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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The nature of relationship between development 
and learning is viewed by Lev Vygotsky as having 
which of the following characteristics?
(1) It is linear in nature
(2) The relationship is static in nature
(3) Learning often precedes development
(4) Development often precedes learning
2. The developmental theorists who view process 
of development as having substantial plasticity 
throughout life are likely to emphasize the 
importance of :
(1) Heredity
(2) Environment and experience
(3) Domain specific intelligence
(4) Crystallized intelligence
3. ‘Discontinuity’ in the developmental process refers 
to:
(1) New ways of understanding the world that 
emerge during the process of development.
(2) Negative breaks in the developmental process.
(3) A downward negative trend in development.
(4) Interference in the developmental process.
4. Authoritative style of parenting/child rearing is 
based on:
(1) Making decisions for the child
(2) Not listing to a child’s point of view
(3) Making unreasonable demands from the child
(4) Engage in joint decision making wherever 
possible
5. According to Jean Piaget, the process of 
developmental change takes place through which of 
the following specific cognitive functions?
(1) Experience and social transmission
(2) Assimilation and Accommodation
(3) Maturation and Experience
(4) Social transmission and maturation
6. A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her 
teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations 
e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted 
these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following 
cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain 
according to Jean Piaget?
(1) Seriation
(2) Transitive inference
(3) Nominal scale
(4) Conservation of numbers
7. According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive 
development is mediated by:
(1) Cultural Tools (2) Cultural Modes
(3) Cultural Signifiers (4) Cultural Derivatives
8. Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ 
according to Lev Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
(1) Collaborative dialogues
(2) Observational learning
(3) Reversible thinking
(4) Expository learning
9. The stage 5 of post-conventional morality as given 
by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
(1) A free agreement to follow a social contract for 
the benefit of humanity
(2) A free exploration of ethics even beyond social 
contract
(3) Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
(4) The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
10. A progressive educator need to embody which of 
the following attributes within a classroom:
(1) Empathy, control, care
(2) Empathy, control, discipline
(3) Empathy, realness, care
(4) Empathy, realness, control
11. Which of the following are major concerns about 
using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to 
measure Children’s intelligence?
(i) Instability of Score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product –orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(1) ii, iii, iv (2) i, ii, iii, iv
(3) i, ii, iv (4) i, iii, iv
12. An experience of intra-personal intelligence within a 
classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
(1) Ability to handle social situations well
(2) Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of 
others’ speech
(3) Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, 
strengths and weaknesses
(4) Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
13. The role of a teacher within the classroom is to 
encourage children to express which of the following 
attitudes related to gender?
(1) Gender stereotyping
(2) Gender constancy
(3) Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
(4) Gender - stereotype flexibility
14. In a classroom where students have diverse learning 
profiles, a teacher needs to :
(1) Identify normative level of teaching
(2) Find creative ways of engaging with diverse 
learning pace of students
(3) Create special achievement and remedial 
sections
(4) Do ability groupings within classroom
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20th	December	2021
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The nature of relationship between development 
and learning is viewed by Lev Vygotsky as having 
which of the following characteristics?
(1) It is linear in nature
(2) The relationship is static in nature
(3) Learning often precedes development
(4) Development often precedes learning
2. The developmental theorists who view process 
of development as having substantial plasticity 
throughout life are likely to emphasize the 
importance of :
(1) Heredity
(2) Environment and experience
(3) Domain specific intelligence
(4) Crystallized intelligence
3. ‘Discontinuity’ in the developmental process refers 
to:
(1) New ways of understanding the world that 
emerge during the process of development.
(2) Negative breaks in the developmental process.
(3) A downward negative trend in development.
(4) Interference in the developmental process.
4. Authoritative style of parenting/child rearing is 
based on:
(1) Making decisions for the child
(2) Not listing to a child’s point of view
(3) Making unreasonable demands from the child
(4) Engage in joint decision making wherever 
possible
5. According to Jean Piaget, the process of 
developmental change takes place through which of 
the following specific cognitive functions?
(1) Experience and social transmission
(2) Assimilation and Accommodation
(3) Maturation and Experience
(4) Social transmission and maturation
6. A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her 
teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations 
e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted 
these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following 
cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain 
according to Jean Piaget?
(1) Seriation
(2) Transitive inference
(3) Nominal scale
(4) Conservation of numbers
7. According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive 
development is mediated by:
(1) Cultural Tools (2) Cultural Modes
(3) Cultural Signifiers (4) Cultural Derivatives
8. Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ 
according to Lev Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
(1) Collaborative dialogues
(2) Observational learning
(3) Reversible thinking
(4) Expository learning
9. The stage 5 of post-conventional morality as given 
by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
(1) A free agreement to follow a social contract for 
the benefit of humanity
(2) A free exploration of ethics even beyond social 
contract
(3) Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
(4) The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
10. A progressive educator need to embody which of 
the following attributes within a classroom:
(1) Empathy, control, care
(2) Empathy, control, discipline
(3) Empathy, realness, care
(4) Empathy, realness, control
11. Which of the following are major concerns about 
using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to 
measure Children’s intelligence?
(i) Instability of Score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product –orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(1) ii, iii, iv (2) i, ii, iii, iv
(3) i, ii, iv (4) i, iii, iv
12. An experience of intra-personal intelligence within a 
classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
(1) Ability to handle social situations well
(2) Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of 
others’ speech
(3) Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, 
strengths and weaknesses
(4) Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
13. The role of a teacher within the classroom is to 
encourage children to express which of the following 
attitudes related to gender?
(1) Gender stereotyping
(2) Gender constancy
(3) Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
(4) Gender - stereotype flexibility
14. In a classroom where students have diverse learning 
profiles, a teacher needs to :
(1) Identify normative level of teaching
(2) Find creative ways of engaging with diverse 
learning pace of students
(3) Create special achievement and remedial 
sections
(4) Do ability groupings within classroom
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
20th	December	2021
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15. Formative assessment is generally used:
(1) To provide teachers with a rational basis for 
preparing tests /exam papers
(2) To help teachers plan better and provide 
supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
(3) To help students develop good test taking skills
(4) To discriminate appropriately between ability 
levels of students
16. Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:
(1) Educational inequality for children form 
different cultures within a classroom.
(2) Educational equity for children form different 
cultures within a classroom.
(3) Showcasing dances / music of different cultures 
on specific occasions like annual day of school.
(4) Creating special sections in schools for children 
belonging to different cultures.
17. The education of learners from ‘disadvantaged’ 
and ‘deprived’ backgrounds can get negatively 
influenced by which of the following
(i) Stereotypes
(ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge 
Systems
(iii) Top-down curriculum
(iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iv) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
18. Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the 
following:
(1) Originality (2) T olerance of ambiguity
(3) Convergent thinking (4) Flexibility in thinking
19. A child with locomotion disability joins a primary 
school. Which of the following would not be a 
facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within 
school?
(1) Provision of allocating class on the ground floor
(2) Empathy- building among peers
(3) Appropriate infrastructural modifications
(4) Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
20. Which of the following strategies would not be 
facilitative with respect to children who have 
specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?
(1) Relaxation in specific domains of learning, 
wherever possible
(2) Reasonable accommodation in curriculum
(3) Continual negative comments on errors 
committed
(4) Individualized educational planning
21. “Success” in schools should be broadened beyond 
specific academic achievement within school to 
include:
(1) Training given by coaching institutions.
(2) Development of socio – emotional capacities as 
an important part of education.
(3) Extra tests which can be done at home.
(4) Constant focus only on areas where a child is 
‘weak’.
22. Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved 
when a student can:
(1) Recall information given correctly
(2) Write down information correctly
(3) Clearly remember the definition of a concept
(4) Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
23. To enable children to become effective problem–
solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities 
to :
(1) Do experiments only in the format prescribed in 
the textbook
(2) Discover a concept through independent 
thinking
(3) Take extra tuitions wherever necessary
(4) Learn primarily through audio –visual aids and 
smart boards only
24. The errors that children make during the learning 
process can be:
(1) Used to ascertain their current ability and 
intelligence.
(2) Rectified immediately without feedback so that 
they are not repeated
(3) Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive 
development
(4) A distraction in the learning process and should 
be minimized quickly
25. What is the role of children’s emotions in learning?
(1) Emotions distract children from learning and 
therefore need to be controlled.
(2) There needs to be a clear disconnect between 
cognition and emotions of children for effective 
learning.
(3) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences 
and need to be integrated within learning 
process.
(4) Emotions make learning process ‘messy’ and 
unpredictable.
26. Children can be encouraged to become intrinsically 
motivated learners by:
(1) giving rewards for encouragement
(2) punishing them to avoid making mistakes
(3) learning form the mistakes made during learning 
process without any negative penalty
(4) encouraging teacher attention to performance 
by special achievers within a classroom
27. Which of the following characteristics are there in 
‘master oriented learners’?
(1) Low fear of failure, incremental view of ability
(2) High fear of failure, entity view of ability
(3) Low fear of failure, entity view of ability
(4) High fear of failure, incremental view of ability
28. Which of the following is a hindrance in effective 
problem-solving?
(1) Activating the right schema
(2) Response set
(3) Identification of the real problem
(4) Application of heuristics or general problem 
solving strategies
29. Encouraging students to compete among themselves 
in the classroom can have the following consequences. 
Which of these would you perceive to be harmful for 
a child’s growth?
(i) It creates ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ within a 
classroom
(ii) It increases the stress and anxiety level of 
students hampering their cognitive growth
(iii) It can create ‘star’ students within a classroom 
whose achievement can be source of pride for 
schools
(iv) It can prepare students to fit into the competitive, 
market based economics.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (ii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The nature of relationship between development 
and learning is viewed by Lev Vygotsky as having 
which of the following characteristics?
(1) It is linear in nature
(2) The relationship is static in nature
(3) Learning often precedes development
(4) Development often precedes learning
2. The developmental theorists who view process 
of development as having substantial plasticity 
throughout life are likely to emphasize the 
importance of :
(1) Heredity
(2) Environment and experience
(3) Domain specific intelligence
(4) Crystallized intelligence
3. ‘Discontinuity’ in the developmental process refers 
to:
(1) New ways of understanding the world that 
emerge during the process of development.
(2) Negative breaks in the developmental process.
(3) A downward negative trend in development.
(4) Interference in the developmental process.
4. Authoritative style of parenting/child rearing is 
based on:
(1) Making decisions for the child
(2) Not listing to a child’s point of view
(3) Making unreasonable demands from the child
(4) Engage in joint decision making wherever 
possible
5. According to Jean Piaget, the process of 
developmental change takes place through which of 
the following specific cognitive functions?
(1) Experience and social transmission
(2) Assimilation and Accommodation
(3) Maturation and Experience
(4) Social transmission and maturation
6. A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her 
teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations 
e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted 
these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following 
cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain 
according to Jean Piaget?
(1) Seriation
(2) Transitive inference
(3) Nominal scale
(4) Conservation of numbers
7. According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive 
development is mediated by:
(1) Cultural Tools (2) Cultural Modes
(3) Cultural Signifiers (4) Cultural Derivatives
8. Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ 
according to Lev Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
(1) Collaborative dialogues
(2) Observational learning
(3) Reversible thinking
(4) Expository learning
9. The stage 5 of post-conventional morality as given 
by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
(1) A free agreement to follow a social contract for 
the benefit of humanity
(2) A free exploration of ethics even beyond social 
contract
(3) Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
(4) The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
10. A progressive educator need to embody which of 
the following attributes within a classroom:
(1) Empathy, control, care
(2) Empathy, control, discipline
(3) Empathy, realness, care
(4) Empathy, realness, control
11. Which of the following are major concerns about 
using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to 
measure Children’s intelligence?
(i) Instability of Score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product –orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(1) ii, iii, iv (2) i, ii, iii, iv
(3) i, ii, iv (4) i, iii, iv
12. An experience of intra-personal intelligence within a 
classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
(1) Ability to handle social situations well
(2) Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of 
others’ speech
(3) Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, 
strengths and weaknesses
(4) Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
13. The role of a teacher within the classroom is to 
encourage children to express which of the following 
attitudes related to gender?
(1) Gender stereotyping
(2) Gender constancy
(3) Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
(4) Gender - stereotype flexibility
14. In a classroom where students have diverse learning 
profiles, a teacher needs to :
(1) Identify normative level of teaching
(2) Find creative ways of engaging with diverse 
learning pace of students
(3) Create special achievement and remedial 
sections
(4) Do ability groupings within classroom
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
20th	December	2021
206  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
15. Formative assessment is generally used:
(1) To provide teachers with a rational basis for 
preparing tests /exam papers
(2) To help teachers plan better and provide 
supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
(3) To help students develop good test taking skills
(4) To discriminate appropriately between ability 
levels of students
16. Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:
(1) Educational inequality for children form 
different cultures within a classroom.
(2) Educational equity for children form different 
cultures within a classroom.
(3) Showcasing dances / music of different cultures 
on specific occasions like annual day of school.
(4) Creating special sections in schools for children 
belonging to different cultures.
17. The education of learners from ‘disadvantaged’ 
and ‘deprived’ backgrounds can get negatively 
influenced by which of the following
(i) Stereotypes
(ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge 
Systems
(iii) Top-down curriculum
(iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iv) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
18. Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the 
following:
(1) Originality (2) T olerance of ambiguity
(3) Convergent thinking (4) Flexibility in thinking
19. A child with locomotion disability joins a primary 
school. Which of the following would not be a 
facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within 
school?
(1) Provision of allocating class on the ground floor
(2) Empathy- building among peers
(3) Appropriate infrastructural modifications
(4) Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
20. Which of the following strategies would not be 
facilitative with respect to children who have 
specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?
(1) Relaxation in specific domains of learning, 
wherever possible
(2) Reasonable accommodation in curriculum
(3) Continual negative comments on errors 
committed
(4) Individualized educational planning
21. “Success” in schools should be broadened beyond 
specific academic achievement within school to 
include:
(1) Training given by coaching institutions.
(2) Development of socio – emotional capacities as 
an important part of education.
(3) Extra tests which can be done at home.
(4) Constant focus only on areas where a child is 
‘weak’.
22. Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved 
when a student can:
(1) Recall information given correctly
(2) Write down information correctly
(3) Clearly remember the definition of a concept
(4) Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
23. To enable children to become effective problem–
solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities 
to :
(1) Do experiments only in the format prescribed in 
the textbook
(2) Discover a concept through independent 
thinking
(3) Take extra tuitions wherever necessary
(4) Learn primarily through audio –visual aids and 
smart boards only
24. The errors that children make during the learning 
process can be:
(1) Used to ascertain their current ability and 
intelligence.
(2) Rectified immediately without feedback so that 
they are not repeated
(3) Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive 
development
(4) A distraction in the learning process and should 
be minimized quickly
25. What is the role of children’s emotions in learning?
(1) Emotions distract children from learning and 
therefore need to be controlled.
(2) There needs to be a clear disconnect between 
cognition and emotions of children for effective 
learning.
(3) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences 
and need to be integrated within learning 
process.
(4) Emotions make learning process ‘messy’ and 
unpredictable.
26. Children can be encouraged to become intrinsically 
motivated learners by:
(1) giving rewards for encouragement
(2) punishing them to avoid making mistakes
(3) learning form the mistakes made during learning 
process without any negative penalty
(4) encouraging teacher attention to performance 
by special achievers within a classroom
27. Which of the following characteristics are there in 
‘master oriented learners’?
(1) Low fear of failure, incremental view of ability
(2) High fear of failure, entity view of ability
(3) Low fear of failure, entity view of ability
(4) High fear of failure, incremental view of ability
28. Which of the following is a hindrance in effective 
problem-solving?
(1) Activating the right schema
(2) Response set
(3) Identification of the real problem
(4) Application of heuristics or general problem 
solving strategies
29. Encouraging students to compete among themselves 
in the classroom can have the following consequences. 
Which of these would you perceive to be harmful for 
a child’s growth?
(i) It creates ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ within a 
classroom
(ii) It increases the stress and anxiety level of 
students hampering their cognitive growth
(iii) It can create ‘star’ students within a classroom 
whose achievement can be source of pride for 
schools
(iv) It can prepare students to fit into the competitive, 
market based economics.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (ii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
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30. The process of meaningful learning needs to be 
mediated by:
(1) Personal philosophy and perspective of the 
learner
(2) The knowledge ‘received’ by the learner from 
the teacher
(3) The requirements of the curriculum geared 
towards summative assessment
(4) Based primarily on views of expert
Social Science/Social Studies
31. A teacher has turned some students of the class into 
small human replica of the solar system. If Shyam, 
Sultana and Nancy has almost equal height and 
weight, then they are representing.
(1) Mars, Venus and Mercury.
(2) Sun, Moon and Earth.
(3) Mars, Jupiter and Uranus.
(4) Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.
32. Consider the statements A and B on the circle of 
illumination on the globe and choose the correct 
answer.
(A) It divides the day from night on the globe.
(B) It coincides with the axis.
(1) A is true, B is false. (2) A is false, B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true. (4) Both A and B are false.
33. Which of the following statements about the Atlantic 
ocean is correct?
(1) It is the largest ocean in the world.
(2) It is almost circular in shape, surrounded by 
Asia, Australia, North and South America.
(3) Its coastline is highly indented and irregular.
(4) Mariana Trench lies in this ocean.
34. Conventional symbols used in a map are ............... .
(1) symbols used by a particular society in a region.
(2) symbols through which only geomorphological 
features are represented.
(3) symbols through which only political boundaries 
and administrative divisions are represented.
(4) symbols on which there is an international 
agreement regarding their use.
35. Consider the statements (A) and (B) on high tides 
and choose the correct option:
(A) They raise the water level close to shores which 
helps the ships to arrive at the harbour.
(B) They create problems for fishermen as fishes 
move away from the shore during high tide.
(1) Both A and B are true. (2) Both A and B are false.
(3) A is true, B is false. (4) A is false, B is true.
36. Which of the following statements about air pressure 
is correct?
(1) Air always moves from low pressure areas to 
high pressure areas.
(2) When in regions with high temperature air gets 
heated and sinks, high pressure area is created.
(3) Low pressure area is created in regions with 
lower temperatures, cold air becomes heavy and 
rises.
(4) Low pressure is associated with cloudy skies and 
wet weather high pressure is associated with 
clear and sunny skies.
37. Bromeliads found in Amazon basin are:
(1) The staple food of the people in the basin.
(2) A species of insects.
(3) Plants that store water in their leaves.
(4) Houses with a steeply slanting roof.
38. Stacks’ are an erosional feature of which of the 
following?
(1) Wind (2) Glacier
(3) Sea wave (4) River
39. Consider the statements A and B about ‘Tsunami’ 
waves and choose the correct answer.
(A) V olcanic eruption can never lead to the formation 
of Tsunami waves.
(B) The first indication of an approaching Tsunami 
is the rapid withdrawal of water from coastal 
region followed by a destructive wave.
(1) A is true, B is false (2) A is false, B is true
(3) Both A and B are true (4) Both A and B are false
40. Identify the layer of atmosphere from the features 
given below.
(A) The temperature rises very rapidly with 
increasing height in this layer.
(B) This layer helps in radio transmission.
(1) Stratosphere (2) Mesosphere
(3) Thermosphere (4) Exosphere
41. Which among the following should be incorporated 
in the principles of sustainable development?
(A) Conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity
(B) Change in personal attitude and practices 
towards the environment
(C) Stop the utilization of natural resources.
(D) Improve the quality of human life.
(1) A,B,C and D (2) A,B and C
(3) B,C and D (4) A,B and D
42. Which of the following statements about minerals 
are correct?
(A) Minerals are created by natural processes 
without any human interference
(B) Mica and chromite are nonferrous minerals
(C) Minerals lying at shallow depths are taken out 
through open cast mining
(D) Minerals are a non-renewable resource
(1) A,B and C (2) B,C and D
(3) A,B and D (4) A,C and D
43. Match the factors affecting soil formation
Location Common Houses
(a) Flora, fauna and 
micro organism
(i) Texture and colour of 
soil
(b) Parent rock (ii) Rate of humus 
formation in the soil
(c) Climate (iii) Thickness of soil 
profile
(d) Time (iv) Weathering
(1) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (2) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(3) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii (4) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
44. What are the advantageous aspects of natural gas as 
a conventional source of energy?
(A) It is easier to transport through pipe lines.
(B) It is cleaner than oil and coal.
(C) It is distributed evenly across the globe.
(1) A,B and C (2) A and B
(3) A and C (4) B and C
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The nature of relationship between development 
and learning is viewed by Lev Vygotsky as having 
which of the following characteristics?
(1) It is linear in nature
(2) The relationship is static in nature
(3) Learning often precedes development
(4) Development often precedes learning
2. The developmental theorists who view process 
of development as having substantial plasticity 
throughout life are likely to emphasize the 
importance of :
(1) Heredity
(2) Environment and experience
(3) Domain specific intelligence
(4) Crystallized intelligence
3. ‘Discontinuity’ in the developmental process refers 
to:
(1) New ways of understanding the world that 
emerge during the process of development.
(2) Negative breaks in the developmental process.
(3) A downward negative trend in development.
(4) Interference in the developmental process.
4. Authoritative style of parenting/child rearing is 
based on:
(1) Making decisions for the child
(2) Not listing to a child’s point of view
(3) Making unreasonable demands from the child
(4) Engage in joint decision making wherever 
possible
5. According to Jean Piaget, the process of 
developmental change takes place through which of 
the following specific cognitive functions?
(1) Experience and social transmission
(2) Assimilation and Accommodation
(3) Maturation and Experience
(4) Social transmission and maturation
6. A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her 
teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations 
e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted 
these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following 
cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain 
according to Jean Piaget?
(1) Seriation
(2) Transitive inference
(3) Nominal scale
(4) Conservation of numbers
7. According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive 
development is mediated by:
(1) Cultural Tools (2) Cultural Modes
(3) Cultural Signifiers (4) Cultural Derivatives
8. Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ 
according to Lev Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
(1) Collaborative dialogues
(2) Observational learning
(3) Reversible thinking
(4) Expository learning
9. The stage 5 of post-conventional morality as given 
by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
(1) A free agreement to follow a social contract for 
the benefit of humanity
(2) A free exploration of ethics even beyond social 
contract
(3) Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
(4) The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
10. A progressive educator need to embody which of 
the following attributes within a classroom:
(1) Empathy, control, care
(2) Empathy, control, discipline
(3) Empathy, realness, care
(4) Empathy, realness, control
11. Which of the following are major concerns about 
using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to 
measure Children’s intelligence?
(i) Instability of Score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product –orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(1) ii, iii, iv (2) i, ii, iii, iv
(3) i, ii, iv (4) i, iii, iv
12. An experience of intra-personal intelligence within a 
classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
(1) Ability to handle social situations well
(2) Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of 
others’ speech
(3) Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, 
strengths and weaknesses
(4) Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
13. The role of a teacher within the classroom is to 
encourage children to express which of the following 
attitudes related to gender?
(1) Gender stereotyping
(2) Gender constancy
(3) Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
(4) Gender - stereotype flexibility
14. In a classroom where students have diverse learning 
profiles, a teacher needs to :
(1) Identify normative level of teaching
(2) Find creative ways of engaging with diverse 
learning pace of students
(3) Create special achievement and remedial 
sections
(4) Do ability groupings within classroom
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15. Formative assessment is generally used:
(1) To provide teachers with a rational basis for 
preparing tests /exam papers
(2) To help teachers plan better and provide 
supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
(3) To help students develop good test taking skills
(4) To discriminate appropriately between ability 
levels of students
16. Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:
(1) Educational inequality for children form 
different cultures within a classroom.
(2) Educational equity for children form different 
cultures within a classroom.
(3) Showcasing dances / music of different cultures 
on specific occasions like annual day of school.
(4) Creating special sections in schools for children 
belonging to different cultures.
17. The education of learners from ‘disadvantaged’ 
and ‘deprived’ backgrounds can get negatively 
influenced by which of the following
(i) Stereotypes
(ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge 
Systems
(iii) Top-down curriculum
(iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iv) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
18. Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the 
following:
(1) Originality (2) T olerance of ambiguity
(3) Convergent thinking (4) Flexibility in thinking
19. A child with locomotion disability joins a primary 
school. Which of the following would not be a 
facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within 
school?
(1) Provision of allocating class on the ground floor
(2) Empathy- building among peers
(3) Appropriate infrastructural modifications
(4) Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
20. Which of the following strategies would not be 
facilitative with respect to children who have 
specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?
(1) Relaxation in specific domains of learning, 
wherever possible
(2) Reasonable accommodation in curriculum
(3) Continual negative comments on errors 
committed
(4) Individualized educational planning
21. “Success” in schools should be broadened beyond 
specific academic achievement within school to 
include:
(1) Training given by coaching institutions.
(2) Development of socio – emotional capacities as 
an important part of education.
(3) Extra tests which can be done at home.
(4) Constant focus only on areas where a child is 
‘weak’.
22. Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved 
when a student can:
(1) Recall information given correctly
(2) Write down information correctly
(3) Clearly remember the definition of a concept
(4) Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
23. To enable children to become effective problem–
solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities 
to :
(1) Do experiments only in the format prescribed in 
the textbook
(2) Discover a concept through independent 
thinking
(3) Take extra tuitions wherever necessary
(4) Learn primarily through audio –visual aids and 
smart boards only
24. The errors that children make during the learning 
process can be:
(1) Used to ascertain their current ability and 
intelligence.
(2) Rectified immediately without feedback so that 
they are not repeated
(3) Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive 
development
(4) A distraction in the learning process and should 
be minimized quickly
25. What is the role of children’s emotions in learning?
(1) Emotions distract children from learning and 
therefore need to be controlled.
(2) There needs to be a clear disconnect between 
cognition and emotions of children for effective 
learning.
(3) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences 
and need to be integrated within learning 
process.
(4) Emotions make learning process ‘messy’ and 
unpredictable.
26. Children can be encouraged to become intrinsically 
motivated learners by:
(1) giving rewards for encouragement
(2) punishing them to avoid making mistakes
(3) learning form the mistakes made during learning 
process without any negative penalty
(4) encouraging teacher attention to performance 
by special achievers within a classroom
27. Which of the following characteristics are there in 
‘master oriented learners’?
(1) Low fear of failure, incremental view of ability
(2) High fear of failure, entity view of ability
(3) Low fear of failure, entity view of ability
(4) High fear of failure, incremental view of ability
28. Which of the following is a hindrance in effective 
problem-solving?
(1) Activating the right schema
(2) Response set
(3) Identification of the real problem
(4) Application of heuristics or general problem 
solving strategies
29. Encouraging students to compete among themselves 
in the classroom can have the following consequences. 
Which of these would you perceive to be harmful for 
a child’s growth?
(i) It creates ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ within a 
classroom
(ii) It increases the stress and anxiety level of 
students hampering their cognitive growth
(iii) It can create ‘star’ students within a classroom 
whose achievement can be source of pride for 
schools
(iv) It can prepare students to fit into the competitive, 
market based economics.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (ii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
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30. The process of meaningful learning needs to be 
mediated by:
(1) Personal philosophy and perspective of the 
learner
(2) The knowledge ‘received’ by the learner from 
the teacher
(3) The requirements of the curriculum geared 
towards summative assessment
(4) Based primarily on views of expert
Social Science/Social Studies
31. A teacher has turned some students of the class into 
small human replica of the solar system. If Shyam, 
Sultana and Nancy has almost equal height and 
weight, then they are representing.
(1) Mars, Venus and Mercury.
(2) Sun, Moon and Earth.
(3) Mars, Jupiter and Uranus.
(4) Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.
32. Consider the statements A and B on the circle of 
illumination on the globe and choose the correct 
answer.
(A) It divides the day from night on the globe.
(B) It coincides with the axis.
(1) A is true, B is false. (2) A is false, B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true. (4) Both A and B are false.
33. Which of the following statements about the Atlantic 
ocean is correct?
(1) It is the largest ocean in the world.
(2) It is almost circular in shape, surrounded by 
Asia, Australia, North and South America.
(3) Its coastline is highly indented and irregular.
(4) Mariana Trench lies in this ocean.
34. Conventional symbols used in a map are ............... .
(1) symbols used by a particular society in a region.
(2) symbols through which only geomorphological 
features are represented.
(3) symbols through which only political boundaries 
and administrative divisions are represented.
(4) symbols on which there is an international 
agreement regarding their use.
35. Consider the statements (A) and (B) on high tides 
and choose the correct option:
(A) They raise the water level close to shores which 
helps the ships to arrive at the harbour.
(B) They create problems for fishermen as fishes 
move away from the shore during high tide.
(1) Both A and B are true. (2) Both A and B are false.
(3) A is true, B is false. (4) A is false, B is true.
36. Which of the following statements about air pressure 
is correct?
(1) Air always moves from low pressure areas to 
high pressure areas.
(2) When in regions with high temperature air gets 
heated and sinks, high pressure area is created.
(3) Low pressure area is created in regions with 
lower temperatures, cold air becomes heavy and 
rises.
(4) Low pressure is associated with cloudy skies and 
wet weather high pressure is associated with 
clear and sunny skies.
37. Bromeliads found in Amazon basin are:
(1) The staple food of the people in the basin.
(2) A species of insects.
(3) Plants that store water in their leaves.
(4) Houses with a steeply slanting roof.
38. Stacks’ are an erosional feature of which of the 
following?
(1) Wind (2) Glacier
(3) Sea wave (4) River
39. Consider the statements A and B about ‘Tsunami’ 
waves and choose the correct answer.
(A) V olcanic eruption can never lead to the formation 
of Tsunami waves.
(B) The first indication of an approaching Tsunami 
is the rapid withdrawal of water from coastal 
region followed by a destructive wave.
(1) A is true, B is false (2) A is false, B is true
(3) Both A and B are true (4) Both A and B are false
40. Identify the layer of atmosphere from the features 
given below.
(A) The temperature rises very rapidly with 
increasing height in this layer.
(B) This layer helps in radio transmission.
(1) Stratosphere (2) Mesosphere
(3) Thermosphere (4) Exosphere
41. Which among the following should be incorporated 
in the principles of sustainable development?
(A) Conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity
(B) Change in personal attitude and practices 
towards the environment
(C) Stop the utilization of natural resources.
(D) Improve the quality of human life.
(1) A,B,C and D (2) A,B and C
(3) B,C and D (4) A,B and D
42. Which of the following statements about minerals 
are correct?
(A) Minerals are created by natural processes 
without any human interference
(B) Mica and chromite are nonferrous minerals
(C) Minerals lying at shallow depths are taken out 
through open cast mining
(D) Minerals are a non-renewable resource
(1) A,B and C (2) B,C and D
(3) A,B and D (4) A,C and D
43. Match the factors affecting soil formation
Location Common Houses
(a) Flora, fauna and 
micro organism
(i) Texture and colour of 
soil
(b) Parent rock (ii) Rate of humus 
formation in the soil
(c) Climate (iii) Thickness of soil 
profile
(d) Time (iv) Weathering
(1) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (2) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(3) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii (4) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
44. What are the advantageous aspects of natural gas as 
a conventional source of energy?
(A) It is easier to transport through pipe lines.
(B) It is cleaner than oil and coal.
(C) It is distributed evenly across the globe.
(1) A,B and C (2) A and B
(3) A and C (4) B and C
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45. Upanishads are:
(A) conversations between teachers and students.
(B) presented through simple dialogues.
(C) ideas that describe about individual soul and 
universal soul.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Only A and B are correct
(2) Only B and C are correct
(3) Only A and C are correct
(4) A,B and C are correct
46. To study and differentiate the skeletal remains of a 
man from a woman, we must rely on:
(1) Jewellery worn as they indicate a woman.
(2) bone structure as a larger hip indicates a woman.
(3) bone structure as a larger hip indicates a man.
(4) weapons buried alongside as they indicate a man.
47. According to Akbar Nama Subadar undertook
(1) political and military functions.
(2) political and financial functions;
(3) only political function.
(4) only religious functions.
48. Bengali as a regional language grew due to::
(A) commercial ties
(B) political control
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A only (2) B only
(3) Both A and B (4) Neither A nor B
49. The saint-poets of Maharashtra rejected:
(A) all forms of ritualism.
(B) social differences based on birth.
(C) idea of staying with families.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and B are correct (2) A and C are correct
(3) B and C are correct (4) A,B and C are correct
50. In the 19
th
 century, which of the tribal groups mainly 
herded goats?
(1) Van Gujjars of the Punjab Hills
(2) Lambadis of Andhra Pradesh
(3) Bakarmals of Kashmir
(4) Gaddis of Kulu
51. Match the reformers with the movements:
Reformers Movements
(A) Ghasidas (i) self-respect movement
(B) Periyar (ii) young Bengal movement
(C) Derojio (iii) Satnami movement
(D) Ambedkar (iv) Temple Entry Movement
 Choose the correct option:
(1) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i (2) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
(3) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (4) a-i, b-iii, ,c-ii, d-iv
52. Most modern Indian scripts have developed from:
(1) Brahmi (2) Bengali
(3) T amil (4) Devanagari
53. Statement (A) : Ostriches were found in India 
during the Palaeolithic period.
 Statement (B) : Large quantities of ostrich egg shells 
with engravings have been found in Maharashtra.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (B) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (B) are true.
(3) Both (A) and (B) are false.
(4) (A) is false, but (B) is true.
54. Match the country to their colony:
Country Colony
(A) France (i) Jamaica
(B) Portugal (ii) St. Dominique
(C) England (iii) V enezuela
(D) Spain (iv) Brazil
 Choose the correct option:
(1) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii (2) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
(3) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i (4) A-i, B-iv, C-ii, A-iii
55. Imperial historical paintings ............... .
(A) created a public memory of imperial triumphs.
(B) portrayed British as invincible and all powerful.
(C) become widely popular in Europe.
(D) portrayed India in all its authenticity.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and B are correct (2) A,B and C are correct
(3) Only B is correct (4) B and C are correct
56. Read the statements about Ain-i-Akbari.
(A) It is the second volume of the Akbar Nama.
(B) It records the events of Akbar’s reign.
(C) It records about the traditions and culture of the 
people.
(D) It provides statistical data about many things.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and C are correct (2) B and C are correct
(3) C and D are correct (4) Only C is correct
57. The earliest miniature paintings were done on 
............... .
(A) pot (B) palm leaf
(C) paper (D) wood
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A,B and C are correct (2) A,B and D are correct
(3) A,C and D are correct (4) B,C and D are correct
58. Seven hundred years ago, which of the following 
travellers had written about Kerala’s diversity and 
the lives of Muslim community?
(1) Vaco da Gama (2) Ibn Batuta
(3) St. Martin (4) Shankaracharya
59. Which of the following kinds of equality is mentioned 
in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
(1) Equality of income
(2) Equality of wealth
(3) Equality of employment
(4) Equality of status
60. Which of the following statements is true about 
municipal corporation in India?
(1) Ward commissioner is an elected position.
(2) Ward councillor is an elected member.
(3) Ward councillor elect the ward commissioner.
(4) Administrative staff elect the ward commissioner.
61. In order to promote women employment, there 
are laws in India that make it mandatory for 
an organization having more than 30 women 
employees, to ensure ............... .
(1) creche
(2) sanitary pad vending machine
(3) women chairperson
(4) transport
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The nature of relationship between development 
and learning is viewed by Lev Vygotsky as having 
which of the following characteristics?
(1) It is linear in nature
(2) The relationship is static in nature
(3) Learning often precedes development
(4) Development often precedes learning
2. The developmental theorists who view process 
of development as having substantial plasticity 
throughout life are likely to emphasize the 
importance of :
(1) Heredity
(2) Environment and experience
(3) Domain specific intelligence
(4) Crystallized intelligence
3. ‘Discontinuity’ in the developmental process refers 
to:
(1) New ways of understanding the world that 
emerge during the process of development.
(2) Negative breaks in the developmental process.
(3) A downward negative trend in development.
(4) Interference in the developmental process.
4. Authoritative style of parenting/child rearing is 
based on:
(1) Making decisions for the child
(2) Not listing to a child’s point of view
(3) Making unreasonable demands from the child
(4) Engage in joint decision making wherever 
possible
5. According to Jean Piaget, the process of 
developmental change takes place through which of 
the following specific cognitive functions?
(1) Experience and social transmission
(2) Assimilation and Accommodation
(3) Maturation and Experience
(4) Social transmission and maturation
6. A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her 
teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations 
e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted 
these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following 
cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain 
according to Jean Piaget?
(1) Seriation
(2) Transitive inference
(3) Nominal scale
(4) Conservation of numbers
7. According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive 
development is mediated by:
(1) Cultural Tools (2) Cultural Modes
(3) Cultural Signifiers (4) Cultural Derivatives
8. Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ 
according to Lev Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
(1) Collaborative dialogues
(2) Observational learning
(3) Reversible thinking
(4) Expository learning
9. The stage 5 of post-conventional morality as given 
by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
(1) A free agreement to follow a social contract for 
the benefit of humanity
(2) A free exploration of ethics even beyond social 
contract
(3) Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
(4) The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
10. A progressive educator need to embody which of 
the following attributes within a classroom:
(1) Empathy, control, care
(2) Empathy, control, discipline
(3) Empathy, realness, care
(4) Empathy, realness, control
11. Which of the following are major concerns about 
using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to 
measure Children’s intelligence?
(i) Instability of Score
(ii) Cultural bias in tests
(iii) Product –orientedness of tests
(iv) Labelling of children
(1) ii, iii, iv (2) i, ii, iii, iv
(3) i, ii, iv (4) i, iii, iv
12. An experience of intra-personal intelligence within a 
classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
(1) Ability to handle social situations well
(2) Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of 
others’ speech
(3) Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, 
strengths and weaknesses
(4) Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
13. The role of a teacher within the classroom is to 
encourage children to express which of the following 
attitudes related to gender?
(1) Gender stereotyping
(2) Gender constancy
(3) Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
(4) Gender - stereotype flexibility
14. In a classroom where students have diverse learning 
profiles, a teacher needs to :
(1) Identify normative level of teaching
(2) Find creative ways of engaging with diverse 
learning pace of students
(3) Create special achievement and remedial 
sections
(4) Do ability groupings within classroom
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
20th	December	2021
206  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
15. Formative assessment is generally used:
(1) To provide teachers with a rational basis for 
preparing tests /exam papers
(2) To help teachers plan better and provide 
supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
(3) To help students develop good test taking skills
(4) To discriminate appropriately between ability 
levels of students
16. Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:
(1) Educational inequality for children form 
different cultures within a classroom.
(2) Educational equity for children form different 
cultures within a classroom.
(3) Showcasing dances / music of different cultures 
on specific occasions like annual day of school.
(4) Creating special sections in schools for children 
belonging to different cultures.
17. The education of learners from ‘disadvantaged’ 
and ‘deprived’ backgrounds can get negatively 
influenced by which of the following
(i) Stereotypes
(ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge 
Systems
(iii) Top-down curriculum
(iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language
(1) (i) and (ii) (2) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iv) (4) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
18. Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the 
following:
(1) Originality (2) T olerance of ambiguity
(3) Convergent thinking (4) Flexibility in thinking
19. A child with locomotion disability joins a primary 
school. Which of the following would not be a 
facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within 
school?
(1) Provision of allocating class on the ground floor
(2) Empathy- building among peers
(3) Appropriate infrastructural modifications
(4) Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
20. Which of the following strategies would not be 
facilitative with respect to children who have 
specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?
(1) Relaxation in specific domains of learning, 
wherever possible
(2) Reasonable accommodation in curriculum
(3) Continual negative comments on errors 
committed
(4) Individualized educational planning
21. “Success” in schools should be broadened beyond 
specific academic achievement within school to 
include:
(1) Training given by coaching institutions.
(2) Development of socio – emotional capacities as 
an important part of education.
(3) Extra tests which can be done at home.
(4) Constant focus only on areas where a child is 
‘weak’.
22. Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved 
when a student can:
(1) Recall information given correctly
(2) Write down information correctly
(3) Clearly remember the definition of a concept
(4) Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
23. To enable children to become effective problem–
solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities 
to :
(1) Do experiments only in the format prescribed in 
the textbook
(2) Discover a concept through independent 
thinking
(3) Take extra tuitions wherever necessary
(4) Learn primarily through audio –visual aids and 
smart boards only
24. The errors that children make during the learning 
process can be:
(1) Used to ascertain their current ability and 
intelligence.
(2) Rectified immediately without feedback so that 
they are not repeated
(3) Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive 
development
(4) A distraction in the learning process and should 
be minimized quickly
25. What is the role of children’s emotions in learning?
(1) Emotions distract children from learning and 
therefore need to be controlled.
(2) There needs to be a clear disconnect between 
cognition and emotions of children for effective 
learning.
(3) Emotions give meaning to learning experiences 
and need to be integrated within learning 
process.
(4) Emotions make learning process ‘messy’ and 
unpredictable.
26. Children can be encouraged to become intrinsically 
motivated learners by:
(1) giving rewards for encouragement
(2) punishing them to avoid making mistakes
(3) learning form the mistakes made during learning 
process without any negative penalty
(4) encouraging teacher attention to performance 
by special achievers within a classroom
27. Which of the following characteristics are there in 
‘master oriented learners’?
(1) Low fear of failure, incremental view of ability
(2) High fear of failure, entity view of ability
(3) Low fear of failure, entity view of ability
(4) High fear of failure, incremental view of ability
28. Which of the following is a hindrance in effective 
problem-solving?
(1) Activating the right schema
(2) Response set
(3) Identification of the real problem
(4) Application of heuristics or general problem 
solving strategies
29. Encouraging students to compete among themselves 
in the classroom can have the following consequences. 
Which of these would you perceive to be harmful for 
a child’s growth?
(i) It creates ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ within a 
classroom
(ii) It increases the stress and anxiety level of 
students hampering their cognitive growth
(iii) It can create ‘star’ students within a classroom 
whose achievement can be source of pride for 
schools
(iv) It can prepare students to fit into the competitive, 
market based economics.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (ii), (iv)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
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30. The process of meaningful learning needs to be 
mediated by:
(1) Personal philosophy and perspective of the 
learner
(2) The knowledge ‘received’ by the learner from 
the teacher
(3) The requirements of the curriculum geared 
towards summative assessment
(4) Based primarily on views of expert
Social Science/Social Studies
31. A teacher has turned some students of the class into 
small human replica of the solar system. If Shyam, 
Sultana and Nancy has almost equal height and 
weight, then they are representing.
(1) Mars, Venus and Mercury.
(2) Sun, Moon and Earth.
(3) Mars, Jupiter and Uranus.
(4) Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.
32. Consider the statements A and B on the circle of 
illumination on the globe and choose the correct 
answer.
(A) It divides the day from night on the globe.
(B) It coincides with the axis.
(1) A is true, B is false. (2) A is false, B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true. (4) Both A and B are false.
33. Which of the following statements about the Atlantic 
ocean is correct?
(1) It is the largest ocean in the world.
(2) It is almost circular in shape, surrounded by 
Asia, Australia, North and South America.
(3) Its coastline is highly indented and irregular.
(4) Mariana Trench lies in this ocean.
34. Conventional symbols used in a map are ............... .
(1) symbols used by a particular society in a region.
(2) symbols through which only geomorphological 
features are represented.
(3) symbols through which only political boundaries 
and administrative divisions are represented.
(4) symbols on which there is an international 
agreement regarding their use.
35. Consider the statements (A) and (B) on high tides 
and choose the correct option:
(A) They raise the water level close to shores which 
helps the ships to arrive at the harbour.
(B) They create problems for fishermen as fishes 
move away from the shore during high tide.
(1) Both A and B are true. (2) Both A and B are false.
(3) A is true, B is false. (4) A is false, B is true.
36. Which of the following statements about air pressure 
is correct?
(1) Air always moves from low pressure areas to 
high pressure areas.
(2) When in regions with high temperature air gets 
heated and sinks, high pressure area is created.
(3) Low pressure area is created in regions with 
lower temperatures, cold air becomes heavy and 
rises.
(4) Low pressure is associated with cloudy skies and 
wet weather high pressure is associated with 
clear and sunny skies.
37. Bromeliads found in Amazon basin are:
(1) The staple food of the people in the basin.
(2) A species of insects.
(3) Plants that store water in their leaves.
(4) Houses with a steeply slanting roof.
38. Stacks’ are an erosional feature of which of the 
following?
(1) Wind (2) Glacier
(3) Sea wave (4) River
39. Consider the statements A and B about ‘Tsunami’ 
waves and choose the correct answer.
(A) V olcanic eruption can never lead to the formation 
of Tsunami waves.
(B) The first indication of an approaching Tsunami 
is the rapid withdrawal of water from coastal 
region followed by a destructive wave.
(1) A is true, B is false (2) A is false, B is true
(3) Both A and B are true (4) Both A and B are false
40. Identify the layer of atmosphere from the features 
given below.
(A) The temperature rises very rapidly with 
increasing height in this layer.
(B) This layer helps in radio transmission.
(1) Stratosphere (2) Mesosphere
(3) Thermosphere (4) Exosphere
41. Which among the following should be incorporated 
in the principles of sustainable development?
(A) Conserve the earth’s vitality and diversity
(B) Change in personal attitude and practices 
towards the environment
(C) Stop the utilization of natural resources.
(D) Improve the quality of human life.
(1) A,B,C and D (2) A,B and C
(3) B,C and D (4) A,B and D
42. Which of the following statements about minerals 
are correct?
(A) Minerals are created by natural processes 
without any human interference
(B) Mica and chromite are nonferrous minerals
(C) Minerals lying at shallow depths are taken out 
through open cast mining
(D) Minerals are a non-renewable resource
(1) A,B and C (2) B,C and D
(3) A,B and D (4) A,C and D
43. Match the factors affecting soil formation
Location Common Houses
(a) Flora, fauna and 
micro organism
(i) Texture and colour of 
soil
(b) Parent rock (ii) Rate of humus 
formation in the soil
(c) Climate (iii) Thickness of soil 
profile
(d) Time (iv) Weathering
(1) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (2) a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i
(3) a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii (4) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
44. What are the advantageous aspects of natural gas as 
a conventional source of energy?
(A) It is easier to transport through pipe lines.
(B) It is cleaner than oil and coal.
(C) It is distributed evenly across the globe.
(1) A,B and C (2) A and B
(3) A and C (4) B and C
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45. Upanishads are:
(A) conversations between teachers and students.
(B) presented through simple dialogues.
(C) ideas that describe about individual soul and 
universal soul.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Only A and B are correct
(2) Only B and C are correct
(3) Only A and C are correct
(4) A,B and C are correct
46. To study and differentiate the skeletal remains of a 
man from a woman, we must rely on:
(1) Jewellery worn as they indicate a woman.
(2) bone structure as a larger hip indicates a woman.
(3) bone structure as a larger hip indicates a man.
(4) weapons buried alongside as they indicate a man.
47. According to Akbar Nama Subadar undertook
(1) political and military functions.
(2) political and financial functions;
(3) only political function.
(4) only religious functions.
48. Bengali as a regional language grew due to::
(A) commercial ties
(B) political control
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A only (2) B only
(3) Both A and B (4) Neither A nor B
49. The saint-poets of Maharashtra rejected:
(A) all forms of ritualism.
(B) social differences based on birth.
(C) idea of staying with families.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and B are correct (2) A and C are correct
(3) B and C are correct (4) A,B and C are correct
50. In the 19
th
 century, which of the tribal groups mainly 
herded goats?
(1) Van Gujjars of the Punjab Hills
(2) Lambadis of Andhra Pradesh
(3) Bakarmals of Kashmir
(4) Gaddis of Kulu
51. Match the reformers with the movements:
Reformers Movements
(A) Ghasidas (i) self-respect movement
(B) Periyar (ii) young Bengal movement
(C) Derojio (iii) Satnami movement
(D) Ambedkar (iv) Temple Entry Movement
 Choose the correct option:
(1) a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i (2) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
(3) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (4) a-i, b-iii, ,c-ii, d-iv
52. Most modern Indian scripts have developed from:
(1) Brahmi (2) Bengali
(3) T amil (4) Devanagari
53. Statement (A) : Ostriches were found in India 
during the Palaeolithic period.
 Statement (B) : Large quantities of ostrich egg shells 
with engravings have been found in Maharashtra.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (B) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (B) are true.
(3) Both (A) and (B) are false.
(4) (A) is false, but (B) is true.
54. Match the country to their colony:
Country Colony
(A) France (i) Jamaica
(B) Portugal (ii) St. Dominique
(C) England (iii) V enezuela
(D) Spain (iv) Brazil
 Choose the correct option:
(1) A-iii, B-i, C-iv, D-ii (2) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
(3) A-iv, B-iii, C-ii, D-i (4) A-i, B-iv, C-ii, A-iii
55. Imperial historical paintings ............... .
(A) created a public memory of imperial triumphs.
(B) portrayed British as invincible and all powerful.
(C) become widely popular in Europe.
(D) portrayed India in all its authenticity.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and B are correct (2) A,B and C are correct
(3) Only B is correct (4) B and C are correct
56. Read the statements about Ain-i-Akbari.
(A) It is the second volume of the Akbar Nama.
(B) It records the events of Akbar’s reign.
(C) It records about the traditions and culture of the 
people.
(D) It provides statistical data about many things.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A and C are correct (2) B and C are correct
(3) C and D are correct (4) Only C is correct
57. The earliest miniature paintings were done on 
............... .
(A) pot (B) palm leaf
(C) paper (D) wood
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A,B and C are correct (2) A,B and D are correct
(3) A,C and D are correct (4) B,C and D are correct
58. Seven hundred years ago, which of the following 
travellers had written about Kerala’s diversity and 
the lives of Muslim community?
(1) Vaco da Gama (2) Ibn Batuta
(3) St. Martin (4) Shankaracharya
59. Which of the following kinds of equality is mentioned 
in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?
(1) Equality of income
(2) Equality of wealth
(3) Equality of employment
(4) Equality of status
60. Which of the following statements is true about 
municipal corporation in India?
(1) Ward commissioner is an elected position.
(2) Ward councillor is an elected member.
(3) Ward councillor elect the ward commissioner.
(4) Administrative staff elect the ward commissioner.
61. In order to promote women employment, there 
are laws in India that make it mandatory for 
an organization having more than 30 women 
employees, to ensure ............... .
(1) creche
(2) sanitary pad vending machine
(3) women chairperson
(4) transport
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62. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in a bus from 
the beginning point of which particular movement 
in the USA?
(1) Gender Right Movement
(2) Equal Access to Public Space Movement
(3) Civil Rights Movement
(4) White Women Justice Movement
63. What is implied by ‘setting agenda’ in the context of 
media?
(1) Agenda of the media that will be conserved by 
the government.
(2) Media propagating the agenda of a political 
party.
(3) An independent media house having no pre-
decided agenda.
(4) Media identifying issues and bringing them to 
the Public.
64. Which of the following statements is true about 
secularism in India?
(A) Neither state nor religion can interface in the 
affairs of one another.
(B) Indian state must maintain a principled distance 
from religion.
(C) State cannot intervene in the personal laws of 
communities.
(D) State is supposed prevent domination of one 
religious community by another community.
(1) A and B (2) B and C
(3) B and D (4) A and D
65. The Indian parliament had reservation from 1952-
2019 for which of the following?
A. Scheduled Castes
B. Anglo-Indian Community
C. Women
D. Scheduled Tribes
(1) A, B, C (2) B, C, D
(3) A, B, D (4) A, C, D
66. Federal court of India is the predecessor of ............... .
(1) Supreme Court of India
(2) Bombay High Court
(3) Delhi High Court
(4) International Court
67. Article 39A of the Indian Constitution places a duty 
on the state to provide ............... to citizens.
(1) reservation of seats in public universities.
(2) legal aid.
(3) public distribution system.
(4) access to places of religious worship.
68. Justice Rajindar Sachar committee in 2005, examined 
the economic and social mitralisation of which 
community?
(1) Sikhs (2) Parsis
(3) Muslims (4) Christians
69. What is the implied by putting -out system in the 
context of cloth industry in India?
(1) merchant supplying raw material to the weaver 
and receiving finished product from him/her.
(2) weaver directly taking order from the consumer 
and supplying the finished product to him or 
her.
(3) merchant sell cloths to garment factories through 
weavers and receiving commission from them.
(4) weaver selling directly to garment factories.
70. The change in the system in South Africa in 1994 led 
to the formation of which kind of government?
(1) Apartheid government
(2) Minority government
(3) Monarchical government
(4) Democratic government
71. Why do social science pedagogues no longer use the 
word ‘civics’ while teaching at the upper primary 
level?
(A) Civics grew out of a certain colonial past and 
hence required to be changed.
(B) It developed a critical outlook.
(C) It only described government institutions and 
programmes.
(D) It limited the scope of this subject.
(1) A and B only. (2) A and C only.
(3) A, C and D only. (4) B , C and D only.
72. The best effective strategy to generate historical 
imagination on the theme ‘mosque’ would be to 
............... .
(1) narrate an anecdote around mosque.
(2) invite a resource person.
(3) organise a visit to a local mosque.
(4) screen a documentary film.
73. Maps, coins and time-lines are most suitable for 
teaching ............... .
(1) Economics (2) Political and Social life
(3) History (4) Sociology
74. Which of the following does not represent a primary 
source?
(A) Collection of daily weather records.
(B) Review of Economic Survey of India.
(C) Registration of births and deaths.
(D) Replicas of dancing girl of Harappa.
 Select the correct option.
(1) A and B only (2) A and C only
(3) Only D. (4) Only A,B and C.
75. In social science teaching, ‘community’ can be an 
important resource as ............... .
(1) it is inexpensive and accessible.
(2) the older people are wise and have time.
(3) community knowledge can be accepted 
uncritically.
(4) it provides opportunity to learn in real settings.
76. Statement A: The term ‘Hindustan’ was used by 
Minjhaj-e-Siraj which included parts of North India 
but did not include North-East India.
 Statement B : History pedagogues have to be careful 
about the terms they use today because they meant 
different things in the past.
(1) (A) is true but (B) is false.
(2) (A) is false but (B) is true.
(3) Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (B) are true but (B) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
77. Statement (A): Children should be taught ‘social 
and political life’ in the form of fictional narratives 
or case studies or exercises that draw on child’s 
experiences.
 Statement (B): Children learn through concept 
experiences.
(1) (A) is true but (B) is false.
(2) (A) is false but (B) is true.
(3) Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (B) are true but (B) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).