(As per NTA–UGC NET Paper I Syllabus, 2024–25 Pattern)
Each question matches UGC NET exam level, combining factual recall, conceptual clarity, and policy awareness.
🧭 Section A: Evolution and Policy of Higher Education (Q.1–10)
Q1. The term “University” in India was first used by which Act?
A) Charter Act of 1813
B) Wood’s Despatch, 1854
C) Indian Universities Act, 1904
D) University Education Commission, 1948
✅ Answer: C
Explanation: The Indian Universities Act, 1904 regulated and modernized university functions in India.
Q2. The University Education Commission (Radhakrishnan Commission) was set up in:
A) 1945
B) 1948
C) 1950
D) 1952
✅ Answer: B
Explanation: It was appointed in 1948 under Dr. S. Radhakrishnan to examine the role of universities in independent India.
Q3. The Kothari Commission (1964–66) gave the slogan:
A) “Education for All”
B) “Education for National Development”
C) “Learning without Burden”
D) “Education for Equality”
✅ Answer: B
Q4. The National Policy on Education (NPE) was first adopted in:
A) 1968
B) 1976
C) 1986
D) 1992
✅ Answer: A
Q5. The revised version of NPE 1986 was announced in:
A) 1989
B) 1990
C) 1992
D) 1995
✅ Answer: C
Q6. “National Education Policy 2020” aims to achieve 50% Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) in higher education by:
A) 2025
B) 2030
C) 2035
D) 2040
✅ Answer: C
Q7. NEP 2020 proposes replacing the UGC and AICTE with:
A) NITI Aayog
B) Higher Education Commission of India (HECI)
C) National Council for Higher Learning (NCHL)
D) National Accreditation Authority
✅ Answer: B
Q8. Which of the following was known as the “Magna Carta of English Education”?
A) Hunter Commission
B) Macaulay’s Minute (1835)
C) Wood’s Despatch (1854)
D) Charter Act (1813)
✅ Answer: C
Q9. “Education for All” campaign in India is known as:
A) RUSA
B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
C) Samagra Shiksha
D) NPE 2020
✅ Answer: B
Q10. The Yash Pal Committee (2009) recommended:
A) Merger of UGC and AICTE
B) New teacher training institutes
C) Compulsory rural education
D) Privatization of higher education
✅ Answer: A
🏛️ Section B: Constitutional and Administrative Framework (Q.11–20)
Q11. Education was transferred from State List to Concurrent List by:
A) 42nd Amendment (1976)
B) 44th Amendment (1978)
C) 46th Amendment (1980)
D) 52nd Amendment (1985)
✅ Answer: A
Q12. Article 21A of the Indian Constitution ensures:
A) Right to Information
B) Right to Education (6–14 years)
C) Right to Equality
D) Right to Property
✅ Answer: B
Q13. Article 45 relates to:
A) Free legal aid
B) Uniform civil code
C) Early childhood care and education
D) Fundamental duties
✅ Answer: C
Q14. Article 46 of the Constitution provides for:
A) Promotion of education among weaker sections
B) Reservation for women
C) Cultural protection
D) Environmental education
✅ Answer: A
Q15. Cultural and educational rights of minorities are protected under:
A) Articles 29 and 30
B) Articles 31 and 32
C) Articles 35 and 36
D) Articles 38 and 39
✅ Answer: A
Q16. Which Article mentions Fundamental Duty of parents to provide education?
A) 51A(a)
B) 51A(k)
C) 51A(j)
D) 51A(c)
✅ Answer: B
Q17. The Right to Education Act (RTE) was enacted in:
A) 2008
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2012
✅ Answer: B
Q18. The RTE Act ensures free and compulsory education for children aged:
A) 4–14 years
B) 5–15 years
C) 6–14 years
D) 8–16 years
✅ Answer: C
Q19. Which level of governance handles higher education?
A) Local government
B) State only
C) Both Centre and State (Concurrent List)
D) Centre only
✅ Answer: C
Q20. The head of a Central University is called:
A) Director
B) Chancellor
C) Vice-Chancellor
D) Registrar
✅ Answer: B
📚 Section C: Regulatory Bodies and Quality Assurance (Q.21–30)
Q21. UGC was established under an Act of Parliament in:
A) 1948
B) 1950
C) 1956
D) 1960
✅ Answer: C
Q22. The UGC is responsible for:
A) Secondary education
B) Coordination and maintenance of higher education standards
C) Primary education
D) Vocational training only
✅ Answer: B
Q23. Headquarters of UGC is located in:
A) Pune
B) New Delhi
C) Hyderabad
D) Kolkata
✅ Answer: B
Q24. NAAC was established by UGC in:
A) 1986
B) 1994
C) 2000
D) 2005
✅ Answer: B
Q25. The full form of NAAC is:
A) National Academic Accreditation Council
B) National Assessment and Accreditation Council
C) National Association for Accreditation of Colleges
D) National Accreditation Commission
✅ Answer: B
Q26. NBA (National Board of Accreditation) accredits:
A) Agricultural programs
B) Technical and professional programs
C) Humanities only
D) Open university courses
✅ Answer: B
Q27. NIRF stands for:
A) National Institutional Ranking Framework
B) National Institutional Research Foundation
C) National Institutional Review Forum
D) National Institute of Research Framework
✅ Answer: A
Q28. NIRF ranking is released by:
A) UGC
B) NAAC
C) Ministry of Education (MoE)
D) AICTE
✅ Answer: C
Q29. “AISHE” refers to:
A) All India Survey on Higher Education
B) Association of Indian Scholars for Higher Education
C) Academic Institutions of Science and Humanities Education
D) Assessment in Schools and Higher Education
✅ Answer: A
Q30. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) in colleges/universities aims at:
A) Exam reforms
B) Enhancing institutional quality and performance
C) Administrative restructuring
D) Controlling student unions
✅ Answer: B
🧩 Section D: Value Education and Ethics (Q.31–40)
Q31. The primary objective of Value Education is:
A) Job skills
B) Knowledge of technology
C) Inculcation of moral, ethical, and spiritual values
D) Physical training
✅ Answer: C
Q32. The concept of value-based education in India finds roots in:
A) Vedas and Upanishads
B) Greek philosophy
C) British constitution
D) Western science
✅ Answer: A
Q33. Value education emphasizes:
A) Competition
B) Individualism
C) Cooperation and harmony
D) Materialism
✅ Answer: C
Q34. “Indian Ethos in Education” promotes:
A) Spiritual, moral, and ethical development
B) Technological growth only
C) Western ideals
D) Corporate management
✅ Answer: A
Q35. Which of the following is not a core human value?
A) Integrity
B) Compassion
C) Jealousy
D) Empathy
✅ Answer: C
Q36. Professional ethics in higher education means:
A) Strictly following political ideology
B) Demonstrating fairness, honesty, and accountability
C) Following peer pressure
D) Avoiding innovation
✅ Answer: B
Q37. The holistic development of learners includes:
A) Only academic growth
B) Moral, social, intellectual, and physical growth
C) Physical growth only
D) Political awareness
✅ Answer: B
Q38. “Guru-Shishya Parampara” signifies:
A) Formal evaluation
B) Online learning
C) Spiritual teacher–student bond
D) Government monitoring system
✅ Answer: C
Q39. The National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) focuses on:
A) Curriculum development
B) Teacher training and professional growth
C) Infrastructure building
D) Digital learning only
✅ Answer: B
Q40. The Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) promotes:
A) International collaboration through visiting foreign faculty
B) Free online school courses
C) Student exchange with Asia only
D) Sports infrastructure
✅ Answer: A
📊 Section E: NEP 2020 & Institutional Reforms (Q.41–50)
Q41. NEP 2020 proposes a new institutional architecture under HECI with how many verticals?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
✅ Answer: C
Explanation: NHERC, GEC, HEGC, NAC.
Q42. The National Research Foundation (NRF) is proposed to:
A) Regulate higher education
B) Fund and promote research and innovation
C) Conduct accreditation
D) Oversee teacher training
✅ Answer: B
Q43. NEP 2020 emphasizes multidisciplinary education through:
A) Rigid courses
B) Multiple entry–exit options
C) Single-stream universities
D) Vocational elimination
✅ Answer: B
Q44. The duration of integrated undergraduate degree as per NEP 2020 can be:
A) 2 years
B) 3 or 4 years (flexible)
C) 5 years fixed
D) 6 years
✅ Answer: B
Q45. Which body releases NIRF Rankings annually?
A) Ministry of Education
B) AICTE
C) UGC
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: A
Q46. RUSA stands for:
A) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
B) Regional University Scheme of Asia
C) Rural University Support Authority
D) Research Upgradation Scheme of Academia
✅ Answer: A
Q47. The main aim of RUSA is to:
A) Enhance quality of State universities
B) Support primary education
C) Encourage foreign universities
D) Promote corporate funding
✅ Answer: A
Q48. The National Knowledge Network (NKN) connects:
A) Schools
B) Indian universities and research institutions via high-speed data
C) Panchayats
D) NGOs
✅ Answer: B
Q49. ARPIT program by MHRD is meant for:
A) Administrative training
B) Online refresher courses for faculty
C) Student entrepreneurship
D) Library automation
✅ Answer: B
Q50. The NITI Aayog in education primarily coordinates:
A) Environmental projects
B) Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
C) Industrial growth
D) Political reforms
✅ Answer: B