UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why the affiliation system is outdated

Question 1

Which of the following is the first national policy document to prescribe a specific time-bound timeline for the complete phasing out of the college-university affiliation system in India?

Accepted Answer

National Education Policy, 2020

Answer

Report of the Radhakrishnan Commission (1948–49)

Answer

Report of the Kothari Commission (1964–66)

Answer

National Policy on Education, 1986 (revised 1992)

Question 2

Which of the following is the nodal authority for implementing the phase-out of the college affiliation system under NEP 2020?

Accepted Answer

Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education

Answer

Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education

Answer

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Answer

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education

Question 3

As mandated by the National Education Policy, 2020, over how many years is the college affiliation system to be phased out in its entirety?

Accepted Answer

15 years

Answer

5 years

Answer

10 years

Answer

20 years

Question 4

The University Grants Commission, the apex regulator overseeing the transition away from the affiliation system, derives its statutory authority from which one of the following Acts?

Accepted Answer

University Grants Commission Act, 1956

Answer

Indian Universities Act, 1904

Answer

Central Universities Act, 2009

Answer

Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why the affiliation system is outdated

Q1. Which of the following is the first national policy document to prescribe a specific time-bound timeline for the complete phasing out of the college-university affiliation system in India?

Q2. Which of the following is the nodal authority for implementing the phase-out of the college affiliation system under NEP 2020?

Q3. As mandated by the National Education Policy, 2020, over how many years is the college affiliation system to be phased out in its entirety?

Q4. The University Grants Commission, the apex regulator overseeing the transition away from the affiliation system, derives its statutory authority from which one of the following Acts?