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Arrange the following in chronological order (from older to newer) :
(a) Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act
(b) Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act
(c) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act
(d) Rajasthan Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules
(e) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The correct answer is
(a), (e), (c), (d), (b)

Ordering Acts and Schemes Chronologically

This question requires arranging several significant legislative acts and educational initiatives in India based on their year of enactment or commencement, from the oldest to the newest.

Understanding Each Item and Its Timeline

  • (a) Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act: This Act was passed by the Rajasthan State Legislature to regulate non-government educational institutions in the state. It came into effect in 1972.
  • (e) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA): Launched by the Government of India in 2001, SSA was a significant program aimed at universalizing elementary education in a time-bound manner.
  • (c) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act): This landmark legislation was enacted by the Indian Parliament in 2009 (coming into force on April 1, 2010). It mandates free and compulsory education for all children aged 6 to 14 years.
  • (d) Rajasthan Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules: Following the enactment of the central RTE Act, states framed their own rules. The Rajasthan government notified its specific rules under the RTE Act in 2011.
  • (b) Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act: This Act was enacted in 2016. It aims to provide for the measures for the protection and better implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities and to amend and repeal the relevant earlier Act.

Determining the Correct Chronological Sequence

Based on the years of enactment/commencement identified above, we can arrange these items in chronological order:

  1. Rajasthan Non-Government Educational Institutions Act (1972)
  2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (2001)
  3. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009)
  4. Rajasthan Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules (2011)
  5. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016)

Therefore, the correct chronological sequence is (a), (e), (c), (d), (b).

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Important Questions from Educational Policies - Teaching

  1. The philosophy of inclusive education was added in District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) in _________ year.
  2. Which of the following domain is placed under the standard-'Professional Growth and Development' in the National Professional Standard for Teachers (NPST), a guiding document brought out by National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)?
  3. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
    Assertion A: National Education Policy, 2020 is India's first Education Policy of 21st century.
    Reason R: NEP is founded on three guiding pillars of Access, Equity and Quality only.
    In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
  4. Which recommendation is not related with National Education Policy, 2020?
    (a) PARAKH, a National Assessment Centre
    (b) Four Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme
    (c) The National Educational Technology Forum (NETF)
    (d) Common School System (CSS)
    (e) National Research Foundation (NRF)
    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  5. As per National Education Policy-2020, the Centre and States will work together to increase the public investment in education sector up to the level of:
    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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