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1.Human development is divided into domains such as
A) psychological, cognitive, emotional and physical
B) physical, spiritual, cognitive and social
C) physical, cognitive, emotional and social
D) emotional, cognitive, spiritual and social-psychological

2. Which of the following is a principle of development?
A) It is a 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

3.Individual attention is important in the teaching - learning process because
A) It offers better opportunities to teachers to discipline each learner
B) Children develop at different rates and learn differently
C) learners always learn better in groups 
D) teacher training programmers prescribe it

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CTET Child Development & Pedagogy MCQs

1. A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining
(a) Environmental influences on development.
(b) Biological influences on development.
(c) Cognitive development.
(d) Affective processes in development.

2. All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except
(a) Pavilov
(b) J B Waston
(c) Hull
(d) Gesell

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1. Centrally sponsored scheme of Integrated Education for disabled children aims at providing educational opportunities to children with disabilities in
a. regular schools 
b. special schools
c. open schools
d. Blind Relief Association schools

2. Which of the following is not a sign of reading difficulty among young learners? Difficulty in
a. letter and word recognition
b. reading speed and fluency
c. understanding words and ideas 
d. spelling consistency

3. 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?
a. Teach them to enjoy non-academic activities
b. Teach them to manage stress
c. Segregate them from their peers for special attention 
d. Challenge them to enhance their creativity

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of intrinsically motivated children?
a. They always succeed 
b. They enjoy doing their work
c. They display a high level of energy while working
d. They like challenging tasks

5. Which of the following is not an appropriate tool for Formative Assessment?
a. Assignment
b. Oral questions
c. Term test 
d. Quiz and games

6. Learners should not be encouraged to
a. ask as many questions as possible both inside and outside the class
b. actively interact with other learners in group work
c. participate in as many co-curricular activities as possible
d. memorize all the answers to questions which the teacher may ask

7. Irfan breaks toys and dismantles them to explore their components. What would you do?
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

8. 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

9. Understanding the principles of development of a child helps a teacher in
a. identifying the social status of the learner
b. identifying the economic background of the learner
c. rationalizing why the learner ought to be taught
d. effectively catering to the different learning styles of learners

10. Christina took her class for a field trip and after coming back, she discussed the trip with her students. It may be co notated as
a. Assessment of Learning 
b. Assessment for Learning
c. Learning for Assessment
d. Learning of Assessment

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1. Theory of learning which totally and only depends on 'observable behavior' is associated with theory of learning.
a. Cognitivist
b. Developmental
c. Behaviourist 
d. Constructivist

2. 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

3. Creative answers require
a. direct teaching and direct questions
b. content-based questions
c. open-ended questions 
d. a highly disciplined classroom

4. Diagnosis of the gaps In the learning of students should be followed by
a. appropriate remedial measures 
b. intensive drill and practice.
c. systematic revision of all lessons
d. reporting the findings to learners and parents

5. Which of the following statements cannot be considered as a feature of 'learning'?
a. Learning is a process that mediates behaviour
b. Learning is something that occurs as a result of certain experiences
c. Study of behaviour is learning 
d. Unlearning is also a part of learning

6. 'Self-regulation' of learners refers to
a. their ability to monitor their own learning 
b. creating regulations for student behaviour
c. rules and regulations made by the student body
d. self-discipline and control

7. Which of the following does not reflect 'teaching for understanding'?
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

8. Which of the following statements is true about 'learning'?
a. Errors made by children indicate that no learning has taken place.
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.

9. Human development is based on certain principles. Which of the following is not a principle of human development?
a. Continuity
b. Sequentiality
c. General to Specific
d. Reversible

10. The main purpose of assessment should be
a. to point out the errors of the learners
b. to measure the achievement of learners
c. to decide if a student should be promoted to the next class
d. to diagnose and remedy gaps in learning

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1. Child Labour Prohibition Act (1986)
a. Prohibits all types of child labour upto 14 years of age of child
b. Prohibits child labour in risk-taking works only
c. Prohibits child labour during school hours only
d. Prohibits child labour by imposing the responsibility of children’s education on the employers

2. A creative learner refers to one who is
a. very talented in drawing and painting
b. highly intelligent
c. capable of scoring consistently good marks in tests
d. good at lateral thinking and problem solving

3. 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

4. Every learner is unique means that
a. No two learners are alike in their abilities, interests and talents
b. Learners do not have any common qualities, nor do 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

5. Constructivism as a theory
a. focuses on the role of imitation
b. emphasises the role of the learner in constructing his own view of the world
c. emphasises on memorising information and testing through recall
d. emphasises on the dominant role of the teacher

6. Development of concepts is primarily a part of
a. emotional development
b. intellectual development 
c. physical development
d. social development

7. Heredity is considered as a social structure.
a. primary
b. secondary
c. dynamic
d. static

8. The most intense and crucial socialization takes place
a. throughout the life of a person
b. during adolescence 
c. during early childhood
d. during adulthood

9. Helping learners recapitulate or recall what they have already learnt is important because
a. it is a convenient beginning for any classroom instruction
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

10. According to Piaget, during the first stage of development (birth to about 2 years age), a child learns best
a. by using the senses 
b. by comprehending neutral words
c. by thinking in an abstract fashion
d. by applying newly acquired knowledge of language

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1. The best method of checking student’s homework is
a. To assign it to intelligent students of the class
b. To check the answers in the class in group manner
c. To check them with the help of specimen answer
d. To check by the teacher himself in a regular way

2. A time bound testing programme for a students should be implemented in Schools so that
a. The progress of the students should be informed to their parents
b. A regular practice can be carried out
c. The students can be trained for final examinations
d. The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis of the feedback from the results

3. The essential element of the syllabus for the children remained out of school should be
a. Literacy competencies
b. Life-skills
c. Numerical competencies
d. Vocational competencies

4. The priority to girls education should be given because
a. The girls are more intelligent in comparison than the boys
b. The girls are lesser in number than boys
c. The girls were badly discriminated in favour of boys in the past
d. Only girls are capable of leading for social change

5. The success of integrated education depends on
a. The support of community
b. The excellence of text-books
c. The highest quality of teaching-learning material
d. The attitudinal changes in teachers

6. The quality of schools education is exclusively depending upon
a. Infrastructural facilities
b. Financial provisions
c. International support
d. The quality of teacher education

7. The idea of Basic Education is propounded by
a. Dr. Zakir Hussain
b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Rabindranath Tagore

8. The most important indicator of quality of education in a school is
a. Infrastructural facilities of a school
b. Classroom system
c. Text-books and Teaching-learning material
d. None of these

9. The best remedy of the student’s problems related with learning is
a. Suggestion for hard work
b. Supervised study in Library
c. Student Achievement level
d. Diagnostic teaching

10. The in-service teacher’ training can be made more effective by:
a. Using training package which in well prepared in advance
b. Making it a residential programme
c. Using co-operative approach
d. Practising training followup procedures 

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1. A teacher asks the questions in the class to:
a. keep students busy
b. maintain discipline
c. attract student’s attention
d. teach

2. You like teaching profession because:
a. it has less responsibility
b. you are interested in it   
c. it is easy
d. it provide you more holidays

3. How the students should be motivated to get success in life ?
a. Selected study
b. Incidental study
c. Intensive study
d. Learning by recitation

4. In context of the habit of Absenteeism of student
a. The principal and parents should get worried
b. The officials of the schools should take action against them as per school’s discipline
c. The teachers should take it as a serious problem
d. They should be given less priority in the class room in relation to regular students

5. To whom the responsibility of organization of curricular activities should be stored with?
a. The principal
b. The teacher who is appointed for this work
c. The teachers who take interest in it
d. All the teachers

6. When the students try to solve the questions in some different way as taught by the teacher from prescribed books, then these students should be
a. Discouraged to consult some other books on the subject
b. Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject
c. Suggested to talk with their teacher after the period
d. Suggested to follow the class room notes in order to get good mark in the examination

7. The experienced teachers do not require the detailed lesson plan of a topic because:
a. They can teach in a good manner without its help
b. The number of curious students is very poor in the class
c. When they commit some mistake, they do not face any challenge from their students
d. They can equip themselves with brief outline as they gain specialization in it through experience

8. The problem of drop-out in which students leave their schooling in early years can be tackled in a better way through
a. Reduction of the weight of curriculum
b. Sympathy of teachers
c. Attractive environment of the school
d. Encouragement of the students

9. The ideal teacher
a. Teaches the whole curriculum
b. Helps his students in learning
c. Is a friend, philosopher and guide
d. Maintains good discipline

10. The aim of education should be
a. To develop vocational skills in the students
b. To develop social awareness in the students
c. To prepare the students for examination
d. To prepare the students for practical life

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1. Absenteeism can be tackled by :
a. teaching 
b. punishing the students
c. giving the sweets
d. contacting the parents

2. Discipline means:
a. strict-behaviour
b. severe punishment
c. obedience
d. going by the rules

3. If any girl child does not come to school regularly you will
a. no bother
b. struck off her name
c. complain to the Principal
d. meet the parents and en-courage them 

4. In co-education you won’t to :
a. make separate rows of boys and girls
b. you give preference to boys over girls
c. you give preference to none 
d. you deal according to need

5. One of the basic principles of socializing individuals is
a. religion
b. caste
c. educational 
d. imitation

6. Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?
a. Oration skill
b. Listening skills
c. Managerial skills
d. Teaching skills

7. Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?
a. encourage children to search for knowledge
b. have all the information for the children
c. ability to make children memorize materials
d. enable children to do well in tests

8. Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?
a. identify gifted children
b. have an understanding of all children abilities 
c. identify children with learning disabilities
d. none of the above

9. Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?
a. ability to help children understand texts thoroughly
b. ability to help children do all the exercises
c. ability to raise possible actions from the texts
d. ability to help children from their own opinions on the text

10. Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher?
a. to communicate well
b. to use difficult language
c. to impress students
d.     to read out the textbook

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1. You find a student to be intelligent. You will
a. Remain pleased with him
b. Not give him additional homework
c. Motivate him so that he can make more progress
d. Inform his parents about the fact that he is intelligent

2. If some students are not in a mood to study in the class, you will
a. Force them to study
b. Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy
c. Warn them that they must study else you will report the matter to the Principal
d. Tell them some interesting things related to their interests or your own subject

3. Child development is defined as a field of study that
a. Examines change in human abilities.
b. Seeks to explain behavior across the life span.
c. Compares children to adults to senior citizens.
d. Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's cognitive, social, and other capacities.

4. The term ‘identical elements’ is closely associated with:
a. Group instruction
b. Transfer of learning
c. Jealousy between twins
d. Similar test questions

5. Organismic theories of development hold that
a. Psychological structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.
b. Physical structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.
c. Passively developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.
d. Slowly developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.

6. A Person believes that nurture strongly influences the development of his child. He would not agree with the importance of:
a. Genetic factors.
b. Exposure to peers.
c. The types of toys at home.
d. The warmth displayed by the parents.

7. If student is too shy to participate in the class, you will
a. Not ask questions from him
b. Ask only those questions from him whose answers can be given by him
c. Not ask those questions from him whose answers are beyond his means and due to which, he may become objects of ridicule in the class
d. Ask questions from him only when he is keen to answer them

8. How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right path?
a. Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict vigil on him
b. Allocate a seat for him in a corner of the class
c. Give him tasks of watering trees, cleaning the blackboard, making toys of clay etc.
d. None of above

9. Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a primary teacher. That is because
a. It helps in making children disciplined
b. The examination result is improved
c. It becomes a convenient mode for motivating children
d. It helps the teacher in understanding the behavior of children

10. The current movement of behavior modification, wherein tokens are awarded for correct responses, is a reflection of:
a. Herbart’s Five Steps
b. Lock’s Tabula rasa
c. Thorndike’s Law of Effect
d. Thorndike’s Law of Exercise

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1. The current view of childhood assumes that
a. Children are similar to adults in most ways.
b. Children are best treated as young adults.
c. Childhood is basically a "waiting period."
d. Childhood is a unique period of growth and change.

2. In preparing a fifth grade class to take a standardized reading test the teacher is best advised to:
a. Tell the children the test is very important and they should do the best they can
b. Ditto key questions from a previous test and allow the pupils to answer them
c. Coach the below grade level readers, as the rest of the class will do well anyway
d. Give the pupils practice in answering questions similar to the type that will appear on the test

3. A normal child of twelve years of age is most likely to
a. Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
b. Have feelings of anxiety about pleasing adults
c. Confine his/her interests to here and now
d. Be eager for peer approval

4. Creative writing should be an activity planned for
a. Only those children reading on grade level
b. Only those children who can spell and also, can write cohesive sentences
c. Only those children who want to write for the newspaper of the class
d. All children

5. Of the following, the most promising step for a teacher to take in order to improve class discipline is to
a. Note specific infractions of class rules in the marking book
b. Evaluate his/her materials, methods and approaches to children
c. Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series of punishments
d. Call a parent teacher meeting to discuss the situation

6. The question "Will the shy child who never speaks turn into a quiet, shy adult or will the child become a sociable, talkative person?" is concerned with which developmental issue?
a. Maturation
b. Continuity and discontinuity
c. Cultural universals versus cultural relativism
d. Nature and nurture

7. A child from a disorganized home will experience the greatest difficulty with:
a. Well structured lessons
b. Independent study
c. Programmed instruction
d. Workbooks

8. Most psychologists believe that development is due
a. Largely to nature.
b. Largely to nurture.
c. To nature and nurture acting separately.
d. To an interaction of nature and nurture.

9. The normal twelve year old child is most likely to:
a. Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
b. Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults
c. Confine his/her interests to the here and now
d. Be eager for peer approval

10. The reason why students run from school is
a. Lack of interesting class teaching work
b. Lack of interest in studies on the part of students
c. Not giving punishment to students
d. Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem

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              1.    A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining

a.       Environmental influences on development.

b.      Biological influences on development.

c.       Cognitive development.

d.      Affective processes in development.

              2.    All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except

a.       Pavilov

b.      J B Waston

c.        Hull

d.      Gesell

               3.    The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual's responsiveness to the environment is known as

a.       Canalization.

b.      Discontinuity.

c.       Differentiation.

d.      Range of reaction.

              4.    In order to develop the spirit of labour in students

a.        The teacher himself should indulge in labour 

b.      The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour 

c.       Students should be given opportunities to do labour from time to time

d.      Students should be given examples of laboring people

               5.    A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a back ward family/background from the cultural viewpoint. You will:

a.       Keep him in a class in which, there are many more students of backward background from the cultural viewpoint

b.      Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child

c.       Keep him in a normal class but will make special arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special needs in view

d.      Advise him to take up vocational education

              6.    All of the following can be signs that a child is gifted, except

a.       Early development of a sense of time

b.      Interest in encyclopedias and dictionaries

c.       Uneasy relationships with peers.

d.      Easy retention of facts

              7.    If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behavior, what prediction can we make about expression of the behavior in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart?

a.       Fraternal twins will express the behavior more similarly than identical twins.

b.      There will be little similarity in the expression of the behavior in either set of twins.

c.       Identical twins will express the behavior more similarly than fraternal twins.

d.      The behavior will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins.

              8.    Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the

a.       Vocational school

b.      Public high school

c.      Kindergarten

d.      Latin School

              9.    Of the following, the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to

a.       Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions

b.      Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state

c.       Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy

d.      Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy

              10. The key difference between evolutionary and cultural change is that evolutionary change alters __________ whereas cultural change alters ____________.

a.       Reproduction; environment

b.      Heredity; environment

c.       Environment; behavior 

d.      Development; learning

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                  1.      Most important work of teacher is:

a.       to organize teaching work

b.      to deliver lecture in class

c.       to take care of children

d.      to evaluate the students

                  2.      A teacher should be:

a.       Honest

b.      Diligent

c.       Dutiful

d.      Punctual

                  3.      Environmental education should be taught in schools because:

a.       it will affect environmental pollution

b.      it is important part of life

c.       it will provide job to teachers

d.      we cannot escape from environment

                  4.      Navodaya Schools have been established to:

a.       increase number of school in rural areas

b.      provide good education in rural areas

c.       complete ‘SarvaShikshaAbhiyan’

d.      check wastage of education in rural areas

                  5.      At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language because:

a.      it develops self-confidence in children

b.      it makes learning easy

c.       it is helpful in intellectual development

d.      it helps children in learning in natural atmosphere

                  6.      A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining:

a.       Environment influences on development

b.      Biological influences on development

c.       Congentive development

d.      Affective processes in development

                  7.      All of the following advanced pronciples of child development that are closely allied to the                             stimulus response learning theory, except:

a.       Pavilov

b.      J.B.Waston

c.       Hull

d.      Gesell

                  8.      The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual’s responsiveness to the environment                      is known as:

a.       Canalization

b.      Discontinuity

c.       Differentiation

d.      Range of reaction

                  9.      In order to develop the spirit of labour in students:

a.       The teacher himself should indulge in labour

b.      The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour

c.       Students should be givenopportunities to do labour from time to time

d.      Students should be given examples of laboring people

                 10.  A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a backward family/background from                      the cultural viewpoint. You will:

a.       Keep him in a class in which, ther are many more students of backward background from the cultural viewpoint.

b.      Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child.

c.       Keep him in a normal class but will make a special arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special needs in view.

d.      Advise him to take up vocational education.