Assertion (A) : Gender bias is part of social value system which has roots in the family.
Reason (R) : A female child imbibes all these values which stand in the way of women development.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Organisations are spending time and resources for capacity building of its work force.
Reason (R) : Trained manpower is an asset to an organization.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Government of India has improved the productivity of its people.
Reason (R) : National Health Policy addressed the urgent need to improve the health system in India.
Code :Answer: (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Some districts in Southern India achieved Total Literacy and improved voting participation.
Reason (R) : Total Literacy Programme worked in enhancing the literacy skills and creating social awareness.
Code :Answer: (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Traditions and customs are agents of social control and these agents work through Social groups.
Reason (R) : Agents of social control do not work through caste and class.
Code :Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is wrong and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Adult Literacy among disadvantaged group of adult is still very low.
Reason (R) : ‘Education for all’ initiatives has not yielded expected results among the different target group.
Code :Answer: (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Quality of life is measured by nutrition, education, skills and standard of living and longevity etc.
Reason (R) : Higher education has nothing to do with the longevity of life.
Code :Answer: (A) is correct and (R) is wrong
Assertion (A) : The folk media is primarily used for entertainment but it can also, promote educational values and help in cultural continuity.
Reason (R) : The folk media include, festival, plays, puppet shows, dance, song, story, poetry and debates.
Code :Answer: (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : The quality of adult education depends much on its management and administration.
Reason (R) : Resource structures provide technical and resource support to the different administrative bodies.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are wrong and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Most Indian parents feel that they must have atleast one son, to provide economic security and for ritual reasons.
Reason (R) : To many some rituals can be performed only by male members.
Code :Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is wrong and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)
Assertion (A) : Modern statistical methods are very useful in research in different fields.
Reason (R) : Qualitative analysis still forms the backbone of social science research.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Assertion (A) : Standardisation of tools is necessary for quality research.
Reason (R) : There is no need of standardisation of tools.
Code :Answer: (A) is correct and (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) : Lifelong education is a process of accomplishing personal, social and professional development.
Reason (R) : Lifelong education includes non-formal and informal patterns of learning.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct.
Assertion (A) : In the planning stage of research design one of the components is research problem and its theoretical framework.
Reason (R) : The analysis of research results depends on planning of research.
Code :Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(a) Bombay Plan
(b) Planning Commission
(c) National Planning Committee
(d) The People’s Plan
Code :Answer: (d), (a), (c), (b)