Question

Match List-I with List-II: 

List-I (Education Concepts)		List-II (Philosophical Approach)
(A)	Education arranges information with psychological constructs	(III)	Constructivism
(B)	Education brings individual self-realisation	(IV)	Idealism
(C)	Education as human activity to gain knowledge	(I)	Pragmatism
(D)	Education maintains capitalism and oppression	(II)	Marxism

• A. A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
• B. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
• C. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
• D. A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II

Hint:

Marxism is highly critical of capitalist economic systems; hence, "maintains capitalism and oppression" connects directly to Marxism (D-II).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Concept
Educational philosophies differ in how they conceptualize the nature of knowledge, learning, and the social role of the educational system.

Step 2: Meaning
Recognizing how constructivism, idealism, pragmatism, and Marxism view learning processes and the socio-political impact of education.

Step 3: Analysis
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• A. Education arranges information with psychological constructs – III. Constructivism: Constructivism is a cognitive theory showing that learners actively build knowledge by organizing information into internal psychological schemas.
• B. Education brings individual self-realisation – IV. Idealism: Idealism maintains that the highest aim of education is intellectual, moral, and spiritual self-realization of the soul.
• C. Education as human activity to gain knowledge – I. Pragmatism: Pragmatism defines education as an active, experiential, and continuous human endeavor to solve practical problems.
• D. Education maintains capitalism and oppression – II. Marxism: Marxist educational critics argue that formal schooling acts as an ideological mechanism to reproduce class inequality and uphold capitalistic structures.

Step 4: Conclusion
The correct match is A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II, which is option (A). Final Answer: (A)