gk questions and answers

Gk questions and answers of the current affairs

1)Ministry of education was renamed as ‘Ministry of HRD’ in which year?

1956

1975

1985

1989

Ans 1985

2)Who among the following chaired ‘Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy’?

T.S.R. Subramanian

Dr. K. Kasturirangan

Kirit Parikh 

B P Jeevan Reddy

Ans -T.S.R. Subramanian

3)Who among the following chaired ‘Committee for the Draft National Education Policy 2019’? 

Dr. Bibek Debroy

Vivek Pandit

K M Soni

Dr. K. Kasturirangan

Ans – Dr. K. Kasturirangan

4)The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 targets 100% gross enrollment ratio (GER) from pre-school to secondary level by which year?

2023

2025

2027

2030

Ans 2030

5)NEP 2020 aims to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education from 26.3% (2018) to 50% by which year?

2025

2030

2035

2045

Ans 2035

6)With regarding multiple entry & exit options in UG stream, which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

1 Certificate After 1 year

2 Advanced Diploma After 2 years

3 Bachelor’s Degree After 3 years

4 Bachelor’s with Research After 5 years

Ans – Bachelor’s with Research After 5 years

7)As per NEP 2020, teaching upto at least what grade to be in mother tongue/ regional language?

Grade 3

Grade 5

Grade 8

Grade 10

Ans Grade 5

8)How many out of school children will be brought back into main stream under NEP 2020?

1 crore

2 crore

5 crore

10 crore

Ans 2 Crore

9)The 10+2 structure of school curricula is to be replaced by a which curricular structure?

5+3+3+4

3+3+5+4

3+5+4+4

5+3+2+4

Ans – 5+3+3+4

10)National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (NCPFECCE) for children up to the age of 8 will be developed by which organisation?

NITI Ayog

NCERT

AICTE

NCTE

Ans NCERT

11) An implementation plan for attaining universal foundational literacy and numeracy in all primary schools for all learners by grade 3 by 2025 will be prepared by ____?

Centre

States

Districts

NITI Ayog

Ans – States

12)Vocational education will start in schools from the which grade that will also include internships?

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Ans Grade 6

13)National Curricular Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2020-21, will be developed by ____?

NCERT

AICTE

IITs and NITs

NCTE

Ans NCERT

14)  A per NEP 2020, National Assessment Centre, PARAKH will be set up as a standard-setting body. What does letter ‘R’ stand for in PARAKH?

Revise 

Rational

Review

Revival

Ans Review

15)  Which among the following does not find mention in NEP 2020?

Gender Inclusion Fund

Bal Bhavans

Samajik Chetna Kendras

Zonal Talent Hunt

Ans Zonal Talent Hunt

16)  What does letter ‘P’ stand for in NPST that finds mention in NEP 2020?

Primary

Professional

Public

Probation

Ans professional

17)  With regarding multiple entry & exit options in UG stream, which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?

Ans 

National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education

To be developed by National Council for Teacher Education by 2025

18)  Number of new seats that will be added to Higher education institutions are ___?

2.1 Crore

2.5 Crore

3.2 Crore

3.5 Crore

Ans 3.5 Cr

19)  Higher Education Commission of India(HECI) that will act as a single overarching umbrella body the for entire higher education does not include which education sectors?

Medical and Legal education

Engineering and Management

Legal education and Engineering

Management and Medical

Ans – Medical and Legal education

20)  Affiliation of colleges is to be phased out in how many years?

10

12

15

20

Ans 15

21)As per NEP 2020, NMM stands for _____?

National Mission for Mentoring  

National Maritime Museum

New Multidisciplinary Mission

Net Market Makers

Ans National Mission for Mentoring