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This section includes 259 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Education and Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
One of the basic principles of socializing Individuals is: |
| A. | Religion |
| B. | Caste |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Imitation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The current movement of behavior modification, wherein tokens are awarded for correct responses, is |
| A. | Herbart‟s Five Steps |
| B. | Lock‟s Tabula rasa |
| C. | Thorndike's Law of Effect |
| D. | Thorndike's Law of Exercise |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Discipline means: |
| A. | strict-behaviour |
| B. | severe punishment |
| C. | obedience |
| D. | going by the rules |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Absenteeism can be tackled by : |
| A. | teaching |
| B. | punishing the students |
| C. | giving the sweets |
| D. | contacting the parents |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
In co-education you won’t |
| 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 toned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
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. |
| Answer» B. Exposure to peers. | |
| 10. |
If any girl child does not corner 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the skills do you consider most essential for a teacher? |
| A. | Oration skill |
| B. | Listening skills |
| C. | Managerial skills |
| D. | Teaching skills |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Good reading aims at developing |
| A. | understanding |
| B. | pronunciation |
| C. | sensitivity |
| D. | increasing factual knowledge |
| Answer» B. pronunciation | |
| 13. |
Success in developing values is mainly dependent upon |
| A. | government |
| B. | Society |
| C. | family |
| D. | teacher |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
The primary duty of a teacher is to be responsible to his/her: |
| A. | family |
| B. | students |
| C. | society |
| D. | nation |
| Answer» C. society | |
| 15. |
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. |
| Answer» B. Physical structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development. | |
| 16. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The term „identical elements‟ is closely associated with: |
| A. | Group instruction |
| B. | Transfer of learning |
| C. | Jealousy between twins |
| D. | Similar test questions |
| Answer» C. Jealousy between twins | |
| 19. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the |
| A. | Vocational School |
| B. | Public high School |
| C. | Kindergarten |
| D. | Latin School |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Frobel‟s most important contribution to education was his development of the |
| A. | Vocational school |
| B. | Public high school |
| C. | Kindergarten |
| D. | Latin School |
| Answer» D. Latin School | |
| 24. |
Intelligence testing is useful for knowing_____ |
| A. | Individual difference |
| B. | Mental retardation |
| C. | Educational backwardness |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Environment; behavior | |
| 26. |
Non-verbal test of intelligence is suitable for_____ |
| A. | Deaf and dumb |
| B. | Literates |
| C. | Backward children |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series of punishments | |
| 28. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
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 |
| Answer» C. Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy | |
| 31. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behaviour, what prediction can we make about expression of the behaviour in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart? |
| A. | Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins. |
| B. | There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins. |
| C. | Identical twins will express the behaviour more similarly than fraternal twins. |
| D. | The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
A child from a disorganized home will experience the greatest difficulty with: |
| A. | Well structured lessons |
| B. | Independent study |
| C. | Programmed instruction |
| D. | Workbooks |
| Answer» C. Programmed instruction | |
| 34. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
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. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
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 |
| B. | background from the cultural viewpoint |
| C. | Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child 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 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
The development that proceeds in the direction of the longitudinal axis i.e., head to foot is termed as_____ |
| A. | Cephalo-caudal development |
| B. | Proximo distal |
| C. | Interrelation |
| D. | Intergration |
| Answer» B. Proximo distal | |
| 39. |
An empowering school will promote which of the following qualities the most in its teachers? |
| A. | tendency to experiment |
| B. | memory |
| C. | disciplined nature |
| D. | competitive aptitude |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
Successful inclusion requires the following except |
| A. | involvement of parents |
| B. | capacity building |
| C. | sensitization |
| D. | segregation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The development that proceeds from the centre to the periphery is termed as: |
| A. | Spiral development |
| B. | Linear development |
| C. | Proximo-distal |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 42. |
Primary education helps_____. |
| A. | Socialization of child |
| B. | Democratization of child |
| C. | In course understanding |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Child growth as proceeding through an organized sequence of stages divided roughly by age in view of_____. |
| A. | Kohlberg |
| B. | Piaget |
| C. | Vygotsky |
| D. | Skinner |
| Answer» C. Vygotsky | |
| 44. |
IQ scores are generally ________ correlated with academic performance. |
| A. | Least |
| B. | Perfectly |
| C. | Highly |
| D. | Moderately |
| Answer» D. Moderately | |
| 45. |
The differences among individuals that distinguish them from one another and make each one a unique individual are denoted by the term____. |
| A. | Individual difference |
| B. | Heredity |
| C. | Environment |
| D. | Personality |
| Answer» B. Heredity | |
| 46. |
The process of expansion of an individual's capacities quantitatively, should be termed as: |
| A. | Development |
| B. | Growth |
| C. | Equilibration |
| D. | Maturation |
| Answer» B. Growth | |
| 47. |
_____ is the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge. |
| A. | Personality |
| B. | Intelligence |
| C. | Aptitude |
| D. | Attitude |
| Answer» C. Aptitude | |
| 48. |
Which indicates the change in the quality or character of a child? |
| A. | Growth |
| B. | Development |
| C. | Learning |
| D. | Environment |
| Answer» C. Learning | |
| 49. |
____ is the process of determining the context to which an objective is achieved or the qualities envisaged. |
| A. | Measurement |
| B. | Evaluation |
| C. | Both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Both (a) and (b) | |
| 50. |
Single factor theory of intelligence was given by_____ |
| A. | Alfred Binet |
| B. | Thorndike |
| C. | Freeman |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. Thorndike | |