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Education for Sustainable Development
January 2025- 2 Assignment
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 10
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QUESTION 1:
As a means of ___, education is an important tool to achieve SDGs.
A. Manipulation
B. Politicization
C. Implementation
D. Exploitation
Ans. C = Implementation
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.2) for better understanding
QUESTION 2:
One of the essential characteristics of ESD is that it--------------.
A. Limits its focus to environmental sustainability
B. Focuses solely on primary education
C. Uses interdisciplinary approaches
D. Prioritizes physical education
Ans. C = Uses interdisciplinary approaches
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.11-15) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 3:
Education for Sustainable Development aims to -------------.
A. Prepare individuals for competitive exams
B. Equip learners to address global challenges through informed actions
C. Promote industrial and corporate development
D. Train individuals in emotional skillsets
Ans. B = Equip learners to address global challenges through informed actions
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.4-5) for better
understanding
QUESTION 4:
The Declaration on the Right to Development (1986) identifies which of the following as
essential for sustainable development?
A. National isolation
B. International cooperation
C. Technological automation
D. Technological awareness
Ans. B = International cooperation
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.16) for better
understanding
QUESTION 5:
The concept of sustainability is ___.
A. rigid
B. evolving
C. political
D. fixed
Ans. B = evolving
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.12) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 6:
Which pedagogical approach is emphasized in Education for Sustainable Development
(ESD)?
A. Physical education
B. Rote memorization
C. Participatory and critical thinking methods
D. Sole focus on textbook-based education
Ans. C = Participatory and critical thinking methods
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.14) for better
understanding
QUESTION 7:
SDGs have one advantage over the MDGs that they are ___.
A. local
B. universal
C. political
D. exclusive
Ans. B = universal
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.28) for better
understanding
QUESTION 8:
GDI stands for ___.
A. Global Development Industry
B. Gender and Development Index
C. Global Discrimination Index
D. Gender Discrimination Index
Ans. B = Gender and Development Index
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.38) for better
understanding
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QUESTION 9:
Peace education should ___.
A. Focus on school education
B. Focus on all sections of society
C. Focus exclusively on conflict areas
D. Focus exclusively on vulnerable sections
Ans. B = Focus on all sections of society
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.55) for better
understanding
QUESTION 10:
One of the principles of ESD involves harmonizing economic development with -------.
A. social development only
B. both social and environment development
C. environment development only
D. emotional development
Ans. B = both social and environment development
Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -2 (Slide No.65-67) for better
understanding
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