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The government introduced free and compulsory education system for children in the age group of __________.
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6 to 14 years
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5 to 12 years
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5 to 10 years
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1 to 16 years
Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) was enacted on 4th August 2009 by the parliament of India. This was inserted in Article 21-A of the constitution. Children in the age group of six to fourteen were given rights to full time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality in a formal school. Article 21-A and the RTE Act came into effect on 1st April 2010.
Main purpose of the adult education is to _______________.
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Increase the number of schools
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Increase the number of teachers
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Remove illiteracy
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Increase the knowledge of the people
Adult education is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self–educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Purposes of adult education may vary, the general purposes of which are summarized as:
- Vocational
- Remove illiteracy
- Social
- Recreational
- Self-development
What is Net-Reproduction rate?
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Number of deaths of children below one year of age per 1000 live birth
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Birth rate minus death rate
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Average age to which a person at the time of his birth is expected to live
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The rate at which women are replaced by daughter who will have children.
Which of the following cities has got the highest sex ratio in India?
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Puducherry
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Salem
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Hubli
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Hyderabad
World Literacy Day is celebrated on ______.
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8th September
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2nd October
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15th July
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None of these
On 26th October, 1966 UNESCO declared 8th September as International Literacy Day. It was celebrated for the first time in 1967. Its main aim is to promote and highlight the importance of literacy.
Most of the modern families are ______________.
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Polygamous
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Polyandrous
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Monogamous
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None of the above
Polygamous means people can be married to more than one person at the same time. Polyandrous is a form of polygamy where a women has two or more husbands at the same time. Monogamous means marriage with a singe person at a time. Option C is correct answer, as most modern family practice monogamy.
_________ has a special significance in our country.
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Intolerance
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Tolerance
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Disapproval
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Narrowmindedness
Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. It has a special significance in our country. Tolerance is the foundation of the idea that is India today.
What is tolerance?
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Respecting opinions which are different from our own is called tolerance
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Disrespecting opinions which are different from our own is called tolerance
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Respecting opinions which are similar to our own is called tolerance
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None of these
Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. It is the ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes. It is respecting the opinions of others which are different from our own.
Everyone needs __________ in public life.
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Discord
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Co-operation
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Obstruction
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Hostility
Co-operation is the process where a group of people and organisms or an organization works together for common benefits without any competition. Everyone needs co-operation in public life. Without co-operating each other no one will be able to achieve the desired goal of their life. co-operation brings harmony and sense of responsibility towards society.
If we are honest, we do not have to be __________.
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brave
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fearless
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heroic
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afraid
Honesty brings strength to our character. Being honest means not to cheat, lie, steal or deceive anyone in any way. If we are honest, we do not have to be afraid. Honesty brings integrity. Honesty allows us to be of great service to God and to others.