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Indian Economy PYQ – Education – 22 questions, subject: Economy. 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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1.  
JR 2023
According to the 2011 census, the national average literacy rate in India was

Correct Answer: A [74.04%]

Explanation:

India's national average literacy rate in the 2011 census was 74.04%.

2.  
EO Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022
Match the literacy levels of the states according to 2011 census :
(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]

Explanation:

In 2011, Kerala's literacy was about 94%, Tamil Nadu's 80.09%, Karnataka's 75.36% and undivided Andhra Pradesh's 67.02%, giving 1 4 2 3.

3.  
DPGS 2022
Which of the following organisations deals with capacity building in educational planning?

Correct Answer: D [NUEPA]

Explanation:

NUEPA (now NIEPA), New Delhi, does research and capacity building in educational planning and administration.

4.  
EO Gr. III (HR&CE) 2022
Which organisation launched the School Education Quality Index?

Correct Answer: B [NITI Aayog]

Explanation:

NITI Aayog released the School Education Quality Index in 2019 using 2016-17 data.

5.  
Asst. Public Prosecutor Gr. II 2025
Performance Grading Index (PGI) shows

Correct Answer: D [The status of school education]

Explanation:

The Performance Grading Index of the Union Education Ministry assesses the status of school education in states and Union Territories.

6.  
Group 1 2022
Which among the following institutions secured No. 1 overall rank according to the National Institutional Ranking Framework?

Correct Answer: A [IIT, Madras]

Explanation:

IIT Madras has ranked first overall in the NIRF every year from 2019 onwards.

7.  
Group 1 2022
Which is / are the provisions inserted in the Central Universities (Amendment) Act, 2022?
1. Establishment of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya
2. Providing high quality teaching, research and skill development in diverse disciplines related to physical sciences
3. Upgradation of State Universities to Central Universities
4. Providing high quality teaching, research and skill development in diverse disciplines related to transportation, technology and management

Correct Answer: D [1 and 4]

Explanation:

The Central Universities (Amendment) Act 2022 converted the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara into the Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya, so provisions 1 and 4 apply.

8.  
DEO 2023
Which one of the statements is not true of "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao"? The objectives of the scheme are
(i) Prevention of gender biased, sex selective elimination
(ii) Ensuring survival of the girl child
(iii) Ensuring education and participation of the girl child
(iv) To provide only self-employment to women

Correct Answer: D [(iv) only]

Explanation:

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao aims to prevent gender-biased sex-selective elimination, ensure survival and protection of girls and ensure their education; self-employment is not an objective.

9.  
EO Gr. I (HR&CE) 2024
Match the following :
(a) Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao – 1. Prevention of trafficking
(b) RGSEAG – 2. Improving sex ratio and ensuring girls' education
(c) IGMSY – 3. All round development of adolescent girls
(d) Ujjawala – 4. Cash incentives for pregnant and lactating women

Correct Answer: C [2 3 4 1]

Explanation:

BBBP improves the sex ratio and girls' education, RGSEAG (Sabla) empowers adolescent girls, IGMSY supports mothers, and Ujjawala prevents trafficking, giving 2 3 4 1.

10.  
Group 1 2024
Match the following :
(a) PM eVidya – 1. Testing core concepts, application based questions, higher order thinking
(b) PM Poshan Shakti Nirman – 2. Volunteers to contribute assets / materials / equipment to schools
(c) Vidyanjali 2.0 – 3. Digital education for coherent multi-mode access to education
(d) SAFAL – 4. Provision of supplementary nutrition at school

Correct Answer: C [3 4 2 1]

Explanation:

PM e-Vidya is digital education, PM POSHAN is the renamed mid-day meal scheme, Vidyanjali is volunteering for schools and SAFAL is a CBSE competency test, giving 3 4 2 1.

11.  
CTS (Interview Posts) 2025
Arrange chronologically :
(1) Mid Day Meal Scheme
(2) National Policy on Children
(3) National Policy on Child Labour
(4) Integrated Child Development Services

Correct Answer: C [(2), (4), (3), (1)]

Explanation:

In order: National Policy on Children (1974), ICDS (1975), National Policy on Child Labour (1987) and Mid Day Meal Scheme (1995), giving (2), (4), (3), (1).

12.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Samagra Shiksha subsumes three erstwhile schemes, viz.

Correct Answer: C [Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education]

Explanation:

Samagra Shiksha (2018-19) merges Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education into one scheme from pre-school to class 12.

13.  
Asst. Public Prosecutor Gr. II 2026
The National Education Policy 2020 considers the age ________ as the foundational stage of a child, critical for his / her overall development.

Correct Answer: B [3–8]

Explanation:

NEP 2020 treats ages 3-8 as the foundational stage under its 5+3+3+4 structure, covering three years of pre-school plus classes 1 and 2.

14.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Consider the following statements :
Assertion [A] : A large part of our Social and Technical skills are acquired through deliberate instruction.
Reason [R] : For imparting Education, Govt. of India allocates Rs. 1.29 lakh crores in 2025-26.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]]

Explanation:

Social and technical skills are largely acquired through deliberate instruction, so A is true; R is true but does not explain A.

15.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Which of the following statements are true about the Union Budget 2025–2026 on the education sector?
(i) To nurture innovation and entrepreneurship among students, 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be established in government schools over the next five years
(ii) All government secondary schools will receive broadband connectivity under the BharatNet project
(iii) A Centre of Excellence in AI for education will be established

Correct Answer: D [(i), (ii) and (iii)]

Explanation:

Union Budget 2025-26 announced measures on education including nurturing innovation among youth and an AI centre of excellence, so statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are true.

16.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Choose the right matches :
(1) National Literacy Mission – Launched in 1989
(2) Success of the Ernakulam Literacy Campaign – 1990
(3) Continuing Education for Neo-Literates – Approved in 1995
(4) National Adult Education Programme – 1976

Correct Answer: B [(2) and (3) are correct]

Explanation:

The National Literacy Mission began in 1988 and the NAEP in 1978, so (1) and (4) are wrong; Ernakulam became fully literate in 1990 and continuing education followed, so (2) and (3) are correct.

17.  
Asst. Public Prosecutor Gr. II 2025
Which one of the following is incorrect?
(1) SCERT – State Council of Educational Research and Training
(2) NCERT – National Council of Educational Research and Training
(3) NCFTE – National Curriculum Framework for Teaching and Education
(4) NETF – National Educational Technology Forum

Correct Answer: B [Only (3)]

Explanation:

NCFTE stands for National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education, so pairing it with another expansion in (3) is the incorrect one.

18.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
(1) NEET – National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
(2) NEP – National Education Policy
(3) NCF – National Council Framework
(4) NCTE – National Commission for Teacher Education

Correct Answer: D [(3) and (4) are incorrect]

Explanation:

NCF is National Curriculum Framework and NCTE is National Council for Teacher Education, so pairs (3) and (4) as given are incorrect.

19.  
Group 2A Mains (Re-exam) 2026
Which of the following is correctly paired?
(1) IPEC – International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
(2) EFA – Education for Abandoned children
(3) CRC – Convention on the Rights of the Child
(4) ICC – Internal Child Committee

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (3)]

Explanation:

IPEC is the ILO's International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and CRC is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, so pairs (1) and (3) are correct.

20.  
Special Competitive Exam 2025
"SHRESHTA Scheme" was launched by which Union Ministry?

Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]

Explanation:

The SHRESHTA scheme, which gives Scheduled Caste students places in good residential schools, was launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

21.  
AAO & AHO 2024
Education is

Correct Answer: D [Both]

Explanation:

Education is both a consumption good, as it gives present satisfaction, and an investment in human capital, as it raises future productivity and income.

22.  
DEO 2023
What is the full form of CERC?

Correct Answer: B [Consumer Education and Research Centre]

Explanation:

CERC stands for Consumer Education and Research Centre, Ahmedabad (1978), which works for consumer rights.

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