Legislation (USA, Japan, UK, India, and Pakistan) (Special Education) MCQs

1. Which legislation in the USA mandates free appropriate public education for children with disabilities and ensures the provision of individualized education programs (IEPs)?
a) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
b) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
c) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
d) Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Answer: a) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

2. In Japan, which law was enacted to ensure equal opportunities in education for individuals with disabilities?
a) Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities
b) Fundamental Law of Education
c) Special Education Law
d) Equal Opportunity Law
Answer: c) Special Education Law

3. Which legislation in the UK replaced the Education Act 1981 and strengthened the rights of children with special educational needs (SEN)?
a) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
b) Education Act 1996
c) Children and Families Act 2014
d) Education Act 2011
Answer: c) Children and Families Act 2014

4. In India, which law mandates free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years and includes provisions for children with disabilities?
a) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
b) Right to Education Act, 2009
c) Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
d) National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2006
Answer: b) Right to Education Act, 2009

5. Which legislation in Pakistan aims to provide equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and ensure their full participation in society?
a) National Education Policy 2017
b) Pakistan Disability Act 2002
c) Pakistan Vision 2025
d) National Curriculum Framework 2006
Answer: b) Pakistan Disability Act 2002

6. Which legislation in the USA mandates free appropriate public education for children with disabilities and ensures the provision of individualized education programs (IEPs)?
a) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
b) Rehabilitation Act of 1973
c) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
d) Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Answer: a) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

7. In Japan, which law was enacted to ensure equal opportunities in education for individuals with disabilities?
a) Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities
b) Fundamental Law of Education
c) Special Education Law
d) Equal Opportunity Law
Answer: c) Special Education Law

8. Which legislation in the UK replaced the Education Act 1981 and strengthened the rights of children with special educational needs (SEN)?
a) Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
b) Education Act 1996
c) Children and Families Act 2014
d) Education Act 2011
Answer: c) Children and Families Act 2014

9. In India, which law mandates free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 years and includes provisions for children with disabilities?
a) Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
b) Right to Education Act, 2009
c) Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995
d) National Policy for Persons with Disabilities, 2006
Answer: b) Right to Education Act, 2009

10. Which legislation in Pakistan aims to provide equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and ensure their full participation in society?
a) National Education Policy 2017
b) Pakistan Disability Act 2002
c) Pakistan Vision 2025
d) National Curriculum Framework 2006
Answer: b) Pakistan Disability Act 2002