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Educational philosophy - Part 4
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Q1. Which system of education was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Teaching through listening, meditation etc.
B. Teaching through music
C. Teaching by activities
D. All of these
Q2. 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
Q3. Whose is the ultimate concern-“What is existence”?
A. Idealists only
B. Realists only
C. Existentialists and Idealists both
D. Existentialists only
Q4. What does the individual aim of education imply?
A. Education must secure for everyone the conditions under which the individuality is most completely developed
B. It must contribute to the peace and happiness of the whole society
C. It should have more and more institutions every year
D. It should be by and large the concern of the private sector
Q5. 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. Traming and "formation" of mind
Q6. According to which philosophy of education childhood is something desirable for its own sake and children should be children?
A. Idealism
B. Pragmatism
C. Naturalism
D. Realism
Q7. Evaluate the viewpoint “The child knows better than any educator what he should learn, when and how he should learn it”?
A. Practical, but not correct
B. Correct, but not practical
C. Correct and practical both
D. Hundred percent correct
Q8. What is development of human potentialities in education?
A. Individual aim
B. Social aim
C. Individual as well as social aim
D. Specific aim
Q9. The social aims of education imply that.
A. The state is an idealized metaphysical entity
B. The state is above the individual citizen
C. The state is above the individual transcending all his desires and aspira-tions
D. The state has to give not to take anything from the individual
Q10. 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
Q11. 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
Q12. the most effective method of characterformation is.
A. Teaching virtues through religious books
B. Organizing specialists lectures on importance of values in life
C. Teaching by strong character teachers
D. Rewarding virtuous behaviours and presenting high character models in the schools
Q13. Which of the following statements does not favour 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
Q14. Who was twentieth century Existentialist?
A. Soren Kierkegaard
B. D.J O,Connor
C. Jean Paul Sartre
D. Hegel
Q15. 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
Q16. 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
Q17. Who was the nineteenth century founder of Existentialist?
A. Hegel
B. Soren Kierkegaard
C. Rousseau
D. D.J.O Connor
Q18. Who emphasized that education should be a social process?
A. Vivekananda
B. Rousseau
C. Dewey
D. Pestalozzi
Q19. Social aims of education imply the training of.
A. The individuals for the purpose of serving the needs of the society
B. Individuals according to their needs
C. The individuals according to their capacities
D. The individuals according to the facilities
Q20. Which among the following is not an acceptable criticism of social aims of education?
A. They are anit-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
Q21. Which statements 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
Q22. “Education is the process of natural development of the child into an enjoyable, rational, harmoniously balanced, useful and hence, natural life”. Which school of philosophy of education believes that
A. Realism
B. Idealism
C. Naturalism
D. Existentialism
Q23. 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
Q24. 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
Q25. Rigid system of state-education is justified on the basis that the state.
A. Is supreme to dictate what shall be taught and how shall be taught
B. Has absolute control over the lives and destinies of its individual members
C. Has a right and a duty to mould the citizen to a pattern which makes for its own preservation and enhancement
D. Has better resources to manage educa tion
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