Reading Comprehension: Eleventh Five Year Plan Initiatives
CMAT 2021 · LC · Easy · Reading Comprehension
Passage / data set
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Our government has taken/ propose a number of major initiatives during the eleventh Five Year Plan. Some of the new initiative in the school and literacy sector and higher and technical education sector include : right of children to free and compulsory education, launching a Saakshar Bharat, ICT in secondary school and in open and distance learning. evolving a national curriculum framework for teacher education, examination reform in accordance with NCF- 2005, introducing a system of replacement of marks by grades at the secondary stage in school affiliated to CBSE. recommendation of Yash Pal Committee and National Knowledge Commission, establishment of 14 innovation Universities aiming at world class standards, setting up 10 new national institutes of technology. launching of new scheme of interest. subsidy on educational loan taken for professional courses by the economically weaker students, scheme for setting up of 374 model degree colleges in districts, 150 women's hostels for women of weaker sections and minorities, academic reforms like semester system, choice based credit system, regular revision of syllabi, impetus to research etc.
Question 1 of 4
The free and compulsory education bill of the eleventh Five Year Plan is a major initiative towards
- A.
Technical Education
- B.
Mass education
- C.
Replacing Grade to marks
- D.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Question 2 of 4
Technical education is encouraged by our government by the introduction of
- A.
ICT in open and distance learning
- B.
Ten new National Institutes of Technology
- C.
Innovation Universities
- D.
The National Knowledge Commission
Question 3 of 4
In order to ensure all round development in the field of education our government should take steps towards
- A.
Educating all women and people below poverty line
- B.
The enhancement of the learning achievements
- C.
The implementation of the eleventh Five Year Plan and the eradication of caste, creed and gender bias
- D.
all of the above
Question 4 of 4
The overall Idea behind the passage is
- A.
Importance to higher education
- B.
Importance to people below poverty line
- C.
Women's education
- D.
None of these
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