History, Politics and Economics of Education

JKPSC Assistant Professor (Education) · Education · 52 practice questions with answers and explanations: 11 Easy, 38 Medium, 3 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Wood's Despatch was issued in:

  1. 1835
  2. 1854
  3. 1904
  4. 1882
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Answer: B. It is called the 'Magna Carta' of English education in India.

Sample Easy question 2

NEP 2020 aims to raise the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education to:

  1. 100% by 2030
  2. 50% by 2035
  3. 70% by 2040
  4. 30% by 2025
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Answer: B. From 26.3% in 2018.

Sample Easy question 3

The Right to Education Act reserves what percentage of seats in private schools for disadvantaged children?

  1. 50%
  2. 25%
  3. 15%
  4. 10%
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Answer: B. At the entry level.

Sample Medium question 4

The committee that drafted the National Education Policy 2020 was chaired by:

  1. Yash Pal
  2. Sam Pitroda
  3. K. Kasturirangan
  4. T. S. R. Subramanian
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Answer: C. He was a former ISRO chairman.

Sample Medium question 5

NEP 2020 aims to raise public spending on education to:

  1. 3% of GDP
  2. 10% of GDP
  3. 6% of GDP
  4. 2% of GDP
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Answer: C. The Kothari Commission had also recommended 6%.

Sample Medium question 6

NEP 2020 sets a Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education of:

  1. 30% by 2030
  2. 50% by 2035
  3. 75% by 2030
  4. 100% by 2040
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Answer: B. It is an expansion target.

Sample Hard question 7

Which approach treats policy choice as the choice of a rational actor who maximises benefits?

  1. Behaviourism
  2. Functionalism
  3. Systems analysis
  4. Rational choice theory
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Answer: D. It is applied to political behaviour and policy.

Sample Hard question 8

In Easton's systems analysis of policy, the inputs of the political system are:

  1. Demands and supports from society
  2. Only the outcomes
  3. Only the budget
  4. Only existing laws
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Answer: A. The outputs are decisions and policies.

Sample Hard question 9

The Central Board of Secondary Education was set up in its present form in:

  1. 1947
  2. 1929
  3. 1962
  4. 1986
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Answer: C. It was reorganised in 1962.

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