UGC NET Adult Education PAPER - 3(2013 SEPTEMBER)

1. National Adult Education Programme focused on the age group of

(A) 15-35 years

(B) 15-45 years

(C) 15-60 years

(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)



2. Which one is not a core function of managers?

(A) Assimilating

(B) Directing

(C) Motivating

(D) Leading

Answer: (A)



3. 16th Programme of 20 Point Programme was

(A) Erradication of illiteracy.

(B) Abolition of poverty.

(C) Control on population explosion.

(D) Women empowerment.

Answer: (A)



4. Evaluation of total literacy program is done by

(A) International agency

(B) Friendly agency

(C) Empanelled agency

(D) Nominated agency

Answer: (C)



5. Right to Education Act 2010 is meant for age group of

(A) 5-16 years

(B) 6-14 years

(C) 6-18 years

(D) 5-14 years

Answer: (B)



6. Qualitative data is compared through

(A) T-test

(B) F-test

(C) Chi-test

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)



7. Director General of NLMA is

(A) Secretary Department of Elementary Eduction and Literacy.

(B) Additional Secretary MHRD.

(C) Joint Secretary MHRD.

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)



8. Which one of the following agencies is not related with Adult, Continuing Education and Extension?

(A) ICAE

(B) PRATHAM

(C) IUACE

(D) SRC

Answer: (B)



9. Which one of the following is not a method of teaching adult illiterate?

(A) Emphatic

(B) Synthetic

(C) Analytic

(D) Didactic

Answer: (A)



10. Which of the following leaders is related to Adult Education?

(A) Julius Neyrere

(B) Robert Mugabe

(C) Bill Clinton

(D) A.B. Vajpayee

Answer: (A)



11. Evaluation is essential for

(A) Improving the work.

(B) Judging the value of methods or devices used.

(C) Choosing the best tools in the teaching plan.

(D) All of the above.

Answer: (D)



12. Which of the following amendment is related to Panchayat Raj?

(A) 61st & 62nd Constitutional Amendment

(B) 64th & 65th Constitutional Amendment.

(C) 73rd & 74th Constitutional Amendment.

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)



13. In extension evaluation progress can be measured at

(A) two levels

(B) three levels

(C) four levels

(D) five levels

Answer: (B)



14. Which of the following is an informal rural institution?

(A) Village panchayat

(B) Family

(C) Youth club

(D) None of these

Answer: (B)



15. IRDP stands for

(A) Integrated Rural Development Programme.

(B) Indian Rural Development Programme.

(C) Integrated Rural Development Plan.

(D) Indian Rural Development Plan.

Answer: (A)



16. HIV Stands for

(A) Human Immuno Virus

(B) Human Immuno Deficiency Virus

(C) Human Internal Virus

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)



17. Policy statement of UGC regarding extension in Higher Education was given in the year

(A) 1970

(B) 1975

(C) 1977

(D) 1980

Answer: (C)



18. Equality of opportunities in education implies that each student

(A) Passes examination with first division.

(B) Gets equal number of books and stationary.

(C) Gets facilities according to his abilities and interest.

(D) Gets facilities according to his potential and level in the society.

Answer: (C)



19. Research means

(A) Searching again and again.

(B) Finding solution to any problem.

(C) Scientific approach to new truth.

(D) All of the above.

Answer: (D)



20. Which of the following would not tend to increase the population of a country?

(A) An increase in birth rate.

(B) A fall in the death rate.

(C) An increase in average age of marriage.

(D) An increase in immigration.

Answer: (C)



21. The purpose of extension evaluation is

(a) to identify the needs and interests of participants.

(b) to determine the degree of result achieved.

(c) to provide the evidence to the community of the value of the extension programme.

(d) to measure the effectiveness of different extension methods.

Codes:

(A) only (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

(B) (a) is wrong, but (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(C) (a) and (b) are correct, but (c) and (d) are wrong.

(D) All of the above are correct.

Answer: (B)



22. Which of the following are not included in the dimension of population education?

(a) Population situation

(b) Economic development

(c) Quality of life

(d) Moral values

Codes:

(A) (a) and (b)

(B) (b) and (c)

(C) (b) and (d)

(D) (a) and (d)

Answer: (C)



23. Environment Education is helpful in

(a) disseminating informations regarding environment.

(b) developing positive attitude towards environment.

(c) increasing active participation in environment conservation.

(d) developing positive attitude towards gender equality.

Code:

(A) (a), (b) and (d) are correct.

(B) (b), (c) and (d) are correct.

(C) (a), (c) and (d) are correct.

(D) (a), (b) and (c) are correct.

Answer: (D)



24. Which of the following pairs are wrong?

(a) Vitamin-C – Orange

(b) Vitamin-A – Egg

(c) Iron – Diarrhoea

(d) ORS – Anemia

Codes:

(A) (a) and (b)

(B) (a), (b) and (c)

(C) (c) and (d)

(D) (b) and (c)

Answer: (C)



25. Which of the following pairs are correct?

(a) World Blood Donation Day – 5th June

(b) World Nature Day – 3rd October

(c) Girl Child Day – 24th January

(d) World Environment Day – 14th June

Codes:

(A) (a), (b) and (c)

(B) (b), (c) and (d)

(C) (a) and (b)

(D) (b) and (c)

Answer: (D)



26. Sampling methods are

i. Purposive

ii. Quota

iii. Irrational

iv. Area

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) i, iii and iv

(C) ii, iii and iv

(D) i, ii and iv

Answer: (D)



27. The tools of measurements are

i. Contacts

ii. Value scales

iii. Attitude scales

iv. Opinion polls

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) ii, iii and iv

(C) i, iii and iv

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)



28. Steps of programme planning are

i. Collection of facts

ii. Execution of plan

iii. Opinion formation

iv. Evaluation of progress

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) ii, iii and iv

(C) i, iii and iv

(D) i, ii and iv

Answer: (D)



29. HIV-AIDs tests include

i. Elisa

ii. Mohr

iii. PCR

iv. Western Blot

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) ii, iii and iv

(C) i, ii and iv

(D) i, iii and iv

Answer: (D)



30. Elements of curriculum are

i. Events

ii. Contents

iii. Consent

iv. Context

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) ii, iii and iv

(C) i, iii and iv

(D) i, ii and iv

Answer: (C)



31. Types of leadership are

i. Benevolent

ii. Participation

iii. Authoritarian

iv. Predatory

Codes:

(A) i, ii and iii

(B) i, iii and iv

(C) i, ii and iv

(D) ii, iii and iv

Answer: (A)



32. Assertion (A): The key to job satisfaction and high performance lies in job enrichment.

Reason (R): Grape vine is not a way of communication.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (C)



33. Assertion (A): Evaluation is an integral part of the management process.

Reason (R): Social audit does not fulfil the promises it holds.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is false and (R) is true.

(D) (A) is true and (R) is false.

Answer: (D)



34. Assertion (A): Rights of senior citizens are violated both within and outside family.

Reason (R): Law on Maintenance and welfare of senior citizens does not provide for any such safety and security.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (C)



35. Assertion (A): The link amongst gender, poverty, development and environment is not established.

Reason (R): An effort to translate the spirit of sustainable development can provide answers to several problems of development.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (D)



36. Assertion (A): Universalization of primary and secondary education could not be achieved besides implementation of plethora of programmes.

Reason (R): Right to Education Act (2010) is meant for age group 6-14 years.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (A)



37. Assertion (A): Focussed group discussion is a good tool in qualitative research.

Reason (R): Experimental designs are a method of quantitative research.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (B)



38. Assertion (A): There is a gap between number of skilled persons required and available.

Reason (R): National Skill Development Operation has started a massive skilling programme.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (A)



39. Assertion (A): Rapid growth in population is the indicator of low level of development in the society.

Reason (R): High birth rate is related to illiteracy and poverty in the society.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (A)



40. Assertion (A): Development of people is not more important than the other economic functions.

Reason (R): We cannot build a high quality economy only on the basis of physical resources.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



41. Assertion (A): Developing countries with higher population growth rates, are often viewed as the source of an emerging environmental crisis.

Reason (R): If current rates of deforestration continue in South East Asia. it would take 15 years for the region to become completely stripped of its forest.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



42. Assertion (A): National Literacy Mission was launched in 1988.

Reason (R): Techno pedagogy was included in Nation wide strategy of National Literacy Mission.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (C)



43. Assertion (A): Literacy has positive co-relation with population control.

Reason (R): As literacy increases, birth rate and infant mortality rate decreases.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Answer: (D)



44. Assertion (A): Primary Education is the foundation of our entire education system.

Reason (R): The right to free and compulsory education for children between age group of 6 to 14 has been inserted in Indian Constitution.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (B)



45. Assertion (A): Adoption of innovation is not a mental process.

Reason (R): Decision making is one of the important stage in adoption of innovation.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (A) is false, but (R) is true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (B)



46. Arrange the following activities of TLC in order in which they were implemented. Use code given below:

I. Survey

II. Evaluation

III. Environment building

IV. Monitoring

Codes:

(A) I III IV II

(B) I IV III II

(C) III I IV II

(D) II IV III I

Answer: (A)



47. Arrange the following days in the order in which they are celebrated from January to December.

I. International Woman Day

II. Human Right Day

III. Girl Child Day

IV. International Literacy Day

Codes:

(A) I III IV II

(B) III I IV II

(C) IV II III I

(D) I II III IV

Answer: (B)



48. Arrange the following in the order in which they appeared. Use the code given below:

I. Adult Education

II. Continuing Education

III. Social Education

IV. Life Long Education

Codes:

(A) I III II IV

(B) III I II IV

(C) III II I IV

(D) I IV III II

Answer: (B)



49. Arrange the following states in order to their population ranking (from lower to higher) as per provisional figures of 2011 census.

I. Bihar

II. Uttar Pradesh

III. West Bengal

IV. Maharashtra

Codes:

(A) III I IV II

(B) I II III IV

(C) II III I IV

(D) II IV I III

Answer: (A)



50. Arrange the following task of extension education in the order in which they are being executed:

I. Planning

II. Evaluation

III. Reconsideration

IV. Execution of plan

Codes:

(A) I IV II III

(B) I II III IV

(C) I III II IV

(D) I IV III II

Answer: (A)



51. Arrange the following institutions in order they were instituted:

I. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

II. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

III. World Health Organisation (WHO)

IV. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Codes:

(A) III II I IV

(B) II III I IV

(C) I II III IV

(D) IV III II I

Answer: (A)



52. Arrange the following in decreasing order of ‘Literacy’ rate states in India according to the census of India 200:

(A) Kerala, Nagaland, Mizoram, Goa.

(B) Kerala, Mizoram, Goa, Nagaland.

(C) Kerala, Goa, Nagaland, Mizoram.

(D) Kerala, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa.

Answer: (B)



53. Arrange the following programme in order of their implementation and answer using the codes:

(i) NLM

(ii) NAEP

(iii) Sakshar Bharat

(iv) Right to Education

Codes:

(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

Answer: (C)



54. Arrange the following stages of communication in order of their placement in the process using codes:

(i) Encoding

(ii) Environment

(iii) Message

(iv) Recipient

Codes:

(A) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(C) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

(D) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

Answer: (A)



55. Arrange the following events in order of their happening.

(i) Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

(ii) New Policy on Education.

(iii) Hamburg Declaration.

(iv) Dakar Summit

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

Answer: (A)



56. Arrange the stages of research in order of their occurance:

(i) Methodology

(ii) Findings

(iii) Report writing

(iv) Analysis

Codes:

(A) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

(B) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(C) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

Answer: (D)



57. Arrange the following functions of management in order of their performance.

(i) Organising

(ii) Motivating

(iii) Controlling

(iv) Planning

Codes:

(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

Answer: (A)



58. Match the following:

List – I                                                                                                List - II

(a) Environment protection                                                                 i. Pratham

(b) Literacy promotion                                                                        ii. NBA

(c) Sanitation                                                                                       iii. BGVS

(d) Basic Education                                                                            iv. Sulabh International

Codes:

    (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) ii iv i iii

(B) ii iii iv i

(C) ii i iii iv

(D) ii iii i i

Answer: (B)



59. Match the items of List-I with that of List-II and answer the question according to the codes given below the lists.

List – I                                                                                                List - II

(a) Internet                                                                                          i. Motivation

(b) Basic needs                                                                                    ii. Training

(c) Short courses                                                                                 iii. Communication

(d) Disturbance                                                                                   iv. Learning

Codes:

    (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) iv ii i iii

(B) iv i iii ii

(C) iv iii ii i

(D) iv i ii iii

Answer: (D)



60. Match the item of List-I with that of List-II and answer the question according to the code given below the list:

List – I                                                                        List - II

(a) SEWA                                                                   i. University Continuing Education

(b) IUACE                                                                  ii. Population Education

(c) IAEA                                                                     iii. Self Help Group

(d) UNFP                                                                    iv. Adult Education

Codes:

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

(A)       iv         i           ii          iii

(B)       iv         iii         i          ii

(C)       iii        i          iv         ii

(D)       iii         iv         ii          i

Answer: (C)



61. Match the item under List-I with that of List-II and answer the question according to the codes given below the list:

List – I                                                                        List - II

(a) JSN                                                                        i. Primary Education

(b) LSK                                                                       ii. Adult Literacy

(c) VEC                                                                       iii. Mahila Samakhya

(d) Sathin                                                                    iv. Sakshar Bharat

Codes:

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

(A)       i          iv         ii          iii

(B)       ii          iv         i           iii

(C)       iv         i           ii          iii

(D)       ii          iv         iii         i

Answer: (B)



62. Match the List-I with that of List-II and answer the question according to the codes given below the list:

List – I                                                                        List - II

(a) Sriniketan                                                               i. Uttar Pradesh

(b) Literacy House                                                      ii. Delhi

(c) DAE                                                                      iii. Bihar

(d) ADRI                                                                    iv. West Bengal

Codes:

(a)        (b)       (c)       (d)

(A)       iv         i           ii          iii

(B)       iv         ii          iii         i

(C)       iv         iii         i          ii

(D)       ii          iv         iii         i

Answer: (A)



63. Match the item under List-I with that of List-II and answer the question according to the codes given below the list:

List – I                                                                        List - II

(a) My School                                                             i. Paulo Friere

(b) Nai Taleem                                                            ii. Aurobindo Ghose

(c) Spiritual Education                                                iii. M.K. Gandhi

(d) Praxis                                                                     iv. Rabindra Nath Thakur

Codes:

(a)        (b)        (c)        (d)

(A)       i           ii          iii         iv

(B)       iv         iii         i           ii

(C)       iv         i           ii          iii

(D)       iv         iii         ii          i

Answer: (D)



64. Match the item given under List-I with those in List-II.

List – I                                                                                    List - II

I           District where first TLC launched                                          1. Kerala

II         State that has larger population size                                       2. West Bengal

III        State that has highest literacy rate                                          3. Kottayam

IV        State that has highest density of population                           4. Uttar Pradesh

Codes:

I           II         III        IV

(A)       3          2          4          1

(B)       2          3          4          1

(C)       3          4          1          2

(D)       4          3          2          1

Answer: (C)



65. Match the item given under List-I (Task) with those in List-II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

List – I                        List - II

I           Evaluation                   1. Energize and direct behavioural patterns organized around a goal.

II         Planning                      2. Periodical Supervision

III        Motivation                  3. Help us to determine progress with any activity.

IV        Monitoring                  4. In designing a course of action to achieve ends.

Codes:

I           II         III        IV

(A)       3          1          4          2

(B)       1          3          2          4

(C)       3          4          1          2

(D)       2          3          4          1

Answer: (C)



66. Match the items given under List-I

(University based programmes) with those in List-II (year of launching):

List – I                                                                                    List - II

I           Area Development Approach                                     1. 1988

II         NAEP                                                                          2. 1984

III        Population Education Programme                              3. 1982

IV        Continuing Education Programme                             4. 1978

Codes:

      I II III IV

(A) 1 4 2 3

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 1 4 3 2

(D) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (A)



67. Match the items given under List-I (Programme) with those in List-II (year of launching):

List – I                                                                                                List - II

I           Mahila Samridhi Yojna                                                           1. 2002

II         Community Development Programme                                   2. 1952

III        Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan                                                           3. 2009

IV        Sakshar Bharat Abhiyan                                                         4. 1997

Codes:

     I II III IV

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 4 2 1 3

(C) 3 1 4 2

(D) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (B)



68. Match the items given under List-I with those in List-II and select the right answer using the codes given below the items:

List – I                                                                                                List - II

I           Audio                                                                                      1. Television

II         Visual                                                                                      2. Radio

III        Audio-visual                                                                           3. Internet

IV        Multimedia                                                                              4. Silent Movie

Codes:

     I II III IV

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 4 1 3

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: (B)



69. Match the following List-I with the List-II.

List – I                                                                                        List - II

I           Communication                                                           1. Capacity building

II         Planning                                                                      2. Adoption

III        Innovation                                                                   3. Determination of objectives

IV        Training                                                                       4. Channel

Codes:

      I II III IV

(A) 4 3 2 1

(B) 4 3 1 2

(C) 3 4 1 2

(D) 1 2 3 4

Answer: (A)



70. Match the following List-I with the List-II.

List – I                                                            List - II

I           Population Education                                     1. Functional Literacy

II         Environment Education                                  2. Equivalence Programme

III        Continuing Education                                     3. To improve quality of life

IV        Adult Education                                             4. Sensitization towards environment

Codes:

     I II III IV

(A) 3 4 1 2

(B) 4 3 2 1

(C) 3 4 2 1

(D) 1 2 3 4

 Answer: (C)









71. Author has questioned a dominant perception in Europe which refers to

(A) Avoidance of critical issues that has emerged there.

(B) Treating the problems as outlandish.

(C) None of these are true.

(D) Both (A) and (B) are true.

Answer: (D)



72. Inequalities and exclusion are better understood by

(A) None

(B) Adult Educators

(C) Modern graduates

(D) Unemployed youths

Answer: (B)



73. According to author which problem resurfaced in 21st Century in Europe.

(A) Social tensions

(B) Unequal education opportunities

(C) Poverty

(D) Unemployment

Answer: (B)



74. What was the wide spread understanding about Adult Education?

(A) It does not provide answer to the social problem.

(B) It leads to social polarisation.

(C) It reduces marginalization.

(D) None of the above.

Answer: (D)



75. Author is advancing an argument in favour of

(A) Globalisation

(B) Marginalisation

(C) Deprivation

(D) None of the above

Answer: (D)

UGC NET Adult Education PAPER - 3 (2013 JUNE)

(A) Teaching children to learn

(B) Making adults literate

(C) Teaching adults to learn

(D) Arts and Science of helping adults to learn

Answer: (D)



2. Pedagogy means

(A) Advising children

(B) Talking with children

(C) Leading children

(D) Making the children to learn

Answer: (D)



3. “Where the mind is without fear, and the head is held high, where the word is not broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls” said by

(A) Rajaji

(B) Rabindranath Tagore

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Bharathidasan

Answer: (B)



4. Pedagogy can also be thought of as

(A) Principal centered

(B) Department centered

(C) Teacher centered

(D) Playing centered

Answer: (C)



5. The capacities needed by the every thinking adult are developing by ________

(A) Liberal education

(B) Moderate education

(C) Restricted education

(D) Compulsory education

Answer: (A)



6. Andragogy was originated in

(A) Europe in 1950’s

(B) America in 1970’s

(C) Both (A) and (B) are correct.

(D) Both (A) and (B) are incorrect.

Answer: (A)



7. _________ mind development is emphasized by the Adult Education Liberal Philosophy.

(A) Intellectual power

(B) External event

(C) Basic needs

(D) Physical requirements

Answer: (A)



8. The primary concern of behaviourism is

(A) Internal values behaviour

(B) Observable behaviour

(C) Living behaviour

(D) All the above are correct.

Answer: (B)



9. The inability of reading and writing associated with the persons is a condition of

(A) Meagre literacy

(B) Illiteracy

(C) Literacy

(D) Partial literacy

Answer: (B)



10. As per Census of India 2011 the literacy rate of India was

(A) 75.00%

(B) 74.04%

(C) 79.50%

(D) 74.09%

Answer: (B)



11. The distance mode of school education is provided by

(A) IGNOU

(B) NIOS

(C) UGC

(D) DEC

Answer: (B)



12. Continuing Education Programme (CEP) is being organized in the form of

(A) Open and In-house programme

(B) Close and Open programme

(C) Both (A) and (B) are correct.

(D) Both (A) and (B) are wrong.

Answer: (A)



13. The first district was declared as totally literate district in India.

(A) Thiruvananthapuram

(B) Kanyakumari

(C) Kottayam

(D) Ernakulam

Answer: (D)



14. The Folk School was started in

(A) United Kingdom

(B) Germany

(C) China

(D) Denmark

Answer: (D)



15. Total literacy campaign was aimed at

(A) To improve andragogy

(B) To emphasis on learning outcome

(C) To introduce child vaccination

(D) To generate awareness

Answer: (B)



16. One of the major programmes under Continuing Education Scheme is

(A) Education for all

(B) Equivalency programme

(C) Income Oriented Programme

(D) Environmental Education Programme

Answer: (B)



17. Which expansion for SRC is correct?

(A) State Research Centre

(B) State Reorganisation Centre

(C) State Rehabilitation Centre

(D) State Resource Centre

Answer: (D)



18. The Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension has been renamed as Lifelong Learning and Extension from which plan period?

(A) XI Plan

(B) IX Plan

(C) X Plan

(D) XII Plan

Answer: (A)



19. The Indian Adult Education Association was started in which year

(A) 1939

(B) 1839

(C) 1933

(D) 1937

Answer: (A)



20. What are the elements in order to make curriculum?

(A) Philosophical

(B) Context

(C) Content

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



21. Evaluation is an important process of making

(A) Personal Assessment

(B) Decision about achievements

(C) Expectations and Effectiveness

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



22. Assertion (A): Media policy of NLM aims to create awareness among targeted people for literacy programmes.

Reason (R): Media Policy of NLM aims to strengthen the delivery system for promoting literacy programmes.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is true.

(B) Reason (R) is true.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

(D) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (C)



23. Assertion (A): The hypothesis may be tested through the use of one or more statistical tests, depending upon the nature and objective of a research problem.

Reason (R): The result of the hypothesis-testing will only be acceptable and not rejected.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is false.

(B) Reason (R) is true.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

(D) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (D)



24. Assertion (A): Good quality of practice in Adult Education is encouraging learner-instructor contact.

Reason (R): Good quality of practice encourages co-operation among adult learners.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are not correct.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct.

(D) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (C)



25. Assertion (A): Adult learning theories holds assumptions about how adults learn.

Reason (R): Andragogy emphasizes the value of process of adult learning.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

(D) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (B)



26. Assertion (A): Andragogy emphasizes the problem based and collaborative approaches of learning.

Reason (R): Andragogy emphasizes more equality between the instructor and learner.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

(D) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (C)



27. Assertion (A): The possible motives for doing research may be desire to get a research degree along with its consequential benefits.

Reason (R): The possible motives for doing research may be desire to face the challenges in solving the unsolved problems.

Codes:

(A) Reason (R) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

(C) Assertion (A) is false.

(D) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

Answer: (B)



28. Assertion (A): Malcom Knowles identified the six principles of adult learning.

Reason (R): Adults are internally motivated and self-directed.

Codes:

(A) Reason (R) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) is false.

(C) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct.

(D) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

Answer: (C)



29. Assertion (A): Collection of research data can be done through observation method.

Reason (R): Collection of research data can also be done through interview method.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is false.

(B) Reason (R) is false and Assertion (A) is true.

(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

(D) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

Answer: (D)



30. Assertion (A): UNESCO promotes adult literacy throughout the world.

Reason (R): UNESCO has been playing a major role to increase the rate of literacy in each country.

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is also true.

(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

Answer: (C)



31. Assertion (A): David Kolb published his Experimental Learning Theory [ELT] in 1984, along with a Learning System Inventory [LSI] building on the work of Carl Rogers, Jung and Piaget.

Reason (R): ELT is closely related to theories such as Multiple Intelligences [MI] and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [MBTI].

Codes:

(A) Assertion (A) is true.

(B) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true.

(C) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.

(D) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

Answer: (B)



32. Assertion (A): Gardner, 1993 posited seven type of intelligences.

Reason (R): Linguistic intelligence is one of the seven types of intelligences posited by Gardener.

Codes:

(A) (A) is false.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(C) (A) and (R) are false.

(D) (A) and (R) are true.

Answer: (D)



33. Assertion (A): According to Cross, 1981 approximately 70 percent of adult learning process is self-directed.

Reason (R): According to Tough, 1971, 100 percent of adult learning process is self-directed.

Codes:

(A) (A) is false.

(B) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(C) (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)



34. Assertion (A): Self-directed learning is a process in which individuals take the initiative for adult learning.

Reason (R): Self-directed learning mutually helps both the instructors and learners for learning.

Codes:

(A) (A) is false.

(B) (R) is true.

(C) (A) and (R) are false.

(D) (A) and (R) are true.

Answer: (D)



35. Assertion (A): The states and Union Territories like Mizoram, Tripura, Goa, Kerala, Pondicherry and Delhi have increased their literary rates above 80 percent as per 2011 census.

Reason (R): In the last one decade they have done extremely well in implementry literary programmes.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true.

(B) (A) and (R) are true.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D) (R) is false.

Answer: (B)



36. Assertion (A): In the seventh year of the Republic of India, UGC Act, 1956 was enacted by the Parliament.

Reason (R): It does not include the provision for co-ordination and determination of standards in Universities.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (C)



37. Assertion (A): Lifelong learning involves all forms of Education.

Reason (R): Learning never ends is the major concept of Life Long Learning.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(B) (A) is false.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(D) (R) is true

Answer: (C)



38. Assertion (A): The four characteristics of the lifelong learning are Learning to Do, Learning to Be, Learning to Know and Learning to Live together.

Reason (R): The characteristics of lifelong learning enhance the learner’s overall skill set, if properly practiced.

Codes:

(A) (R) is false.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.

(C) (A) is true.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (B)



39. Assertion (A): The World Population has been increasing continuously for several decades despite adopting several population control measures.

Reason (R): The population of Third World Countries has been rapidly increasing due to poverty, illiteracy, high fertility rate etc.

Codes:

(A) (R) is true.

(B) (A) and (R) are correct.

(C) (A) is false.

(D) (A) and (R) are not correct.

Answer: (B)



40. Assertion (A): Every year 8th September has been celebrated as International Literacy Day by all the countries of the world.

Reason (R): International Literary Day is observed for creating awareness among the people on important of literary.

Codes:

(A) (A) is not correct.

(B) (R) is correct.

(C) (A) and (R) are correct.

(D) (A) is correct.

Answer: (C)



41. Assertion (A): Learning needs of urban adults are different from rural adults.

Reason (R): Learning needs of adults are same in general for both urban and rural area.

Codes:

(A) (A) and (R) are not correct.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

(D) (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct.

Answer: (C)



42. Assertion (A): The major function of the Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education or Dept. of Lifelong Learning is undertaking field outreach activities.

Reason (R): Through the extension activities the Dept. of Adult and Continuing Education creates awareness among the rural people on different social issues.

Codes:

(A) (A) is not correct.

(B) (R) is correct.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

Answer: (D)



43. Assertion (A): Establishment of State Council of Higher Education in each state of India was emphasized in the National Policy of Education 1986 for promoting the Higher Education in massive scale.

Reason (R): The main purpose of establishing the State Council of Higher education in each state is to create networking with all higher educational institutions for providing quality education to students.

Codes:

(A) (A) is correct.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

(D) (R) is not correct.

Answer: (B)



44. Assertion (A): National Book Trust was founded in 1957 as an autonomous body by Govt. of India for publishing quality books in different fields.

Reason (R): National Book Trust gives award to authors of the book for encouraging their good and quality of writing.

Codes:

(A) (A) is not correct.

(B) (R) is correct.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are not correct.

Answer: (C)



45. Assertion (A): State Resources Centres are mandated to provide academic and technical resource support to adult education programmes.

Reason (R): State resources centres are developing and producing training modules for the functionaries of the adult education programmes.

Codes:

(A) (A) is not correct.

(B) (R) is correct.

(C) (A) and (R) are correct.

(D) (A) and (R) are not correct.

Answer: (C)



46. Assertion (A): India adds more people than any other country in the world in each decade.

Reason (R): Uttar Pradesh, State of India adds more people than any other state of India.

Codes:

(A) (A) is correct.

(B) (R) is not correct.

(C) (A) and (R) are not correct.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

Answer: (D)



47. Arrange the following steps in Research process by using the following codes:

(i) Decide on a topic

(ii) Determine the information requirements

(iii) Collection the information

(iv) Analyse and evaluate the information

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

Answer: (A)



48. Arrange the following historical events Adult Education Development in USA with the help of codes given below:

(i) The National Education Association (NEA) created by the Department of Adult Education.

(ii) American Association of Adult Education (A.A.A.E)

(iii) The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

(iv) The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and FERA

Codes:

(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

Answer: (C)



49. Arrange the following provisions of adult education programmes on the basis of meaningful order with the help of codes given below:





Codes:

(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

Answer: (B)



50. Arrange the following Adult Education Programmes on the basis of its period of introduction by using the codes given below:

(i) Social Education

(ii) Gram Shikshan Muhim

(iii) Farmers’ functional literacy project

(iv) Workers’ education

Codes:

(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

Answer: (C)



51. Arrange the Participatory Research Methods by its order of development by using the codes given below:

(i) Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)

(ii) Participant Observer (PO)

(iii) Participatory Action Research (PAR)

(iv) Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA)

Codes:

(A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

Answer: (C)



52. Identify the order in which four types of Media come into view in India by using the codes given below:

(i) Print, Radio, Television, Film

(ii) Radio, Print, Film, Television

(iii) Television, Film, Print, Radio

(iv) Film, Print, Radio, Television

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

(C) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

Answer: (A)



53. Arrange the order of events happened in the Paulo Freire life by using the codes given below:





Codes:

(A) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

Answer: (B)



54. Arrange the literacy programmes in India in order by using the codes given below:

(i) Total Literacy Campaigns (TLC)

(ii) Sakshar Bharat Programme (SBP)

(iii) Continuing Education Programme (CEP)

(iv) Post Literacy Campaigns (PLC)

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

(D) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

Answer: (D)



55. Arrange the following commissions in the order in which they appeared. Use the codes given below:

(i) Radha Krishnan Commission

(ii) Mudaliyar Commission

(iii) Kothari Commission

(iv) Hunter Commission

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(D) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

Answer: (C)



56. Arrange the following steps of management in the order in which they should by using the codes given below:

(i) Planning

(ii) Organising

(iii) Implementing

(iv) Monitoring and Evaluation

Codes:

(A) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

Answer: (B)



57. Arrange the following in order of their introduction:

(i) NPOP

(ii) NPE

(iii) POA

(iv) TLC

Codes:

(A) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

(B) (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)

(C) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

(D) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

Answer: (A)



58. Arrange the following in the order which they appeared. Use the codes given below:

(i) Mahabharata

(ii) Geeta

(iii) Ramayana

(iv) Kamayani

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(B) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

(C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

(D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

Answer: (B)



59. Arrange the following tasks of the Department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension in the order which they are being implemented with the help of given codes.

(i) Teaching / Training

(ii) Extension work

(iii) Field out reach

(iv) Research work

Codes:

(A) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(D) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)

Answer: (C)



60. Arrange the following in the order in which they appeared with the help given codes:

(i) University Grants Commission

(ii) Population Education Club

(iii) Population Educators

(iv) Population Education

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

Answer: (D)



61. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                    List – II

a. Malcom Knowles                i. Motivation

b. Maslow                               ii. Concept of conscientization

c. Robby Kidd                        iii. Adult learning

d. Paulo Freire                         iv. Andragogy

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iv i iii ii

(B) ii iv iii i

(C) iii ii iv i

(D) i iv iii ii

Answer: (A)



62. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                                                                                List – II

a. Universal Declaration of Human Rights                                         i. 1948

b. World Declaration on Higher Education for the 21 century          ii. 1998

c. UNESCO World Declaration Education for all                             iii. 1990

d. Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning                                       iv. 1997

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iv iii ii i

(B) iv ii iii i

(C) i ii iii iv

(D) ii iv iii i

Answer: (C)



63. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                                List – II

a. Co-operative Method                      i. Equal opportunity

b. Zero Method                                   ii. Symbols

c. Teacher dominated Method                        iii. Lecture Demonstration/ Counselling

d. Traditional Method                         iv. Literacy Method

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iv iii ii i

(B) ii iv iii i

(C) i ii iii iv

(D) iv ii iii i

Answer: (C)



64. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                                List – II

a. Systematic sampling                        i. Same chance for each element

b. Simple Random Sampling              ii. Random numbers

c. Population                                       iii. Growth

d. Sample size                                     iv. The number of elements in the obtained sample

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iv iii ii i

(B) i ii iii iv

(C) ii iv iii i

(D) iv ii iii i

Answer: (B)



65. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

a. Strikes and Lockout                                                i. Democracy in Industries

b. Workers Participation in Management        ii. Trade Union

c. Incentives, Promotion                                 iii. Elements of Motivation

d. Man Power Planning                                  iv. Human Resource Development

Codes:

      a b c d

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) ii i iii iv

(C) iv iii ii i

(D) ii i iv iii

Answer: (B)



66. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                    List – II

a. Census                                 i. Population

b. Sampling                             ii. Subset of individuals

c. Quota sampling                   iii. Segmented into subgroups

d. Accidental sampling           iv. Convenience

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iv iii ii i

(B) i ii iii iv

(C) ii iii i iv

(D) iv i ii iii

Answer: (B)



67. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                                List – II

a. Electronic Media                             i. Equivalency Programme

b. Continuing Education                     ii. Television

c. National Policy on Education         iii. Social Awareness

d. Social Education                             iv. MPFL

Codes:

      a b c d

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) ii iv iii i

(C) ii i iv iii

(D) iv i iii ii

Answer: (C)



68. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                    List – II

a. S & T institution                  i. IIT

b. NCERT                               ii. School curriculum

c. NLMA                                iii. Making policies on literacy

d. IGNOU                              iv. Open learning system

Codes:

      a b c d

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) ii iii iv i

(C) iv iii ii i

(D) i iv ii iii

Answer: (A)



69. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                    List – II

a. Goal-setting Theory            i. Reward

b. Alderfer’s ERG Theory      ii. Human Requirements

c. Need Hierarchy Theory       iii. Drive to reach

d. Incentive Theory                 iv. Existence, relatedness and growth

Codes:

       a b c d

(A) iii iv ii i

(B) i ii iii iv

(C) ii iii i iv

(D) iii ii iv i

Answer: (A)



70. Match the List – I with List – II with the help of codes given below:

List – I                                    List – II

a. Case Studies                        i. Problem description

b. Small Group Tasks              ii. Opportunities to work together

c. Role playing                        iii. Sharing with similar group

d. Interactive Lecture                         iv. Siturational description

Codes:

      a b c d

(A) i iii iv ii

(B) i ii iii iv

(C) ii iv iii i

(D) i iv ii iii

Answer: (A)



Direction (Q. No. 71-75): Read the passage given below and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage.





71. What are the strategies adopted by adult students cited by author?

(A) That makes learning an ardons task.

(B) That makes learning an easy job.

(C) That makes learning a redundant exercise.

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)



72. What adult’s learning focused on?

(A) Continuous learning

(B) Already acquired learning

(C) Learning by experience

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



73. How the adult learning process changes their life?

(A) They could read and write.

(B) Change in their attitude.

(C) Gained confidence

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



74. The paragraph emphasis towards

(A) Managing the learning process

(B) Child learning

(C) Learning alphabets

(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)



75. According to the author of the paragraph pattern of adult learning are

(A) To learn most easily

(B) Most quickly learning

(C) Most effectively learning

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

UGC NET Adult Education PAPER - 3(2013 DECEMBER)

1. The government of India conducts census after every ten years. The method of research used in this process is

(A) Case study

(B) Developmental study

(C) Survey

(D) Experimental

Answer: (C)



2. Extension education originated in 1873 in

(A) Cambridge University

(B) Oxford University

(C) Manchester University

(D) Kent University

Answer: (A)



3. Which one of the following principles is not related to effective communication?

(A) Clarity

(B) Attention

(C) Co-ordination

(D) Hierarchy

Answer: (D)



4. Which one of the following states registered negative population growth between 2001­2011?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Goa

(C) Karnataka

(D) Nagaland

Answer: (D)



5. The National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was set up in:

(A) 1980

(B) 1981

(C) 1982

(D) 1984

Answer: (C)



6. The principal aim of the first five year plan was

(A) To check prices

(B) To solve the food problem

(C) To rehabilitate the Indian economy

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)



7. E-mail refers to

(A) Electrical mail

(B) Electronic mail

(C) Elastic mail

(D) None of the above

Answer: (B)



8. Each one teach one was a part of the scheme:

(A) National Adult Education Programme (NAEP)

(B) Area Development Approach (ADA)

(C) Mass Programme for Functional Literacy (MPFL)

(D) None of these

Answer: (C)



9. Green revolution was initiated in

(A) 1947

(B) 1951

(C) 1965

(D) 1972

Answer: (C)



10. The beneficiaries of continuing education programmes are

(A) Neo-literates

(B) School dropouts

(C) All the members of the community

(D) All of the above

Answer: (D)



11. Which programme was launched by the prime minister of India on 8th September 2009?

(A) Sakshar Bharat Mission

(B) National Literacy Mission

(C) Functional Literacy Compaign

(D) None of the above

Answer: (A)



12. The medium that has widest reach in India is

(A) Print

(B) Radio

(C) Television

(D) Internet

Answer: (B)



13. Mandal panchayats were recommended by

(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

(B) Narsimhan Committee

(C) Ashok Mehta Committee

(D) Vengal Rao Committee

Answer: (C)



14. Which of the following schemes is an effort to improve medical services in rural India?

(A) IRDP

(B) SEWA

(C) Bharat-Nirman

(D) ASHA

Answer: (D)



15. The Shannon and weaver model of communication is

(A) Modular

(B) Circular

(C) Linear

(D) Non-linear

Answer: (C)



16. Basic education has another name

(A) Non-formal education

(B) Vocational education

(C) Nai-Talim education

(D) Informal education

Answer: (C)



17. Which of the following books written by Paulo Friere?

(A) Decentralized society

(B) Deschooling society

(C) Demoralized society

(D) Democratic society

Answer: (B)



18. International Women’s Day is celebrated on

(A) 8th October

(B) 8th April

(C) 15th March

(D) 8th March

Answer: (D)



19. Who funded to establish PERCs in India?

(A) UNESCO

(B) UNFPA

(C) ILO

(D) UNDP

Answer: (B)



20. ‘My life is a message’ this is written by whom?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Kanakmal Gandhi

Answer: (C)



21. Which of the following three R’s is the concept of life long education is one well suited to our times and conditions?

(A) Relevance-Relatedness- Renewal

(B) Redefine-Reference-Redeploy

(C) Reading-Rereading-Retaining

(D) Reading-Reducing-Retraining

Answer: (A)



22. Right to Information Act was enforced in which year?

(A) 2009

(B) 2008

(C) 2007

(D) 2005

Answer: (D)



23. Which one of the following centres functions as continuing education centres?

(A) Community centre

(B) Youth centre

(C) Political centre

(D) Cultural centre

Answer: (A)



24. Quality of life improvement programme is part of which National Programme?

(A) Adult literacy programme

(B) Post literacy programme

(C) Basic literacy programme

(D) Continuing education programme

Answer: (D)



25. Continuing education provides

(A) Second chance to drop-outs

(B) Learning opportunities offer basic literacy

(C) Skill development guidance and training

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



26. Choose the correct Institution, which publishes journal of adult education.

(A) I.U.A.C.E.

(B) I.A.E.A.

(C) I.C.S.S.R.

(D) I.C.A.R.

Answer: (B)



27. Which of the following State was motivated to fight against arrack shop through adult education centre?

(A) Kerala

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Karnataka

Answer: (B)



28. Who was the first education minister of India after Independence?

(A) Dr. Radha Krishnan

(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

(C) Maulana Azad

(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: (C)



29. Which of the following centre provides training and reading materials for literacy and continuing education programmes?

(A) UGC

(B) DCC

(C) TLC

(D) SRC

Answer: (D)



30. What is the main aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, is one of the flagship programmes of Government of India?

(A) To bring all the children who are not going to school to enrol them and teach them.

(B) To bring all the children to provide food and accommodation.

(C) To bring all the children who are going to schools

(D) To bring all the children to play and dance

Answer: (A)



31. Purpose of training is

(A) To develop human qualities

(B) To develop reading habits

(C) To develop healthy habits

(D) To develops writing habits

Answer: (A)



32. Meaning of workers participation in management is

(A) Sharing the decision making power

(B) Sharing the marketing policies

(C) Sharing the profit part

(D) Sharing the financial involvement

Answer: (A)



33. Meaning of motivation is

(A) This is a process

(B) This is a result

(C) This is a need

(D) This is a search

Answer: (A)



34. Objectives of questionnaire in social research is

(A) To collect authentic data

(B) To find out authentic result

(C) To find out authentic source

(D) To find out authentic process

Answer: (A)



35. Curriculum development is a need of

(A) Training

(B) Teaching

(C) Research

(D) All above

Answer: (D)



36. Population density is related with

(A) Population and resources

(B) Population and roads

(C) Population and land

(D) Population and politics

Answer: (C)



37. Population education includes

(A) Quality of like improvement programme

(B) Quality of skill improvement programme

(C) Quality of research improvement programme

(D) Quality of teaching improvement programme

Answer: (A)



38. Padagogy is a teaching techniques to

(A) Teaching adults

(B) Teaching women

(C) Teaching childrens

(D) Teaching teachers

Answer: (C)



39. Vocational education focused on

(A) Knowledge improvement

(B) Life status improvement

(C) Skill improvement

(D) Health improvement

Answer: (C)



40. Agricultural production improvement is a result of

(A) Economic factors

(B) Social factors

(C) Technological factors

(D) Natural factors

Answer: (C)



41. Environmental pollution is a result of

(A) Uncontrolled human activities

(B) Natural activities

(C) Uncontrolled social activities

(D) Increase poverty

Answer: (A)



42. National Council for Teacher Education was established in

(A) 17 Aug., 1994

(B) 17 Aug., 1995

(C) 17 Aug., 1996

(D) 17 Aug., 1997

Answer: (B)



43. Primary data collection is a

(A) Personal source

(B) Documentary source

(C) Biographic source

(D) Structural source

Answer: (A)



44. Assertion (A): Leaders are the products of a given situation.

Reason (R): Leader emerges out of situation.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is wrong.

(B) (R) is true, but (A) is wrong.

(C) Both are true and (R)is correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both are correct, but (R) is not true explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



45. Assertion (A): Motivation is a hypothetical construct for learning.

Reason (R): Motivation can not do other than team work.

Codes:

(A) (A) and (R) both are true.

(B) (A) and (R) both are false.

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(D) (A) and (R) both are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



46. Assertion (A): The Joint Family System has broken down in India.

Reason (R): Industrialization has created a great demand for working hands.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) is wrong.

(B) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is a correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



47. Assertion (A): The Hindu Marriage Act 1955 introduced a significant change in women status in India.

Reason (R): Polygamy let do increase the number of divorces.

Codes:

(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct.

(C) (A) is correct and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are wrong.

Answer: (C)



48. Assertion (A): Social education tries to make the adult ideal citizens.

Reason (R): Social education imparts the knowledge of the problems of the world of adults.

Codes:

(A) (A) is wrong, but (R) correct.

(B) (R) is wrong, but (A) is correct.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



49. Assertion (A): Social, Political, and economic, equality is absolutely necessary for the success of democracy.

Reason (R): To some extent the problems of democracy can be solved through equality.

Codes:

(A) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.

(B) (R) is correct, but (A) is wrong.

(C) Both are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



50. Assertion (A): The unemployment problems of the rural areas can be solved by economic reconstruction.

Reason (R): There are many serious problems in rural areas and unemployment is one of them.

Codes:

(A) (R) is true, but (A) is false.

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(C) Both are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (C)



51. Assertion (A): Community development is a process controlled by the community itself.

Reason (R): Community development programmes are basically introduced & implemented by the community.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) Both are false.

(C) Both are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

(D) Both are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (D)



52. Assertion (A): The panchayats are making considerable progress in the rural development in India.

Reason (R): The rights of panchayats should be increased for rural development in India.

Codes:

(A) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

(B) (R) is true, but (A) is false.

(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

Answer: (D)



53. Assertion (A): Extension as third dimension aims at promoting a meaningful and sustained rapport between the university and the community.

Reason (R): One of the goal of university grants commission is to transform the university system in an active instrument for social change.

Codes:

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is right explanation of (A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not right explanation of (A).

(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

Answer: (A)



54. Arrange the following activities of the department of adult continuing education and extension in order by which these programmes were implemented in Indian Universities by using the codes:

(i) Field out reach

(ii) Population education

(iii) Continuing education

(iv) Eradication of illiteracy

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

Answer: (B)



55. Arrange the following programmes that were introduced by Government of India in ascending order by using the codes:

(i) Post literacy programme

(ii) Total literacy programme

(iii) National Adult Education Programme

(iv) National literacy mission

Codes:

(A) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (i), (ii), (iii)

(D) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

Answer: (A)



56. Arrange the following in the order of Maslow’s hierarchical needs by using the codes given below:

(i) Love and belonging

(ii) Shelter and safety

(iii) Food

(iv) Self esteem

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

Answer: (B)



57. Arrange the following steps in research in proper order by using the codes given below:

(i) Analysis

(ii) Tools preparation

(iii) Problem identification

(iv) Tabulation and classification of data

Codes:

(A) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(B) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

Answer: (B)



58. Arrange the following in the order in which they appeared by using the codes given below:

(i) Key resource persons

(ii) Village level co-ordinator

(iii) Volunteer

(iv) Resource persons

Codes:

(A) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

Answer: (D)



59. Arrange the following open universities by year wise their establishment. Use the codes given below:

(i) Nalanda State Open University

(ii) Kota Open University

(iii) Bhoj Open University

(iv) Indira Gandhi National Open University

Codes:

(A) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(C) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(D) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

Answer: (A)



60. Arrange the steps in writing report in ascending order by using the codes given below:

(i) Interpretation of data

(ii) Sampling technique

(iii) Objective

(iv) Hypothesis

Codes:

(A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(B) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(D) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)

Answer: (B)



61. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answers from the codes given below:

List – I                                                                                                List – II

(I) Traditional functions of higher education                                     (1) Teachers, researchers and students

(II) Third dimension of higher education                                           (2) Lack of extension culture in academic community

(III) Limitation of higher education in promoting extension             (3) Teaching and research

(IV) Human resources in higher education                                         (4) Extension

Codes:

      (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (3) (4) (2) (1)

(C) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(D) (3) (2) (4) (1)

Answer: (B)



62. Match List-I with List-II:

List – I                                                                                                List – II

(I) Highest growth rate of population in 2011                                    (1) Bihar

(II) Lowest growth rate of population in 2011                                   (2) Nagaland

(III) Highest density of population in 2011                                       (3) Nagar Haveli

(IV) Lowest density of population in 2011                                        (4) Arunachal

Codes:

      (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (3) (2) (1) (4)

(B) (2) (3) (4) (1)

(C) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(D) (3) (2) (4) (1)

Answer: (A)



63. Match List-I with List-II:

List – I                                                                                    List – II

(I) CDP                                                                                   (1) 1980

(II) IRDP                                                                                (2) 1960-61

(III) JRY                                                                                 (3) 1989

(IV) IADP                                                                              (4) 1952

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (2) (1) (4) (3)

(C) (1) (4) (2) (3)

(D) (4) (1) (3) (2)

Answer: (D)



64. Match List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                                        List – II

(I) Albeat Mayer                                                         (1) Sriniketan Yojana

(II) Ravindranath Tagore                                            (2) Sewagram Yojana

(III) F.L. Broyne                                                         (3) Ettawah Project

(IV) M.K. Gandhi                                                       (4) Gurgaon Project

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(B) (3) (2) (4) (1)

(C) (3) (1) (4) (2)

(D) (1) (2) (3) (4)

Answer: (C)



65. Match List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

(I) Trade Union                                               (a) Maslow’s

(II) Theory of need hierarchy                         (b) Research

(III) Sampling                                                 (c) Herzbergis

(IV) Theory of motivation hygiene                 (d) Collective bargaining

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (b) (c) (d) (a)

(B) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(C) (d) (c) (b) (a)

(D) (c) (b) (a) (d)

Answer: (A)



66. Match the items given under List-I with List-II. Use the codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

(I) Programme of action                                  (1) 1986

(II) Centre model                                            (2) 1992

(III) Each one teach one model                      (3) 1998

(IV) Area development approach                   (4) 1937

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (2) (4) (1) (3)

(B) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(C) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(D) (3) (2) (4) (1)

Answer: (A)



67. Match the List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

(I) International literacy day                           (1) 1st December

(II) World AIDS day                                      (2) 8th March

(III) International women’s day                     (3) 8th September

(IV) International population day                   (4) 11th July

Codes:

      (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (3) (1) (2) (4)

(B) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(C) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(D) (1) (2) (3) (4)

Answer: (A)



68. Match the List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

(I) Grass-root level democracy                       (1) PRA

(II) Population related activities                     (2) PEW

(III) Women related education                       (3) PRI

(IV) Methods of data collection                     (4) PERC

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (3) (4) (2) (1)

(C) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(D) (2) (3) (4) (1)

Answer: (B)



69. Match the List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                List – II

(I) Rabindranath Tagore                     (1) Nobel prize for economics

(II) H.G. Khurana                               (2) Nobel prize for physics

(III) Chandra Sekar                            (3) Nobel prize for literature

(IV) Amartya Sen                               (4) Nobel prize for Biology

Codes:

       (I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (4) (2) (1) (3)

(C) (3) (4) (2) (1)

(D) (2) (3) (4) (1)

Answer: (C)



70. Match the List-I with List-II by using the codes given below:

List – I                                                            List – II

(I) Kiran Bedi                                                 (1) Magsaysay award for Environment

(II) Rajendra Singh                                         (2) Water management

(III) Ella Bhatt                                                (3) Women empowerment

(IV) Chandi Prasad Bhatt                               (4) Social service

Codes:

(I) (II) (III) (IV)

(A) (2) (3) (4) (1)

(B) (3) (4) (1) (2)

(C) (1) (3) (2) (4)

(D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

 Answer: (D)



Read the passage given below, and answer the question that follow based on your understanding of the passage from Question No. 71 to 75:




71. Women empowerment is not possible unless

(A) A strong political will of the government

(B) People’s participation

(C) Women are politically, socially, educationally and culturally strong

(D) None of the above

Answer: (C)



72. The prime concern of the writer on women empowerment is to provide

(A) Proper Education

(B) Proper Training

(C) Economic Rehabilitation

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



73. Which one of the following is very important for empowerment women?

(A) Literacy

(B) Money

(C) Physical fitness

(D) Social security

Answer: (A)



74. Why do women lag behind men in India?

(A) Social Insecurity

(B) Economic dependence

(C) Prevalence of patriarchal system

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)



75. Women can be empowered through

(A) Women self-help groups

(B) Panchayati raj Institutions

(C) Equal representation in parliament

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)