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11Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan’s pioneering distance-learning institution, was established in 1974 under the broader framework of:
AIOU was established in 1974, during the implementation period of the 1972 Education Policy’s expansion agenda.
12Chronologically, which pair of national education policies followed directly after the 1979 policy?
The 1979 policy was followed by the National Education Policy 1992 and later by the National Education Policy 1998–2010.
13The National Education Policy 1998–2010 placed particular focus on:
Universal primary education and improved literacy were core objectives of this policy period.
14Article 25-A, guaranteeing the right to education, was inserted into the Constitution of Pakistan through which constitutional amendment?
Article 25-A was inserted via the 18th Constitutional Amendment, enacted on 19 April 2010.
15Under Article 25-A, the State is constitutionally obligated to provide free and compulsory education to children of which age bracket?
Article 25-A specifies the age range of five to sixteen years for free and compulsory education.
16The 18th Constitutional Amendment of 2010 impacted the education sector chiefly by:
The 18th Amendment abolished the Concurrent List, transferring subjects including education to provincial jurisdiction.
17Following the devolution of education, which province enacted the “Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act” in 2013?
Sindh enacted its Right to Education legislation in 2013, following the Islamabad Capital Territory’s enactment in 2012.
18Prior to the insertion of Article 25-A, Article 37(b) of the 1973 Constitution directed the State to:
Article 37(b), a Principle of Policy in the original 1973 Constitution, committed the State to removing illiteracy and providing free secondary education “within the minimum possible period.”
19Which regulatory authority is primarily responsible for the accreditation of teacher education programmes in Pakistan?
The National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE) is mandated to accredit teacher education programmes across Pakistan.
20The nineteenth-century Aligarh Movement, associated with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, is chiefly remembered in the educational history of the subcontinent for:
The Aligarh Movement sought to reconcile modern, scientific, English-medium education with Muslim religious and cultural identity.
