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Diploma in Elementary Education Second Year (New Course) Exam., 2018

( D. El. Ed. )
Course Code—12 : Education in Contemporary Indian Society

Full Marks : 80

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

1. Answer the following questions as directed : 1×8=8

[>샢Åà>å™àÚã t¡º¹ šøŗγèÒ¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ :

(a) Talcott Parsons describes social structure on the basis of four social
values.
( Write True or False )
ëi¡ºA¡’i¡ šàW¢¡>ôìW¡ Îà³à[\A¡ Kàò=[>A¡ W¡à[¹i¡à Îà³à[\A¡ šø³èº¸¹ [®¡[v¡t¡ ¤o¢>à A¡[¹ìá¡ú
( Ç¡‡ý¡ ë> "Ç¡‡ý¡ [ºJA¡ )

(b) Write the meaning of ‘matrilocal family’.

‘³àtõ¡Ñ‚à>ãÚ š[¹Úຒ¹ "=¢ [ºJA¡¡ú

(c) The Sanskrit derivation of the English word ‘caste’ is _____.

( Fill in the blank )
Òü}¹à\ã ‘caste’ Ŧìi¡à¹ Î}ÑHõt¡ šø[t¡Å¦ìi¡à Ò’º _____ú
( Jàºã k¡àÒü šè¹ A¡¹A¡ )

(d) Who authored the book A Sociology of Education?

A Sociology of Education >à³¹ Nø”‚J> ëA¡àì> ¹W¡>à A¡[¹[áº?

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(e) Who advocated for liberal education?

l¡üƒà¹ [Åۡ๠šø[t¡ ëA¡àì> γ=¢> "àK¤Øn¡àÒü[áº?

(f) Write the full form of PPP.

PPP-¹ δšèo¢ ¹ê¡šìi¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(g) Which Article of the Indian Constitution states about secular education?
®¡à¹t¡ãÚ Î}[¤‹à>¹ ëA¡à>ìi¡à ">åìZáƒt¡ ‹³¢[>¹ìšÛ¡ [Åۡ๠[¤ÈìÚ "àìºàW¡>à A¡[¹ìá?

(h) What is meant by the term ‘organic intellectual’?

‘"à}[KA¡ ¤å[‡ý¡\ã¯ã’ ¤å[ºìº [A¡ ¤å\àÚ?

2. Choose the correct answer from the options given against each question :
1×7=7
šø[t¡ìi¡à šøÅ—¹ [¤š¹ãìt¡ [ƒÚà l¡üv¡¹Î³èÒ¹ š¹à Ç¡‡ý¡ l¡üv¡¹ìi¡à ¤à[á l¡ü[º¯à*A¡¡ :

(a) Which of the following statement is not true?

t¡º¹ ëA¡à>ìi¡à l¡ü[v¡û¡ Ç¡‡ý¡ >ÒÚ?

(i) Culture is related with past.

Î}ÑHõ[t¡¹ "t¡ãt¡¹ íÎìt¡ δšA¢¡ =àìA¡¡ú

(ii) Language carries culture.

®¡àÈà Ò’º Î}ÑHõ[t¡¹ ¤àÒA¡ú

(iii) Culture is static.

Î}ÑHõ[t¡ "š[¹¯t¢¡>Åãºú

(iv) Culture fulfils the social needs.

Î}ÑHõ[t¡ìÚ Îà³à[\A¡ šøìÚà\>ãÚt¡à šè¹o A¡ì¹ú

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(b) The concept of ‘cultural lag’ is introduced by

‘Îà}ÑHõ[t¡A¡ ¤¸¯‹à>’ ‹à¹oàìi¡à ÎèW¡>à A¡[¹[áº

(i) Taylor
ëi¡Òüº¹

(ii) Ginsberg
[K>ôW¡¤àK¢

(iii) Ogburn
"K¤à>¢

(iv) Moore
³èì¹

(c) “Power is the ability to control the behaviour of others, even in the
absence of their consent.” Who said it?

‘‘Û¡³t¡à Ò’º ">¸ ¤¸[v¡û¡¹ Ζµ[t¡ "[¤Òì>Òü ët¡*òìºàA¡¹ "àW¡¹o [>Ú”|o A¡[¹¤ š¹à Îà³=¸¢¡ú’’
A¡=àÈ๠ëA¡àì> íA¡[áº?

(i) Max Weber

ë³G 믤à¹

(ii) Marwell
³à¹ì¯º

(iii) Harber
Òढà¹

(iv) Merril
ë³[¹º

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(d) Caste of a person is determined by his/her

&\> ¤¸[v¡û¡¹ ¤o¢ [>o¢Ú ÒÚ ët¡*ò¹
(i) birth
\–µ¹ ‡à¹à
(ii) work
A¡³¢¹ ‡à¹à
(iii) colour
¹R¡¹ ‡à¹à
(iv) None of the above
*š¹¹ &i¡à* >ÒÚ
(e) In democratic education
Kot¡à[”|A¡ [ÅÛ¡àt¡
(i) a teacher must personify the democratic ideals himself
Kot¡à[”|A¡ šø³èº¸ì¤à¹ &\> [ÅÛ¡A¡¹ \ã¯>t¡ šø[t¡ó¡[ºt¡ ëÒà¯àìi¡à "à¯Å¸A¡
(ii) a teacher must strictly impose the discipline in students
&\> [ÅÛ¡ìA¡ [ÅÛ¡à=¢ã¹ *š¹t¡ A¡ìk¡à¹ ">åÅàÎ> "àì¹àš A¡[¹¤ ºà[K¤
(iii) all initiatives in the school should be taken by the teacher only
[¤ƒ¸àºÚt¡ ëA¡¯º [ÅÛ¡A¡\ì>ìÒ ÎA¡ìºà šƒìÛ¡š ¤à l¡ü샸àK º’¤ ºàìK
(iv) students should learn about democracy from books only
ëA¡¯º [A¡t¡àš š[Øn¡ìÒ [ÅÛ¡à=¢ãìÚ Kot¡”|¹ [¤ÈìÚ \>à l¡ü[W¡t¡
(f) In the Indian Constitution, education is listed in the
®¡à¹t¡ãÚ Î}[¤‹à>t¡ [ÅÛ¡àA¡ "”z®¢åv¡û¡ A¡¹à íÒìá
(i) Union List
ëA¡–ƒøãÚ W¡¹A¡à¹¹ t¡à[ºA¡àt¡
(ii) Concurrent List
γ¯t¢¡ã t¡à[ºA¡àt¡
(iii) States List
¹à\¸ W¡¹A¡à¹¹ t¡à[ºA¡àt¡
(iv) None of the above
*š¹¹ &i¡à* >ÒÚ

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(g) NCTE stands for

NCTE-¹ δšèo¢ ¹ê¡šìi¡à Ò’º

(i) National Council for Technical Education

(ii) National Council for Tertiary Education

(iii) National Council for Transformation Education

(iv) National Council for Teacher Education

3. Answer any five from the following questions (each in around 100 words) :
3×5=15
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚà [™ ëA¡àì>à šòàW¡i¡à šøÅ—¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 100 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) Mention three types of families that are formed on the basis of its size.

"àA¡à¹¹ [®¡[v¡t¡ Kk¡> ëÒà¯à š[¹Úູ [t¡[>i¡à šøA¡à¹ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(b) Describe the relationship between education and culture.

[ÅÛ¡à "à¹ç¡ Î}ÑHõ[t¡¹ ³à\¹ δšA¢¡¹ [¤ÈìÚ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(c) Write any three objectives of democratic education.

Kot¡à[”|A¡ [Åۡ๠[™ ëA¡àì>à [t¡[>i¡à ºÛ¡¸ [ºJA¡¡ú

(d) “Now education itself is termed as merit goods.” Why?

‘‘&[t¡Úà [ÅÛ¡àìA¡Òü ‘l¡ü;A¡È¢ Îà‹>A¡à¹ã Îà³Nøã’ ¤å[º ëA¡à¯à ÒÚ¡ú’’ [A¡Ú?

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(e) Mention national goals enshrined in the Indian Constitution.

®¡à¹t¡ãÚ Î}[¤‹à>t¡ ¤[o¢t¡ ¹àÊ¡öãÚ ºÛ¡¸Î³èÒ l¡üìÀJ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(f) Describe the role of a teacher as social engineer.

Îà³à[\A¡ "[®¡™”zà [ÒW¡àìš [ÅÛ¡A¡¹ ®è¡[³A¡à ¤o¢>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

4. Answer any four from the following questions (each in around 200 words) :
5×4=20
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚà [™ ëA¡àì>à W¡à[¹i¡à šøÅ—¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 200 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :

(a) ‘Unity in diversity’ is the cornerstone of Indian culture. Explain.

®¡à¹t¡ãÚ Î}ÑHõ[t¡¹ "ài¡àÒüt¡îA¡ P¡¹ç¡Œšèo¢ [ƒÅìi¡à Ò’º ‘í¤[W¡y¸¹ ³à\t¡ 'A¡¸’¡ú A¡=àÈ๠¤¸àJ¸à
A¡¹A¡¡ú

(b) Write a short note on democratization of quality education.

P¡o³à>[¤[ÅÊ¡ [Åۡ๠Kot¡à[”|A¡ãA¡¹o¹ *š¹t¡ &[i¡ W¡³å ëi¡àA¡à [ºJA¡¡ú

(c) Write the impact of globalization on education.

[ÅÛ¡àt¡ [¤Å«àÚ>¹ šø®¡à¯ δšìA¢¡ [ºJA¡¡ú

(d) Highlight the constitutional provisions linked with the fundamental right
of education for the children.

[ÅÇ¡¹ [Åۡ๠ë³ï[ºA¡ "[‹A¡à¹¹ ºKt¡ \[Øl¡t¡ =A¡à Î}[¤‹à>¹ ¤¸¯Ñ‚àγèÒ¹ *š¹t¡
"àìºàA¡šàt¡ A¡¹A¡¡ú

(e) Discuss the role of teacher as an agent of social change.

γà\ š[¹¯t¢¡>¹ "[®¡A¡t¢¡à [ÒW¡àìš [ÅÛ¡A¡¹ ®è¡[³A¡à "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

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5. Answer any three from the following questions (each in around 400 words) :
10×3=30
t¡ºt¡ [ƒÚà [™ ëA¡àì>à [t¡[>i¡à šøÅ—¹ l¡üv¡¹ [ºJA¡ (šø[t¡ìi¡à šøàÚ 400 Ŧ¹ [®¡t¡¹t¡) :
(a) Discuss the factors that are affecting social change. How can education
be used as an instrument of social change? 4+6=10
Îà³à[\A¡ š[¹¯t¢¡>A¡ šø®¡à[¯t¡ A¡¹à A¡à¹A¡Î³èÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú [ÅÛ¡àA¡ Îà³à[\A¡ š[¹¯t¡¢>¹
&A¡ "à[Òºà¹ê¡ìš ëA¡ì>îA¡ ¤¸¯Ò๠A¡[¹¤ šà[¹?

(b) Describe the meaning of equalization of educational opportunities.

Discuss the steps you would like to undertake as a teacher to promote
education among backward sections of people. 3+7=10
íÅ[Û¡A¡ Îåì™àK¹ γt¡à Ñ‚àš>¹ "=¢ìi¡à "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú &\> [ÅÛ¡A¡ [ÒW¡àìš [šáš¹à ëÅøoã¹
ëºàA¡¹ ³à\t¡ [Åۡ๠šøÎ๹ ¤àì¤ "àšåå[> [A¡ [A¡ šƒìÛ¡š º’¤ ëÎÒü [¤ÈìÚ "àìºàW¡>à
A¡¹A¡¡ú

(c) What is meant by privatization of education? Discuss the advantages and

disadvantages of privatization of education in Indian context. 2+8=10
[Åۡ๠¤¸[v¡û¡Kt¡A¡¹o ¤å[ºìº [A¡ ¤å\àÚ? ®¡à¹t¡¹ ëšøÛ¡àši¡t¡ [Åۡ๠¤¸[v¡û¡Kt¡A¡¹o¹ Îå[¤‹à
"à¹ç¡ "Îå[¤‹àγèÒ "àìºàW¡>à A¡¹A¡¡ú

(d) Why should school and community work together? As a teacher, how will
you ensure community participation in the development of elementary
education in the locality where you work? 4+6=10
[¤ƒ¸àºÚ "à¹ç¡ δ߃àìÚ [A¡Ú &ìA¡ºK íÒ A¡à³ A¡[¹¤ ºàìK? &\> [ÅÛ¡A¡ [ÒW¡àìš "àšå[>
A¡à³ A¡¹à "e¡ºìi¡àt¡ šøà=[³A¡ [Åۡ๠[¤A¡àÅ A¡à™¢t¡ δ߃àÚ¹ "}ÅNøÒo ëA¡ì>îA¡ [>[ÆW¡t¡
A¡[¹¤, [ºJA¡¡ú

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