Education in India is compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 14. The education system is divided into three levels: primary, secondary, and higher education. The literacy rate in India is 77.7%.

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Q. Which campaign has been launched by Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat recently?

 ◉ Overall education-water safety campaign

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 ◉ Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan

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 ◉ Chief Minister Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Who has been appointed as the United Nations’ special envoy for global education in July 2012?

 ◉ George Bush 

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 ◉ Bill Clinton

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 ◉ Tony Blair

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 ◉ Gordon Brown 

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Q. Who was the person who came to Ahmedabad in 1902 for his higher studies?

 ◉ Sultan Ahmed Shah

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 ◉ C. Shankaran Nair

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 ◉ Surendranath Banerjee

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 ◉ Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

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Q. Which country signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan III in the month of May?

 ◉ Greece

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 ◉ Sri Lanka

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 ◉ India

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 ◉ Nigeria

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Q. In which state of India, the first ever International Conference on Voter Education was organized by the Election Commission?

 ◉ Haryana

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 ◉ Manipur

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 ◉ Delhi

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 ◉ Bihar

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Q. How many educational institutions of India have been included in the 'World Top-200' of the QS World University Rankings in the month of September?

 ◉ 5

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 ◉ 2

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 ◉ 4

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 ◉ 10

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Q. Education' comes under which list?

 ◉ Ninth schedule

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 ◉ State list

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 ◉ Central list

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 ◉ concurrent list

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Q. What is recognized within the boundaries of the Right to Free Education?

 ◉ Center list

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 ◉ directive principles of state policy

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 ◉ Fundamental Rights

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 ◉ State list

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Q. According to the Directive Principles of State Policy, up to what age children are expected to be given free and compulsory education?

 ◉ 16 years

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 ◉ 14 years

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 ◉ 18 years

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 ◉ 19 years

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Q. By which act was English made the medium of instruction for all government-aided schools and colleges?

 ◉ Macaulay's Minute, 1835

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 ◉ Consolidated child development service scheme

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 ◉ Right to Free and Compulsory Child Education Act

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 ◉ Central educational institution (reservation in entry) act

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Q. Up to which age free and compulsory education has been considered in the constitution?

 ◉ 30 years

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 ◉ 14 years

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 ◉ 15 years

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 ◉ 18 years

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Q. Which is the commission which first focused on primary and secondary education in India?

 ◉ Charles commission

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 ◉ Bentic commission

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 ◉ Makalo Commission

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 ◉ hunter commission

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Q. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?

 ◉ In 1945 AD

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 ◉ In 1947 AD

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 ◉ In 1942 AD

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 ◉ in 1835 AD

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Q. Where is the 'Lakshmibai National Institute of Education' located?

 ◉ in Gujarat

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 ◉ in Agra

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 ◉ in Gwalior

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 ◉ in Patiala

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Q. When was Balkrishna Sharma Naveen awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of literature and education?

 ◉ 1950

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 ◉ 1920

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 ◉ 1960

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 ◉ 1970

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