Question

Arrange the following in chronological order (oldest to latest).
(A) The Tapas Majumdar Committee.
(B) The (Kothari) Education Commission.
(C) The latest National Education Policy.
(D) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (A), (B), (C), (D)
• B. (A), (B), (D), (C)
• C. (B), (A), (D), (C)
• D. (C), (B), (D), (A)

Hint:

Chronological order:
Kothari Commission (1964--66) $\rightarrow$ Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) $\rightarrow$ RTE Act (2009) $\rightarrow$ NEP (2020).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept:
Human capital formation in India has been driven by landmark education commissions, financial resource committees, legislative enactments, and national policy revisions over several decades.

Step 1: Identifying the Historical Timeline for Each Event:
(B) The Education Commission, popularly known as the Kothari Commission after its chairman Daulat Singh Kothari, was appointed by the Government of India in 1964 and submitted its comprehensive report in 1966.
(A) The Tapas Majumdar Committee was constituted in 1999 to estimate the required financial investments for universalizing elementary education in India.
(D) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (commonly known as the RTE Act) was enacted by the Parliament of India in 2009 to implement Article 21A of the Constitution.
(C) The latest National Education Policy (NEP 2020) was approved by the Union Cabinet in July 2020, replacing the previous policy of 1986.

Step 2: Chronological Ordering:
Arranging the events from oldest to latest:
1. Kothari Education Commission (1964--1966) $\rightarrow$ (B)
2. Tapas Majumdar Committee (1999) $\rightarrow$ (A)
3. Right to Education Act (2009) $\rightarrow$ (D)
4. Latest National Education Policy (2020) $\rightarrow$ (C)
Thus, the correct chronological sequence is (B), (A), (D), (C).
Final Answer:
The correct option is (C).