Higher Education for NTA UGC NET JRF Paper 1

1. The following commissions were set up by the government or its agencies after independence.
Arrange the following in a chronological order (in terms of their Occurrence).
I) University Education Commission
II) Secondary Education Commission
III) Education Commission

(a) III, II and I
(b) I, Il and III
(c) II, I and III
(d) I, III and II

2. Which of the following committees recommended the spending of Rs. 500 crores to be spent on research in basic sciences every year by UGC every year?

(a) M. M. Sharma committee
(b) Kakodkar committee
(c) Prof. Yashpal committee
(d) None of the above

3. Destiny of India is being shaped in her classroom’. This is stated in________

(a) National Policy on Education (1986)
(b) National Knowledge Commission (2005)
(c) Education Commission (1964-66)
(d) University Education Commission (1948-49)

4. CHEER stands for________

(a) Children Enrichment Education through Radio
(b) Child health education electronic recording
(c) Children for Engineers and Energy Requirement
(d) None of the Above

5. Which among the following constitute the majority of institutions within the university system?

(a) Central universities
(c) Deemed universities
(b) State universities
(d) Private universities

6. Enrolments within the university system__________

(a) Central universities
(c) Deemed universities
(b) State universities
(d) Private universities

7. Universities having central campus for imparting education are called_________

(a) Central universities
(b) Deemed University
(c) Residential universities
(d) Open universities

8. Which of the following agencies provide funding to Indira Gandhi National Open University?

(a) University Grants Commission
(b) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

9. The university that telecasts interactive educational programmes through its own channel is__________

(a) Dr B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
(b) IGNOU
(c) University of Pune
(d) Annamalai University

10. Which of the following pairs of authorities are at the top of hierarchy in the case of a Central University?

(a) Visitors and Chancellor
(b) Visitors and Vice Chancellor
(c) Chancellor and Vice Chancellor
(d) Vice President and Vice Chancellors