APPSC Paper I · Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II · Topic 8
8 APPSC Paper I Adult, Non-formal & Lifelong Education questions with answers
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8.1Adult education and functional literacyNotes
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The folk school was started in
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Answer D. Denmark
The folk high school movement for adult education was started in Denmark by N. F. S. Grundtvig in the 19th century.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q46, final key
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Andragogy is
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Answer D. Arts and science of helping adults to learn
Malcolm Knowles defined andragogy as the art and science of helping adults learn, as against pedagogy for children.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q49, final key
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As per ULLAS scheme functional literacy means
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Answer C. A State with more than 95% literacy rate
Under ULLAS (Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram), a State or UT reaching over 95% literacy is treated as equivalent to fully (functionally) literate.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q131, final key
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Which State is fully functionally literate as per PLFS survey 2023-24 ?
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Answer B. Mizoram
In May 2025 Mizoram became the first State declared fully functionally literate under ULLAS, with literacy of about 98.2% per PLFS 2023-24.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q132, final key
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Launch of the National Adult Education Programme (NAEP) is on
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Answer A. 2nd October, 1978
NAEP was launched on Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 1978, to make adults aged 15-35 literate; the National Literacy Mission followed on 5 May 1988.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q138, final key
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Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Literacy changes future species of human being.
Statement II : Literacy changes society.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Answer D. Statement I is incorrect and statement II is correct
Literacy is a social and cultural change; it does not change human biology or species. It does change society through awareness, participation and development.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q146, final key
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three approaches to functional adult literacy?
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Answer A. Behaviourist approach
The three approaches to functional adult literacy are the traditional, the functional and the psycho-social approaches.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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In June 2024, which became the first administrative unit to be declared fully functionally literate under ULLAS?
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Answer B. Ladakh
The Union Territory of Ladakh was declared fully functionally literate under ULLAS in June 2024, with literacy above 97%; Mizoram became the first State in May 2025.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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The first Shramik Vidyapeeth, a polyvalent adult education centre for urban workers, was set up in 1967 at
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Answer D. Mumbai (Worli)
The first Shramik Vidyapeeth opened at Worli, Mumbai, in 1967 to give industrial workers and their families many kinds of learning; these centres were renamed Jan Shikshan Sansthans in 2000.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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UNESCO's Experimental World Literacy Programme (1966-74) linked literacy mainly with
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Answer C. Work and economic development
The Experimental World Literacy Programme tried out work-oriented functional literacy, teaching reading and writing together with skills for production and development.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
8.1Lifelong and continuing educationNotes
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The department of Adult Continuing Education and Extension has been renamed as Lifelong Learning and Extension from which plan period ?
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Answer A. XI Plan
Under the UGC's Eleventh Plan (2007-12) guidelines, university departments of Adult, Continuing Education and Extension were renamed Departments of Lifelong Learning and Extension.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q47, final key
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Which of the following is not typically considered one of the "four pillars of learning" as defined by UNESCO ?
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Answer D. Learning to compete
The Delors Report (1996) gave four pillars: learning to know, to do, to live together and to be. 'Learning to compete' is not one of them.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q72, final key
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In the context of lifelong learning, what does the term "Self-directed learning" primarily refer to ?
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Answer C. Taking responsibility of one's own learning process
In self-directed learning the learner takes charge of diagnosing needs, setting goals, finding resources and evaluating progress; guidance may still be used.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q73, final key
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In the context of lifelong learning, what does the term "Digital Divide" primarily refers to ?
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Answer C. Inequalities in access to digital technologies and the internet
The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to computers and the internet and those who do not.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q74, final key
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The scheme of Continuing Education was launched in the year
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Answer B. 1996
The National Literacy Mission's Scheme of Continuing Education for neo-literates, the stage after total literacy and post-literacy campaigns, is dated to 1996 in APPSC's key (approved in 1995, launched from 1996).
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q130, final key
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Why is lifelong learning important in the modern world ?
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Answer A. It helps individuals adapt to changing job markets
Fast changes in technology and work mean people must keep learning new skills throughout life to stay employable.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q147, final key
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A teacher attends in-service courses every year and reads journals to keep up with new teaching methods. This is an example of
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Answer D. continuous professional development
Teachers are lifelong learners too; in-service and refresher courses and self-study keep their professional skills current.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Which feature of lifelong education means that learning never reaches a final end point?
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Answer D. It has no terminal stage
'No terminal stage' means lifelong education is never complete; learning goes on as long as life goes on.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Free online courses can serve lifelong learning for all only if which problem is reduced?
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Answer D. The digital divide
The digital divide is unequal access to digital technologies and the internet; those without devices or connectivity are left out of online learning.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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India's first open university, set up in Hyderabad in 1982 to open higher education to working adults, was
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Answer B. Andhra Pradesh Open University
Andhra Pradesh Open University (1982), now Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, was the first open university in India.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
8.1Non-formal educationNotes
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The Programme of Action (1992) lists all of the following as characteristics of non-formal education EXCEPT
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Answer D. Uniform fixed timetable
POA 1992 stresses flexibility, relevance, diversity of learning activities and decentralised management. A uniform fixed timetable goes against all of these.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Janshala was a joint programme of the Government of India and
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Answer B. Five UN agencies
Janshala (GOI–UN) was a community-based primary education programme of the Government of India and five UN agencies.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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In non-formal education, the learner's self-growth and self-renewal are guided mainly by
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Answer C. The learner's own motivation
The textbook says self-growth and self-renewal in non-formal education are guided by the individual's own motivation.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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In place of schools, Ivan Illich proposed networks of shared learning resources called
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Answer A. Learning webs
Illich proposed 'learning webs': networks giving everyone access to resources, skill exchanges, peer matching and educators, instead of compulsory schools.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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