Education MCQ-1

 Questions 1 Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with the theories of

1 Reality

2 Existence

3 Knowledge

4 Values

Answer: Knowledge

2 “Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words” was the slogan of the

1 Pragmatists

2 Realists

3 Idealists

4 Existentialists

Answer: Realists

3 Who advocated the creation of a classless society ?

1 Plato

2 Auguste Comte

3 M.K. Gandhi

4 Karl Marx

Answer: Karl Marx

4 The right to free and compulsory education for children between age group of 6 to 14 has been inserted in Indian Constitution as

1 Article 46

2 Article 16

3 Article 45A

4 Article 21A

Answer: Article 21A

5 Who advocated the logical analysis of language for getting the true meaning ?

1 A.J. Ayer

2 Bertrand Russel

3 Morris L. Biggie

4 G.E. Moore

Answer: A.J. Ayer

6 Sociology of Education is

1 A branch of Anthropology

2 A study of the Society

3 An analysis of Sociological processes involved in the institutions of Education.

4 A science which studies primitive societies.

Answer: An analysis of Sociological processes involved in the institutions of Education.

7 Schools are basically social institutions as

1 They preserve and instill the values of our culture in future generations.

2 They suggest ways and means for social progress.

3 They suggest solutions to social problems.

4 They are established by the society.

Answer: They preserve and instill the values of our culture in future generations.

8 Which is not a criterion used consistently for placing people in a particular social class ?

1 Race

2 Religion

3 Knowledge

4 Wealth

Answer: Knowledge

9 Use of Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as

1 Socialization

2 Westernization

3 Sanskritization

4 Modernization

Answer: Modernization

10 Which of the following chains represents the change processes underlying educational system of Free India ?

1 Psychological change – Social change – Political change – Educational change.

2 Political change – Social change – Psychological change– Educational change.

3 Social change – Psychological change – Political change – Educational change.

4 Educational change – Social change – Psychological change.

Answer: Political change – Social change – Psychological change– Educational change.

11 Use of Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as

1 Socialization

2 Westernization

3 Sanskritization

4 Modernization

Answer: Modernization

12 Equality of opportunities in education implies that each student

1 passes examination with first division.

2 gets equal number of books and stationery.

3 gets facilities according to his abilities and interests.

4 gets facilities according to his potential and level in the society.

Answer: gets facilities according to his abilities and interests.

13 Which of the following is not a principle of development ?

1 Principle of continuity.

2 Principle of individual difference.

3 Principle of proceeding from specific to general response.

4 Principle of integration.

Answer: Principle of proceeding from specific to general response.

14 Development of language in children, according to B.F. Skinner, is the result of

1 Training in grammar

2 Imitation and reinforcement

3 Innate abilities

4 Maturation

Answer: Imitation and reinforcement

15 Behavior pattern that increases in frequency when followed by a reward is known as

1 Shaping

2 Classical Conditioning

3 Generalization

4 Operant Conditioning

Answer: Operant Conditioning