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51.

In which of the following stages the child looks self-centered?

A. Infancy
B. Early childhood
C. Adolescence
D. Adulthood
Answer» C. Adolescence
52.

_____ Is the ratio of mental age to the chronological age multiplied by 100.

A. Emotional quotient
B. Intelligence quotient
C. Both
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both
53.

The cardinal principles of learner centered education are_____.

A. Learning by doing
B. Learning by living
C. Both
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
54.

Who gives more stress to the philosophy of social constructivism?

A. Piaget
B. Kohlberg
C. Vygotsky
D. Dewey
Answer» D. Dewey
55.

The best place of social development for a 12 years old child is___.

A. Neighborhood
B. Family
C. Playground
D. School
Answer» B. Family
56.

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
Answer» C. it will provide job to teachers
57.

The period of sensory motor adaptation of Piaget is_____

A. 0-2 years
B. 1-3 years
C. 3-5 years
D. 4-6 years
Answer» B. 1-3 years
58.

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
Answer» E.
59.

NavodayaSchools 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
Answer» C. complete‘SarvaShikshaAbhiyan’
60.

A teacher should be:

A. Honest
B. Diligent
C. Dutiful
D. Punctual
Answer» C. Dutiful
61.

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
Answer» B. it makes learning easy
62.

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

A. Environment influences on development
B. Biological influences on development
C. Congentivedevelopment
D. Affective processes in development
Answer» E.
63.

In order to develop the spirit of labour in students

A. The teacher himself should indulge inlabour
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
Answer» D. Students should be given examples of laboring people
64.

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.
Answer» B. Biological influences on development.
65.

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» D. Easy retention of facts
66.

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
Answer» E.
67.

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
Answer» D. Students should be given examples of laboring people
68.

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
Answer» E.
69.

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.
Answer» E.
70.

Who is the father of ''Theory of Multiple Intelligence''?

A. Gardner
B. Vygotsky
C. Bruner
D. Piaget
Answer» B. Vygotsky
71.

A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to aback 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
Answer» D. Advise him to take up vocational education
72.

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
Answer» D. Range of reaction
73.

The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.

A. weaker
B. stronger
C. less important
D. more important
Answer» B. stronger
74.

Responses that produce a discomforting effect become __________ to occur again in that situation.

A. not likely
B. less likely
C. more likely
D. equally likely
Answer» C. more likely
75.

The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.

A. weaker
B. stronger
C. less important
D. more important
Answer» C. less important
76.

The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called

A. Pedagogy
B. Education
C. Epistemology
D. Cognitive Development
Answer» E.
77.

According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
Answer» C. 17
78.

Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation.

A. not likely
B. less likely
C. more likely
D. equally likely
Answer» D. equally likely
79.

Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
80.

According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for

A. research
B. future life
C. present life
D. entrepreneurship
Answer» D. entrepreneurship
81.

According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process.

A. social[comma] social
B. social[comma] philosophical
C. philosophical[comma] philosophical
D. environmental[comma] psychological
Answer» B. social[comma] philosophical
82.

Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students

A. don't know
B. already know
C. willing to know
D. not willing to know
Answer» C. willing to know
83.

"The famous book ""The Republic"" was written by"

A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. John Locke
Answer» B. Aristotle
84.

"""All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth."" This is the saying of"

A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Socrates
D. John Locke
Answer» C. Socrates
85.

The most recent response is most likely to

A. forget
B. reoccur
C. compromised
D. not occur again
Answer» C. compromised
86.

Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from

A. school
B. burden
C. society
D. past memory
Answer» D. past memory
87.

According to John Locke, a child's mind does not contain any

A. memory
B. imagination
C. observation
D. innate ideas
Answer» E.
88.

A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of

A. analysis
B. evidence
C. experience
D. information
Answer» D. information
89.

Who advocated removing children from their mothers' care and raising them as wards of the state?

A. Plato
B. Socrates
C. Aristotle
D. John Locke
Answer» B. Socrates
90.

A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by

A. analysis
B. evidence
C. experience
D. information
Answer» D. information
91.

The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of

A. head and heart
B. heart and hands
C. head and hands
D. head[comma] heart[comma] and hands
Answer» E.
92.

Plato believed that talent and intelligence are

A. distributed genetically
B. distributed gender-wise
C. not distributed genetically
D. not distributed gender-wise
Answer» D. not distributed gender-wise
93.

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the Concrete operational stage starts at age

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» E.
94.

According to Jean Piaget, children are no longer egocentric when entering

A. Sensorimotor stage
B. Preoperational stage
C. Formal operational stage
D. Concrete operational stage
Answer» E.
95.

Children are usually egocentric during __________ and __________ stages.

A. Sensorimotor[comma] Preoperational
B. Formal operational[comma] Sensorimotor
C. Preoperational[comma] Concrete operational
D. Concrete operational[comma] Formal operational
Answer» B. Formal operational[comma] Sensorimotor
96.

According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning skill during

A. Sensorimotor stage
B. Preoperational stage
C. Formal operational stage
D. Concrete operational stage
Answer» D. Concrete operational stage
97.

The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called

A. Inductive Reasoning
B. Deductive Reasoning
C. Qualitative Reasoning
D. Quantitative Reasoning
Answer» B. Deductive Reasoning
98.

The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information.

A. use
B. miss
C. retain
D. misuse
Answer» D. misuse
99.

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the Formal operational stage starts at age

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
100.

The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called

A. Inductive Reasoning
B. Deductive Reasoning
C. Qualitative Reasoning
D. Quantitative Reasoning
Answer» C. Qualitative Reasoning