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Which of these is NOT among the five guiding principles of NCF 2005?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 traces the philosophy of Nai Talim, which used the immediate environment and work as a resource for the child, to which figure?Read the answer and worked solution →In NCF 2005, boredom in a learning task is interpreted as a sign of what?Read the answer and worked solution →According to NCF 2005, the teacher in a critical classroom should step out of which role?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 names which factor as the cornerstone for all learning from the primary years onward?Read the answer and worked solution →In NCF 2005, when knowledge is regarded as a finished product, the learner is conceived of as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Among the criteria for selecting knowledge, NCF 2005 identifies which as the most important measure?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 holds that differences between students, including disability, should be viewed as what?Read the answer and worked solution →On the plurality of textbooks, NCF 2005 takes which stance?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 endorses J.P. Naik's metaphor describing equality, quality and quantity in Indian education as what?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 argues that 'free' education is best understood as which of the following?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 holds that the boundary between the school and its natural and social environment should be made what?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 treats 'intelligent guessing' by children as which of the following?Read the answer and worked solution →NCF 2005 says that in classrooms children's voices are rarely heard, and that often the only voice heard is whose?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which of these is NOT among the five guiding principles of NCF 2005?

  1. Shifting learning away from rote methods
  2. Maximising marks in board examinations
  3. Making examinations more flexible and integrated
  4. Connecting knowledge to life outside school
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Correct answer: B. Maximising marks in board examinations

1. The five NCF guiding principles include connecting knowledge to life outside school, shifting away from rote, enriching the curriculum beyond textbooks, making examinations flexible and integrated, and nurturing a democratic identity. 2. Shifting away from rote, flexible examinations, and connecting knowledge to life each match a stated principle directly. 3. Maximising marks in board examinations is not listed and runs against the document's critique of exam stress. 4. Hence maximising marks is the principle that does NOT belong. _Source: NCF 2005, "1.4 Guiding Principles", p.12_

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NCF 2005 traces the philosophy of Nai Talim, which used the immediate environment and work as a resource for the child, to which figure?

  1. Professor Yash Pal
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. J.P. Naik
  4. Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct answer: D. Mahatma Gandhi

1. In its Retrospect, NCF 2005 discusses the educational vision behind Nai Talim. 2. It attributes Nai Talim and the use of the mother tongue and work as a resource to Mahatma Gandhi. 3. Tagore is quoted elsewhere on childhood play; J.P. Naik coined the 'elusive triangle'; Yash Pal chaired Learning Without Burden. 4. Hence Mahatma Gandhi is correct. _Source: NCF 2005, "1.2 Retrospect", p.9_

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In NCF 2005, boredom in a learning task is interpreted as a sign of what?

  1. The child lacks the ability to learn
  2. The task is too challenging for the child
  3. The teacher has explained the topic too well
  4. The task has become mechanically repetitive
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Correct answer: D. The task has become mechanically repetitive

1. NCF 2005 discusses pacing and engagement of learning tasks. 2. It states that boredom is a sign that the task may have become mechanically repetitive and of little cognitive value. 3. Blaming the child's ability is a view the document rejects; an over-challenging task is the opposite condition; clear explanation is unrelated. 4. Hence the task becoming mechanically repetitive is correct. _Source: NCF 2005, "2.3 Development and Learning", p.23_

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