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**Q1.** Which of the following bodies is responsible for maintaining standards in school education curriculum? A. UGC B. AICTE C. NCERT D. NCTE **Answer:** C. NCERT **Q2.** The headquarters of NAAC is located at A. New Delhi B. Bengaluru C. Pune D. Hyderabad **Answer:** B. Bengaluru **Q3.** In which year was the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 launched? A. 2019 B. 2020 C. 2021 D. 2022 **Answer:** B. 2020 (29 July) **Q4.** Which body conducts the JEE-Main examination? A. CBSE B. AICTE C. NTA D. UGC **Answer:** C. NTA **Q5.** First IIT of India was set up in A. Mumbai B. Kharagpur C. Madras D. Delhi **Answer:** B. Kharagpur (1951) **Q6.** The University Grants Commission (UGC) was established under which Act? A. UGC Act, 1950 B. UGC Act, 1952 C. UGC Act, 1956 D. UGC Act, 1961 **Answer:** C. UGC Act, 1956 **Q7.** National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) was earlier known as A. National Open School B. Open School Board C. Distance Education Board D. Flexible Learning Board **Answer:** A. National Open School **Q8.** Which of the following is NOT a function of AICTE? A. Approval of new technical institutions B. Funding research projects in universities C. Maintaining quality of technical education D. Accreditation of MBA programmes **Answer:** B. Funding research projects in universities (UGC does it) **Q9.** The grading system of NAAC ranges from A. A to E B. A++ to C C. 1 to 10 D. Alpha to Gamma **Answer:** B. A++ to C **Q10.** Who is the current Chairman of UGC (as on 1 Jan 2024)? A. Dr. Rajnish Jain B. Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar C. Prof. D. P. Singh D. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal **Answer:** B. Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar **Q11.** IGNOU was established in which year? A. 1985 B. 1986 C. 1987 D. 1988 **Answer:** A. 1985 (Indira Gandhi’s birth anniversary year) **Q12.** Which body is responsible for teacher education norms in India? A. NCERT B. NCTE C. CBSE D. KVS **Answer:** B. NCTE **Q13.** Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was first set up in A. 1915 B. 1920 C. 1935 D. 1947 **Answer:** B. 1920 **Q14.** Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? A. CBSE – Technical education B. AICTE – School education C. UGC – Higher education funding D. NTA – Teacher eligibility test only **Answer:** C. UGC – Higher education funding **Q15.** The largest open schooling system in the world is A. IGNOU B. NIOS C. Swayam D. CBSE-i **Answer:** B. NIOS **Q16.** Which of the following is a constitutional body? A. UGC B. AICTE C. NCERT D. None of the above **Answer:** D. None of the above (all are statutory/autonomous) **Q17.** “NEP 2020” proposes to set up which new regulatory body to replace UGC & AICTE? A. NHERC B. NTA C. HECI D. NAC **Answer:** C. HECI (Higher Education Commission of India)