1 . What is the origin of the word Education?
A. Word 'Educate'
B. Edu and 'Catum'
C. ‘E’ and ‘Catum’
D. None of these
2 . Which of the following statements is
correct?
A. Education is an art
B. Education is a science
C. It is neither an art nor science
D. To some extent it is art and to some extent it is science
3 . What is called education acquired
without any specific purpose, fixed period and place?
A. Formal Education
B. Informal Education
C. Indirect Education
D. Individual Education
4 . Which one of the following sentences
is correct about the nature of teaching?
A. It is remedial
B. It is diagnostic
C. It is diagnostic as well as remedial
D. All the above statements are correct
5 . What is the compulsory element of
learning?
A. Tendency to know
B. Ability to read
C. Bright Mind
D. None of these
6 . What is the place of principal in an educational
institute?
A. Owner of the school
B. Founder of the school
C. Manager of the school
D. Overall head of the school
7 . If a student failed in any class what
should be done to him?
A. He should be kept in the same class
B. He should be advised to leave studies
C. He should be given a chance to improve and sent to the next class
after he improves
D. All the above methods are right
8 . Why are curriculum activities used in
teaching?
A. To assist the teacher
B. Make teaching easy
C. To make teaching attractive
D. To make teaching interesting, easy to
understand and
9 . What are the three components of the
educational process?
A. Direction, instruction and skill
B. Teaching, learning and practice
C. Teacher, student and education
D. Education, teacher and books
10 . What is teaching through deductive
method?
A. From easy to difficult
B. From macro to micro
C. From general to specific
D. From specific to general
11 . What is the main centre of informal
Education?
A. Family
B. Society
C. Radio and Television
D. All of the above
12 . Which is the first school for a
child’s education?
A. School
B. Family
C. Friends
D. Society
13 . Which one of the following education
systems supports scientific progress?
A. Naturalistic Education
B. Idealistic Education
C. Realistic Education
D. None of these
14 . What is the meaning of lesson plan?
A. To read the lesson before teaching it
B. To prepare the list of questions to be
asked
C. To prepare all that the teacher wants
to teach in a limited period
D. To prepare detailed answers of all the
questions to be
15 . On what depends the values of an
educational experience in the eyes of the idealist?
A. The extent to which it satisfies pupil
desires
B. The manner in which it affects future
experience
C. Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions
D. Whether or not the pupil has been
properly motivated
16 . Which educational activity is most
desirable to the pragmatist?
A. That is beneficial effect upon the
future experiences of the pupil
B. Approximates the goals which educational scientists have set up
C. Results from the indiscrimination of
the pupil in democratic theory
D. That characterizes by spontaneous,
active, continuously pleasurable and practical for the pupil
17 . What is the view point of progressive
educators regarding the issue of liberal vs. vocational education?
A. Vocational ends load one to degrade
learning
B. All subjects should have a vocational
orientation
C. Liberal arts subject should proceed vocational training
D. Vocational and liberal education should
not be separated
18 . Who was the supporter of Naturalism
in Education?
A. Frolbel
B. Rosseau
C. Armstrong
D. John Locke
19 . What do you mean by curriculum?
A. Sum total of the annual study
B. A child learns through curriculum
C. Sum total of the activities of a school
D. Indicates the course to be taught by the teachers to the students
throughout the year
20 . Which system of education was
propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Teaching through listening, meditation
etc.
B. Teaching through music
C. Teaching by activities
D. All of these
21 . Who raised the slogan “Back to
Nature”?
A. Realism
B. Naturalism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
22 . Which statement is not correct about
Naturalism?
A. A reaction against a mere study of books and linguistic forms
B. A reaction against the degenerated
humanism of the Renaissance period
C. A reaction against sophistication,
artificiality and paraphernalia in education
D. None of these
23 . Who said, “Reverse the usual practice
and you will almost always do right” ?
A. Plato
B. Dewey
C. Rousseau
D. Mahatma Gandhi
24 . “Human institutions are one mass of
folly and contradiction.” Whose statement is this?
A. Dewey
B. Rousseau
C. Bernard Shaw
D. Ravinder Nath Tagore
25 . According to which school of
philosophy of education, exaltation of individual’s personality is a function
of education?
A. Marxism
B. Idealism
C. Idealism and Marxism both
D. Pragmatism
26 . Which is not Naturalism’s aim of
Education?
A. To inculcate ethical and moral values in the pupils
B. Education is the notion of man’s
evolution from lower forms of life
C. To equip the individual or the nation
for the struggle for existence so as to ensure survival
D. To help the pupils to learn to be in
harmony with and well-adapted to their surroundings
27 . Which school held the view, “God
makes all things good; man meddles with and they become evil” ?
A. Marxism
B. Naturalism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
28 . Which school maintained self-expression
with the accompanying cries of “no interference”, “no restraints”?
A. Truest form of Naturalism
B. Extreme form of Naturalism
C. Most valid form of Naturalism
D. Most widely accepted form of Naturalism
29 . Which is not the nature of
philosophy?
A. It is a science of knowledge
B. It is the totality of man’s creative ideas
C. It is a planned attempt on search for
the truth
D. It is a collective ensemble of various
viewpoints
30 . Which branch of philosophy deals with
knowledge, its structure, method and validity?
A. Logic
B. Aesthetics
C. Metaphysics
D. Epistemology
31 . Which school maintained: “Natural
impulses of the child are of great importance and are good in themselves” ?
A. Romantic Naturalism
B. Biological Naturalism
C. Mechanical Naturalism
D. Naturalism of physical science
32 . Which branch of philosophy examines
issues pertaining to the nature of “reality” ?
A. Axiology
B. Ontology
C. Metaphysics
D. Epistemology
33 . On what is based the need for
teaching philosophy of education?
A. All pupils are not alike
B. Different ways of teaching-learning
C. Different systems of education found in
different countries
D. Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every
aspect of education
34 . What is the goal of education
according to Idealism?
A. Realization of moral values
B. Satisfaction of human wants
C. Perfect adaptation to the environment
D. Cultivation of dynamic, adaptable mind
which will be resourceful and enterprising in all situations
35 . The aim of education according to the
Existentialists is
A. Objective knowledge
B. Adaptation to practical life
C. A good understanding of the world
outside
D. Humanitarian and humanist self- realization
36 . The Realist’s aim of education is
A. Self-realization
B. Happy and moral development
C. Spiritual and moral development
D. Total development of personality
37 . Naturalist’s conception of man is
A. Man’s very essence of being is his
spiritual nature
B. It is spirit rather than animality that
is most truly man
C. Nature would have them children before they are men
D. There exists in the nature of things a
perfect pattern of each individual
38 . Which philosophy of education
considers psychology as an incomplete study of and an inadequate basis of
educational theory?
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism
39 . Which among the following does not
fit into the scheme of educational goals of the Idealists?
A. Skills
B. Care of body
C. Moral values
D. Self-expression
40 . Religious education is strongly
advocated by
A. Realist
B. Idealists
C. Pragmatists
D. Existentialists
41 . Which of the following is said about
the idealists?
A. They like “roses”
B. They are content with “briars”
C. They want “roses” and “briars” both
D. They are satisfied neither with “briars” nor with “roses”
42 . Which school of philosophy of
education advocated Project method of teaching?
A. Idealism
B. Realism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism
43 . Play way method of teaching has been
emphasised in the scheme of the education of
A. Realists
B. Naturalists
C. Pragmatists
D. Existentialists
44 . Which is the most widely accepted
method of education, according to the pragmatists?
A. Heuristic method
B. Learning by doing
C. Lecturing by the teacher
D. Leaving the child free to learn
45 . The pragmatists are against
A. The specialist teachers
B. Eternal spiritual values
C. The external examinations
D. Breakdown of knowledge into separate subjects
46 . Pragmatism has a greater sense of
responsibility than Naturalism with regard to moral training because
A. They emphasize teaching of values
B. They consider education, basically, a
social process
C. They do not want the teacher to
abdicate from the scene
D. The free activity which pragmatic- system of education entails does
not mean license; rather it means a guided activity
47 . Which of the following claims of the
pragmatists is not acceptable?
A. Training in character through school’s
co-curricular activities is possible
B. Training in citizenship is possible
through school and community activities
C. Child’s own experience is valuable for
adequate development of child’s personality
D. The free activity of the pupil is likely to result in permanent attitudes
of initiative and independence and moral discipline
48 . Project method of teaching is an
outstanding contribution of
A. Idealism
B. Realism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism
49 . Which is the characteristic of the
project method?
A. Problematic act
B. A voluntary undertaking
C. Carried in its natural setting
D. Used for all-round-development of child’s personality
50 . Which among the following is not
essentially desirable in the project method?
A. The task of the project should be full of message for the children
B. The task of the project is as real as
the task of the life outside the walls of the school
C. The task of the project involves
constructive effort or thought yielding objective results
D. The task of the project should be
interesting enough so that the pupil is genuinely eager to carry it out
51 . Which is a great disadvantage of the
project method?
A. Children are generally not interested
in it
B. It consumes much of the time of the
child
C. It leaves gaps in the knowledge of the child
D. Teachers, generally, do not like to
teach through it
52 . Learning by Project Method is
technically known as
A. Efficient learning
B. Adequate learning
C. Incidental learning
D. Systematic learning
53 . Education, according to the
Pragmatist is
A. Wholly purposive
B. Wholly pupil-oriented
C. Wholly society-oriented
D. Wholly interdisciplinary
54 . Who among the following is not a
follower of Pragmatic Philosophy?
A. Kilpatrick
B. Peshtalozzi
C. John Dewey
D. William James
55 . What is not associated with
Pragmatism?
A. Purposive education
B. Freedom-based education
C. Education for self-realization
D. Experience-based education
56 . Who emphasised realization of Truth,
Beauty and Goodness as the aims of education?
A. Realists
B. Idealists
C. Naturalists
D. Pragmatists
57 . Which statement about truth is not
correct according to the philosophy of Pragmatism?
A. It is eternal
B. It is made by man
C. It is ever changing
D. It is what emerges to be true in actual
practice
58 . In whose methodology of teaching
“Experimentation” is the key-note of?
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
59 . The term “progressive education”
related to
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
60 . Who said, “No fixed aims of education
and no values in advance”?
A. Realists
B. Idealists
C. Marxists
D. Progressive educators
61 . Which school of philosophy of
education stresses the direct study of men and things through tours and
travels?
A. Idealism
B. Marxism
C. Social realism
D. Existentialism
62 . Which school believes that all
knowledge comes through the senses?
A. Idealism
B. Pragmatism
C. Existentialism
D. Sense Realism
63 . Which school raised the slogan
“Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather
than words” ?
A. Realists
B. Idealists
C. Pragmatist
D. Existentialists
64 . As Huxley pleaded for the
introduction of “a complete and thorough scientific culture” into schools, he
is claimed to be
A. A Realist
B. An Idealist
C. A Naturalist
D. A Pragmatist
65 . Realism in education was born out of
A. The enthusiasm of the Renaissance
B. The great religious movement of the
17th century
C. The degeneration of humanism after
Renaissance
D. A cleavage between the work of the schools and the life of the world
outside that occurred during the 19th century
66 . Which of the following is not
criticised by realism in education?
A. Teaching which drifts away from life of
the child
B. Teachers denying the value of school
co-curricular activities
C. Pupils cramming for knowledge from
books for reproducing in examination
D. Organizing schools in a way that is conducive to practical training
in citizenship
67 . In the light of relevant past events,
contemporary events and their understanding should find a place in the teaching
of history. Who maintained this principle?
A. Realist
B. Marxists
C. Idealists
D. Naturalists
68 . The most important thing to keep in
mind for a teacher according to Realism in education is
A. The nature of the child
B. The method of teaching
C. Organization of the content to be
taught
D. The value and significance of what is taught
69 . Which school of philosophy very
strongly advocates that education should be vocational in character?
A. Realism
B. Naturalism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
70 . Which is not an aspect of mind
according to the Realists’ theory of knowing?
A. Behaviour
B. Awareness
C. Consciousness
D. Processing of awareness
71 . Who believe that “Objects have a
reality independent of mental phenomena”?
A. Idealists
B. Realists
C. Naturalists
D. Existentialists
72 . Marxist educational philosophy is
closer to
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism
73 . Which among the following statements
is not a characteristic of Marxism?
A. It asserts that physical environment
can definitely change the nature of the child
B. Its major objective is the development of child’s personality
C. Its educational philosophy is
essentially materialistic
D. It presupposes a reality independent of
man’s mind
74 . Which school of philosophy of
education regrets dualism between cultural, and vocational curriculum?
A. Idealism
B. Marxism
C. Naturalism
D. Existentialism
75 . According to which educational
philosophy, socially useful labour must form the central pivot of the entire
school?
A. Marxism
B. Idealism
C. Naturalism
D. Existentialism
76 . Which of the following has been
asserted about schools by Marxist educational philosophy?
A. They should not be mere weapons in the
hands of the ruling class
B. They should function as deliberate instruments of state policy
C. They should disinterestedly serve
society as a whole
D. They should stand above politics
77 . Which of the following
characteristics is common to Pragmatism, Naturalism and Existentialism?
A. Emphasis on the individual
B. Emphasis on value education
C. Emphasis on physical environment
D. Emphasis on spiritual aims of education
78 . Whose is the ultimate concern-“What
is existence”?
A. Idealists only
B. Existentialists only
C. Existentialists and Idealists both
D. Realists only
79 . Which of the following philosophies
held that ‘Men in the world feel lonely and anxious, being unsure of their
meaning and fearful of their annihilation’ ?
A. Marxism
B. Idealism
C. Pragmatism
D. Existentialism
80 . According to Existentialists, the
essence of existence means
A. Unity with the ultimate reality
B. Spiritual good and happiness
C. Continuous growth and development
D. Tensions and contradictions which condition loneliness and anxiety
81 . Who was the nineteenth century
founder of Existentialism?
A. Hegel
B. Rousseau
C. D.J. O’Connor
D. Soren Kierkegaard
82 . Who was twentieth century
Existentialist?
A. Hegel
B. D.J. O’Connor
C. Jean Paul Sartre
D. Soren Kierkegaard
83 . Which of the following is more
generally acceptable by modern educationists?
A. Contribution to the welfare of the
society should be the only aim of education
B. There should be one single aim of
education unchangeable over time and space
C. There is one grand objective of
education; and that is the development of the inner nature of the child
D. Education is bound to have several aims since its concerns are
several such as the individual, the society, the family, the nation and so on
84 . What is development of human
potentialities in education?
A. Social aim
B. Specific aim
C. Individual aim
D. Individual as well as social aim
85 . What is development of social sense
and cooperation among the individuals through education?
A. Social aim
B. Individual aim
C. National aim
D. Constitutional aim
86 . Which among the following is not an
acceptable criticism of social aims of education?
A. They are anti-individual
B. Man, in them, becomes only a means to
an end
C. They hinder the growth and development
of art and literature
D. They are un-psychological as they do
not take into account the capacities and interests of the individual
87 . Which among the following is not
emphasized by the individual aims of education?
A. Self-expression
B. Individual freedom
C. Development of inner potentialities
D. Development of values of tolerance and non-violence
88 . Which of the following statements
does not go in favour of the individual aims of education?
A. The society is strong if the individual
is strong
B. Society is supreme and all individuals are only parts of it
C. Every individual is unique; development
of his potentialities is essential
D. The individual is an asset to the
society; his development and growth are necessary
89 . Which among the following is the most
correct view about social and individual aims of education?
A. Social aims should be preferred to
individual aims
B. Individual aims are implied in the
social aims of education
C. Individual aims should be given
preference to social aims
D. Individual and social aims are only two sides of the same coin
90 . Which statement is most acceptable to
the academicians about “Bread and butter aim” of education?
A. It is only partly acceptable
B. It is important for only a section of
the society
C. It is equally important along with
other aims of education
D. It is the most important aim and should
be given top priority by educationists
91 . Which of the following does not
pertain to intellectual development aim of education?
A. Spiritual development
B. Cultivation of intelligence
C. Training and “formation” of mind
D. Development of cognitive powers
92 . Preparing the child for future life
as an aim of education is preparing child for
A. Some suitable vocation
B. A happy married life
C. Some particular course of study
D. Facing all kinds of emergencies and situations of future life
93 . The most effective method of
character- formation is
A. Teaching by high character teachers
B. Teaching virtues through religious
books
C. Organizing specialists’ lectures on
importance of values in life
D. Rewarding virtuous behaviours and presenting high character models
in the schools
94 . Harmonious development of the child
aim of education means
A. The state is above the individual
citizen
B. The state is an idealized metaphysical
entity
C. The state has to give not to take
anything from the individual
D. The state is superior to the individual transcending all his desires
and aspirations
95 . Rigid system of state-education is
justified on the basis that the state
A. Has better resources to manage education
B. Is supreme to dictate what shall be
taught and how shall be taught
C. Has absolute control over the lives,
and destinies of its individual members
D. Has a right and a bounden duty to mold the citizen to a pattern
which makes for its own preservation and enhancement
96 . Social aims of education imply the
training of
A. Individuals according to their needs
B. The individuals according to the
facilities
C. The individuals according to their
capacities
D. The individuals for the purpose of serving the needs of the society
97 . What does the individual aim of
education imply?
A. It should have more and more
institutions every year
B. It should be by and large the concern
of the private sector
C. It must contribute to the peace and
happiness of the whole society
D. Education must secure for everyone the conditions under which the
individuality is most completely developed
98 . According to which philosophy of
education, childhood is something desirable for its own sake and children
should be children?
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism
99 . Who emphasized that education should
be a social process?
A. Dewey
B. Rousseau
C. Pestalozzi
D. Vivekananda
100 . The social aims of education imply
that
A. The state is above the individual
citizen
B. The state is an idealized metaphysical
entity
C. The state has to give not to take anything from the individual
D. The state is superior to the individual
transcending all his desires and aspirations