Text Book Back Questions and Answers - Chapter 3 - Educational Rights - Term 3 - 5th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions
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Chapter 3 - Educational Rights - Term 3 - 5th Social Guide Samacheer Kalvi Solutions - Text Book Back Questions and Answers
I. Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
__________ is the first step for a child's development.
a) Education
b) Exploration
c) Excavation
Answer:
a) Education
Question 2.
Education is more than _________
a) Numeracy
b) Literacy
c) all of the above
Answer:
b) Literacy
Question 3.
"Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man" is the famous quote of __________
a) Mahatma Sandhi
b) Dr. Radhakrishnan
c) Swami Vivekananda
Answer:
c) Swami Vivekananda
Question 4.
__________ describes the importance of free and compulsory education for children.
a) The Right to Literacy Act
b) The Right to Education Act
c) The Right to School Act
Answer:
b) The Right to Education Act
Question 5.
The Government of India has framed the ________ to promote education.
a) National Education Policy
b) National Policy on Elementary Education
c) National Policy on Literacy
Answer:
a) National Education Policy
II. Match the following:
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Answer:
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III. True or False:
Question 1.
Every child has the right to have free and compulsory education.
Answer:
True
Question 2.
Education helps in increasing awareness of surroundings, social and political issues.
Answer:
True
Question 3.
Right to School Act describes the importance of free and compulsory education for children.
Answer:
False
Question 4.
Numeracy is the first step towards making one educated.
Answer:
False
Question 5.
The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K.Kamaraj was implemented Free mid-day meal programme.
Answer:
True
IV. Answer the following :
Question 1.
Write about the importance of education.
Answer:
Education doesn't mean that one should be literate. It is more than literacy. Education helps to
- analyse the reason.
- build skills to live.
- know what is right and wrong.
- lead a moral life.
Question 2.
Write a short note on Educational Rights.
Answer:
- Every child has right to have free and compulsory education.
- The Right to Education Act (RTE) specifies different responsibilities to the local authorities and government to ensure free and compulsory education.
Question 3.
What is the role of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?
Answer:
- The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the Right to Education Act (RTE) Act have improved the educational performance.
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) (Education for All) was launched in the year 2001.
Question 4.
Give a short note on National Education Policy.
Answer:
- In 2019, the Government of India has framed the National Education Policy (NEP) to promote education among the people of India.
- The NPE covers all educational systems from primary to college level.
Question 5.
Write any two features of Samagra Shiksha.
Answer:
- Providing quality education and improving learning outcomes of students.
- Focusing on girl education.
- Focusing on digital education.
V. Answer in detail:
Question 1.
Write about the Indian education system.
Answer:
- In ancient time India has the Gurukula system of education in which anyone who visited to study went to a teacher's house and requested to be taught.
- The modern school was brought to India, including the English language, originally by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay in the
- Education in India is provided by public school (controlled and funded by three levels: central, state and local) and private schools.
- Under various articles of the Indian Constitution, free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14 .
Question 2.
Write about the Right to Education Act in detail.
Answer:
- Right to Education Act (2009) describes the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 to 14 years of age.
- Education should be affordable to the common people. There should be no discrimination in education.
- The child should be at the centre of an education system. Important features of RTE
- Until the completion of elementary education, no student is stopped from school.
- Improvement in the quality of education.
- School infrastructure should be improved every three years.
Question 3.
Write about Samagra Shiksha in detail.
Answer:
- Samagra Shiksha is an integrated scheme for school education from pre-school to senior secondary levels.
- The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes.
- The scheme is an integration of three already existing schemes - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SAA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).
Activity:
Solve the Puzzles:
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Question 1.
I am white when I am dirty and black when I am clean. Who am I?
Answer:
Black Board
Question 2.
I am tall when I am young and I am short when I am old. Who am I?
Answer:
Pencil
Question 3.
I am wet when I am drying. Who am I?
Answer:
Towel
Question 4.
I have a neck but no head. Who am I?
Answer:
A bottle
Additional Questions and Answers
I. Choose the correct answer:
Question 1.
______________ is important for people as well as the nation.
a) Education
b) Exploration
c) Excavation
Answer:
a)Education
Question 2.
Education develops ______________
a) ability
b) power
c) wisdom
Answer:
c) wisdom
Question 3.
______________ is best known for his speech which began with the words.
a) Dr. Radha Krishnan
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Mahatma Sandhi
Answer:
b) Swami Vivekananda
Question 4.
The legislative section is divided into _______________ lists.
a) two
b) three
c) four
Answer:
b) three
Question 5.
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in _______
a) 1968
b) 2000
c) 2009
Answer:
c) 2009
Question 6.
______________ birth anniversary is celebrated as Educational Development Day.
a) K. Kamaraj's
b) Gandhi's
c) Swami Vivekananda
Answer:
a) K. Kamaraj's
II. Fill in the blanks:
Question 1.
_____________ also helps in overall development of a country.
Answer:
Education
Question 2.
Education removes superstitious _____________
Answer:
beliefs
Question 3.
______________ is the system of education that was practised in ancient India.
Answer:
Gurukulam
Question 4.
The first National Education Policy was implemented in ____________
Answer:
1968
Question 5.
___________ was launched in the year 2001.
Answer:
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
III. Write True or False:
Question 1.
Education is more than literacy.
Answer:
True
Question 2.
The youth should be at the centre of an education system.
Answer:
False
Question 3.
The NPE covers all educational systems from primary to college level.
Answer:
True
Question 4.
Child labour is allowed in our country.
Answer:
False
Question 5.
Samagra Shiksha scheme improves the quality of education and the learning of students.
Answer:
True
IV. Match the Following:
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Answer:
1. (e)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (c)
V. Answer the following:
Question 1.
Write a short note on education given by Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer:
- Literacy in itself is no education.
- Literacy is not the end of education.
- Real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself.
Question 2.
Write the classifications of Indian educational system.
Answer:
Indian educational system is mainly divided into four stages. They are:
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Secondary
- Higher secondary.
Question 3.
Write a short note on Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan.
Answer:
- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) was launched in 2009.
- The aim of this programme - Raising the minimum level of education to class X.
VI. Answer in detail:
Question 1.
What are the objectives of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan?.
Answer:
Objectives of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
- Increasing the enrolment in primary schools
- Getting access to free and compulsory education for children up to age 14.
- Improving the quality of education.
