Development of Education in India: MCQ Test (25 questions)

Question 1 of 25

Where is the Indian Statistical Institute (ISO) located?

ADelhi
BKolkata
CChennai
DBengaluru

Question 2 of 25

Where is the Indian Veterinary Research Institute located?

APantnagar
BIzzatnagar
CLucknow
DDehradun

Question 3 of 25

Who founded 'Jamia Millia Islamia'?

ADr. M. Radhakrishnan
BDr. Zakir Hussain
CDr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
DRafi Ahmed Kidwai

Question 4 of 25

Where is the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages?

AHyderabad
BNew Delhi
CBengaluru
DMumbai

Question 5 of 25

Lord Macaulay is associated with-

Aby reforming the army
BAbolition of the practice of Sati
Cfrom English education
Dfrom permanent settlement

Question 6 of 25

The objective of the 'Operation Blackboard' programme is---

AProviding basic facilities for education in primary schools
BProviding for an additional teacher in a one-teacher school
CRaising the standard of mathematics and science education at all levels
Dall of the above

Question 7 of 25

Where is the headquarters of Indira Gandhi National Open University?

ANew Delhi
BKolkata
CAllahabad
DMumbai

Question 8 of 25

What is called the 'Magna Carta of English education in India'?

AWood's Despatch (1854)
BMacaulay's Statement (1835)
CCharter of 1813
DDescription of Auckland (1839)

Question 9 of 25

In which year was the new National Education Policy of India announced?

A1968 AD
B1986 AD
C1992 AD
D1996 AD

Question 10 of 25

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is the total number of

A7
B12
C19
D23

Question 11 of 25

Where is Fort William College located?

AAgra
BDelhi
CKolkata
DMumbai

Question 12 of 25

In which class is admission done in Navodaya Vidyalaya?

AFirst
BFourth
CSixth
DSeventh

Question 13 of 25

Where was the first open university established in India?

APune
BAnnamalai
CJodhpur
DNew Delhi

Question 14 of 25

When was the National Council of Educational Research and Training established?

A1951 AD
B1956 AD
C1961 AD
D1968 AD

Question 15 of 25

10+2+3 education system was implemented—

ANational Policy on Education (1986)
BKothari Commission (1979)
CSecondary Education Commission (1952)
DMadhavan Committee's recommendation

Question 16 of 25

Where was the first open university established?

AU.N.A.
BGermany
CEngland
DIndia

Question 17 of 25

When did the British Government appoint the Sadler Commission to improve education?

AIn 1919
BIn 1917
CIn 1921
DIn 1896

Question 18 of 25

Where is the Indian School of Mines (ISM) located?

AJamshedpur
BDhanbad
CRanchi
DKolkata

Question 19 of 25

First in IndiaIIT Where was it established?

ANew Delhi
BKanpur
CMumbai
DKharagpur

Question 20 of 25

Who founded Visva-Bharati University?

AIshwarchandra Vidyasagar
BRaja Rammohan Roy
CBankim Chandra Chatterjee
DRabindranath Tagore

Question 21 of 25

Which committee recommended the 'three language formula'?

ADutt Committee
BRajya Sabha
CRajamannar Committee
DKothari Committee

Question 22 of 25

In which year was the University Grants Commission (presently University Development Commission) established?

A1956 AD
B1961 AD
C1965 AD
D1986 AD

Question 23 of 25

Who recommended the 10+2+3 structure of Indian education?

AKothari Commission
BMudaliar Commission
CRadhakrishnan Commission
DRamamurthy Commission

Question 24 of 25

When was the National Literacy Mission started?

A1985 AD
B1986 AD
C1987 AD
D1988 AD

Question 25 of 25

When was Indira Gandhi National Open University established?

A1982 AD
B1985 AD
C1987 AD
D1989 AD