Module 3: Schools, schemes and enrolment

📖 Chapter 1 of 7 🧩 Module 3 of 7 ⏱️ ~3 min read 💡 26 MCQs

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Subtopic 3.1: Schemes and the school system

Akshar Aanchal, the mid-day meal and Samjhe-Seekhe are all education-improvement schemes. A mobile application monitors the mid-day meal. Samjhe-Seekhe tracks quality through 20 indicators.
In 2019-20, mid-day meal coverage was 63.67% in Classes I to V and 59.74% in Classes VI to VIII. Its aims are nutrition, educational progress, social equality, and health and hygiene.
Girls' schemes: the cycle scheme, the incentive scheme and the uniform scheme. A girl who passes matric in the first division receives Rs 10,000. Needy girls of Classes IX to XII receive Rs 1,500 for a uniform. The cycle grant is Rs 2,500 per student.
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan began in 2001. The paper gives the Centre-State share as 65 : 35.
The integrated education programme runs under the Mukhyamantri Samagra Vidyalaya Vikas Yojana.
From 2012-13 to 2017-18, boys' primary enrolment grew at a compound 0.6% a year, and girls' primary enrolment also at 0.6%. Total primary enrolment growth in that period was 0.6%.
In 2018-19 the primary dropout rate was 21.35%, upper primary 44.81% and secondary 59.43%. Girls' primary dropout was 16.77% and boys' 25.39%. Primary enrolment was 141.35 lakh. Primary and upper-primary enrolment together was 210.67 lakh.
Primary and upper-primary schools in 2018-19 numbered 80,018. East Champaran has the most. The prescribed teacher-pupil ratio is 1 : 40. The district education head is the District Education Officer. Teacher appointment is decentralised through gram panchayats and urban local bodies.
The literacy campaign began in 1937 under education minister Syed Mahmud. The Non-Government Elementary Schools (Taking Over of Control) Act is of 1976. The Bihar Education Project Council was set up in 1991. Meena Manch works for girls in schools.
Education Day is 11 November, the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Mukhyamantri Akshar Aanchal aims to make illiterate women literate in six months. Education expenditure grew 17.3% a year from 2014-15 to 2019-20.

⭐ Key Points

Mid-day meal coverage in 2019-20 was 63.67% in Classes I-V and 59.74% in Classes VI-VIII.
Uniform grant Rs 1,500; cycle grant Rs 2,500; matric incentive Rs 10,000.
Primary dropout in 2018-19 was 21.35%: girls 16.77%, boys 25.39%.
Schools at primary and upper primary numbered 80,018; the teacher-pupil ratio is 1:40.
Education Day is 11 November, Maulana Azad's birthday.

📌 One-line Q&A

Question: When did the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan begin? Answer: 2001.
Question: What is the primary teacher-pupil ratio? Answer: 1 : 40.
Question: Which forum in schools works for girls' empowerment? Answer: Meena Manch.

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Question 8: Which of the following is related to improvement of education in Bihar?

A mobile application monitors the mid-day meal. Samjhe-Seekhe tracks quality of education through 20 indicators. All three are education-improvement schemes.

Question 9: In 2019-20, the coverage of children in Classes I to V under the mid-day meal scheme in Bihar was:

Coverage in Classes I to V is 63.67%. Coverage in Classes VI to VIII in 2019-20 is 59.74%.

Question 13: Under the Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana, how much is given for a school uniform to needy girls of Classes IX to XII in government secondary schools?

Needy girls receive Rs 1,500 for the uniform.

Question 14: The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in:

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan began in 2001.

Question 15: Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Centre-State sharing is:

The book gives the Centre-State share as 65 : 35.

Question 16: Which scheme was started by the Bihar government to improve girls' education?

Under the incentive scheme, every girl who passes matric in the first division receives Rs 10,000. All three schemes serve girls' education.

Question 17: The integrated education development programme in Bihar was started under which scheme?

The integrated programme comes under the Mukhyamantri Samagra Vidyalaya Vikas Yojana.

Question 22: What compound annual growth was recorded in boys' enrolment at the primary level in Bihar from 2012-13 to 2017-18?

Over this period the compound annual growth of boys' primary enrolment was 0.6%.

Question 23: What was the annual growth of girls' enrolment at the primary level in Bihar from 2012-13 to 2017-18?

In this period the annual growth of total primary enrolment was 0.6%. Girls' enrolment is also marked at 0.6%.

Question 25: In 2018-19 the dropout rate at the primary level of school education in Bihar was:

The primary dropout rate is 21.35%. It is 44.81% at upper primary and 59.43% at secondary.

Question 26: In 2018-19 the dropout rate of girls at the primary level in Bihar was:

The primary dropout rate of girls is 16.77%. Total primary enrolment was 141.35 lakh.

Question 27: In 2018-19 the dropout rate of boys at the primary level in Bihar was:

The primary dropout rate of boys is 25.39%. Enrolment at primary and upper primary together reached 210.67 lakh.

Question 50: The head of district education is:

The District Education Officer heads education in the district.

Question 51: The total number of primary and upper-primary schools in Bihar in 2018-19 was:

The total is 80,018. East Champaran has the most schools.

Question 59: The prescribed teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools of Bihar is:

The prescribed ratio is 1 : 40. Source: Finance and Education departments, Government of Bihar.

Question 73: Which statement about the teacher-appointment process followed in Bihar's schools is correct?

Appointment is decentralised and is carried out through gram panchayats and urban local bodies.

Question 74: The literacy campaign in Bihar began in:

The interim government of 1937 started the literacy campaign. Syed Mahmud, the then education minister, played an important part.

Question 75: The Bihar Non-Government Elementary Schools (Taking Over of Control) Act was passed in:

The Act was passed in 1976.

Question 79: The objective of the mid-day meal scheme, financed by the Centre and the State to promote primary education, is:

Nutrition, educational progress, social equality, and health and hygiene are all objectives.

Question 80: The annual growth rate of expenditure on education in Bihar from 2014-15 to 2019-20 is:

Over this period the annual growth of education expenditure is 17.3%.

Question 82: On which day is Education Day observed in Bihar?

Education Day is observed on 11 November.

Question 103: Education Day in Bihar is observed on the birthday (11 November) of whom?

11 November is the birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and Education Day is observed then.

Question 105: Under the Mukhyamantri Balika/Balak Cycle Yojana, how much is provided per student to buy a bicycle?

Rs 2,500 is provided per student.

Question 106: Which scheme was started to make illiterate women literate within six months?

The Mukhyamantri Akshar Aanchal Yojana was started to make illiterate women literate in six months.

Question 109: In which year was the Bihar Education Project Council established?

The Bihar Education Project Council was established in 1991.

Question 111: What has been formed in schools for the empowerment of girls?

Meena Manch has been formed in schools for girls' empowerment.

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When did the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan begin?

2001.

What is the primary teacher-pupil ratio?

1 : 40.

Which forum in schools works for girls' empowerment?

Meena Manch.

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