alleryWhat caused a decline in practical work at secondary level?
AToo many laboratories
BLack of facilities and teachers
CExcess of lab technicians
DAbolition of textbooks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lack of facilities and teachers
1. The paper laments the gradual decline of practical work at secondary and senior secondary levels.
2. It links this to perceived lack of facilities and trained teachers.
3. Having too many laboratories or technicians is the opposite of the reported situation.
_Source: NCERT Position Paper, Teaching of Science, Laboratory, Workshop and Library_
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