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Week 08 Assignment Solution

The document contains a set of multiple-choice questions related to Education for Sustainable Development as part of an NPTEL Online Certification Course by IIT Kharagpur. It includes questions on various topics such as the Okayama Commitments, the relationship between education and poverty alleviation, sustainability competencies, and key principles in sustainability. Each question is accompanied by the correct answer and references to lecture notes for further understanding.

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NPTEL Online Certification Courses

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Education for Sustainable Development


January 2025- 8 Assignment
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions: 10
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QUESTION 1:

The Okayama Commitments, Japan focus on ___ .


A. environmental conservation
B. literacy
C. empowerment
D. all of the above

Ans. D = all of the above

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.4) for better
understanding

QUESTION 2:

Education is related to SDG 1 such that ___ .


A. education helps in skills required to build resilient infrastructure
B. education enhances skills to use natural resources more sustainably
C. education is critical to lifting people out of poverty
D. education helps reduce gender gaps

Ans. C = education is critical to lifting people out of poverty

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.6) for better understanding
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

QUESTION 3:

The ___ model structures sustainability competencies into cognitive, affective-


motivational and behavioral goal dimensions .
A. canvas
B. picture
C. hexagon
D. frame

Ans. D = frame

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.11) for better
understanding

QUESTION 4:
An affective goal commitment or a _ of actions, is the core of any motivation.

A. never assessed sequence


B. positively assessed sequence
C. newly assessed sequence
D. biologically assessed sequence

Ans. B.= positively assessed sequence

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.11) for better
understanding

QUESTION 5:

Which of the following is false?


A. local problems can have global consequences
B. a systems thinking approach is important for sustainability issues
C. women play a vital role in environmental management
D. warfare is inherently constructive

Ans. D = warfare is inherently constructive

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.29) for better
understanding
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

QUESTION 6:

The ___ principle advocates to take action to avoid possibility of irreversible


environmental or social harm.
A. precautionary
B. secondary
C. participatory
D. permanent

Ans. A. precautionary

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.32) for better
understanding

QUESTION 7:

GAP on ESD stands for Global ___ Programme.


A. Action
B. Activity
C. Affect
D. Antecedent

Ans. A = Action

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.32) for better
understanding
NPTEL Online Certification Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

QUESTION 8:

Which of the following is not a key competency for sustainable development?


A. anticipatory
B. isolative
C. collaborative
D. normative

Ans. B = isolative

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.33-34) for better
understanding

QUESTION 9:

___ pedagogy sees students as autonomous learners and emphasizes active development
of knowledge.
A. Institution-centered
B. Learner-centered
C. Media-centered
D. Teacher-centered

Ans. B. = Learner-centered

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.39) for better
understanding

QUESTION 10:

Experience for action-oriented learning may come from a ___.


A. project
B. internship
C. facilitating a workshop
D. all of the above

Ans. D. = all of the above

Solution: Please go through Lecture notes of Week -8 (Slide No.40) for better
understanding

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