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1.  
In the National Education Policy (2020), the 10 + 2 structure is proposed to be replaced by _____.

Correct Answer: C [5 + 3 + 3 + 4]

Notes:

National Education Policy 2020 replaces the 10+2 structure with 5+3+3+4. [PTGS 2021]

2.  
Why does Kanyakumari district have the highest literacy rate?

Correct Answer: A [Effects of Kerala development]

Notes:

Kerala (Travancore) influence makes Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu's most literate district (91.75%). [AGGS 2021]

3.  
According to All India Survey for Higher Education 2019, which State produced the maximum number of Ph.Ds. in the country in 2018?

Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]

Notes:

Per AISHE 2019, Tamil Nadu produced the most Ph.D.s in India in 2018. [Group 1 2021, FA 2022]

4.  
Which among the following institutions secured No. 1 overall rank according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)?

Correct Answer: A [IIT, Madras]

Notes:

IIT Madras ranked No. 1 overall in NIRF every year from 2019 to 2025. [Group 1 2022]

5.  
Justice D. Murugesan Committee has been constituted in 2021 to look into the matter of _____.

Correct Answer: C [Enrolment ratio of Government School students in Professional Courses]

Notes:

Justice D. Murugesan Committee studied government school students' enrolment in professional courses. [Group 2 2022]

6.  
Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answers to this item should be based on this passage only.
PASSAGE
Education management information system has been brought online wherein the database of every school, teacher and students in Government, Government aided and private schools are maintained on real time basis. Using this information several tasks are automated, simplified and reported everyday.
Which one of the following is best implied in the passage?

Correct Answer: B [It helps government in taking well informed policy decision]

Notes:

EMIS real-time data helps the government make well-informed policy decisions. [Group 2 2022]

7.  
The Tamil Virtual University was renamed as _____.

Correct Answer: A [Tamil Virtual Academy]

Notes:

Tamil Virtual University was renamed Tamil Virtual Academy. [CAGS 2022]

8.  
Which of the following organizations deals with capacity building educational planning?

Correct Answer: D [NUEPA]

Notes:

NUEPA (renamed NIEPA in 2017) handles capacity building in educational planning. [DPGS 2022]

9.  
In Tamil Nadu total literacy rate was _____ in 2011.

Correct Answer: C [80.33%]

Notes:

Tamil Nadu's literacy in Census 2011 was 80.33% (provisional); final figure 80.09%. [DPGS 2022]

10.  
Which organisation launched the school education quality index?

Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]

Notes:

NITI Aayog launched the School Education Quality Index (SEQI). [Executive Officer Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022]

11.  
Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
According to 2011 census, the literacy levels in the states are
List I (State) – List II (Literacy level (%))
(a) Kerala – 1. 93.99%
(b) Tamil Nadu – 2. 75.36%
(c) Karnataka – 3. 67.02%
(d) Andhra Pradesh – 4. 80.09%

Correct Answer: B [1 4 2 3]

Notes:

Census 2011 literacy: Kerala ~94%, Tamil Nadu 80.09%, Karnataka 75.36%, Andhra 67.02%. [Executive Officer Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022]

12.  
According to NITI Aayog 2015–16, which State ranked first in Net Enrolment Ratio (NER) at primary level?

Correct Answer: A [Tamil Nadu]

Notes:

Per NITI Aayog 2015–16 data, Tamil Nadu ranked first in primary-level Net Enrolment Ratio. [Executive Officer Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022]

13.  
As per the Census 2011, which district of Tamil Nadu possesses the highest literacy rate?

Correct Answer: C [Kanyakumari]

Notes:

Census 2011: Kanyakumari is Tamil Nadu's most literate district. [Executive Officer Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022, CTS (Interview Posts) 2024]

14.  
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
1. SBSE – State Board of School Examinations
2. BHSE – Board of Highly Secured Examination
3. TNBSE – Tamil Nadu Board of Schooling Education
4. TNBHSE – Tamil Nadu Board of Higher Secondary Education

Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 are incorrect]

Notes:

BHSE is Board of Higher Secondary Examinations; TNBSE is Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education. [SD 2022]

15.  
The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute (TRRI) working under Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is situated in _____ District.

Correct Answer: A [Thanjavur]

Notes:

The Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute is at Aduthurai, Thanjavur district. [SD 2022]

16.  
Which among the following political parties introduced co-education system at primary level in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: D [Justice Party]

Notes:

The Justice Party introduced co-education at the primary level in the Madras Presidency. [Reporter 2022]

17.  
For which among the following have Mahatma Gandhi Community Colleges been opened in Tamil Nadu?

Correct Answer: C [Prisons for vocational training of prisoners]

Notes:

Mahatma Gandhi community colleges were opened in prisons to give inmates vocational training. [Fisheries Inspector / SI 2023]

18.  
The aim of Operation Digital Board (ODB) is:

Correct Answer: A [To provide two smart classrooms for every secondary school in all states by March 2023]

Notes:

Operation Digital Board (2019) is a central scheme for smart classrooms in secondary schools. [Asst. Conservator of Forests 2023]

19.  
The Government of Tamil Nadu announced that 2713 Government _____ will get hi-tech computer labs.

Correct Answer: B [Middle Schools]

Notes:

Hi-tech computer labs were announced for 2,713 government middle schools. [Road Inspector 2023]

20.  
Choose the wrong statement about Education Policy in the British Rule.
(i) Divided into 4 periods
(ii) Commenced with Sir Charles Wood's Despatch in 1845.
(iii) It is also called "Magna Carta".

Correct Answer: B [Only (ii)]

Notes:

Wood's Despatch came in 1854 (not 1845) and is called the Magna Carta of Indian education. [Road Inspector 2023]

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