Question

When Mudaliar Commission was appointed?
a. 1950
b. 1951
c. 1952
d. 1953

Answer 1

Hint: After achieving independence, India needed major reforms in the education system. With the growing number of secondary schools in India, India needed to take care of the education especially secondary education.

Complete Answer:
The Secondary Education Commission was also known as the Mudaliar Commission. It was appointed by the government of India to make changes in the present education system.
The aims of the commission were to enquire about the problems faced by the secondary education system in India, the objectives, organization and content of the secondary education as well as the relation of the secondary education to the higher and primary education.
The Commission recommended to take measures for the relationship between the primary, higher and secondary education system, the aims, organization and content of education and other problems that may be necessary for establishing a sound and reliable secondary education system in the country.
Now, let’s look at the given options:
Option (a) In 1950, the Constitution of India came into force making India a republic country. Thus, this answer is incorrect.
Option (b) The Mudaliar commission was established in 1951 to look after the concerns of secondary education of India. So, this is the correct answer.
Option (c) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru formed his first government in India and the first Lok Sabha session started in India in 1952.
Option (d) The government of India had set up the first backward classes commission headed by Kaka Kalelkar in 1953.

Note: The Secondary Education System was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. L.S. Mudaliar and therefore is called the Mudaliar Commission.