alleryWhich 1937 committee elaborated Gandhiji's idea of basic education, including mathematics?
AZakir Husain committee
BKothari commission
CRadhakrishnan commission
DMudaliar commission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Zakir Husain committee
1. The paper says that in 1937 the Zakir Husain committee was appointed to elaborate Gandhiji's idea of basic education.
2. It recommended that every child be able to work out ordinary calculations needed in craft and community life.
3. The other commissions are from different periods or topics.
_Source: NCERT National Focus Group Position Paper on Teaching of Mathematics, 3. HISTORY_
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