Development of Education in India: MCQ Test
25 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 25
Where is the Indian Veterinary Research Institute located?
- APantnagar
- BIzzatnagar
- CLucknow
- DDehradun
Question 2 of 25
Which committee recommended the 'three language formula'?
- ADutt Committee
- BRajya Sabha
- CRajamannar Committee
- DKothari Committee
Question 3 of 25
When was Indira Gandhi National Open University established?
- A1982 AD
- B1985 AD
- C1987 AD
- D1989 AD
Question 4 of 25
Who recommended the 10+2+3 structure of Indian education?
- AKothari Commission
- BMudaliar Commission
- CRadhakrishnan Commission
- DRamamurthy Commission
Question 5 of 25
What is called the 'Magna Carta of English education in India'?
- AWood's Despatch (1854)
- BMacaulay's Statement (1835)
- CCharter of 1813
- DDescription of Auckland (1839)
Question 6 of 25
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is the total number of
- A7
- B12
- C19
- D23
Question 7 of 25
The high-level 'Indian School of Business' (ISB) is located in-
- ANew Delhi
- BMumbai
- CBangalore
- DHyderabad
Question 8 of 25
Where is Fort William College located?
- AAgra
- BDelhi
- CKolkata
- DMumbai
Question 9 of 25
Who founded Visva-Bharati University?
- AIshwarchandra Vidyasagar
- BRaja Rammohan Roy
- CBankim Chandra Chatterjee
- DRabindranath Tagore
Question 10 of 25
In which year was the University Grants Commission (presently University Development Commission) established?
- A1956 AD
- B1961 AD
- C1965 AD
- D1986 AD
Question 11 of 25
Which statement is correct regarding Navodaya Vidyalaya?
- AIn 1986, it was decided to establish a model school in every village of the country.
- BNavodaya Vidyalaya is a very popular educational institution, which admits 30,000 new students every year.
- CAbout 30% of ninth grade students are sent to multilingual areas to spend an academic term
- Dnone of the above
Question 12 of 25
First in IndiaIIT Where was it established?
- ANew Delhi
- BKanpur
- CMumbai
- DKharagpur
Question 13 of 25
When was the program called 'Operation Blackboard' started?
- A1986-87 AD
- B1987-88 AD
- C1988-89 AD
- D1990-91 AD
Question 14 of 25
Where was the first open university established?
- AU.N.A.
- BGermany
- CEngland
- DIndia
Question 15 of 25
Where is the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages?
- AHyderabad
- BNew Delhi
- CBengaluru
- DMumbai
Question 16 of 25
Where is the Indian Statistical Institute (ISO) located?
- ADelhi
- BKolkata
- CChennai
- DBengaluru
Question 17 of 25
In which year was the new National Education Policy of India announced?
- A1968 AD
- B1986 AD
- C1992 AD
- D1996 AD
Question 18 of 25
Where is the headquarters of Indira Gandhi National Open University?
- ANew Delhi
- BKolkata
- CAllahabad
- DMumbai
Question 19 of 25
Where is the Indian School of Mines (ISM) located?
- AJamshedpur
- BDhanbad
- CRanchi
- DKolkata
Question 20 of 25
Where was the first open university established in India?
- APune
- BAnnamalai
- CJodhpur
- DNew Delhi
Question 21 of 25
Who first proposed the idea of establishing an open university?
- AClement Attlee
- BWinston Churchill
- CHector Munro
- DHarold Wilson
Question 22 of 25
10+2+3 education system was implemented—
- ANational Policy on Education (1986)
- BKothari Commission (1979)
- CSecondary Education Commission (1952)
- DMadhavan Committee's recommendation
Question 23 of 25
When was the National Literacy Mission started?
- A1985 AD
- B1986 AD
- C1987 AD
- D1988 AD
Question 24 of 25
Who founded 'Jamia Millia Islamia'?
- ADr. M. Radhakrishnan
- BDr. Zakir Hussain
- CDr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- DRafi Ahmed Kidwai
Question 25 of 25
When did the British Government appoint the Sadler Commission to improve education?
- AIn 1919
- BIn 1917
- CIn 1921
- DIn 1896