IBPS PO General Awareness: Education and Human Resources questions with solutions

Q1. Which of the following factors emphasizes the severity of the problem faced by Indian education? (i) India's position in the recent State of Education Report by UNESCO (ii) There is a shortage of 11 lakh skilled teachers overall (iii) Around 89% of the rural schools in the country are single-teacher schools.

1. Only (i)
2. Both (i) and (ii)
3. All (i), (ii) and (iii)
4. Both (ii) and (iii)

Answer: All (i), (ii) and (iii)

All three statements describe serious concerns in Indian education: poor ranking in a UNESCO report, shortage of skilled teachers, and a large number of single-teacher rural schools. Together they emphasize the severity of the problem.