APPSC Paper I · Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II · Topic 10
10 APPSC Paper I Disadvantaged Learners & Welfare Education questions with answers
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10.1Welfare institutions, schemes and bodies for education (incl. AP hostels and residential schools)Notes
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Champion-90 Scheme has been launched by which department of Madhya Pradesh ?
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Answer C. Department of Tribal Affairs
As per the official key, Madhya Pradesh's Champion-90 scheme was launched by the Tribal Affairs Department to coach tribal students for competitive exams.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q9, final key
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Name of the scheme launched in June 2021 by the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh to encourage digital learning among students and to bridge the digital divide between connected and sectors.
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Answer A. YounTab
Ladakh's L-G launched the YounTab scheme in June 2021, giving tablets to government school students to bridge the digital divide.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q10, final key
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five areas covered by the SOP in G.O.Ms.No.46 (2023)?
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Answer A. Admission of students by lottery
The SOP covers general guidelines, supervision at various levels, safety and security, food/water safety and hygiene, and untoward-incident reporting; admissions are not part of it.
Source: Medha AI, based on G.O.Ms.No.46 (2023), APREIS records and BRAOU B.Ed. texts (HWO Paper II)
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The National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) works under which Union Ministry?
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Answer C. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
NSKFDC gives loans and skill training to safai karamcharis, manual scavengers and their dependants; it is under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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The Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (APSWREIS) runs gurukul schools mainly for students of which group?
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Answer A. Scheduled Castes
APSWREIS is the Social Welfare Department's residential society; its schools are meant mainly for Scheduled Caste children, with a small share of seats for other groups.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
10.2Education of socially and culturally disadvantaged learners
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A deprived child is one who is
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Answer B. Without a parent, guardian or custodian
A deprived child lacks parental or guardian care; such children need special care and protection.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q68, final key
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How can teachers support culturally disadvantaged students in the classroom ?
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Answer B. By incorporating culturally relevant teaching methods
Culturally responsive teaching links lessons to students' backgrounds, languages and experiences, helping disadvantaged learners take part and succeed.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q143, final key
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Which group was NOT among those covered by the 'Education for Equality' part of NPE 1986?
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Answer B. Pupils of elite private schools
NPE 1986's 'Education for Equality' covered women, SCs, STs, other educationally backward sections, minorities, the handicapped and adult education; pupils of elite private schools were not a target group.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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The National Education Policy 2020 recommends declaring regions with large populations of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs) as
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Answer B. Special Education Zones
NEP 2020 proposes Special Education Zones for aspirational districts and regions with large SEDG populations, along with a Gender-Inclusion Fund for girls and transgender students.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, every child with a benchmark disability has the right to free education in a neighbourhood school or a special school of choice between the ages of
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Answer A. 6 and 18 years
Section 31 of the RPwD Act, 2016 gives every child with a benchmark disability between 6 and 18 years the right to free education, extending the RTE age limit of 14.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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Providing equal facilities, teachers and financial aid to poor pupils is the approach of equalising
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Answer A. Inputs
One reading of equal opportunity equalises inputs (facilities, teachers, curriculum, aid); the other equalises results (achievement and its benefits).
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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