Explore topic-wise MCQs in Education and Teaching.

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1.

What would you do if you find two students of your class fighting?

A. Ignore the fight
B. Punish both of them
C. Ignore the aggressor
D. Punish the aggressive child
Answer» C. Ignore the aggressor
2.

When is 'National Teachers Day' celebrated?

A. January 15
B. 44255
C. 44444
D. 44474
Answer» D. 44474
3.

You want to develop cooperation and team spirit in students? Which activities would you propose?

A. Art
B. Quiz
C. Debate
D. Project work
Answer» E.
4.

Learning in the mother-tongue helps a student to _________ what is being taught.

A. Create
B. Interpret
C. Reproduce
D. Easily comprehend
Answer» E.
5.

What type of teachers are appreciated?

A. Friendly
B. With charming personality
C. The one exercising strict control over his students
D. The one who understands the problems of students and helps them
Answer» E.
6.

The development of a student's personality is affected the most by __________.

A. Discipline at institute
B. Emotional climate at home
C. Inherited assets and liabilities
D. Social orientation of peers and elders
Answer» C. Inherited assets and liabilities
7.

The major disadvantage of punishment in education is that ___________

A. It prevents team work
B. It generates unpleasant feelings
C. It causes embarrassment in children
D. It does not solve the problem permanently
Answer» C. It causes embarrassment in children
8.

Young adolescents rebel to express their ________.

A. Their creativity
B. Their desire for freedom
C. Their personal inadequacy
D. External discipline imposed
Answer» C. Their personal inadequacy
9.

When is the best time to evaluate a student's performance?

A. When the instruction have begun
B. When the instruction have ended
C. Throughout the instructional process
D. Only at the end of major units of instruction
Answer» D. Only at the end of major units of instruction
10.

NLM stands for

A. National Liberty Mission
B. National Labour Mission
C. National Literacy Mission
D. National Literacy Movement
Answer» D. National Literacy Movement
11.

Ahinsa & Truth in Gandhiji's opinion is

A. Two side of a coin
B. Can't translate
C. Can't inter-wined
D. Have no relation between the two
Answer» B. Can't translate
12.

"The statement by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that a new education would made so as to ""Prepare Indians for the 21st Century in the year"

A. 1985
B. 1988
C. 1993
D. 1997
Answer» B. 1988
13.

Why is 'learning by doing' important?

A. Maintains discipline
B. Keeps children busy
C. Promotes meaningful learning
D. It develops interest among children
Answer» E.
14.

Which of the following would you use to shape the habits?

A. Training
B. Teaching
C. Indoctrination
D. None of these
Answer» B. Teaching
15.

For __________, 'Experimentation' the standard procedure to know the truth?

A. Science
B. Geography
C. Archeology
D. Public Administration
Answer» B. Geography
16.

On which list is education in Indian Constitution?

A. State list
B. Central list
C. Concurrent list
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
17.

Annie Besant inspired the opening of schools in many cities in

A. Early nineteenth century
B. End of nineteenth century
C. Early twentieenth century
D. End twentieenth century
Answer» C. Early twentieenth century
18.

How would you improve student participation in classroom activity?

A. By holding tests
B. By giving written assignments
C. By group activity and reporting
D. By reading textual information
Answer» D. By reading textual information
19.

Social change would bring a change in which of the following?

A. Human relationship
B. Structure of the society
C. Attitudes, ideals and values
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
20.

__________means reinforcing each small step towards a desired goal or behaviour.

A. Cuing
B. Shaping
C. Prompting
D. Positive practice
Answer» C. Prompting
21.

Which one of the following is the most important elements in teaching?

A. Subject matter
B. Student's knowledge
C. Teaching techniques and aids used
D. Relationship between teachers and students
Answer» E.
22.

EFA Programme is involved in _________

A. Removing poverty
B. Removing illiteracy
C. Providing primary education to all
D. Improving administration of schools
Answer» D. Improving administration of schools
23.

Rama Krishna Mission was founded by

A. Guru Nanak Dev
B. Swami Dayanand
C. Swami Vivekanand
D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer» D. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
24.

Why is teacher training necessary?

A. Understand methods of school organisation
B. Upgrade knowledge of content
C. Increase teaching skills
D. All the above
Answer» E.
25.

Vivekanand was a

A. Poet
B. Philosopher
C. Religious guru
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Religious guru
26.

Who formed Brahmo Samaj

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Guru Nanak
C. Ramanand
D. Kabir
Answer» B. Guru Nanak
27.

Which of the following is Doordarshan's Educational Television Channel?

A. Vidya
B. Gurukul
C. Gyan Bharati
D. Gyan Darshan
Answer» E.
28.

Intellectual aim in education was emphasised in

A. Greek
B. India
C. Sparta
D. Athenian
Answer» B. India
29.

You want to ensure participation of more students in class. Which of the following methods of teaching would you adopt?

A. Role-play
B. Recitation
C. Discussion
D. Demonstration
Answer» D. Demonstration
30.

Can a teacher suspend a student?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Doubt
D. May not sure
Answer» C. Doubt
31.

Why should a teacher be an idealist and set examples?

A. Teacher is an adult
B. Teacher is a paternal figure
C. Students do not have values
D. Students usually imitate teachers
Answer» E.
32.

Anything can be taught at any stage of development, was said by ______

A. Jean Piaget
B. Jerome Bruner
C. David Ausubel
D. Albert Bandura
Answer» C. David Ausubel
33.

What advantage do objective type tests have over essay tests?

A. They are easier to interpret
B. They take less time to prepare
C. The sampling content can be wider
D. They require less technical knowledge
Answer» D. They require less technical knowledge
34.

The scheme of Restructuring and Re-organization of Teachers was approved in the year?

A. 1987
B. 1988
C. 1989
D. 1990
Answer» B. 1988
35.

How would you dress yourself as a teacher?

A. Dignified
B. Traditionally
C. Comfortably
D. Fashionably
Answer» B. Traditionally
36.

The National Educational Policy of 1979, recommended also about the public schools

A. suitable ratio has to be maintained for admission of middle class and poor student also.
B. they must be allowed the autonomy that was bestowed on them by the past system of education
C. their uniquencies and traditions have to preserved the interests of the best talents of the country
D. they should be brought under laws and regulations of the government public education system
Answer» B. they must be allowed the autonomy that was bestowed on them by the past system of education
37.

_______ is the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure?

A. Validity
B. Usability
C. Reliability
D. Objectivity
Answer» B. Usability
38.

A blackboard cannot be used for __________.

A. Show schematic diagrams
B. Improvement of a paragraph
C. Making reports based on information
D. Summary of relationships between facts
Answer» D. Summary of relationships between facts
39.

Computer Assisted Instruction is based on ________ principle

A. Operant Conditioning
B. Classical Conditioning
C. Pavlovian Conditioning
D. Respondent Conditioning
Answer» B. Classical Conditioning
40.

Its your first day in a class, what would you do?

A. Smile at everyone
B. Evaluate the subject
C. Introduce yourself to the students
D. Ask the students to stay disciplined
Answer» D. Ask the students to stay disciplined
41.

How can forgetting be minimised?

A. Recitation
B. Cramming
C. Overlearning
D. Discrimination
Answer» D. Discrimination
42.

________ is the process in which you identify the common aspects or basic relationships in a variety of specific situations?

A. Reasoning
B. Abstraction
C. Generalization
D. Problem Solving
Answer» D. Problem Solving
43.

The 1968 national policy teacher education adopted by the Indian Government laid stress on the following aspects of teacher's education

A. Promotion and retirement facilities for teachers.
B. Travel allowance and family pensions for teachers.
C. Adequate emoluments and academic freedom for teachers.
D. In-service training and correspondence education for teachers.
Answer» D. In-service training and correspondence education for teachers.
44.

You have an aggressive student in your class. Which of the following would you adopt to handle him?

A. Punish him
B. Allow him the opportunity to act aggressively
C. Put him in a highly frustrating and enbarrassing situation
D. Make him aware of the harmful consequences of aggression
Answer» E.
45.

Suppose you get a Hindi Medium student who has learnt English. He is given five sentences to be translated from Hindi to English. As an evaluator, which aspect would you to try to evaluate in him?

A. Synthesis
B. Application
C. Knowledge
D. Understanding
Answer» E.
46.

As a principle, how would you behave with below average students?

A. Generously
B. Won't pay any attention
C. Same as with other students
D. Won't allow them in the next class
Answer» B. Won't pay any attention
47.

Why is Environment Awareness necessary at all stages of education?

A. Important for human survival
B. Environment varies from region to region
C. Man must control and change environment
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Man must control and change environment
48.

_________ undertook the innovative project 'Lok Jumbish People's movement for Education for All'?

A. Bihar
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» C. Uttar Pradesh
49.

_________ is not an objective of Formal Education.

A. Self-paced learning
B. Teacher-centered learning
C. Learning discipline-based content
D. Comparing high and low achievers
Answer» B. Teacher-centered learning
50.

_______ is the apex institution involved in the planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system in the country.

A. UGC
B. NCTE
C. NCERT
D. None of these
Answer» C. NCERT