Education Questions and Answers - Set 44 | Education MCQs

1 In Buddhism, which school advocates attainment of ‘Nirvana’ through practical and worldly reality considerations ?

1 Hinyana

2 Mahayana

3 Soutantrik

4 Yogachara

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Answer: Mahayana

2 Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the position of Sri Aurobindo ?

1 Life has been evolving to a higher level.

2 Art is long and time is short.

3 Life has a purpose

4 Man is a divine animal.

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Answer:Life has been evolving to a higher level.

3 The concept of sociology of education implies :

1 Use of sociology for making learning socially relevant

2 Devising ways and means of education to reach all sections of society

3 Consideration on the uses of education from sociological perspective

4 Discussion on the implications of sociology for education

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Answer:Consideration on the uses of education from sociological perspective

4 Which of the following may not be a barrier in education for social change ?

1 Caste and ethnicity

2 Language

3 Regionalism and religion

4 Scientific attitude

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Answer: Scientific attitude

5 The purpose of common school system is to address the issue of :

1 Evils of modernity

2 Social equity

3 Extraneous interference in education

4 Caste based reservation system

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Answer: Social equity

6 Which of the following will be more benefited by the diversified curriculum ?

1 Tribal girls

2 Scheduled Castes

3 Slum dwellers

4 Scheduled Tribes

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Answer: Tribal girls

7 Which of the following interventions are likely to raise human development index ?

1 Vocationalisation of education

2 Value education

3 Health and wellness education

4 Secular education

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Answer: Health and wellness education

8 Creativeness and originality are processes of arranging well known facts and principles in new relationships so that whatever is intended may be achieved more effectively. In other words, this means :

1 New knowledge has been applied in a traditional way to achieve a purpose.

2 Common knowledge has been applied in a new way to achieve a new purpose.

3 Known knowledge has been applied in a traditional way to achieve a purpose.

4 New knowledge has been applied in a traditional existing way to achieve a purpose.

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Answer: Common knowledge has been applied in a new way to achieve a new purpose.

9 Peer group membership has high educational implications during

1 Childhood

2 Later childhood

3 Adolescence

4 Adulthood

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Answer: Adolescence

10 According to Hull, which one of the following will be called a dependent variable ?

1 Habit strength

2 Drive

3 Resistance to Extinction

4 Excitatory reaction potential

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Answer: Resistance to Extinction

11 The evidence on latent learning became the basis of formulating which theory/model of learning

1 Bruner’s discovery learning model

2 Tolman’s sign-gestalt theory

3 Lewin’s cognitive field theory

4 Kohler’s theory of insight learning

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Answer:Tolman’s sign-gestalt theory

12 Which of the following sequence reflects the correct experiential learning process as described by Kolb ?

1 Processing, experiencing, generalising, applying

2 Applying, generalizing, experiencing, processing

3 Experiencing, processing, generalizing, applying

4 Generalizing, experiencing, processing, applying

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Answer:Experiencing, processing, generalizing, applying

13 Which of the following terms is the equivalent of transfer in learning experiments ?

1 Stimulus discrimination

2 Extinction of response

3 Reinforcing stimulus

4 Stimulus or response generalization

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Answer: Stimulus or response generalization

14 Which of the following types in Gagne’s hierarchy of learning exemplifies hypothesis making and hypothesis testing ?

1 Sign learning (Type I) .

2 Stimulus response learning (Type III)

3 Rule learning (Type VII)

4 Problem solving learning (Type VIII)

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Answer: Problem solving learning (Type VIII)

15 In which of the operant conditioning procedure the positive reinforcement is made contingent on the making of a response in the presence of a cue ?

1 Reward training

2 Omission training

3 Discrimination training

4 Discriminated omission training

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