Q.1: Government of India set up
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in which year?
a) 1951
b) 1961
c) 1965
d) 1970
Ans: b) 1961
Q.2: In which year Central Institute of Educational Technology (CITE) came into existence?
a) 1964
b) 1974
c) 1984
d) 1994
Ans: c) 1984
(Imp Fact)
CITE is a unit of NCERT. It cane into being in 1984 by the merger of the Center of Educational Technology (1973) and Department of Teaching Aids (1959). It purpose was to enhance the use of mass media/multimedia to to improve quality of education at school level.
Q.3: Which among the following is a journal published by NCERT?
a) Indian Educational Review
b) Journal of Indian Education
c) Indian Journal of Educational Technology
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
Q.4: Which among the following Journal/Periodical is related to NCERT?
a) Bhartiya Adhunik Shiksha
b) The Primary Teacher
c) Voice of Teachers and Teacher Educators
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
Q.5: Read the following statements carefully:
i) Prathamik Shikshak is published by NCERT.
ii) School Science is published by NCERT.
a) i) & ii) are true
b) i) & ii) are false
c) i) is true & ii) is false
d) i) is false & ii) is true
Ans: a) i) & ii) are true
Q.6: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) was founded in which year?
a) 1963
b) 1966
c) 1969
d) 1971
Ans: c) 1969
(Imp Fact)
ICSSR is the apex body for research in the social and human sciences. IT operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Q.7: What is the name of documentation centre of ICSSR?
a) NASSDOC
b) IndCat
c) INFLIBNET
d) OCS
Ans: a) NASSDOC
(Imp Fact)
National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC) – provides library and information support services to researchers in social sciences.
Q.8: When the University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence?
a) 28 December 1950
b) 28 December 1951
c) 28 December 1952
d) 28 December 1953
Ans: d) 28 December 1953
Q.9: According to an Act of Parliament in 1956, the University Grants Commission is a __________ kind of organisation under Ministry of Education, GovernmentofIndia?
a) Statutory
b) Executive
c) Legislative
d) Judicial
Ans: a) Statutory
Q.10: Office of the UGC is located in _______ in Delhi?
a) Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg
b) Feroze Shah Road
c) South Campus of the University of Delhi
d) All of the above
Ans: d) All of the above
