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ENTRANCE TEST-2023
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

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1. Which statement is NOT true ? 6. Change in social organization and its functions refers
(A) Goal of sociology is to understand the society to:

(B) Sociology is a science of society (A) Sanskritization

(C) Herbert Spencer is the father of sociology (B) Modernization

(D) Sociology is the study of human interaction (C) Westernization

2. The most important pre-requisite for cultural (D) Social change

assimilation is: 7. The part/s of social structure is / are:

(A) Conflict (A) Groups and associations
(B) Tolerance (B) Institutions and associations

(C) Competition (C) Communities and associations

(D) Co-ordination (D) Roles and sub-groups
3. Which statement is NOT correct ? 8. Education is an agent of ......... change.

(A) The example of material culture is stonework (A) Social

(B) Culture is shared (B) Cultural
(C) Acculturation refers to cultural revolution (C) Lingual

(D) Beliefs and norms come under non-material (D) Political
culture 9. The principle/s of learning is/are:
4. ............. do not form the basic elements of culture. (A) Correct answers and results to aid learning
(A) Mores and norms (B) Practice is useful for permanent learning
(B) Beliefs (C) Meaningful material to be learnt quickly
(C) Values (D) All of the above
(D) Fads and fashions 10. Walking, speaking or manipulative activities are the
5. The status occupied as a result of birth is called: examples of which type of learning ?
(A) Achieved status (A) Motor learning

(B) Ascribed status (B) Attitudinal learning

(C) Horizontal status (C) Concept learning
(D) Vertical status (D) Perceptual learning

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17. The concept of “Functional Autonomy” was given
(A) I.P. Pavlov ................ Russian nationality by:
(B) E. L. Thorndike ................ American origin (A) G.W. Alport
(C) Law of effect ................ Thorndike (B) Alfred Adler
(D) Pavlov ................ The Nobel Prize winner in (C) C.G. Jung (Yooung)

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(D) All of the above
13. Which statement is TRUE about intelligence ? 19. Which statement is TRUE about “Rationalization”?
(A) It is thematic but acquired (A) Explaining one’s shortcoming in such a
(B) It is an absolute acquired trait way as to avoid responsibility

(C) It is the ability of feelings (B) Converting greed into a successful business

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gratification of needs, drives and desires.
(D) Spearman ................ British origin (A) Ego
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22. ................ usually includes individuals with IQ’s from 27. Axiology as a branch of philosophy is concerned with:
approximately 20-25 to 35-40. (A) Problems
(A) Moderate mental retardation (B) Values
(B) Severe mental retardation (C) Preferences
(C) Mild mental retardation (D) Systematic preferences
(D) Profound mental retardation 28. Philosophy and education are the two sides of the
23. The process of bringing exceptional children of same coin, because philosophy ............. :
whatever condition into classrooms for their education: (A) Provides the basis for the entire structure of
(A) Normalization education
(B) Inclusion (B) Influences the curriculum
(C) Mainstreaming (C) Makes the teacher a better teacher
(D) Coverage (D) Makes education more meaningful and effective
24. Assisting pupils to obtain the necessary knowledge 29. “Life is glorious and must be lived in a glorious
about various careers / occupations: manner”:
(A) Personnel guidance (A) Pragmatic approach
(B) Vocational guidance (B) Idealistic approach
(C) Educational guidance (C) Naturalistic outlook
(D) Personal guidance (D) Modern Western outlook
25. “The art of education will never attain complete 30. ................ school of philosophy believes in the
clearness without philosophy”: supernatural reality or essence.
(A) Brubacker (A) Idealism
(B) Aristotle (B) Existentialism
(C) Fichte (C) Naturalism
(D) Ruskin (D) Realism
26. Which of the following branches of philosophy deals 31. Who is credited to have advocated the Project
with the problems of “Knowledge”? Method of teaching-learning strategy?
(A) Metaphysics (A) John Sartre
(B) Epistemology (B) John Dewey of American origin
(C) Axiology (C) John Dewey of British origin
(D) Anthology (D) J. J. Rousseau

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37. Which one of the following is NOT true about Vedic
(A) Encounter system ?

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(C) R. N. Tagore ............. 7 May, 1869
(B) The teachers in Buddhist education were known
(D) Maulana Azad ............. 11 November, 1888
as the Achraya and Upadhyaya.
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41. ................ is credited to have recommended the 46. Who was the Chairman of the Educational
Grant-in-Aid” in British India. Reorganization Committee Report (J & K) ?
(A) Sir Charles Wood (A) A. Kazmi
(B) Lord Macaulay (B) N. A. Nadeem
(C) William Hunter (C) Agha Ashraf Ali
(D) John Sergeant (D) Prof. G. Rasool
42. Macaulay was appointed as “President of General 47. Mid-day Meal scheme was recommended by:
Committee on Public Instruction” by: (A) National Policy on Education 1986
(A) Lord Hastings (B) New Education Policy 2020
(B) Lord Bentinck (C) Kothari Commission
(C) Lord Cornwallis (D) Bhawan Sahay Committee
(D) Lord Dalhousie 48. Bhagwan Sahay Report contains .......... Chapters.
43. The first Indian Education Commission appointed by (A) Eight
Lord Ripen is known as: (B) Eighteen
(A) Radhakrishanan Commission (C) Six
(B) Sadler Commission (D) Sixteen
(C) Kothari Commission 49. RMSA A Central Government scheme was
(D) Hunter Commission launched in:
44. Main Stars of Wardha Scheme of Education: (A) 2009
(A) M.K. Gandhi and Maulana Azad (B) 2008
(B) M.K. Gandhi and Zakir Hussain (C) 2007
(C) M.K. Gandhi, Maulana Azad and Zakir Hussain (D) 2006
(D) M.K. Gandhi 50. Which is NOT true about the function/s of higher
45. First Education Commission after Independence: education ?
(A) Kothari Education Commission (A) Teaching
(B) University Education Commission (B) Research
(C) Mudaliar Education Commission (C) Extension
(D) Acharya Education Commission (D) NAAC accreditation

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(A) Absence of infrastructure (B) Secondary education
(B) Absence of political will (C) Special education

(C) Overwhelming enrollment at the secondary level (D) Higher education

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(D) Garret
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