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21. Who is known as the "Father of Education in India"?
A) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D) John Dewey
Answer: C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
22. Which period is known as the Pre-Vedic period in Indian education?
A) 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
B) Before 1500 BCE
C) After 500 BCE
D) 1000 CE to 1500 CE
Answer: B) Before 1500 BCE
23. The main focus of education during the Post-Vedic period was on:
A) Science and Technology
B) Religious and philosophical teachings
C) Vocational training
D) Foreign languages
Answer: B) Religious and philosophical teachings
24. Which of the following institutions was prominent during the Medieval period of Indian education?
A) Takshashila University
B) Nalanda University
C) Aligarh Muslim University
D) Both A and B
Answer: D) Both A and B
25. The Woods Despatch of 1854 is often called:
A) The Magna Carta of Indian Education
B) The Charter Act
C) The Education Act
D) The Literacy Act
Answer: A) The Magna Carta of Indian Education
26. Who was the author of the Woods Despatch?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Sir Charles Wood
C) Lord Macaulay
D) Lord Ripon
Answer: B) Sir Charles Wood
27. The Hunter Commission (1882) mainly focused on:
A) Primary education
B) Secondary education
C) Higher education
D) Adult education
Answer: A) Primary education
28. The Hunter Commission recommended the expansion of:
A) Higher education only
B) Primary and secondary education
C) Vocational education
D) Adult education
Answer: B) Primary and secondary education
29. The Hartog Committee was appointed in which year?
A) 1925
B) 1929
C) 1934
D) 1942
Answer: B) 1929
30. The Hartog Committee emphasized on:
A) Compulsory primary education
B) Reducing expenditure on education
C) Expansion of secondary education
D) English as the medium of instruction
Answer: B) Reducing expenditure on education
31. Which committee is known as the "Education Review Committee" of 1944?
A) Mudaliar Committee
B) Sargent Committee
C) Hunter Commission
D) Kothari Commission
Answer: B) Sargent Committee
32. The Sargent Committee emphasized on:
A) Expansion of university education
B) Abolition of religious education
C) Vocational and technical education
D) Promotion of primary education
Answer: A) Expansion of university education
33. The Mudaliar Commission was appointed in:
A) 1947
B) 1952
C) 1955
D) 1960
Answer: B) 1952
34. One of the main recommendations of the Mudaliar Commission was:
A) Free and compulsory primary education for all children
B) Nationalization of all educational institutions
C) Expansion of technical education
D) Promotion of adult literacy programs
Answer: A) Free and compulsory primary education for all children
35. The Kothari Commission report was submitted in which year?
A) 1964
B) 1966
C) 1970
D) 1975
Answer: B) 1966
36. The Kothari Commission is famous for recommending:
A) Education as a tool for social change
B) Introduction of a uniform education system in India
C) 10+2+3 education pattern
D) Free higher education
Answer: C) 10+2+3 education pattern
37. The Ishwarbhai Patel Committee was formed to review:
A) Adult education programs
B) Education policies for minorities
C) Education for tribal communities
D) National Policy on Education implementation
Answer: D) National Policy on Education implementation
38. The National Policy on Education (NPE) was first introduced in:
A) 1968
B) 1975
C) 1986
D) 1992
Answer: C) 1986
39. The Programme of Action (POA) related to NPE was introduced in:
A) 1986
B) 1988
C) 1992
D) 1995
Answer: C) 1992
40. One of the main objectives of the NPE 1986 and POA 1992 was:
A) Privatization of education
B) Universalization of elementary education
C) Elimination of higher education
D) Increase in foreign universities
Answer: B) Universalization of elementary education
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