Explore topic-wise MCQs in Education and Teaching.

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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