NCERT Model Textbooks Controversy Quiz

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When was the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) established?

  • 1961 (correct)
  • 1975
  • 1980
  • 1950

Who appoints the Director of NCERT?

  • The Ministry of Human Resource Development (correct)
  • The President of India
  • The Ministry of Education
  • The Prime Minister of India

What was the concern of the Minister of Education M. C. Chagla regarding history textbooks?

  • To reflect the political views of the ruling party
  • To promote religious teachings
  • To include myths for cultural preservation
  • To provide secular and rational explanations of the past (correct)

How is NCERT funded?

<p>Fully government-funded (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has NCERT been accused of in relation to its model textbooks?

<p>Using orwellian tactics to reflect political views (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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