35 Sets Child Development and Pedagogy Papers

35 Sets Child Development and Pedagogy Papers
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35 Sets Child Development and
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Pedagogy Papers
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Set 1. Child Development & Pedagogy
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Previous Papers
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of early childhood?
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(A) Pre- gang age

(B) Imitative age play age

(C) Questioning age

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(D) Play age

Ans – C
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2. ‘Toy age’ refers to

(A) Early childhood

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(B) Late childhood

(C) Babyhood
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(D) All of the above

Ans – A
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3. The meaning of development is

(A) Progressive series of changes

(B) Progressive series of changes as a result of motivation

(C) Progressive series of changes as a result of motivation and experience

(D) Series of changes as a result of maturation and experience

Ans – C
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4. In late childhood period, children understand the conservation of which physical entity (ies)?
(A) Mass

(B) Mass and number
(C) Number
(D) Mass, number and area
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5. Which of the following developmental task is not appropriate to the late childhood?
(A) Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary games
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(B) Achieving a masculine or feminine social
(C) Achieving personal independence
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(D) Learning to get along with age-mates

Ans – B
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6. Which of the following statement is not correct about development?
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(A) Each phase of the development has hazard

(B) Development is not elided by stimulation

(C) Development is affected by cultural changes

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(D) Each phase of the development has characteristic behavior

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Ans – B
7. Five year old Raju is watching a storm from his window. A huge bolt of lightning is followed by
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a tremendous thunderclap and Raju jumps at the noise. This happens several more times. There is
a brief lull and another lightning bolt. Raju jumps in response to bolt. Jumping of Raju is an
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example of learning theory of

(A) Classical conditioning

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(B) Operant conditioning

(C) Trial and error

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(D) None of these

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Ans – A
8. Training in advance of normal maturation is generally

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(A) Highly beneficial with respect to performance of the common skills

(B) Harmful from an overall point of view

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(C) Beneficial from a long range point of view

(D) Beneficial or harmful depending on the method used in training

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Ans – D
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9. Which of the following statement is not appropriate to motivation as process?
(A) It causes a person to move towards a goal
(B) It satisfies the person’s biological needs
(C) It helps in achieving a psychological ambition
(D) It helps away from an unpleasant situation
Ans – D
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10. Which of the following is an example of positive punishment?
(A) Redicule by friends

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(B) Loss of time with friend

(C) Cease nagging

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(D) All of these

Ans – A
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11. The teachers should not use which of the following ways to change the attitudes of students?
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(A) Coercive persuasion

(B) Repetition of idea or assertion

(C) Endorsement by an admired person

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(D) Association of the massage with a good feeling

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Ans – A
12. The temporary change in behavior due to continuous exposure to stimuli is called
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(A) Habituation

(B) Learning

(C) Temporary learning

(D) Motivation
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Ans – A
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13. During 6 to 10 years children start taking interest in

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(A) Religion

(B) Human body

(C) Sex
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(D) School

Ans – D
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14. Which of the following statements regarding achievement motives is true?

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(A) Achievement motive is necessary for survival

(B) If the satisfaction of personal potentialities is emphasized the achievement motive may be classified
as a growth motive

(C) If the stress is on competition among people, the achievement motive can be considered a social
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motive

(D) All of these
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15. Some people says that whenever anger draws upon children, they go to play. Until they feel
better which of the defense mechanisms is represented by this behavior?
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(A) Projection

(B) Displacement

(C) Reaction formation

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(D) Sublimation

Ans – B
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16. Which theory believes that human mind is like an iceberg mostly hidden and has three level of
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consciousness?

(A) Trait theory
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(B) Type theory

(C) Psychoanalytical theory

(D) Behaviorist theory

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Ans – C
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17. Which of the following behaviors is not a manifestation of emotional disturbance?
(A) Delinquency
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(B) Bulling nature

(C) Truancy

(D) Autism

Ans – D
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18. Adjustment means accommodating oneself to various circumstances in order to satisfy

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(A) Others

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(B) Motives

(C) Goals

(D) Needs
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Ans – D
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19. Which of the following is not a characteristic of mental retardation?

(A) IQ between 25 to 70
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(B) Learning I a slow pace and unable to do the activities of daily routine

(C) Poor adaptation with the environment

(D) Poor interpersonal relations

Ans – D
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20. A provision for education for the children with disabilities can be done through
(A) Inclusive education
(B) Mainstreaming
(C) Integration

(D) None of these

Ans – A
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21. Child belongingness to weaker section means
(A) A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is low
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(B) A child belonging to such parents who come under the disadvantaged group
(C) A child belonging to such parents who come under the category of below poverty line
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(D) A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is lower than the minimum limit specified by
the appropriate government

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Ans – D
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22. Which of the following is more important for keeping the good mental health of students?
(A) Provision for curricular activities

(B) Freedom of expression

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(C) Variety of interest

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(D) Teacher’s role and school environment

Ans – D
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23. Which of the following statements is incorrect about action research?
(A) It is conducted by teachers and educational professionals

(B) It is conducted to solve a specific problem

(C) It is conducted to provide information for decision making at a broader level

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(D) It is conducted to focus on the solutions of day to day problems at local level

Ans – C
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24. The RTE Act, 2009 specifies that if the number of children admitted for first class to fifth class
is above two hundred then the pupil- teacher ratio required is

(A) Thirty
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(B) Forty

(C) Forty-five
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(D) Fifty

Ans – B
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25. The NCF 2005, under the heading ‘quality dimension’ gives more importance to

(A) Physical resources

(B) Qualified and motivated teachers

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(C) Experiences designed for the child in terms of knowledge
(D) Experiences designed for the child and curriculum reform
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26. Which of the following statement is not true about teaching?
(A) Teaching is modifiable
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(B) Teaching is formal and informal
(C) Teaching is a science as well as art
(D) Teaching is instruction

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Ans – D
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27. Reducing stress and enhancing success in examination necessities
(A) A shift towards shorter examination
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(B) Examination to be conducted at different stages of school education
(C) Annual and half yearly exams
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(D) Setting up of different agencies for conducting entrance exams
Ans – A
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28. The National Curriculum Framework 2005, suggests which of the following examination
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reforms?

(A) Class X examination optional

(B) State level exams to be conducted at different stages of school education

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(C) Competitive entrance examination optional

(D) All of these

Ans – A
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29. For primary school children, which of the following is better?

(A) Video simulation

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(B) Demonstration

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(C) Hands-on-experience

(D) All of these

Ans – C
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30. The purpose of evaluation is

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(A) To label children as slow learner and gifted children

(B) To identify children who need remediation

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(C) To diagnose learning difficulties and problem areas

(D) To provide feedback on the extent to which we have been successfully in imparting education for a
productive life

Ans – D
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Previous Papers
1. Children’s thinking is grounded in concrete experiences and concepts rather than abstractions.
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It is the stage from

(A) 7 to 12 years

(B) 12 to adulthood

(C) 2 to 7 years
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(D) Birth to 2 years

Ans – A
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2. Which of the following statements is not true about development?
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(A) Development is the product of interaction

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(B) Development follows an orderly sequence

(C) Development proceeds from specific to general

(D) Development is individualized process

Ans – C y
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3. Which of the following is not among the four determinants of intellectual growth stated by
Piaget?

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(A) Social transmission

(B) Experience

(C) Equilibrium
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(D) None of these

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Ans – D
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4. Human development is the product of joint contribution of both

(A) Parents and teachers

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(B) Sociological and cultural factors

(C) Heredity and environment

(D) None of these

Ans – C
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5. Ability of knowing the meaning of problem, weaknesses and gaps related to environment is a
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characteristic of

(A) Gifted children

(B) Average children

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(C) Creative children
(D) None of them
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6. Which of the following is better strategy for teaching children with special needs?
(A) Discussion in the classroom involving maximum number of students
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(B) Demonstration by teacher involving students
(C) Cooperative learning and peer tutoring
(D) Ability grouping for teaching

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Ans – C
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7. Extrinsic motivation may include

(I) Praise and blame
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(II) Rivalry

(III) Reward and punishment
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(IV) Knowledge of results of those

(A) I and II

(B) I, II and III

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(C) Only II

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(D) All of these

Ans – D
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8. A college girl developed the habit of dropping the coat on the floor. Mother asked the girl to
get out of the room and hang up the coat on the peg. The girl enters house, keeps coat on,
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approaches closet, hang up the coat on the peg. It is an example of

(A) Chain learning

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(B) Stimulus- response learning

(C) Concept learning

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Ans – A
9. The symptoms of learning disability is

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(A) Tendency to escape

(B) Restless, energetic and destructive

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(C) Disorder of attention

(D) Lack of motivation

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Ans – C
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10. A process in which an individual learns new responses by observing the behavior of another
rather than through direct experience is known as
(A) Social learning
(B) Conditioning

(C) Experimental learning
(D) Incidental learning
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Ans – A
11. A cricket player develops the skill of bowling but it does not affect his skill of batting. It is
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known as

(A) Positive transfer of learning

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(B) Negative transfer of leaning

(C) Zero transfer of learning

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(D) None of these

Ans – C
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12. The personal factor/s which affects learning is/are
(A) Mass media

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(B) Peer group

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(C) Teachers

(D) Maturation and age

Ans – D
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13. Though number of psychologists like Freud, Piaget explain personality development in terms
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of stages but only Piaget talk

(A) Developmental stages which are determined by the environment

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(B) Restricted effects of stages to early infants experience only

(C) Cognitive transformation to explain stages

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(D) None of these

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14. Which of the following statements best shows the mental health of a person?
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(A) Full expression, harmonization and goal direction

(B) Lack of mental disorders
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(C) Free of personality disorders

(D) All of these

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Ans – A
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15. Which statement is not true about interest?
(A) Interests are innate and acquired
(B) Interests change with time
(C) Interests are not related to capabilities and aptitude
(D) Interests are not reflection of attraction and aversion of behavior
Ans – D
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16. Guilford has given the term divergent thinking as equivalent to
(A) Intelligence

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(B) Creativity

(C) Intelligence and creativity

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(D) None of these

Ans – A
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17. In personality as well as intelligence heredity plays
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(A) A nominal role

(B) A great role

(C) Unpredictable role

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(D) Fascinating role

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Ans – A
18. The attitude is

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(A) An emotional tendency organized through experience to react positively or negatively towards a
psychological object

(B) A characteristic that is symptomatic to the individual’s ability to acquire with some specified training,
some knowledge or skill in given field
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(C) A potential ability of an individual of a specialized kind

(D) None of these

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Ans – A
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19. Defense mechanism help us a lot in dealing with

(A) Violence
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(B) Stress

(C) Fatigue
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(D) Strangers

Ans – B
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20. Which of the following is the store house of our unfulfilled desire?

(A) Id

(B) Ego

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(C) Superego
(D) Id and Ego
Ans – A
21. Children’s Apperception Test was designed for children between ages 3 and 10. The CAT cards
substitute
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(A) Non- living objects for living objects
(B) Animal for people

(C) Females for male

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(D) Children for adults

Ans – B
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22. Which of the following will serve as a most satisfying defense mechanism for the physically
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handicapped individual?

(A) Identification
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(B) Rationalization

(C) Fantasy

(D) None of these

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Ans – C
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23. RTE Act, 2009 specifies the minimum number of working hours per week for the teacher as
(A) 40
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(B) 45

(C) 50

(D) 55

Ans – B
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24. In order to nurture creativity, a teacher should take help of which of the following methods?
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(A) Brainstorming

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(B) Lecture method

(C) Audio- visual aids

(D) All of these

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Ans – A
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25. RTE Act, 2009 states that a teacher shall perform which of the following duties?

(A) Maintain regularity and punctuality in attending school

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(B) Conduct and complete the curriculum

(C) Complete entire curriculum in a specified time

(D) All of these

Ans – D
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26. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(A) Need is not a physiological stage of development
(B) Drive is a physiological consequence of a need
(C) Need and drive are parallel but not identical
(D) Instincts are innate biological force
Ans – A
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27. NCF, 2005 talks of major shifts from
(A) Knowledge as given and fixed as it evolves and is created
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(B) Educational focus to disciplinary focus
(C) Learner centric to teacher centric
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(D) None of these

Ans – A
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28. NCF, 2005 suggests some activities to promote peace education. Which one of the following is
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enlisted in the curriculum framework?

(A) Organize programs to promote an attitude of respect and responsibility towards women
(B) Teach moral education

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(C) Teach peace education as a separate subject

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(D) Integrate peace education in the curriculum

Ans – A
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29. In the NCF, 2005 under the heading ‘Examination Reforms’ which of the following reforms has
been suggested?

(A) Open book exams

(B) CCE
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(C) Group work evaluation

(D) All of these

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Ans – B
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30. The objective of action research is to

(A) Gain new knowledge

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(B) Develop the science of behavior in educational situations

(C) Modify the educational practices in school and classroom

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(D) All of these

Ans – C
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Previous Papers
1. Which of the following examples is not result of motivation?
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(A) Krishna has increased her time for dancing from one to two hours
(B) John Stuart Mill started studying philosophy from the age of 12
(C) Jagan has started to show interest in the process of breathing
(D) Ram has progressed speedily in correlating the trends of modern and ancient history
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Ans – B
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2. Nine year old student’s moral reasoning is based on
(A) The physical consequences of an action determine goodness or badness
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(B) An action is judged to be right if it is instrumental in satisfying one’s needs
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(C) Obeying rules should bring some sort of benefit or return
(D) The right action is one that would be carried but by someone whose behavior is likely to impress
others

Ans – A y
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3. Which of the following is an example of learning?

(A) Greeting the teacher by folding hands

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(B) Salivation on seeing the tasty food

(C) Climbing, running and throwing between 3 to 5 years

(D) All of these

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Ans – A
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4. Which of the following will work as an effective praise by the teacher?

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(A) Focuses student’s attention on their own task relevant behavior

(B) Uses the accomplishment of peers as the context for describing students present accomplishment
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(C) Provides information to students about their competence or the value of their accomplishment

(D) Uses positive behavior support when students seem unable to control their behavior

Ans – C
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5. The behavior showing intrapersonal intelligence is

(A) Detecting another’s underlying intentions and desires

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(B) Reading another’s mood

(C) Discriminating among such similar emotions and sadness and regret

(D) Using knowledge of others to influence their thoughts and behavior

Ans – C
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6. Which of the following is least important in the process of thinking?
(A) Pictures
(B) Signs and symbols
(C) Muscular activities
(D) Language

Ans – C
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7. A teacher can understand community based individual difference within any group by paying
attention to

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(A) Eye contact

(B) Intelligence

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(C) Language and expression

(D) Homework

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Ans – C
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8. Which of the following strategies or implications is against the spirit of promoting gender
equality keeping in mind gender differences?

(A) Tell students that they can be successful in stereotypical subject area
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(B) Assume that both genders have similar potential for developing physical and motor skills
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(C) Provide support to boys in developing self-confidence in their ability to control the world and solve
problems

(D) Teach both genders less aggressive and pro-social ways of interacting with each other
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Ans – C
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9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of socially disadvantaged students?

(A) Experience child care practices that do not prepare them effectively for school
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(B) Does not receive regular health care

(C) Are not exposed to a wide variety of experiences

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(D) Are not motivated to do well in school

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Ans – B
10. For nurturing creativity a teacher should keep his students

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(A) Task focused

(B) Goal focused

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(C) Task focused and goal focused

(D) Reward focused

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Ans – A
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11. In the action research, action
(A) Hypotheses are formulated on the basis of the causes of problems
(B) Hypotheses are formulated on the basis of some rationale
(C) Hypotheses are formulated so that they can be statistically verified
(D) Hypotheses are not formulated

Ans – A
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12. Action research is different from basic research because
(A) It is conducted by teachers, educational managers and administrators
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(B) It is conducted by researchers who have no relationship with school
(C) It is based on standard tools

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(D) It is based upon sample

Ans – A
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13. Which of the following is not appropriate to understand science at upper primary stage?
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(A) Observing things and recording observations

(B) Plotting graphs

(C) Hands on experience

(D) Learn the subject through abstraction y

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Ans – D
14. In NCF 2005, multi-lingualism is advocated to be used as a resource because

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(A) It is a way of ensuring that every child feel safe

(B) No one is left behind on account of linguistic background

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Ans – D
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15. In the cognitive development heredity establishes

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(A) The basic nature of physical structure such as brain

(B) The development of physical structure

(C) The existence of reflexes

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(D) All of these

Ans – A
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16. Which of the following statements do not agree with multi-grade teaching?
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(A) One teacher manages more than one class at a time

(B) Flexible sitting arrangement

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(C) Interaction between and within grades
(D) Students to be similar in terms of age and ability
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17. Which of the following characteristics distinguishes maturation from learning?
(A) It is a natural process
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(B) It is dependent on practice
(C) It is independent on motives
(D) It is a lifelong process

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Ans – A
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18. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(A) The teachers who believe that development is due to nature for him providing experiences is of no
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value

(B) Early experiences are important and teacher’s intervention are also important
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(C) No teacher can help children in recovering from early negative events
(D) Development in terms of behavioral changes is caused by environment influences
Ans – C
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19. Gang belonging leads to improved socialization in late childhood which of the following
statements is contrary to it?

(A) Learns to be independent of adults

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(B) Learns to carry out responsibilities

(C) Quarrels over most trivial matters and picks fight with gang members

(D) Learns to be loyal to group

Ans – C
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20. Which of the following statement is incorrect about development?

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(A) The development pattern has certain predictable characteristics

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(B) The goal of development is the achievement of hereditary potential

(C) The areas of development are free from potential hazard

(D) Early development is more critical than later development

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Ans – C
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21. Raju was afraid of rabbit. At first the rabbit was placed a distance but gradually on each
successive day, the distance between Raju and the rabbit was reduced. The rabbit was finally
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placed in his lap and he started playing with it. This experiment is an example of

(A) Trial and error learning theory

(B) Classical conditioning

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(C) Operant conditioning
(D) All of these
Ans – B
22. In summative evaluation the purpose is to
(A) Find out how well a student has performed over time and a variety of tasks
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(B) Facilitate learning and not to assign grades
(C) Discover such a student who is having a difficulty in keeping with the rest of the students
(D) Know the progress to the next unit of instruction
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Ans – A
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23. Which of the following statements is not true about intelligence?
(A) It is the mental capacity
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(B) It helps in adaptation

(C) It is judged in terms of the quality of behavior
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(D) It is permanent and unchanging characteristic

Ans – D
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24. The extrovert students differ from introvert students in which of the following characteristic?
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(A) Strong feeling, likes and dislikes

(B) Expresses feeling externally instead of suffering internally

(C) Absorbs in his own intellectual pursuits

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(D) Better in writing than asking

Ans – B
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25. Which of the following strategies will work for mentally retarded children?
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(A) Explain tasks correctly

(B) Encourage students to set goals

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(C) Provide opportunity for self-study

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(D) Seek outside resources for help

Ans – A
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26. A balanced personality is one in which

(A) Balance is established between Id an superego

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(B) Balance is established between Id and ego

(C) Balance is established between Ego and superego

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(D) Strong ego is maintained

Ans – D
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27. Difficulty in learning to read, spell and calculate, normal intelligence and good adaptive
functions are the characteristics of
(A) Slow learner
(B) Normal/average learners
(C) Mentally retarded
(D) Learning disabled children
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Ans – D
28. Drama, dance and art are used for
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(A) Development of specific traits
(B) Moulding personality

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(C) An outlet for blocked and intolerable drives
(D) All of these

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Ans – D
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29. According to RTE Act 2009, teachers cannot be deployed for
(A) Decennial population census

(B) Disaster relief duties

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(C) Duties relating to elections

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(D) Pulse polio programme

Ans – D
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30. Difficulty in making the difference between ‘f’ and ‘v’ sound, for letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ is a
learning difficulty related to

(A) Attention

(B) Memory
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(C) Perception

(D) All of these

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Ans – C
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1. Which of the following is not an outward expression during puberty?

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(A) Rebellion against authority

(B) Restlessness

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(C) Assertion of independence
(D) Prefer sedentary play to the active play
Ans – D
2. Which of the following statements is not true about the effect of Malnutrition?
(A) It affects the brain cells in the later years of life
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(B) It affects the child’s learning abilities
(C) The children tend to be depressed and nervous
(D) It affects growth in height
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Ans – A
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3. Which of the following statement is correct about the relationship of learning and maturation?
(A) Where human development is due to maturation alone, individual would be reduced to a minimum
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(B) With the limitation of heredity potential, children can develop beyond a certain limit
(C) With increased effort children can learn even when they are not developmentally ready to learn
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(D) Children’s innate capabilities must be encouraged to develop without consideration of time
Ans – A
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4. Which of the following statements is not in agreement with the development of middle school
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children?

(A) The social behavior is increasingly influenced by peer group norms
(B) Most children do not grow rapidly during this period

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(C) Self-efficacy becomes an important influence on intellectual and social behavior
(D) Most of the students are typically self- centered

Ans – B
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5. Which of the following contributes most in the learning and development of children?

(A) Family, peer group and television

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(B) Family, peer group and teacher

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(C) Family, play and computer

(D) Family, play and tourism

Ans – B
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6. One of the principles of development is that happiness varies at different period in the
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development pattern. According to this principle

(A) The first year of life is usually the happiest period

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(B) The puberty is the happiest period of life and the first year also the happiest period of life

(C) The puberty is the most unhappy period of life

(D) The first year of life is the happiest and the puberty is the most unhappy period of life

Ans – D
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7. A teacher gives a blank outline map that shows the location of rivers, mountains, valley and
plains etc. He asks students to figure out where the major cities, railways and highways
connecting the major cities might be located. Students are not permitted to the consult books on
other maps. Here the teacher’s approach is
(A) Discovery approach
(B) Concept map
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(C) Problem solving approach
(D) Enquiry approach

Ans – A
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8. To which of the following statements should a teacher agree?
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(A) Intrinsic motivation occurs when learners do something to experience external satisfying results
(B) Extrinsic motivation occurs when learners do something to earn external rewards
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(C) External rewards lead to permanent behavior change
(D) External rewards lead to intrinsic motivation
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Ans – B
9. Rajesh misses a month of school because of his illness. When he returns to school he does not
y
know how to do his long division assignments. After a number of frustrating experiences in which
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he fails long division problems, he feels anxious whenever he encounters a division task. As per
the classical conditioning theory emotional unconditioned stimulus (UCS) is
(A) Anxiety about failure

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(B) Failure/ frustration

(C) Long division problem

(D) Anxiety about long division problems

Ans – B
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10. Which of the following is not an example of Bandura’s observational learning?

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(A) Student’s learning to dissection of earthworm

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(B) Enthusiasm about cricket

(C) Distain for the study of social study

(D) Packing the school bag on ringing of school bell

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Ans – D
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11. Which of the following statements about individual differences is true?

(A) If, the intelligence level of the students is same, still the level of achievement will be different
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(B) All the children do not have some similarity

(C) The curve showing individual differences is tilted to one direction or pole

(D) Individual differences are due to heredity

Ans – A
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12. Which type of learning mainly influences personality of the child?
(A) Trial and error learning
(B) Imitation learning
(C) Insightful learning
(D) Instructional learning
Ans – B
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13. Which of the following is not a projective
(A) Play technique

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(B) Word association test

(C) Picture association test

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(D) Case study

Ans – D
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14. The following is an example of
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(A) Diagram

(B) Model
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(C) Concept map

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(D) Graph

Ans – C
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15. Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psycho-physical systems
that determine his unique adjustment to his environment. This definition was given by
(A) Murray B. J.

(B) Watson
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(C) G. W. Allport

(D) Skinner
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Ans – C
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16. Which of the following do not help in understanding the ethnic individual differences?

(A) Value system

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(B) Verbal and non-verbal communication

(C) Different learning arrangement and processes

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(D) Intelligence

Ans – D
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17. Which of the following indicates the misuse of intelligence tests?

(A) Use in assessment for promotion

(B) IQ labels tagged to children are used by teachers as an excuse for inefficiency

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(C) Use in classifying children
(D) Use for improving learning process
Ans – B
18. The intelligence of children is generally tested by
(A) Non-verbal group intelligence test
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(B) Verbal group intelligence test
(C) Non-verbal individual intelligence test
(D) Verbal individual intelligence tests
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Ans – A
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19. Which of the following is a direct method of adjustment?
(A) Projection
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(B) Repression

(C) Regression
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(D) Substitution

Ans – D
20. Which of the following is not a characteristic of backward children? y

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(A) The educational attainment falls below the level of their natural abilities
(B) They are unable to keep pace with the normal school work

(C) Fall far behind other children of his age

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(D) Possess high intelligence

Ans – D
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21. Match the following and select the correct answer in the table
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List AList B

(L) Fantasy can be classified as a defense mechanism (1) Denial

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(M) Defense mechanism protects individual from(2) Escape

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(N) Sublimation can be classified as a defense mechanism(3) Substitution

(O) Compensation can be classified as mechanism(4) Anxiety

(A) L-1, M-4, N-4, O-3

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(B) L-3, M-1, N-4, O-3

(C) L-2, M-4, N-3, O-3

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(D) L-3, M-2, N-3, O-1

Ans – C
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22. Separate classes and enrichment programmes can be used for the education of

(A) Gifted children

(B) Low achiever children

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(C) Gifted and low achiever children

(D) None of these
Ans – A
23. Which of the following is a processing deficiency in students with learning disabilities?
(A) Remembering information involving numbers, poor sense of time and direction
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(B) Frequent hyperactive behavior
(C) Little muscle control

(D) Reduced mental alertness
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Ans – A
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24. Students with academic difficulties face difficulty of
(A) Malfunction of the ear or associated nerves
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(B) Abnormalities in spoken language

(C) Reduced mental alertness
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(D) Deficit in practical and social intelligence

Ans – B
25. Which of the following steps of research makes research an action research? y

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(A) Formulation of hypotheses

(B) Action program and final evaluation

(C) Generalization
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(D) Rigid research design

Ans – B
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26. The purpose of formative evaluation is to

in

(A) Monitor progress and plan remedial instruction

(B) Know the understanding of students

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(C) Know that teacher’s objective are fulfilled

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(D) Assign grades

Ans – A
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27. Which of the following is not addressed in RTE Act, 2009

(A) Providing training facility for teachers

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(B) Ensuring admission to children of migrants

(C) Deciding the academic calendar

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(D) Education after fourteen years

Ans – D
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28. Which of the following problem is not suitable for action research?
(A) Improving handwriting of 5th class students in Hindi
(B) Study of the effect of using written praise on 7th grade student’s behavior as compared to verbal
praise

(C) Efficacy of computer aided instruction over traditional method
(D) Use of Atlas and Globe in the learning of Geography
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Ans – C
29. Match the following and select the right answer from the table given below
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LIST ALIST B

(L) Organizing the experience of the seed germination process(1) Observing
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(M) A role play(2) Questioning

(N) Dialogue on gender-differentiated practice in the family(3) Participants
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(O) Processing and packaging different kinds of products in dairy farm(4) Reflecting
(A) L-1, M-3, N-4,O-1
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(B) L-2, M-3, N-2, O-1

(C) L-3, M-1, N-3, O-3

(D) L-4, M-2, N-2, O-2

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Ans – A
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30. In the NCF2005, the activities suggested celebration of cultural and religious diversity of India,
programs to promote an attitude of respect and responsibility towards women and compatible
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documentaries and feature films and scream them that promote the values of justice and peace
are for

(A) Education of peace

(B) Education for values
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(C) Education for citizenship

(D) None of these

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Ans – A
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1. Individual differences are found in

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(A) Intelligence level

(B) Attitudes

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(C) Motor abilities
(D) All of these
Ans – D
2. The description of personality based on external appearance is called
(A) Deep view
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(B) Surface view

(C) Normative view

(D) Observational view

.c
Ans – D
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3. The concept of IQ was developed by
(A) William Stern
in

(B) Reid

(C) Terman
Po

(D) Cattell

Ans – A
4. What is essential to start the process of thinking? y

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(A) Post experience

(B) Language

(C) Reasoning
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(D) Problem

Ans – D
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5. Which of the following is not the cause of backwardness?

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(A) Lack of native intelligence

(B) Physical defect

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(C) Specific backwardness

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(D) Healthy environment

Ans – D
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6. Which of the following motive is relatively stronger in children from progressive families?

(A) Affiliation
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(B) Curiosity

(C) Achievement
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(D) Aggression

Ans – C
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7. General and specific factor theory was proposed by
(A) Alfred Binet
(B) Spearman

(C) Guilford

(D) Thurstone

Ans – B
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8. The first typological classification of personality was presented by
(A) Munn

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(B) Sheldon

(C) Hippocrates

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(D) Cattell

Ans – C
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9. _______ results from the differences in the structure and function of the brain.
Po

(A) Tension

(B) Backwardness

(C) Dyslexia
y

(D) None of these

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Ans – C
10. Indirect methods of tension reduction are often known as _________.

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(A) Problem solving method

(B) Defense mechanism

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(C) Subjective technique

(D) None of these

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Ans – B
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11. _____ Children have ability to absorb abstract concept.

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(A) Gifted

(B) Backward

(C) Mentally retarded

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(D) None of these

Ans – B
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12. An individual whose mental quotient is _______ is normally spoken of as mentally retarded.
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(A) Below 70

(B) Above 70

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(C) Between 80-100
(D) None of these
Ans – A
13. Which of the following is not the problem of the socially deprived?
(A) Lack of motivation for learning
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(B) No opportunities to develop creativity
(C) Healthy conditions for their living
(D) Facing discriminatory behavior in the school
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Ans – A
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14. Which is not a type of evaluation?
(A) Norms
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(B) Formative

(C) Summative
Po

(D) CCE

Ans – A
15. According to RTE Act, 2009 working hours per week for teachers are ________. y

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(A) 40 hours

(B) 42 hours

(C) 45 hours
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(D) 48 hours

Ans – C
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16. In teaching process student is ____.

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(A) Dependent variable

(B) Independent variable

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(C) Intervening variable

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(D) None of these

Ans – A
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17. Which of the following is not the part of the triangle of evolution?

(A) Educational objectives

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(B) Evaluation

(C) Teaching experiences

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(D) Learning experiences

Ans – C
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18. NCF 2005 lays emphasis on _____.
(A) Learning by doing
(B) Role method
(C) Solving the problem
(D) All of these

Ans – A
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19. “Environment is an external force which influences us”. Who said this?
(A) Woodworth

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(B) E. J. Ross

(C) Anastasi

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(D) None of these

Ans – B
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20. Which of the following statements is not true about the importance of Action Research?
Po
(A) The consumer is the researcher

(B) The solution of the problems can be achieved quickly
(C) The solution of the problems are put in practice and not evaluated
y

(D) None of these

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Ans – C
21. Areas of physical development is

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(A) Nervous system

(B) Growth

(C) Endocrine glands


in

Ans – D
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22. Reasoning, curiosity and observation are developed at the age of ________.

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(A) 7 to 11 years

(B) 3 to 5 years
(C) 5 to 7 years
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(D) 11 to 13 years

Ans – A
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23. The theory of transfer of learning by

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Thorndike is called

(A) Similarity principle

(B) Theory of identical element

(C) Theory of formal discipline
(D) None of these
Ans – B
24. In this stage the children develop great love of exploring and wondering.
(A) Infancy
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(B) Later childhood

(C) Adolescence

(D) Maturity

.c
Ans – B
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25. At the age of ______ the visual and auditory sense development is almost complete
(A) 3 or 4 years
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(B) 6 or 7 years

(C) 8 or 9 years
Po

(D) None of these

Ans – B
26. Which of the following is not law of heredity? y

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(A) Similarity
(B) Variation

(C) Regression
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(D) Motivation

Ans – D
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27. Which of the following is an example of Acquired motives?

in
(A) Hunger

(B) Reward
nl

(C) Interest

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(D) Rest

Ans – A
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28. Under signal learning which of the following is learnt?

(A) Traditional accommodation

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(B) Psychology

(C) Environment
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(D) Psychophysical

Ans – A
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29. Thinking is mental activity in the aspect _______.
(A) Cognitive
(B) Affective

(C) Psychomotor

(D) None of these

Ans – A
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30. Motivation is characterized by
(A) Cognitive arousal

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(B) Affective arousal

(C) Both A and B

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(D) None of these

Ans – C
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Po
Previous Papers y
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1. Change in behavior due to maturation etc. is also called learning.
(A) No

(B) Ye
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(C) Undecided

(D) Something

Ans – A
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2. Which of the following are correct levels of learning?

(A) Facts, knowledge-how, information, comprehension, wisdom

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(B) Facts, information, comprehension, knowledge-how, wisdom

(C) Facts, information, knowledge-how, comprehension, wisdom

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(D) Facts, comprehension, information, knowledge-how, wisdom

Ans – C
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3. For which of subjects are the detour problems used?

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(A) Children

(B) Adults
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(C) Blinds

(D) Animals

Ans – B
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4. What is thinking?
(A) Use of symbol
(B) Use of language
(C) Perceptual process
(D) Concept learning
Ans – A
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5. “Sensation is a gateway of knowledge.”. this statement is
(A) Mental development

.c
(B) Physical development

(C) Attention development

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(D) Language development

Ans – A
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6. The name of the theory advocating sudden solution to the problem is
Po

(A) Operant conditioning

(B) Theory of insight

(C) Trial and error theory

y

(D) Conditioning

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Ans – B
7. Meredith’s study has shown that children of those families are in general which are at a higher
St
social level

(A) Less healthy and developed

(B) More healthy and developed

(C) More healthy but less developed

in
(D) Not healthy but developed

Ans – B
nl
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8. The individual difference we find

(A) Variability

(B) Normality
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(C) Both A and B

(D) None of these

w

Ans – A
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9. Murray created the history by constructing a test, what is that?

(A) Ink blot test

(B) Sentence completion test

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(C) Thematic Apperception Test
(D) Rating scale
Ans – C
10. What is the number of personality traits analyzed by Cattell?
(A) 13
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(B) 15

(C) 16

(D) 14

.c
Ans – C
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11. The number of factors of intelligence according to 3 D theory is
(A) 150
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(B) 110

(C) 135
Po

(D) 120

Ans – A
12. The practical intelligence is called y

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(A) Concrete intelligence

(B) Abstract intelligence

(C) Cognitive intelligence

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(D) Social intelligence

Ans – A
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13. In the identification of gifted children we must give priority to

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(A) The parents opinion

(B) The result of objective tests

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(C) The teacher’s opinion

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(D) The community’ view points

Ans – B
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14. The object in the environment which organism tries to attain is called

(A) Reinforcement
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(B) Motive

(C) Stimulus
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(D) Incentive

Ans – B
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15. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Dyslexia?
(A) Problems with reading accuracy, speed and comprehension
(B) Certainty as to right or left handedness
(C) Slow rate of writing
(D) Difficulty in learning and remembering printed words
Ans – B
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16. Which is the indirect method of tension reduction?
(A) Analysis and decision

.c
(B) Removing and barrier

(C) Substitution of other goals

ts
(D) Sublimation

Ans – D
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17. Powerful motivation is effective factor of learning
Po

(A) Child becomes healthy

(B) Does meditation

(C) Learner rapidly

y

(D) Feels happy

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Ans – C
18. Craft education be given to

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(A) Retarded children

(B) Backward children

(C) Common children

(D) Gifted children

in

Ans – B
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19. Research concerned with social problems carried on by the school personnel to improve school
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practices is

(A) Fundamental research

(B) Action research

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(C) Social research

(D) None of the above

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Ans – B
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20. How will you eradicate stealing habit of the students?

(A) Giving rewards

(B) Through example

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(C) Scolding
(D) Punishment
Ans – B
21. RTE Act, 2009 was applied in country on
(A) 1st April, 2009
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(B) 1st April, 2010

(C) 1st November, 2005

(D) 1st November, 2010

.c
Ans – D
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22. Achievement can be given in

(A) Two ways
in

(B) Four ways

(C) Six ways
Po

(D) Three ways

Ans – D
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23. When a test measures an individual’s ability consistently accurately, the that test is known as
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(A) Validity

(B) Reliability

(C) Objectivity
St


Ans – B
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24. In NCF2005, the objective of including art education in school is

in
(A) To appreciate cultural heritage

(B) To develop students, personality and mental health

nl
(C) Only A is correct

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(D) A and B is correct

Ans – D
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25. The origin of human life can be treated to

(A) Two cells

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(B) A single cell

(C) Many cells

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(D) No cell at all

Ans – B
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26. In the role of measurement is to provide an overview or achievement across a number of skills
(A) Formative assessment
(B) Summative assessment
(C) Diagnostic evaluation
(D) None of these

Ans – B
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27. By motor development we mean the development of in the use of arms and legs
(A) Mind and spirit

.c
(B) Learning of education

(C) Training and learning

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(D) Strength and speed

Ans – D
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28. Characteristic is not of infancy
Po

(A) Rapidity in physical development

(B) Dependency on others

(C) Full of morality

y

(D) Rapidity in mental activities

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Ans – C
29. This stage is also called a period of pseudo maturity

St

(A) Infancy
(B) Childhood

(C) Adolescence

(D) Maturity
in

Ans – B
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30. “The 20th century has come to be designated as the century of the child”. This definition is
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given by

(A) Murray

(B) Adler
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(C) Crow and crow

(D) J. B. Watson
w

Ans – C
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1. The teacher in the classroom makes effort
(A) To provide experiences to success
(B) To provide supportive learning environment
(C) To provide opportunity to reflect

Ans – D
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2. A child learns more if he/she
(A) Taught through textbook

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(B) Taught through computers

(C) Taught through lecture method

ts
(D) Taught through activity method

Ans – D
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3. Most children learn their native language
Po

(A) At the age of one year

(B) At the age of four year

(C) At the age of six year

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(D) At the age of two year

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Ans – B
4. There are two main objectives of education

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(A) To instill subject knowledge in the children and to cause mental development of the children
(B) To provide subject knowledge to prepare for the examination

(C) To provide subject knowledge and help in memorization

(D) To provide subject knowledge and develop vocational training

in
Ans – A
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5. A child shows jealousy at the age of

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(A) 6 months

(B) 12 months

(C) 18 months
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(D) 24 months

Ans – D
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6. Children of 6-11 years age group need

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(A) Democratic environment in the classroom

(B) Autonomy in learning

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(C) Activity based interactive learning
Ans – D
7. Children of 6-11 years age group have following characteristics
(A) Children are natural and active learners
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(B) Depend on teachers for learning
(C) Children receive knowledge from teachers
(D) Children are not interested in learning
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Ans – A
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8. Students learn in variety of ways

(A) From lecture of the teacher
in

(B) Through experiment, discussion, asking questions, doing activities and through reflection
(C) Teacher directed and controlled textbook based teaching
Po


Ans – B
9. New knowledge is acquired through y

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(A) Transmission of knowledge

(B) Memorization

(C) Experience and searching new meanings

St

Ans – C
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10. Which statement about a creative child is not true?

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(A) A creative child is curious

(B) A creative child is not adventurous

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(C) A creative child is extrovert

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(D) A creative child is ambitious

Ans – B
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11. Social development of a child actually begins

(A) In infancy
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(B) In early school age

(C) In early childhood

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(D) In later childhood

Ans – C
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12. Teaching is a process of
(A) Transmitting knowledge by the teacher to the learners
(B) Directing learning
(C) Giving instruction
(D) Facilitating of teaching and learning
Ans – D
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13. In India, primary education is laying emphasis on
(A) Developing understanding
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(B) Strengthening understanding
(C) Developing critical thinking

ts
(D) Encouraging rote learning

Ans – D
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14. A suitable method of teaching primary class students is
Po
(A) Trial and error learning

(B) Imitation method

(C) Lecture method

y

(D) Play- way method

ud
Ans – D
15. Learning is a process of

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(A) Memorizing facts

(B) Memorizing the text material

(C) Meaning making through experience

(D) Preparing for examination

in
Ans – C
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16. Teaching becomes much more effective provided

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(A) Students are given autonomy and control to work their own

(B) Students learning is directed and controlled by the teacher

(C) Teacher plays a central role in explaining the facts

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(D) Teacher directs learning

Ans – A
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17. A student’s development depends on

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(A) Heredity

(B) Environment

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(C) Heredity and environment
Ans – C
18. IQ of a talented child is
(A) 130
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(B) 140

(C) 125

(D) 120

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Ans – B
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19. Instruction at the primary stage needs to be
(A) Teacher centered
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(B) Textbook centered

(C) Student centered
Po
(D) Teacher and textbook centered

Ans – C
20. A good teacher is one who y

ud
(A) Causes desired behavioral change in the learners

(B) Transmits knowledge verbally

(C) Narrates information

St

(D) Transmits curriculum

Ans – A
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21. A child of 6 or 7 years old is not able to accept other’s view point
in
(A) Because he is too young

(B) Because he is egocentric

nl
(C) Because he is not intelligent

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(D) Because he is imaginative

Ans – B
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22. What is essential for learning?

(A) Self experience

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(B) Self thinking

(C) Self activity

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Ans – D
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23. Which among the following plays the most important role for emotional development of a
child in early childhood?
(A) Teachers

(B) Peer- groups

(C) Neighbors

(D) Parents
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Ans – D
24. Children of 6-11 years age group need the following for learning
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(A) Availability of concrete activities or experiences
(B) Transfer of knowledge by the teacher

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(C) Provision of opportunities for memorization
(D) Motivation to attain high rank in the class

in
Ans – A
Po
25. Ink blot test of personality is

(A) A subjective test

(B) An objective test

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(C) A projective test

ud

Ans – C
St
26. Educational psychology is

(A) Pure science

(B) An applied science

(C) A normative science

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(D) one of the above

Ans – B
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27. Learning in children occurs through

(A) Memorizing the knowledge

(B) Reading the textbooks

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(C) Transmission of knowledge by the teacher

(D) Doing activity

w

Ans – D
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28. For the 6-11 years age group learning is

(A) An active process of knowledge construction

(B) A process of passive memorization
(C) A process of hearing attentively in the classroom
(D) A process of studying a textbook
Ans – A
29. What is not true about growth?
(A) Growth is physical
om

(B) Growth is quantitative

(C) Growth is measurable

(D) Growth is lifelong process

.c
Ans – C
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30. Learning takes place effectively if a child
(A) Is made ready to learn
in

(B) Repeats what he learn

(C) Feels satisfied
Po

(D) Does all of the above

Ans – D

y
ud
Previous Papers
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1. Teaching becomes effective provided

(A) Direct instruction is used in the classroom

(B) Teacher directed methods are used in the classroom

in

(C) Both teacher directed methods and direct instruction are used

(D) Learner- centered instruction and interactive methods are used

nl
Ans – D
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2. Teaching becomes much more effective provided

(A) Students are given autonomy and control to work on their own
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(B) Students learning is directed and controlled by the teacher

(C) Teacher plays a central role in explaining the facts

w
(D) Teacher directs learning

Ans – A
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3. Characteristic of creativity is

(A) Originality

(B) Fluency

(C) Flexibility
Ans – D
4. A good classroom teacher
(A) Natures learner’s natural curiosity
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(B) Encourages learners to engage in dialogue
(C) Involves learners in real world situation

.c
Ans – D
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5. A slow learner needs

(A) Extra help
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(B) Special help

(C) No help
Po

(D) Some help

Ans – A
6. Students have following characteristics for learning and teaching y

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(A) Activeness in learning

(B) Students have abilities to learn

(C) Students construct knowledge through self- activity in relation to new experiences
St

Ans – D
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7. Teaching is defined as
in

(A) Facilitation of learning

(B) Transmission of knowledge by teachers and its reception by the students

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(C) Reading the textbooks

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(D) Transmission of knowledge by teachers

Ans – A
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8. If a student gives wrong answer to a question put up by you. You will

(A) Put up another question so that he himself realizes that his answer was wrong
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(B) Tell him why his answer was wrong

(C) Ask some other student to answer

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(D) Tell the correct answer

Ans – A
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9. Teachers need to prepare the following teaching methods
(A) Lecture method
(B) Interactive methods
(C) Narratives
Ans – B
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10. Which one of the following is a level of teaching?
(A) Reflective

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(B) Interactive

(C) Projective

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(D) Summative

Ans – A
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11. Multi-grade teaching is that where in
Po

(A) A student can pass more than one class at a time

(B) A teacher has to teach the students of more than one class at the same time
(C) There is no point in class-wise teaching

y


ud
Ans – B
12. Counseling to students is most useful for

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(A) Enhancing their knowledge

(B) Developing their skills

(C) Developing self confidence in them

(D) Making them worldly successful
in
Ans – C
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13. Teachers should do while teaching

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(A) Transmit knowledge verbally

(B) Encourage enquiry

(C) Teach through textbook in the classroom

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Ans – B
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14. The role of the teacher is

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(A) Communicating knowledge

(B) Maintaining discipline among students

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(C) Creating a learner centered, activity based, interactive learning
Ans – D
15. According to Jean Piaget the mental development of 0-14 year age group occurs in four
stages. Name the stage of development for 7-14 years of age group
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(A) Sensori-motor stage
(B) Pre-operational stage

(C) Concrete operational stage
.c
(D) Formal operational stage

Ans – C
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16. You can help a talented child by
in
(A) Paying more attention to him

(B) Giving him more text books
Po

(C) Spending more time on him

(D) Giving enriched learning experiences

Ans – D
y
ud
17. Most objective method for measuring personality of a child is

(A) Projective method

(B) Interview method

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(C) Questionnaire method

(D) Socio-metry method

Ans – D
in
18. As a teacher, how would you deal with those students in the backseats and talking to each
other?
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(A) By ignoring them

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(B) Ask them to keep quiet or leave the class

(C) Get them out from the class

(D) Ask them why they are not paying attention

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Ans – D
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19. In a class a naughty child disturbs the students. Which method should a teacher adopt to
know the problem of the child?
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(A) Survey method

(B) Case study method

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(C) Experimental method
(D) Observation method
Ans – B
20. Education system in India is
(A) Preparing students for life
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(B) Preparing for employment
(C) Preparing for vocational courses
(D) Preparing for examination
.c
Ans – B
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21. An emotionally stable student

(A) Maintains cordial interrelationship with classmates
in

(B) Does not interact effectively with other classmates
(C) Does not contribute any new ideas
Po

(D) Does not respect the ideas given by other classmates

Ans – A
22. Oral guidance is less effective in y

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(A) Teaching concepts

(B) Teaching skills

(C) Teaching facts

St


Ans – B
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23. You can gain attention of your class through

in

(A) Speaking loudly

(B) Writing on black board

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(C) Drawing diagrams

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(D) Stimulus variation

Ans – D
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24. The role of a teacher is

(A) Transferring information

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(B) Providing knowledge

(C) Giving training in skills

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(D) Facilitating of knowledge construction

Ans – D
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25. If a student asks a question of which you don’t have answer. What will you do? You will
(A) Tell the student that his question is senseless
(B) Try to avoid
(C) Explore the answer of the question and convey him next day
(D) Retake the student for asking unnecessary questions
Ans – C
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26. For adaptive and positive behavior a student needs following life skills
(A) Effective interpersonal communication
.c
(B) Decision making ability

(C) Coping with emotions and stress
ts

Ans – D
in
27. The aim of education should be
Po

(A) To develop vocational skills in the students

(B) To develop social awareness in the students

(C) To prepare the students for examination

y

(D) To prepare the students for practical life

ud
Ans – D
28. A reflective teacher creates classroom situations for

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(A) Listening the lecture

(B) Taking notes from the lecture of the teacher

(C) Maintaining classroom discipline

(D) Promoting interaction between students and the teacher
in
Ans – D
nl
29. Which of the following is the nature of educational psychology?

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(A) Art

(B) Science

(C) Positive science

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Ans – C
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30. It is necessary for a teacher to know to guide a student

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(A) His learning difficulty

(B) His personality

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(C) Environment for his home
Ans – D
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1. Naresh and Mukesh have same age group. They show quite difference in social and mental
.c
development. It is due to the following principle of development
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(A) Principle of modification

(B) Principle of definite and predictable pattern

in
(C) Principle of individuality

(D) Principle of uniform pattern
Po

Ans – C
2. A child having some problems in seeing objects. According to NCF 2005, he should be admitted
in y

ud
(A) Regular school

(B) Special school

(C) Inclusive school
St

(D) Integrated school

Ans – C
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3. Thematic Apperception Test of measuring personality is a

in
(A) Subjective technique

(B) Objective technique

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(C) Projective technique

(D) Experimental technique

.O

Ans – C
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4. Development occurs in human beings

(A) Upto the end of adolescence period

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(B) Upto the end of childhood

(C) Upto the starting of adulthood

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(D) Throughout the life

Ans – D
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5. What is the sign of being gifted?
(I) Novelty in expression
(II) Curiosity

(III) Talkativeness
(IV) Hyperactivity

(A) I and II
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(B) I and iv

(C) III and IV

(D) II and III

.c
Ans – B
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6. Which is regarded as a unique age of socialization?
(A) Infancy
in
(B) Childhood

(C) Adulthood
Po

(D) Adolescence

Ans – B
7. According to Colesnick what is the recognization of concept? y
ud
(A) Behavior

(B) Words

(C) Thinking
St

(D) Problems

Ans – C
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8. In most schools likely the primary consideration for homogeneous grouping is based on
in
(A) Grade levels

(B) Age levels

nl

(C) Ability levels

.O
(D) Pupil presumption

Ans – C
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9. After preparing a test, if a teacher repeatedly administers it on the children of age group in
order to find out the consistency of test scores, he is looking for the tests
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(A) Validity

(B) Reliability
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(C) Objectivity

(D) Utility

Ans – B
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10. Which of the following principle of development is incorrect one/
(A) There are individual differences in development
(B) Development is the result of coincidences
(C) It is a continuous process
(D) It is predictive

Ans – B
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11. Which of the following is an innovative source of teaching?
(A) Telescope

.c
(B) Internet

(C) Face book

ts
(D) Blackboard

Ans – B
in
12. For a inclusive classroom, what kind of preparation is not necessary for teachers?
Po

(A) Intensive involvement of behavioral and social activities
(B) Early and continuous contact with children in disadvantaged areas
(C) More frequent exposure to remedial procedures

y

(D) Low patience level

ud
Ans – D
13. The psychologist who advocates ‘life space’ in his learning theory is
St
(A) Thorndike

(B) Kohler

(C) Kurt Lewin

(D) Skinner
in

Ans – C
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14. An example of maturation is when a child learns to

.O
(A) Draw

(B) Read

(C) Ride a bicycle

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(D) Walk

Ans – C
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15. According to Bloom’s taxonomy which of the following option is incorrect for the preparation
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of objective based questions?

(A) Analysis

(B) Evaluation

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(C) Self-actualization
(D) Application
Ans – C
16. Rohit returned the pencil, he took from Ajay’s desk because he was afraid of the punishment,
if he got caught. This illustrates Kohlberg’s
om

(A) Pre-conventional level

(B) Conventional level

(C) Post-conventional level

.c
(D) Pre-operational stage

Ans – A
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17. A student’s chronological age is 10 years and mental age is 12 years. His IQ will be
in
(A) 80

(B) 100
Po

(C) 120

(D) 140

Ans – C
y
ud
18. According to Piaget cognitive development theory, accommodation is referred to
(A) A find of matching between the already existing cognitive structures and the environmental needs as
they arise
St

(B) Adjust to new ways of thinking and behaving by making modification in one’s existing cognitive
structures

(C) Equilibrium between previous knowledge and new knowledge

(D) Arrangement of perceptual and cognitive information in meaningful patterns

in
Ans – C
nl
19. The determinants of individual differences in human is related to

.O
(A) Interaction with their environment

(B) Differences in their heredity

(C) Differences in both heredity and environment

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(D) Interaction between heredity and environment

Ans – C
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20. Which one of the following is not a basic function of the school?
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(A) School preserves and transmits our cultural heritage

(B) School acts as instruments for cultural change

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(C) School develop the whole child to his maximum potential
(D) School develop ill-feeling among students due to casteism
Ans – D
21. A five years old child will have following type of thinking
(A) Reflective thinking
om

(B) Directed thinking

(C) Concrete thinking

(D) Logical thinking

.c
Ans – B
ts
22. For the students of 3rd class, which will be the best way for teaching?
(A) Lecture method
in

(B) Creational activities

(C) Group discussion
Po

(D) Laboratory method

Ans – B
23. Which of the following is not a domain of learning? y
ud
(A) Cognitive

(B) Affective

(C) Conative
St

(D) Spiritual

Ans – D
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24. According to Kohlberg, the level in which the child’s morality is controlled by the fear of
in
punishment, is called

(A) Pre-moral level

nl

(B) Conventional morality level

.O
(C) Self-accepted moral principle level

(D) Morality level

Ans – A
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25. Maximum participation of students is possible in teaching through

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(A) Lecture method

(B) Textbook method

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(C) Audio-visual aids

(D) Discussion method

Ans – D
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26. Which of the following is not a teacher related factor affecting learning?
(A) Knowledge of subject
(B) Communicative skills
(C) Empathy with students
(D) Availability of resources
Ans – D
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27. What type of education system does NCF – 2005 encourage?
(A) Inclusive

.c
(B) Integrated

(C) Special

ts
(D) Regular

Ans – A
in
28. In classroom teaching learning is perceived as
Po

(A) Personal adjustment

(B) Social and political awareness

(C) Preparing oneself for employment

y

(D) Preparing oneself for employment

ud
Ans – C
29. The academic performance of students can be improved if parents are encouraged to
St
(A) Supervise the work of their wards

(B) Manage extradition

(C) Remain concerned about it

(D) Interact with teachers frequently

in
Ans – A
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30. ‘The pre-operational period’ of Jean Piaget cognitive development theory is related to the age
.O
group of

(A) 0-2 years

(B) 2-7 years

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(C) 4-11 years

(D) 7-12 years

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Ans – B
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1. A motivated child does not show which of the following characteristic?
(A) Willingness to learn
(B) Involvement in learning
(C) Level of aspiration
(D) Isolated from the group
Ans – D
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2. Creative thinking is always

(A) Destructive

.c
(B) Constructive

(C) Divergent

ts
(D) Monotonous

Ans – C
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3. Concrete operational stage of Piagets’ cognitive development theory is not characterized by the
Po
following abilities

(A) Reversibility of thought

(B) Mental conflict

y

(C) Conservation

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(D) Use of serial ordering and part whole concepts

Ans – B
St
4. A teacher has to enhance the readiness level of his students, which will be the best way to do
so?

(A) By organizing a creational activity in classroom related to the particular topic

(B) By organizing an indoor game in classroom

in

(C) By storytelling method

(D) By giving monitoring to one of the student of the class

nl
Ans – A
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5. A good school avoids which of the following?

(A) Social responsibility

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(B) Gender equality

(C) Gender bias

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(D) Constructive

Ans – C
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6. Theory of learning which only depends on ‘observable behavior’ is associated with theory of
learning.

(A) Cognitive

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(B) Developmental
(C) Behavioral
(D) Constructive
Ans – C
7. In a 40 min classroom how will you teach by catering the needs of all students and specially
om
students with special needs?
(A) By paying attention on individual
(B) By making homogeneous group in the classroom
.c
(C) By arranging an activity for all students but paying attention to the students with special needs
(D) By giving responsibility to any talented student of the class
ts
Ans – C
in
8. Among the following which cannot be the part of CCE?
(A) Cumulative record
Po

(B) Assignment

(C) Parent-teachers meeting

(D) Anecdotal record

y

Ans – C
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9. Dysgraphia is associated mainly difficulties in

(A) Reading
St

(B) Writing

(C) Drawing

(D) Listening

Ans – B
in
10. Child socialization does not refer to

nl

(A) Mould basic values

.O
(B) A process that occurs at once

(C) Highlight the formal aspects

(D) Take ideal expectations seriously

w

Ans – B
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11. Mrs. Kumar’s first child walked 10 months. Her second child in now 10 months old and still not
walking. She is not upset of alarmed because
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(A) Her husband says he did not start walking until he was 14 months old

(B) She knows that the longer she waits’, the stronger his legs will be for walking

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(C) A neighbor boy is 18 months old and he is still not walking
(D) She knows that he is within the normal time bound for the development of walking
Ans – D
12. According to Kohlberg’s theory of development and his various stages, which one of the
following is not a level proposed by him?
om

(A) Ego-centric judgment

(B) Interpersonal concordance orientation
(C) Individualism and exchange orientation
.c
(D) Social construct legalistic orientation
Ans – A
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13. Which of the following does not reflect teaching for understanding?
in
(A) Ask students to explain a phenomenon or a concept in their own words
(B) Teach students to provide examples to illustrate how a law works
Po
(C) Help students to see similarities and differences and generate analogies
(D) Enable students to memorize isolated facts and procedures
Ans – D
y
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14. Which age of development is known as ‘Age of stress and storm’?
(A) Infancy
(B) Childhood
St

(C) Adolescence

(D) Adulthood

Ans – C
in
15. Which of the following is not the characteristic of creativity?

(A) Flexibility
nl

(B) Originality

.O
(C) Elaboration

(D) Consistency

Ans – D
w
16. The effect of relation of heredity and environment on the individual’s growth occurs in one of
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the following way

(A) Heredity affects the individual
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(B) Environment affects the individual

(C) Heredity and environment affects the individual

(D) Heredity does not affect individual

Ans – C
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17. According to Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right
and wrong is called
(A) Moral realism
(B) Moral dilemma
(C) Morality co-operation
(D) Moral reasoning
om

Ans – D
18. According to Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, the individual regards right or wrong,
.c
in terms of complying with the hopes and wishes of other people in the following stage.
(A) Stage-1

ts
(B) Stage-2

(C) Stage-3

in
(D) Stage-4

Ans – D
Po
19. The speed of teacher’s speech may interfere with a student’s comprehension of the task if it is
too fast or too slow. What a teacher should not do to avoid this?
(A) To maintain student’s attention by variation of speed y
ud
(B) To prevent a new information, use a faster speed of speech

(C) To rephrase often, when a teacher’s speed is fast

(D) Have focuses between major segments of information

St

Ans – D
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20. Heredity is considered as a _______ social structure.

(A) Primary
in

(B) Secondary

(C) Dynamic
nl

(D) Static

.O
Ans – D
21. Which stage is considered as elementary school age according to Freudian stages of
w
development?

(A) Oral stage

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(B) Anal stage

(C) Latency stage

w

(D) Phallic stage

Ans – D
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22. Fluid intelligence of R. B. Cattell is equivalent to
(A) Genetic factors
(B) Environmental factors
(C) Intellectual factors
(D) Social factors
Ans – B
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23. Every learner is unique mean that
(A) No two learners are alike in their abilities, interests and talent
.c
(B) Learners do not have any common qualities, nor do they share common goals
(C) A common curriculum for all learners is not possible
ts
(D) It is impossible to develop the potential of learners in heterogeneous class
Ans – A
in
24. Intelligence related to monitor the feeling and emotions of self is referred to
Po

(A) Linguistic intelligence

(B) Intrapersonal intelligence

(C) Spatial intelligence

y

(D) Personal intelligence

ud
Ans – B
25. During particular period, development is advanced but takes rest in the following period to
St
consolidate his development. It follows the following law of development
(A) Principle of integration

(B) Principle of continuity

(C) Principle of spiral advancement

in
(D) Principle of uniform pattern

Ans – C
nl
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26. A education is referred as child-centered education as

(A) Total development of child’s personality occurs

(B) Preference to child’s needs, interests and aptitudes are given

w
(C) Keeping in view of teacher’s own preferences

(D) Performance in given to the curriculum

w
Ans – B
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27. A student learns to solve the sums of multiplication. He uses his previous knowledge of
addition. this type of transfer of learning is known as

(A) Positive transfer

(B) Horizontal transfer

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(C) Vertical transfer
(D) Bilateral transfer
Ans – C
28. If a learner fails to achieve the certain goal in classroom, then it shows
(A) Failure of learner
om

(B) Failure if class

(C) Failure of school

(D) Failure of parents

.c
Ans – C
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29. Inclusion in education refers

(A) To provide education to physically disabled children
in

(B) To provide education for mentally retarded children
(C) To provide education to boys, girls and adults
Po

(D) Acceptance of all pupils within main stream education system

Ans – D
y
30. “All those activities undertaken by teachers and by their students in assessing themselves,
ud
which provide information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities
in which they are engaged” refers to

(A) Achievement test

St

(B) Assessment

(C) Examination

(D) Learning

Ans – B
in
nl

.O
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1. The teacher in a classroom should acts as a

(A) Progressive role

w

(B) Authoritarian role

(C) Democratic role

w

(D) Influential role

Ans – C
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2. A child who behaves against the social rules and regulation is called
(A) Backward child
(B) Dull child

(C) Idiot child
(D) Delinquent child

Ans – D
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3. In a lively classroom situation is likely to be
(A) Occasional role of laughter
.c
(B) Complete silence

(C) Frequent teacher-student dialogue

ts
(D) Loud discussion among students

Ans – C
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4. The most appropriate purpose of learning is
Po

(A) Personal adjustment

(B) Social and political awareness

(C) Modification of behavior

y

(D) Preparing oneself for employment

ud
Ans – C
5. Which of the following is a correct sequence of human development?

St
(A) Infancy, adolescence, childhood, adulthood

(B) Infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood

(C) Childhood, adolescence, adulthood, infancy

(D) Childhood, infancy, adolescence, adulthood

in

Ans – B
nl
6. Area of individual differences is

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(A) Gender differences

(B) Body structure

(C) Mental abilities

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(D) All of these

Ans – D
w
7. In your view, teaching is

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(A) A process

(B) An art

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(C) A skill
(D) B and C
Ans – D
8. When the child is ready to learn, he learns more quickly and effectively, of learning readiness,
exercise, effects. This principle is given by
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(A) Thorndike

(B) Skinner

(C) Pavlov

.c
(D) Kurt Lewin

Ans – A
ts
9. The concept of ZPD was given by
in

(A) Bandura

(B) Piaget
Po

(C) Skinner

(D) Vygotsky

Ans – D
y
ud
10. Who had given hierarchy of human needs?

(A) Thorndike

(B) Maslow
St

(C) Guilford

(D) Koffka

Ans – B
in
11. The statement which is not true in case of individual differences is

(A) Individuals differ in kind

nl

(B) Individuals differ in degree

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(C) Individuals differ in both kind and degree

(D) Individuals differ neither in degree nor in kind

Ans – D
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12. ‘Sociological type of theory’ of personality was given by

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(A) Hippocrates

(B) Kretschmer
w

(C) Sheldon

(D) Sprenger

Ans – D
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13. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was launched in the year
(A) 1990

(B) 1993

(C) 1998

(D) 2000

Ans – B
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14. Project teaching methods is associated with
(A) Froebel

.c
(B) John Dewy/ Kilpatrick

(C) Armstrong

ts
(D) McDougal

Ans – B
in
15. Frobel emphasizes which of these games?
Po

(A) Ball game

(B) Block game

(C) Figure game

y

(D) All of these

ud
Ans – B
16. The objective of teaching is to

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(A) Create good citizens

(B) Create persons who are useful for the society

(C) Create socialistic person


in

Ans – D
nl
17. Thinking in childhood is not marked by

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(A) Egocentric

(B) Animism

(C) Realism
w
(D) Individualism

Ans – D
w
18. Experimental method was first of all introduced by

w
(A) Judd

(B) Ricb and Cornman

(C) Wilhem Wundt

(D) Colins and Drever

Solution- C
19. Who had developed Child Apperception Test?
(A) Murray

(B) Bellak

(C) Robert

(D) Rosining
om

Ans – B
20. Team teaching

.c
(A) Involves teams of teachers to optimize resources, interest and expertise
(B) Is away out to manage with the shortage of teachers
ts
(C) Encourages healthy competition among teams of teacher, in a school
(D) Involves small teams of students as per their ability
in
Ans – A
Po
21. Inclusive education refers to

(A) Welcoming all children without discrimination in the regular school
(B) A particular method of education, that helps all children to learn

(C) Encourage strict admission procedure y
ud
(D) Use of special schools for teaching

Ans – A
St
22. A teacher’s most important challenge is

(A) To make students to their homework

(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable

(C) To maintain discipline in the classroom

in

(D) To prepare the question paper

Ans – B
nl
.O
23. A person is legally blind, if his/her field of vision is 20 degrees, while hi/her visual acuity is
below than

(A) 6/6 in the better eye with best possible corrections

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(B) 6/7 in the better eye with best possible corrections

(C) 6/30 in the better eye with best possible corrections

w
(D) 6/60 in the better eye with best possible corrections

Ans – D
w
24. Which of the following is not a type of reinforcement?

(A) Positive verbal reinforcement

(B) Physical punishment

(C) Negative verbal reinforcement
Ans – B
25. Which of the following statement is not correct about CCE?
(A) It is a school based evaluation
om

(B) It reduces stress among learners
(C) It uses grades in place of marks
(D) It accumulates burden on teachers
.c
Ans – D
ts
26. In order to develop motivation among students a teacher should
(A) Encourage cut throat competition
in

(B) Set an unachievable goal before students

(C) Use new techniques and novel methods
Po

(D) Reduce their level of aspiration

Ans – C
27. “Operation Black Board” was the outcome of y

ud
(A) Kothari commission

(B) NCF- 2005

(C) National Policy on Education 1986

St

(D) NCF- 2000

Ans – C
e
28. An effective teacher is one who can

in

(A) Control the class

(B) Give more information in less time

nl

(C) Motivate students to learn

.O
(D) Correct the assignment carefully

Ans – C
w
29. Classroom after implementation of RTE Act, 2009 are

(A) Unaffected as RTE does not affect the average age of a class in a school
w
(B) Gender wise more homogenous

(C) Age wise more homogenous

w
(D) Age wise more heterogeneous

Ans – A
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30. Which of the following is not a domain of learning?
(A) Cognitive
(B) Affective

(C) Conative
(D) Spiritual

Ans – D
om
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1. The desire of a person ‘to earn name and fame in life’ is
in
(A) Intrinsic motive

(B) Extrinsic motive
Po

(C) Physiological motive

(D) Psychological motive

Ans – B
y
ud
2. The stages of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget known as pre-conceptual period
is related to

(A) Sensori-motor stage

St

(B) Concrete operational stage

(C) Pre-operational stage


Ans – C
in
3. Enrichment programmes are need for

nl

(A) Slow learner

(B) Gifted children

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(C) Average children

(D) Children with physical disability

w

Ans – B
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4. The statement, “we have people amongst us, some who are tall and some who are short and
some are fair and other who are dark, some people are strong and some others who are weak.” Is
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based on the established principle of

(A) Intelligence and sex differences

(B) Intelligence and racial differences

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(C) Individual dissimilarity
(D) Individual advancement
Ans – C
5. Which is wrong about heredity in following statements?
(A) Heredity determines the sex of the child
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(B) It contributes significantly towards physical constitution
(C) It contributes towards the birth of twins
(D) It includes interests, attitudes, likes, dislikes and emotional state of mind
.c
Ans – D
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6. Which is wrong in the process of development of thinking power?
(A) Adequacy of knowledge and experience
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(B) Adequate motivation

(C) Adequate freedom and flexibility
Po

(D) Less intelligence and wisdom

Ans – D
7. Evaluation in science should y

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(A) Consist entirely of objective tests in order to be strictly scientific
(B) Come only in the end of pupil’s activities

(C) Should be an integral part of all activities

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(D) Should include only content and concepts and omit process and attitude

Ans – C
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8. Which of the following is not an appropriate tool for formative assessment?

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(A) Assignment

(B) Oral questions

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(C) Term test

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(D) Quiz and games

Ans – C
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9. Impairment is disturbance at

(A) Bodily level

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(B) Functional level

(C) Social level

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(D) Educational level

Ans – B
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10. Intelligence includes
(A) Divergent thinking
(B) Convergent thinking
(C) Critical thinking
(D) Reflective thinking
Ans – B
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11. Which statement is wrong about inclusive school setting?
(A) Develops feeling of equality

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(B) Develop positive self-esteem
(C) Develops inferiority complex within the children with special needs
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(D) Boost the morale of special children
Ans – C
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12. The stages of cognitive development according to Piaget is followed by
Po

(A) Sensory motor period, concrete operational period, pre-operational period, formal operational period
(B) Sensory motor period, pre-operational period, concrete operational period, formal operational period
(C) Pre-operational period, sensory motor period, concrete operational period, formal operational period
y
(D) Pre-operational period, sensory motor period, formal operational period, concrete operational period
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Ans – B
13. The field theory of psychology was given by

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(A) Kurt Lewin

(B) C. T. Morgan

(C) Leon Festinger

(D) Henry Goddard

in

Ans – A
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14. Thinking is essentially

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(A) A cognitive activity

(B) An effective behavior

(C) A cognitive behavior

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(D) A psychomotor process

Ans – C
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15. The theory of multiple intelligence was developed by

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(A) Alfred Binet

(B) Howard Gardner

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(C) Francis Galton
(D) B. S. Bloom
Ans – B
16. The term emotional revolution is closely associated with
(A) Infancy
om
(B) Childhood

(C) Adolescence

(D) Adulthood

.c
Ans – C
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17. Which of the following is not a sign of reading difficulty among young learners?
(A) Difficulty in letter and word recognition
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(B) Difficulty in reading speed and fluency

(C) Difficulty in understanding words and ideas
Po

(D) Difficulty in spelling consistency

Ans – B
18. While teaching in lower classes, a teacher should prefer y

ud
(A) Lecture method

(B) Assignment

(C) Story telling

St

(D) Group discussion

Ans – C
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19. The characteristic which is not limited with co-operative situation is

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(A) Face-to-face interaction

(B) Individual accountability

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(C) Emphasis on tasks

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(D) Teacher centered

Ans – D
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20. The stage of human development which is called ‘golden age’ is

(A) Infancy
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(B) Childhood

(C) Adolescence
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(D) Adulthood

Ans – B
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21. Constructivism as a theory
(A) Focuses on the role of imitation
(B) Emphasizes the role of the learner in constructing his own view of the world
(C) Emphasizes on memorizing information and testing through recall
(D) Emphasizes on the dominant role of the teacher
Ans – B
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22. Which is incorrect about creativity?
(A) Creativity and intelligence always go hand in hand
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(B) Creativity is flexible

(C) Creativity is universal concept

ts
(D) Creativity carries ego involvement

Ans – A
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23. Irfan breaks toys and dismantles them to explore their components. What would you do?
Po
(A) Never let Irfan play with toys

(B) Always keep a close watch

(C) Encourage his inquisitive nature and channelize his energy

(D) Make him understand that toys should not be broken y
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Ans – C
24. It is difficult for teachers to assess pupils readiness for a learning task because
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(A) All the elements of readiness do not mature at the same time

(B) Many elements of readiness are not outwardly visible

(C) Parents force their children to achieve

(D) Teachers are poor in judging pupil’s over behavior

in

Ans – A
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25. The emotional aspect of behavior falls in

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(A) Cognitive domain of learning

(B) Affective domain of learning

(C) Conative domain of learning

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(D) Psychological domain of learning

Ans – B
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26. The teaching method, in which two or more teachers make a plan of the subjects
w
cooperatively, carries it out and always evaluate its effect on the students periodically, is called

(A) Audio-visual teaching

(B) Team teaching

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(C) Visual teaching
(D) Individual teaching

Ans – B
27. In a classroom a teacher is using student centered approach for teaching. The method is not
suitable for
om

(A) Group discussion

(B) Project method

(C) Demonstration

.c
(D) Question-answer

Ans – C
ts
28. A good school is one
in

(A) Which emphasizes on the feeling of strong competition
(B) Where every child feels happy and learns individually without co-operating with one another
Po
(C) Which could understand social stratification of child and makes the class environment progressive
and inspired

(D) Which emphasizes on rote memorization of ideal answers

Ans – C y
ud
29. The most important quality of a good teacher is

(A) Sound knowledge of subject matter

St

(B) Good communication skills

(C) Concern for students welfare

(D) Effective leadership qualities

Ans – B
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30. When learning in one area helps in the learning of another area, is called
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(A) Positive transfer of learning

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(B) Negative transfer of learning

(C) Zero transfer of learning

(D) Absolute transfer of learning

w

Ans – A
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1. The childhood stage is
(A) From birth to age of 3 years
(B) From third year to the age of six years
(C) From six year to the age of 12 year
(D) From two year to the age of 10 or 12 years
Ans – D
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2. Direction: answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option. Training
before normal maturation is generally
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(A) Highly beneficial with respect to performance of the common skills
(B) Beneficial from the point of view of long term
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(C) Harmful from all points of view

(D) Beneficial or harmful depending on the method used in training
in
Ans – C
Po
3. Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to learning?
(A) It requires favorable environment

(B) It has no relation with maturity

y

(C) Teaching aids help in learning

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(D) Motivation plays important role in learning process

Ans – B
St
4. Why should students play games in school?

(A) It will make them physically strong

(B) It will make teacher’s work easy

(C) It will be helpful in passing time

in
(D) It will develop cooperation and physical balance

Ans – D
nl
.O
5. Teaching is most effective when

(A) Students take interest in subject

(B) Teacher has deep knowledge of subject

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(C) Students are taught according to their mental level

(D) Same subject matter is repeated again and again

w
Ans – C
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6. Education is helpful to children in their

(A) Physical development

(B) Mental development

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(C) All round development
(D) Character development
Ans – C
7. Which of the following factors will have least influence on the emotional development of a
child?
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(A) Family

(B) Economic condition

(C) Health

.c
(D) Games

Ans – D
ts
8. A child applies the mathematics learned in the class in solving problem of some other subject,
in
then it is called

(A) Positive transfer
Po

(B) Zero transfer

(C) Negative transfer of learning

(D) Motivational transfer

y

Ans – A
ud
9. Which one is not included in Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development?
(A) Sensory motor stage

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(C) Post-operational stage


Ans – C
in
10. According to Kohlberg the level in which child’s morality is controlled by fear or punishment is
nl
called

.O
(A) Pre-moral stage

(B) Conventional moral level

(C) Self accepted moral stage

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(D) Morality level

Ans – B
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11. Which of the following not a moral habit?

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(A) Speaking truth

(B) Showing sympathy

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(C) Correct pronunciation
(D) Showing kindness to living beings
Ans – C
12. Which of the following is not correct?
(A) Development and growth are synonyms
om

(B) Development is a continuous process
(C) Growth is a part of development
(D) Development shows the qualitative changes appearing in work-capacity, work-capability and
.c
behavior

Ans – A
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13. Which of the following options is not correct about learning?
in

(A) Learning is adjustment

(B) Learning is only acquisition of knowledge
Po

(C) Learning is development

(D) Learning is maturation

Ans – B
y
ud
14. Which one of the following options is a limitation of educational psychology?
(A) Knowledge of various stages of child’s development

(B) Solution of problems of the class

St

(C) Child centered education

(D) Problem of individual differences

Ans – D
in
15. Which of the following methods will be best for teaching students of class three?

(A) Laboratory method

nl

(B) Group discussion

.O
(C) Lecture method

(D) Creational activities

Ans – D
w
16. What is not correct in the reference to case study method?

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(A) It is a scientific method

(B) This method is very complex

w
(C) It is simple and cheap

(D) It gives remedies of problems after knowing the reasons

Ans – B
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17. Where can the child’s cognitive development be defined the best way?
(A) Playground
(B) Home
(C) Auditorium

(D) School and classroom
Ans – D
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18. Which of the following is not a psychomotor activity of a child?
(A) Playing

.c
(B) Throwing a ball

(C) Writing

ts
(D) Thinking

Ans – D
in
19. Which of the following factor is most important in affecting the intellectual environment?
Po
(A) Environment of the school

(B) Environment of family

(C) Environment of neighborhood

y

(D) Cultural environment

ud
Ans – A
20. Which is not included in differences related to IQ?

St

(A) Average intelligence

(B) Intelligent

(C) Interest in art

(D) Slow learner
in

Ans – C
nl
21. In which of the following area NCERT is using psychology?

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(A) Preparation of textbooks

(B) School organization

(C) Subject determination

w

(D) Financial support

Ans – A
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22. According to Piaget, during the first stage of development a child learns best
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(A) By using senses

(B) By thinking in abstract way

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(C) By comprehending new words
(D) By concrete thinking
Ans – A
23. Which of the following is not a defect of questionnaire method?
(A) Forming good questions is a difficult job
om

(B) Views of many persons are obtained by this method
(C) The questions included may not be well planned
(D) Persons may not be interested to answer the questions
.c
Ans – B
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24. Which of the following factor has least effect on learning?
(A) Fatigue
in

(B) Age

(C) Illness
Po

(D) Gender difference

Ans – D
25. Which of the following is not the characteristic of extrovert personality? y

ud
(A) Sociable

(B) Leadership power

(C) Aggressive temper

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(D) Day dreamer

Ans – D
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26. In lower classes, play-way method of teaching is based on

in
(A) Physical education programme

(B) Theories of methods of teaching

nl

(C) Psychological principles of development and growth

.O
(D) Sociological principles of teaching

Ans – C
w
27. Which of the following is not a specialty of attitude?

(A) It is inspiring
w

(B) It is the base of our behavior

(C) It is temporary
w

(D) It is learned

Ans – C
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28. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the mental health of a child?
(A) Poverty in the family
(B) Feeling sleepy in the classroom
(C) Lack of affection
(D) Domestic quarrel

Ans – B
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29. Remedial method is used for
(A) Normal children

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(B) Problematic children

(C) Norma and problematic children
ts
(D) Gifted children

Ans – B
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30. Cognitive powers of a child like imagination power, intelligence, ability to take decision etc.
Po
are related to child’s

(A) Physical development

(B) Social development

y

(C) All round development

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(D) Mental development

Ans – D
St

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1. The habit of telling lie of children may be improved by

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(A) Punishing them

(B) Giving lecture on the bad effect of telling a lie

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(C) Giving examples of children who speak truth

(D) Awarding children who speak truth

w
Ans – D
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2. 16 years old Neeraj is attempting to develop a sense of himself as a separate, self-governing

individual. He is developing
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(A) Hatred for rule

(B) Autonomy

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(C) Teenage arrogance
(D) Maturity
Ans – B
3. Creative answer require
(A) Open ended answer type question
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(B) Content based questions
(C) Closed answer type questions
(D) Direct questions

.c
Ans – A
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4. According to Stanley Hall the period of great stress and storm is
(A) Adulthood
in

(B) Childhood

(C) Adolescence
Po

(D) Infancy

Ans – C
y
5. Which law of Thorndike indicates the importance of award and punishment in learning?
ud
(A) Law of readiness

(B) Law of effect

(C) Law of exercise

St


Ans – B
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6. Which of the following factor influences personality development of a child?

in
(A) Heredity

(B) Physical environment

nl
(C) Social environment

.O

Ans – D
w
7. What effort will you make for bringing change in the behavior of a problematic child?

(A) Make effort to bring change in child’s environment and attitude

w
(B) Try to improve by punishing the child

(C) Will not pay attention to him/her

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(D) Will seat him in the front row in the class

Ans – A
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8. Which of the following is not developed in adolescence
(A) Ego-centrism
(B) Interests

(C) Reasoning power
(D) Ability of observation
Ans – A
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9. To check rising anger in the learner, the teacher should
(A) Give protection to all his interests through undue
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(B) Not interfere in the child’s everyday affairs
(C) Give him more work to provide him to no time to get angry
ts
(D) See that he gets very favorable treatment in the classroom
Ans – B
in
10. Which of the following is not considered as exceptional type of children?
Po

(A) Slow learner

(B) Creative children

(C) Physically handicapped

y

(D) Resourceful children

ud
Ans – D
11. Generally the following characteristics of physical development of girls and boys are observed
St
(A) Development is equal in both at the same age

(B) Boys are two years ahead in physical development

(C) Girls are two-three years ahead in physical development

(D) Girls are five years back than boys

in
Ans – C
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12. Which one of the following factors will not help in improving the memory of a child?

.O
(A) Repetition and practice

(B) Taking help for rhythm

(C) Proper grouping of subject-matter

w
(D) Theory of motivated forgetting

Ans – D
w
13. Which of the problem related to teaching-learning?

w
(A) Problem related to understanding of subject-matter

(B) Indiscipline in the classroom

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(C) Copying in the examination
(D) Reaching late in the class
Ans – A
14. What is not important to keep mental health of
(A) Provisions of co-curricular activities
om

(B) Revision of the syllabus

(C) Allowing freedom of expression
(D) Paying attention to difference in interest
.c
Ans – B
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15. Observing a child while playing a school ground is an observation of
(A) Formal
in

(B) Informal

(C) Participant
Po


Ans – B
16. A child first learns moving his hand, then fingers and then hand and fingers together. Which y
ud
principle of growth and development is represented by this example?
(A) Principle of contiguity

(B) Principle of integration

St

(C) Principle of general to specific

(D) Principle of individual differences

Ans – B
in
17. Which of the following is not a personal factor affecting social development of a child?
(A) Peer group

nl

(B) Health

.O
(C) Emotions

(D) Intelligence

Ans – A
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18. Which of the following plays an important role in mental growth and development?
w
(A) Learning

(B) Maturation
w

(C) Both learning and maturation

(D) Social norms

Ans – C
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19. Following is influenced by maximum utilization of senses by students
(A) Teaching process
(B) Learning process
(C) Learning product
(D) Learning product and process
Ans – D
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20. Peer pressure has its highest effect during
(A) Early childhood
.c
(B) Middle childhood

(C) Early adolescence

ts
(D) Later adolescence

Ans – D
in
21. Learning by practice is a modification of
Po

(A) Motivation

(B) Behavior

(C) Basic instinct

y

(D) Drive

ud
Ans – B
22. Which of the following is not a characteristic related to mental development?

St
(A) Instinct of curiosity in abundance

(B) Tendency to rote learning

(C) Abundance creativity

(D) Cooperative attitude
in

Ans – D
nl
23. Earlier psychology was a part of

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(A) Philosophy

(B) Ethics

(C) Logic
w
(D) Physics

Ans – A
w
24. Which of the following statement is incorrect with reference to adolescence?

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(A) Many new internal and external changes are observed

(B) This age is highly emotional

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(C) Intellect tries to reach to its extreme limit
(D) Self-consciousness is reduced
Ans – D
25. A teacher has to be resourceful. It means
(A) He should have enough money and property
om

(B) He should have contacts with higher authorities
(C) He should have adequate knowledge to solve problems of his students
(D) He should have good reputation among students
.c
Ans – C
ts
26. Which of the following statement is not correct?
(A) Creativity is originality in any part
in

(B) Thinking is not required for creativity

(C) Creativity is a new consequence of a work performed
Po

(D) Creativity must have utility for society or for any group

Ans – B
27. Which statement is wrong in the context of personality? y
ud
(A) Personality is unique and specific

(B) Personality is a joint product of heredity and environment

(C) Personality spreads over the subconscious and unconscious behavior of the person
St
(D) Personality is limited only to the appearance of a person

Ans – D
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28. Method for identifying gifted children is

in

(A) Observation

(B) Intelligence test

nl

(C) Personality test

.O

Ans – D
w
29. If a student asks a wrong question in the class, then what will you do?

(A) Scold the student

w

(B) Correct the question with the help of other students

(C) Will indicate the mistake by giving example
w
(D) Will explain the affect on the answer due to wrong answer

Ans – C
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30. The concentration and creativity is related to which type of development?
(A) Social development

(B) Moral development
(C) Intellectual development
(D) Emotional development
Ans – C
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1. Four distinct stages of children’s intellectual development are identified by
in
(A) Skinner

(B) Piaget
Po

(C) Kohlberg

(D) Erikson

Ans – B
y
ud
2. “Development is never ending process”. This idea is associated with
(A) Principle of integration

(B) Principle of interaction

St

(C) Principle of interrelation

(D) Principal of contiguity

Ans – D
in
3. The ‘insight theory of learning’ is promoted by

(A) Jean Piaget

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(B) Vygotsky

(C) Gestalt theory

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(D) Pavlov

Ans – C
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4. Parents should play a ________ role in the learning process of young children
w
(A) Sympathetic

(B) Neutral
w

(C) Negative

(D) Proactive

Ans – D
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5. Which of the following is not a sign of an intelligent young child?
(A) One who carries on thinking in an abstract manner
(B) One who can adjust oneself in a new environment
(C) One who has the ability to cram long essays very quickly
(D) One who has the ability to communicate fluently and appropriately
Ans – C
om
6. Motivation, in the process of learning,
(A) Makes learners think unidirectional
.c
(B) Creates interest for learning among young children
(C) Sharpens the memory of learners
ts
(D) Differentiate new learning from new learning
Ans – B
in
7. The stage in which a child begins to think logically about objects and events is known as
Po
(A) Pre-operational stage

(B) Concrete operational stage

(C) Sensori- motor stage

y


ud
Ans – B
8. Which is the place where the child’s ‘cognitive’ development is defined in the best way?
St
(A) Auditorium

(B) Home

(C) Playground

(D) School and classroom environment

in
Ans – D
nl
9. Which of the following will foster creativity among learners?

.O
(A) Emphasizing achievement goals from the beginning of school life

(B) Coaching students for good marks in examination

(C) Teaching the students the practical value of good education

w
(D) Providing opportunities to question and to nurture the innate talents of every learner

Ans – D
w
10. Which of the following is not related to the socio-psychological needs of the child?
w
(A) Regular elimination of waste products from the body

(B) Need for company

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(C) Need for appreciation or social approval
(D) Need for emotional security
Ans – A
11. “A young child responds to a new situation on the basis of the response made by him/her in a
similar situation as in the past.” This is related to
om

(A) ‘Law of Attitude’ of learning process
(B) ‘Law of Readiness’ of learning
(C) ‘Law of Analogy’ of learning

.c
(D) ‘Law of Effect’ of learning

Ans – C
ts
12. ‘Mind mapping’ refers to
in

(A) Drawing the picture of a mind

(B) Researching the functioning of the mind
Po

(C) A technique to enhance comprehension

(D) A plan of action for an adventure

Ans – B
y
ud
13. Education of children with special needs should be provided
(A) In special schools

(B) By special teachers in special schools

St

(C) Along with other normal children

(D) By methods developed for special children in special schools

Ans – B
in
14. The best way, specially at primary level, to address the learning difficulties of students is to
use
nl

(A) Easy and interesting textbooks

.O
(B) Story-telling method

(C) A variety of teaching methods suited to the disability

(D) Expensive and glossy support material

w
Ans – C
w
15. ________ is not a sign of ‘being gifted’.

(A) Novelty in expression

w

(B) Curiosity

(C) Creative ideas

(D) Fighting with others

Ans – D
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16. ‘Dyslexia’ is associated with
(A) Reading disorder
(B) Behavioural disorder
(C) Mental disorder
(D) Mathematical disorder
Ans – A
om
17. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of the process of
learning?

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(A) Learning is goal-oriented

(B) Unlearning is also a learning process

ts
(C) Educational institutions are the only place where learning takes place
(D) Learning is a comprehensive process

in
Ans – C
Po
18. A student of V- grade with ‘visual deficiency, should be
(A) Treated normally in the classroom and provided support through audio CDs
(B) Given special treatment in the classroom

y

(C) Excused to do a lower level of work

ud
(D) Helped with his/her routine-work by parents and friends

Ans – A
St
19. To make assessment a ‘useful and interesting’ process, one should be careful about
(A) Using a variety of ways to colleting formation about the student’s learning across the scholastic and
e
co scholastic boundaries

(B) Using technical language to give feedback

in

(C) Making comparisons between different students

(D) Labeling students as intelligent or average learners

nl
Ans – A
.O
20. Learning can be enriched if

(A) Teachers use different types of lectures and explanation

w
(B) Due attention is paid to periodic tests in the class

(C) Situations from the real world are brought into the class in which students interact with each other
w
and the teacher facilitates

(D) More and more teaching aids are used in the class
w
Ans – C
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21. Which of the following should be considered the most important quality of a teacher at
primary level?
(A) Competence in the method of teaching and knowledge of subjects
(B) Competence to teach in highly standardized language
(C) Eagerness to teach
(D) Patience and perseverance
om

Ans – D
22. A teacher, because of his/her democratic nature, allows students to sit all over the class. Some
.c
sit together and discuss or do group reading. Some sit quietly and read themselves. A parent does
not like it. Which of the following may be the best way to handle the situation?
ts
(A) Parents should show trust in the teacher and discuss the problem with the teacher
(B) Parents should take away the child form that school
in
(C) Parents should complain against the teacher to the principal
(D) Parents should request the principal to change the section of their ward
Po

Ans – A
23. At lower classes, play-way method of teaching is based on

(A) Psychological principles of development y
ud
(B) Sociological principles of teaching

(C) Theory of physical education programmes

(D) Principles of methods of teaching

St

Ans – A
e
24. ______________ is considered as a sign of motivated teaching.

(A) Questioning by students

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(B) Pin drop silence in the class

(C) Maximum attendance in the class

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(D) Remedial work given by the teacher

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Ans – A
25. According to Piaget, at which of the following stages does a child begin to think logically
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about abstract propositions?

(A) Sensori- motor stage (Birth – 2 year)

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(B) Preoperational stage (2 – 7 years)

(C) Concrete operational stage (7 – 11 years)

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(D) Formal operational stage (11 years and above)

Ans – D
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26. The term ‘curriculum’ in the field of education refers to
(A) Evaluation process
(B) Text-material to be used in the class
(C) Methods of teaching and the content to be taught
(D) Overall programme of the school which students experience on a day-to-day basis
Ans – D
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27. Kritika who does not talk much at home but talks a lot at school. It shows that
(A) She does not like her home at all
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(B) Her school not get acknowledged at school
(C) The school provides opportunities to children to talk a lot
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(D) Teachers demand that children should talk a lot at school
Ans – C
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28. A teacher should make an attempt to understand the potentialities of his/her students. Which
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of the following fields is related to this objective?
(A) Media – Psychology

(B) Educational Psychology

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(C) Educational Sociology

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(D) Social Psychology

Ans – B
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29. In which of the following stages do children become active members of their peer group?
(A) Early childhood

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(B) Childhood

(C) Adolescence
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(D) Adulthood

Ans – C
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30. “Children actively construct their understanding of the world” is a statement attributed to

(A) Kohlberg

(B) Skinner
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(C) Piaget

(D) Pavlov
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Ans – C
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1. Individual learners differ from each other in
(A) Principles of growth and development
(B) Rate of development
(C) Sequence of development
(D) General capacity for development
Ans – B
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2. A creative learner refers to one who is
(A) Very talented in drawing and painting
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(B) Highly intelligent

(C) Capable of scoring consistently good marks in tests
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(D) Good at lateral thinking and problem solving
Ans – D
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3. Constructivism as a theory
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(A) Focuses on the role of imitation

(B) Emphasizes the role of the learners in constructing his own view of the world
(C) Emphasizes on memorizing information and testing through recall

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(D) Emphasizes on the dominant role of the teacher

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Ans – B
4. Every learner is unique means that

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(A) No two learners are alike in their abilities, interests and talents

(B) Learners do not have any common qualities, nor they share common goals

(C) A common curriculum for all learners is not possible

(D) It is impossible to develop the potential of learners in a heterogeneous class

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Ans – A
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5. Heredity is considered as a________ social structure.

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(A) Primary

(B) Secondary

(C) Dynamic
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(D) Static

Ans – D
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6. Development of concepts is primarily a part of

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(A) Emotional development

(B) Intellectual development

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(C) Physical development
(D) Social development
Ans – B
7. Helping learners recapitulate or recall what they have already learnt is important because
(A) It is a convenient beginning fir any classroom instruction
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(B) Relating new information to prior knowledge enhances learning
(C) It is an effective way of revising old lessons
(D) It enhances the memory of learners thereby strengthening learning
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Ans – B
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8. The most intense and crucial socialization takes place
(A) Throughout the life a person
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(B) During adolescence

(C) During early childhood
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(D) During adulthood

Ans – B
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9. Theory of learning which totally and only depends on ‘observable behavior’ is associated with
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_________ theory of learning.

(A) Cognitivist

(B) Developmental
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(C) Behaviorist

(D) Constructivist

Ans – C
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10. According to Piaget, during the first stage of development (birth to about 2 years of age), a
child learns best
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(A) By using senses

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(B) By comprehending neutral words

(C) By thinking in a abstract fashion

(D) By applying newly acquired knowledge of language

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Ans – A
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11. Creative answers require

(A) Direct teaching and direct questions

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(B) Content-based questions

(C) Open-ended questions

(D) A highly disciplined classroom

Ans – C
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12. Multilingual character of Indian society should be seen as
(A) A hindrance in teaching-learning process
(B) A resource for enrichment of school life
(C) A challenge to teacher’s capacity to motivate students to learn
(D) A factor that makes school life a complex experience for the learners
Ans – B
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13. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of ‘learning’?
(A) Learning is a process that meditates behavior
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(B) Learning is something that occurs as a result of certain experiences
(C) Study of behavior is learning

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(D) Unlearning is also a part of learning
Ans – C
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14. Diagnosis of the gaps in the learning of students should be followed by
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(A) Appropriate remedial measures

(B) Intensive drill and practice

(C) Systematic revision of all lessons

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(D) Reporting the findings to learners and parents

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Ans – A
15. Which of the following does not reflect ‘teaching for understanding’?
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(A) Ask students to explain a phenomenon or a concept in their own words

(B) Teach students to provide examples to illustrate how a law works

(C) Help students see similarities and differences and generate analogies

(D) Enable students to memorize isolated facts and procedures

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Ans – D
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16. ‘Self-regulation’ of learners refers to

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(A) Their ability to monitor their own learning

(B) Creating regulations for students behavior

(C) Rules and regulations made by the student body

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(D) Self-discipline and control

Ans – A
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17. Human development is based on certain principles. Which of the following is not a principle of
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human development?

(A) Continuity

(B) Sequentiality

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(C) General to specific
(D) Reversible
Ans – D
18. Which of the following statements is true about ‘learning’?
(A) Errors made by children indicate that no learning has taken place
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(B) Learning is effective in an environment that is emotionally positive and satisfying for the learners
(C) Learning is not affected by emotional factors at any stage of learning
(D) Learning is fundamentally a mental activity
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Ans – B
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19. Centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated Education for disabled children aims at providing
educational opportunities with children with disabilities in
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(A) Regular schools

(B) Special schools
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(C) Open schools

(D) Blind Relief Association Schools

Ans – A
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20. The main purpose of assessment should be

(A) To point out the errors of the learners

(B) To measure the achievement of learners

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(C) To decide if a student should be promoted to the next class

(D) To diagnose and remedy gaps in learning

Ans – D
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21. A teacher wants the gifted children of her class to achieve their potential. Which of the
following should she not do to achieve her objective?
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(A) Teach them to enjoy non-academic activities

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(B) Teach them to mange stress

(C) Segregate them from their peers for special attention

(D) Challenge them to enhance their creativity

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Ans – C
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22. Which of the following is not a sign of reading difficulty among young learners? Difficulty in

(A) Letter and word recognition

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(B) Reading speed and fluency

(C) Understanding words and ideas

(D) Spelling consistency

Ans – C
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23. Which of the following is not an appropriate tool for formative assessment?
(A) Assignment
(B) Oral questions
(C) Term test
(D) Quiz and games

Ans – C
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24. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of intrinsically motivated children?
(A) They always succeed

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(B) They enjoy doing their work

(C) They display a high level of energy while working
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(D) They like challenging tasks

Ans – A
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25. Concept of observational learning was given by………………
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(A) Tolman

(B) Bandura

(C) Thorndike
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(D) Kohlar

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Solution- B

Concept of observational learning was given by Albert Bandura. Observation learning is also called as
Modeling, Learning by imitation. Albert Bandura conducted the famous Bobo doll experiment and put
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forward a theory called as observational learning. According to which a child can learn by observing the
behavior of others (T.V., elders, neighbors, parents etc.).

26. Learners should not be encouraged to

(A) Ask as many questions as possible both inside and outside the class
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(B) Actively interact with other learners in group work

(C) Participate in as many co-curricular activities as possible

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(D) Memorize all the answers to questions while the teacher may ask

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Ans – D
27. Understanding the principles of development of a child helps a teacher in

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(A) Identifying the social status of the learner

(B) Identifying the economic background of the learner

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(C) Rationalizing why the learner ought to be taught

(D) Effectively catering to the different learning styles of learners

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Ans – D
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28. The statement ‘Men are generally more intelligent than women’
(A) Is true

(B) May be true
(C) Shows gender bias
(D) Is true for different domains of intelligence
Ans – C
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29. The statement: ‘ An important precondition for the proper development of a child ensuring
her/his healthy physical development’
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(A) Is untrue as physical development does not affect other domains of development in any way
(B) May be incorrect as development varies from individual to individual
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(C) Is true because physical development occupies the topmost place in the sequence of development
(D) Is true because physical development is interrelated with other domains of development
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Ans – D
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30. Christiana took her class for a field trip and after coming back, she discussed the trip with her
students. It may be connotated as

(A) Assessment of Learning

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(B) Assessment for Learning

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(C) Learning for Assessment

(D) Learning of Assessment

Ans – A
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1. Which one of the following could cause learning disability?

(A) Cultural variation

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(B) Prenatal drug use

(C) Aptitude of teacher

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(D) Apathy shown by peers

Ans – B
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2. Which of the following is most crucial factor for a differently abled child?
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(A) Controlling his/her behavior

(B) Improving his/her grades

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(C) Enhancing his/her skills
(D) Reducing his/her suffering
Ans – C
3. For most of the right-handed people, the left hemisphere of the brain handles
(A) Spatial- visual information
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(B) Language-processing

(C) Emotions

(D) Movement of left arm

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Ans – A
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4. Which is the incorrect way to support the language development?
(A) Letting the child talk uninterruptedly on a topic
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(B) Disapproving the use of their own language
(C) Supporting initiation taken by children
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(D) Providing opportunities for using language

Ans – B
5. Which one of the following is a part of Piaget’s concrete operational stage except y
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(A) Reversibility

(B) Inductive reasoning

(C) Spatial thinking

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(D) Lack of conservation

Ans – D
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6. Which one of the following is an issue related to development?

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(A) Congenital – acquired

(B) Natural – nutritional

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(C) Nature – nurture

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(D) Scholastic – co-scholastic

Ans – C
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7. Which one of the following is not a part of Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence?

(A) Analytical intelligence

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(B) Practical intelligence

(C) Spatial intelligence

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(D) Creative intelligence

Ans – C
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8. Which of the following is not a part of Piaget’s pre-operational stage except
(A) Egocentrism
(B) Animism

(C) Irreversibility

(D) Conservation
Ans – D
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9. The achievement motivation of children may be strengthen by
(A) Telling them moral stories
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(B) Praising them regardless of their performance
(C) Assigning them responsibility to handle
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(D) Telling them that it is only the scores that matter in getting decent job
Ans – B
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10. All of the following are examples of intelligence tests excluding _______.
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(A) Stanford Binet

(B) Welchsler- Binet

(C) Baylay scale

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(D) Rorschach test

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Ans – D
11. The most important factor for improving the quality of education in India may be
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(A) Upgrading the professional capacity of teachers by training and supervising

(B) Focusing assessment exclusively on higher order thinking skills

(C) Following a pan – India curriculum throughout the country

(D) Increasing the frequency of external examination to twice a year

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Ans – A
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12. Students are naturally motivated to

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(A) Seek simple tasks

(B) Explore novelty

(C) Seek continuous struggle

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(D) Commit mistakes

Ans – B
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13. The following categories affect ‘Gender’ except

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(A) Ethnicity

(B) Religion

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(C) Aptitude
(D) Language
Ans – A
14. Formative assessment may be a
(A) Pretest
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(B) Posttest

(C) Both A and B

(D) Only A or B

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Ans – C
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15. Schools while dealing with poverty-stricken children must
(A) Attach greater importance to curricular activities by segregating them for better attention
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(B) Except them to possess high standards of behavior
(C) Have a zero tolerance of excuses for not attending schools regularly
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(D) Provide students appropriate training to develop skills to strengthen their self-esteem
Ans – D
16. Seema may be more ________ than Devika. y

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(A) Feminine

(B) Masculine

(C) Both A and B

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(D) None of these

Ans – C
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17. Which of the following Article of the Constitution has been affected after notification of the
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Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act-2009?

(A) Article 21A

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(B) Article 46

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(C) Article 22

(D) Article 20

Ans – A
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18. The term disabled children refers to

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(A) All children with sensory, physical impairments

(B) All children with emotional difficulties and intellectual impairments

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(C) Both A and B

(D) Either A or B

Ans – C
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19. The early identification of special children is important to
(A) Prevent secondary disabilities
(B) Discourage their self-efforts to be at par with normal children
(C) Help them to cope with their special status
(D) Persuade them to attend special schools
Ans – A
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20. The use of teacher made tests may be preferred over standardized tests for assessing the
performance of disadvantaged students as
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(A) Standardized tests are given to only those students who come from higher strata of society
(B) Standardized tests do not take into account the special needs of a disadvantaged group
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(C) Standardized tests have large errors of measurement
(D) Standardized tests are focused on rote-memory
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Ans – B
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21. The following are the instructional strategies except
(A) Contextualizing instruction

(B) Providing learner control of instruction

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(C) Observing patiently the activities of students done by them during learning
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(D) Assessing learning

Ans – B
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22. Which one of the following principles facilitates inclusive education?
(A) Children with IQ 80 and above can learn and benefit from normal education

(B) Special children if included in normal classroom further lag behind as performance of the other
students will frustrate them
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(C) Individual differences in students are a major problem for a general teacher

(D) The views of students should be given due importance

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Ans – D
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23. Problem solving is not

(A) Not a goal directed

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(B) A skill that can learned and practiced

(C) About numerical ability

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(D) Based on the understanding and use of sequenced steps

Ans – D
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24. The school can display the misbehavior ______ of ______.

(A) Urge; wield power

(B) Need; establish social identity

(C) Desire; leave school
(D) Pressure; relieve the bottled up feeling
Ans – D
25. Which of the following statements about emotions is incorrect?
(A) Emotional development is an orderly process in which complex emotions unfold from simpler ones
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(B) Because emotions are subjective, they are difficult to study
(C) Emotions depend on consciousness
(D) Learning theorists explain emotions in terms of how they serve people’s survival and well-being
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Ans – A
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26. The dominant element of emotion is

(A) Feeling
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(B) Motive

(C) Goal
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(D) Success

Ans – A
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27. Which of the following skills chould be stressed more for mentally underdeveloped children?
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(A) Communicative skills

(B) Numerical skills

(C) Adaptation skills

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(D) Life skills

Ans – A
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28. Abhimanyu, a student from economically weaker section takes admission in class IV of a public
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school under RTE-Act. After sometime co-students of Abhimanyu start bullying him for his poor
background. As a teacher what should you do in this situation if you are following the Kohlberg’s
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theory of moral development?

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(A) Convey it to students that they will be punished if they continue bullying Abhimanyu

(B) Counsel students about accepting Abhimanyu as their fellow students

(C) Ask Abhimanyu to avoid students

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(D) Request principal to arrange a decent dress and pair of shoes for Abhimanyu

Ans – A
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29. Special education

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(A) Caters to need of all students

(B) Caters to the need of general teachers

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(C) Helps differently abled student to master a skill
(D) Helps differently abled student to relate with others in a better way
Ans – D
30. Visually challenged students will get maximum support if
(A) Their learning takes place through talks delivered by teachers
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(B) Their survival strategies are strengthened
(C) Their social skills are enhanced to get maximum support from peers
(D) Software assisted Braille script is taught
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Ans – D
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1. Which of the following predicates is most appropriate for including co-scholastic areas in the
curriculum?
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(A) Co-scholastic activities remove disparity in students

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(B) Co-scholastic activities alleviate the stress caused by routine teaching
(C) Physical, social and emotional developments are interrelated

(D) Co-scholastic activities reduce the workload of teachers

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Ans – C
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2. Which of the following is true?

(A) Androgens are female hormones

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(B) Estrogens are male hormones

(C) Progesterone is not responsible for high pitched voice of girls

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(D) Both androgens and estrogens are present in girls and boys at puberty

Ans – D
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3. RTE Act refers to which one of the following with reference to disability?
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(A) Persons with Disability Act, 1996

(B) Disability and the Equality Act, 2010

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(C) Disability Discrimination Act, 1995

(D) Disability Act, 2005

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Ans – D
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4. ZPD in Vygotsky theory is
(A) Tasks too difficult for children but can be achieved through adult support themselves
(B) Teacher’s interference hamper learning
(C) Development is a proximal zone of growth
(D) Learning takes place in formal setting only
Ans – A
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5. ‘G’ factor, with reference to intelligence is
(A) A factor that predict the level to which a child can be ‘groomed’
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(B) Standard deviation in the normal distribution of intelligence
(C) The general term for measuring mental ability
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(D) Guidance needed for child to boost his/her IQ
Ans – B
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6. Adolescents conform to peer pressure to fulfill their needs related to
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(A) Belongingness

(B) Safety

(C) Self-actualization
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(D) Self-efficacy

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Ans – A
7. While teaching, a teacher should reflect on the following facts except

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(A) Understanding of the learning goals

(B) Compensating the loss of time occurred in sharing learning goals with students

(C) Designing of assessment to know what students wants to know

(D) Devising appropriate method to achieve these goals

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Ans – B
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8. The following can be used as alternatives to assess intelligence except

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(A) Time taken by a student to respond to a question

(B) Ability of students to adapt

(C) Ability of students to attract teachers attention

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(D) Piagetian tasks

Ans – C
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9. An effective way to reduce gender bias may be

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(A) To run unisex schools with both male and female teachers

(B) To run co-ed schools with male and female teachers

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(C) To run unisex schools with only female teachers
(D) To run co-ed schools with only female teachers

Ans – B
10. Teachers in order to complete their lessons quickly expect answers from a preferred group of
students of their choice. This
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(A) Require skills to identify students who can answer the questions more often
(B) Is necessary to keep going in class to cover syllabus
(C) Deprives other students equal opportunity
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(D) Support students who take interest and become teachers choice
Ans – C
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11. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act-2009 prohibits which of the following?
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(A) Contesting an election by a school teacher
(B) Running preparatory schools under the same school building
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(C) Running of schools without recognition

(D) Running of schools by foreign companies

Ans – C
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12. High dropout rates in primary classes can be attributed to the following except
(A) Irregular attendance

(B) Lack of awareness of parents

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(C) Lack of proper teacher training

(D) Lack of initiative on the part of government

Ans – C
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13. The following will let the learner control of instruction except

(A) Asking learner to select information source

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(B) Asking learner to relate question to objective

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(C) Asking learner to memorize the information

(D) Asking learner to choose transaction method

Ans – C
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14. Individual differences among students can be the basis for including
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(A) Multiple modes of teaching

(B) Multiple modes of assessment

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(C) Multiple assessments

(D) A and B both

Ans – D
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15. Which one of the following can be best used in real thing to encourage democratic living
among the students?
(A) Lecture method
(B) Social interaction
(C) Discovery method
(D) Experimental method
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Ans – B
16. Which of the following may be a part of constructivist learning situation?
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(A) Cognitive apprenticeship

(B) Cognitive drills of writing answers
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(C) Contextual isolation

(D) Multiple manifestation

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Ans – A
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17. Which of the following should be considered the most important quality of a teacher at
primary level?

(A) Eagerness to teach

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(B) Patience and perseverance

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(C) Knowledge of harmless ways of punishing

(D) Competence to teach in highly standardized language

Ans – B
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18. Which of the following points should be considered by a teacher while preparing an
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assessment that supports personalization of learning?

(a) Provide a range of assessment to ensure inclusivity

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(b) Involve students indecision making about assessment and practice

(c) Plan a common date, time and method of the assessment

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(A) Only a and b

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(B) Only b and c

(C) Only a and c

(D) a, b, and c
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Ans – D
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19. Which of the following can be considered a sign of motivated teaching?

(A) Maximum attendance in the class

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(B) Remedial work given by the teacher

(C) Questioning by students

(D) Pin drop silence in the class

Ans – C
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20. In order to encourage achievement motivation in the classroom, students should be taught to
attribute their good grades to
(A) Their own difficult work
(B) Their own high level of intelligence
(C) The easy nature of most academic tasks
(D) Their teachers generous grading standards
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Ans – A
21. Ability grouping of students should be
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(A) Discouraged as it gives the message that ability is valued more than effort
(B) Encouraged as it maximizes the learning with teachers using special method to suit the specific group
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(C) Encouraged as it promote competition among students
(D) B and C both

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Ans – A
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22. Which of the following promote social learning?

(A) Collaborative learning

(B) Summative learning

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(C) Brainstorming

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(D) Formative assessments

Ans – A
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23. Which of the following is a correct position in relation to errors made by children?
(A) Native speaker of a language make errors while non-native speaker make mistakes or slips
(B) If correction is required it should usually not be done immediately

(C) Immediate correction of errors result in positive reinforcement

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Ans – A
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24. Which of the following is most effective in preventing the problem behavior in children?
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(A) Making the problem child sit in the library for the entire day

(B) Providing the problem child non-aggressive ways of handling conflict

(C) Compelling the problem child to feel sorry for ‘their behavior’
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(D) Ostracizing the problem child in class

Ans – B
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25. Autism include

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(A) Visual impairment

(B) Hyperactivity

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(C) Retarded physical growth
(D) Inability to relate to others
Ans – D
26. ‘Learned helplessness’ is a situation wherein
(A) Students feel that they are going to fail because of repeated failure in past
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(B) Teachers feel that they are helpless in helping the learners to learn
(C) Problem related to gifted children who experience a feeling of saturation in their learning
(D) The learned scholars of society feel helplessness in the democratic polity
Ans – A
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27. Which of the following is under the purview of the term disability under Persons with
Disability Act-1996?

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(A) Autism

(B) TB cured
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(C) Mental retardation

(D) Speech disorder

Ans – A
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28. A motor speech disorder that affects speech is called

(A) Apraxia

(B) Aphasia
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(C) Dysphonia

(D) Word-phobia

Ans – A
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29. Which of the following factor often leads to maladjustment of children?

(A) Lack of spiritual maturity

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(B) Lack of emotional maturity

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(C) Illiterate parents

(D) Impulsive nature

Ans – D
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30. Learning disabled children generally show

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(A) Conceptual disorders

(B) Perceptual disorders

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(C) Habitual disorders

(D) Physical disorder

Ans – B
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1. Which of the following is a principle of development?
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(A) It is discontinuous process
(B) All processes of development are not inter-connected
(C) It does not proceed at the same pace for all
(D) Development is always linear
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Ans – C
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2. Human development is divided into domains such as
(A) Psychological, cognitive, emotional and physical
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(B) Physical, spiritual, cognitive and social

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(C) Physical, cognitive, emotional and social

(D) Emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and socio-psychological

Ans – C
3. Human personality is the result of

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(A) Only environment

(B) Only heredity

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(C) Upbringing and education

(D) Interaction between heredity and environment

Ans – D
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4. Individual attention is important in the teaching-learning process because

(A) It offer better opportunities to teachers to discipline each learner

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(B) Learner always learn better in groups

(C) Children develop at different rates and learn differently

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(D) Teacher training programs prescribe it

Ans – C
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5. Young learners should be encouraged to interact with peers in the classroom so that
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(A) They learn social skills in the course of the study

(B) The teacher can control the classroom better

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(C) They can learn answers to questions from each other

(D) The syllabus can be covered quickly

Ans – A
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6. In the context of education, socialization means
(A) Adapting and adjusting to social environment
(B) Always following social norms
(C) Creating one’s own social norms
(D) Respecting elders in society
Ans – A
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7. According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instill moral values in children by
(A) Involving them in discussions on moral issues
(B) Giving strict instructions on ‘how to behave’
.c

(C) Giving importance to religious techniques
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(D) Laying clear rule of behavior

8. According to Piaget’s stage of cognitive development, the sensori-motor stage is associated
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with

(A) Ability to interpret and analyze options
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(B) Concern about social issues

(C) Imitation, memory and mental representation

(D) Ability to solve problems in logical fashion

y

Ans – C
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9. A teacher makes use of a variety of tasks to cater to the different learning styles of her learners.
She is influenced by
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(A) Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory

(B) Piaget’s cognitive development theory

(C) Kohlberg’s moral development theory

(D) Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory

in

Ans – D
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10. Which of the following is a feature of progressive behavior?

(A) Frequent tests and examination

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(B) Flexible time-table and seating arrangement

(C) Instruction based solely on prescribed text-books

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(D) Emphasis on scoring good marks on examination

11. A school gives preferences to girls while preparing students for a state level solo-song
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competition. This reflects

(A) Progressive thinking

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(B) Gender bias

(C) Global trends

(D) Pragmatic approach

Ans – B
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12. Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in
the learning of children?
(A) Physical

(B) Social

(C) Heredity

(D) Moral
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Ans – B
13. School-based assessment is primarily based on the principle that
(A) Schools are more efficient than external bodies of examination
.c

(B) Assessment should be very economical
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(C) Teachers know their learners’ capabilities better than external examiners
(D) Students should at all costs get high grades

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Ans – C
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14. Learners display individual differences. So teacher should
(A) Increase number of tests

(B) Insist of uniform pace of learning

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(C) Provide a variety of learning experiences

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(D) Enforce strict discipline

Ans – C
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15. Inclusive education

(A) Includes indoctrination of facts

(B) Includes teachers from marginalized groups

(C) Celebrate diversity in the classroom

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(D) Encourages strict admission procedures

Ans – C
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.O
16. Which of the following is an objective question?

(A) True or false

(B) Essay type question

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(C) Short answer question

(D) Open ended question

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Ans – D
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17. When a child with a disability first comes to school, the teacher should

(A) Discuss with the child’s parents to evolve collaborative plans

(B) Conduct an admission test

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(C) Refer the child to as special school according to the disability
(D) Seclude him from other students
Ans – A
18. The emphasis from teaching to learning can be shifted by
(A) Adopting frontal teaching
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(B) Focusing on examination results
(C) Adopting child-centered pedagogy
(D) Encouraging rote learning
Ans – C
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19. The most effective method to teach the concept of germination of seeds is
(A) To show pictures of seed growth

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(B) To give detailed explanations

(C) To make the students plant seeds and observe stages of germination
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(D) To draw pictures on the black-board and give descriptions
Ans – C
20. When a child ‘fails’, it means y

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(A) The system has failed

(B) The child is not fit for studies

(C) The child has not memorized the answers properly

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(D) The child should have taken private tuition

Ans – A
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21. Which of the following is a domain of learning?

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(A) Spiritual

(B) Professional
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(C) Experiential

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(D) Affective

Ans – D
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22. When a child gets bored while doing a task, it is a sign that

(A) The child is not capable of learning

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(B) The child needs to be disciplined

(C) The task may have become mechanically repetitive

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(D) The child is not intelligent

Ans – C
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23. Errors of learners often indicate
(A) Absence of learning
(B) Socio-economic status of the learners
(C) How they learn
(D) The need for mechanical drill
Ans – C
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24. Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method of problem-solving?
(A) Collection of relevant data
(B) Formulation of hypotheses
.c

(C) Verification of hypotheses

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(D) Problem awareness

25. A teacher uses a text and some pictures of fruits and vegetables and holds a discussion with
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her students. The students link the details with their previous knowledge and learn the concept of
nutrition. This approach is based on
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(A) Operant conditioning of learning

(B) Construction of knowledge

(C) Classical conditioning of learning

y

(D) Theory of reinforcement

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Ans – B
26. A child starts to cry when his grandmother takes him from his mother’s lap. The child cries due
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to

(A) Stranger anxiety

(B) Separation anxiety

(C) Social anxiety

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(D) Emotional anxiety

27. A teacher after preparing a question paper, checks whether the question test specifies testing
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objectives. He is concerned primarily about the question paper’s

(A) Reliability
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(B) Validity

(C) Content coverage

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(D) Typology of questions

Ans – D
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28. Critical pedagogy firmly believes that

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(A) The experiences and perceptions of learners are important

(B) The teacher should always lead the classroom instruction

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(C) The learners need not reason independently
(D) What children learn out of school is irrelevant
Ans – A
29. A teacher never gives answers to questions herself. She encourages her students to suggest
answers, have group discussions and adopt collaborative learning. This approach is based on the
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principle of

(A) Readiness to learn

(B) Active participation

(C) Proper organization of instructional material
.c

(D) Setting a good example and being a role-model
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30. Which of the following is a teacher-related factor affecting learning?
(A) Nature of the content or learning experiences
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(B) Mastery over the subject matter

(C) Proper seating arrangement
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(D) Availability of teaching-learning resources

Ans – B

y
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Previous Papers
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1. “Thought not only determines language, but also precedes it” was an idea put forward by
(A) Jean Piaget

(B) Kohlberg
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(C) Vygotsky

(D) Pavlov
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Ans – C
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2. “Socialization” means

(A) Following the social norms strictly

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(B) Adjusting in society

(C) Revolting against norms

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(D) Understanding social diversity

Ans – B
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3. Which of the following statements is most appropriate in relation to adolescence?

(A) Increase in the incidence of emotional upheavals

(B) Carefree nature towards studies

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(C) Thinking starts reflecting in concrete actions
(D) Abrupt increase in the intelligence quotient
Ans – A
4. Which of the following statements is correct in relation to ‘concept formation’ by a child?
(A) Concepts are emotionally ordered
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(B) There is a set pattern of concepts development
(C) Concepts are not hierarchical in nature
(D) Concepts are not individual

Ans – B
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5. An important characteristic of ‘formal operational stage of mental development’ is
(A) Abstract thinking

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(B) Concrete thinking

(C) Social thinking
Po

(D) Egocentric behavior

Ans – A
6. Main characteristic of the ‘emotionally motivated children’ is their y

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(A) Over reactive nature

(B) Introvert nature

(C) Balanced way of presenting their viewpoint

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(D) Melancholic demeanor

Ans – C
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7. The most important factor in the effective teaching process is

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(A) Punctuality exhibited by teacher and students

(B) Mastery of the contents by the teacher & timely completion of the syllabus
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(C) Teacher – student dialogue

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(D) Effective teaching process

Ans – D
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8. Principle of reinforcement is related to ________?

(A) Thorndike
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(B) Kohlberg

(C) Skinner
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(D) Pavlov

Ans – C
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9. Which of the following factors is a basis for the ‘child-centered education’?
(A) Individual differences
(B) Child rights
(C) The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
(D) All children are equal in all respects
Ans – C
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10. The best way to inculcate moral values in children is
(A) To give moral lectures in the morning assembly
(B) Put across a situation and ask students to take a decision
.c

(C) Demonstration of moral values by teachers and elders
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(D) Teaching students to differentiate between moral and immoral
Ans – C
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11. The major responsibility of a teacher is to
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(A) Prepare lesson plans and teach accordingly

(B) Organize as many activities as possible

(C) Maintain strict discipline

y

(D) Provide learning opportunities as per the different learning styles of students
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Ans – D
12. Which of the following is least important in the process of thinking?

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(A) Reasoning

(B) Problem

(C) Generalizations

(D) Memory
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Ans – C
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13. The most appropriate way of explaining the topic “Purification of water” is by

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(A) Demonstrating the process with the help of a chart

(B) Asking the students to make a model of the purification plant

(C) Taking students to the plant where the water is purified

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(D) Reading from the text-book

Ans – C
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14. Which of the following is most important in the process of learning?

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(A) Heredity of child

(B) Style of learning

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(C) Examination-result of the children
(D) Economic condition of the child
Ans – B
15. A teacher uses a dice labeled Describe, Predict, Explain, Summarize, Deconstruct and Evaluate.
Each time after a topic is completed; the teacher throws the dice and asks students to answer a
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question based on the location of the dice. The teacher is
(A) Conducting formative assessment
(B) Provoking thoughts of students
(C) Diversifying the thought process of the students
.c

(D) Finishing his/her lesson in a style
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Ans – A
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16. The appropriate logical predicate for the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation should be
(A) Assessing more than one aspect of learning
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(B) Maximizing the assessment opportunities

(C) Promoting the holistic nature of human personality

(D) Increasing the burden on teachers

y

Ans – A
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17. __________ plays a significant role in the development of personality.

(A) Heredity
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(B) Environment

(C) A blend of heredity and environment

(D) Number of examinations

Ans – C
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18. Which characteristic of a teacher is least important in inclusive education?

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(A) Sensitivity towards children

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(B) Patience and affection for students

(C) Knowledge regarding disabilities of students

(D) Socio-economic status of teacher

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Ans – D
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19. “Logical-mathematical intelligence” is associated with

(A) Two-factor theory

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(B) Group factor theory

(C) Hierarchical theory

(D) Multiple intelligence theory

Ans – D
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20. Mohit likes to teach children and is preparing hard for the entrance examination for B. Ed. He
is _______ motivated.
(A) Intrinsically
(B) Extrinsically

(C) Actively

(D) Intellectually
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Ans – A
21. A teacher took her class on an educational trip to
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(A) Provide a break from the routine teaching in school
(B) Provide opportunity to children for direct observation
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(C) Do the activity specified in the school calendar
(D) Provide entertainment to children

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Ans – B
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22. ‘Activity based teaching’ emphasizes

(A) Disciplined class

(B) Completion of activity in due time

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(C) Active participation by all the students

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(D) Taking examination after completion of activity

Ans – C
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23. According to Kohlberg, ‘children approach thinking about right and wrong’
(A) Differently at different stages

(B) In the same fashion at different stages

(C) As per the context

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(D) As per the instructions given by the parents

Ans – A
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.O
24. There are three polio-affected children in a class. During the games-period they should be

(A) Seated in a corner so that these children can enjoy the game

(B) Encouraged to take part in the games appropriate for them, with other children
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(C) Allowed to take part only in indoor games

(D) Forced to play with all the students of the class

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Ans – B
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25. Presence of identical elements between already learnt skills and new skills results in
(A) Negative transfer

(B) Positive transfer

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(C) Generalized transfer
(D) Zero transfer
Ans – D
26. ‘Emotional catharsis’ means
(A) Suppression of emotions
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(B) Feeling highly depressed
(C) Bringing out emotional repression
(D) Increasing the ability to tolerate emotional repression
Ans – D
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27. _________ are involved in thinking.
(A) Image, language, imagination, proposition

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(B) Image, imagination, concept, proposition

(C) Imagination, language, concept, proposition
Po

(D) Image, language, concept, proposition

Ans – C
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28. A teacher normally assigns different tasks to the students. He/she believes that
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(A) Students do not like assigning same work to all the students

(B) It promotes constructive competition among students

(C) There are individual differences among students

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(D) The students will not be able to copy each other’s work

Ans – D
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29. Which of the following is least important in an inclusive classroom?

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(A) Lesser stress on competition and grades

(B) More co-operative and collaborative activity

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(C) More choice for students

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(D) More effort by teacher to “cover” course

Ans – D
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30. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation is

(A) Teacher-centered
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(B) Student-centered

(C) Assessment-centered
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(D) Performance-centered

Ans – B
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Previous Papers
1. A child cannot distinguish between ‘saw’ an ‘was’, ‘nuclear’ and ‘unclear’. He/she is suffering
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from

(A) Dysmorphemia

(B) Dyslexia

(C) Word jumbling disorder
.c

(D) Dyslexemia

Ans – C
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2. Learning disabilities are generally found
in

(A) In specially those children whose parental relatives have such problems
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(B) In children with average to superior I.Q.

(C) More often in boys as compared to girls

(D) More often in children belonging to rural areas as compared to urban areas
Ans – B y
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3. Gifted students are

(A) Independent in their judgments

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(B) Independent of teachers

(C) Introvert in nature

(D) Non-assertive of their needs

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Ans – A
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4. In the Information Processing Model of thinking, the following steps are said to take place:
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A. Response execution

B. Response selection
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C. Pre-processing

D. Categorization

The correct sequence of these steps is

(A) D, C, B, A
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(B) C, D, B, A

(C) B, D, C, A
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(D) C, A, D, B

Ans – B
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5. Orthopedically impaired children are likely to have
(A) Dysgraphia
(B) Dysthymia
(C) Dyscalculia

(D) Dyslexia

Ans – A
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6. Partial reinforcement
(A) Is more effective than continuous reinforcement
(B) Is less effective than continuous reinforcement
.c

(C) Cannot be applied in actual classrooms
ts
(D) Works best in training animals

Ans – A
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7. Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
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(A) Hopping

(B) Running

(C) Writing
y

(D) Climbing

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Ans – C
8. Adolescents may experience

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(A) Feeling of sanitation about life

(B) Anxiety and concern about themselves

(C) Feeling of fear about sins committed in childhood

(D) Feeling of self-actualization

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Ans – D
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9. Smallest unit of meaning in a language is

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(A) Syntax

(B) Morpheme

(C) Phoneme
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(D) Pragmatics

Ans – C
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10. Vygotsky theory implies

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(A) Collaborative problem solving

(B) Individual assignment to each student

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(C) After initial explanation, do not support a child in solving difficult questions
(D) Child will learn best in the company of children having IQ lesser than his/her
Ans – A
11. IQ scores are generally _________ correlated with academic performance.
(A) Perfectly
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(B) Highly

(C) Moderately

(D) Least

Ans – B
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12. A child of 16 years scores 75 in an IQ test; his mental age will be _______ years.
(A) 8

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(B) 14

(C) 15
Po

(D) 12

Ans – D
13. Theory of multiple intelligences implies the following except y
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(A) Disciplines should be presented in numbers of ways

(B) Learning could be accessed through a variety of means

(C) Emotional intelligence is not related to IQ

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(D) Intelligence is a distinct set of processing operations used by an individual to solve problems
Ans – C
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14. Which of the following optimizes motivation to learn?

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(A) Extrinsic factor

(B) Motivation to avoid failure

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(C) Tendency to choose very easy or difficult

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(D) Personal satisfaction in meeting targets

Ans – D
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15. Assessment for learning takes into account the following except

(A) Learning styles of students

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(B) Strength of students

(C) Needs of students

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(D) Mistakes of students

Ans – D
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16. One of the identical twin brothers is adopted by a socio-economically rich family and the
other by a poor family. After one year, which one of the following may be most likely observed
about their IQ scores?
(A) The boy with rich socio-economic family will score greater than the boy with poor family
(B) Both of them will score equally
(C) The boy with poor family will score greater than the boy with rich socio-economic family
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(D) Socio-economic level does not affect the IQ score
Ans – D
17. Monika, a math teacher, asks Radhika a question. On not getting any answer from Radhika,
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she quickly moves on and asks Mohan another question. She rewards her question after realizing
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that Mohan is struggling to find the answer. This tendency of Monika reflects that she is
(A) Trying to put Radhika in an embarrassing situation
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(B) Well aware of the fact that Radhika is not capable of answering questions
(C) Slightly moves about her question
Po

(D) Supporting gender stereotype of roles by favoring Mohan
Ans – D
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18. An empowering school will promote which of the following qualities the most in its teacher?
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(A) Memory

(B) Disciplined nature

(C) Competitive attitude

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(D) Tendency to experiment

Ans – C
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19. Which of the following would be most suitable for encouraging deprived children of a regular
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presence in school?

(A) Paying Rs. 5 per day to attract children

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(B) Opening residential schools

(C) Not allowing children to attend school may be made a legally punishable offence
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(D) A child collector employed by the school, must bring children from homes everyday

Ans – B
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20. The best way to avoid gender discrimination in a school may be

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(A) Metacognition of their gender-biased behavior by teachers

(B) Selection of more boys than girls for a music competition

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(C) Formation of a rule to shun gender discrimination in the school and enforce it strictly

(D) Recruitment of equal number of male and female teachers

Ans – A
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21. The up-scaling of performance in the scholastic areas on the basis of performance on co-
scholastic areas can be justified as
(A) It ensures universal retention
(B) It develop respect for manual labor
(C) It caters to individual differences
(D) It follows the policy of compensatory discrimination for the marginalized students
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Ans – C
22. Successful inclusion requires the following except
(A) Capacity building
.c

(B) Sensitization

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(C) Segregation

(D) Involvement of parents

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Ans – C
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23. Of the following, the greatest advantage of interdisciplinary instruction is that
(A) Students are less likely to develop a dislike for particular topics of different subjects areas
(B) Teachers are permitted greater flexibility in planning lessons and activities
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(C) Students are given opportunities to generalize and apply newly learned knowledge in multiple
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contexts

(D) Teachers are less likely to feel overwhelmed by the multiplicity of topics needed to be addressed in a
traditional curriculum
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Ans – C
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24. While selecting material for the portfolio of student’s _______ of ________ should be there.
(A) Exclusion; students

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(B) Inclusion; other teachers

(C) Inclusion; students

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(D) Inclusion; parents

Ans – C
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25. Learners who demonstrate an earnest desire for increased knowledge and academic
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competence are said to have a

(A) Mastery orientation

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(B) Performance- approach orientation

(C) Performance- avoidance orientation

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(D) Work- avoidance orientation

Ans – A
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26. A teacher can make problem- solving fun for students by doing all the following except
(A) Giving time for free play
(B) Providing endless opportunities for creative thinking
(C) Expecting perfection from the students while they are trying to do things by themselves
(D) Providing open ended material
Ans – C
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27. Which would be the first theme to start with a nursery class?
(A) Neighborhood

(B) School
.c

(C) Family

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(D) Best friend

Ans – C
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28. In order to instill a positive environment in a primary class, a teacher should
Po

(A) Wish each child in the morning

(B) Not discriminate and set the same goal for every child
(C) Allow them to make groups on their own on the basis of sociometry during group activities
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(D) Narrate stories with positive endings

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Ans – B
29. Which of the following characteristic is the hallmark of the problem-solving approach?
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(A) There is an implicit hint given in the problem statement

(B) The problem is original

(C) There is usually one approach for getting the right answer

(D) The problem is based on only one principle/topic

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Ans – A
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30. Which of the following is true in relation to errors made by children?

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(A) Errors can be corrected by children themselves, therefore a teacher should not immediately correct
them

(B) If a teacher is not able to correct all errors in the classroom it indicates that the system of teacher
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education has failed

(C) A teacher should not notice every error otherwise syllabus will not be covered
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(D) Correcting every error would take too much time and be tiresome for a teacher

Ans – B
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Previous Papers
1. While teaching a single parent-child, a teacher should
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(A) Treat such a child differently
(B) Assign lesser home assignments to such a child
(C) Provide stable and consistent environment
(D) Overlook this fact and treat such a child at per with other children
.c

Ans – D
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2. Child-centered education was advocated by which of the following thinkers?
(A) B. F. Skinner
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(B) John dewey

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(C) Eric Erikson

(D) Charles Darwin

Ans – B
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3. Which of the following is the most appropriate activity for gifted students?
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(A) Solve exercise given at the end of five chapters at one go

(B) Teach their class on teachers day

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(C) Write a report on a school match recently held

(D) Write a original play on given concepts

Ans – D
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4. Acceleration with reference to gifted children means

(A) Accelerating the transaction of scholastic activities

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(B) Speeding up the transaction of co-scholastic activities

(C) Promoting such students to next higher grade by skipping the present grade
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(D) Accelerating the process of assessment

5. Gifted students

(A) Are generally physically weak and not good at social interactions

(B) Generally do not like their teachers

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(C) Realize their full potential without any help

(D) Perform exceptionally well in any field important to human beings

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Ans – D
6. Which one of the following could be an end stage of a child possessing bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence?

(A) Orator

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(B) Political leader
(C) Surgeon
(D) Poet
Ans – C
7. Classroom after the implementation of RTE Act 2009 are
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(A) Age-wise more homogeneous
(B) Age-wise more heterogeneous
(C) Unaffected, as RTE does not affect the average age of a class in a school
(D) Gender-wise more homogeneous
.c

Ans – C
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8. Knowledge of ___________ will be most significant for a teacher dealing with a class comprising
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students of mixed age groups

(A) Cultural background
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(B) Developmental stages

(C) Occupation of their parents

(D) Socio-economic background

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Ans – B
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9. Scaffolding in the context of learning theories refers to

(A) Simulation teaching

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(B) Recapitulation of previous learning

(C) Temporary support in learning by adults

(D) Ascertaining the cause of mistakes done by students

10. Systematic presentation of concepts may be related with which of the following principles of
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development?

(A) Students develop at different rates

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(B) Development is relatively ordered

(C) Development leads to growth

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(D) Development proceeds from heteronomy to autonomy

11. Classification of students in different groups on the basis of their IQ tends to ______ their self-
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esteem and ______ academic performance.

(A) Increase; decrease

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(B) Increase; increase

(C) Decrease; decrease

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(D) Decrease; has no effect on

Ans – B
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12. The sentence ‘Madam drives a bicycle’ is
(A) Correct syntactically but semantically incorrect
(B) Correct semantically but syntactically incorrect
(C) Semantically as well as syntactically correct
(D) Semantically as well as syntactically incorrect
13. The news of ‘ a woman selling her child to obtain food’ may be understood best on the basis
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of

(A) Psychoanalytical theory
(B) Theory of hierarchical needs

(C) Psychosocial theory
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(D) Theory of reinforced contingencies

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Ans – B
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14. Raven’s progressive matrices are examples of _____ test.
(A) Verbal IQ
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(B) Culture free IQ

(C) Non-Group IQ

(D) Personality
y

Ans – B
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15. Assessment _______ learning influences learning by reinforcing the _______ between assessment
and instruction.
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(A) For; connections

(B) For; difference

(C) Of; difference

(D) Of; variance

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16. The word ‘Comprehensive’ in the scheme of CCE is supported by following, except
(A) Theory of multiple intelligence

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(B) Theory of information processing

(C) J. P Guilford theory of structure of intellect

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(D) L. L. Thurstone’s theory of primary mental abilities

Ans – A
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17. How teachers and students ________ gender in the classroom, it _______ the learning
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environment.

(A) Interpret; does not affect

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(B) Construct; impacts

(C) Adapt; perturbs

(D) Define; vitiates

18. In science practical, boy generally takes control of apparatus and asks girls to record data or
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wash utensils. This tendency reflects that
(A) Girls being delicate prefer such less energy consuming tasks
(B) Girls are excellent observers and record data
(C) Stereotyping of masculine and feminine roles takes place in schools also
(D) Boys can handle equipments more efficiently as they are naturally endowed for doing such things
19. Which of the following principles is not involved in lesson planning?
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(A) Clarity of objectives
(B) Knowledge of teaching
(C) Rigidity of planning

(D) Knowledge of pupils
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Ans – C
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20. The word ‘Compulsory’ in the ‘Right to Free and Compulsory Education 2009’ means
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(A) Parents are compulsory forced to send their children to school to avoid punitive action
(B) Compulsory education will be imparted through continuous testing
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(C) Central Government will ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary education
(D) Appropriate governments will ensure admission, attendance and completion of elementary
education
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Ans – D
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21. The ‘Lab schools’ advocated by John Dewey were examples of
(A) Factory schools

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(B) Progressive schools

(C) Public schools

(D) Common schools

22. What does self-regulation of learners mean?

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(A) Self-discipline and control

(B) Ability to monitor their own learning

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(C) Rules and regulations made by the student body

(D) Creating regulations for students behavior

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23. For intrinsically motivated students

(A) Rewards are not at all required

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(B) External rewards are not enough to keep him/her motivated

(C) The level of motivation is lower than an extrinsically motivated student

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(D) There is no need for formal education

24. Group project activity as prescribed by CBSE is a powerful means

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(A) Of facilitating social participation

(B) Of alleviating the burden of teachers

(C) Of relieving the stress caused due to routine teaching

(D) To promote the concept of unity I diversity

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25. Ideal ‘Waiting time’ for getting response from students should be proportional to
(A) Time allotted to specific topic in the curriculum
(B) Difficulty level of the question
(C) Time taken by the students for answering questions from previous lessons
(D) Relevance of the question in the real life
26. Achievement motivation is
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(A) The tendency to persist at challenging tasks
(B) The tendency to avoid failure
(C) Willingness to accept success and failure equally
(D) Tendency to act impulsively
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27. Which one of the following is the best technique of teaching at the primary stage?
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(A) Game teaching

(B) Practical training

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(C) Self-learning

(D) Black board and chalk training
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28. Suppose you are the chairperson of a Board of School Education, how would you plan to
improve the overall quality of education in the schools under your jurisdiction? This type of
question is an example of
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(A) Higher order convergent

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(B) Higher order divergent

(C) Lower order convergent

(D) Lower order divergent

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29. the following are features of anecdotal record, except

(A) it is an accurate description of events

(B) it describes personal development or social interactions of a child

(C) it is a factual report with enough detail

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(D) it is subjective evidence of behavior and therefore does not provide feedback for scholastic area
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30. Children in primary schools follow which of the following stages as proposed by Lawrence
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Kohlberg?

a. Obedience and punishment orientation

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b. Individualism and exchange

c. Good interpersonal relations

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d. Social contract and individual rights

(A) a and d
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(B) a and c

(C) b and a

(D) b and d

1. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences emphasizes

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(A) General intelligence
(B) Common abilities required in school
(C) The unique abilities of each individual
(D) Conditioning skills in students
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2. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except
(A) Componential

(B) Social

(C) Experimental
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(D) Contextual

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Ans – B
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3. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a teacher should
(A) Try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional roles
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(B) Appreciate student’s good work by saying ‘good girl’ or ‘good boy’
(C) Discouraging girl from taking part in wrestling

(D) Encourage boys to take risk and be bold

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Ans – A
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4. The sound th, ph, ch are

(A) Morpheme
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(B) Grapheme

(C) Lexeme

(D) Phoneme

Ans – A
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5. What kind of support can a school provide to address the individual differences in students?
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(A) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide multiple learning opportunities

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(B) Apply every possible measure to remove the individual differences in students

(C) Refer slow learners to special schools

(D) Follow same level of curriculum for all students

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6. School should cater to individual differences to

(A) Narrow the gap between individual students

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(B) Even out abilities and performance of students

(C) Make individual students feel exclusive

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(D) Understand why students are able or unable to learn

7. School Based Assessment

(A) Dilute the accountability of Boards of Education

(B) Hinders achieving Universal National Standards

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(C) Help all students learn more through diagnosis
(D) Makes students and teachers non serious and usual
8. CCE emphasizes
(A) Continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to ensure learning
(B) How learning can be observed, recorded and improved upon
(C) Fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
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(D) Redundancy of the board examination
9. A teacher has some physically challenged children in her class. Which of the following would be
appropriate for her to say?

(A) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of their peers in going to hall
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(B) Physically inconvenienced children may do an alternate activity in the classroom
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(C) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to the playground
(D) Polio affected children will now present ass song
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10. “Reading of Learning” refers to

(A) General ability level of students
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(B) Present cognitive level of students in the learning continuum
(C) Satisfying nature of the act of learning

(D) Thorndike’s law of readiness

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11. An inclusive school

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(A) Committed to improve the learning outcomes of all students irrespective of their capabilities
(B) Differentiate between students and sets less challenging achievement targets for specially abled
students
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(C) Committed particularly to improve the learning outcomes of specially abled students
(D) Decides learning needs of the students according to their disability

12. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except

(A) Cerebral dysfunction

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(B) Emotional disturbance

(C) Behavioral disturbance

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(D) Cultural factors

Ans – D
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13. Giftedness is due to

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(A) Genetic makeup

(B) Environmental motivation

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(C) Combination of A and B

(D) Psychosocial factors

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Ans – C
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14. Gifted students
(A) Need support not ordinarily provided by the school
(B) Can manage their studies without a teacher
(C) Can be good models for other students
(D) Cannot be learning disabled
15. Learning disability in motor skills is called
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(A) Dyspraxia

(B) Dyscalculia

(C) Dyslexia

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(D) Dysphasia

16. Which of the following is appropriate for the environmental conducive to thinking and
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learning in children?

(A) Passive listening for long periods of time
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(B) Home assignments given frequently

(C) Individual tasks done by the learners
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(D) Allowing students to take some decisions about what to learn and how to learn
17. The following are the steps in the process of problem solving except
(A) Identification of a problem

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(B) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts

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(C) Explore possible strategies

(D) Anticipate outcomes

18. Learning disability

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(A) Is a stable state

(B) Is a variable state

(C) Need not impair functioning

(D) Does not improve with appropriate input

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19. Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an examination. As she enters the examination hall
and the examination begins, she becomes extremely nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts
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pounding and she is unable to answer properly. The primary reason for this is that

(A) She may not be very confident about her preparation

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(B) She may be thinking excessively about the result of the examination

(C) Invigilator teacher on duty may be her class teacher and she is of very strict nature
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(D) She may not be able to deal with sudden emotional outburst

20. A teacher should

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(A) Treat errors committed by students as blunders and take serious note of each error

(B) Measure success as the number of times students avoid making mistakes
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(C) Not correct students while they are trying to communicate ideas

(D) Focus more on lecturing and provide a foundation for knowledge

21. Rajesh is a voracious reader. Apart from studying his course books, he often goes to library
and read diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even in the lunch break. He does not need
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prompting by his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems to truly enjoy learning. He can
be best described as an
(A) Fact-centered learner
(B) Teacher-centered learner
(C) Assessment-centered learner
(D) Intrinsically motivated learner
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Ans – D
22. Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to analyze the information given?
(A) Identity
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(B) Differentiate

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(C) Classify

(D) Describe

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Ans – B
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23. Understanding human growth and development enables a teacher to
(A) Gain control of learners’ emotions while teaching

(B) Be clear about teaching diverse learners

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(C) Tell students how they can improve their lives

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(D) Practice her teaching in an unbiased way

Ans – B
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24. Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from being allowed to discover. They become
distressed, when they are discouraged. They do so due to their motivation to
(A) Reduce their ignorance

(B) Affiliate with the class

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(C) Create disorder in the class

(D) Exercise their power

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25. Which one of the following is true about the role of heredity and environment in the
development of a child?
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(A) The relative contributions of peers and genes are not additive

(B) Heredity and environment do not operate together

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(C) Propensity is related to environment while actual development requires heredity

(D) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% each in the development of a child
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Ans – D
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26. Which one of the following is true?

(A) Development and learning are unaffected by soci-cultural contexts

(B) Students learn only in a certain way

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(C) Play is significant for cognition and social competence
(D) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive development
Ans – C
27. A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding in the game of cricket. Which one of the
following strategies will best help his students achieve that goal?
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(A) Tell students how important it is for them to learn to field
(B) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate of success
(C) Demonstrate fielding while students observe
(D) Give students a lot of practice in fielding
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28. Socialization is

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(A) Rapport between teacher and taught
(B) Process of modernization of society

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(C) Adaptation of social norms

(D) Change in social norms
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Ans – C
29. Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. When she is given dal and rice, she mixes
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rice and dal and starts eating. She has ______ eating rice and dal into her scheme for doing things.
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(A) Accommodated

(B) Assimilated

(C) Appropriated
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(D) Initiated

Ans – B
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30. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate multiple views of a situation. She provides
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her students multiple opportunities to debate in this situation in different groups. According to
Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will ___ various view and develop multiple perspectives of the
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situation on their own

(A) Internalize
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(B) Construct

(C) Operationlize
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(D) Rationalize


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1. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a correct match
(A) Children enter in – Chomsky the world with certain knowledge about language
(B) Language and – Vygotsky thought are initially two different activities
(C) Language is – Piaget contingent on thought
(D) Language is a – B. F. Skinner stimuli in environment
Ans – D
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2. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of multiple intelligences?
(A) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents’ present in intelligence as a whole
(B) Multiple intelligence provides students to discover their opportunities
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(C) It over emphasizes practical intelligence
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(D) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at all
Ans – A
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3. Which of the following will be most appropriate to maximize learning?
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(A) Teacher should identify her cognitive style as well as her student’s cognitive style
(B) Individual differences in students should be smoothened by pairing similar students
(C) Teacher should focus on only one learning style to bring optimum result
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(D) Students of similar cultural background should be kept in the same class to avoid difference in
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opinion

Ans – A
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4. Feature assigned due to social roles and not due to biological endowment are called
(A) Gender role attitudes

(B) Gender role strain

(C) Gender-role stereotype

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(D) Gender-role diagnosticity

Ans – C
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5. When a cook taste a food during cooking it may be a kin to

(A) Assessment of learning

(B) Assessment for learning

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(C) Assessment as learning

(D) Assessment and learning

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Ans – B
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6. All of the following promote assessment as learning except

(A) Telling students to take internal feedback

(B) Generating a safe environment for students to take chances

(C) Tell students to reflect in the topic taught
(D) Testing students as frequently as possible
Ans – D
7. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, before deciding whether a student comes
under special education category, a teacher should
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(A) Not involve parents as parents have their own work
(B) Evaluate students on her/his mother language to establish disability
(C) Segregate the child to neutralize environmental factors
(D) Use specified psychologists
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Ans – B
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8. Differentiated instruction is

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(A) Using a variety of groupings to meet students needs
(B) Doing something different for every students in the class
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(C) Disorderly or undisciplined student activity

(D) Using groups that never change

Ans – A
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9. An inclusive school reflects on all the following questions except

(A) Do we believe that all students can learn

(B) Do, we work in teams to plan and deliver learning enabling environment
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(C) Do we properly segregate special children from normal to provide better care

(D) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse needs of students

Ans – C
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10. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the following except

(A) Teacher way of teaching

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(B) Prenatal use of alcohol

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(C) Mental retardation

(D) Meningitis during infancy

Ans – A
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11. The shaded area represents students in a normal distribution who fall
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(A) At σ = 0
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(B) Between 2σ – 3σ

(C) After 3 σ

(D) Between σ – 2 σ

Ans – C
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12. Gifted students are
(A) Convergent thinkers
(B) Divergent thinkers
(C) Extrovert
(D) Very difficult working
Ans – B
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13. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in place of activities for individual students. The
idea behind doing so could be

(A) To overcome the negative emotional response to individual competition which may generalize across
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learning

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(B) To make it easy for teachers to observe groups instead of individual students
(C) To rationalize the time available with schools most of which do not have enough time for individual
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activities

(D) To reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity
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Ans – A
14. Which one of the following pair would be most appropriate choice to compute the following
sentence? y

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Children ____ faster when they are involved in the activities that seems to be ______________.
(A) Forget; useful in a classroom

(B) Recall; linked with their class work only

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(C) Memorize; culturally neutral

(D) Learn; useful in real life

Ans – D
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15. Students observe fashion and try to imitate models. This kind of imitation may be called
(A) Primary simulation

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(B) Secondary simulation

(C) Social learning

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(D) Generalization

Ans – C
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16. The conclusion that ‘Children can learn violent behavior depicted in movies’ may be derived
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on the basis of the following psychologist?

(A) Edward L. Thorndike

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(B) J. B. Watson

(C) Albert Bandura

(D) Jean Piaget

Ans – C
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17. Following are some techniques to manage anxiety due to an approaching examination, except
(A) Familiarizing with the pattern of question paper
(B) Thinking too much about the result
(C) Seeking support
(D) Emphasizing strengths
Ans – B
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18. If students repeatedly make errors during a lesson, a teacher should
(A) Make changes in instruction, tasks, timetable or seating arrangements
(B) Leave the lesson for the time being and come back to it after some times
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(C) Identify the erring students and talk to principal about them
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(D) Make erring students stand outside the classroom
Ans – A
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19. A, B and C, are three students studying English. ‘A’ finds it interesting and thinks it will be
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helpful for her in future. ‘B’ studies English as she wants to secure first rank in the class. ‘C’ studies
it as she is primarily concerned to secure passing grades. The goals of A, B and C respectively are
(A) Mastery, performance, performance avoidance

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(B) Performance, performance avoidance, mastery

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(C) Performance avoidance, mastery, performance

(D) Mastery, performance avoidance, performance

Ans – A
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20. Bloom’s taxonomy is a hierarchical organization of ______.

(A) Achievement goals

(B) Curricular declarations
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(C) Reading skills

(D) Cognitive objectives

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Ans – D
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21. Extinction of a response is more difficult following

(A) Partial reinforcement

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(B) Continuous reinforcement

(C) Punishment
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(D) Verbal reproach

Ans – A
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22. Even though this was clearly in violation of his safety needs, Captain Vikarm Batra died
fighting in the Kargil war while protecting his country. He might have

(A) Sought novel experience

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(B) Achieved self-actualization
(C) Ignored his belongingness need
(D) Wanted to earn a good name to his family
Ans – B
23. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
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(A) Physical – environment development
(B) Cognitive – maturation development
(C) Social – environment development
(D) Moral – maturation development
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Ans – C
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24. Mastery orientation can be encouraged by
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(A) Focusing on students’ individual effort

(B) Comparing students’ successes with each other
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(C) Assigning lot of practice material as home assignments
(D) Taking unexpected tests

Ans – A
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25. Which of the following statements support role of environment in the development of a child?
(A) Some students quickly process information while others in the same class do not
(B) There has been a steady increase in students’ average performance on IQ tests in last few decades
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(C) Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised in different homes is as high as 0.75
(D) Physically fit children are often found to be morally good

Ans – B
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26. All the following facts indicate that a child is emotionally and socially fit in a class, except
(A) Develop good relationships with peers

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(B) Concentrate on and persist with challenging tasks

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(C) Manage both anger and joy effectively

(D) Concentrate persistently on competition with peers

Ans – D
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27. A teacher shows two identical glasses filled with equal amount of juice in them. She empties
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them in two different glasses one of which is taller and the other one is wider. She asks her class
to identify which glass would have more juice in it. Students reply that the taller glass has more
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juice. Her students have difficulty in dealing with

(A) Accommodation

(B) Egocentrism

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(C) Decentring
(D) Reversibility
Ans – D
28. Socialization includes cultural transmission and
(A) Discourages rebellion
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(B) Development of individual personality
(C) Fits children into labels
(D) Provide emotional support
Ans – B
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29. Intelligence theory incorporates the mental processes involved in intelligence (i.e. meta-
components) and the varied forms of that intelligence can take (i.e. creative intelligence)
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(A) Spearman’s ‘g’ factor

(B) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
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(C) Savant theory of intelligence

(D) Savant theory of motivation

Ans – B
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30. Karnail Singh does not pay income tax despite legal procedures and expenses. He thinks that
he cannot support a corrupt government which expends million of rupees in building unnecessary
dams. He is probably in which state of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
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(A) Conventional

(B) Post conventional

(C) Pre conventional

(D) Para conventional

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Ans – B
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1. Which one of the following is based in Vygotsy’s socio- cultural theory?

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(A) Operant conditioning

(B) Reciprocal teaching

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(C) Culture- neutral cognitive development

(D) Insight learning

Ans – B
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2. In the perspective model of education as implemented by CBSE, socialization of children is done

in such a way so as to expect them to
(A) Give up time- consuming social habits and learn how to score good grades
(B) Be an active participant in the group work and learn social skills
(C) Prepare themselves to conform to the rules and regulations of society without questioning
(D) Accept what they are offered by the school irrespective of their social background
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Ans – B
3. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop a sense of herself as a separate, self-
governing individual. She is developing
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(A) Hatred for rule

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(B) Autonomy

(C) Teenage arrogance

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(D) Maturity

Ans – B
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4. A teacher says to her class, “As individual assignment is designed to help individual students
more effectively, all students should complete assignment prescribed without any assistance. She
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is referring to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral development?
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(A) Conventional stage 4- law and order

(B) Post-conventional stage 5- social contract

(C) Pre-conventional stage 1- punishment avoidance

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(D) Pre-conventional stage 2- individualism and exchange

Ans – A
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5. A disorder to language comprehension is

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(A) Apraxia

(B) Dyslexia
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(C) Aspeechxia
(D) Aphasia
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Ans – D
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6. In context of progressive education which of the following statement is true according to John
Dewey?
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(A) There should not be a place for democracy in a classroom

(B) Student should be able to solve social problem themselves

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(C) Curiosity does, not belong to the inherent nature of students rather it is to be cultivated

(D) Students should be observed and not heard in the classroom

Ans – B
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7. ‘Theory of Multiple Intelligence’ cannot be legitimized as it
(A) Is not possible to measure different intelligences as there are no specific tests
(B) Does not place equal importance on all seven intelligences
(C) Is based only on sound empirical studies done by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(D) Is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, which is most important
Ans – A
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8. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of Multiple Intelligence’, except
(A) It is not research based

(B) Different intelligences demand different methods for different students
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(C) Gifted students usually excel in a single domain
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(D) It lack of empirical support

Ans – C
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9. School- based assessment was introduced to
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(A) Decentralize the power of Boards of school

(B) Ensure the holistic development of all the students

(C) Motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the activities of the students for better interpretation of
their progress y

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(D) Encouraging schools to excel by co-meeting with the other schools in their area
Ans – B
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10. The individual differences of students in a classroom are

(A) Disadvantaged as teacher need to control a diverse classroom

(B) Detriment as they lead to students- student

(C) Inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest student
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(D) Advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a wider pool of cognitive structures

Ans – D
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11. Which of the following questions is correctly matched with its specified domain?

(A) Could you group your students on the basis of their achievement in Mathematics? : Evaluating

(B) What was the turning point in the cricket match telecasted last night: creativity
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(C) Write down a new recipe to cook chicken by using herbs: application

(D) Determine which of the given, measure would most likely lead to achieve best results: analyzing
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Ans – D
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12. Which one of the following is not related to other options?

(A) Organizing question-answer sessions

(B) Taking feedback from students on a topic

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(C) Conducting quiz
(D) Modeling the skills of self- assessment
Ans – D
13. Following are the examples of developmental disorder except
(A) Autism
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(B) Cerebral palsy

(C) Post-traumatic stress

(D) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Ans – C
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14. Which one of the following is the most effective way to convey students from disadvantaged
sections that you expect them to participate and succeed?
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(A) Articulate your confidence in their ability to succeed
(B) Develop your own interest in the topics to be taught
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(C) Compare them with other children as frequently as possible to make them realize’ their goal
(D) Emphasize the point that you have high expectation of them
Ans – A
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15. Which of the following is true about gifted learners?

(A) They make everyone else smarter and are essential for collaborative learning
(B) They always lead others and assume extra responsibility in the classroom
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(C) They may achieve lower grades due to their heightened sensitivity

Ans – C
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16. Multiple pedagogical techniques assorted learning material, multiple assessment techniques
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and varying the complexity and nature of the context are associated with which of the following?
(A) Universal design for learning

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(B) Remedial teaching

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(C) Differentiated instruction

(D) Reciprocal teaching

Ans – C
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17. The cause of learned helplessness in children is their

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(A) Acquired behavior that they will not succeed

(B) Callous attitude towards classroom activities

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(C) Non-compliance with expectations of their parents

(D) Moral decision for not taking up studies seriously

Ans – A
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18. Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on
(A) Making subtle provisions for special category children
(B) Fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities
(C) Meeting the need of the disabled child at the expense of entire class
(D) Including the educational needs of illustrate parents in schools
Ans – A
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19. Which of the following does not determine problem solving?
(A) Insight

(B) Mental set
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(C) Entrenchment

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(D) Fixation

Ans – A
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20. If a student is consistently getting lower grades in school, her parents can be advised to help
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her by

(A) Working in close association with teacher

(B) With holding mobile phones, movies, comics and extra time for play
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(C) Narrating her the hardships of life for those who do not possess proper education
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(D) Forcing her to work harder at home

Ans – A
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21. What kind of error is common between a learner who is learning his mother tongue and the
learner who learns the same language as a second language?

(A) Overgeneralization

(B) Simplification
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(C) Development

(D) Hypercorrection
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Ans – A
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22. A teacher is connecting a text to the previously learnt text and showing children how to
summarize it. She is
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(A) Helping children to develop their own strategy to comprehend it

(B) Insinuating that there is no need to go through the entire text

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(C) Reinforcing the importance of text from the assessment point of view

(D) Encouraging children to mug it up as effectively as possible

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Ans – A
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23. A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not performing well following is most appropriate
about counseling in schools?
(A) It is about palliative measure for making people comfortable
(B) It build self- confidence of people by letting them explore their own thoughts
(C) It is about giving the best possible advice to students about their future career options
(D) It can be done only by the professional experts
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Ans – B
24. The stress affects performance in examinations. This fact reflects which of the following
relationships?
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(A) Cognition – emotion

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(B) Stress – omission

(C) Performance – anxiety

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(D) Cognition – completion

Ans – A
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25. Which of the following theorists would be the opinion that students study hard for their
personal growth and development?
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(A) Bandura

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(B) Maslow

(C) Skinner

(D) Piaget
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Ans – A
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26. Which of the following would encourage the least a student who wants to become a highly
creative theater artist?
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(A) Try to win state level competition that will ensure you scholarship

(B) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive relationships with your peer theater artists
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(C) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that you find most enjoyable

(D) Read about the performance of the world’s best theater artists and try to learn
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Ans – A
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27. Mature students

(A) Believe that emotion has no place in their studies

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(B) Resolve easily all their conflicts with their intellect

(C) Sometimes need emotional support in their studies

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(D) Do not get upset by studies in difficult situations

Ans – C
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28. Which of the following factors supports learning in a classroom?
(A) Increasing the number of tests to motivate children to learn
(B) Supporting the autonomy of children by the teachers
(C) Sticking to one particular method of instruction to maintain uniformity
(D) Increasing the time interval of period from 40 minute to 50 minutes
Ans – B
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29. Which of the following statement is true?
(A) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an individual to qualities of the environment
(B) Adoptive children possess same IQ as their adoptive siblings
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(C) Experience does not influence brain development
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(D) Intelligence remains unaffected by the schooling
Ans – A
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30. A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries profusely. After two years when the same
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child goes to the primary school for the first time, he does not express his tension by crying rather
his shoulder and neck muscle become tense. This change in his behavior can be explained on the
basis of the following principles?
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(A) Development proceeds in a sequential manner

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(B) Development is gradual

(C) Development is different in different people

(D) Development is characterized by differentiation and integration

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Ans – D
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1. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in drawing a square. He/she assumes that this
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student would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/she applies which of the following
principles to arrive at his/her assumption?
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(A) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence

(B) Development is salutatory

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(C) Development is gradual

(D) Development is different for different people

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Ans – A
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2. Which of the following figures correctly represents the development according to Piaget’s
developmental theory?
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
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Ans – A
3. In the context of socialization, school often have a hidden curriculum which consists of
(A) Forcible learning, thinking and behaving in particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
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(B) The informal cues about social roles presented in schools through interaction and materials
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(C) Negotiating and resisting socialization of students through their families
(D) Teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
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Ans – B
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4. Which of the following statements is true regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?

(A) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact heredity can be altered
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(B) The theories based on the behaviorism are largely based on the role of nature in human development
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(C) The relative effects of heredity and environment vary in different areas of development
(D) The policy of compensatory discrimination of the Government of India is based on the role of nature
in human development
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Ans – C
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5. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development?
(A) Variable sequence of stages

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(B) Stages are isolates response and not general pattern

(C) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures

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(D) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner

Ans – B
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6. Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive
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development?

(A) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn

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(B) Acceptance of individual differences

(C) Discovery learning

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(D) Need of verbal teaching

Ans – B
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7. In the context of progressive education, the term ‘equal educational opportunity’ implies that
all students should
(A) Receive equal education irrespective of their caste, creed, color, religion and region
(B) Be allowed to prove their capability after receiving an equal education
(C) Be provided an education by using the same methods and materials without any distinction
(D) Be provided an education which is most appropriate to them and their future life at work
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Ans – D
8. Teachers and students draw on one another’s expertise while working on complex projects
related to real-world problems in ________ classroom.
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(A) Traditional

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(B) Constructivist

(C) Teacher-centric

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(D) Social-constructivist

Ans – D
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9. The students of class V make too much of noise in Math class. The probable reason for this
could be
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(A) That the teaching methodology of the teacher is not well

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(B) That the student of that class do not like the subject

(C) That the student of that class do not pay attention

(D) That the student of that class do not like that teacher
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Ans – A
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10. In the context of language development, which of the following areas was underestimated by
Piaget?
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(A) Heredity

(B) Social interaction

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(C) Egocentric speech

(D) Active construction by the child

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Ans – B
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11. Which of the following statements is true about ability and ability grouping?

(A) Students learn better in homogeneous groups

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(B) For smooth and effective teaching class should be homogeneous

(C) Children are intolerant and do not accept differences

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(D) Teacher may use multilevel teaching to cater to different ability groups

Ans – D
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12. Which of the following observations supports Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple
intelligences?
(A) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a particular ability sparing students
(B) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical, creative and practical intelligences
(C) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature
(D) Teacher should follow one specific theory of educational innovation at the time of designing
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instruction

Ans – A
13. A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept map to reflect their comprehension of a
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topic. He/she is

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(A) Jogging the memory of the students
(B) Conducting formative assessment

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(C) Testing the ability of the students to summarize the main points
(D) Typing to develop rubrics to evaluate the achievement of the students
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Ans – B

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(A) The formative assessment can sometimes be, summative assessment and vice versa
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(B) The summative assessment implies that assessment is a continuous and integral part of learning
(C) The major objective of the formative assessment is to grade the achievement of the students
(D) The formative assessment summarizes the development of learners during a time interval
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Ans – D
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15. Teachers must believe in which of the following values in the context of dealing with
disadvantaged learners
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(A) Personal accountability for student’s success

(B) High expectations of appropriate behavior

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(C) For immediate compliance of students, use of being shocked and angry

(D) No demands of any sort on the student

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Ans – A
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16. Which of the following represents the domain’s ‘evaluating’ in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy?

(A) Creating a graph or chart using the data

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(B) Judging the logical consistency of a solution

(C) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided

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(D) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects

Ans – B
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17. In the context of learning-disabled children, providing immediate connections, stressing

collaboration and leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant messaging, intelligent
search and content management are associated with which of the following design?
(A) Embedded learning
(B) Interventional learning
(C) Reply to remediation
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(D) Universal design for learning
Ans – B
18. Stuttering problems in students can be dealt by applying which of the following methods?
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(A) Dictated speech

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(B) Prolonged speech

(C) Pragmatic speech

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(D) Protracted speech

Ans – B
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19. Which of the following is an appropriate assignment for a gifted student?
(A) Many more exercises of the same type in comparison to other students
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(B) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize the energy and keep him/her busy
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(C) Create a prototype of a new science book based on different scheme
(D) Letting him/her finish the textbook on him/her own before the entire class
Ans – C
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20. An inclusive classroom is that where

(A) Assessments are repeated till the time every learner achieves minimum grades

(B) Teachers teach from only prescribed books to lessen the burden of the students
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(C) There is an active involvement of children in solving as many problems as possible

(D) Teachers create diverse and meaningful learning experiences for every learner
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Ans – D
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21. Learning disabilities are

(A) Objective facts and culture has no role in determining them

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(B) Synonymous to Dyslexia

(C) Also present in children with average or above average IQ

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(D) Not immutable irrespective of time and nature of interventions

Ans – A
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22. Many measures have been taken at institutional level to check the dropout cases in the schools
run by government agencies. Which of the following is an institutional reason for children
dropping out of these school?

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(A) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as blackboard
(B) Teachers are not having appropriate qualifications and are paid lesser salaries
(C) Teachers have not seen sensitized about the need of treating children well
(D) There is no alternative curriculum for children who rejects the compulsory curriculum offered
Ans – A
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23. Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional conversations
(A) Conceive learning as a social activity
(B) Are based on application of inductive reasoning
(C) Emphasize on systematic organization of textual material
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(D) Highlight the need of practice training to achieve efficiency
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Ans – A
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24. Problem solving is more likely to succeed in schools where
(A) A flexible curriculum is in place
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(B) Homogeneous groups of students are present in the classes
(C) The emphasis is only on higher order academic achievement
(D) Teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect

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Ans – D
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25. The following skills are involved in emotional intelligence, except

(A) Awareness of emotions

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(B) Management of emotions

(C) Criticism of emotions

(D) Amicable relation with class fellows

Ans – C
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26. Which of the following should be a right way for a teacher who intends to correct errors of
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his/her students?

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(A) He/she must correct every error of his/her students even if it require late sitting in the school

(B) He/she should correct less frequent errors more often than high-frequent and generality errors

(C) He/she should correct errors that interfere with the general meaning and understand ability
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(D) He/she should not correct errors if it irritates children

Ans – C
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27. The Government of India has started Midday Meal Scheme for the elementary schools. Which
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of the following theories of motivation supports this scheme?

(A) Behaviorist

(B) Socio-cultural

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(C) Cognitive
(D) Humanistic
Ans – D
28. While appearing in an assessment, Devika finds her arousal as energizing, whereas Rajesh
finds his arousal as discouraging. Their emotional experiences are most likely to differ with
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respect to

(A) The duration of time

(B) The extremity of emotion
(C) The level of adaptation
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(D) The intensity of thought
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Ans – B
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29. Which of the following may be the best way to deal with an inattentive child in the classroom?
(A) Nag the child as frequently in front of the class to make him/her realize
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(B) Make the child sit in the most distraction-reduced area

(C) Allow the child to stand while working so as to enable the child to focus attention
(D) Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh his/her attention

Ans – B y
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30. Attaching importance to the home setting of students for understanding children’s behavior
and using this information for building effective pedagogy is related to which of the following
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theories of learning?

(A) Behaviorist

(B) Ecological

(C) Constructivist
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(D) Social constructivist

Ans – C
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1. Human development is

(A) Quantitative
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(B) Qualitative

(C) Immeasurable to a certain extent

(D) Both quantitative and qualitative

Ans – D
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2. Cognitive development is supported by
(A) Conducting relevant and well- designed tests as frequently as possible
(B) Presenting activities that reinforce traditional methods
(C) Providing a rich and varied environment
(D) Focusing more on individual activities in comparison to collaboration
Ans – C
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3. Which of the following is a positive agency of socialization?
(A) Health club

(B) Family
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(C) Eco club

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(D) Public library

Ans – D
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4. The nature- nurture debate refers to
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(A) Genetics and environment

(B) Behavior and environment

(C) Environment and biology

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(D) Environment and upbringing

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Ans – A
5. Which of the following stages are involved when infants “THINK’ with their eyes, ears and
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hands?

(A) Concrete operational stage


(C) Sensory motor stage

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Ans – C
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6. In Vygotsky’s theory, which aspect of development gets neglected?

(A) Social

(B) Cultural
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(C) Biological

(D) Linguistic
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Ans – C
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7. Which one of the following is a form of Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence?

(A) Practical intelligence

(B) Experimental intelligence

(C) Resourceful intelligence
(D) Mathematical intelligence
Ans – A
8. Ria does not agree with Rishabh about setting up a class picnic. She thinks that the rules can be
revised to suit the majority. This kind of peer disagreement according to Piaget refers to
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(A) Heteronomous normality
(B) Cognitive immaturity

(C) Reaction

(D) Morality of cooperation
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Ans – D
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9. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to
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(A) Reflect and manipulate the sound structure
(B) Speak fluently and accurately
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(C) Know, understand and write

(D) Masters the rules of the grammar

Ans – A
y
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10. Who developed the first intelligence test?

(A) David Wechsler

(B) Alfred Binet

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(C) Charles Edward Spearman

(D) Robert Sternberg

Ans – B
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11. Which one of the following is an example of learning style?

(A) Visual
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(B) Accrual

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(C) Factual

(D) Tactual

Ans – A
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12. Gender discrimination in a classroom

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(A) Does not affect the performance of the students

(B) May lead to diminished effort or performance of the students

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(C) May lead to enhanced effort or performance of the male students

(D) Is done more by the male teachers than their female counterpart

Ans – B
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13. Teachers who work under school based assessment
(A) Are over burdened as they need to take frequent tests in addition to Monday tests
(B) Need to assign project work in each subject to individual students
(C) Observe students minutely on a daily basis to assess their values and attitudes
(D) Feel a sense of ownership for the system
Ans – D
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14. A teacher collects and reads the work of the class, then plans and adjusts the next lesson to
meet student needs. He/she is doing
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(A) Assessment of learning

(B) Assessment for learning

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(C) Assessment as learning

(D) Assessment at learning

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Ans – B
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15. Girls students

(A) Learn questioning on Mathematics will but face difficulty only when they are asked to reason them
out
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(B) Are as good in Mathematics as boys of their age

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(C) Perform less competently in spatial concepts than boys of their age

(D) Possess more linguistic and musical abilities

Ans – B
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16. “How do grades differ from marks?” this question belongs to which of the following classes of
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questions?

(A) Divergent
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(B) Analytic

(C) Open- ended

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(D) Problem solving

Ans – B
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17. ‘Education-of-all in schools-for-all’ could be a tagline for which of the following?

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(A) Cohesive education

(B) Inclusive education

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(C) Cooperative education

(D) Exclusive education

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Ans – B
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18. Difficulty in recalling sequence of letters in words and frequent loss of visual memory is
associated with
(A) Dyslexia

(B) Dyscalculia

(C) Dysgraphia

(D) Dyspraxia
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Ans – A
19. Gifted students may be asked to spend more time on questions dealing with
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(A) Remembering

(B) Understanding

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(C) Creating

(D) Analysis

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Ans – C
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20. Fluency, elaboration, originality and flexibility are the factors associated with
(A) Giftedness

(B) Talent
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(C) Divergent thinking

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(D) Acceleration

Ans – A
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21. Concept maps are most likely to increase understanding of new concepts by
(A) Transferring knowledge between content areas

(B) Focusing attention on specific detail

(C) Prioritizing academic content for study

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(D) Increasing ability to organize information logically

Ans – D
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22. Learning disabilities in Mathematics can be assessed most appropriately by which of the
following tests?

(A) Aptitude test

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(B) Diagnostic test

(C) Screening test

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(D) Achievement test

Ans – B
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23. Deductive reasoning involves

(A) Reasoning from general to particular

(B) Reasoning from particular to general

(C) Active construction and reconstruction of knowledge
(D) Methods including inquiry learning and heuristics
Ans – A
24. According to the theory of social learning of Albert Bandura which one of the following is
true?
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(A) Play is essential and should be given priority in school
(B) Modeling is a principle way for children to learn
(C) An unresolved crisis can harm a child
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(D) Cognitive development is independent of
Ans – B
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25. Which of the following skill is associated with emotional intelligence?
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(A) Memorizing

(B) Motor processing
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(C) Envisaging

(D) Empathizing

Ans – D
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26. When children learn a concept and use it, practice helps in reducing the errors committed by
them. This idea is given by

(A) E. L. Thorndike
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(B) Jean Piaget

(C) J. B. Watson

(D) Lev Vygotsky

Ans – A
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27. Which term is often interchangeably used with the term motivation?
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(A) Incentive

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(B) Emotion

(C) Need

(D) Inspiration
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Ans – D
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28. The inner force that stimulates and compels a behavioral response and provides specific
direction tom that response is
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(A) Motive

(B) Perseverance

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(C) Emotion
(D) Commitment
Ans – A
29. Which one of the following is a factor that affects learning positively?
(A) Fear of failure
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(B) Competition with peers

(C) Meaningful association
(D) Pressure from parents

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Ans – B
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30. _______ motives deal with the need to reach satisfying feeling states and to obtain personal
goals.

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(A) Effective

(B) Affective
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(C) Preservation- oriented

(D) Safety- oriented

Ans – B
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1. Learners cannot learn unless

(A) They are taught according to the needs of social aims of education
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(B) They know that the material being taught will be tasted in the near future

(C) They are prepared to learn

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(D) They are asked about their learning in schools by their parents at home on a daily basis

Ans – C
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2. Development of teaching demands teachers to

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(A) Be strict disciplinary as children experiment quite frequently

(B) Adapt instructional strategies based on the knowledge of developmental factors

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(C) Treat children in different developmental stages in an equitable manner

(D) Provide learning that results in the development of only the cognitive domain
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Ans – B
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3. Psychosocial theory emphasizes on which of the following?
(A) Stimuli and response
(B) Phallic and latency stages
(C) Industry Vs. inferiority stage
(D) Operant conditioning
Ans – C
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4. Theory of social learning emphasis on which of the following factors?
(A) Nature

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(B) Nurture

(C) Adaptation

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(D) Emendation

Ans – B
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5. As a teacher you firmly believe in saying no to ragging and bullying and put up posters and
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form committees in schools. The young adolescents who join you with strong beliefs, are at which
of the following stage?

(A) The conventional stage

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(B) The pre-conventional stage

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(C) The post- conventional stage

(D) Social order maintaining level

Ans – C
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6. The fact that children require culturally relevant knowledge and skills is attributed to
(A) Charles Darwin

(B) B. F. Skinner
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(C) Urie Bronfenbrenner

(D) Lev Vygotsky

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Ans – D
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7. Inc context of “theory of multiple intelligence”, which one of the following intelligence is
required for an air force pilot?
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(A) Interpersonal

(B) Linguistic
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(C) Kinesthetic

(D) Intrapersonal
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Ans – C
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8. Progressive education is associated with which of the following statement?
(A) Teachers are the originators of information and authority
(B) Knowledge is generated through direct experience and collaboration
(C) Learning proceeds in a straight way with factual gathering and skill mastery
(D) Examination is non-referenced and external
Ans – B
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9. Retrieving hidden objects is evidence that infants have begun to master which of the following
cognitive functions?

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(A) International behavior

(B) Object- permanence
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(C) Problem- solving

(D) Experimentation

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Ans – B
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10. The factor ‘g’ in the Spearman definition of intelligence stands for
(A) Genetic intelligence

(B) Generative intelligence

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(C) General intelligence

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(D) Global intelligence

Ans – C
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11. He knowledge of individual differences help teachers in

(A) Understanding the futility of working hard with backwards students as they can never b par with the
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class

(B) Accepting and attributing the failure of students to their individual differences
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(C) Making their presentation style uniform to benefit all students equally

(D) Assessing the individual needs of all students and teaching them accordingly
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Ans – D
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12. Which one of the following may be the criteria of gender in a society?

(A) Comparison of number of male and female teachers in school

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(B) Equal number of distinctions achieved by boys and girls in class 12

(C) Comparison of number of boys and girls who survive up to class 12
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(D) Whether the girl students are allowed to participate in competitions organized outside the school

Ans – C
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13. School based assessment

(A) Focus on exam techniques rather than outcomes

(B) Offer less control to the students over what will be assessed

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(C) Improve learning by providing a constructive feedback
(D) Encourage teaching to the test as they involve frequent teaching
Ans – C
14. Assessment for learning
(A) Fosters motivation
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(B) Is done for the purpose of segregation and ranking
(C) Emphasis the overall importance of grades
(D) Is an exclusive and a per se assessment activity
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Ans – A
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15. By placing students in the least restricted school environment, the school
(A) Equalizes the educational opportunities for girls and disadvantaged group
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(B) Normalizes the lives of children from deprived group who were increasing the linkage of school with
the parents and communities of these children
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(C) Gets disadvantaged children’s involvement in activities such as science fair and quizzes
(D) Sensitize other children not to bully or to put the disadvantaged children down
Ans – D
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16. Students in a class are asked to assemble various arte facts of their works in a notebook, to
demonstrate what they can do for their society. What kind of activity is this?
(A) Essay type assessment

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(B) Anecdotal records

(C) Problem solving assessment

(D) Portfolio assessment

Ans – D
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17. Which one of the following approaches suggests integration of the child with the people
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around him with social institutions to deal with disruptive behavior disorder?

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(A) Psychodynamic

(B) Ecological

(C) Biological
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(D) Behavioral

Ans – B
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18. Reducing the time allotted to complete an assignment to make it coincide with time of
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attention and increasing this time in a phased manner will be best suited to deal with which of the
following disorders?

(A) Disruptive behavior disorder

(B) Dysphasia

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(C) Sensory integration disorder
(D) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Ans – D
19. For gifted students
(A) It is safe to consider aptitude as a skill
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(B) There is no need to monitor progress
(C) The teacher should adapt as the student changes
(D) The teacher should initiate and lead problem solving
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Ans – C
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20. Renzulli is known for his __________ definition of giftedness.
(A) Four-tiered

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(B) Four level

(C) Three circle
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(D) Three sided

Ans – C
21. The best way to increase the chances of learning disabled students to lead to a full and y
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productive life, is by

(A) Focusing on weakness of such students

(B) Maintaining a high expectation from such students

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(C) Teaching a variety of skills and strategies that can be applied across a range of contexts
(D) Encouraging these children to define their own goals

Ans – C
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22. Which one of the following is the most appropriate method to monitor the progress of
children with learning disabilities?
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(A) Case study

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(B) Anecdotal records

(C) Behavior rating scale

(D) Structured behavioral observation

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Ans – D
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23. To explain, predict, and/or control phenomena are the goals of

(A) Traditional reasoning

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(B) Inductive reasoning

(C) Deductive reasoning

(D) The scientific method

Ans – D
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24. According to soci- cultural theory of Vygotsky
(A) Culture and language play a crucial role in development
(B) The child thinks in different domains and does not take a complete perspective
(C) Children think in abstract terms if presented abstract material at a lower stage
(D) Self directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffolding
Ans – A
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25. Emotional intelligence may be associated with which domain of theory of multiple
intelligence/

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(A) Interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence
(B) Naturalistic intelligence

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(C) Visual- spatial intelligence

(D) Existential intelligence

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Ans – A
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26. A class VII student makes error in mathematics. As a teacher you should
(A) Provide the student the correct answer

(B) Allow the student to use calculator

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(C) Ask the students to use alternative method or redo it to find out errors on his/her own
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(D) Show the student where the errors were made and ask the student to redo it
Ans – C
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27. Which of the following facts has been least discussed in the psychology of emotion?
(A) Motive

(B) Personality trait

(C) Emotion
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(D) Perception

Ans – B
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28. Which of the following facts has been least discussed in the psychology of emotion?

(A) Emotion is a subjective feeling and varies from person to person

(B) Emotions may not only occur within individual students, but also within the entire class
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(C) Emotions are a complex pattern of arousal and cognitive interpretation

(D) Emotional process involves psychological as well as psychological reactions

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Ans – B
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29. Which one of the following is a process in the social observational learning theory of Bandura?

(A) Reflection

(B) Retention

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(C) Repetition
(D) Recapitulation
Ans – B
30. Which one of the following is properly sequenced in the context of motivation cycle?
(A) Arousal, drive, need, achievement, goal-directed behavior, reduction of arousal
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(B) Drive, need, arousal, goal-directed behavior, achievement, reduction of arousal
(C) Need, goal- directed behavior, drive, arousal, achievement, reduction of arousal
(D) Need, drive, arousal, goal- directed behavior, achievement, reduction of arousal
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Ans – D
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1. Giftedness from teacher’s point of view is a

(A) High Motivation- High Commitment- high Talent

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(B) High Ability- High Talent- High Commitment

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(C) High Talent- High Creativity- High Memory

(D) High Ability- High Creativity- High Commitment

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2. Teachers, in order to help learners construct knowledge, need focus n

(A) Scores/marks obtained by the learner

(B) Involving the learner for active participation

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(C) Mastering learning of concepts by the learner

(D) Making sure the learner memorizes everything

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Ans – B
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3. A child’s notebook shows error in writing like reverse images, mirror imaging etc. such a child is
showing sign of
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(A) Learning disability

(B) Learning difficulty

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(C) Learning problem

(D) Learning disadvantage

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Ans – A
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4. According to NCF-2005, errors are important because they
(A) Provide a way to teachers to scold the children
(B) Provide an insight into the child’s thinking and help to identify solutions
(C) Provide space for removing some children from the class
(D) Are an important tool in classifying students into groups of ‘passed’ and ‘failed’
Ans – B
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5. Teachers need to create a good classroom environment to facilitate children’s learning. To
create such a learning environment, which one of the given statement is not true?
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(A) Compliance with teachers

(B) Acceptance of the child

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(C) Positive tone of the teacher

(D) Approval of the child’s effort

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Ans – A
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6. Which one of the following is best suited for emotional development of children?
(A) No involvement of the teachers as it is the task of the parents
(B) Controlled classroom environment

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(C) Authoritarian classroom environment

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(D) Democratic classroom environment

Ans – D
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7. To be an effective teacher it is important to

(A) Focus on individuals learning rather than group activity

(B) Avoid disruption caused due to questioning by students

(C) Be in touch with each and every child

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(D) Emphasize dictating answers from the textbook

Ans – C
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8. Given below are statements about boys and girls. According to you, which one of these is true?

(A) Boys should help in household chores

(B) All boys should be taught since and girls, home science
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(C) Girls should help in household chores

(D) Boys should help in activities outside the home

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Ans – A
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9. Deficiency in the ability to write, associated with impaired handwriting, is a symptom of

(A) Dyspraxia

(B) Dyscalculia

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(C) Dyslexia
(D) Dysgraphia
Ans – D
10. Which one of the following is not a suitable formative assessment?
(A) Project
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(B) Observation

(C) Ranking the students

(D) Open ended questions

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Ans – C
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11. Which of these does not imply practical intelligence in the Triarchic theory?
(A) Thinking practically about oneself only

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(B) Choosing an environment in which you can succeed
(C) Adapting to the environment
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(D) Reshaping the environment

Ans – A
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12. According to Piaget theory, which one out of the following will not influence one’s cognitive
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development?

(A) Social experience

(B) Maturation
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(C) Activity

(D) Language

Ans – A
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13. In learning, assessment is essential for

(A) Screening test

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(B) Motivation

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(C) Fostering of the purpose of segregation and ranking

(D) Grades and marks

Ans – B
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14. “Anyone can become angry – that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right
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degree, at right time, for the right purpose, at the right- way-that is not easy”. This is related to

(A) Social development

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(B) Cognitive development

(C) Physical development

(D) Emotional development

Ans – D
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15. We all differ in terms of our intelligence, motivation, interest etc. this principle refers to
(A) Theory of intelligence
(B) Heredity

(C) Environment

(D) Individual difference
Ans – D
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16. Fitting new knowledge into existing schemas is known as
(A) Equilibrium

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(B) Assimilation

(C) Organization

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(D) Accommodation

Ans – B
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17. ‘Out of the box’ thinking is related to
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(A) Memory based thinking

(B) Divergent thinking

(C) Convergent thinking

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(D) Consistent thinking

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Ans – B
18. Students of disadvantaged groups should be taught along with the normal students. It implies
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(A) Special education

(B) Integrated education

(C) Exclusive education

(D) Inclusive education

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Ans – D
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19. Learning experiences should be planned in a manner so as to make learning meaningful.

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Which of the given learning experiences does not facilitate meaningful learning for the children
(A) Formulating questions on content

(B) Discussion and debate on the topic

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(C) Presentation on the topic

(D) Repetition based on mere recall of content

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Ans – D
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20. The assessment of students can be used by teachers in teaching to develop insight into

(A) Not promoting those students who do not meet school standards

(B) Changing the teaching approach according to the learner’s need

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(C) Identifying the students who need to be prompted to the higher class
(D) Creating groups of bright and weak students in the class
Ans – B
21. A teacher labeled the head of a committee, as ‘chairperson’ instead of ‘chairman’. It indicates
that the teacher
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(A) Has a good command of language
(B) Is using a gender free language
(C) Has gender bias

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(D) Follows a more acceptable term

Ans – B
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22. Giving punishment, verbal or non- verbal to the children results in
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(A) Protecting the child’s image

(B) Improving their scores
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(C) Damaging their self- concept

(D) Motivating them to work

Ans – C
y
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23. In Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory, which level signifies the absence of morality in true sense?
(A) Level IV

(B) Level I
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(C) Level II

(D) Level III

Ans – B
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24. Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation is essential for

(A) Diluting the accountability of the board of education

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(B) Correcting less- frequent errors more than more- frequent- errors

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(C) Understanding how learning can be observed, recorded and improved upon

(D) Fine tuning of test with the teaching

Ans – C
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25. The teacher noticed that Pushpa cannot solve a problem on her own. However she does so in
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the presence of adult or peer guidance. This guidance is called

(A) Pre-operational thinking

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(B) ZPD

(C) Scaffolding

(D) Lateralization

Ans – C
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26. Which one of the following is not correct for the progressive model o socialization of children?
(A) Children accept what they are offered by the school irrespective of their social backgrounds
(B) There should be a place for democracy in the classroom
(C) Socialization is an adaptation of social norms
(D) Active participation in the group work and learning social skills
Ans – A
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27. Which one of the following age group falls under later childhood category/
(A) 18 to 24 years

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(B) Birth to 6 years

(C) 6 to 11 years

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(D) 11 to 18 years

Ans – C
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28. Which one out of the following provides information about the roles and behaviors which are
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acceptable in a group, during early childhood period?

(A) Teacher and peers

(B) Peers and parents

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(C) Parents and siblings

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(D) Siblings and teachers

Ans – C
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29. Making students members of a cleanliness community to motivate them for the same, reflects
(A) Behaviorist approach to motivation

(B) Humanistic approach to motivation

(C) Cognitive approach to motivation

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(D) Socio-cultural approach to motivation

Ans – D
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30. Aarnav says that language development is influenced by one’s innate predisposition while
Sonali feels that it is because of the environment. This discussion between Aarnav and Sonali is
about
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(A) Stability and instability argument

(B) Continuous and discontinuous learning

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(C) Nature and nurture debate

(D) Critical and sensitive feeling

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Ans – C
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1. What is a major criticism of Kohlberg’s theory?
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(A) Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis
(B) Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental
(C) Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of man and women
(D) Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development
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Ans – C
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2. Which one of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between development
and learning as proposed by Vygotsky?
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(A) Development is independent of learning

(B) Development process lags behind the learning process
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(C) Development is synonymous with learning

(D) Learning and development are parallel processes

Ans – B y
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3. According to Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence, the factor that would contribute most
for being a ‘self-aware’ individual would be

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(A) Musical

(B) Spiritual

(C) Linguistic
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(D) Intrapersonal
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Ans – D
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4. In a learner- centered classroom, the teacher would

(A) Encourage children to compete with each other for marks to facilitate learning
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(B) Demonstrate what she expects her students to do and then give them guidelines to do the same

(C) Employ such method in which the learners are encouraged to take initiative for their own learning

(D) Use lecture method to explain key facts and then access the learners for their attentiveness

Ans – C
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5. A lot of debate surrounds whether girls and boys have specific sets of abilities due to their
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genetic materials. Which one of the following are you most likely to agree with I this context?

(A) Girls are socialized to be caring while boys are discouraged to show emotions such as caring

(B) After puberty boys and girls cannot play with each other since their interests are complete opposite

(C) All girls have inherent talent for arts while boys are genetically programmed to be better at
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aggressive sports
(D) Boys cannot be caring since they are born in that way
Ans – A
6. A major difference between the perspectives of Vygotsky and Piaget pertains to be
(A) Their critique of behaviorist principles
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(B) The role of providing a nurturing environment to children
(C) Their views about language and thought
(D) Their conception of children a s active constructor of knowledge
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Ans – C
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7. Failure of a child to perform well in class tests leads to believe that
(A) Assessment is objective and can be used to clearly identical failure
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(B) There is a need to reflect upon the syllabus, pedagogy and assessment process
(C) Some children are deemed to fail irrespective of how hard the system tries
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(D) Children are born with certain capabilities and deficits

Ans – B
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8. A teacher wants to ensure that her students are motivated intrinsically. She would
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(A) Specify uniform standards of achievement for all children

(B) Focus on the processes of learning of individual children rather than on the final outcomes
(C) Offer tangible rewards

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(D) Plan learning activities which encourages convergent thinking

Ans – B
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9. A student highlights the main points in a chapter, draws a visual representation and poses
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questions that arise in her mind at the end of the chapter. She is

(A) Trying to regulate her own thinking by organization of ideas

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(B) Trying to use strategy of maintenance rehearsal

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(C) Ensuring observational learning

(D) Trying to use method of loci

Ans – A
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10. There are few children in your class who make errors. Which of these is most likely to be your
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analysis of the situation?

(A) The children have poor intelligence

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(B) The children are not interested in studies and want to create indiscipline

(C) The children should not have been promoted to your class

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(D) The children have not yet gained conceptual clarity and there is need for you to reflect on your
pedagogy

Ans – D
11. Of the following statement, which one do you agree with?
(A) Learning is completely governed by external stimuli
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(B) Learning cannot take place unless it is assessed externally in terms of marks
(C) Learning has taken place only if it is evident in behavior
(D) Learning takes place in socio- cultural context
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Ans – D
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12. How can a teacher help children become better problem solvers?
(A) By giving children a variety of problems to solve and support while solving them
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(B) By encouraging children to look for answers to the problems in the textbook
(C) By providing correct solutions to all the problems they pose to students
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(D) By giving tangible rewards for solving problems

Ans – A
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13. In a context of ‘nature-nurture’ debate, which one of the following statement seems
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appropriate to you?

(A) A child is like a blank slate whose character can be moulded by the environment into any shape
(B) Environmental influences only have a little value in shaping up a child’s behaviors which is primarily
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genetically determined

(C) Heredity and environment are inseparably interwoven and both influences development
(D) Children are genetically predisposed to what they would be like irrespective of whatever environment
they grow up
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Ans – C
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14. Which one of these is a principle of child development?

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(A) Development occurs due to interaction between maturation and experience

(B) Experience is the sole determinant of development

(C) Development is determined by reinforcement and punishment

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(D) Development can accurately predict the pace of each individual child

Ans – A
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15. Piaget proposes that pre-operational children are unable to conserve. He attributes this
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inability to which of he following factors?

(A) Inability of hypothetico- deductive reasoning

(B) Personal fable

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(C) Irreversibility of thought
(D) Lack of high- level abstract reasoning
Ans – C
16. Socialization is a process of
(A) Acquiring values, beliefs and expectations
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(B) Assimilation and accommodation
(C) Learning to critique the culture of a society
(D) Socialization with friend

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Ans – A
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17. According to Vygotsky ZPD, is

(A) Zone demarking the support offered by the teacher
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(B) The gap between what the child can do independently and with assistance
(C) The amount and nature of support provided to the child to achieve her potentialities
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(D) What the child can do on her own which cannot be assessed
Ans – B
18. According to Piaget’s theory, children learn by y

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(A) Memorizing information by paying due attention

(B) Scaffolding provided by more able members of the society

(C) Process of adaptation

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(D) Changing their behavior when offered appropriate rewards

Ans – C
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19. An upper primary school constructivist classroom would foresee the following role of students
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in their own assessment

(A) Make detailed guideline for how marks would be correlated to students’ achievement and prestige in
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class

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(B) Students would be the sole determinants of their own assessment

(C) Students would plan for assessment with the teacher

(D) Denying that assessment has a role in teaching- learning

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Ans – C
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20. A teacher in multicultural classroom would ensure that the assessment considers the following

(A) Reliability and validity of her assessment

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(B) Expectation’s of the school administration by complying with the minimum levels of learning

(C) Standardization of the assessment tool

(D) Socio- cultural context of her students

Ans – D
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21. Which one of the following would be the most effective way to identify a creative child by the
teacher?

(A) Observing how the child interacts with peers in team tasks
(B) Administering standardized intelligence test
(C) Giving objective type of question
(D) Detailed observation of the child especially when she solves problems
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Ans – A
22. The rationale behind inclusive education is that
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(A) Society is heterogeneous and schools need to be inclusive to cater to heterogeneous society
(B) We need to take pity on special children and provide them access to facilities
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(C) It is not cost- effective to provide for separate schools for special children
(D) The benchmark for performance of each child should be uniform and standardized
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Ans – A
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23. Research has pointed out that several levels of discrimination exist in the schools. Which of
these is not an example of discrimination at upper primary level?
(A) Many teachers use only lecture method to teach

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(B) Dalit children are made to sit separately during midday meal

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(C) Girls are not encouraged to take up maths and science

(D) Children have low expectations of children from lower socio- economic strata
Ans – A
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24. A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of children from ‘disadvantaged sections’ of
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society by

(A) Telling the other children to co-operate with the disadvantaged children and help them learn the
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ways of the school

(B) Reflecting on the school system and herself about various ways in which biases and stereotypes
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surface

(C) Ensuring that the children do not get a chance to interact with each other to minimize the chances of
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their being bullied

(D) Sensitizing the disadvantaged children to the norms and structures of schools so that they can
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comply with those

Ans – B
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25. Which one of the following statement best describes why children should be encouraged to
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ask questions in the class?

(A) Questions increase the curiosity of the children

(B) Questions take learning forward by interactions and lead to conceptual clarity

(C) Children need to practice their language skills

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(D) Children can be made to realize that they lack intelligence by making them think of all the things
they don’t know about.
Ans – B
26. Which of the following statements best describes why learning disability?
(A) An IQ below 50
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(B) Bullying other children and engaging in aggressive acts
(C) Doing the same motor action repeatedly
(D) Difficulty in reading fluently and reversing words
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Ans – D
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27. As per an upper primary school mathematics teacher you believe that
(A) Students error provide insight into their thinking
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(B) Students need to possess procedural knowledge even if they don’t understand conceptual basis.
(C) Not all children have the ability to study mathematics in upper primary school
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(D) Boys will learn mathematics without much effort since they are born with it and you need to pay
more attention to girls

Ans – A
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28. Which one of the following assessment practices will bring out the best in students?
(A) When students are required to reproduce facts as tested via multiple choice questions
(B) When conceptual change and students’ alternative solutions are assessed through several different
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methods of assessment

(C) When the marks obtained and the position secured by the students in the class are the ultimate
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determinants of success

(D) When the emphasis is laid upon positive correlation between test scores and students ability
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Ans – B
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29. The amount and type of scaffolding to a child would change depending on the

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(A) Mood of the teacher

(B) Child’s innate abilities

(C) Rewards offered for the task

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(D) Level of the child’s performance

Ans – C
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30. Which one of these statements do you agree with?

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(A) A child falls because the government is not giving enough technological resources in schools
(B) A child’s failure is primarily due to lack of parent’s education and economic status

(C) A child’s failure can be attributed directly to the genetic material he/she has acquired form his/her
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parents
(D) A child’s failure is a reflection on the system and its inability to respond to the child
Ans – D
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1. Mistakes and errors made by students
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(A) Are indicative of the failure of the teacher and the students
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(B) Should be seen as opportunities to understand their thinking
(C) Should be severely dealt with

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(D) Are a wonderful opportunity to label children as weak or outstanding
Ans – B
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2. Most classrooms in India are multilingual and this needs to be seen as ________ by the teacher.
(A) A problem
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(B) A resource

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(C) An obstacle

(D) A bother

Ans – B
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3. Child- centered pedagogy means

(A) Asking the children to follow and imitate the teacher

(B) Giving primacy to the children’s voice and their active participation
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(C) Letting the children to be totally free

(D) Giving moral education to the children

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Ans – B
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4. ________ views children as active builders of knowledge and little scientists who can construct
their own theories of the world.
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(A) Pavlov

(B) Jung
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(C) Piaget

(D) Skinner
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Ans – C
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5. Expecting students to reproduce knowledge in the same way as it is received
(A) Is an effective assessment strategy
(B) Is problematic, because individuals interpret experiences and do not reproduce knowledge as it is
received

(C) Is good, since we record everything as it is in our brains
(D) Is good, since it is easy for the teacher to access
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Ans – B
6. A teacher can help the children to process a complex situation by
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(A) Not offering any help at all so that children learn to help on their own
(B) Giving a lecture on it

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(C) Breaking the task into smaller parts and writing down the instructions
(D) Encouraging competition and offering a high reward to the child who completes the task first
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Ans – C
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7. The pace of development varies from one individual to another, but it follows ______ pattern.
(A) A haphazard

(B) An unpredictable
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(C) A sequential and orderly

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(D) A toe-to-head

Ans – C
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8. When students are given an opportunity to discuss a problem in groups, their learning curve
(A) Remains stable

(B) Declines

(C) Remains the same

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(D) Becomes better

Ans – D
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9. Why do individuals differ from one another

(A) Due to the inborn characteristics

(B) Due to the interplay between heredity and environment

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(C) Because each individual has received a different gene set from his/her parents

(D) Because of the impact of the environment

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Ans – B
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10. Which one of the following is correct about development?

(A) Socio-cultural context plays an important role in development

(B) Development is uni-dimensional

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(C) Development is discrete
(D) Development begins and ends at birth
Ans – A
11. Which one of the following is a correctly matched pair?
(A) Formal operational child- imitation begins, imaginary play
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(B) Infancy- applies logic and is able to infer
(C) Pre-operational child- deductive thought
(D) Concrete operational child- is able to conserve and classify
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Ans – D
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12. Family plays ____ role in socialization of the child.
(A) An exciting

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(B) A primary

(C) A secondary
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(D) A not-so important

Ans – B
13. According to Piaget, children thinking differ in ____ from adults than in _____. y

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(A) size; correctness

(B) kind; amount

(C) size; type

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(D) amount; kind

Ans – B
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14. A child says, “clothes dry faster in the sun.” she is showing an understanding of
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(A) Egocentric thinking

(B) Cause and effect

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(C) Reversible thinking

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(D) Symbolic thought

Ans – B
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15. According to Vygotsky, children learn

(A) By maturation
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(B) By imitation

(C) By interacting with adults and peer

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(D) When reinforcement is offered

Ans – C
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16. Which one of the following is an example of scaffolding?
(A) Giving motivational lectures to students
(B) Offering explanations without encouraging questioning
(C) Offering both material and non- material rewards
(D) Giving prompts and cues, and asking questions at critical juncture
Ans – C
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17. Which one of the following situations is illustrative of a child- centre classroom?
(A) A class in which the textbook is the only resource the teacher refer to
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(B) A class in which the students are sitting in groups and the teacher takes turns to go to each group
(C) A class in which the behavior of students is governed by the rewards and punishments the teacher
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would give them
(D) A class in which the teacher dictates and the students are asked to memorize the notes
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Ans – B
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18. Kohlberg has given

(A) The stages of physical development

(B) The stage of emotional development

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(C) The stages of moral development

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(D) The stages of cognitive development

Ans – C
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19. Early childhood is ______ period for language development.

(A) An unimportant

(B) A sensitive

(C) A neutral
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(D) A not-so significant

Ans – B
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20. Intelligence is

(A) A singular and generic concept

(B) The ability to imitate other

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(C) A specific ability

(D) A set of capabilities

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Ans – D
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21. Assessment

(A) Should actively promote competitive spirit among children

(B) Should generate tension and stress to ensure learning

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(C) Is a way to improve learning
(D) Is a good strategy to label and categorize students
Ans – C
22. Teacher remarks in a co-education class to boys, “be boys and don’t behave like girls.” This
remark
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(A) A good example of dealing with boys and girls
(B) Reflects stereotypical behavior of discrimination between boys and girls
(C) Highlights the biological superiority of boys over girls
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(D) Reflects caste discrimination

Ans – B
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23. To cater to the children from ‘disadvantaged’ background, a teacher should
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(A) Try to find out more about them and involve them in class discussions
(B) Make them sit separately in the class
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(C) Ignore them as they cannot interact with other students
(D) Give them a lot of written work

Ans – A
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24. Which one of the following statements best describes ‘Inclusion’?
(A) It is the belief that some children cannot learn at all

(B) It is the philosophy that all children have a right to get equal education in a regular school system
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(C) It is the philosophy that special children are a special gift of God

(D) It is a belief that children need to be segregated according to their abilities

Ans – B
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25. A child who can see partially

(A) Should not be given education, since it is not of any use to him
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(B) Needs to be put in separate

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(C) Should be put in a regular school while making special provisions

(D) Should be put in a regular school with no special provisions

Ans – C
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26. Which one of the following behaviors is an identifier of a child with the learning disability?
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(A) Abusive behavior

(B) Writing ‘b’ as ‘d’, ‘was’ as ‘saw’, etc

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(C) Low attention span and high physical activity

(D) Frequent mood swings

Ans – B
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27. To enable students to make conceptual changes in their thinking, a teacher should
(A) Discourage children from thinking on their own and ask them to just listen to her and follow that
(B) Offer an explanation in a lecture mode
(C) Make clear and convincing explanations and have discussions with the students
(D) Offer reward for children who change their thinking
Ans – C
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28. Learning

(A) Has very little connection with emotions
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(B) Is independent of a learner’s emotions
(C) Is influenced by a learner’s emotions

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(D) Is not affected by a learner’s emotions

Ans – C
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29. Children are most creative when they participate in an activity
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(A) Under stress to do well in front of others

(B) Of interest

(C) For rewards

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(D) To escape their teacher’s scolding

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Ans – B
30. In the context of a primary school classroom, what does active engagement mean?
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(A) Imitation and copying the teacher

(B) Enquiry, questioning and debate

(C) Copying answers given by the teachers

(D) Memorizing, recall and reciting

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Ans – B
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1. Your class has learners with different learning styles. To assess them, you would give them.
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(A) A uniform set of instructions and subsequently label the children according to their marks in the test

(B) The same set of tasks and tests

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(C) A variety of tasks and tests

(D) The same time to perform on the tests

Ans – C
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2. Which one of the following is a good example of scaffolding (learning of a problem- solving
task till the student is able to do it by herself)?
(A) Offering a reward for solving the problem quickly
(B) Telling her that she can do it by trying again and again
(C) Providing a half- solved example
(D) Telling her she cannot go home till she solves the problem
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Ans – C
3. Which one of the following best describes a teacher’s role in a middle school classroom?
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(A) Discouraging multiple perspectives and focusing on uni – dimensional perspectives
(B) Using power point presentation to give lectures
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(C) Providing opportunity for discussions
(D) Promoting students to compete amongst themselves for the first position
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Ans – C
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4. Nowadays, there is a tendency to refer to ‘wrong concepts’ of children as ‘alternative
conceptions’. This could be attributed to

(A) Children’s understanding being nuanced and their being passive in their own learning
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(B) Recognition that children are capable of thinking and their thinking is different from that of adults
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(C) Using fancy terms to describe children’s error

(D) Children being thought of as adult like in their thinking

Ans – B
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5. Which one of the following statements about learning is correct?

(A) Learning is a passive receptive process

(B) Learning does not depend on learner’s previous knowledge

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(C) Learning is equivalent to acquisition of skills

(D) Learning is facilitated by social actions

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Ans – D
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6. Which one of the following statements about motivation and learning is correct?

(A) Motivation does not have any role to play in learning

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(B) Learning is effective only when the students are motivated using external rewards

(C) Learning is effective only when the students have intrinsic motivation – a desire to leran from inside
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(D) Learning is effective only when the students are extrinsically motivated – motivated by external
factors
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Ans – C
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7. Which one of the following statements about development is correct?
(A) Development proceeds from birth to adolescence
(B) Development changes go forward in a straight line
(C) Development occurs at a different rate among different individuals
(D) Development occurs at a very first pace from birth till adolescence and then it stops
Ans – C
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8. Which one of the following is an important activity to enable children to learn?
(A) Reward

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(B) Dialogue

(C) Lecture

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(D) Instruction

Ans – B
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9. “Environmental factors do not play any role in shaping an individual, since growth of each
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individual is determined by his genetic makeup”. This statement is
(A) Incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major
influence on development
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(B) Correct, since genetic makeup of an individual is very strong
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(C) Correct, since there have been several researches to prove that genetic material alone predicts and
individual’ development

(D) Incorrect, since environmental factors contribute little in an individual’s growth and development
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Ans – A
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10. Middle childhood is the period from

(A) 10 years onward

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(B) Birth to 2 years

(C) 2 years to 6 years

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(D) 6 years to 11 years

Ans – D
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11. According to Piaget, which one of the following factors plays an important role in influencing
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development?

(A) Reinforcement
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(B) Language

(C) Experience with physical world

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(D) Imitation

Ans – C
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12. _______ is a process through which a human infant begins to acquire the necessary skills to
perform as a functioning member o the society
(A) Development
(B) Socialization

(C) Learning

(D) Maturation
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Ans – B
13. Which one of the following is a correctly matched pair?
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(A) Social contract orientation – physical consequences of an action determine whether it is good or bad
(B) Punishment and obedience orientation – laws are not fixed, but can be changed for the good society
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(C) Good boy and good girl orientation – one earns approval by being nice
(D) Law and order orientation – ethical principles are self chosen on the basis of the value of human
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rights

Ans – C
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14. The cognitive ability that comes in pre- operational period is
(A) Hypothetico- deductive thinking

(B) Ability for abstract thinking y

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(C) Ability for a goal directed behavior

(D) Ability to take other’s perspective

Ans – D
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15. According to Vygotsky, learning cannot be separated from

(A) Perception and attention processes

(B) Its social context

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(C) Reinforcement

(D) A measurable change in behavior

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Ans – B
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16. The concept of private speech of children as proposed by Vygotsky

(A) Shows that children are stupid and thus need guidance of adults
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(B) Illustrates that children are egocentric

(C) Shows that children love themselves

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(D) Illustrates that children use speech to guide their own activities

Ans – D
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17. Which one of the following illustrates a person with linguistic intelligence?

(A) The ability to handle long chains of reasoning

(B) Sensitivity to the meaning and order of words and varied uses of language

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(C) Sensitivity to, pitch, melody and tone
(D) The ability to notice and make distinctions among others
Ans – B
18. Progressive education entails that the classrooms
(A) In full control of the teacher, who is dictatorial
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(B) Democratic and there is space given to children for understanding
(C) Authoritarian, where the teacher dictates and the students follow meekly
(D) Free for all with the teacher absent from it
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Ans – B
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19. A textbook of class has following illustrations – women as teacher and maids while men as
doctors and pilots. This type of depiction is likely to promote
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(A) Gender empowerment

(B) Gender stereotype
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(C) Gender role play

(D) Gender constancy

Ans – B
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20. Language _______ thought processes.

(A) Cannot determine

(B) Does not influence

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(C) Totally govern our

(D) Has an influence on our

Ans – B
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21. Assessment by only paper- pencil tests

(A) Promotes holistic assessment

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(B) Limits assessment

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(C) Facilitates comprehensive evaluation

(D) Facilitates continuous evaluation

Ans – B
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22. There are vast differences among the students of these, a teacher needs to be sensitive to
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I. Differences based on cognitive capabilities and learning levels

II. Differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, religion community

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(A) Neither I nor II

(B) Only I

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(C) Only II
(D) Both I, and II
Ans – D
23. A teacher can effectively respond to the needs of the children ‘disadvantaged sections’ of
society by
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(A) Adapting her pedagogy to the needs of every child in the classroom
(B) Ignoring their background and asking them to do chores in the class
(C) Making them sit separately in the classroom so that they do not mix with other children
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(D) Telling other children to treat the children from disadvantaged background with sympathy
Ans – A
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24. A teacher has a hearing impaired child in her middle school class. It is important for her to
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(A) Ask the school counselor to talk to the child’s parents and tell them to withdraw their child from the
school
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(B) Make the child sit at a place where she can see the teacher’s lips and facial expressions clearly
(C) Keep pointing to what the child cannot do over and over again
(D) Ridicule the child and make her sit separately so that she joins an institution for learning impaired
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Ans – B
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25. Teachers cam encourage children to think creatively by

(A) Giving them multiple- choice questions

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(B) Asking them to think of different ways to solve a problem

(C) Asking them to memorize answers

(D) Asking the recall- based questions

Ans – B
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26. Children with learning disability

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(A) Are very active, but have a low IQ

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(B) Are very wise and mature

(C) Cannot learn anything

(D) Struggle with some aspects of learning

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Ans – D
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27. Learner- centered approach means

(A) Use of methods in which teachers are the main actor

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(B) Methods where learners’ own initiative and efforts are involved in learning

(C) That teachers draw conclusions for the learners

(D) Traditional expository method

Ans – B
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28. Which one of the following philosophical perspectives needs to be followed to deal with
children with special needs?
(A) They have a right to inclusive education and study in regular school
(B) They do not need any education at all
(C) They should be segregated and put in separate educational institutions
(D) They should be given only vocational training
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Ans – A
29. In constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky learning
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(A) Is offering of reinforcement by the teacher
(B) Is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role
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(C) Is dictated by the teacher and the students are passive recipient of the same
(D) Happens by pairing of a stimulus and a response
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Ans – B
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30. Which one of the following is central to learning?

(A) Imitation

(B) Meaning- making

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(C) Conditioning

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(D) Rote memorization

Ans – B
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1. In the context of student’s readiness to learn it is important for the teacher to

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(A) Gauge the motivation of students to learn

(B) Apply ‘law of readiness’ to the students

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(C) Assess the general knowledge of the students

(D) Disregard student’s previous learning

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Ans – A
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2. Learning is an active process

(A) Learning takes place when there is some information given to the learners
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(B) Learning refers to memorization and an active change in one’s behavior

(C) Knowledge is constructed by the learner by acting upon it

(D) Learning is governed primarily by biological factors

Ans – C
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3. Children develop interest in the classroom when
(A) The teacher favors only good students
(B) The teacher encourages and appreciates each students to participate
(C) They sit in the big classrooms with their friends
(D) They don’t get homework
Ans – B
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4. In an effective classroom

(A) The students are in competition with one another to score more marks
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(B) The teacher prepares a lesson, presents it as a lecture and discourages discussion
(C) The teacher encourages discussion and makes connections with the students’ previous knowledge
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and background

(D) The teacher encourages discussion and makes connections with the students’ previous knowledge
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and background

Ans – C
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5. Which one of the following best describes a teacher’s role
(A) The teacher should focus primarily on the knowledge given in the text books
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(B) The teacher should maintain her record diligently

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(C) The general attitude of the teacher should be to promote a feeling of security among the children
(D) The teacher should encourage them for social world

Ans – C
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6. As children enters the school

(A) They should be told that school has a different language and they should not speak in their mother
tongue at all
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(B) Their parents should be allowed to told to use only the language of the school at home
(C) They should be allowed to speak in their mother tongue because expression is more important
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(D) They should be fined for not speaking in the language of the school

Ans – C
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7. Children formulate their own strategies for learning. In this context, a teacher
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(A) Needs to discard children’s strategies and transact the lesson she has planned

(B) Needs to understand the children’s strategies and discuss and have a dialogue with children
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(C) Should give the children a long lecture asking them not to do so

(D) Should motivate the children to strictly follow the procedures listed in the text books
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Ans – B
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8. How can the teacher promote problem solving skills in students?
(A) By making use of chalk and board method in her teaching
(B) By providing students with diverse materials and encouraging them to explore their materials
(C) By giving them continuous practice questions and laying stress on drill only
(D) By promoting discipline among her students
Ans – B
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9. ‘Early Childhood’ refers to the period from
(A) 2-8 years

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(B) 6-12 years

(C) Birth to 5 years

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(D) Birth to 8 years

Ans – A
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10. Which one of the following factors play a very important role in learning
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(A) Genetic make-up alone

(B) Physical infrastructure

(C) Social context and emotions

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(D) Maturation and physical appearance

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Ans – C
11. A child’s development is the result of

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(A) Upbringing

(B) A combination of heredity and environment

(C) Heredity

(D) Environment
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Ans – B
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12. Knowing about principles of growth and development is important for a teacher because
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(A) This knowledge would help the teacher to segregate the children

(B) The teacher would be able to create a good impression

(C) This knowledge would help the teacher to provide the children with appropriate learning
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opportunities

(D) This would make, child development a popular course

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Ans – C
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13. A five years old child fails to reason that when water is transferred from a tall and narrow
glass to a wide container the quantity of water remain the same. This is because

(A) She cannot symbolize

(B) She cannot imitate

(C) She cannot reverse her thinking
(D) Her behavior is not goal- directed
Ans – C
14. Children

(A) Are born unruly and need to be civilized by the society
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(B) Are a gift of god meant to be worshipped
(C) Are influenced by the social and cultural context they grow up in
(D) Come into this world with a blank slate
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Ans – C
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15. The process of adjusting, deleting schemas to maintain equilibrium is called
(A) ZPD

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(B) Scaffolding

(C) Adaptation
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(D) Schema function

Ans – C
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16. While riding a bicycle a boy prompts his sister “Drive fast” we will reach there earlier. He is
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showing and understanding of

(A) Symbolic thought

(B) Egocentric thought

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(C) Cause and effect

(D) Reversible thinking

Ans – C
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17. According to Vygotsky children learn a lot through _______ their peers.

(A) Physical fighting with

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(B) Imitation of

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(C) Interaction of

(D) Competition with

Ans – C
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18. The term ‘Private speech’ was first used by

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(A) Kohlberg

(B) Vygotsky
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(C) Erikson

(D) Piaget

Ans – B
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19. Learner- centered approach is one in which
(A) Learner are rewarded and punished for their responses
(B) The teacher focuses on memorizing of facts
(C) Learners with the teacher’s guidance are made responsible for constructing their own understanding
(D) Learners are left free to learn on their own
Ans – C
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20. Kohlberg’s idea of moral development has _____ levels.
(A) Three

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(B) Four

(C) Two

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(D) Eight

Ans – A
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21. “The importance of communication with others as a major factor in the development of a
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child’s language” is expressed by

(A) Bandura

(B) Vygotsky
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(C) Kohlberg

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(D) Freud

Ans – B
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22. Intelligence includes

(A) The capacity of an individual to produce novel/original answers to the problems

(B) The ability to produce a single response to a specific question

(C) A set of capabilities that allows and individual to learn

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(D) A permanent change in behavior as a result of experience

Ans – C
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23. Assessment should focus on

(A) Increasing competition among children

(B) Reducing the teacher’s work

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(C) Further learning

(D) Labeling children

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Ans – C
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24. If a teacher thinks that girls need to be given a different type of education which would help
them to become good wives and mothers, this type of thinking

(A) Challenges the social attitude towards girls

(B) Shows that teachers cannot and should not try to change the social perception

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(C) Is beneficial to he girls and would help them to perform their rules assigned by the society in a better
way

(D) Promotes gender bias and restricts the potential of the girls
Ans – D
25. To deal with diversity in her classroom a teacher needs to
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(A) Disregard the social context of the students
(B) Judge the students on the basis of their physical appearance
(C) Be sensitive to the social and cultural context of the students
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(D) Give uniform instructions and disregard individual differences
Ans – C
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26. Children with special needs should be
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(A) Given no education at all

(B) Given only vocational training
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(C) Segregated and put in separate institutions

(D) Included in regular setups with special provisions

Ans – D
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27. A creative child has the following characteristic

(A) Rigid in approach to problem- solving

(B) Ability to rote memorize

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(C) Conformity to the given rules and norms

(D) Original thought and expression

Ans – D
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28. How would you identify a child with learning disability?

(A) By administrating intelligence test

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(B) By seeing their physical appearance

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(C) By looking at their note books for writing

(D) By observing how much they fight with other children

Ans – C
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29. When a child’s capacity in any particular area of development is low, it

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(A) Does not influence her overall development

(B) Does not mean delay in any area of development

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(C) Has an impact on all areas of development

(D) Has no effect on the child

Ans – C
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30. Creativity includes the ability to
(A) Copy and imitate others

(B) Do divergent thinking
(C) Rote memorize long passages and sequences of numbers
(D) Do convergent thinking

Ans – B
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1. There are a few ‘first generation school-goers’ in a middle school class. The teacher should
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(A) Call the parents and ask them to enroll their children for tuition if they wish their children to study at
all

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(B) Give a long lecture to the parents about how they are wasting their money on these children
(C) Talk to children to understand them and make classroom environment conducive to their learning
(D) Tell the children sensitively that they do not have the capacity to study further and they should now
help their parents at work y

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Ans – C
2. Which one of the following statements reflects assessment for learning strategies?
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(A) Assessment is used to label ‘superior’ and ‘inferior’ students

(B) Assessment is carried out during teaching- learning to create differentiated teaching and learning
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strategies

(C) Assessment is used to provide evidence of achievement to parents, students etc.

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(D) Assessment is carried out at the end of the learning process

Ans – B
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3. A child with learning disability

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(A) Needs to be put in a separate institution and not in mainstream schools

(B) Should be given vocational education, but should not be taught science and writing skills
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(C) Has a right to study in the regular school where there are special provisions for him

(D) Needs to be dealt with severely and punished harshly for his mistakes
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Ans – B
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4. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds should

(A) Be given vocational education so that they can pursue their parent’s occupation

(B) Be placed in regular schools and efforts should be made to adopt the curriculum and facilities
learning for all the students in the context of their school and cultural context

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(C) Be made to study in different schools since their cognitive capabilities cannot match those of other
students

(D) Not be given
Ans – B
5. In a progressive set up children with special needs
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(A) Are segregated from other children and are allowed to join then only at the meal time
(B) Are given only vocational training
(C) Are allowed to mingle with other children on the condition that they behave themselves
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(D) Are taught along with other children while making special provisions for their needs
Ans – D
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6. Talented and creative children

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(A) Need to be given special attention to enable them to reach their full potential
(B) Are very difficult to deal with and the teacher should be very strict with them
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(C) Are those children who are excellent in each area of development cognition, social, emotional and
physical

(D) Have a higher IQ and have better social skills than their peers
Ans – A y
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7. Learning can be facilitated by

(A) Pushing the children harder by using punishment

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(B) Asking the child to do a lot of drill and practice

(C) Pressurizing the children to spend long hours on study

(D) Connecting new materials with something the child already knows

Ans – D
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8. Learner- centered teaching means that

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(A) Learners are considered passive recipients and teacher has the right knowledge

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(B) Learners are slow in learning and teacher stresses completion of syllabus

(C) Learners are given an opportunity to construct knowledge and teacher is a guide in the learning
process
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(D) Learners know little and teaching involves transmission of facts to them

Ans – C
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9. According to the theory of cognitive development given by Piaget, the teacher has an
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insignificant role to play in classrooms

(A) Yes because the child is sure to develop cognitively as he goes along the sequence of development
suggested by Piaget

(B) No, because the teacher supports and facilitates the active explorations of the children

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(C) No, because the teacher needs to perform administrative duties also
(D) Yes, because the child constructs his own view of the world
Ans – D
10. In a constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky, the teacher
(A) Gives long lecture on various topics
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(B) Provides an opportunity to the students to engage in inquiry and problem solving
(C) Take a backseat and observe the children
(D) Dictate answers to all the questions in the text-books
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Ans – B
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11. It is important to appreciate children’s work rather than criticize it. This statement is
(A) Correct because no parent can complain to the teachers that she scolded her child
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(B) In correct since appreciation spoil child

(C) Incorrect since children can improve their work only when adults criticize it
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(D) Correct since it helps to foster creativity in children
Ans – D
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12. Which one of the following is most effective method for the success of CCE?
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(A) Conducting assessment at the beginning of the end of the session

(B) Using a variety of ways to assess children over a period of time

(C) Giving written tests to children periodically

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(D) Having only multiple choice questions in tests

Ans – B
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13. Despite giving stars for every work, a teacher finds that students are not motivated to learn.
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This could be because

(A) The teacher is not giving different colored stars

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(B) The teacher is not giving appropriate stars

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(C) The students are incapable of learning

(D) Rewards alone cannot ensure interest and long-term learning

Ans – D
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14. As a middle school science teacher, which one of the following will be your most preferred
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method?

(A) Dictating answers to the questions in the text books

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(B) Asking bright children to write answers to the questions in text book and dictate them to the class

(C) Conducting experiments and doing- projects

(D) Making students read the chapter loud

Ans – C
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15. What the child learns, how well she learns it and how she is able to apply that learning to
various situations depends on
(A) Opportunities the teacher provides for memorization and recall
(B) Her parents’ intelligence and money spend on her
(C) How well the school gives rewards and punishments
(D) Opportunities she has to observe and interact with objects and people
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Ans – D
16. What role does socio-cultural context play in learning?
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(A) An insignificant role

(B) It is not related to learning

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(C) It plays a very important role in learning

(D) Not at all

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Ans – C
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(A) Childhood is a happy period for all children

(B) Children are like adults in their thinking

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(C) Children are evil creature who has to be tamed by the adults around
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(D) Childhood is experienced differently by children in different social and cultural context
Ans – D
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18. Proximo-distal principle of motor development means that

(A) Development tends to proceed from toe to head

(B) It is a sequence of biological changes in childhood

(C) Development proceeds from the center of the organism to its periphery
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(D) Development tends to proceed from head to toe

Ans – C
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19. Which one of these does not play a role in socialization of children?

(A) School

(B) Family
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(C) Physical infrastructure

(D) Media
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Ans – C
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20. Individual differences can be attributed to the complex interplay between the heredity factors
and the

(A) Genes

(B) Genetic- makeup

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(C) Inborn characteristics
(D) Environment
Ans – B
21. A child focuses on one aspect of a situation and ignores the others. This is due to
(A) Egocentric behavior
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(B) Inability to imitate

(C) Focus on symbolic thought

(D) Concentration

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Ans – D
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22. According to Piaget, which one of the following pairs is essential for cognitive development of
the child?

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(A) Assimilation of ZPD

(B) Accommodation and scaffolding
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(C) IQ and creativity

(D) Assimilation and accommodation

Ans – D
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23. _____ believed that cognitive development occurs in a socio-cultural context and evolves out of
the child’s social interactions.

(A) Freud
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(B) Vygotsky

(C) Erikson

(D) Piaget

Ans – B
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24. In pre-conventional morality

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(A) Many rules and values are internalized by the individual

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(B) Generic and broad based principles of justice are evolved to view laws as social contracts

(C) The idea of rules and values is not developed at all

(D) Rules are external to the self

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Ans – D
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25. A teacher believes that each child is unique and a special individual and therefore actively
involves them in their own education and development. The teacher is adapting
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(A) Child- centric education

(B) Method- centric education

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(C) Teacher- centric education
(D) School- centric education
Ans – A
26. According to which theorist, language play a crucial role in the development of cognitive
ability
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(A) Piaget

(B) Bandura

(C) Pavlov

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(D) Vygotsky

Ans – D
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27. Language ________ thought.

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(A) Is totally independent of

(B) Is synonyms with
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(C) Influence

(D) Can be equated with

Ans – C
y
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28. Which of the following statement best describes intelligence?

(A) Intelligence is an uni-dimensional concept

(B) Intelligence is only influenced by heredity

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(C) Intelligence is influenced by environment only

(D) Intelligence is an multi- dimensional concept

Ans – D
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29. In a classroom, teaching- learning needs to be

(A) Standardized because only then can assessment be objective and valid
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(B) Individualized since there are individual differences among learners

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(C) Individualized because learners are a homogeneous group

(D) Standardized since learning needs to be uniform for all the learners

Ans – B
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30. When parents buy dolls for their daughter and football for their sons, this decision reflects
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(A) Gender constancy

(B) Gender insensitivity

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(C) Gender empowerment

(D) Gender stereotype

Ans – D
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1. Which one of the following statements cannot be attributed to Piaget’s theory?
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(A) Development occurs in qualitative stages
(B) Children construct and use knowledge about their world
(C) Learning takes place through constant practice
(D) Children act on their environment
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Ans – C
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2. Which of the following statements is true about the role of heredity and environment?
(A) Certain aspects of development are influenced more by heredity and others more by environment
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(B) A child’s ability to learn and perform is completely decided by the genes
(C) Good care and a nutritious diet can fight off any disorder a child is born with
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(D) Environment plays a significant role only in the child’s language development
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3. Play has a significant role in development of young children for the following reasons, except –
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(A) They gain mastery over their body

(B) It stimulates their senses

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(C) It is just a pleasant way to spend time

(D) They acquire new skills and learn when to use them

Ans – C
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4. Which one of the following is not a limitation of the preoperational thought?

(A) Tendency to concentrate

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(B) Development of the symbolic thought

(C) Egocentrism
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(D) Irreversibility

Ans – B
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5. Which one of the following option best describes progressive education?

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(A) Learning by doing, project method, cooperative learning

(B) Thematic units, regular unit tests, ranking

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(C) Personalized learning, ability grouping, labeling students

(D) Project method, ability grouping, ranking

Ans – A
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6. Which one of the following questions invites children to think critically?
(A) Do you know the answer to this?
(B) What is the right answer?
(C) Can you think of a similar situation?
(D) What are the different ways in which we can solve this?
Ans – D
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7. Which of the following can be considered as a contribution of Kohlberg’s theory?
(A) His theory has supported an association between cognitive maturity and moral maturity
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(B) The theory has elaborate testing procedures
(C) It establishes a clear relationship between moral reasoning and action
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(D) His belief is that children are moral philosophers
Ans – A
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8. Which one of the following statements about progressive education explains – Education is life
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itself?

(A) School education should continue as long as possible
(B) Schools are not required, children can learn from their life experiences
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(C) Education in schools should reflect the social and natural world

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(D) Life is the true educator

Ans – C
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9. An androgynous personality –

(A) Refers to men with feminine traits

(B) Has a balance of what are generally considered masculine and feminine traits

(C) Tends to be assertive and arrogant

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(D) Adheres to stereotypical gender roles prevalent in the society

Ans – B
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10. The Zone of Proximal Development refers to –

(A) The phase when maximum development is possible

(B) The developmental phase when child takes complete responsibility for learning
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(C) A context in which children can almost perform a task on their own with right level of support

(D) The point in learning when support can be withdrawn

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Ans – C
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11. One of the critiques of standardized tests has been that –

(A) They represent largely the mainstream culture and are therefore biased

(B) Their language is difficult to understand

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(C) The tests cannot be administered on large populations
(D) They do not give a clear picture of a child’s ability
Ans – A
12. Children acquire gender roles through all of the following except –
(A) Media
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(B) Socialization

(C) Culture

(D) Tutoring

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Ans – D
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13. Teacher can utilize both assessment for learning and assessment of learning to –
(A) Know children’s progress and achievement level
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(B) Know learning needs of child and select teaching strategy accordingly
(C) Assess child’s performance at periodic intervals and certify his/her performance
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(D) Monitor children’s progress and set appropriate goals to fill their learning gaps
Ans – A
14. The theory multiple intelligence says that- y

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(A) Intelligence can be rapidly accelerated

(B) Intelligence can be of several kinds

(C) Paper-pencil tests are not helpful

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(D) Intelligence can be multiplied with effective pedagogy

Solution- B

15. Giftedness in children can be attributed to-

(A) An interplay between heredity and environment

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(B) A resource- rich environment

(C) Successful parents
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(D) A disciplined routine

Ans – A
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16. Which one of the following is not related to Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation?
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(A) It has been mandated by the Right to Education Act of India

(B) It is an integral part of teaching- learning process

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(C) It focuses on child’s achievement in different learning areas

(D) It is useful to label children as slow, poor or intelligent

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Ans – D
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17. The intervention needed for creative and talented children in the classroom rests on-
(A) Use of customized and simulating instructional methods by the teacher
(B) Giving extra time to them
(C) Being affectionate towards them
(D) Giving them the responsibility of teaching other children
Ans – A
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18. Children coming from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds need a classroom
environment which –

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(A) Teaches them good behavior
(B) Values and uses their cultural and linguistic knowledge
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(C) Discourages the use of their language so that they learn the mainstream language
(D) Categorizes children based on their abilities

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Ans – B
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19. Patterns of divergent thinking identify children, who are –
(A) Disabled

(B) Dyslexic
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(C) Creative

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(D) Resilient

Ans – C
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20. Which one of the following ways is not a suitable way to help hyperactive children learn?
(A) Breaking up a task into small, manageable segments

(B) Offering alternative ways of learning

(C) Including physical activity in their daily scheduled

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(D) Reprimanding them often for being restless

Ans – D
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21. Which one of the following is an emotion?

(A) Memory

(B) Fear
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(C) Attention

(D) Stimulus
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Ans – B
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22. Which one of the following does not describe the ways in which a teacher can model problem
solving for children in the classroom?

(A) Discuss your thought processes about solving a particular problem

(B) Be honest about making mistakes while solving something

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(C) Use vocabulary like think, ideas, trial and different answers
(D) Ask questions with convergent answers
Ans – D
23. Which one of the following best describes a teacher’s role?
(A) Teacher’s most important role in the classroom is to maintain discipline
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(B) A teacher should adhere to the prescribed textbook
(C) Completing the syllabus on time leaving enough time for revision is important
(D) Creating a relaxed space where children learn through dialogue and enquiry
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Ans – D
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24. A three year old child explains that milk is produced by a machine at the milk booth.
Which one of the following offers the best explanation of the child’s understanding?
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(A) The child has very limited exposure of the world
(B) The child’s answer is based on his/her experience of buying milk from the milk booth
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(C) The child has never seen cows

(D) The child’s family does not offer a stimulating environment to the child
Ans – B
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25. Which one of the following best describes the role of textbooks in the classroom?
(A) They are one of the resource and reference materials available in the class
(B) They maintain homogeneity in learning across a state or the nation

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(C) They provide guidance to teachers and parents about the course of study
(D) They form the most essential learning resource in a resource- starved context
Ans – A
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26. Which one of the following classrooms encourages rich learning?

(A) A classroom with a variety of material displayed in the class beyond the reach of children so that the
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material lasts longer

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(B) A classroom with open activity corners and a variety of children’s literature in open shelves accessible
any time of the day

(C) A classroom with neatly organized material in cupboards brought out once a week for free play
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(D) A classroom with structured and planned learning driven by textbook content

Ans – B
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27. The children in a class can be considered to be motivated if –

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(A) They come to school neatly dressed in uniform

(B) They maintain discipline in the class

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(C) All are regular in attendance
(D) They ask questions seeking clarification from the teacher
Ans – D
28. The National Curriculum Framework- 2005 derives its understanding from –
(A) Humanism
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(B) Behaviourism

(C) Constructivism

(D) Cognitive theories

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Ans – C
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29. The discipline which has a significant role in a learning environment is of the kind which helps
–
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(A) Children to regulate and monitor their own learning
(B) To create silence
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(C) Teachers to give instructions

(D) Children rote memorize their lessons

Ans – A
y
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30. Which one of the following is the most suitable to improve children’s learning?
(A) Regular assessment test should be conducted

(B) Teacher should explain the content using different examples and illustrations
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(C) All types of learning material should be there in the class

(D) Teacher should facilitate children to interact with each other on real- life situations
Ans – D
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1. School is an institution of socialization of children where –

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(A) School children occupy the central position

(B) School routines occupy the central position

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(C) School activities occupy the central position

(D) School teachers occupy the central position

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Ans – A
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2. The development from central part of the body towards peripheries or extremities denotes the
–
(A) Principles of radiated development
(B) Principles of decentralized development
(C) Principles of proximodistal development
(D) Principles of cascade development
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Ans – C
3. The concept of object permanence is attained during Piaget’s __________ stage of development
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(A) Sensorimotor

(B) Preoperational

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(C) Concrete operational

(D) Formal operational

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Ans – A
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4. If you join a teacher fraternity and choose to dress like most of the others in your group, you
are exhibiting –

(A) Group identity

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(B) Obedience

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(C) Compliance

(D) Conformity

Ans – D
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5. Between ________ months of age, most children begin to combine words into short sentences
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while speaking.

(A) 12 and 18
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(B) 18 and 24

(C) 24 and 30
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(D) 30 and 36

Ans – B
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6. Individualized Education Programme is planned from the perspective of –

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(A) Special Education Programme

(B) Child- centered Education Programme

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(C) Open School Education Programme

(D) e-learning Education Programme

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Ans – B
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7. Creativity is thought to be related to the concept of –
(A) Fluid intelligence
(B) Crystallized intelligence
(C) Convergent thinking
(D) Divergent thinking
Ans – D
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8. The concept of Intelligence Quotient or IQ was developed by –
(A) Galton

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(B) Binet

(C) Stern

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(D) Terman

Ans – C
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9. The position where thought patterns are influenced by language is called
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(A) Cultural tendency

(B) Linguistic determination

(C) Cognitive bias

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(D) Sociolinguistic genesis

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Ans – B
10. The acceptable sound combinations of a language are specified in its _________ rules.
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(A) Phonological

(B) Grammatical

(C) Syntactic

(D) Inflection
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Ans – A
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11. Divya often divides the assigned job into small tasks which she can handle easily. She is using –
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(A) Reductionism

(B) Secondary elaboration

(C) Sub-goal analysis

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(D) Functional fixedness

Ans – C
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12. Ravi repairs appliances by testing hypothesis about the cause of the malfunction based on his
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experiences with the symptoms. He uses –

(A) Insight

(B) Algorithms

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(C) Mental set
(D) Heuristics
Ans – D
13. Grading, coding, marking and credit accumulation systems are some of the examples of –
(A) Evaluation procedure of answer sheets of the examination
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(B) Symbolizing position of children in the class
(C) Depicting the academic progress in report card
(D) Scoring procedure of assessment of learners’ achievement
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Ans – D
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14. “Society determines the roles of male and female.” This statement articulates –
(A) Gender as an inherent construct

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(B) Gender as a hereditary endowment

(C) Gender as an intuitive construct
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(D) Gender as a social construct

Ans – D
15. Inclusive education is based on the principle of – y

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(A) Social equilibrium

(B) Equity and equal opportunities

(C) Social existence and globalization

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(D) World brotherhood

Ans – B
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16. Assessment of learners’ achievement helps the teachers to –

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(A) Maintain the performance record of learners

(B) Evaluate the effectiveness of pedagogy

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(C) Make ability grouping of learners in the classrooms

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(D) Prepare activity log for teaching

Ans – B
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17. Children with individual differences should be taught in a school having teachers –

(A) To teach in different sections of classrooms based on their individual differences

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(B) Trained to use different pedagogy to meet their diverse learning needs

(C) Trained to teach children with specific individual differences

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(D) Trained to make them homogeneous learners

Ans – B
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18. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act has been enacted in the year –
(A) 1992

(B) 1995
(C) 1999

(D) 2016

Ans – D
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19. Providing teaching- learning materials in accessible formats to the diverse learners implies –
(A) Universal Inclusive Education Ethical Considerate
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(B) Universal Code of Teaching Practices
(C) Universal Humanistic Approach of Teaching
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(D) Universal Design of Learning

Ans – D
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20. The Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ensures the rights of
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children with disabilities to free education from –
(A) 6 years to 18 years

(B) 3 years to 18 years

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(C) 6 years to 14 years

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(D) 6 years to 22 years

Ans – C
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21. When children think to interpret the received information according to their experiences, it is
called –

(A) Reflective thinking

(B) Creative thinking

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(C) Abstract thinking

(D) Concrete thinking

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Ans – D
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22. ________ involves self- awareness and control of cognitive abilities, e.g., planning, reviewing and
revising, etc.
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(A) Centration

(B) Metacognition
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(C) Cognition

(D) Accommodation
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Ans – B
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23. Maintenance is the specific stage of learning which is antecedent to _______ stage of learning.
(A) Acquisition
(B) Motivation
(C) Independent

(D) Generalization

Ans – D
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24. Teaching learner at varying levels of difficulty based on the ability of individual learner is
known as –

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(A) Differentiated instruction

(B) Selective instruction

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(C) Precision teaching

(D) Errorless instruction

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Ans – A
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25. A teacher is teaching children by demonstration of task to correct the performance of an
already learned task. He is using _________ method of teaching.
(A) Imitation
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(B) Observation

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(C) Correction

(D) Modeling

Ans – D
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26. Zajonc believes that cognition and emotion are –

(A) Interdependent

(B) Independent
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(C) Interrelated

(D) Integrated
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Ans – B
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27. In _________ thinking, a child as a problem solver evaluates the truth or likelihood of
statements.
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(A) Creative

(B) Aesthetic
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(C) Abstract

(D) Logical
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Ans – D
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28. According to Mann and Janis, decision makers children analyze the problem, list the
alternatives and weigh each option for its advantages and disadvantages –
(A) Surveillance
(B) Vigilant

(C) Outgoing

(D) Autocratic
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Ans – B
29. Multisensory approach in teaching learning is the simultaneous use of visual, auditory, tactile
and __________ senses to enhance learning.
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(A) Kinesthetic

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(B) Vestibular

(C) Perceptual

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(D) Observational

Ans – A
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30. The task in which children get experience while enjoying themselves is known as –
(A) Drill and practice task

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(B) Consumer type task

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(C) Producer type task

(D) Problem type task

Ans – B
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(A) Pre- gang age

(B) Imitative age play age

(C) Questioning age

(D) Play age

2. ‘Toy age’ refers to

(A) Early childhood

(B) Late childhood

(D) All of the above

3. The meaning of development is

(A) Progressive series of changes

(B) Progressive series of changes as a result of motivation

(C) Progressive series of changes as a result of motivation and experience

(D) Series of changes as a result of maturation and experience

(B) Mass and number

(D) Mass, number and area

(A) Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary games

(C) Achieving personal independence

(A) Each phase of the development has hazard

(B) Development is not elided by stimulation

(C) Development is affected by cultural changes

(D) Each phase of the development has characteristic behavior

example of learning theory of

(A) Classical conditioning

(B) Operant conditioning

(C) Trial and error

(D) None of these

8. Training in advance of normal maturation is generally

(A) Highly beneficial with respect to performance of the common skills

(B) Harmful from an overall point of view

(C) Beneficial from a long range point of view

(D) Beneficial or harmful depending on the method used in training

9. Which of the following statement is not appropriate to motivation as process?

(A) It causes a person to move towards a goal

(B) It satisfies the person’s biological needs

(C) It helps in achieving a psychological ambition

(D) It helps away from an unpleasant situation

(A) Redicule by friends

(C) Cease nagging

(A) Coercive persuasion

(B) Repetition of idea or assertion

(C) Endorsement by an admired person

(D) Association of the massage with a good feeling

(C) Temporary learning

13. During 6 to 10 years children start taking interest in

(B) Human body

14. Which of the following statements regarding achievement motives is true?

(A) Achievement motive is necessary for survival

(D) All of these

(C) Reaction formation

(A) Trait theory

(B) Type theory

(C) Psychoanalytical theory

(D) Behaviorist theory

(B) Bulling nature

18. Adjustment means accommodating oneself to various circumstances in order to satisfy

19. Which of the following is not a characteristic of mental retardation?

(C) Poor adaptation with the environment

(D) Poor interpersonal relations

(A) Inclusive education

(D) None of these

(A) A child belonging to such parents whose annual income is low

(A) Provision for curricular activities