List - I List - II (a) Mitwelt (i) A person exists in a given particular place at a particular time. Being conscious of it one can choose the direction of one’s life. (b) Dasein (ii) The experiences and meaning we share with others through our relationships (c) Umwelt (iii) Unique presence of human beings of self-awareness and self relatedness. (d) Eigenwelt (iv) The biological and natural environment for human beings and animals including biological needs, drives, and instincts.
This question requires matching key concepts from existential philosophy and psychology (List-I) with their appropriate definitions (List-II).
Understanding the core meaning of each term is crucial:
Based on the definitions:
The correct pairing is (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii). This corresponds to Option 3.
| LIST-I (Educational Philosophy) | LIST-II (Curriculum Focus) |
| A. Perennialism | I. Examination of social, economic and political problems, equality of educational opportunity |
| B. Progressivism | II. Constant curriculum, classical subjects, literary analysis |
| C. Essentialism | III. Interdisciplinary subject matter, activities and projects |
| D. Reconstructionism | IV. Mastering the skills, facts and concepts, back to basics movement |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Philosophy of idealism emphasises moral and spiritual development through physical education.
Reason R: Idealistic philosophy believes that the human body is more important than the mind.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
| List – I (Points of accent) | List – II (Schools of Philosophy) |
| (a) Education for eternal values | (i) Idealism |
| (b) Education for democracy | (ii) Realism |
| (c) Emphasis on mass production | (iii) Naturalism |
| (d) Scientific method | (iv) Pragmatism |
| (v) Existentialism | |
| (vi) Marxism |