APPSC Paper I · Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II · Topic 9
9 APPSC Paper I Community, Language, Values & Peace Education questions with answers
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9.1School and community; medium of instruction and the three-language formulaNotes
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What is a major barrier to effective school community relationships ?
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Answer C. Lack of trust and transparency
School-community ties rest on mutual trust; when parents and the community do not trust the school or cannot see how it works, cooperation breaks down.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q51, final key
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How can schools best initiate a relationship with the community ?
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Answer B. By organizing parent-teacher meeting and community events
Parent-teacher meetings and community events bring families into the school and open two-way contact, the usual first step in building the relationship.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q52, final key
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Which of the following can be the best place for a school ?
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Answer D. In a locality safe for students
The first test for a school site is the safety of the students; the other features are desirable but secondary.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q53, final key
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According to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, what should be the medium of instruction at least until Grade 5 in primary education ?
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Answer B. The mother tongue
NEP 2020 says that wherever possible the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5 (preferably Grade 8) should be the home language, mother tongue or regional language.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q54, final key
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of teaching young children in their mother tongue?
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Answer A. Ready access to international job markets
Mother-tongue teaching aids understanding, home-school links and retention; job-market access is an argument made for English.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Which State has followed a two-language policy (Tamil and English) in its schools since 1968 instead of the three-language formula?
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Answer D. Tamil Nadu
Opposition to Hindi led Tamil Nadu to adopt a two-language policy of Tamil and English in 1968.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Under the RTE Act 2009, at least three-fourths of the members of a School Management Committee must be
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Answer A. parents or guardians of the children
RTE Act Section 21: three-fourths of SMC members are parents or guardians, with proportionate representation of disadvantaged groups and 50% women.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Who proposed the widely used framework of six types of school-family-community involvement: parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making and collaborating with the community?
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Answer B. Joyce Epstein
Joyce Epstein's six types of involvement are parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision-making and collaborating with the community.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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The word 'community' comes from two Latin parts, 'com' and 'munis'. Together they mean
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Answer B. to serve together
'Com' (together) and 'munis' (to serve) give community the meaning 'to serve together'.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
9.1Family life and population educationNotes
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In which year UNFPA's started in India ?
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Answer C. 1974
The United Nations Population Fund began its programme of support to India in 1974.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q57, final key
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Where was the UNESCO conference on "population education and family planning" held ?
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Answer D. Bangkok
UNESCO's regional meeting on population education and family planning (1970) was held in Bangkok, the seat of its Asian regional office.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q58, final key
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The beginning of Population Education in India according to the Third Five Year Plan in the year
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Answer A. 1961 – 66
The Third Five Year Plan ran from 1961 to 1966, and the question ties the start of population education to that plan period.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q137, final key
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A Class VIII pupil asks an embarrassing question about bodily changes in front of the class. The best response of the teacher is to
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Answer D. answer it factually and calmly at an age-appropriate level
Family-life education needs teachers who handle sensitive questions scientifically and with dignity; anonymous question boxes also help.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Which population-related element is part of the core curriculum in the National Policy on Education, 1986?
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Answer B. Observance of the small family norm
NPE 1986 listed 'observance of the small family norm' among the core curriculum elements.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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According to the World Health Organization, adolescence covers the age group of
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Answer B. 10 to 19 years
WHO defines adolescents as persons aged 10 to 19 years; 15 to 24 is the UN definition of youth.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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The Adolescence Education Programme in schools is built mainly on the
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Answer C. life skills approach
AEP uses a life-skills approach (decision making, coping with stress, communication) through activities, not exams.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
9.1Moral and value educationNotes
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Nepotism is
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Answer A. Hiring friends or relatives and showing favouritism work
Nepotism means favouring one's relatives or friends, especially in giving jobs or work, instead of judging on merit.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q59, final key
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What is required for the formation of integrated set of values, to be implemented on society ?
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Answer A. Family
The family is the first and most basic institution where a child forms an integrated set of values that later shapes society.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q90, final key
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How can teachers create a moral learning environment in the classroom ?
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Answer B. By encouraging open dialogue on moral education
Moral development grows through discussion and reasoning about values (as in Kohlberg's dilemma discussions), not through imposed rules alone.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q139, final key
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Which philosopher is known for his work on virtue ethics ?
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Answer C. Aristotle
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is the founding text of virtue ethics, which judges morality by character and virtues.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q140, final key
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The true statement regarding moral education and religious education in its approach is
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Answer B. Moral education is based on universal values, while religious education is tied to specific faiths
Moral education teaches universal values such as honesty and compassion that do not depend on any religion; religious education teaches the beliefs and practices of particular faiths.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q141, final key
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Consider the following recommendations about moral instruction in schools:
I. The school day should begin with a few minutes of silent meditation in the assembly.
II. The lives and teachings of great religious leaders and saints should be included in the curriculum.
Which of these were made by the Sri Prakasa Committee (1959)?
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Answer C. Both I and II
The committee recommended a short period of silent meditation at the morning assembly and the study of the lives and teachings of great religious personalities, so that moral values could be taught without promoting any one faith.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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The values clarification approach was introduced in which book (1966)?
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Answer B. Values and Teaching
'Values and Teaching' (1966) by Louis Raths, Merrill Harmin and Sidney Simon introduced values clarification: helping pupils become aware of and examine their own values.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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According to Thomas Lickona, good character has three interrelated parts:
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Answer D. Moral knowing, moral feeling and moral action
Lickona's character education model says good character means knowing the good, desiring the good and doing the good: moral knowing, moral feeling and moral action.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Giving pupils a story in which two values conflict and asking them to reason out what the character should do is called
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Answer D. Moral dilemma discussion
In moral dilemma discussion pupils face a situation where values clash (honesty vs loyalty, law vs life) and must justify a choice, which develops moral reasoning.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
9.1National and emotional integrationNotes
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The National Integration Day is observed on
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Answer B. 19th November
National Integration Day is observed on 19 November, the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q60, final key
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Which of these is not fundamental factor of National Unity ?
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Answer C. Employment
Textbook discussions of national unity list language, education, religion and caste among the social factors that bind or divide a nation; employment is an economic matter, not one of these basic factors.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q61, final key
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Which of the following is a major challenge to national integration in India ?
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Answer B. Regionalism and linguistic differences
APPSC's key takes regionalism and linguistic differences as the major challenge to national integration. Communalism is also a recognised threat, so option 4 is close; the key prefers option 2.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q142, final key
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Which teacher behaviour WEAKENS national integration in the classroom?
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Answer D. Joking about a community's customs
Teachers must be impartial, avoid stereotypes and model respect for all communities; ridicule of any group's customs undermines integration.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Placing loyalty to one's religious group above loyalty to the nation is called:
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Answer D. Communalism
Communalism means putting the interests of one's religious community above those of the nation; it is a major hurdle to nationalism.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Which of the following was recommended by the Emotional Integration Committee (1961-62)?
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Answer B. Inter-state student camps, tours and exchanges
To build a feeling of oneness, the Sampurnanand Committee recommended inter-state camps, tours and student exchanges, along with revised textbooks and the celebration of national days.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Love for one's own region is compatible with national integration when it is:
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Answer C. subordinate to loyalty to the nation
Regional loyalty is not harmful in itself; it becomes a threat only when it is placed above the nation or turns into hostility and separatism.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
9.1International understanding and peace educationNotes
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"It is essential for us not to live apart but to live together, understanding one anothers fears and anxieties, aspirations and thoughts. We must work for racial harmony. We may be American, Russian, but we are essentially human beings". Who said this ?
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Answer A. Dr. Radha Krishnan
This plea for living together across nations and races is attributed to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, who stressed world unity and common humanity.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q63, final key
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What does the dove, often depicted with an olive branch, symbolize in the context of Peace ?
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Answer B. A Universal Symbol of peace and non-violence
A dove carrying an olive branch is a worldwide symbol of peace and non-violence.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q64, final key
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Which organization is primarily responsible for promoting international peace and understanding ?
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Answer B. United Nations Organizations (UNO)
Maintaining international peace and security is the first purpose of the United Nations under its Charter. UNESCO also works for peace through education, but the key takes the UN as the body primarily responsible.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q144, final key
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India ranked ________ in the Global Peace Index 2025 among 163 countries.
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Answer C. 115
The Institute for Economics and Peace's Global Peace Index 2025 ranked India 115th of 163 countries; Iceland was first.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q145, final key
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Which of the following school activities best develops international understanding?
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Answer B. A Model UN session held on United Nations Day
A Model UN session on UN Day makes pupils speak for other countries and study world problems together, which builds international understanding.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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Tagore founded Visva-Bharati (1921), whose motto means 'where the whole world meets in a single nest', mainly to promote
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Answer B. international understanding through education
Tagore wanted Visva-Bharati to be a world university where East and West meet, so that education builds national and international understanding with peace and harmony.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) is located in
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Answer A. New Delhi
UNESCO MGIEP, set up in 2012 with India's support, is UNESCO's institute for education for peace and sustainable development, based in New Delhi.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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In every Global Peace Index since 2008, including the 2025 edition, the most peaceful country has been
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Answer C. Iceland
Iceland has topped the Global Peace Index in every edition since 2008, including 2025.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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