AHSEC/ASSEB CLASS 11 Education
Important MCQs for Exam
Chapter 7: Primary Education in India and Assam
1. Which act laid the foundation for state education in India?
a. Charter Act of 1813
b. Woods Despatch of 1854
c. Macaulay's Minute
d. Hunter Commission
Answer: a) Charter Act of 1813
2. Who introduced the concept of Basic Education in India?
a. Lord Curzon
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. Thomas Munro
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
3. In which year was the Assam Primary Education Act passed?
a. 1920
b. 1926
c. 1937
d. 1945
Answer: b) 1926
4. Which programme was launched to achieve universalisation of primary education?
a. Mid-Day Meal Scheme
b. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)
c. National Literacy Mission
d. Digital India Initiative
Answer: b) District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)
5. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees free and compulsory education?
a. Article 21
b. Article 45
c. Article 14
d. Article 32
Answer: b) Article 45
6. What was the focus of the Hunter Commission (1882) regarding primary education?
a. Expansion of secondary education
b. Emphasis on practical subjects in primary schools
c. Reduction in tuition fees
d. Free education for girls
Answer: b) Emphasis on practical subjects in primary schools
7. What was the primary aim of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?
a. To establish universities
b. To improve higher education
c. To universalize elementary education
d. To provide technical education
Answer: c) To universalize elementary education
8. Who conducted the first survey of indigenous education in Madras?
a. Lord Curzon
b. Thomas Munro
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d. William Bentinck
Answer: b) Thomas Munro
9. What was the primary objective of the Wardha Scheme?
a. Industrial education
b. Basic education through crafts
c. Establishment of new universities
d. Secondary education reform
Answer: b) Basic education through crafts
10. Which missionary is associated with the spread of education in Assam?
a. Nathan Brown
b. Alexander Duff
c. Henry Martyn
d. William Carey
Answer: a) Nathan Brown
11. Which act is referred to as the Magna Carta of Indian Education?
a. Hunter Commission
b. Woods Despatch of 1854
c. Charter Act of 1813
d. Curzon's Educational Policy
Answer: b) Woods Despatch of 1854
12. What is the primary goal of Total Literacy Campaign (TLC)?
a. Increase college enrollment
b. Eradicate illiteracy among adults
c. Promote vocational education
d. Improve technical education
Answer: b) Eradicate illiteracy among adults
13. Which system was introduced by Dr. Andrew Bell?
a. Monitorial System
b. Dual System
c. Centralized System
d. Gurukul System
Answer: a) Monitorial System
14. Who emphasized the need for compulsory education in India through a bill in 1910-11?
a. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Lord Curzon
d. Thomas Munro
Answer: a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
15. Which resolution followed King Emperor George V's visit to India?
a. Charter Act of 1813
b. Woods Despatch of 1854
c. Resolution on Educational Policy, 1913
d. Hunter Commission
Answer: c) Resolution on Educational Policy, 1913
16. What was the significant contribution of the Wardha Conference (1937)?
a. Industrial education
b. Free higher education
c. Craft-based primary education
d. Privatization of schools
Answer: c) Craft-based primary education
17. Who played a significant role in spreading education in Assam through missionary efforts?
a. Alexander Duff
b. Miles Bronson
c. Raja Rammohan Roy
d. William Jones
Answer: b) Miles Bronson
18. What percentage of funding for DPEP was borne by the Government of India?
a. 75%
b. 50%
c. 85%
d. 95%
Answer: c) 85%
19. In which year was the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan launched?
a. 1995
b. 2000
c. 2001
d. 2005
Answer: c) 2001
20. What was the focus of the Assam Primary Education Act, 1926?
a. Compulsory primary education
b. Higher education reforms
c. Establishment of universities
d. Adult education programs
Answer: a) Compulsory primary education
21. Which scheme was introduced to provide free mid-day meals to primary school children?
a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
b) National Literacy Mission
c) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
d) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Answer: c) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
22. Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Education in India'?
a) Raja Rammohan Roy
b) Thomas Macaulay
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Charles Wood
Answer: a) Raja Rammohan Roy
23. Which report emphasized female education in India?
a) Macaulay's Minute
b) Hunter Commission
c) Wood’s Despatch
d) Curzon Commission
Answer: b) Hunter Commission
24. What is the age group covered under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009?
a) 5-12 years
b) 6-14 years
c) 4-10 years
d) 7-15 years
Answer: b) 6-14 years
25. Which state was the first to implement compulsory primary education in India?
a) Assam
b) Maharashtra
c) Kerala
d) Baroda
Answer: d) Baroda
26. Which body monitors the implementation of primary education in Assam?
a) State Education Board
b) Assam State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT)
c) UGC
d) NCERT
Answer: b) Assam SCERT
27. What is the main aim of Operation Blackboard?
a) Providing free meals to children
b) Improving infrastructure in primary schools
c) Training teachers
d) Promoting adult literacy
Answer: b) Improving infrastructure in primary schools
28. Who was the first Education Minister of Independent India?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
29. Which committee recommended three-language formula in Indian education?
a) Radhakrishnan Committee
b) Kothari Commission
c) Hunter Commission
d) Curzon Committee
Answer: b) Kothari Commission
30. Which constitutional amendment made education a fundamental right?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 73rd Amendment
c) 86th Amendment
d) 91st Amendment
Answer: c) 86th Amendment
31. Who is responsible for implementing the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan at the state level?
a) State Education Minister
b) District Education Officer
c) State Project Director
d) School Principal
Answer: c) State Project Director
32. What was the aim of the National Policy on Education (1986)?
a) Industrial education
b) Universalization of elementary education
c) Privatization of education
d) Increase technical education
Answer: b) Universalization of elementary education
33. Which year did the Government of India launch the National Literacy Mission?
a) 1985
b) 1988
c) 1990
d) 1995
Answer: b) 1988
34. Who was associated with the introduction of free and compulsory education in India?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
35. Which mission emphasized on 'Education for All'?
a) Operation Blackboard
b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
c) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
d) Adult Literacy Mission
Answer: b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
36. When was the Assam State Literacy Mission Authority (ASLMA) formed?
a) 1995
b) 1997
c) 1999
d) 2001
Answer: b) 1997
37. Which body prepares the curriculum for primary education in Assam?
a) NCERT
b) SCERT
c) AICTE
d) UGC
Answer: b) SCERT
38. What does 'DPEP' stand for?
a) District Primary Education Programme
b) Development of Primary Education Policy
c) Digital Primary Education Programme
d) Direct Primary Education Plan
Answer: a) District Primary Education Programme
39. What is the literacy rate of Assam according to the latest census?
a) 70%
b) 72%
c) 74%
d) 76%
Answer: c) 74%
40. Which constitutional article emphasizes promoting the education of weaker sections?
a) Article 15
b) Article 29
c) Article 46
d) Article 32
Answer: c) Article 46
41. Which state has the highest literacy rate in India?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Gujarat
Answer: a) Kerala
42. When was the first primary school in Assam established?
a) 1840
b) 1850
c) 1860
d) 1870
Answer: a) 1840
43. Which policy aimed to improve teacher training in primary schools?
a) SSA
b) DPEP
c) NPE 1986
d) RTE Act 2009
Answer: c) NPE 1986
44. Who is responsible for primary school management in Assam?
a) Village Council
b) School Management Committee
c) State Education Department
d) District Collector
Answer: b) School Management Committee
45. Which year marked the implementation of the Education Commission (Kothari Commission) report?
a) 1964
b) 1966
c) 1968
d) 1970
Answer: c) 1968
46. Which scheme promotes girl child education?
a) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
b) SSA
c) NPE
d) DPEP
Answer: a) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
47. What does RTE ensure?
a) Right to Technology
b) Right to Education
c) Right to Employment
d) Right to Equality
Answer: b) Right to Education
48. When was the New Education Policy (NEP) launched?
a) 2019
b) 2020
c) 2021
d) 2022
Answer: b) 2020
49. What was the goal of the Operation Blackboard scheme?
a) Train teachers
b) Infrastructure development
Answer: b) Infrastructure development
50. What year was SSA integrated with RTE?
a) 2009
Answer: a) 2009
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