NCF 2005 traces the philosophy of Nai Talim, which used the immediate environment and work as a resource for the child, to which figure?
AProfessor Yash Pal
BRabindranath Tagore
CJ.P. Naik
DMahatma Gandhi
Answer & Solution
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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