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Q. Which of the following is more generally acceptable by modern educationists?

A. There should be one single aim of education unchangeable over time and space
B. There is one grand objective of education; and that is the development of the inner nature of the child
C. Contribution to the welfare of the society should be the only aim of education
D. Education is bound to have several aims since its concerns are several such as the individual, the society, the family, the nation and so on.

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Q. What is development of social sense and co­operation among the individuals through education?

A. Individual aim
B. Social aim
C. National aim
D. Constitutional aim.

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Q. Which among the following is not an acceptable criticism of social aims of educa­tion?

A. They are anti-individual
B. They are un-psychological as they do not take into account the capacities and interests of the individual
C. They hinder the growth and development of art and literature
D. Man, in them, becomes only a means to an end

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Q. Which among the following is not emphasized by the individual aims of education?

A. Individual freedom
B. Self-expression
C. Development of inner potentialities.
D. Development of values of tolerance and non-violence.

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Q. Which of the following statements does not go in favour of the individual aims of education?

A. The individual is an asset to the society; his development and growth are necessary
B. The society is strong if the individual is strong
C. Every individual is unique; development of his potentialities is essential
D. Society is supreme and all individuals are only parts of it.

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Q. Which among the following is the most correct view about social and individual aims of education?

A. Individual aims should be given preference to social aims
B. Social aims should be preferred to individual aims
C. Individual aims are implied in the social aims of education
D. Individual and social aims are only two sides of the same coin.

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Q. Which statement is most acceptable to the academicians about “Bread and butter aim” of education?

A. It is the most important aim and should be given top priority by educationists
B. It is equally important along with other aims of education
C. It is only partly acceptable
D. It is important for only a section of the society.

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Q. Which of the following does not pertain to intellectual development aim of education?

A. Cultivation of intelligence
B. Spiritual development
C. Development of cognitive powers
D. Training and “formation” of mind.

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Q. Preparing the child for future life as an aim of education is preparing child for

A. Some suitable vocation.
B. Some particular course of study.
C. Facing all kinds of emergencies and situations of future life.
D. A happy married life.

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Q. the most effective method of character- formation is

A. Teaching virtues through religious books.
B. Organizing specialists’ lectures on importance of values in life.
C. Teaching by high character teachers.
D. Rewarding virtuous behaviours and presenting high character models in the schools.

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Q. Harmonious development of the child aim of education means

A. Development of all the qualities of the mind to the maximum possible extent.
B. Development of a sound mind in a sound body.
C. Development of physical, mental, moral and spiritual potentialities of the child in a balanced manner.
D. Development of the adjustment capacities of the child.

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

A. Idealists only
B. Realists only
C. Existentialists and Idealists both
D. Existentialists only.

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Q. Which school raised the slogan “Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words?”

A. Pragmatist
B. Realists
C. Idealists
D. Existentialists.

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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.

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Q. As Huxley pleaded for the introduction of “a complete and thorough scientific culture” into schools, he is claimed to be

A. An Idealist.
B. A Realist,
C. A Pragmatist.
D. A Naturalist.

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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

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Q. Realism in education was born out of

A. The enthusiasm of the Renaissance.
B. The great religious movement of the 17th century.
C. A cleavage between the work of the schools and the life of the world outside that occurred during the 19th century.
D. The degeneration of humanism after Renaissance.

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Q. Who was the nineteenth century founder of Existentialism?

A. Hegel
B. Soren Kierkegaard
C. Rousseau
D. D.J. O’Connor.

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Q. Which of the following is not criticised by realism in education?

A. Teachers denying the value of school co-curricular activities
B. Pupils cramming for knowledge from books for reproducing in examination
C. Organizing schools in a way that is conducive to practical training in citizenship
D. Teaching which drifts away from life of the child.

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Q. In the light of relevant past events, con­temporary events and their understanding should find a place in the teaching of history. Who maintained this principle?

A. Naturalists
B. Idealists
C. Realists
D. Marxists.

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Q. Which school of philosophy very strongly advocates that education should be voca­tional in character?

A. Existentialism
B. Naturalism
C. Realism
D. Pragmatism.

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Q. Which is not an aspect of mind according to the Realists’ theory of knowing?

A. Awareness
B. Consciousness
C. Behaviour
D. Processing of awareness.

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Q. Who believe that “Objects have a reality independent of mental phenomena”?

A. Idealists
B. Realists
C. Naturalists
D. Existentialists.

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