Adult Education Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers | Adult Education Quiz Set 33

Questions
1 Where was the first Polyvalent Education Centre started in India ?
1 Gujarat
2 Bihar
3 Mumbai
4 Kalkatta

Answer: Mumbai
2 Which Prize was received by the Maharashtra Gram Shikshan Mohim (Village Education Campaign) for literacy in 1963 ?
1 Nehru Literacy Award
2 Tagore Literacy Award
3 Pahlavi Prize
4 Satyen Maitra Award

Answer:Pahlavi Prize

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3 Who among the following established Folk High School in Denmark ?
1 A. Maslow
2 M. Knowles
3 Paulo Friere
4 Grundtwig

Answer:Grundtwig
4 Which group of scholars were determined advocates for literacy because they saw in it the tool of liberation from ignorance and poverty ?
1 Tagore and Vivekananda
2 Aurobindo and Tagore
3 Mahatma Gandhi and Aurobindo
4 Mahatma Gandhi and Tagore

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi and Tagore
5 In which Five Year Plan period the Non-Formal Education Programme was launched for learners in the age group of 15-25 years ?
1 6th Five Year Plan
2 5th Five Year Plan
3 4th Five Year Plan
4 3rd Five Year Plan

Answer: 5th Five Year Plan
6 Which TV serial was a 24-part serial aimed at encouraging women to recognise the importance of literacy ?
1 Kisomo Kwa Radio
2 Mwalimu Wa Walium
3 Jiendeleze
4 Khilti Kalliyan

Answer: Khilti Kalliyan
7 Which day of the year is celebrated as the Legal Literacy Day ?
1 7th November
2 8th November
3 9th November
4 10th November

Answer: 9th November
8 Which of the following examinations does the National Institute of Open Schooling conduct ?
1 M.A. Examination
2 Senior secondary examination
3 Professional Examination for clerical job
4 B.A. Examination

Answer: Senior secondary examination
9 What is meant by the term “Theory” ?
1 A theory is any logical statement
2 It is an attempt to develop a general explanation about a phenomenon based on observable facts and events
3 A theory is a essentially a guess work
4 A theory is a statement that you like most

Answer: It is an attempt to develop a general explanation about a phenomenon based on observable facts and events
10 Which of the following programmes was started in 1989 ?
1 Operation Black board
2 Integrated child development programme
3 Mahila Samakhya
4 Area Development Approach

Answer: Mahila Samakhya
11 Arrange the following important days in the order in which they are celebrated from January to December.

(a) International Literacy Day

(b) National Youth

(c) International Population Day

(d) World Environment Day

Codes :
1 (a), (d), (c), (b)
2 (d), (a), (c), (b)
3 (b), (d), (c), (a)
4 (c), (a), (d), (b)

Answer: (b), (d), (c), (a)
12 Which of the following explains the phrase “secondary sources of data” ?
1 It is the most important information relating to a problem
2 The text of the constitution of India will be a secondary source for a project on making laws in India
3 It is a report of a person in relation to an event where he/she was not present when the event took place
4 It is a statement which is absolutely correct

Answer: It is a report of a person in relation to an event where he/she was not present when the event took place
13

Assertion (A) : The National Book Trust initiated a special programme of rural publishing on a pilot project basis.

Reason (R) : This project was undertaken in consultation with the ministry of Rural Development.

Codes :
1 (A) is correct but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
2 (A) is correct and (R) is supplement information in (A)
3 Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
4 (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Answer: (A) is correct and (R) is supplement information in (A)
14

Assertion (A) : Radio and Television supplement learning of adult literacy skills.

Reason (R) :“Khilti Kaliyan” and “Chauraha” are two such relevant audio-visual programmes.

Codes :
1 (A) and (R) are correct
2 (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
3 Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
4 (R) is correct reason of (A)

Answer:(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
15

Assertion (A) : Community Radio is a good medium of information and education among rural people.

Reason (R) : Gyan Vani Radio acts as an aid devoted exclusively to education and community development.

Codes :
1 Both (A) and (R) are correct
2 Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct reason of (A)
3 (R) is a correct illustration of (A)
4 (A) and (R) are unrelated

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct

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