24th Sep_2020 shift -1:

  1. The first open university established in the year 1982
  2. Asynchronous communication takes place through the following technologies
    1. Blogs
    2. Discussion boards
    3. Vlog
  3. List-1 (stages of value development ) and list-2 (Exemplification of value formation)
    1. Stage-1 – Value collection – Observing and imitating  the adult behaviors particularly parents
    2. Stage-2 – Value assessment – Choosing and imbibing the values one cherishes
    3. Stage-3 – Value clarification – Finding out gaps in values preached and practice
    4. Stage-4 – value consolidation – predictability of human behavior is assured
  4. S-1: Paravidya means knowledge that transcends human experience
    1. S-2: Aparavidya means knowledge based on the human experience
    2. Both S-1 and S-2 are true
  5. The following entries of the Indian constitution deals with coordination and determination of standards in institutions for higher education or research or scientific and technical institution
    1. entry 66

24th Sep_2020 shift -2:

  1. The following areas of liberal education at the higher level in the feudal society of Europe were classified under quadrivium
    1. Arithmetic
    2. astronomy
    3. Music
  2. National programmes for technology Enhanced learning (NPTEL) was initiated by the MHRD in 2003 to enhance the quality in
    1. engineering education
  3. List-1 (Modes of supply of education services under GATS )  and List-2 (examples of these services in education)
    1. mode-1- cross border supply  – distance education, virtual education, corporate training through ICT
    2. mode-2 – consumption abroad – a student travels to another country to enroll in a course of study /degree program
    3. mode-3 – Commercial presence – language training, companies, local university and satellite campuses
    4. mode-4 – Movement of natural persons – professors, teachers, and researchers working abroad on a temporary basis
  4. Ashtadhyayi was written by
    1. Panini

25th-sep-2020-shift-1:

  1. Takshasila, an ancient centre for higher learning in India, was declared as a heritage site by the UNESCO in
    1. 1980
  2. RUSA(Rashtriya Uchchatar shiksha Abhyan) a centrally sponsored scheme aiming at providing strategic fundng to eligible state higher educational insitutions was launched in 
    1. 2013
  3. GER(Gross Enrollment Ratio) in higher education is the total enrollment in higher education, regardless of age expressed as a percentage to the eligible official population in a given school year. The following age groups explains the eligible official population in this regard 18-23 yrs
  4. The statements which best describes the value education
    1. students observe and imitate adult behaviors particularly that of their parents
    2. students investigate and explore their own inner self
    3. It encourages students to fix their place in their life
  5. List-1 ( ICT initiative by MHRD )and List-2 ( benefits for students and researchers)
List-1 (ICT Initiatives of Ministry of Human Resource
Development)		List II (Their benefits for students and
researchers)
1. SWAYAMTo earn credits through online courses
2. SWAYAMPRABHATo watch high-quality educational
programmes
3. e-PG PathshalaTo get free books and curriculum-based
e-content
4. e-Yantra To get hands-on experience in
embedded system
Ministry of Human Resource
Development

25th-sep-2020-shift-2:

  1. In which of the universities named below, correspondence courses were initiated in 1962
    1. University of Delhi
  2. The following areas of liberal education at the higher level in feudal society of Europe were classified under trivium
    1. Grammar
    2. logic
    3. Rhetoric
  3. The categories of college which is primarily intended for creating work ready manpower on a large scale
    1. Community college
  4. Synchronous communication takes place through the following technologies
    1. Video chat
    2. Virtual classroom
    3. Audio conferencing
  5. List-1 ( levels of academic freedom in higher educational institutions) and list-2( Concerns at their levels)
    1. Personal level – standard of behavior and ethics we adopt and develop for ourselves
    2. Professional level – democratic functioning in the higher education system and believing each individual worthy of attention
    3. Institutional level – exercising personal and professional values within the concept of the higher education institution.
    4. Societal level – values which influence and cushion the operation of higher education

29th-sep-shift-1:

  1. The Chinese scholars I-qing and Xuan Zang visited ancient Nalanda university during
    1. 7th Century CE
  2. In which year, The union government decided that all cases pertaining to the allocation of grants in-aid from public funds to the central universities and other universities and institutions of higher learning might be referred to the university grants commission – 1952
  3. S-1: Universities are established by central/state act under 2(f) of the UGC act 1956
    1. S-2: Deemed to be university is declared by a notification of the central government on the advice of UGC, under section 3 of the UGC act 1956
    2. Both S-1 and S-2 are true
  4. According to the International commission on education for the 21st century headed by Jacques delors, the following main tensions will be witnessed during 21st century
    1. the tension between global and local
    2. tension between tradition and modernity
    3. tension between spiritual and material
  5. List-1  (Categories of environmental education objectives) and List-2(examples of those objectives)
    1. environment awareness – to help social groups and individuals acquire a sensitivity to the total environment
    2. environment knowledge – to help social groups and individuals gain variety of experience in environment and associated problem
    3. environment attitude – to help social groups and individuals aquire a set of value of the environment
    4. environment skill – to help social groups and individuals identify and solve problems of environment

29th-sep-shift-2:

  1. S-1: The three greatest challenge facing higher education in India described by FICCI (2012) are expansion, equity and excellence
    1. S-2: While all three issues indicated in s-1 are interlinked equity to a large extent is dependent on expansion and access
      1. Both S-1 and S-2 are true
  2. Regulatory bodies within the department of higher education in ministry of Human resource development in the central govt
    1. UGC
    2. AICTE
    3. DEC
      1. But not NUEPA and ICSSR
  3. The following features that describes the most about Indian values
    1. emphasis on collectivism
    2. emphasis on social progress
    3. emphasis on social stability
  4. S-1: The UGC in India has statutory responsibility for maintenance of quality and coordination of institutions of higher education
    1. S-2: The NCTE being a regulatory body for teacher education in India comes under the control of UGC
    2. S-1 is correct S-2 is false
  5. In university governance the executive head is
    1. The vice-chancellor

30th-sep-shift-1:

  1. The following ancient universities provided for the teaching of a special subject Vajrayana Buddhism along with other subjects
    1. Jagaddala university
  2. In the university education system as prevalent now the following bodies/committees looks after formal approval of curriculum and courses of study
    1. Academic council of the concerned university
  3. The action plan from the academic and administrative reforms committee appointed by the UGC with prof A.Gnanam as its convener included the following
    1. Choice based credit system
    2. Curriculum development
    3. Deciding on the number of student faculty contact hours during a semester
  4. For the introduction of the concept of total quality  management (TQM) in universities the following is considered helpful;
    1. Systems thinking
    2. participatory management
    3. rigorous admission procedure
      1. but not SWOC analysis (Strength, Weakness, opportunity, Challenge)
      2. introduction of skill development programmes
  5. S-1: Yoga is the union of body with the mind and of the mind with the soul
    1. S-2: Both value education and environmental education can be integral to yoga programmes being conducted at the school/college level
    2. Both S-1 and S-2 are correct

30th-sep-shift-2:

  1. India’s first national Policy on Education was a sequel to the recommendation of the following committee/Commissions
    1. Kothari commission
  2. ‘NEAT’ an MHRD scheme aims at
    1. better learning outcomes in higher education
  3. The first national sports university (a central government university)in the state of  Manipur 
  4. The committee/commissions in their report recommended that since education and research should receive high priority to accelerate national economy
    1. Kothari commission
  5. A predatory journal is the one whose publishers
    1. Publish for a fee with substandard or no peer reviewing.

1st-oct-shift-1:

  1. S-1: An institution in the field of higher education seeking deemed to be university status must have been in existence for at least 10 years
    1. S-2: A deemed to be university must have at least five post graduate departments
    2. S-1 is incorrect but S-2 is true
  2. According to National Skills Qualifications Framework the level 8 competency is
    1. Under graduate (honors) degree
  3. MHRD’s scheme ‘VIDWAN’ is aimed at
    1. Creating a database and national research network
  4. In ancient India, the eligibility criteria in respect of age for students seeking admission to Takshila university was set at 16 years
  5. Kothari commission had recommended a certain % of national income to be invested in education – 6%

1st-oct-shift-2:

  1. S-1: A deemed to be university is a non-affiliating university
    1. S-2: The teacher student ratio in a deemed to be university must not be less than 1:10
    2. S-1 is correct but S-2 is false
  2. According to census 2011, which state / union territory had the maximum number of graduates in relation to its population
    1. Chandigarh
  3. The full form of NEAT a recently launched scheme of MHRD Government of India is
    1. National Educational Alliance for Technology
  4. An inter-university center for yogic science has been set up by University Grants Commission in the state of
    1. Karnataka

9th Oct-shift-1:

  1. MHRD, Govt of India initiative e-ShodhSindhu provides students and researchers access to
    1. e-journals
  2. The following ancient educational institutions was situated at the banks of river ganga
    1. Nalanda University
  3. As per National Skill Qualification Framework, (NSQF) undergraduate B.Voc degree programme requires completion of 180 credits of course work.
  4. MHRD, Govt of India, scheme ‘ARIIA’ stands for 
    1. Atal Ranking of Institutions of Innovation Achievement
  5. The correct decreasing order of research paper publications among the following BRICS countries
    1. China<Russia<India<Brazil<southafrica

17th-oct-shift-1:

  1. Ayurveda which deals with indigenous system of medicine could be traced to 
    1. atharva veda
  2. Th following types of institution come under the ambit of National Board of Accreditation
    1. Technical institutions
  3. Indicators of external accountability for an institution of higher learning
    1. Relevance of course to the societal needs
    2. performance of students in public examinations
    3. employment pattern of pass-out students
  4. The statutory body of a University has the power to accord formal approval to the programmes and course of studies
    1. Academic council
  5. Objectives of a performance appraisal system
    1. to help an employee in finding out his/her own strengths and weakness
    2. to help in creating desirable organisational ethos
    3. to help in identifying people for the purpose of motivating and training them for new roles

17th-oct-shift-2:

  1. The following modality of the higher education is the example of evolution in the post independence India
    1. Distance education
  2. The education imported through institutions of higher learning in India such as ‘sanskrit vidyapith’ is an example of Oriental Learning Programmes
  3. List-1 (Stage of development of values) and list-2( Outcomes)
    1. Stage-1 – Value collection through invitation
    2. Stage-2 – Inner evaluation
    3. Stage -3 – value clarification
    4. Stage-4 – value consolidation
  4. S-1: The vice chancellor of a university is an executive head who is vested with administrative as well as academic responsibilities
    1. S-2: For a charismatic leadership, attribute in a vice chancellor both transactional as well as transformational leadership competencies are needed
    2. Both S-1 and S-2 are true
  5. For ensuring effective administration the most difficult
    1. changing the behavior of individuals and groups

4th Nov-shift-1:

  1. Teacher- education institutions belong to the following category
    1. Professional
  2. S-1: Universities of Nalanda, taxsila and vikramashila of ancient India are now all located in the Indian territory
    1. S-2: The entrance test of its own kind was prevalent in the ancient seats of learning of India
    2. S-1 is incorrect but S-2 is correct
  3. Atal Ranking of higher education institutes and universities is related to achievements in
    1. Innovation and entrepreneurship development
  4. The basic values which can be characterized by the central motivational goal are related to self transcendence
    1. Benevolence and
    2. Universalism
  5. S-1: Holistic education in ancient India was not just acquisition of knowledge as preparation for life in this world or life beyond schooling but for complete realization and liberation of the self
    1. S-2: values of pluralism, mutual understanding, and peace constituted the foundation of holistic education during ancient education
    2. Both S-1 and S-2 are true

4th Nov-shift-2:

  1. The universities centered on the viharas during the ancient India period were situated at 
    1. Nalanda
    2. Valabhi
    3. Jagaddala
  2. The steps followed in the process of value clarification
    1. Students are presented with an issue
    2. Students suggest alternative solutions
    3. students consider the consequence of each alternative
    4. Student express their feelings about each alternative
    5. students express their preference and make a choice
  3. As per the recent All India Survey on Higher education, the gross Enrollment ratio (GER) in higher education for the year 2018-19 in India is
    1. 26.3%
  4. UGC Portal ‘e-SARTS’ is for
    1. Scholarship fellowship Award registration tracking system
  5. An institution in the field of higher education desirous of getting the status of ‘Deemed to be University’ has to fulfill the following criteria
    1. Its NAAC CGPA is atleast 3.26
    2. It figures in top 100 ranks of NIRF in overall category of institutions and university
    3. Teacher student ratio in the institution is at least 1:20

5th-nov-shift-1:

  1. Paravidya, according to the vedic tradition, implies
    1. Knowledge that transcends human experience
  2. The underlying purpose of environmental education is to:
    1. Promote individuals’s critical thinking about emerging issues
    2. Increase public awareness and knowledge of environmental issue
    3. enhance problem-solving and decision making skills in respect of handling environmental issues.
  3. MHRD, Govt. of India scheme ‘RUSA’ supports the following components
    1. Upgrading autonomous college to the status of university
    2. Setting up of new professional colleges in un-served and under-served areas of the country
    3. Providing infrastructure grants to colleges and universities scale up capacity 
    4. More scholarship programmes to supplement the cost of education
  4. ICT initiatives of MHRD deal with e-governance for institutions/universities
    1. SAMARTH
  5. A ‘de-novo’ institution is characterized by 
    1. focus on teaching and research in unique and emerging areas of knowledge

5th-nov-shift-2:

  1. In which year All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up as a statutory body by an act of parliament
    1. 1987
  2. The characteristics of an effective team in an institution of higher learning
    1. The atmosphere tends to be informal in which members of team are involved
    2. there is a lot of discussion in which everyone participates
    3. the task of the group is well understood and accepted by the group members
    4. The members of the group are not afraid of putting forth their ideas
  3. Helping individuals and social groups acquire social values, contribute to development of
    1. Environmental attitude
  4. The principal responsibilities of Academic council in a University include
    1. Maintenance of quality and standards of academic programmes.
    2. Planning, coordination, development, oversight, and review of academic programmes of university
  5. List-1 (Types of appraisal) and List-2( Characteristics)
    1. developmental – concerned with moral, ethical, and professional values
    2. Managerial – Concerned with doing and achieving
    3. Laissez -faire – Concerned with the importance of self-development
    4. Judgemental – Concerned with maintenance of social control

11th-Nov-shift-1:

  1. The prominent women scholars reported during the vedic period are
    1. gargi
    2. Maitreyi
    3. Viswambhara
    4. Apala
      1. But not sanghamitra
  2. The highest body to advise central and state governments on education
    1. CABE
  3. The following form part of criteria for assessment of higher education institutions as laid down by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
    1. Curricular aspect
    2. Teaching – learning and evaluation
    3. Research, Innovation and extension
  4. In the context of skill based vocational education, NSQF competency level 8 is equivalent to
    1. Undergraduate (Hons) degree
  5. S-1: Board of studies is the basic unit of the academic system of the university
    1. S-2: The responsibilities of the boards of studies include planning, coordination and review of the academic programmes of the university
    1. S-1 is correct but S-2 is false

11th-Nov-shift-2:

  1. List-1(consists of vedangas) and List – 2 (Subjects)
    1. Nirukta  – etymology
    2. Chhandas – metrics
    3. Shiksha – Phonetics
    4. Kalpa – Ritual
  2. The concept of values are explained by
    1. Values are beliefs tied inextricably to human emotion and behavior
    2. Values refer to desirable goals people strives to attain
    3. Values are ordered by importance relative to one another
  3. The mandate of UGC (University grants commission)
    1. Promotion and coordination of University education
    2. Determining and monitoring standards of teaching, examination and research in universities
    3. Framing regulations on minimum standards of education
    4. Disbursing and regulating grants to the universities and colleges
  4. S-1: Equality of educational opportunities is a pre-condition for achieving equity in education
    1. S-2: Equity in education can be achieved without equality of educational opportunities 
    2. S-1 is correct but S-2 is false
  5. The advantages of CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) introduced by the UGC for education institutions
    1. Focus on student centric education
    2. allows student to choose inter-disciplinary and intra disciplinary course
    3. Makes education at par with global excellence
    4. Offers flexibility for students to undertake studies at different times and at different institutions

12th Nov Shift-1:

  1. In the context of value education, the following stages will be considered a relatively advanced stage
    1. Value consolidation through integration.
  2. The ancient Indian University famous for specialized study in ‘Hinayana’ was
    1. Vadlabhi University
  3. The key result areas of the (SANKALP)project Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood
    1. Institutional strengthening
    2. Quality Assurance
    3. Inclusion
    4. Expanding skills through Public Private Partnership (PPPs)
  4. Identify the non-conventional learning programmes:
    1. Gerontology
    2. Ethical hacking
    3. Pet Groomers
  5. Identify reform related areas of governance listed by the NITI Aayog in the Three Year Action Agenda (2017-18 to 2019 – 20) exclusively:
    1. Civil services
    2. Electoral
    3. corruption related

12th November shift-2:

  1. The teaching in the universities of ancient India was controlled by board of eminent teachers. The affairs of this university wer administered by Board of vikramasila university
    1. Nalanda University
  2. For research in policy relevant areas, the organisation is entrusted with the initiative ‘Impress’
    1. ICSSR
  3. A residential center for free and creative inquiry into the fundamental themes and problems of life and thought
    1. Indian institute of advanced study
  4. Capturing the imagination and initiative of the student is of crucial importance
    1. Case method of teaching
  5. A vital role in human resources development of a country centered on skilled manpower, productivity and the quality of life of its people is focused on the domains of
    1. Technical education

13th Nov-shift-1:

  1. In order to be eligible for the status of ‘Deemed to be university’ an institution, among other essential conditions, must have to its credits
    1. Atleast 2 research publications in peer reviewed or SCOPUS/WOS journals per year per faculty
  2. The following schemes of Government of India aims to support innovative research projects that are socially relevant, locally need based, nationally important and globally significant
    1. STRIDE
      1. Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy
  3. Under GATS, higher education policies are to be framed by
    1. Commerce and trade department
  4. The main recommendation of ‘Knowledge commission’ with regard to higher education in India
    1. Massive expansion of higher education
    2. Focus on affirmative action
    3. Efforts to achieve excellence
  5. A: Central Universities are considered elite higher education institutions in India
    1. R: Despite their elitist image, these institutions do not find place in the top order of international ranking
    2. Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of A

13th Nov shift-2:

  1. The tenth Five Year Plan approach paper on higher education focused on 
    1. Internationalization
  2. The highest college density i.e the highest number of colleges per lakh eligible population in the age group of 18-23 yrs belongs to Karnataka
  3. UGC-CARE has been set up for promoting
    1. quality research
    2. academic integrity
    3. Publication ethics
  4. HEFA stands for Higher Education Finance Agency
  5. The concept of community college ensures
    1. Life skill engagement
    2. lateral entry into higher education system
    3. educational opportunities for rural students
UGC NTA NET
Unit-10 Higher education system