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AP DDSC SGT 2025

Perspectives in Education - History of Education

MCQs 1 to 20

1. Which period in Ancient India is known for the Rigveda and the beginning of formal education?
   a) Pre-Vedic period
   b) Post-Vedic period
   c) Medieval period
   d) Colonial period
   Answer: a) Pre-Vedic period

2. The Gurukul system of education was prominent during which period?
   a) Pre-Vedic period
   b) Post-Vedic period
   c) Medieval period
   d) British period
   Answer: b) Post-Vedic period

3. Which ancient Indian text is associated with education and learning?
   a) Arthashastra
   b) Manusmriti
   c) Upanishads
   d) Vedas
   Answer: d) Vedas

4. Medieval education in India was primarily influenced by which culture?
   a) Greek
   b) Mughal/Islamic
   c) Roman
   d) British
   Answer: b) Mughal/Islamic

5. Which educational commission was introduced in 1854 that emphasized modern education in India?
   a) Hunter Commission
   b) Woods Despatch
   c) Hartog Committee
   d) Mudaliar Commission
   Answer: b) Woods Despatch

6. The Hunter Commission was appointed in which year?
   a) 1854
   b) 1882
   c) 1929
   d) 1944
   Answer: b) 1882

7. Which committee focused on expanding secondary education in India?
   a) Woods Despatch
   b) Hunter Commission
   c) Hartog Committee
   d) Sargent Committee
   Answer: c) Hartog Committee

8. The Sargent Committee was appointed in which year?
   a) 1929
   b) 1944
   c) 1952
   d) 1964
   Answer: b) 1944

9. Which committee is known for reviewing and recommending educational development during the British era before independence?
   a) Hunter Commission
   b) Hartog Committee
   c) Sargent Committee
   d) Mudaliar Commission
   Answer: c) Sargent Committee

10. The Mudaliar Commission was appointed in which post-independence years?
    a) 1944-45
    b) 1952-53
    c) 1964-66
    d) 1977
    Answer: b) 1952-53

11. Which Commission introduced the idea of a common school system in India?
    a) Hunter Commission
    b) Kothari Commission
    c) Mudaliar Commission
    d) Sargent Committee
    Answer: b) Kothari Commission

12. The Kothari Commission submitted its report in which years?
    a) 1952-53
    b) 1964-66
    c) 1977-78
    d) 1986-88
    Answer: b) 1964-66

13. Which committee was appointed in 1977 to evaluate and suggest changes to Indian education?
    a) Kothari Commission
    b) Mudaliar Commission
    c) Ishwarbhai Patel Committee
    d) Hartog Committee
    Answer: c) Ishwarbhai Patel Committee

14. The National Policy on Education (NPE) was first introduced in which year?
    a) 1952
    b) 1968
    c) 1986
    d) 1992
    Answer: c) 1986

15. What does POA stand for in the context of Indian education reforms?
    a) Programme of Action
    b) Policy of Advancement
    c) Plan of Administration
    d) Programme of Assessment
    Answer: a) Programme of Action

16. The Programme of Action (POA) related to the NPE was implemented in which year?
    a) 1986
    b) 1990
    c) 1992
    d) 1995
    Answer: c) 1992

17. Which report emphasized the importance of vocational education in India?
    a) Woods Despatch
    b) Hunter Commission
    c) Kothari Commission
    d) Ishwarbhai Patel Committee
    Answer: c) Kothari Commission

18. The main objective of the Woods Despatch (1854) was to:
    a) Promote only religious education
    b) Establish universities and modern education in India
    c) Promote education only for the elite
    d) Introduce traditional Indian education system
    Answer: b) Establish universities and modern education in India

19. The Hartog Committee suggested restrictions on:
    a) Primary education
    b) Secondary education expansion
    c) Higher education for women
    d) Technical education
    Answer: b) Secondary education expansion

20. Which education commission is considered the 'Mother of Modern Education' in India?
    a) Hunter Commission
    b) Kothari Commission
    c) Mudaliar Commission
    d) Sargent Committee
    Answer: b) Kothari Commission

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