20 questionswith explanationsfor RPSC School Lecturer (Special Education)
How many specified disabilities are listed in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016?
Answer: (1) 21
Explanation
The RPwD Act, 2016 lists 21 specified disabilities in its Schedule, up from 7 under the PwD Act, 1995.
Under the RPwD Act, 2016, a 'person with benchmark disability' has not less than what percentage of a specified disability?
Answer: (2) 40%
Explanation
Benchmark disability means a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability, as certified by the certifying authority.
What percentage of vacancies in government establishments is reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities under the RPwD Act, 2016?
Answer: (3) 4%
Explanation
The RPwD Act, 2016 raised job reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities from 3% (PwD Act, 1995) to 4%.
The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disabilities (NIEPVD) is located at:
Answer: (4) Dehradun
Explanation
NIEPVD, the national institute for persons with visual disabilities, is located in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Under the RPwD Act, 2016, what minimum percentage of seats in government and government-aided higher education institutions is reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities?
Answer: (3) 5%
Explanation
Section 32 of the RPwD Act, 2016 reserves not less than 5% of seats in such higher education institutions for persons with benchmark disabilities.
Which statutory body regulates the training of rehabilitation and special education professionals and maintains the Central Rehabilitation Register in India?
Answer: (1) Rehabilitation Council of India
Explanation
The Rehabilitation Council of India, constituted under the RCI Act, 1992, regulates training of rehabilitation professionals and maintains the Central Rehabilitation Register.
The National Trust Act, 1999 is concerned with the welfare of persons with which group of disabilities?
Answer: (4) Autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities
Explanation
The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act was enacted in 1999.
In which year did India ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)?
Answer: (2) 2007
Explanation
The UNCRPD was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006, and India ratified it in 2007.
How many disabilities were recognised under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995?
Answer: (2) 7
Explanation
The PwD Act, 1995 recognised 7 disabilities: blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation and mental illness.
Under Section 31 of the RPwD Act, 2016, children with benchmark disabilities of which age group have the right to free education?
Answer: (4) 6 to 18 years
Explanation
Section 31 gives every child with benchmark disability aged 6 to 18 years the right to free education in a neighbourhood school or a special school of choice.
Which Act provides that a person who attempts suicide shall be presumed, unless proved otherwise, to have severe stress and shall not be tried and punished?
Answer: (1) Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
Explanation
Section 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 presumes severe stress in a person who attempts suicide and bars their prosecution.
In the Schedule of the RPwD Act, 2016, 'acid attack victims' are included under which category?
Answer: (3) Locomotor disability
Explanation
The RPwD Act lists acid attack victims under physical disability – locomotor disability, along with leprosy-cured, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and muscular dystrophy.
Consider the following statements about the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI): 1. It was first set up as a registered society in 1986. 2. It became a statutory body on 22 June 1993. 3. It functions under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (1) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
RCI was set up as a society in 1986 and became statutory on 22 June 1993 under the RCI Act, 1992; it works under DEPwD, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, not the Ministry of Education.
Which of the following is NOT part of the mandate of the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI)?
Answer: (4) Issuing Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards to persons with disabilities
Explanation
RCI regulates and monitors services, standardises syllabi and maintains the CRR; UDID cards are issued by medical authorities under DEPwD's UDID project.
Consider the following statements about special educators under Samagra Shiksha (Framework 2022, Chapter 9 – Inclusive Education): 1. The Centre sanctions a separate cadre of special educators for the States. 2. All special educators are to be registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (2) 2 only
Explanation
Chapter 9 says all special educators must be registered with RCI, but there is no separate cadre sanctioned by the Centre; they are ultimately the State's responsibility.
Match the National Institutes under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) with their locations: A. NIEPID B. NIEPMD C. NILD D. SVNIRTAR 1. Kolkata 2. Cuttack 3. Secunderabad 4. Chennai
Answer: (1) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Explanation
NIEPID (intellectual disabilities) is at Secunderabad, NIEPMD (multiple disabilities) at Chennai, NILD (locomotor) at Kolkata and SVNIRTAR at Cuttack (Odisha).
The Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities (Divyangjan) is located at:
Answer: (3) Mumbai
Explanation
AYJNISHD, the DEPwD National Institute for speech and hearing disabilities, is located in Mumbai.
The National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan), Kolkata, was formerly known as:
Answer: (2) National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH)
Explanation
NILD, Kolkata, set up in 1978, was earlier the National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped (NIOH).
NIMHR, the National Institute under DEPwD for mental health rehabilitation, is located at:
Answer: (4) Sehore (Madhya Pradesh)
Explanation
DEPwD lists the National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation (NIMHR) at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports, an institute under DEPwD, is located at:
Answer: (1) Gwalior
Explanation
DEPwD's Atal Bihari Vajpayee Training Centre for Disability Sports (ABV-TCDS) is at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.