Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Wardha Scheme of Basic Education:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is D 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
The Congress had organised a National Conference on Education in October 1937 in Wardha. In the light of the resolutions passed there, the Zakir Hussain committee formulated a detailed national scheme for basic education. The main principle behind this scheme was ‘learning through activity.
Statement 1 is correct: Wardha Scheme of Basic Education was based on Gandhi’s ideas published in a series of articles in the weekly Harijan.
Statement 2 is correct: Wardha Scheme called for free and compulsory education for seven years through mother tongue on a nation-wide scale.
Statement 3 is correct: Wardha Scheme included basic handicrafts as a part of the curriculum. The main principle behind the Scheme was to learn through activity.
Explanation:
The Congress had organised a National Conference on Education in October 1937 in Wardha. In the light of the resolutions passed there, the Zakir Hussain committee formulated a detailed national scheme for basic education. The main principle behind this scheme was ‘learning through activity.
Statement 1 is correct: Wardha Scheme of Basic Education was based on Gandhi’s ideas published in a series of articles in the weekly Harijan.
Statement 2 is correct: Wardha Scheme called for free and compulsory education for seven years through mother tongue on a nation-wide scale.
Statement 3 is correct: Wardha Scheme included basic handicrafts as a part of the curriculum. The main principle behind the Scheme was to learn through activity.
