MBOSE Class 11 Sample Question Paper 2026 Education

Meghalaya Board of School Education

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EDUCATION

Class XI

Time – 3 hours Maximum marks - 80
General Instruction:
Please read the instructions carefully. The question paper is divided into five sections.

SECTION A (1x30=30)
MCQ’s of 30 questions, 1 mark each.

You are expected to give your answers as directed.

Choices are not given.

SECTION B (5x2=10)
Very short answer type 5 questions carrying 2 marks each.
Choices are given.

Answers should not exceed 30 words.

SECTION C (5x4=20)
Short answer type, 5 questions, carrying 4 marks each.

Answers should not exceed 60 words.

Choices are given.

SECTION D (8x2=16)
Long answer type/ Descriptive type questions

Two questions carrying 8 marks each.

Answers should not exceed 200 words.

Choices are given.

SECTION E (2x2=4)
Case- study type question, 2 marks each.

Choices are given.
Answers should not exceed 20 words.

SECTION A -MCQ’s 1x30=30

Choose the most appropriate response from the options given:
1. It is a dynamic process. It offers diverse experiences that help the individual to grow
physically, mentally, socially, emotionally and spiritually. What do think this
statement relates to?

a) Psychology

b) Education

c) Sociology

d) None of the above
2. Who defines, “An aim implies an orderly activity, one in which the order consists
in the progressive completing of a process”

a) Kilpatrick
b) Gandhi

c) Vivekanand

d) Dewey

3. _________________ are equally important, as an individual is a social being and
lives in a society.

a) Individual aims

b) National aims

c) Social aims

d) Educational aims
4. “Our first teachers are our nose, ears, feet, hands and eyes. To substitute books for
them does not teach us to reason; it teaches us to use the reason of others rather than
our own; it teaches us to believe much and to know little”. Who quoted these lines?

a) John and Evelyn Dewey

b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
c) Education Commission, 1964-66

d) J Krishnamurti

5. Which of the following statement is correct from the options given below?

a) Children use their physical abilities to gather information about their surroundings.

b) Children use their motor skills to gather information about their surroundings.

c) Children use their senses to gather information about their surroundings.
d) Children use their intelligence to gather information about their surroundings.

6. Identify the incorrect statement from the options given below on ECCE programme.

a) Pre- primary Education is also termed as Early Childhood Care and Education
Programme.
b) ECCE caters to the needs of children in the age group of 4-16 years.
c) The focus of ECCE programme is to provide care, opportunities and experiences.

d) Good quality ECCE programme has healthy impact on the child’s development.

7. Which of the following statement is correct from the options given below?

a) The educational demand of an individual does not vary as he moves from one stage
of life to the other.
b) The educational demand of an individual is stagnant as he moves from one stage of
life to the other.
c) The educational demand of an individual is the same as he moves from one stage of
life to the other.
d) The educational demand of an individual varies as he/she moves from one stage of
life to the other.

8. Which of the following belong to the non-formal system of education?

a) distant education centres

b) institutes

c) community

d) radio

9. Match the terms given in Column ‘A’ correctly with their options given in Column
‘B’ and choose the appropriate code as the correct answer:

COLUMN ‘A’ COLUMN ‘B’
a Article 21 A (i) Language safeguards
b Article 29 (ii) Instruction in Mother tongue
c Article 15 (iii) Right to education
d Article 350 A (iv) Education for the weaker sections and scheduled
tribes.

e Article 46 (v) Equality of opportunities

Codes:

1. a-(iii), b- (i), c- (v), d- (ii), e- (iv)

2. a- (iv), b-(ii), c- (iii), d- (v), e- (i)
3. a- (i), b-(ii), c- (iii), d- (iv), e- (v)

4. a-(iv), b-(v), c- (ii), d-(i), e- (iii)

10. A __________________university is an institution that is in the process of getting the
status of a university.

a) private

b) government

c) deemed
d) community

11. Secondary Education generally encompasses the ________ to the ________ year of
formal education.

a) fourth / fourteenth
b) sixth / fourteenth

c) eighth /fourteenth

d) tenth/ fourteenth.

12. Identify this level of formal education: - It culminates with awarding of academic or
professional degrees or diplomas or any other certification-.

a) Higher education

b) Primary education
c) Secondary education

d) Ecce programme

13. Who stated the following, ‘A university stands for humanism, for tolerance, for
reason, for the adventure of ideas, and for the search of truth’.

a) Tagore

b) Dewey

c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Gandhi

14. Elementary education is the beginning of _____________ education in India.

a) regular

b) compulsory

c) necessary

d) school

15. The Constitution 86th Amendment Act________ , has made education a fundamental
right for all children in the age group of 6-14 years.

a) 2002
b) 2008

c) 2015
d) 2020

16. Humans spend their entire lives in social groups of various __________ and
__________.
a) features and kinds

b) sizes and types
c) shapes and forms

d) position and location

17. Which of the following statement is correct for education and socialisation?
a) Education and socialisation are at the centre of human society.
b) Education and socialisation are at the core of human society
c) Education and socialisation are at the peak of human society
d) Education and socialisation are at the heart of human society.

18. Who stated the following, “Perhaps one of the most obvious contributions of
sociology to the general education is the way it can help students to develop a world
view.”
a) Lester Ward
b) Greenwood

c) Albion Small

d) William James

19. Psychology enables the teacher where and how to __________.

a) direct

b) reflect
c) teach

d) learn

20. The term Psychology is derived from two __________ words, psyche meaning mind
or soul, and logos meaning study.

a) Latin

b) Greek
c) French

d) German

21. Identify the branch of psychology which treats mild emotional and personal
problems of adjustment.
a) clinical

b) social

c) developmental

d) counselling

22. Education and Psychology are__________________.

a) complementary

b) interdependent

c) parallel

d) not related

23. Growth is a _______________process.
a) non- linear

b) complex

c) simple

d) discontinuous

24. Social development encompasses the transformation of social _____________ of an
individual.

a) skill

b) cycle

c) life
d) circle

25. Identify the correct statement for the course of development.

a) The course of development is linear.

b) The course of development is simple.
c) The course of development is continuous.

d) The course of development is sequential.

26. These are a major influence on the emotional and social development of individuals.

a) peer groups

b) media television

c) schooling
d) community

27. “The older I grow, the more earnestly I feel the few joys of childhood are the best that
life has to give”, who stated the following quote?

a) Arnold Gesell

b) Ralph Waldo Emerson

c) Ellen Glasgow

d) Max Weber

28. Who was regarded as one of the pioneers in psychological investigation of children?
a) Jean Piaget

b) Gandhi

c) Erikson

d) Kolberg

29. Erik Homburger Erikson defined _________ crises which a person faces at different
stages in his life.

a) 7

b) 5

c) 10
d) 8

30. All changes do not _________________ as learning.

a) involve

b) qualify
c) coincide

d) connect

SECTION- B (VSA) 2x5=10

Answer the following question in not more than 30 words. (any 5)
1. Give the derivative meaning of the term Education.
2. List the chronological levels of formal Education in the Educational system of our
country.
3. What does the Directive Principle of State policy in Part 1V of the Constitution
contain?
4. What is Educational Psychology?
5. Mention the domains of development in an individual.
6. Name the three shifts on the development of cognitive ability, as given by Piaget.
7. Identify the three laws of Learning given by E L Thorndike.
8. Give the meaning of the term Motivation.
9. List the four lower-level needs termed as deficiency needs.
10. Identify the two kinds of interests.

SECTION- C ( SA ) 5x4=20

Answer the following questions in not more than 60 words. (any 4)
1. Differentiate between the Wider and the Narrow meaning of Education.

2. Examine some criteria for sound educational aim.

3. Classify the various agencies of education into types.

4. Elaborate on the role of pre-primary education in our country.
5. How would you relate Sociology and Education.

6. List the seven characteristics of educational psychology.

7. Discuss on the sensori- motor stage (0-2 years) of cognitive development.
8. What are self-schemas?

SECTION- D ( LA) 8x2=16

Answer the following question in not more than 200 words. (any 2)
1. Why are Individual, Social and National development aims complementary to each other?
2. Describe the different objectives of Elementary education, as described by NCERT.

3. Evaluate the history of Indian education during the post-independence era.

4. “Adolescence is a period of intense changes in one’s physical, psychological and social
world.” Justify, sharing your own experiences as a teenager.

5. Elaborate on some factors which facilitates Learning in the classrooms.

SECTION- E (CASE) 2x2=4

CASE: A (2 marks)

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Education is considered as one of the basic rights and needs, by the countries the world over.
As a result, the national policy of all countries lists ‘making citizens literate’ as one of its
aims. However, the purpose of education is far greater than being limited to literacy. Literacy
is more than just the ability to read and write is just one of the aspects of education.
Education is the most important element for growth and prosperity of a nation. A country
cannot progress without educating its masses.

Based on the statement answer the following questions :
1. Mention the one aim found in the national policy of all countries?
2. State the most important element of education?
3. What is literacy?
4. - A country can progress without education -.Agree / Disagree

OR
An important aspect of most sociology courses today includes opportunities for students to
acquire a sociological imagination. Nearly fifty years ago, C Wright Mills (1959) wrote about
the ability to see the connections between the wider society and the individuals. Acquiring a
sociological imagination helps students to begin to see these connections. This perspective is
important in providing the intellectual foundation for good citizenship in a democracy and
civic engagement. If students understand why and toward what end their behaviour matters,
they will be more likely to remain proactive, critically empowered members of their societies.

Based on the statement answer the following questions:
1. Mention the important aspect of most sociology courses today?
2. What did C Wright Mills write about?
3. Why is sociological imagination among students is important?
4. - Knowledge of sociology makes one critically empowered members of society-
Agree/ Disagree.

Case 2 ( 2 marks)

The first perspective which added the social dimension to the explanation of learning was of
Albert Bandura. Bandura challenged the behavioural view of learning is correct but
incomplete, Behavioural theories overlooked the role of social factors in learning. In
behavioural theory, reinforcement and punishment directly affects behaviour. In social
learning theory, seeing another person, a model, reinforced or punished, can have similar
effects on the person’s behaviour. Observation can be an efficient process of learning.

Based on the statement answer the following questions:
1. What did Albert Bandura challenged on?
2. What does behavioural theories overlook?

3. Identify social learning theories effect on behaviour?

4. Can observation be an efficient process of learning? Yes/No

OR
Goal is what an individual strives to accomplish. Goals are specific targets. Goal setting is
important for studies because it helps in directing attention to the task at hand, and one is less
likely to be distracted. The types of goals we set influence our motivation to reach them. For
most of us, short term goals enhance our motivation, as also specific and moderately difficult
goals. There can be different kinds of goals in school. Goal orientation includes the reason we
pursue goals.

Based on the statement answer the following questions:
1. What are goals?
2. Why is goal setting important for studies?

3. What type of goal enhances our motivation?

4. - There can be no goals in school – Agree/ Disagree

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EDUCATION

Answer Keys : CLASS XI

SECTION A – MCQ’s 1x30=30

1. b ( page 2) 11. d ( page 24) 21. d ( page 50)

2. d ( page 3) 12. a ( page 27) 22. b ( page 51)

3. c ( page 5) 13. c ( page 29) 23. c ( page 55)

4. a ( page 8) 14. b ( page 22) 24. a ( page 55)

5. c ( page 8) 15. a ( page 35) 25. d ( page 59)

6. b ( page 21) 16. b ( page 41) 26. b ( page 63)

7. d ( page 19) 17. d ( page 42) 27. c ( page 65)
8. a ( page 9) 18. b ( page 45) 28. a ( page 69)

9. a ( page 35-39) 19. c ( page 48) 29. d ( page 76)

10. c ( page 27) 20. b ( page 48) 30. b ( page 83)

SECTION B – Very Short Answer ( VSA) 2x5=10

1. page 2

2. page 19
3. page 33

4. page 52

5. page 56

6. page 73

7. pages 86,87

8. page 92

9. page 94
10. pages 96, 97.

SECTION C – Short Answer ( SA) 5x4=20

1. page 2.

2. page 4.

3. page 9.
4. page 21

5. page 43

6. page 53

7. pages 70, 71.

8. page 97.

SECTION D – ( Long Answer) 8x2=16

1. page 6
2. pages 23, 24.

3. pages 34,35.

4. pages 75,76.

5. pages 90,91,92

SECTION E – (CASE A & B) 2x2=4

Case A : page 30 or page 45.
Case B : page 84 or page 96.

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Education Question Paper
Sample Question Paper Class XI
MBOSE HSSLC 2025

Does the Does the mark
student have a awarded seem
Item No. on CHOICE Max Question appropriate for the Content Content Sub Cognitive Difficulty
QP among items? Marks Type question? Category topic Demand Level (E/M/H)
SECTION A Aims of
- 1 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Understanding easy
Aims of
2 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Understanding easy
Concept,
3 no 1 MCQ yes Education meaning, aims Understanding medium
Agencies of
4 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Remembering easy
Agencies of
5 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Applying medium
Levels of
Formal
6 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Understanding medium
Levels of
Formal
7 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Applying medium
Agencies Of
8 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Understanding easy
Constitutional
9 no 1 MCQ yes Education Provisions Applying medium
Levels of
Formal
10 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Understanding medium

Levels of
Formal
11 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Applying medium
Levels Of
Formal
12 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Understanding easy
Levels of
Formal
13 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Remembering easy
Levels of
Formal
14 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Remembering medium
Levels of
Formal
15 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Remembering medium
Sociology and
16 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Understanding medium
Sociology and
17 no 1 MCQ yes Education education Remembering medium
Sociology and
18 no 1 MCQ yes Education Education Remembering medium
Psychology,
Education &
Educational
19 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Psycholgy Understanding medium
Meaning of
20 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Psychology Understanding easy
Branches of
21 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Psycholgy Applying medium
Educational
22 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Psychology Understanding easy

Growth and
23 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Development Understanding easy
Human
24 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology development Understanding medium
Human
25 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Development Applying easy
Human
26 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Development Applying medium
Stages of
27 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Development Remembering medium
Stages of
28 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Development Remembering hard
Stages of
29 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Devlopment Remembering easy
30 no 1 MCQ yes Psychology Learning Understanding medium
SECTION B
Meaning of
1 Yes 2 VSA yes Education Education Remembering Medium
Levels of
Formal
2 Yes 2 VSA yes Education Education Applying Medium
Constitutional
3 Yes 2 VSA yes Education Provisions Understanding Medium
Nature and
Scope of
educational
4 Yes 2 VSA yes Psycholgy psychology Remembering Medium
Human
5 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Development Understanding Medium
Developmental
6 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Stages Understanding Medium
7 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Learning Applying Medium
Motivation in
8 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Learning Remembering Medium

Motivation in
9 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Learning Understanding Medium
Role of
Motivation in
10 Yes 2 VSA yes Psychology Learning Understanding Medium
SECTION C
Meaning of
1 Yes 5 SA yes Education Education Understanding Medium
Aims of
2 Yes 5 SA yes Education Education Analysing Medium
Agencies of
3 Yes 5 SA yes Education education Applying Medium
Levels of formal Understanding/
4 Yes 5 SA yes Education education Applying Medium
Sociology and
5 Yes 5 SA yes Education Education Analysing Medium
Educational
6 Yes 5 SA yes Psychology Psychology Applying Medium
Human
7 Yes 5 SA yes Psychology development Applying Medium
Motivation in
8 Yes 5 SA yes Psychology Learning Understanding Medium
SECTION D
Aims of
1 Yes 8 LA Yes Education Education Applying Medium
Levels of
Formal
2 Yes 8 LA Yes Education Education Applying Medium
Constitutional
3 Yes 8 LA Yes Education Provisions Applying Medium
Developmental
4 Yes 8 LA Yes Psychology stages Understanding Medium
Yes

5 8 LA Yes Psychology Learning Analysing Medium

SECTION E
Constitutional
CASE -1 Education provisions
1 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
2 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
3 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
4 Yes 2 VSA Yes Applying Medium
Educational
CASE-1 Education Sociology
1 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
2 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
3 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
4 Yes 2 VSA Yes Applying Medium
CASE-2 Psychology Learning
1 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
2 Yes 2 VSA yes Understanding Easy
3 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
4 Yes 2 VSA Yes Applying Medium
Motivation in
CASE-2 Psychology learning
1 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
2 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
3 Yes 2 VSA Yes Understanding Easy
4 Yes 2 VSA Yes Applying Medium

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