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The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002 added Article 21A to the Indian Constitution, making free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years a Fundamental Right.

It also:

Modified Article 45
Added Article 51A(k) as a Fundamental Duty for parents/guardians to provide education to children.

Other options refer to different amendments:

A → 97th Amendment (Cooperative societies)
C → 102nd Amendment (NCBC)
D → 101st Amendment (GST)

Constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies

Elementary education was made a fundamental right

Provided constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes

The Brundtland Report (1987), officially titled “Our Common Future”, was published by the World Commission on Environment and Development chaired by Gro Harlem Brundtland.

It is famous for giving the widely accepted definition of sustainable development:

“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

This report played a major role in global environmental and development policies.

This report outlined an action plan for women's development

An international document on Children's rights

(i) Correct → The Genome India Project aims to create a comprehensive catalogue of India’s genetic variations.
(ii) Incorrect → The project was approved/launched earlier, not in 2023.
(iii) Incorrect → The project involved genomic sequencing of 10,000 individuals, not 1000.
(iv) Correct → The genomic data is stored at the Indian Biological Data Centre.

 (i) It helps to build a comprehensive catalogue of genetic variations in India

(iii) Genomic data of 1000 individuals are publicly accessible

(iv) The genomic data is archived at Indian Biological Data Centre

• Stonehenge is a famous prehistoric monument made of large standing stones arranged in circles. It is believed to have been used for ceremonial, religious, and burial purposes and is also an important archaeological site.

Prehistoric stone circle monument and cemetery located in England

Stone structures used as fortifications in England

• (i) Sputnik 1 – First artificial satellite: Correct. Launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, it marked the beginning of the Space Age. It was a polished metal sphere with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.

(ii) Luna 2 – First satellite for commercial purpose: Incorrect. Luna 2 (1959) was actually the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon (it was a lunar impactor). The first commercial communication satellite was Telstar 1, launched in 1962.

(iii) Explorer 1 – First satellite launched by the US: Correct. Following the success of Sputnik, the United States launched Explorer 1 on January 31, 1958. It is famous for discovering the Van Allen radiation belts.

(iv) Vanguard 1 – Oldest human-made object still in orbit: Correct. Launched in March 1958, it was the first solar-powered satellite. While communication with it was lost in 1964, it remains the oldest piece of space junk still circling the Earth.

(ii) Luna2-First Satellite used for a commercial purpose

(iii) Explorer I-First satellite launched by the US

 (iv) Vanguard I-Oldest human made object still in orbit

• e-Kranti is a pivotal pillar of the Digital India initiative. It represents the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) 2.0, moving beyond simple computerization to focus on the electronic delivery of services.

Transforming governance through electronic service delivery

Provides free electricity to households in India

The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 is famously known as the "Gagging Act" because it severely restricted the freedom of the Indian-language press, effectively "gagging" the voices of local journalists who were critical of British policies.

The objective was to suppress the protest through the press in India's vernacular languages

The Act aimed against extremist nationalist activity

The Act gave the provincial government censorship powers

(i) It was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Incorrect. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha (later Brahmo Samaj). The Tatvabodhini Sabha was founded after his death.

(ii) The Sabha aimed to propagate the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Correct. One of its primary missions was to keep the ideals and teachings of Ram Mohan Roy alive and to promote a rational, monotheistic version of Hinduism based on the Upanishads.

(iii) It promoted a systematic study of India's past: Correct. The Sabha encouraged the study of India's history and ancient texts (especially the Vedas and Upanishads) through a rational lens, rather than through superstition.

(iv) The Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore: Correct. It was established by Debendranath Tagore (father of Rabindranath Tagore) in 1839.

(ii) The Sabha aimed to propagate the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy 

(iii) It promoted a systematic study of India's past

(iv) The Sabha was founded by Debendranath Tagore

• David Hare, a Scottish watchmaker and philanthropist, was a key ally of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Together, with the help of others like Radhakanta Deb, they established the Hindu College (now Presidency University) in Calcutta in 1817.

• Their objective was to provide a liberal, Western-style education to Indian students, focusing on science, humanities, and English literature rather than traditional religious studies alone.

• Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was linked with Hindu College, not Bethune School.
•  Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was associated mainly with Sanskrit College.
•  Jyotirao Phule worked for widow remarriage and social reform, but not through an organization named “Widow Remarriage Association.”

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - Hindu College

Jotiba Phule  - Widow Remarriage Association

• The Ezhava Social Reform Movement (ESRM), primarily led by Sree Narayana Guru, Dr. Palpu, and Kumaran Asan, was one of the most successful socio-religious reform movements in Kerala. 
• While it fundamentally transformed the social fabric, the specific "politicization of women" as a core agenda is not typically associated with this phase of the movement compared to the other options.

The movement fought for civic rights and access to schooling and government services

It was based on rationalist and egalitarian world views

The movement tried to unite the caste through a common law of inheritance

• The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a turning point in the Indian freedom struggle. While the British government claimed the partition was for "administrative convenience," Indian nationalists saw through this and identified the actual political motives.

(i) The Act was to divide the Bengalis on religious grounds 

(iii) To divide between Hindi and Bengali 

• All Travancore Youth League was formed in 1931 by young nationalists in Travancore who were dissatisfied with the moderate nature of Congress activities there.
Later, during the late 1930s, the organization became associated with the Congress Socialist movement from Malabar, which helped spread socialist ideas in Travancore.

Prachina Malayalam is one of the most intellectually revolutionary works by Chattambi Swamikal. In this text, he used historical and logical arguments to challenge the dominant social hierarchies of his time.

(i) A women's conference was help as a part of 5th Political Conference in Malabar.

(ii) Mrs. Pavamani was the President of All Kerala Women's League in 1931.

 (iii) The Tiruvitamkur Women's Conference was held in 1935.

(iv) Anna Chandy was the first women advocate in Tiruvitamkur.

• Under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) is a radical shift from traditional report cards. Its primary goal is to provide a 360-degree view of a child's progress, moving away from just "grading" and toward "development."

To involve parents in their children's education and development

To rank students based on their performance

• Piaget’s theory is essentially about The development of the ability to think. He proposed that children are "little scientists" who actively construct their understanding of the world.

Cognitive Structures: He focused on how children develop Schemata (mental frameworks) to process information.

The Process: He explained development through Assimilation (fitting new info into existing schemas) and Accommodation (changing schemas to fit new info).

The Goal: The ultimate aim of cognitive development, according to Piaget, is Equilibration—a balance between what is understood and what is experienced.

Influence of social world on growing child

• In the revised Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives, the cognitive domain has six hierarchical levels: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating as the highest (final) level.

Making judgements based on criteria and standards

Using information or skill in a new situation

Putting elements together to form a new coherent or functional whole

• Curriculum change is fundamentally a learning process, as it involves educators, institutions, and stakeholders acquiring new knowledge, skills, and perspectives to adapt teaching and learning effectively.

• Action Research is a specific type of inquiry designed to solve a practical problem in a real-world setting, most commonly used by teachers and practitioners to improve their own professional practice.

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