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What did the Zakir Hussain Committee recommend regarding education in South Asia?
a) Implementation of a general free education program up to class 8
b) Introduction of separate examinations for professional and general subjects
c) Focus on higher education only
d) Abolition of primary education

a

Which body incorporated the recommendations of the Zakir Hussain Committee in 1944?
a) All India Council for Technical Education
b) Central Advisory-Board of Education
c) Aid-Committee of the Indian Statutory Commission                    
d) Board of Education

b

What did the Central Advisory-Board of Education propose in its 1944 report for students aged 14?
a) Technical High Schools
b) Academic High Schools
c) Professional education
d) Vocational training

b

In which year was the All India Council for Technical Education established?
a) 1935           
b) 1938           
c) 1944           
d) 1945

d

What Act granted total provincial autonomy in South Asia, introducing increased powers to the Minister for Education?
a) Indian Independence Act, 1947
b) Govt. of India Act, 1935
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Indian Universities Act, 1904

b

What did Mr. Herbert and Mr. S.H. Wood recommend during their visits in 1936?
a) Abolition of primary education
b) Expansion of professional examinations
c) Infrastructure development in universities
d) Recommendations for education reform

d