heterogeneity
4. Alienation
Correct Option 3

5. 4. ___________ is the major concern of man.
1. Family
2. Religion
3. Society
4. Community
Correct Option is 2

6. 5. --------- is the basic unit of Indian rural social
structure.
1. Marriage
2. Caste system
3. Family
4. Community
Correct Option is 2

7. 6. The caste system based on ----------
1. Religion
2. Endogamy
3. Marriage
4. Region
Correct Option is 2

8. 7. Self sufficiency is a major feature of ..........
1. Rural society
2. urban society
3. tribal society
4. Orthodox Society
Correct Option is 1

9. 8. India is a land of -----------
1. villages
2. Cities
3. Township
4. Rururbs
Correct Option is 1

10. 9. What is multiculturalism ?
1. the existence of cultural diversity within a
society
2. policies encouraging ethnic groups to live
together in harmony
3. new immigrants adopting the values and
norms of the host culture
4. ethnic group cultures exist separately within
a society
Correct option- 1

11. 10. Social problem means...
1. state of affairs
2. moral approach to problem
3. Personal Problem
4. family problem
Correct option is 1

12. 11. Which is the cause of rapid growth of
population in India?
1. Peaceful conditions
2. Excess birth over death
3. Progress in medical facilities
4. All of the above
Correct Option is 4

13. 12 Dowry deaths, wife battering is an example
of-
1. Criminal violence
2. Domestic violence
3. Social violence
4. All of the above
Correct Option is 4

14. 13. ……………can include participation in
government, church, volunteers and
memberships of voluntary associations.
1. social Responsibility
2. Political Responsibility
3. Religious Responsibility
4. Civic Responsibility
Correct Option is 4

15. 14. . …………….is primarily a social problem
caused mainly by the social inadequacies and
social tensions.
1. Communal Riots
2. Religious conflicts
3. Communal disharmony
4. Illiteracy
Correct Option is 3

16. 15. Etymologically the term education is derived
from the Latin roots under which of the
following
1. Educare
2. Educere
3. Educatum
4. All of the above
Correct Option is 4

17. 16. “Education is the creation of a sound mind in
a sound body” is the saying of ?
1. Plato
2. Comens
3. Aristotle
4. Dewey
Correct Option is 3

18. 17. Which of the following types represents
Aurobindo’s contribution to education?
1. Basic education
2. Integral Education
3. Education for man making
4. Education for international understanding
Correct option is 2

19. 18. The ultimate aim of education, according to
Gandhiji, was to help the individuals to be
1. Gainfully employed in life
2. Peaceful and happy in life
3. Able-to grow into a divine human being by
realizing Godliness
4. Able to acquire as much as possible from the
ocean of knowledge
Correct option is 3

20. 19. What did Gandhiji’s philosophy of education
stress as aim of education?
1. A synthesis of individual and social aims
2. Individual aims
3. Cultural aims
4. Social aims
Correct option is 1

21. 20. Rabindra Nath Tagore was a Naturalist because
he said about children that
1. They should be educated for national integration
2. They should be made to develop into complete
human being
3. They should be acquainted with the ideals and
values of national culture
4. They should be given full freedom to live in
natural environment and learn by doing
Correct option is 4

22. 21. Which of the following types represents M.K.
Gandhi’s contribution to education?
1. Basic Education
2. Integral education
3. Education for man making
4. Education for international understanding
Correct option is 1

23. 22. Who was the founder of Shanti Niketan ?
1. Gandhi
2. Tagore
3. Sri Aurobindo
4. Vivekananda
Correct option is 2

24. 23. On whose philosophy is based the current
primary education in India?
1. Tagore
2. Gandhi
3. Sri Aurobindo
4. Vivekananda
Correct option is 2

25. 24. Tagore was an Idealist because he
emphasized
1. Vocational education
2. Rigid control and discipline in schools
3. Religious education in a formal manner
4. Moral and spiritual development of the child
Correct option is 4

26. 25. “Next to Nature the child should be brought
into touch with the stream of social
‘behaviour”. By saying this Tagore is trying to
emphasize following aims of education
1. Social aims
2. Individual aims
3. Both Individual and social aims
4. Intellectual development aim
Correct option is 1

27. 26. Who said that the aim of education should
be to develop in children feelings of
international brotherhood and attitude of
international understanding?
1. Dewey
2. Rousseau
3. R. N. Tagore
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct option is 3

28. 27. Literally the term philosophy means
1. Criticism
2. A particular method
3. Love of knowledge
4. None of these
Correct option is 3

29. 28. Wardha scheme is popularly known as..
1. Nai Talim
2. Buniyadi Shiksha
3. Basic Education
4. None of the above
Correct option is 3

30. 29. Why is literacy rate low among the females in
India?
1. Lack of equal education opportunities
2. lack of transport facilities
3. Lack of infrastructure
4. lack of income
Correct option is 1

31. 30. In India, a way of warding off the 'evil eye'
is by hanging a totem of which two things?
1. orange and apple
2. chili and lemon
3. pepper and turmeric
4. rose and tulip
Correct option is 2

32. 31. When was the Protection of Women from
Domestic Violence Act enacted?
1. 2003
2. 2004
3. 2005
4. 2006
Correct option is 3

33. 32. What is the effective measures of Poverty
Alleviation?
1. Distribution of income
2. Containing inflation
3. Encouraging private investment
4. All of the above
Correct option is 4

34. 33. What is the cause of poverty?
1. Individual
2. Culture or sub-culture
3. Social Structure
4. All of the above
Correct option is 4

35. 34. What are the salient demographic features
of India’s population?
1. Growth rate of population
2. Uneven distribution of population
3. Age composition
4. All of the above
Correct option is 4

36. 35. The low level of Literacy rate hinders the
………………… development of a country
1. Industrial
2. Agricultural
3. Economic
4. None
Correct option is 3

37. 36. Education is the dynamic side of
1. Psychology
2. Sociology
3. Philosophy
4. Literature
Correct option is 3

38. 37. Which of the following thinker says ‘ literacy
itself is not the education, literacy is only
means to education’
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. J.Krishnmurty
4. Arbindo ghosh
Correct option is 1

39. 38. Which of the following types represents J
Krishnmurty's contribution to education.
1. Basic education
2. Integral Education
3. Education for individual and social
transformation
4. Education for international understanding
Correct option is 1

40. 39. According to Jiddu Krishnamurti ‘intention of
education must be ..............of the human
being .
1. the inner transformation and liberation.
2. Peace of mind
3. Integral education
4. Naturalistic education
Correct option is 1

41. 40. The literal meaning of philosophy is..
1. Love of Wisdom
2. Love of Knowledge
3. Love of truth
4. Love of God
Correct option is 1

42. 41. There is interaction between Philosophy and
education, either without the other is.
1. Incomplete and unserviceable.
2. Complete and whole
3. Functional and efficient
4. Purposeful
Correct option is 1

43. 42. Philosophy asks and answers various
questions pertaining to the whole field of
1. Physical science
2. Education
3. Environment
4. Sociology
Correct option is 2

44. 43. The scope of philosophy of education is
formed by
1. The belief of the society
2. The educational values.
3. The political principles
4. Values of the people
Correct option is 2

45. 44. On what is based the need for teaching
philosophy of education
1. Individual difference
2. Different teaching method
3. Diverse education system
4. Different philosophies express different
aspects of Education
Correct option is 4

46. 45. Philosophy and education are
1. Different in all aspect
2. Like two sides of the same coin
3. Deals in different goals
4. Separate field of knowledge
Correct option is 4

47. • 46. According to....... Education to be complete
must have five principal aspects relating to the
five principal activities of human being: the
physical, the vital, the mental, the psychic and
the spiritual.
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Arbindo Ghosh
3. R.Tagore
4. J. Krishnamurti
Correct option is 2

48. 47. ‘Integral Schools’ suggested by.....
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. R.Tagore
3. Arbindo Ghosh
4. J. Krishnamurti
Correct option is 3

49. 48. Who said this’ ‘Education is the
manifestation of perfection already in man’ ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. R.Tagore
4. Arbindo Ghosh
Correct option is 2

50. 49. Aims of education according to Integral
Education are..
1. Perfection of soul
2. Realization of inner self
3. Physical development
4. All of the above
Correct option is 4

51. 50. Integral education enables a learner ..
1. Development of capacities to face challenges.
2. Development of self knowledge.
3. Integrated experience
4. All of the above
Correct option is 4