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B.Ed-107

Total questions: 178

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

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1.

The Indian Education Commission (1964-1966), was also popularly known as:

a)

National Commission

b)

Mudaliar Commission

c)

Kothari Commission

d)

Literacy Commission

2.

Daulat Singh Kothari, at the time of his appointment as the Chairman of Kothari Commission was the Chairman of:

a)

Planning Commission of India

b)

University Grants Commission

c)

Central Bureau of Investigation

d)

Central Board of Direct Taxes

3.

Which of the following Commissions recommended the offering of facilities for the teaching of Sanskrit at the school and university stages?

a)

Kothari Commission

b)

Mudaliar Commission

c)

National Commission of Education

d)

Ranganathan Commission

4.

The Secondary Education Commission was set-up under the Chairmanship of:

a)

Daulat Singh Kothari

b)

Dr Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar

c)

Justice PN Bhagwati

d)

Somashekharan

5.

The Secondary Education Commission was set-up in the year:

a)

1948

b)

1952

c)

1976

d)

2011

6.

Mudaliar Commission was constituted on:

a)

23 September 1952

b)

22 July 1952

c)

21 September 1951

d)

23 August 1952

7.

Three-Language Formula was suggested by:

a)

Radhakrishnan Commission

b)

NPE 1986

c)

Mudaliar Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

8.

Mudaliar Commission proposed optional school subjects in:

a)

5 Groups

b)

6 Groups

c)

7 Groups

d)

8 Groups

9.

What is the name of Kothari Commission Report?

a)

Education and Development

b)

Education and Values

c)

Education and National Development

d)

Education and Society

10.

"One of the important social objectives of education is to equalize opportunity, enabling the backward or under-privileged classes and individuals to use education as a tool for improvement of their social and economic condition." Which Commission observed so?

a)

Planning Commission

b)

Mudaliar Commission

c)

Kothari Commission

d)

Literacy Commission

11.

"The development of Indian languages and literature is very essential for educational and cultural development. If this is not done, standards of education will not improve, and knowledge will not spread to the people." Which Commission recommended as such?

a)

Law Commission

b)

University Grants Commission

c)

Mudaliar Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

12.

In view of Kothari Commission, the duration of the first degree course should not be:

a)

Less than three years

b)

Less than two years

c)

Less than four years

d)

Less than five years

13.

"Post-graduate courses in education should be flexible and planned to promote an academic and scientific study of education and to prepare personnel for special fields of education, requiring special knowledge." Which Commission recommended as such?

a)

Planning Commission of India

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Atomic Energy Commission

d)

Mudaliar Commission

14.

Which Commission recommended the establishment in non-Hindi States, of colleges and other institutions of higher education, which use Hindi as the medium of education, should be encouraged?

a)

Planning Commission of India

b)

Knowledge Commission

c)

Union Public Service Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

15.

The formation of which association was recommended by Kothari Commission to stimulate experimentation and upgrading of curricula:

a)

Subject Teachers Associations

b)

Students’ Associations

c)

Sports Associations

d)

Debating Society Associations

16.

There should be the introduction of vocational subjects for meeting the increasing needs of technical personnel in:

a)

Industrial sector

b)

Agricultural sector

c)

Trading sector

d)

All of the above

17.

"The Government of India should lay down minimum scales of pay for teachers and assist the States and Union Territories to adopt equivalent or higher scales to suit their conditions." Which Commission recommended so?

a)

Planning Commission of India

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Union Public Service Commission

d)

Ranganathan Commission

18.

"Language is a factor for social and national integration; hence, suitable provisions should be made for teaching mother tongue, Hindi, and other modern Indian languages in schools." Which Commission recommended so?

a)

Kothari Commission

b)

Mudaliar Commission

c)

National Commission of Education

d)

Ranganathan Commission

19.

In whose view, "the educational system has been training young persons so far mostly for government services and the so-called white-collar professions?"

a)

Kothari Commission

b)

National Commission for Backward Classes

c)

National Commission of Education

d)

Ranganathan Commission

20.

Who recommended the appointment of the Secondary Education Commission in 1952?

a)

Central Board of Secondary Education

b)

NCERT

c)

University Grants Commission

d)

Central Advisory Board of Education

21.

Which Commission recommended that "all the States should provide special facilities for agricultural education in rural schools and such courses should include horticulture, animal husbandry, and cottage industry?"

a)

Planning Commission

b)

Mudaliar Commission

c)

Kothari Commission

d)

Literacy Commission

22.

"Apprenticeship training being important, suitable legislation should be passed making it obligatory for the industry to afford facilities to students for practical training." Which Commission recommended so?

a)

Mudaliar Commission

b)

Justice Varma Commission

c)

Justice Shah Commission

d)

University Grants Commission

23.

Which cess was recommended to be levied by the Mudaliar Commission, the proceeds of which could be used for the furtherance of technical education?

a)

Technology Advancement Cess

b)

Industrial Education Cess

c)

Industrial Advancement Cess

d)

Industrial Revolution Cess

24.

Which Commission recommended the provision of special facilities for the study of Home Science in all girls’ schools and in co-educational or mixed schools?

a)

Mudaliar Commission

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Union Public Service Commission

d)

Ranganathan Commission

25.

According to Mudaliar Commission, the secondary education should be freed from purely theoretical education system and there should be stress on:

a)

Agricultural education

b)

Technical education

c)

Commercial education

d)

All of the above

26.

"The secondary school should aim at training students who will be able to assume responsibility in social, political, industrial, and cultural fields." Which Commission viewed as such?

a)

Radhakrishnan Commission

b)

Union Public Service Commission

c)

Mudaliar Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

27.

"The teachers should endeavour to create in the students a genuine attachment to work and a desire to do it as efficiently, honestly, and thoroughly as possible." Which Commission viewed as such?

a)

Planning Commission of India

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Atomic Energy Commission

d)

Mudaliar Commission

28.

"The emphasis in teaching should shift from verbalism and memorization to learning through purposeful, concrete, and realistic situations." Which body said so?

a)

University Grants Commission

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Mudaliar Commission

d)

NCERT

29.

"Teaching methods should aim less at imparting the maximum quantum of knowledge possible and more on training students in the techniques of study and methods of acquiring knowledge through personal efforts and initiative." Which Commission recommended as such?

a)

Law Commission

b)

University Grants Commission

c)

Mudaliar Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

30.

According to National Policy on Education 2020, which language will be mainstreamed as one of the language options in the three-language formula as well as in higher education?

a)

Sanskrit

b)

Marathi

c)

Urdu

d)

Tamil

31.

In June 2017, a Committee for the Draft National Education Policy was constituted under the Chairmanship of:

a)

Dr Ranganathan

b)

Bimal Jalan

c)

Dr Kasturiranga

d)

Bhure Lal

32.

Which education policy aims at multidisciplinary and a holistic education across the sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and sports for a multidisciplinary world in order to ensure the unity and integrity of all knowledge?

a)

National Policy on Education 1968

b)

National Policy on Education 1986

c)

National Policy on Education 2020

d)

Revised Policy on Education

33.

In view of which policy, "The ability to read and write, and perform basic operations with numbers, is a necessary foundation and an indispensable prerequisite for all future schooling and lifelong learning."

a)

National Policy on Education 1968

b)

National Policy on Education 1986

c)

National Policy on Education 2020

d)

Revised Policy on Education

34.

According to National Policy on Education 2020, the key overall thrust of curriculum and pedagogy reform across all stages will be to move the education system towards real understanding and away from the culture of:

a)

Mental growth

b)

Rote learning

c)

All-round development

d)

Imbibing values

35.

According to National Policy on Education 2020, the teaching of all languages will be enhanced through:

a)

Experiential methods

b)

Rote learning

c)

Teacher-centred method

d)

Memorization

36.

The key goals enunciated by the National Education Policy 2020 include:

a)

Multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary learning

b)

Holistic curriculum and skill enhancement

c)

Research and adoption of appropriate pedagogies

d)

All of the above

37.

A quality higher education must enable:

a)

Personal accomplishment and enlightenment

b)

Constructive public engagement

c)

Productive contribution to the society

d)

All of the above

38.

Which education policy aims to establish Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) to digitally store the academic credits earned from various recognized higher education institutes?

a)

National Policy on Education 1968

b)

National Policy on Education 1986

c)

National Policy on Education 2020

d)

Revised Policy on Education of 1992

39.

Which vocational knowledge developed in India will be made accessible to students through integration into vocational education courses?

a)

Lok Vidya

b)

Lok Pal

c)

Lok Hitam

d)

Samanvay

40.

Which ministry will constitute a National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education (NCIVE), consisting of experts in vocational education and representatives from across Ministries, in collaboration with industry?

a)

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

b)

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

c)

Ministry of Human Resource and Development

d)

Ministry of Mines

41.

Stand-alone agricultural universities, legal universities, health science universities, technical universities, and stand-alone institutions in other fields, shall aim to become multidisciplinary institutions offering:

a)

Holistic education

b)

Multidisciplinary education

c)

Both 'a' and 'b' above

d)

Neither 'a' nor 'b'

42.

In view of National Policy on Education 2020, the capacity and quality of agriculture and allied disciplines must be improved in order to increase agricultural productivity through:

a)

Skilled graduates and technicians

b)

Innovative research

c)

Market-based extension linked to technologies and practices

d)

All of the above

43.

What is the other name of Content Theories?

a)

Needs Theory

b)

Want Theory

c)

Desire Theory

d)

Demand Theory

44.

Which of the following needs includes the needs such as food and water?

a)

Ego and esteem needs

b)

Safety needs

c)

Physiological needs

d)

Social needs

45.

Which of the following needs include a desire for security, stability, dependency, protection, freedom from fear and anxiety, and a need for structure, order, and law?

a)

Safety needs

b)

Physiological needs

c)

Social needs

d)

Ego and esteem needs

46.

Which of the following needs include the need for belongingness and love?

a)

Physiological needs

b)

Safety needs

c)

Ego and esteem needs

d)

Social needs

47.

Which of the following needs include the desire for self-respect, self-esteem, and the esteem of others?

a)

Esteem needs

b)

Physiological needs

c)

Social needs

d)

Safety needs

48.

What of the following refers to the needs that sustain life such as food and water, as well as such work-related needs as pay, fringe benefits, and working conditions?

a)

Relatedness

b)

Existence

c)

Growth

d)

Demand

49.

How many parts is the National Education Policy Work Plan divided into?

a)

14 parts

b)

24 parts

c)

22 parts

d)

12 parts

50.

10+2+3 Education Structure Formula was proposed by:

a)

Secondary Education Commission

b)

National Education Policy, 1986

c)

Kothari Commission

d)

Indian Education Commission

51.

Pace Setting Schools of National Policy on Education, 1986 later became known as:

a)

Navodaya Schools

b)

Kasturba Gandhi Schools

c)

Ashram Schools

d)

Model Schools

52.

Which Article of the Constitution provides for Education for All?

a)

Article 29

b)

Article 45

c)

Articles 14 and 15

d)

Article 46

53.

New Hygiene Theory in 1966 was developed by:

a)

Fredric Herzberg

b)

Huge

c)

Ross

d)

Nelson

54.

Which theory attempts to explain those specific things, which actually motivate the individual at work?

a)

Content Theory

b)

Want Theory

c)

Desire Theory

d)

Demand Theory

55.

Who introduced his theory based on personal judgement, which was generally known as the need hierarchy theory?

a)

Edward Sapir

b)

Gollnick & Chinn

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

B Bloch

56.

"If people grew in an environment in which their needs are not met, they are unlikely to function as healthy individuals or well-adjusted individuals." Who said so?

a)

Charles Spearman

b)

Frans Johansson

c)

Abraham Maslow

d)

Terman and Oden

57.

The desire for reputation, prestige, status, fame, glory, dominance, recognition, attention, importance, and appreciation are the examples of:

a)

Physiological needs

b)

Safety needs

c)

Ego and esteem needs

d)

Social needs

58.

The need for self-realization, continuous self-development, and the process of becoming all that a person is capable of becoming come under:

a)

Self-actualization needs

b)

Physiological needs

c)

Social needs

d)

Safety needs

59.

Which need refers to the notion of getting ahead and succeeding?

a)

Self-actualization needs

b)

Need for achievement

c)

Social needs

d)

Need for affiliation

60.

In whose view, "individuals who have high needs for achievement will tend to engage in competitive activities in order to fulfill this desire?"

a)

John Brubacher

b)

Crow and Crow

c)

David McClelland

d)

Kohler

61.

The desire to be around people and be well received socially; the desire for being a member in a group and conformity refers to:

a)

Self-actualization needs

b)

Need for achievement

c)

Social needs

d)

Need for affiliation

62.

The desire for control over others and over oneself refers to:

a)

Self-actualization needs

b)

Need for achievement

c)

Need for power

d)

Need for affiliation

63.

The lessons and academic content taught in a school or in a specific course or program and the courses offered by a school are termed as:

a)

Curriculum

b)

Subject

c)

Academic discipline

d)

Teaching

64.

"Curriculum comprises all the learning which is planned and guided by the school, whether it is carried on in groups or individually inside or outside of the school." Whose observation is this?

a)

Wolfgang Kohler

b)

Kerr

c)

Chris Argyris

d)

Spearman

65.

"Curriculum is the totality of experiences that pupils receive through the manifold activities that go in the school, in the classroom, library, laboratory, workshop, playground, and in the numerous informal contacts between the teachers and pupils." Which body said so?

a)

Education Commission (1964-66)

b)

Secondary Education Commission

c)

University Grants Commission

d)

Kothari Commission

66.

"Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher), to mould his/her materials (students), according to his/her ideals (objectives) in his/her studio (college/school)." Who said so?

a)

Cunningham

b)

Herman & Dixon

c)

Dr Howard Gardner

d)

Longfellow

67.

26. Curriculum should be based on the needs, interests, abilities, aptitude, and the age level of:

a)

Teachers

b)

Parents

c)

Students

d)

Administrators

68.

According to which principle of curriculum construction, child's individual as well as the social development deserves equal attention?

a)

Principle of utility

b)

Principle of child centeredness

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

69.

According to which principle, children should be the central figure in any scheme of curriculum construction?

a)

Principle of utility

b)

Principle of child centeredness

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

70.

According to which principle, curriculum should not only include subjects, but they must also have practical utility for students; there should be some provision for technical and vocational education in the curriculum?

a)

Principle of utility

b)

Principle of child centeredness

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

71.

According to which principle, the curriculum should change with the changing times and it should reveal the most recent trends in the field of education and psychology?

a)

Principle of utility

b)

Principle of child centeredness

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

72.

According to which principle, authorities responsible for construction of curriculum should make a discreet selection of cultural elements, keeping in view their educational value and the developmental stage of pupils?

a)

Principle of utility

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

73.

According to which principle, curriculum should centre round the diverse activities of pupils and it should offer suitable activities according to the general interests and developmental stages of children?

a)

Principle of activity centeredness

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of flexibility

d)

Principle of community centeredness

74.

According to which principle, curriculum should be of such nature as to accommodate the needs of different categories of pupils and it should enable them to engage in subjects and participate in activities according to their capacities and interests?

a)

Principle of activity centeredness

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of variety

d)

Principle of community centeredness

75.

According to which principle, there should be provision in the curriculum to develop the creative powers of the child so that he becomes a contributing member of society?

a)

Principle of activity centeredness

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of variety

d)

Principle of creativity

76.

According to which principle, the curriculum should not merely cater to the present needs of the child? The needs of his future life should also be taken into account:

a)

Principle of activity centeredness

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of forward looking

d)

Principle of community centeredness

77.

According to which principle, curriculum must maintain a balance between subjects and activities, between direct and indirect experiences, between academic and vocational education, between compulsory and optional subjects, between formal and informal education, between individual and social aims of education, etc.?

a)

Principle of balance

b)

Principle of conservation

c)

Principle of forward looking

d)

Principle of community centeredness

78.

At the primary stage while teaching science, the students should be engaged in exploratory and practical activities to acquire basic cognitive and psychomotor skills through:

a)

Observation

b)

Classification

c)

Inference

d)

All of the above

79.

Science and social science at the primary stage in our country have been integrated as:

a)

Environmental Studies

b)

Business Studies

c)

Social Studies

d)

Environmental Laws

80.

An approach to teaching dealing with values and creating a learning environment that enhances academic achievement and develops students’ social and relationship skills, is termed as:

a)

Teacher-centred education

b)

Values-based education

c)

Learner-centred education

d)

Vocational education

81.

The values incorporated in a value-based curriculum may include:

a)

Cooperation, responsibility, happiness

b)

Simplicity, unity, peace, respect, love

c)

Tolerance, honesty, humility, and freedom

d)

All of the above

82.

"The expanding knowledge and growing power must, therefore, be combined with the strengthening and deepening of the sense of social responsibility and a keener appreciation of moral and spiritual values." Which body said so?

a)

University Grants Commission

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

UNESCO

d)

NCERT

83.

Value-based education is a process of overall personality development of a student including:

a)

Character development

b)

Citizenship development

c)

Spiritual development

d)

All of the above

84.

"Value based education promotes a secure physical, emotional, and political locus within society; a sense of responsibility in relation to social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors, an appreciation of the importance of learning." Whose statement is this?

a)

John Brubacher

b)

Crow & Crow

c)

Taylor

85.

An educational programme which studies the population situation in the family, in the community, in the nation, and in the world, is termed as:

a)

Population education

b)

Values-based education

c)

Census

d)

Vocational education

86.

Which kind of education enables students to be aware of the process and consequences of population growth on the quality of our lives and their environment?

a)

Vocational education

b)

Values-based education

c)

Business education

d)

Population education

87.

"Population education is an educational programme which provides for a study of the population phenomenon so as to enable the students to make rational decisions towards problems arising out of rapid population growth." Who said so?

a)

Edward Sapir

b)

G Trager

c)

B Bloch

d)

Gopal Rao

88.

"The concept of a National System of Education implies that, up to a given level, all students, irrespective of caste, creed, location, or sex, have access to education of a comparable quality." Which policy held this view?

a)

National Policy on Education 1968

b)

National Policy on Education 1986

c)

National Policy on Education 2020

d)

Revised Policy on Education

89.

Which policy of education launched Operation Blackboard?

a)

National Policy on Education 1968

b)

National Policy on Education 1986

c)

National Policy on Education 2020

d)

Revised Policy on Education

90.

"Achievers have a compelling need for personal achievement in doing the job or task, rather than for the rewards associated with it." Whose observation is this?

a)

Wolfgang Kohler

b)

McClelland

c)

Chris Argyris

d)

Spearman

91.

Which body recommended a curriculum framework that facilitated schools and teachers to make decisions about choice of content, pedagogy, teaching-learning material, evaluation, etc. at the school level?

a)

Mudaliar Commission

b)

Justice Varma Commission

c)

Justice Shah Commission

d)

National Focus Group (NFG)

92.

STEM education signifies the curriculum based on the four disciplines, namely:

a)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

b)

Science, Technology, History, and Mathematics

c)

Science, Technology, Economics, and Mathematics

d)

Science, Technology, English, and Mathematics

93.

Who related job satisfaction to five factors, namely, achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility, and advancement?

a)

Fredric Herzberg

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

P Murdock

d)

Robert Smith

94.

"The understanding of nature which science provides, and the deep harmony it unfolds, are deeply satisfying to the human mind; the power of science to transform society is immense, perhaps more than of any other activity." Whose view is this?

a)

Dr Daulat Singh Kothari

b)

Dr Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar

c)

CV Raman

d)

Vikram Sarabhai

95.

Our system of education should emphasize the development of:

a)

Social values

b)

Moral values

c)

Spiritual values

d)

All of the above

96.

"As the political, social, and economic conditions change and new problems arise, it becomes necessary to re-examine carefully and re-state clearly the objectives which education at definite stage should keep in view." Which body stated so?

a)

University Grants Commission

b)

Kothari Commission

c)

Secondary Education Commission (1952)

d)

NCERT

97.

In which approach of curriculum framing for social sciences, selected topics of study suitable for the age, ability, and interest of children are included in the curriculum and each topic is dealt with completely in the class where it is first introduced?

a)

Topical approach

b)

Concentric approach

c)

Spiral approach

d)

Direct approach

98.

Which approach of curriculum framing is based upon the strategy that fosters continuous unbroken learning of the subject matter of social science through the various stages of education?

a)

Topical approach

b)

Concentric approach

c)

Spiral approach

d)

Direct approach

99.

In which approach of curriculum framing for social sciences, the whole curriculum is spread over a number of years; a general treatment of almost all the topics is attempted at the beginning and it is developed in successive years according to the mental development of the pupil?

a)

Topical approach

b)

Concentric approach

c)

Spiral approach

d)

Direct approach

100.

Who of the following was of the view that "humanity was born with the knowledge of everything in a natural manner?"

a)

Aristotle

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Plato

d)

Socrates

101.

Who said, "Any knowledge gained through observation and experiment was filtered by the senses?"

a)

Plato

b)

Andrew Russell

c)

Graeme Smith

d)

Macaulay

102.

Who of the following was of the view that "gathering knowledge was a process of gaining experience, developing upon what is already known to be true?"

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Macaulay

d)

Skinner

103.

The study of pre-historic society and the artifacts is called:

a)

History

b)

Economics

c)

Geography

d)

Archaeology

104.

Who laid down the steps of the scientific process and attempted to unite the induction of predictions and generalizations with the deduction of experiments?

a)

Malthus

b)

Ibn al-Haytham

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

Charles Lamb

105.

Who criticized Aristotle on the ground that deduction from first principles was impossible in reality?

a)

Ibn Khaldun

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Socrates

d)

Francis Bacon

106.

Which century has the roots of most of the academic disciplines?

a)

19

b)

17

c)

15

d)

13

107.

Discipline of Social Science aims at the development of:

a)

Society

b)

Living standard

c)

Environment

d)

All of the above

108.

In whose view, "humanity was born with the knowledge of everything in a natural manner. Learning was a process of unlocking the memories?"

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Bovee & Thill

109.

Who was of the view that "any knowledge gained through observation and experiment was filtered by the senses?"

a)

Leland Brown

b)

McFarland

c)

Plato

d)

Louis Allen

110.

"Experimental knowledge was mere opinion and that pure knowledge could be advanced by deduction alone." Whose view is this?

a)

Lion Gardiner

b)

Earnest W. Burgess

c)

Dobbs & Arnold

d)

Plato

111.

Who believed that "knowledge could only be gained by comparing it with what was already known and perceived?"

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Bottomore

112.

"Gathering knowledge was a process of gaining experience, developing upon what is already known to be true." Who said so?

a)

Robert Louis Stevenson

b)

Aristotle

c)

David Cameroon

d)

Dr SS Mathur

113.

Who believed that "Science required a strong hypothesis predicting certain results, derived at through observation"?

a)

Descartes

b)

Aristotle

c)

Hempel

d)

Al-Baruni

114.

Who believed that "pure empiricists gathered important information; however, they had little idea of how to use their knowledge or advance science"?

a)

Robert Morris

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Huba and Freed

d)

Longfellow

115.

Who developed mathematical formulas and models to explain the unknown areas of quantum physics and cosmology?

a)

Einstein

b)

Hawking

c)

Feynman

d)

All of the above

116.

Who attempted to explain the cosmos and epistemology by deduction?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Molly Prather

c)

La Greca

d)

Descartes

117.

Who emphasized the need for both empiricism and rationalist thinking and supported carefully designed experiments?

a)

Robert Louis Stevenson

b)

Galileo

c)

David Cameron

d)

Robert Morris

118.

Who argued, "Science was not questioning religious beliefs, such as the existence of God or the immortality of the soul?"

a)

Arthur Fox

b)

John Herschel

c)

Lord Stanley

d)

Herbert Morrison

119.

Who viewed that "rather than attempting to doubt the existence of God, science should be used as a tool to undermine the growing trend of atheism?"

a)

Joe Fraser

b)

Lord Stanley

c)

Lundberg

d)

John Herschel

120.

Who believed that "scientific philosophers should develop philosophical ideas, and look back at how science had developed?"

a)

Lord Stanley

b)

Whewell

c)

William Wilberforce

d)

Harrington

121.

"The philosophers needed to take a historical view, looking at the processes that scientists already used rather than merely attempting to tell them what they should do." Who said so?

a)

Whewell

b)

Justice Marshall

c)

Duncan Mitchell

d)

Herbert Morrison

122.

Who believed that "inductive processes could lead to absolute proof and that science could generate firm truth?"

a)

Felisa Hilbert

b)

Whewell

c)

Duncan Mitchell

d)

Herbert Morrison

123.

Who was the first scholar to divide physics from the other field; believing that physics was very different from the other sciences?

a)

Robert E. Park

b)

Rokeach

c)

Earnest W. Burgess

d)

Pierre Duhem

124.

Who questioned the very nature of scientific hypotheses and brought the idea of convention to the history of the philosophy of science?

a)

Glover and Ronning

b)

Poincare

c)

Duncan Mitchell

d)

Herbert Morrison

125.

Who tried to define the boundary between science and non-science and argued that metaphysics was non-observational, and therefore could not be science?

a)

Charles Spearman

b)

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

c)

Fred N Kerlinger

d)

Karl Popper

126.

Who supported the idea of falsification, where a hypothesis must be disprovable for it to be regarded as scientific?

a)

Karl Popper

b)

Crow and Crow

c)

Barbara Rosewood

d)

Pascarella et al.

127.

Who believed that theological, epistemological, and metaphysical questions were not falsifiable, and therefore not scientific?

a)

Charles Spearman

b)

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

c)

Karl Popper

d)

Woodworth

128.

Who is popular for his criticism of the inductive method, known as the Raven Paradox?

a)

Cyril Burt

b)

Hutton

c)

Barbara Rosewood

d)

Hempel

129.

Who held that "any scientific finding relying upon induction could only give a probability of an answer being correct, not a black or white yes or no?"

a)

Charles Spearman

b)

Dabrowski

c)

Juan Vives

d)

Hempel

130.

Who developed the idea that "the philosophy of science had to look at the history and evolution of science?"

a)

Lion Gardiner

b)

Earnest W. Burgess

c)

Thomas Kuhn

d)

Edwin Boring

131.

Whose greatest contribution to the philosophy of science was the idea of paradigms and paradigm shifts?

a)
Robert Morris
b)

Herman & Dixon

c)

Dr. Howard Gardner

d)

Thomas Kuhn

132.

Who believed that "the scientific method was an artificial construct, and it restricted the free thought of ideas?"

a)

Feyerabend

b)

Woodworth and Marquis

c)

Barbara Rosewood

d)

Hans Jurgen Eysenck

133.

Who, in his book Summa Theologiae, developed ideas about man and society?

a)

Robert Morris

b)

Robert J. Sternberg

c)

Thomas Aquinas

d)

Longfellow

134.

Who attempted to explain various social phenomena and advanced the concept on human nature and behaviour?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Robert J. Sternberg

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

135.

Who explained that "man behaves in the same way as his society teaches him to behave; man's behaviour is the product of his society in and by which he has been trained?"

a)

Plato

b)

Robert J. Sternberg

c)

Huba and Freed

d)

MJ Levin

136.

Who wrote the book Ethics and Politics?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Robert J. Sternberg

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

137.

Who was the first to relate the scientific method to the social world and coined the term sociology to explain the scientific study of human society?

a)

Gardener

b)

Auguste Comte

c)

P. Murdock

d)

Robert Smith

138.

Auguste Comte described human society as having developed through three stages, the third of which he called:

a)

Positive stage

b)

Negative stage

c)

Socialist stage

d)

Communal stage

139.

Who used the term politika to describe the various activities of the 'Polis' or the city-states in which they lived?

a)

The French

b)

The Greeks

c)

The British

d)

The Aryans

140.

The first efforts in the direction of systematically studying politics was initiated by:

a)

Robert Morris

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Huba and Freed

d)

Plato and Aristotle

141.

In 1880, the school of political science was established at Columbia University due to the initiative of:

a)

Leland Brown

b)

McFarland

c)

John W. Burgess

d)

Louis Allen

142.

In which year was the Johns Hopkins Historical and Political Science Association established?

a)

1877

b)

1866

c)

1855

d)

1888

143.

In which year was the American Political Science Association established?

a)

1909

b)

1966

c)

1903

d)

1888

144.

What ideology shifted the focus of political science from the study of political institutions to the study of day-to-day behaviour of individuals in a political society?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Behaviouralism

c)

Existentialism

d)

Marxism

145.

Which of the following political thinkers contributed significantly through their writings and research towards the growth of the behavioural revolution in political science?

a)

David Easton

b)

Charles E. Merriam

c)

Arthur Bentley

d)

All of the above

146.

After the Second World War and in the early fifties of the twentieth century, political science was highly influenced by sociologists like:

a)

Tocqueville and Mosca

b)

Max Weber

c)

Talcott Parsons

d)

All of the above

147.

Which scholar first used the word 'geography' in the third century BC?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

148.

Who described geography as a science dealing with areal differentiation?

a)

Hartshorne

b)

McFarland

c)

John W. Burgess

d)

Louis Allen

149.

After World War I, English became so popular as an intellectual pursuit, due largely to the efforts of:

a)

FR Leavis and later QD Leavis

b)

Auguste Comte

c)

P. Murdock

d)

Robert Smith

150.

"In the early 1920s, it was desperately unclear why English was worth studying at all; by the early 1930s it had become a question of why it was worth wasting your time on anything else." Who said so?

a)

Louis Allen

b)

Terry Eagleton

c)

Duncan Mitchell

d)

Herbert Morrison

151.

Who wanted to make the people "Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste and opinion?"

a)

Lord Macaulay

b)

Woodworth and Marquis

c)

Barbara Rosewood

d)

Hans Jurgen Eysenck

152.

In 1958, the Central Institute of English was started in:

a)

Bhopal

b)

Jaipur

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Chandigarh

153.

Which treatise written by Sage Ved Vyas describes mathematics in the context of Triskandh Jyotish?

a)

Baudhayana Sulv Sutra

b)

Vedanga Jyotish

c)

Surya Pragyapti

d)

Narad Vishnu Puran

154.

Baudhayana, Aapastamb, Pratyayan, Manav, Matrayan, Varah, and Bandhul, belonging to the later Vedic Age, were renowned:

a)

Physicians

b)

Mathematicians

c)

Surgeons

d)

Astrologers

155.

In which of the following treatises did Baudhayana discuss the method of making a square equal to the difference of two squares?

a)

Baudhayana Sulv Sutra

b)

Vedanga Jyotish

c)

Surya Pragyapti

d)

Narad Vishnu Puran

156.

Surya Pragyapti and Chandra Pragyapti are two famous Jain scriptures describing the use of:

a)

Geography

b)

Mathematics

c)

Astrology

d)

Psychology

157.

In accordance with which of the following categories did the ancient Buddhist literature describe mathematical numbers:

a)

Sankheya (countable)

b)

Asankheya (uncountable)

c)

Anant (infinite)

d)

All of the above

158.

Sathanang Sutra, Bhagvati Sutra, Anoyogdwar Sutra, Tatvarthaadigyam Sutra Bhashya, Omaswati, and Tiloyapannati of Aacharya (Guru) Yativirsham are famous books on:

a)

History

b)

Geography

c)

Mathematics

d)

Anthropology

159.

Vaychali Ganit (300 BC) discusses in detail the basic calculations of mathematics, including:

a)

Numbers based on 10, fraction, square, cube

b)

Rule of false position and interest methods

c)

Questions on purchase and sale

d)

All of the above

160.

Which treatise has mentioned five types of infinite and Anoyogdwar Sutra; four types of Pramaan (Measure) as well as permutations and combinations, which are termed as Bhang and Vikalp?

a)

Sathanang Sutra

b)

Vedanga Jyotish

c)

Surya Pragyapti

d)

Narad Vishnu Puran

161.

The roots of Modern Algebra are contained in the book:

a)

Vaychali Ganit

b)

Vedanga Jyotish

c)

Surya Pragyapti

d)

Narad Vishnu Puran

162.

Which book describes Isht Karma (Rule of False) as the origin and expansion of Algebra?

a)

Sathanang Sutra

b)

Vedanga Jyotish

c)

Vaychali Ganit

d)

Narad Vishnu Puran

163.

In which year was the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) established?

a)

1918

b)

1928

c)

1938

d)

1948

164.

In which year was the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India established?

a)

1938

b)

1929

c)

1949

d)

1923

165.

In which year was the Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management (IISWBM) set up in Calcutta?

a)

1953

b)

1939

c)

1933

d)

1938

166.

In the treatise titled Republic, who discusses a vision of education in which different groups of students would receive different sorts of education, depending on their abilities, interests, and stations in life?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Vivekananda

d)

Plato

167.

Who was the first to teach logic as a formal discipline in order to be able to reason about physical events and aspects?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Jiddu Krishnamurti

168.

Who observes that "like any other social phenomena, academic disciplines do have a history?"

a)

David Easton

b)

Charles E. Merriam

c)

Arthur Bentley

d)

Kenneth Grieb

169.

Individuals associated with academic disciplines are referred to as:

a)

Professors

b)

Experts or specialists

c)

Teachers

d)

Learners

170.

In the 1980s, there was an explosion of academic disciplines such as:

a)

Media studies, journalism, women’s studies, gender studies

b)

Black studies, pollution, oceanic pollution

c)

Hospitality management, hotel management

d)

All of the above

171.

"Social sciences were set up and prospered because of the political need of getting more information on the population, which could be used for more effective government and which helped to stabilize emerging political and societal structures." Who said so?

a)

Edward Sapir

b)

Roger

c)

Huck and Kuhn

d)

Gollnick & Chinn

172.

In whose view, "Historians of science can look at the specific historical conditions that led to the foundation of an academic discipline and at how it changed over time, or in other words, its evolution?"

a)

Kenneth Grieb

b)

Peter Trudgill

c)

Garry Moore

d)

Jean Piaget

173.

Which auxiliary discipline has focused on the poetic meters, including those based on a fixed number of syllables per verse, and those based on a fixed number of morae per verse?

a)

Vyakarna

b)

Chandas

c)

Kalpa

d)

Nirukta

174.

Which auxiliary discipline has focused on the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, accent, quantity, stress, melody, and rules of euphonic combination of words during a Vedic recitation?

a)

Vyakarna

b)

Chandas

c)

Shiksha

d)

Nirukta

175.

Which auxiliary discipline has focused on the rules of grammar and linguistic analysis to establish the exact form of words and sentences to properly express ideas?

a)

Vyakarna

b)

Chandas

c)

Shiksha

d)

Nirukta

176.

Which auxiliary discipline has focused on linguistic analysis to help establish the proper meaning of the words, given the context they are used in?

a)

Vyakarna

b)

Chandas

c)

Shiksha

d)

Nirukta

177.

Which auxiliary discipline has focused on standardizing procedures for Vedic rituals, rites of passage rituals associated with major life events such as birth, wedding, and death in family, as well as discussing the personal conduct and proper duties of an individual in different stages of his life?

a)

Kalpa

b)

Chandas

c)

Shiksha

d)

Nirukta

178.

What are the four components of Sanskrit grammar?

a)

Vyakarna

b)

Chandas

c)

Shiksha

d)

Nirukta