Wednesday, 5 December 2018

higher education questions for NET


1. The main governing body at the tertiary level of education in India is
(a) NCERT
(b) CBSE
(c) AICTE
(d) UGC

2. Government established the University Grants Commission by an act of Parliament in the year
(a) 1980
(b) 1948
(c) 1950
(d) 1956

3. The tertiary education includes
(a) Primary and secondary education
(b) Higher education
(c) Vocational education and training
(d) Both (b) and (c)

4. Which of the following is the regulator of higher education?
(a) NCERT
(b) AICTE
(c) UGC
(d) MHRD

5. The idea of Four Pillars of Education was suggested by
(a) UNICEF
(b) UGC
(c) NCTE
(d) UNESCO

6. The name of the plan to increase enrolment in the higher education institutions is
(a) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
(b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

7. Which of the following agency put forward the concept of proactive university?
(a) UNDP
(b) UNESCO
(c) AICTE
(d) UGC

8. ‘Destiny of India is being shaped in her classroom’. This is stated in
(a) National Policy on Education (1986)
(b) National Knowledge Commission (2005)
(c) Education Commission (1964–66)
(d) University Education Commission (1948–49)

9. CHEER stands for
(a) Children Enrichment Education through Radio
(b) Child health education electronic recording
(c) Children for Engineers and Energy Requirement
(d) None of the above

10. Educational TV was first introduced in India in the year
(a) 1961
(b) 1959
(c) 1968
(d) 1965

11. Which of the following agencies or organizations was constitutionally assigned the task of coordination and determination of standards of institutions in higher education?
(a) UGC
(b) Concerned state governments
(c) Union government
(d) None of the above

12. Which of the following documents is termed as the Magna Carta of English education in India?
(a) Charles Wood’s dispatch
(b) Macaulay minutes
(c) Mountstuart Elphinstone’s minutes
(d) Wardha system

13. In which of the following years, Presidency Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras were set up following the recommendations of Woods’ dispatch?
(a) 1854
(b) 1857
(c) 1858
(d) 1861

14. The University of Allahabad was founded in the year
(a) 1887
(b) 1901
(c) 1905
(d) 1911

15. Which of the following institution was set up in 1945 to look after the functioning of three Central Universities of Aligarh, Banaras, and Delhi?
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) University Grants Committee
(c) Inter University Board
(d) Association of Indian Universities

16. The report of central advisory board of education on post war educational development in India is also termed as (a) Sargent report
(b) Nehru report
(c) Wardha report
(d) None of the above

17. Which section of the UGC Act provides for the promotion and coordination of university education and for the maintenance of standards of teaching, examination, and research?
(a) Section 12
(b) Section 15
(c) Section 25
(d) Section 28

18. It is said that the present higher education system has its origin in Mountstuart Elphinstone’s minutes, which stressed upon the need for establishing schools for teaching English and European sciences. This reported was presented in the year
(a) 1823
(b) 1835
(c) 1858
(d) 1861

19. Inter University Board was set up in 1925 to promote university activities, by sharing information and cooperation in the field of education, culture, sports, and allied areas. Now, it is known as
(a) Association of Indian Universities
(b) Central Advisory Board of Education
(c) Central Board of Secondary Education
(d) None of the above

20. Which of the following is known as Calcutta University Commission?
(a) Saddler Commission
(b) Kothari Commission
(c) Hunter Commission
(d) Wood Dispatch

21. Which of the following is regarded as the first policy measure regarding higher education in India?
(a) Wood’s dispatch
(b) Macaulay’s minutes
(c) Elphinstone report
(d) None of the above

22. Which of the following is a precursor to 10 + 2 + 3?
(a) Saddler commission
(b) Wood dispatch
(c) Kothari commission
(d) None of the above

23. Which of the following commissions recommended setting up UGC and is also known as the University Education Commission?
(a) Radhakrishnan commission
(b) Mudaliar commission
(c) Wardha commission
(d) Kothari commission

24. Which of the following commission’s report is titled as education and national development report?
(a) Radhakrishnan commission
(b) Kothari commission
(c) Mudaliar commission report
(d) None of the above

25. National committee on 10 + 2 + 3 education structure set up in 1972 was headed by
(a) Dr P. D. Shukla
(b) Dr D. S. Kothari
(c) Dr Radhakrishnan
(d) None of the above

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