Education Related General Awareness MCQ Quiz

Education Related Question 1 Detailed Solution

The correct answer is Chattarpur.

Key Points

• On September 15, 2022, the Madhya Pradesh School Education Departmentreleased the report card of the districts for classes I to VIII in the session 2022-23 as directed by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to develop the educational ranking system of the districts.
• Director State Education Center Dhanaraju S.According to the district report card, Chhatarpur district has got the first position, Balaghat second, and Chhindwara third.
• Similarly, in division-wise grading,Sagar division has got the first position, Jabalpur division has got the second and Narmadapuram has got the third position.
• Director Dhanaraju S. informed that Niwari district has jumped31 places to 10th position as compared to the previous ranking.
• Guna has attained22nd rank this time, improving from the previous ranking of 51.
• The report lays down a number of action points on priority.
• The report mainly divides the enrolment and stay of children, quality educational achievements, educational upgradation of teachers, equality, infrastructure, physical facilities, good governance processes, etc. into six main parts.
• A total of 32 indicesare included in the ranking.
• Changes will continue to be made even symmetricallyas per the priority of each quarter.

Additional Information Indore District

• Indore is the finance capital of Madhya Pradesh
• Finance department was established in 1970
• Theheadquarters of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission is in Indore.
• Indore is ‘cleanest city’for 6th time in govt survey.

 Chindwara

• Chhindwara District ranks 1st in area(11,815 Sq. Km.) in M.P. State and occupies85% of the area of the state.
• The District is divided into 13 Tahsils.
• It is the Parliamentary Constituency and 7 Assembly.

The correct answer is ‘Promoting extra-curricular activities‘.

Key Points

Hobby Hubs:

• Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi governmenthas announced that it will be setting up free ‘Hobby Hubs’.
• For the 2022-2023 academic session, this project will only be implemented in single-shift government schools.
• It has been decided with the aim of promoting extracurricular activities among school children.
• The state government has also announced that any private entitiessuch as NGOs or individuals will be allowed to provide free training to school students for extracurricular activities.
• It will include after-school dance, music, and arts and crafts activitiesduring this new academic session.

The correct answer is YounTab.

Key Points

• Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur launched the YounTab scheme for students and distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh.
• The scheme isan initiative of the Department of School Education with technical support from the Information Technology Department.
• Atotal of 12 thousand 300 students of 6th to 12th class from government schools will benefit from the scheme.
• Formulatedto encourage digital learning, bridge the digital divide between connected and unconnected, and mitigate the Covid pandemic disruptions.

The correct answer is (A) (B) (C).

Key Points

• Public University Act, 2016 Bill:
  • The act was passed by the Maharashtra Legislative Council in December 2021.
  • The act isalso called the Third Amendment bill. Hence, (A) is correct.
  • The act gives more powers to the Higher and Technical Education Minister with regard to the state-run universities.
  • The bill allows the minister to make recommendations to the governor, who is the chancellor of the universities. Hence, (B) is correct.
  • The amended act comprises a provision for the Board of Equal opportunity.
  • According to the act, A board of equal opportunity shall be constituted in each University.
  • The board will be responsible for planning, monitoring, guiding and coordinating several developments and welfare programs, regulations, policies and schemes for the welfare, development & social protection of students, non-teaching employees and teachers belonging to the weaker section of the society, minorities, women and LGBTQIA.
  • These provisions will also be extended to persons with disabilities.
  • The act is being opposed over its provision to include LGBTQIA communitymembers on University Boards. Hence, (C) is correct.

The correct answer is Proficiency.

Key Points

• Ministry of Educationhas launched a National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) in July 2021.
• The NIPUN Bharat Programme was launched by the Union Minister for Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyalon July 5th, 2021.
• The aimis to ensure that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27.
• It aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years.

Important Points

• NIPUN Bharat will be implemented by the Department of School Education and Literacy.
• A five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at the National- State- District- Block- Schoollevel in all States and UTs, under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.
• NIPUN Bharat will not only help our students to take a big leap in their higher classes, but it will also have a major impact in making our students globally competitive.

The correct answer is Gujarat.

Important Points

National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) has been established in Vadodara, Gujarat.

• NTRI has been established as a deemed to be university under the de-novo category in
• National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI) is India’s first and only transportation university.

The Motto of the Institution is Gyaanasya Abhyaasam Kuru.

The correct answer is the Ministry of Education.

Key Points

• Ministry of Educationrecently launched UDISE for 2019-2020.
• Union Education Minister released the Report on United Information System for Education Plus (UDISE ) 2019-20for School Education in India.
• Unified District Information Systemfor Education Plus report (UDISE ) for 2019-2020 was released by Union minister of education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (As of May 2022).
• United Information System for Education Plusis one of the largest Management Information Systems for school education.
• It was introduced in 2018-2019with the goal of speeding up data entry, reducing errors, improving data quality, and simplifying data verification.
• The total number of students enrolled in school from pre-primary to higher secondary has surpassed45 crores in 2019-20.
• This is a3 lakh increase over the previous year.
• The number of boys enrolled was01 million, while the number of girls enrolled was 12.08 million.

The correct answer is The Ministry of Rural Development.

Important Points

• Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development.
• It was launched on 20 June 2020for 125 days to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages and similarly affected citizens in rural areas.
• Thekey objectives of this Abhiyaan were to provide immediate employment opportunities to returnee migrant workers and similarly affected citizens in rural areas, to saturate villages with public infrastructure and assets, to set a Stage for enhancing long-term livelihood opportunities.
• The Abhiyaan has helped in empowering villagers with livelihood opportunities in the selected 116 districts of 6 states namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
• During the Abhiyaan, 50.78crore person-days were generated with a total expenditure of  39,293 crore.
• The Abhiyaan’s success is an outcome of convergent efforts of 12 Ministries/Departments and State Governments, which are giving a higher quantum of benefits to the migrant workers and rural communities.

The correct answer is YounTab.

Key Points

• Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh RK Mathur launched the YounTab scheme for students and distributed 12,300 tablets among them virtually in Leh.
• The scheme isan initiative of the Department of School Education with technical support from the Information Technology Department.
• Atotal of 12 thousand 300 students of 6th to 12th class from government schools will benefit from the scheme.
• Formulatedto encourage digital learning, bridge the digital divide between connected and unconnected, and mitigate the Covid pandemic disruptions.

Additional Information

• Diksha
  • ​DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is anational platform for school education. 
  • Aninitiative of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
  • The uniqueinitiative leverages existing highly scalable and flexible digital infrastructures while keeping teachers at the center.
• eVidya​
  • ​The Government of India has launched the PM eVIDYA program.
  • Under this scheme, the top hundred universities in the country will start educating students through online education after 30th May 2020. 
  • PM eVIDYA will also be called a one Nation digital platform.
  • Other than that aTV channel called one class one channel will also be launched for students who are studying in class 1st to 12th.
• Pragyata​
  • Recently, theMinistry of Education has released guidelines on digital education titled ‘PRAGYATA’.
  • The guidelines have beenprepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

The correct answer is the Ministry of Education.

Key Points

• OTPRMS Certificates
  • The Ministry of Education has decided to link the Online Teacher Pupil Registration Management System (OTPRMS) Certificates with DigiLocker. Hence, Option 1 is correct.
  • Objective: To ensure hassle-free access to verified OTPRMS Certificates
  • The issued certificates will automatically be transferred to DigiLocker.
  • The same may be traced to National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) website.
  • The registration fee for obtaining Certificates has been waived off.
  • This will enable all stakeholders across India to be digitally empowered facilitating ease of doing business.
• DigiLocker 
  • DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) under Digital India Corporation (DIC).
  • Aim: ‘Digital Empowerment of citizens by providing access to authentic digital documents to citizen’s digital document wallets.
  • The issued documents in the DigiLocker system are deemed to be at par with original physical documents as per Rule 9A of the Information Technology Rules, 2016

Additional Information

• The Ministry of Education, formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is a Ministry of Government of India responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education.
• The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of India set up on 9 November 2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.
• The ministry is headed by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
• The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India.
• This is India’s federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and their social security.
• The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentis a government ministry responsible for rural development and the governance, promotion, and nurturing of agriculture and the agriculture industry.