1. The following commissions were set up by the
government or its agencies after independence. Arrange the following in a
chronological order (in terms of their occurrence) I University Education
Commission II Secondary Education Commission III Education Commission Codes:
(a) III, II, and I
(b) II, I, and III
(c) I, II, and III
(d) I, III, and II
2. Which of the following committees recommended
the spending of `500 crores to be spent on research in basic sciences every
year by UGC every year?
(a) M. M. Sharma committee
(b) Kakodkar committee
(c) Prof. Yashpal committee
(d) None of the above
3. The committee set up by the Ministry of Human
Resource Development which recommended autonomy of IITs was headed by
(a) Prof. Anil Kakodkar
(b) Prof. Yashpal
(c) Sam Pitroda
(d) None of the above
4. National knowledge commission (NKC) was headed
by
(a) Prof. Anil Kakodkar
(b) Prof. Yashpal
(c) Sam Pitroda
(d) None of the above
5. A committee was set up in 1990 to review NPE
(1986). Its report titled as ‘Towards an Enlightened and Humane Society’ stated
that system of higher education encourages memorization of facts and
regurgitation rather than creativity. The head of the committee was
(a) Acharya Ramamurti
(b) Prof. Yashpal
(c) Prof. M. M. Joshi
(d) None of the above
6. Which of the following committees recommended
the setting up of National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER)
for prescribed standards of academic quality and defining policies for
advancement of knowledge in higher educational institutions?
(a) Sam Pitroda committee
(b) Prof. Yashpal committee
(c) M. M. Sharma committee
(d) Gnanam committee
32. Chairman of UGC committee appointed in 1969
for the purpose of administrative legislation of the universities was
(a) Dr D. S. Kothari
(b) Dr P. B. Gajendragadkar
(c) Prof. Yashpal
(d) None of the above
7. Which of the following personalities headed
the committee recommended setting up of 1500 universities so as to achieve the
target gross enrolment of 30%?
(a) Dr D. S. Kothari
(b) Sam Pitroda
(c) Prof. Yashpal
(d) None of the above
8. Which of the following percentage figures was
recommended by both Kothari Commission and National Policy that should be spent
on education (1986)?
(a) 4% of GDP
(b) 5% of GDP
(c) 6% of GDP
(d) None of the above
35. Which of the following states has the maximum
number of central universities?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Delhi
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
9. Which of the following institution or
organization publishes Universities Handbook?
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) Association of Indian Universities
(c) Inter University Centres
(d) Central Advisory Board of Education
10. In which year was the Association of Indian
Universities (AIU) originally set up?
(a) 1925
(b) 1945
(c) 1953
(d) None of the above
11. Which of the following authorities is not
empowered to bring a university into existence?
(a) State government
(b) Central government
(c) UGC
(d) None of the above
12. How many universities were set up under
Central Universities Act, 2009?
(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 40
(d) 43
13. Which among the following constitute the
majority of institutions within the university system?
(a) Central universities
(b) State universities
(c) Deemed universities
(d) Private universities
14. Which among the following constitute the
majority of enrolments within the university system?
(a) Central universities
(b) State universities
(c) Deemed universities
(d) Private universities
15. Universities having central campus for
imparting education are called
(a) Central universities
(b) Deemed universities
(c) Residential universities
(d) Open universities
16. Which of the following agencies provide
funding to Indira Gandhi National Open University?
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
17. The university that telecasts interactive
educational programmes through its own channel is
(a) Dr B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
(b) IGNOU
(c) University of Pune
(d) Annamalai University
18. Which of the following pairs of authorities
are at the top of hierarchy in the case of a Central University?
(a) Visitors and Chancellor
(b) Visitors and Vice Chancellor
(c) Chancellor and Vice Chancellor
(d) Vice President & Vice Chancellor
19. The state with most universities is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
20. The state with most deemed universities is
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
21. According to Times Higher Education’s research
findings to rank the world’s higher educational institutions, which of the
following educational has top rank in India?
(a) Delhi University, Delhi
(b) IIT- Mumbai
(c) Panjab University, Chandigarh
(d) IIT- Delhi
22. Institute of National Importance is an
institution in higher education which serves as a pivotal player in developing
highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country or state.
This status can be conferred upon them by
(a) University Grants Commission
(b) An act of Parliament
(c) All Indian Council for Technical Education
(d) All of the above
23. Commonwealth of learning (CoL) is the only
official Commonwealth agency located outside Britain. It is located in (a) New
Delhi, India
(b) Vancouver, Canada
(c) Sydney, Australia
(d) Islamabad, Pakistan
24. As envisaged in 12th Five Year Plan, under the
concept of College Cluster Universities, a minimum number of colleges in the
vicinity of a city or district can establish a university. What is the minimum
number of such colleges? (a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 60
(d) 100
25. EHEI stands for
(a) Equity in Higher Education Institutions
(b) Equity in Higher Education Index
(c) Equality in Higher Education Index
(d) Equity in Hidden Education Income
26. API stands for
(a) Academic Parameter Indicator
(b) Academic Performance Indicator
(c) Academic Paid Instalment
(d) None of the above
27. National literacy mission was established in
(a) 1996
(b) 1988
(c) 1999
(d) 2000
28. The main aim of National Council for Teacher
Education is
(a) To open college of education
(b) To promote research in education
(c) To maintain standards in colleges of education
(d) To provide grant to colleges of education
29. National Council of Educational Research and
Training was established in
(a) 1961
(b) 1962
(c) 1963
(d) 1964
30. Which of the following organizations set up
the National Assessment and Accreditation Council?
(a) AICTE
(b) UGC
(c) MHRD
(d) None of the above
31. National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) is headquartered in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Bengaluru
32. NUEPA is mainly concerned with
(a) Educational Supervision
(b) Educational Unity
(c) Educational Planning
(d) Educational Evaluation
33. The title of Yashpal Committee Report (1993)
is
(a) lCT in Teacher education
(b) Learning without burden
(c) Learning through Broadcasting
(d) None of the above
34. The number of representatives of Central
Government in UGC is
(a) 9
(b) 2
(c) 6
(d) 3
35. Which of the following agencies or
institutions set up the Accreditation Board (AB)?
(a) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(b) All India Council for Technical Education
(c) University Grants Commission
(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development
36. The National Board of Accreditation (NBA) was
set up in the year 1987 by
(a) AICTE
(b) UGC
(c) MHRD
(d) IGNOU
37. In which of the following years ‘The National
Policy of Education’ was revised and a ‘Programme of Action’ was also attached
to it?
(a) 1968
(b) 1976
(c) 1986
(d) 1992
38. Which of the following days is celebrated as
National Education Day?
(a) September 5
(b) October 2
(c) November 11
(d) November 14
39. The purpose of National Education Policy is
(a) Universalization of primary education
(b) Vocationalization of education
(c) To review the education
(d) To give equal opportunity of education to all
40. According to Vision Paper of 12th Five Year
Plan, the targeted staff strength (in terms of teacher–student ratio) envisaged
for science and technology in higher education is
(a) 1: 10
(b) 1: 15
(c) 1: 20
(d) 1: 30
41. According to Vision Paper of 12th Five Year
Plan, the targeted staff strength (in terms of teacher–student ratio) envisaged
for social sciences, humanities, management and arts subjects in higher
education courses is
(a) 1: 10
(b) 1: 15
(c) 1: 20
(d) 1: 30
42. In order to achieve the 12th Five Year Plan’s
Inclusive and Qualitative Expansion of Higher Education, the number of proposed
women universities is
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 30
43. Apart from few short-term programmes, academic
staff colleges set up for teachers’ training basically offer
(a) Subject-specific refresher courses
(b) General orientation programmes
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
44. Which of the following institutes is/are
funded by central government?
(a) National Institute of Foundry and Forge
Technology, Ranchi
(b) North Eastern Regional Institute of Science
and Technology, Itanagar
(c) Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and
Technology, Longowal, Punjab
(d) All of the above
45. The first Committee to be constituted after
independence by the Government of India on Women’s Education was
(a) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission
(b) The Mudaliar Commission
(c) The Shri Sri Prakasa Committee
(d) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Committee
46. Which article of the constitution provides for
the rights of minorities to establish and administer the institutions of their
choice?
(a) Article 21 (1)
(b) Article 30 (1)
(c) Article 32
(d) None of the above
47. In which of the following year National
Commission for Minorities Educational Institutions (NCMI) was set up
(a) 2001
(b) 2003
(c) 2004
(d) 2005
48. Which of the following is a specialized agency
of UN to deal with copyright and other intellectual property rights? (a) WIPO
(b) GATS
(c) GATT
(d) None of the above
49. The name of pilot project to provide education
through massive satellite connectivity up to grass-root level is
(a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(b) Women Empowerment Project
(c) Rajiv Gandhi Project
(d) None of the above
50. Which of the following universities has been
assigned the status of central university in 2013?
(a) Panjab University
(b) Osmania University
(c) Nalanda University
(d) Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
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