MCQ NCF-SE Chapter - 1
1.
What is the primary focus of the first chapter of the
NCF?
A)
Teaching methodologies
B)
Aims of School Education
C)
Assessment techniques
D)
Teacher training programs
Answer: B) Aims of School Education
2.
From which policy are the Aims of School Education
derived?
A)
NEP 2005
B)
NEP 2020
C)
NCF 2005
D)
RTE Act
Answer: B) NEP 2020
3.
Which of the following elements is included in the school
curriculum as described in the chapter?
A)
Extracurricular activities
B)
Pedagogical practices
C)
Student health services
D)
Community engagement
Answer: B) Pedagogical practices
4.
What key components does the chapter identify as
necessary for fulfilling the Aims of Education?
A)
Financial resources
B)
Knowledge, Capacities, Values, and Dispositions
C)
Infrastructure and facilities
D)
Parental involvement
Answer: B) Knowledge, Capacities, Values, and Dispositions
5.
Which aspect is mentioned as not being a part of the
curriculum but still affects it in practice?
A)
Content delivery
B)
Teacher appointment and development
C)
Curriculum design
D)
Classroom layout
Answer: B) Teacher appointment and development
6.
What does the school curriculum encompass?
A)
Only the subjects taught
B)
A variety of organized arrangements and resources
C)
Non-academic activities
D)
Standardized testing methods
Answer: B) A variety of organized arrangements and resources
7.
What does the chapter suggest about the relationship
between Aims of Education and curricular elements?
A)
They are unrelated
B)
They provide clear direction and alignment
C)
Aims are secondary to curricular content
D)
They only focus on assessment methods
Answer: B) They provide clear direction and alignment
8.
What key elements must School Education develop in
students according to the text?
A) Only academic knowledge
B) Values, dispositions, capacities, and knowledge
C) Sports and extracurricular skills
D) Financial literacy
Answer: B) Values, dispositions, capacities, and knowledge
9.
What should a curriculum systematically articulate?
A) Teacher qualifications
B) Desirable values, dispositions, capacities, and
knowledge
C) Extracurricular activities
D) Assessment scores
Answer: B) Desirable values, dispositions, capacities, and knowledge
10.
How does the curriculum aim to achieve the educational
vision?
A) By focusing solely on examination results
B) Through appropriate choice of content and
pedagogy
C) By standardizing classroom layouts
D) By limiting student participation
Answer: B) Through appropriate choice of content and pedagogy
11.
What role do assessment strategies play in the curriculum
as described in the text?
A) They are optional and not necessary
B) They verify the achievement of desired
educational outcomes
C) They only focus on academic performance
D) They serve to grade teachers
Answer: B) They verify the achievement of desired educational outcomes
12.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a focus of the
curriculum in achieving the vision of education?
A) Knowledge
B) Values
C) Financial resources
D) Dispositions
Answer: C) Financial resources
13.
What is the overall goal of the National Curriculum
Framework for School Education?
A) To increase standardized testing
B) To develop a comprehensive educational vision
C) To limit the curriculum to core subjects
D) To create a rigid structure for all schools
Answer: B) To develop a comprehensive educational vision
14.
How many Aims of Education are organized in this NCF?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six
Answer: C) Five
15.
What is the primary focus of the aim related to
"Rational Thought and Independent Thinking/Autonomy"?
A) Physical fitness
B) Developing curiosity and critical thinking
C) Financial literacy
D) Cultural awareness
Answer: B) Developing curiosity and critical thinking
16.
Which of the following is included in the aim of
"Health and Well-being"?
A) Developing financial acumen
B) Acquiring knowledge to ensure one's health and
wellness
C) Enhancing competitive spirit
D) Fostering academic excellence
Answer: B) Acquiring knowledge to ensure one's health and wellness
17.
What does the aim of "Democratic and Community
Participation" emphasize?
A) Individual success in a competitive environment
B) Sustaining and improving democratic functioning
in society
C) Focusing solely on academic achievements
D) Engaging in sports and physical activities
Answer: B) Sustaining and improving democratic functioning in society
18.
Why is "Economic Participation" considered
essential?
A) It ensures a competitive workforce
B) It contributes to individual dignity, justice,
and well-being
C) It minimizes cultural engagement
D) It focuses primarily on academic qualifications
Answer: B) It contributes to individual dignity, justice, and well-being
19.
What is highlighted as a significant aspect of
"Cultural Participation"?
A) Engaging with only local cultures
B) Understanding and contributing meaningfully to
diverse cultures
C) Isolating from global cultural influences
D) Focusing on economic success
Answer: B) Understanding and contributing meaningfully to diverse cultures
20.
What overarching goal is described for a society with
individuals possessing the Aims of Education outlined in the NCF?
A) To achieve economic dominance
B) To create a pluralistic, prosperous, and just
knowledge society
C) To maintain traditional practices only
D) To limit community involvement
Answer: B) To create a pluralistic, prosperous, and just knowledge society
21.
What does the term "Knowledge" refer to in the
context of this NCF?
A) Practical skills and abilities
B) Descriptive knowledge or "knowing
that"
C) Personal beliefs and values
D) Cultural understanding
Answer: B) Descriptive knowledge or "knowing that"
22.
Which of the following is an example of procedural
knowledge referred to as "Capacities"?
A) Knowing the date of a historical event
B) Knowing how to drive a car
C) Understanding mathematical theories
D) Memorizing vocabulary words
Answer: B) Knowing how to drive a car
23.
What is the primary focus of school education according
to the explanation of "Knowledge"?
A) Simply memorizing facts
B) Developing the ability to inquire and connect
knowledge
C) Fostering competition among students
D) Limiting the exploration of new ideas
Answer: B) Developing the ability to inquire and connect knowledge
24.
How are "Capacities" distinguished from
"Skills" in this NCF?
A) Capacities are always more challenging than
skills
B) Capacities consist of multiple skills and are
broader in scope
C) Skills are never related to capacities
D) Capacities are limited to academic subjects only
Answer: B) Capacities consist of multiple skills and are broader in scope
25.
What do "Values" refer to in this NCF?
A) Personal opinions on various topics
B) Beliefs about what is right and wrong
C) Skills needed for effective communication
D) Knowledge of cultural practices
Answer: B) Beliefs about what is right and wrong
26.
Why are "Values and Dispositions" considered
important in effective action?
A) They are irrelevant to knowledge acquisition
B) They motivate knowledge and capacities
C) They are the same as skills and capacities
D) They limit students' ability to think critically
Answer: B) They motivate knowledge and capacities
27.
what should the school curriculum deliberately choose to
develop?
A) Only knowledge-based content
B) Values and dispositions derived from the Aims of
Education
C) Competitive examination strategies
D) Physical education exclusively
Answer: B) Values and dispositions derived from the Aims of Education
28. What is the
primary goal of the five Aims of Education articulated in the NCF?
A) To focus on academic excellence only
B) To develop relevant knowledge, capacities,
values, and dispositions in students
C) To prepare students for standardized testing
D) To promote vocational training exclusively
Answer: B) To develop relevant knowledge, capacities, values, and
dispositions in students
29. From where
does NEP 2020 derive its values?
A) International educational standards
B) Local cultural traditions and the Indian
Constitution
C) Private educational institutions
D) Historical texts only
Answer: B) Local cultural traditions and the Indian Constitution
30. Which of the
following is an example of ethical and moral values mentioned in the text?
A) Competition and ambition
B) Respect for women and tolerance
C) Economic success and individualism
D) Exclusivity and elitism
Answer: B) Respect for women and tolerance
31. What do
democratic values encompass according to the NCF?
A) Strict adherence to tradition
B) Commitment to liberty, equality, and social
responsibility
C) Individual success over community welfare
D) Focus on financial prosperity
Answer: B) Commitment to liberty, equality, and social responsibility
32. What are
epistemic values primarily concerned with?
A) Emotional intelligence
B) Knowledge and truth
C) Physical fitness
D) Social skills
Answer: B) Knowledge and truth
33. Which
disposition is emphasized as essential for achievement through just and
equitable means?
A) Inquisitiveness
B) Positive work ethic
C) Independence
D) Competition
Answer: B) Positive work ethic
34. What is the
significance of "Curiosity and wonder" in the learning process?
A) It leads to memorization of facts
B) It fosters lifelong learning and active
engagement with knowledge
C) It distracts from serious study
D) It promotes conformity to existing knowledge
Answer: B) It fosters lifelong learning and active engagement with
knowledge
35. What does
the concept of "Pride and rootedness in India" aim to develop in
students?
A) Isolation from global influences
B) Deep-rooted pride in Indian heritage while being
a global citizen
C) Exclusivity in cultural practices
D) A focus solely on economic development
Answer: B) Deep-rooted pride in Indian heritage while being a global
citizen
36. What is
necessary for students to act effectively according to the text?
A) Only knowledge
B) Specific capacities
C) Motivation alone
D) Discipline-specific skills
only
Answer: B) Specific capacities
37. Which of the
following is identified as a key capacity for inquiry?
A) Memorization of facts
B) Observation and analysis
C) Passive learning
D) Rote learning
Answer: B) Observation and analysis
38. What
abilities are included under the capacity of "Communication"?
A) Only writing skills
B) Listening, speaking,
reading, and writing in multiple languages
C) Mathematical skills
D) Artistic expression
Answer: B) Listening, speaking, reading, and writing in multiple
languages
39. What does
the capacity for "Problem Solving and Logical Reasoning" involve?
A) Ignoring different solutions
B) Developing and evaluating multiple solutions to
a problem
C) Memorizing problem-solving strategies
D) Relying solely on intuition
Answer: B) Developing and evaluating multiple solutions to a problem
40. Which
capacity emphasizes creativity and artistic expression?
A) Capacities for Social
Engagement
B) Aesthetic and Cultural
Capacities
C) Inquiry Capacities
D) Capacities for Health and
Sustenance
Answer: B) Aesthetic and Cultural Capacities
41. What is the
importance of "Capacities for Health, Sustenance, Self-management, and
Work"?
A) They are
not essential for student development
B) They
enable students to lead a healthy life and contribute to well-being
C) They
focus solely on physical fitness
D) They are
only important for economic participation
Answer: B) They enable students to lead a healthy life and contribute to
well-being
42. What is
included in "Capacities for Social Engagement"?
A)
Individual competition
B) Empathy,
cooperation, and leadership
C) Artistic
skills only
D) Technical
skills only
Answer: B) Empathy, cooperation, and leadership
43. According to
the text, what must value and capacities be based on?
A) Personal
experiences
B) A clear
understanding of the world
C) Popular
opinions
D)
Traditional practices only
Answer: B) A clear understanding of the world
44. What is
often considered an inadequate view of education?
A) The
acquisition of knowledge
B)
Development of values
C) Emotional
learning
D) Physical
fitness
Answer: A) The acquisition of knowledge
45. Which of the
following is NOT mentioned as a type of knowledge?
A) Knowledge
about the self
B) Knowledge
about history
C) Knowledge
about the social world
D) Knowledge
about the physical and natural world
Answer: B) Knowledge about history
46. According to
the text, what has contributed to the development of human knowledge?
A) Only
formalized inquiry
B)
Incremental explorations and dramatic insights
C)
Theoretical knowledge only
D) Knowledge
from textbooks
Answer: B) Incremental explorations and dramatic insights
47. What is one
of the central questions regarding knowledge mentioned in the text?
A) What is
the best teaching method?
B) How do we
ensure that all knowledge is memorized?
C) How does
something become knowledge?
D) How can
we teach students to forget misinformation?
Answer: C) How does something become knowledge?
48. Which of the
following questions relates to the implications of knowledge on curriculum?
A) What is
the best age to start school?
B) What
should be taught, and what content is necessary?
C) How can
teachers motivate students?
D) What
extracurricular activities should be included?
Answer: B) What should be taught, and what content is necessary?
49. What aspect
of teaching does the text emphasize as important for developing a full
understanding of subjects?
A) The use
of textbooks
B) The
sequence of teaching concepts
C) The
number of subjects taught
D) The
frequency of tests
Answer: B) The sequence of teaching concepts
50. How does the
text suggest students should be encouraged to continue their education beyond
school?
A) By
focusing solely on formal education
B) By
limiting their search to classroom knowledge
C) By
encouraging them to discover and learn existing knowledge from the wider world
D) By
teaching them to memorize everything
Answer: C) By encouraging them to discover and learn existing knowledge
from the wider world
51. Which
subject area is mentioned as requiring a particular sequence in knowledge?
A) Arts
B)
Mathematics
C) Language
D) Physical
Education
Answer: B) Mathematics
52. What does
the text imply is crucial for effective teaching?
A)
Memorization of facts
B) An
integrated, holistic approach to knowledge and experience
C) Strict
discipline in the classroom
D) Frequent
assessments
Answer: B) An integrated, holistic approach to knowledge and experience