EDU 01 Philosophy mcq

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KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM

PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PRESPECTIVES

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Q:1,  The term ‘education’ is  derived from which language?

a)    Greek

b)    Latin

c)     Arabic

d)    Spanish

Ans: (b)Latin

Q:2,  “Education is the manifestation of divine perfection already existing in man” whose words are these?

a)    Swamy Vivekananda

b)    Swamy Dayanand

c)      Mahatma Gandhi

d)    Gurudev Tagore

Ans: (a)Swamy Vivekananda

Q:3,  As education is a tripolar process the three components are, the teacher, the taught and  ______.

a)    The school

b)    The syllabus

c)     The social environment

d)    The student’s mentality

Ans: (c)The social environment

Q:4,  Pragmatism emphasizes _______ method.

a)    Lecture method

b)   Socratic method

c)    Autocratic method

d)   Project method

Ans: (d) Project method

Q:5,  According to Illich and Freire- “Non-formal education is ______”.

a)    anti formal education

b)   informal education

c)    complete education

d)   non-formal education

Ans:  (a) anti formal education

Q:6,  In______ education, education must take into consideration that the dynamic nature of the child has innate capabilities and needs.

a)    a)Life centered – education

b)   b)Child – centered education

c)    c)Teacher – centered education

d)   d)Curriculum centered education

Ans: (b)Child-centered education

Q:7, The basis of life centered education is to take ______ itself as the

         Centre of education.

a)    Curriculum

b)   Syllabus

c)    Life

d)   Classroom environment

Ans: (c)Life

Q:8,  The philosophy comes from the Greek word ______.

a)    Philosophe

b)   Phileosopha

c)    Philosophe

d)   Philosophia

Ans: (d) Philosophia

Q:9,  ______ is the study of knowledge and justified belief.

a)    Epistemology

b)   Metaphysis

c)    Axiology

d)   Aesthetics

Ans: (a) Epistemology

Q:10,  Ethics and Aesthetics are two major subdivisions of ______.

a)    Metaphysics

b)   Axiology

c)    Epistimology

d)   Philosophy

Ans:  (b) Axiology

Q:11, ______  emphasizes the spiritual side of man.

a)    Idealism

b)   Humanism

c)    Naturalism

d)   Pragmatism

Ans:   (a) Idealism

Q:12,  Who said –“Education is the laboratory in which philosophical distinction become concrete and are tested”?

a)    John Adams

b)   Fichte

c)    John Dewey

d)   James S. Ross

Ans:  (c) John Dewey

Q:13, Plato said, “He, who has a taste for very sort of knowledge and who is curious to learn and is never satisfied may be justly termed a ______”.

a)    Scientist

b)   Teacher

c)    Psychologist

d)   Philosopher

Ans: (d) Philosopher

Q:14, Who said, “Philosophy and education are like the two sides of a coin; philosophy the contemplative side and education the active side”.

a)    James S. Ross

b)   Sir John Adams

c)    John Dewey

d)   Fichte

Ans: (a) James S. Ross

Q:15, Which school of thought emphasizes the spiritual side of man.

a)    Naturalism

b)   Idealism

c)    Pragmatism

d)   Realism

Ans: (b) Idealism

Q:16, In ______ teacher’s role is that of a friend, philosopher and guide so that students learn how to create new values for future.

• a)        Idealism
• b)       Naturalism
• c)        Pragmatism
• d)       Humanism

Ans : (c)Pragmatism

Q:17, The term pragmatism originated from the Greek word ‘_____’ which means action.

• a)    Pragmatigos
• b)   Pragmatious
• c)    Pragmatisa
• d)   Pragmatiosa

Ans: (a) Pragmatigos

Q:18, Education, according to _____, is “the unfurlment of what is already enfolded in the gem”.

• a)   Abraham Maslow
• b)   Forbel
• c)    Montessori
• d)   Plato

Ans: (b)Forbel

 

Q:19, Who opened an Experimental school in the university of Chicago, in 1896

• a)    John Dewey
• b)   Froebel
• c)    Montessori
• d)   Plato

Ans: a) John Dewey

Q:20, Who is the author of the book “Democracy and education”

• a)    Plato
• b)   Montessori
• c)    Froebel
• d)   John Dewey

Ans: d) John Dewey

Q:21, Which one is the important work of swami Vivekananda

a)    Commentary on the

• a) Bhagavat Gita
• b)   Hind Swaraj
• c)    The East and the West
• d)   Gitanjali

Ans: c) The East and the West

Q:22, Who is the author of the book “My experiments with truth”

• a)   Mahatma Gandhi
• b)   Plato
• c)    Montessori
• d)   Froebel

Ans: a) Mahatma Gandhi

Q:23, Which one is the important work of  Rabindranath Tagore

• a)    The Religion of Man
• b)   My Experiments with truth
• c)    Indian Home Rule
• d)   Hind Swaraj

Ans: a)  The Religion of Man

Q:24, Who is the author of book “Sadhana: The Realisation of Life

• a)    Mahatma Gandhi
• b)   John Dewey
• c)    Rabindranath Tagore
• d)   Montessori

Ans: c) Rabindranath Tagore

Q:25, In Which year Tagore Started Santhi Niketan

• a)    1908
• b)   1905
• c)    1902
• d)   1901

Ans: d) 1901

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