1979 & 1992 Education Policies — Deep Dive (Q241–Q250)
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241The salient features of the 1979 National Education Policy were first announced by the Minister for Education in October 1978; the finalized policy was formally announced in:
After the draft work plan was presented to the Cabinet in December 1978, the policy was formally announced in February 1979.
242Among its strategies, the 1979 policy proposed bridging religious and mainstream schooling by:
One of the 1979 policy’s core strategies was merging madrassah education with the traditional/formal school system.
243Alongside curriculum revision, the 1979 policy pushed for which language to serve as the medium of education?
The 1979 policy’s strategies included promoting Urdu as the medium of education, alongside curriculum revision and madrassah-mainstream merging.
244The 1979 National Educational Conference was convened primarily to:
The 1979 Conference was held specifically to review the education system’s performance and develop revised national goals.
245The National Education Policy 1992 was formally announced on:
The Federal Minister of Education announced the National Education Policy 1992 on 20 December 1992.
246The 1992 policy was structured around “guidelines” provided in a Prime Minister’s Directive issued on:
The 1992 policy’s framework rested on guidelines set out in the Prime Minister’s Directive of 10 February 1991.
247To improve science teaching through research and innovation, the 1992 policy proposed establishing:
The 1992 policy proposed a National Centre for Science Education to improve science teaching through research and innovation.
248Under the 1992 policy, what proportion of new technical and vocational training centers were targeted for construction in rural areas?
The policy targeted building 80% of new technical and vocational training centers in rural areas to improve rural access.
249The 1992 policy required all teachers to undergo at least one in-service training course during every:
The policy mandated that every teacher complete at least one in-service training course every five years.
250Like several of its predecessors, the National Education Policy 1992 ultimately could not be fully implemented, largely because of:
The 1992 policy’s implementation was disrupted largely by a change in the country’s political scenario before its goals could be realized.
