UPSC Social Justice – Chapter 14: School Education – Right to Education and NEP 2020 (22 MCQs)
UPSC Social Justice – Chapter 14: School Education – Right to Education and NEP 2020 (22 MCQs) – 22 questions, subject: Social Justice. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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Education was transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List by the:
Correct Answer: A [42nd Amendment]
Explanation:
1976.
Article 21A guarantees free and compulsory education to children in the age group of:
Correct Answer: B [6–14 years]
Explanation:
Article 21A, inserted by the 86th Amendment, 2002, guarantees free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14.
After the 86th Amendment, Article 45 deals with:
Correct Answer: D [early childhood care and education below 6 years]
Explanation:
The 86th Amendment rewrote Article 45 to cover early childhood care and education until children complete six years.
Under the RTE Act, the pupil–teacher ratio at the primary level should be:
Correct Answer: D [30:1]
Explanation:
The RTE Schedule fixes a pupil–teacher ratio of 30:1 at the primary level and 35:1 at upper primary.
Private unaided schools must reserve what share of entry-level seats for weaker sections under the RTE Act?
Correct Answer: A [25 per cent]
Explanation:
Section 12 requires private unaided schools to reserve 25 per cent of entry-level seats for weaker and disadvantaged children.
The Supreme Court held that the RTE Act does not apply to minority schools in the:
Correct Answer: C [Pramati Educational and Cultural Trust case]
Explanation:
2014.
Under the RTE Act, what share of a School Management Committee's members must be parents or guardians?
Correct Answer: B [Three-fourths]
Explanation:
Under the RTE Act, three-fourths of School Management Committee members must be parents or guardians.
NEP 2020 was drafted by a committee chaired by:
Correct Answer: B [K. Kasturirangan]
Explanation:
The committee chaired by K. Kasturirangan submitted the draft that became NEP 2020, approved in July 2020.
Under NEP 2020, the foundational stage covers children aged:
Correct Answer: A [3–8 years]
Explanation:
The foundational stage spans ages 3 to 8 – three years of pre-school or anganwadi plus Classes 1 and 2.
Consider the following statements about NEP 2020:
1. It aims at a 100 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio in school education by 2030.
2. It recommends public spending on education of 6 per cent of GDP.
3. It makes Hindi the compulsory medium of instruction till Class 5.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
NEP 2020 targets 100 per cent GER by 2030 and 6 per cent of GDP; it prefers the mother tongue, not compulsory Hindi.
Assertion (A): NIPUN Bharat covers children aged 3 to 9 years – pre-school to Class 3.
Reason (R): NEP 2020 aims at universal foundational literacy and numeracy by Class 3.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
NIPUN Bharat covers ages 3 to 9 because NEP 2020 aims at foundational literacy and numeracy by Class 3.
Samagra Shiksha (2018) merged all of the following except:
Correct Answer: C [Mid-Day Meal scheme]
Explanation:
it remains separate as PM POSHAN.
The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is brought out by:
Correct Answer: B [Pratham]
Explanation:
ASER is a household survey of rural children's reading and arithmetic conducted by the NGO Pratham.
According to Census 2011, India's literacy rate was about:
Correct Answer: D [74 per cent]
Explanation:
74.04 per cent.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas are:
Correct Answer: A [residential schools for girls from disadvantaged groups]
Explanation:
2004.
The first National Policy on Education was adopted in:
Correct Answer: B [1968]
Explanation:
after the Kothari Commission.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. National Education Policy
2. 86th Constitutional Amendment
3. Kothari Commission report
4. Right to Education Act
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [3-2-4-1]
Explanation:
1966, 2002, 2009, 2020.
Which body monitors the implementation of the RTE Act at the national level?
Correct Answer: C [National Commission for Protection of Child Rights]
Explanation:
Section 31 of the RTE Act gives the NCPCR, and State commissions, the duty to monitor children's right to education.
Under the 2019 amendment to the RTE Act, the appropriate Government (Centre or State) may:
Correct Answer: D [allow schools to hold back Class 5 and 8 students who fail a re-exam after the regular exam]
Explanation:
Amended Section 16 lets the appropriate Government allow holding back in Classes 5 and 8 after a failed re-exam.
PM SHRI schools, approved in 2022, are meant to:
Correct Answer: D [upgrade existing government schools as model schools that show NEP 2020 in practice]
Explanation:
PM SHRI upgrades selected existing Central, State and local body schools into model schools showcasing NEP 2020.
What is the purpose of 'Vidyanjali Yojana'?
1. To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
2. To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
3. To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: A [2 only]
Explanation:
it brings volunteers from the community and the private sector into government schools.
Consider the following statements:
1. As per the Right to Education (RTE) Act, to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in a State, a person would be required to possess the minimum qualification laid down by the concerned State Council of Teacher Education.
2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching primary classes, a candidate is required to pass a Teacher Eligibility Test conducted in accordance with the National Council of Teacher Education guidelines.
3. In India, more than 90% of teacher education institutions are directly under the State Governments.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [2 only]
Explanation:
the TET follows NCTE guidelines.
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