UGC NET Reading Comp Q11

Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions from 11 to 15:
We live in a word characterized by greater universal aspirations to full participation in the life of societies. What is more, in every society there is a constantly growing need to take full advantage of its reserves of intelligence, talent and energy. Here the need to improve the quality of education is emphasized. Clearly, any assessment of quality involves a value judgement that is coloured by what one expects of education. A good-quality education should meet three essential criteria: it should be democratic, it should be socially effective and it should be motivated by a humanism that does not allow it to be subordinated exclusively to the criterion of productivity. This calls for a critical appraisal of the highly debatable tendency to give priority to allegedly "practical" knowledge as opposed to mind-broadening subjects, topics for through, artistic expression or the philosophical approach. The link between education and work formed another theme which was frequently brought up. There is a grave concern regarding the wide discrepancies between education and employment.

Accepted Answer

C