APPSC Paper I · Hostel Welfare Officer Paper II · Topic 12
12 APPSC Paper I Education Commissions, Policies & AP Admissions questions with answers
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12.1Education commissions and committees (Wood 1854 to NKC)Notes
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According to which commission "Elementary education should prepare children become responsible and useful citizens" ?
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Answer D. Kothari
The Kothari Commission (1964-66) linked education to national development and stressed preparing children as responsible, useful citizens.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q41, final key
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The name of Yashpal Committee Report (1993) is
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Answer B. Learning without burden
The Yash Pal Committee's 1993 report on reducing the academic load on school children was titled 'Learning Without Burden'.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q62, final key
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The suggestion to establish UGC came from
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Answer B. Radha Krishnan Commission
The University Education Commission (1948-49) under Dr. S. Radhakrishnan recommended a University Grants Commission, set up in 1953 and made statutory in 1956.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q70, final key
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The National Knowledge Commission (2005-2009) was headed by
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Answer C. Sam Pitroda
Sam Pitroda chaired the National Knowledge Commission (2005-2009).
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q71, final key
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Which committee laid the foundation for education reforms in India during British Period in the year 1882 ?
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Answer A. Hunter committee
The Indian Education Commission of 1882, chaired by William Hunter, reviewed progress since Wood's Despatch and stressed primary and mass education.
Source: APPSC HWO 2025 Paper II (Notification 15/2025), Q129, final key
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Match the commission with what it is best known for:
- A. Hunter Commission
- B. Hartog Committee
- C. Mudaliar Commission
- D. Yash Pal Committee
- 1. Multipurpose schools
- 2. Wastage and stagnation
- 3. Learning without burden
- 4. Primary education under local boards
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Answer A. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
Hunter: primary schools under local boards; Hartog: wastage and stagnation; Mudaliar: multipurpose schools; Yash Pal: Learning without Burden.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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The Kothari Commission was the first to say handicapped children should be educated not only on humanitarian grounds but also on grounds of
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Answer B. utility
The Education Commission (1964-66) was the first to argue for educating handicapped children on grounds of utility as well as humanity, and proposed both special and integrated programmes.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
12.1National policies on education: NPE 1968, NPE 1986, POA 1992, NEP 2020Notes
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With the approval of NEP 2020, the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed the
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Answer A. Ministry of Education
When the Union Cabinet approved NEP 2020 on 29 July 2020, it also renamed MHRD as the Ministry of Education, the name it had before 1985.
Source: Medha AI, based on BRAOU B.Ed/Psychology textbooks (HWO Paper II)
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NEP 2020 proposes a bagless period, in which students work with local vocational experts such as carpenters and gardeners, during Grades 6 to 8. How long is it?
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Answer D. 10 days
NEP 2020 (para 4.26): every student will take a fun course on local crafts and vocations in Grades 6 to 8, with a 10-day bagless period of internship with local vocational experts.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
12.1Common entrance tests and centralised admissions in APNotes
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In AP, admission to the D.El.Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education) course is made through:
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Answer A. DEECET, conducted by the school education department
Elementary teacher training is a school education matter in AP, so its entrance test (DEECET) is held by the school education department rather than APSCHE.
Source: Medha AI, based on the APPSC HWO Paper II syllabus (25/2026)
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