Umar Draz, Author at DocMCQs

Q. According to which educational philosophy, socially useful labour must form the central pivot of the entire school?

A. Idealism

B. Marxism

C. Existentialism

D. Naturalism.

Correct answer is: B. Marxism

Q. Which of the following has been asserted about schools by Marxist educational philosophy?

A. They should stand above politics

B. They should disinterestedly serve society as a whole

C. They should function as deliberate instruments of state policy

D. They should not be mere weapons in the hands of the ruling class.

Correct answer is: C. They should function as deliberate instruments of state policy

Q. Which of the following characteristics is common to Pragmatism, Naturalism and Existentialism?

A. Emphasis on spiritual aims of education

B. Emphasis on the individual

C. Emphasis on physical environment

D. Emphasis on value education.

Correct answer is: B. Emphasis on the individual

Q. Whose is the ultimate concern-“What is existence”?

A. Idealists only

B. Realists only

C. Existentialists and Idealists both

D. Existentialists only.

Correct answer is: C. Existentialists and Idealists both

79. Which of the following philosophies held that ‘Men in the world feel lonely and anxious, being unsure of their meaning and fearful of their annihilation’ ?

A. Existentialism

B. Idealism

C. Marxism

D. Pragmatism.

Correct answer is: A. Existentialism

Q. According to Existentialists, the essence of existence means

A. Unity with the ultimate reality.

B. Spiritual good and happiness.

C. Tensions and contradictions which condition loneliness and anxiety.

D. Continuous growth and development.

Correct answer is: A. Unity with the ultimate reality.

Q. Who was the nineteenth century founder of Existentialism?

A. Hegel

B. Soren Kierkegaard

C. Rousseau

D. D.J. O’Connor.

Correct answer is: B. Soren Kierkegaard

Q. Which school of philosophy of education advocated Project method of teaching?

A. Realism

B. Pragmatism

C. Idealism

D. Naturalism.

Correct answer is: B. Pragmatism

Q. Play way method of teaching has been emphasised in the scheme of the education of

A. Naturalists.

B. Realists,

C. Pragmatists.

D. Existentialists.

Correct answer is: A. Naturalists.

Q. Which is the most widely accepted method of education, according to the pragmatists?

A. Lecturing by the teacher.

B. Leaving the child free to learn.

C. Learning by doing.

D. Heuristic method.

Correct answer is: C. Learning by doing.

Author name: Umar Draz