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301The National Educational Conference that fed into the eventual 1979 policy was convened in October 1977 by which President of Pakistan?
President Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry convened the National Educational Conference in October 1977 to develop fresh recommendations for a new policy.
302Under the 1979 policy, Islamiat was made a compulsory subject across which range of institutions?
Islamiat was made a compulsory subject across schools, colleges, universities, and professional and technical institutions.
303As part of Islamizing the education system, the policy proposed giving greater importance to which three types of religious institutions?
The policy proposed giving due importance to Madaras, Makatab, and Dar-ul-Uloom so they could impart adequate religious education.
304Under the medium-of-instruction switch associated with the 1979 policy, government schools adopted Urdu while private schools:
While government schools switched to Urdu, private schools were permitted to continue using English as the medium of instruction.
305This dual arrangement — Urdu in government schools, English retained in private schools — is widely cited by analysts as having:
The differing mediums of instruction between government and private schools are widely seen as having deepened, rather than reduced, inequities in the system.
306Looking back, the 1979 policy is generally regarded as having:
Like several of its predecessors, the 1979 policy is generally regarded as having largely failed to achieve its stated goals, owing to poor planning and insufficient resources.
307Which of the following was explicitly part of the 1979 policy’s approach to religious education infrastructure?
The policy explicitly aimed to give greater recognition to madrassahs, makatabs, and dar-ul-ulooms as part of its religious education strategy.
308Overall, the 1979 policy’s Islamization emphasis is best summarized as an attempt to:
The 1979 policy’s overall thrust was to reorganize Pakistan’s education system around Islamic ideology and religious identity.
309Besides mosque schools and compulsory Islamiat, the policy pursued Islamization through which curricular mechanism?
Islamization was also pursued through revising curricula and textbooks at all educational levels in line with Islamic principles.
310The National Educational Conference of October 1977 was primarily tasked with:
The Conference was tasked with evolving fresh recommendations that would later be incorporated into the education policy announced in 1979.
