Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) : Previous Year Question Paper With Answers

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) 

Child Development & Pedagogy Questions Answers

1. The best method to study growth and development of the child is–

1. Psychoanalytic Method
2. Comparative Method
3. Developmental Method 
4. Statistical Method

2. Socialization is a process by which children and adults learn from '?

1. Family 
2. School 
3. Peers 
4. All of these

3. Which one of the following is the true statement corresponding to Cephalocaudal Principle of Child's Development?

1. Development is from head to foot 
2. Development is from foot to head
3. Development is from middle to periphery 
4. None of these

4. Determinants of Individual differences in human beings relate to–

1. Differences in Environment 
2. Differences in Heredity
3. Interaction between Heredity and Environment
4. Both Heredity and Environment interacting separately

5. Term PSRN in development implies–

1. Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy 
2. Problem solving relationship and numeracy
3. Perceptual skill, reasoning and numeracy 
4. Perceptual skill, relationship and numbers

6. Vygotsky proposed that Child Development is–

1. Due to genetic components of a culture 
2. A product of social interaction
3. A product of formal education 
4. A product of assimilation and accommodation

7. Gardner formulated a list of Seven Intelligence, which among the following is not one of them?

1. Spatial Intelligence 
2. Emotional Intelligence
3. Interpersonal Intelligence 
4. Linguistic Intelligence

8. Which of the following is the true statement in reference to Intelligence?

1. Intelligence is the ability to adjust 
2. Intelligence is the ability to learn
3. Intelligence is the ability of Abstract Reasoning 
4. All of these

9. "A Child can think logically about objects and events" This is the characteristic given by Piaget of stage–

1. Sensory Motor 
2. Pre Operational
3. Concrete Operational 
4. Formal Operation

10. Which of the following does not belong to the categories of Coping strategies that women commonly engaged in–

1. Acceptance 
2. Resistance 
3. Revolution 
4. Adaptation

11. What should be the role of teacher in meeting the individual differences?

1. Try to know the abilities, interest and aptitude of individuals
2. Try to adjust the curriculum as per the needs of individuals
3. Both above
4. None of these

12. If a child has mental age of 5 years and chronological age of 4 years than what will be the IQ of child?

1. 125 
2. 80 
3. 120 
4. 100

13. Which of the following is not the tool for Formative Assessment in sholastic domain?

1. Conversation Skill 
2. Multiple Choice Question
3. Projects 
4. Oral Questions

14. A few students in your class are exceptionally bright, you will teach them–

1. Along with the class 
2. Along with higher classes
3. By using Enriched programmes 
4. Only when they want

15. The major purpose of diagnostic test is that of identifying–

1. The General area of weakness in class performance 
2. Specific nature of remedial Programme needed
3. The causes underlying academic difficulties 
4. The specific nature of pupil difficulties

16. Special education is related to–

1. Educational for talented students 
2. Educational programmes for disabled
3. Training programmes for Teachers 
4. Training programme for retarded

17. In CCE, Formative and Summative Assessment totals to–

1. 40% and 60% respectively 
2. 60% and 40% respectively
3. 50% and 50% respectively 
4. None of the above

18. Frobel's most important contribution to education was his development of the–

1. Vocational school 
2. Kindergarten 
3. Public school 
4. Latin school

19. Which article enjoins that "All minorities whether based on religion or language shall have the right to establish and administer education institutions of their choice" ?

1. Article 29 (1) 
2. Article 29 (2) 
3. Article 30 (1) 
4. Article 30 (2)

20. If a child writes 16 as 61 and gets confused between Band D, this is case of–

1. Visual Impairment 
2. Learning Disability 
3. Mental Impairment 
4. Mental Retardation

21. As a teacher what techniques you would follow to motivate students of your class–
1. By setting induction 2. Use of black board 3. By illustration 4. By active participation of students

1. 1, 2 and 3 
2. 1 and 4 
3. 2 and 4 
4. All of these

22. What are the factors related to learner that effects the learning?

1. Physical and Mental health of the learner 
2. Level of aspiration and achievement motivation
3. Readiness and Willpower 
4. All of these

23. Cognitive Development means–

1. Development of intelligence 
2. Development of child
3. Development of Physical Skills 
4. Development of individual

24. Creative writing should be an activity planned for–

1. Only those children reading on grade level 
2. Only those children spell and write cohesive sentences
3. Only those children who want to write for newspaper 
4. All children

25. Which of the following are the External Factors affecting the interest of students in classroom?

1. Emotions and Sentiments 
2. Culture and Training
3. Attitudes of students 
4. Goals and motives

26. An intelligent student is not doing well in studies. What is the best course of the action for the teacher?

1. Wait till he performs better 
2. Find out reason for his under achievement
3. Give him grace marks in the examination 
4. Ask his parents to withdraw from school

27. The term Identical Elements is closely associated with–

1. Similar test questions 
2. Jealousy between peers
3. Transfer of learning 
4. Group Instructions

28. Who was the pioneer of Classical Conditioning?

1. Skinner 
2. Pavlov 
3. Watson 
4. Thorndike

29. It is said that teacher should be resourceful, This means that–

1. He should have enough money and property so that he may not have to take up tuition's
2. He should have contacts with high authorities so that he may not be harmed
3. He should have adequate knowledge so that he may be able to solve the problems of students
4. He should have good reputation among students so that authorities may not be able to take any punitive measure against him

30. Which of the following Motives are considered as primary motives?

1. Physiological Motives 
2. Psychological Motives
3. Social Motives 
4. Educational Motives

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Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam Exam held on 29.01.2012 Part- I Child Development And Pedagogy

Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) Exam

Exam held on 29.01.2012 

Part- I Child Development And Pedagogy

1. When a teacher involves a visually challenge learner in group activities with the other learners of the class, she is

• acting according to the spirit of inclusive education
• helping all the learners to develop sympathy towards the visually challenged learner
• likely to increase the stress on the visually challenged learner
• creating barriers to learning for the class

2. A teacher uses audio-visual aids and physical activities in her teaching because they

• facilitate effective assessment
• provide a diversion to learners
• utilize maximum number of senses to enhance learning
• provide relief to the teacher

3. A teacher engages her learners in a number of group activities such as group discussions, group projects, etc. the learning dimension it highlights is

• learning through recreation
• language-guided learning
• competition-based learning
• learning as a social activity

4. Science and Art exhibitions, music and dance shows and bringing out school magazines, are meant to

• train students for various professions
• establish a name for the school
• satisfy the parents
• provide a creative channel for learners

5. A teacher always helps her learners link the knowledge they have derived in one subject area with the knowledge from other subject areas. This helps to promote

• correlation and transfer of knowledge
• individual differences
• learner autonomy
• reinforcement

6. Creativity is usually associated with

• Imitation
• Convergent thinking
• Divergent thinking
• Modelling

7. A student works hard to clear an entrance test for admission into a medical college. The student is said to be motivated

• experimentally
• intrinsically
• extrinsically
• individually

8. The ‘doing aspect of behavior falls in the

• Psychological domain of learning
• Cognitive domain of learning
• Affective domain of learning
• Cognitive domain of learning

9. Which of the following is predominantly heredity related factor?

• Participation in social activities
• Attitude towards peer group
• Thinking pattern
• Colour of the eyes

10. Teachers should study the errors of their students they often indicate the

• need for differentiated curriculum
• extent of their knowledge
• remedial strategies needed
• pathways for ability grouping

11. Seema learns every lesson very quickly but Leena takes longer to learn them. It denotes the developmental principle of

• inter-relationships
• continuity
• general to specific
• individual differences

12. Environmental factors that shape development include all of the following except

• culture
• quality of education
• physique
• quality of nutrition

13. According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by

• setting uniform standards of expectations
• not having any expectations from students
• setting extremely high expectations
• setting realistic expectations from students

14. Development starts from

• pre-natal stage
• the stage of infancy
• pre-childhood stage
• post-childhood stage

15. Ability to recognize and classify all varieties of animals, minerals and plants, according to multiple intelligences theory, is called

• Naturalist intelligence
• Linguistic intelligence
• Spatial intelligence
• Logico- mathematical intelligence

16. The statement “Majority of the people are average, a few very bright and a few very dull” is based on the established principle of

• Distribution of intelligence
• Growth of intelligence
• Intelligence and sex differences
• Intelligence and racial differences

17. According to Piaget’s cognitive theory of learning, the process by which the cognitive structure is modified is called

• Accommodation
• Assimilation
• Schema
• Perception

18. When previous learning makes no difference at all to the learning in a new situation, it is called

• Absolute transfer of learning
• Positive transfer of learning
• Negative transfer of learning
• Zero transfer of learning

19. Thinking is essentially

• a psychomotor process
• a psychological phenomenon
• an affective behavior
• a cognitive activity

20. In a child-centered classroom, children generally learn

• mainly from the teacher
• individually
• in groups
• individually and in groups

21. In co-operative learning, older and more proficient students assist younger and lesser skilled students. This leads to

• higher moral development
• conflict between the groups
• higher achievement and self-esteem
• intense competition

22. The major frustration that children with hearing loss face in the classroom is

• the inability to take examinations with other students
• the inability to read the prescribed textbook
• the inability to participate in sports and games
• the inability to communicate or share information with others

23. Dyslexia is associated mainly with difficulties in

• reading
• speaking
• speaking and hearing
• hearing

24. Gifted students will realize their potential when

• they learn with other students
• they are segregated from other students
• they attend private coaching classes
• they are tested frequently

25. A good textbook avoids

• social responsibility
• gender bias
• gender sensitivity
• gender equality

26. The stage of cognitive development according to Piaget, in which a child displays ‘object permanence’ is

• Formal operational stage
• Sensorimotor stage
• Pre-operational stage
• Concrete operational stage

27. Inclusive education refers to a school education system that

• emphasizes the need to promote the education of the girl child only
• includes children with disability
• includes children regardless of physical, intellectual, social, linguistic or other differently abled conditions
• encourages education of children with special needs through exclusive schools

28. According to Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong is called

• Moral reasoning
• Moral realism
• Moral dilemma
• Morality co-operation

29. A student is aggressive in his behavior towards his peer group and does not conform to the norms of the school. This student needs help in

• Higher order thinking skills
• Cognitive domain
• Psychomotor domain
• Affective domain

30. Teachers are advised to involve their learners in group activities because, besides facilitating learning, they also help in

• Socialization
• Value conflicts
• Aggression
• Anxiety

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