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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. In the progressive model of education as implemented 
by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a 
way so as to expect them to:
(1) give up time-consuming social habits and learn 
how to score good grades
(2) be an active participant in the group work and 
learn social skills
(3) prepare themselves to conform to the rules and 
regulations of society without questioning
(4) accept what they are offered by the school 
irrespective of their social background
2. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s 
sociocultural theory?
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Reciprocal teaching
(3) Culture-neutral cognitive development
(4) Insight learning
3. A teacher says to her class, “ As individual assignments 
are designed to help individual students learn more 
effectively, all students should complete assignments 
prescribed without any assistance.“ She is referring 
to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral 
development?
(1) Conventional stage 4
 —law and order
(2) Post-conventional stage 5
 —social contract
(3) Pre-conventional stage 1
 —punishment avoidance
(4) Pre-conventional stage 2
 —individualism and exchange
4. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop 
a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing 
individual. She is developing.
(1) hatred for rules (2) autonomy
(3) teenage arrogance (4) maturity
5. In context of progressive education, which of the 
following statements is true according to John 
Dewey?
(1) There should not be a place for democracy in a 
classroom.
(2) Students should be able to solve social problems 
themselves.
(3) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature 
of students rather it is to be cultivated.
(4) Students should be observed and not heard in 
the classroom.
6. A disorder related to language comprehension is:
(1) apraxia (2) dyslexia
(3) aspeechxia (4) aphasia
7. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of 
Multiple Intelligences‘, except:
(1) it is not research-based
(2) different intelligences demand different methods 
for different students
(3) gifted students usually excel in a single domain
(4) it lacks of empirical support
8. 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' cannot be 
legitimized as it:
(1) is not possible to measure different intelligences 
as there are no specific tests
(2) does not place equal importance on all seven 
intelligences
(3) is based only on sound empirical studies done 
by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(4) is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, 
which is most important
9. The individual differences of students in a classroom 
are:
(1) disadvantageous as teachers need to control a 
diverse classroom
(2) detrimental as they lead to student-student 
conflicts
(3) inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the 
curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest 
student
(4) advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a 
wider pool of cognitive structures
10. School-based assessment was introduced to:
(1) decentralize the power of Boards of school 
education in the country
(2) ensure the holistic development of all the 
students
(3) motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the 
activities of students for better interpretation of 
their progress
(4) encourage schools to excel by competing with 
the other schools in their area
11. Which one of the following is not related to other 
options?
(1) Organizing question answer sessions.
(2) Taking feedback from students on a topic.
(3) Conducting quiz
(4) Modelling the skills of self-assessment
12. Which one of the following questions is correctly 
matched with its specified domain?
(1) Could you group your: Evaluating
 students on the basis
 of their achievement in
 Mathematics?
(2) What was the turning: Creating
 point in the cricket
 match telecasted
 last night?
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. In the progressive model of education as implemented 
by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a 
way so as to expect them to:
(1) give up time-consuming social habits and learn 
how to score good grades
(2) be an active participant in the group work and 
learn social skills
(3) prepare themselves to conform to the rules and 
regulations of society without questioning
(4) accept what they are offered by the school 
irrespective of their social background
2. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s 
sociocultural theory?
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Reciprocal teaching
(3) Culture-neutral cognitive development
(4) Insight learning
3. A teacher says to her class, “ As individual assignments 
are designed to help individual students learn more 
effectively, all students should complete assignments 
prescribed without any assistance.“ She is referring 
to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral 
development?
(1) Conventional stage 4
 —law and order
(2) Post-conventional stage 5
 —social contract
(3) Pre-conventional stage 1
 —punishment avoidance
(4) Pre-conventional stage 2
 —individualism and exchange
4. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop 
a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing 
individual. She is developing.
(1) hatred for rules (2) autonomy
(3) teenage arrogance (4) maturity
5. In context of progressive education, which of the 
following statements is true according to John 
Dewey?
(1) There should not be a place for democracy in a 
classroom.
(2) Students should be able to solve social problems 
themselves.
(3) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature 
of students rather it is to be cultivated.
(4) Students should be observed and not heard in 
the classroom.
6. A disorder related to language comprehension is:
(1) apraxia (2) dyslexia
(3) aspeechxia (4) aphasia
7. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of 
Multiple Intelligences‘, except:
(1) it is not research-based
(2) different intelligences demand different methods 
for different students
(3) gifted students usually excel in a single domain
(4) it lacks of empirical support
8. 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' cannot be 
legitimized as it:
(1) is not possible to measure different intelligences 
as there are no specific tests
(2) does not place equal importance on all seven 
intelligences
(3) is based only on sound empirical studies done 
by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(4) is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, 
which is most important
9. The individual differences of students in a classroom 
are:
(1) disadvantageous as teachers need to control a 
diverse classroom
(2) detrimental as they lead to student-student 
conflicts
(3) inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the 
curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest 
student
(4) advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a 
wider pool of cognitive structures
10. School-based assessment was introduced to:
(1) decentralize the power of Boards of school 
education in the country
(2) ensure the holistic development of all the 
students
(3) motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the 
activities of students for better interpretation of 
their progress
(4) encourage schools to excel by competing with 
the other schools in their area
11. Which one of the following is not related to other 
options?
(1) Organizing question answer sessions.
(2) Taking feedback from students on a topic.
(3) Conducting quiz
(4) Modelling the skills of self-assessment
12. Which one of the following questions is correctly 
matched with its specified domain?
(1) Could you group your: Evaluating
 students on the basis
 of their achievement in
 Mathematics?
(2) What was the turning: Creating
 point in the cricket
 match telecasted
 last night?
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(3) Write down a new: Application
 recipe to cook
 chicken by using
 herbs
(4) Determine which of the: Analyzing
 given measures would
 most likely lead to
 achieve best results
13. Which of the following is the most effective way to 
convey students from disadvantaged sections that 
you expect them to participated and succeed?
(1) Articulate your confidence in their ability to 
succeed.
(2) Develop your own interest in the topics to be 
taught.
(3) Compare them with other children as frequently 
as possible to make them realize their goal.
(4) Emphasize the point that you have high 
expectation of them.
14. Following are the examples of developmental 
disorder, except:
(1) autism
(2) cerebral palsy
(3) post-traumatic stress
(4) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
15. Multiple pedagogical techniques, assorted learning 
material, multiple assessment techniques and 
varying the complexity and nature of the content 
are associated with which of the following?
(1) Universal design for learning.
(2) Remedial teaching.
(3) Differentiated instruction.
(4) Reciprocal teaching.
16. Which of the following is true about gifted learners?
(1) They make everyone else smarter and are 
essential for collaborative learning.
(2) They always lead others and assume extra 
responsibility in the classroom.
(3) They may achieve lower grades due to their 
heightened sensitivity.
(4) Their importance is primarily due to their 
brainpower.
17. Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on:
(1) making subtle provisions for special category 
children
(2) fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities 
only
(3) meeting the need of the disabled child at the 
expense of entire class
(4) including the educational needs of illiterate 
parents in schools
18. The cause of learned helplessness in children is 
their:
(1) acquired behaviour that they will not succeed
(2) callous attitude towards classroom activities
(3) non-compliance with expectations of their 
parents
(4) moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
19. If a student is consistently getting lower grades in 
school, her parents can be advised to help her by:
(1) working in close association with teachers
(2) withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and 
extra time for play
(3) narrating her the hardships of life for those who 
do not possess proper education
(4) forcing her to work harder at home
20. Which of the following does not deter problem 
solving?
(1) Insight (2) Mental sets
(3) Entrenchment (4) Fixation
21. A teacher is connecting a text to the previously 
learnt text and showing children how to summarize 
it. She is:
(1) helping children to develop their own strategy 
to comprehend it
(2) insinuating that there is no need to go through 
the entire text
(3) reinforcing the importance of text from the 
assessment point of view
(4) encouraging children to mug it up as effectively 
as possible
22. What kind of errors are common between a learner 
who is learning his mother tongue and the learner 
who learns the same language as a second language?
(1) Over generalization (2) Simplification
(3) Developmental (4) Hyper correction
23. The stress affects performance in examinations. This 
fact reflects which of the following relationships?
(1) Cognition-Emotion
(2) Stress-Omission
(3) Performance-Anxiety
(4) Cognition-Competition
24. A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not 
performing well after an accident. Which one of the 
following is most appropriate about counselling in 
schools?
(1) It is about the palliative measures for making 
people comfortable.
(2) It builds self-confidence of people by letting 
them explore their own thoughts.
(3) It is about giving the best possible advice to 
students about their future career options.
(4) It can be done only by the professional experts.
25. Which of the following would encourage the least 
a student who wants to become a highly creative 
theater artist?
(1) Try to win the State level competition that will 
ensure you scholarship.
(2) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive 
relationships with your peer theater artists.
(3) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that 
you find most enjoyable.
(4) Read about the performances of the world’s best 
theater artists and try to learn.
26. Which of the following theorists would be of the 
opinion that students study hard for their personal 
growth and development?
(1) Bandura (2) Maslow
(3) Skinner (4) Piaget
27. Which of the following factors supports learning in 
a classroom?
(1) Increasing the number of tests to motivate 
children to learn.
(2) Supporting the autonomy of children by the 
teachers.
(3) Sticking to one particular method of instruction 
to maintain uniformity.
(4) Increasing the time interval of periods from 40 
minutes to 50 minutes.
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. In the progressive model of education as implemented 
by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a 
way so as to expect them to:
(1) give up time-consuming social habits and learn 
how to score good grades
(2) be an active participant in the group work and 
learn social skills
(3) prepare themselves to conform to the rules and 
regulations of society without questioning
(4) accept what they are offered by the school 
irrespective of their social background
2. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s 
sociocultural theory?
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Reciprocal teaching
(3) Culture-neutral cognitive development
(4) Insight learning
3. A teacher says to her class, “ As individual assignments 
are designed to help individual students learn more 
effectively, all students should complete assignments 
prescribed without any assistance.“ She is referring 
to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral 
development?
(1) Conventional stage 4
 —law and order
(2) Post-conventional stage 5
 —social contract
(3) Pre-conventional stage 1
 —punishment avoidance
(4) Pre-conventional stage 2
 —individualism and exchange
4. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop 
a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing 
individual. She is developing.
(1) hatred for rules (2) autonomy
(3) teenage arrogance (4) maturity
5. In context of progressive education, which of the 
following statements is true according to John 
Dewey?
(1) There should not be a place for democracy in a 
classroom.
(2) Students should be able to solve social problems 
themselves.
(3) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature 
of students rather it is to be cultivated.
(4) Students should be observed and not heard in 
the classroom.
6. A disorder related to language comprehension is:
(1) apraxia (2) dyslexia
(3) aspeechxia (4) aphasia
7. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of 
Multiple Intelligences‘, except:
(1) it is not research-based
(2) different intelligences demand different methods 
for different students
(3) gifted students usually excel in a single domain
(4) it lacks of empirical support
8. 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' cannot be 
legitimized as it:
(1) is not possible to measure different intelligences 
as there are no specific tests
(2) does not place equal importance on all seven 
intelligences
(3) is based only on sound empirical studies done 
by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(4) is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, 
which is most important
9. The individual differences of students in a classroom 
are:
(1) disadvantageous as teachers need to control a 
diverse classroom
(2) detrimental as they lead to student-student 
conflicts
(3) inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the 
curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest 
student
(4) advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a 
wider pool of cognitive structures
10. School-based assessment was introduced to:
(1) decentralize the power of Boards of school 
education in the country
(2) ensure the holistic development of all the 
students
(3) motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the 
activities of students for better interpretation of 
their progress
(4) encourage schools to excel by competing with 
the other schools in their area
11. Which one of the following is not related to other 
options?
(1) Organizing question answer sessions.
(2) Taking feedback from students on a topic.
(3) Conducting quiz
(4) Modelling the skills of self-assessment
12. Which one of the following questions is correctly 
matched with its specified domain?
(1) Could you group your: Evaluating
 students on the basis
 of their achievement in
 Mathematics?
(2) What was the turning: Creating
 point in the cricket
 match telecasted
 last night?
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(3) Write down a new: Application
 recipe to cook
 chicken by using
 herbs
(4) Determine which of the: Analyzing
 given measures would
 most likely lead to
 achieve best results
13. Which of the following is the most effective way to 
convey students from disadvantaged sections that 
you expect them to participated and succeed?
(1) Articulate your confidence in their ability to 
succeed.
(2) Develop your own interest in the topics to be 
taught.
(3) Compare them with other children as frequently 
as possible to make them realize their goal.
(4) Emphasize the point that you have high 
expectation of them.
14. Following are the examples of developmental 
disorder, except:
(1) autism
(2) cerebral palsy
(3) post-traumatic stress
(4) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
15. Multiple pedagogical techniques, assorted learning 
material, multiple assessment techniques and 
varying the complexity and nature of the content 
are associated with which of the following?
(1) Universal design for learning.
(2) Remedial teaching.
(3) Differentiated instruction.
(4) Reciprocal teaching.
16. Which of the following is true about gifted learners?
(1) They make everyone else smarter and are 
essential for collaborative learning.
(2) They always lead others and assume extra 
responsibility in the classroom.
(3) They may achieve lower grades due to their 
heightened sensitivity.
(4) Their importance is primarily due to their 
brainpower.
17. Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on:
(1) making subtle provisions for special category 
children
(2) fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities 
only
(3) meeting the need of the disabled child at the 
expense of entire class
(4) including the educational needs of illiterate 
parents in schools
18. The cause of learned helplessness in children is 
their:
(1) acquired behaviour that they will not succeed
(2) callous attitude towards classroom activities
(3) non-compliance with expectations of their 
parents
(4) moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
19. If a student is consistently getting lower grades in 
school, her parents can be advised to help her by:
(1) working in close association with teachers
(2) withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and 
extra time for play
(3) narrating her the hardships of life for those who 
do not possess proper education
(4) forcing her to work harder at home
20. Which of the following does not deter problem 
solving?
(1) Insight (2) Mental sets
(3) Entrenchment (4) Fixation
21. A teacher is connecting a text to the previously 
learnt text and showing children how to summarize 
it. She is:
(1) helping children to develop their own strategy 
to comprehend it
(2) insinuating that there is no need to go through 
the entire text
(3) reinforcing the importance of text from the 
assessment point of view
(4) encouraging children to mug it up as effectively 
as possible
22. What kind of errors are common between a learner 
who is learning his mother tongue and the learner 
who learns the same language as a second language?
(1) Over generalization (2) Simplification
(3) Developmental (4) Hyper correction
23. The stress affects performance in examinations. This 
fact reflects which of the following relationships?
(1) Cognition-Emotion
(2) Stress-Omission
(3) Performance-Anxiety
(4) Cognition-Competition
24. A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not 
performing well after an accident. Which one of the 
following is most appropriate about counselling in 
schools?
(1) It is about the palliative measures for making 
people comfortable.
(2) It builds self-confidence of people by letting 
them explore their own thoughts.
(3) It is about giving the best possible advice to 
students about their future career options.
(4) It can be done only by the professional experts.
25. Which of the following would encourage the least 
a student who wants to become a highly creative 
theater artist?
(1) Try to win the State level competition that will 
ensure you scholarship.
(2) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive 
relationships with your peer theater artists.
(3) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that 
you find most enjoyable.
(4) Read about the performances of the world’s best 
theater artists and try to learn.
26. Which of the following theorists would be of the 
opinion that students study hard for their personal 
growth and development?
(1) Bandura (2) Maslow
(3) Skinner (4) Piaget
27. Which of the following factors supports learning in 
a classroom?
(1) Increasing the number of tests to motivate 
children to learn.
(2) Supporting the autonomy of children by the 
teachers.
(3) Sticking to one particular method of instruction 
to maintain uniformity.
(4) Increasing the time interval of periods from 40 
minutes to 50 minutes.
  
28. Mature students:
(1) believe that emotion has no place in their studies
(2) resolve easily all their conflicts with their intellect
(3) sometimes need emotional support in their 
studies
(4) do not get upset by studies in difficult situations
29. A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries 
profusely. After two years when the same child goes 
to the primary school for the first time, he does not 
express his tension by crying rather his shoulder 
and neck muscles become tense. This change in his 
behaviour can be explained on the basis of which of 
the following principles?
(1) Development proceeds in a sequential manner.
(2) Development is gradual.
(3) Development is different in different people.
(4) Development is characterized by differentiation 
and integration.
30. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an 
individual to qualities of the environment.
(2) Adoptive children possess same IQs as their 
adoptive siblings.
(3) Experience does not influence brain 
development.
(4) Intelligence remains unaffected by the schooling.
Mathematics
31. The perimeter of a square is 20 cm. A rectangle has 
the same width as the square. The length of the 
rectangle is double its width. The area, in square cm, 
of the rectangle is:
(1) 30 (2) 50
(3) 100 (4) 25
32. The internal length, breadth and height of a 
rectangular box A are 20 cm, 18 cm and 15 cm 
respectively and that of box B are 18 cm, 12 cm and 
5 cm respectively. The volume of box A is how many 
times that of box B?
(1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 3
33. Which of the following is not correct?
(1) Area of a square of side 10 cm = Area of a 
rectangle of length 10 cm and breadth 0.1 m
(2) 1 metre 5 centimetre = 1.5 metre
(3) 0.40 is same as 0.4
(4) Rupee
 
3
4
 
= Rupee 0.75
34. One orange costs five and half rupees and one kg 
apple costs `80. Then the total cost of one and half 
dozen of oranges and one and three-fourth kg of 
apple is:
(1) ` 219 (2) ` 229
(3) ` 239 (4) ` 209
35. NCF, 2005 states that Mathematics teaching should 
be ambitious, coherent and important. Here, 
‘ambitious’ refers to achievement of
(1) narrow goals of Mathematics
(2) linking of Mathematics with other subjects
(3) application of Mathematics
(4) higher goals of Mathematics
36. In Class II, concept of even number and odd number 
was introduced by activity of pairing the given 
number with concrete objects. Then teacher asked 
the students to check
(i) whether the total number of crayons in their 
colour boxes is even in number or odd in number,
(ii) whether the number of pages in their Maths 
notebook is odd or even.
 This task of finding even or odd number of crayons/
pages is:
(1) assessment for learning
(2) assessment as learning
(3) assessment at the end of learning
(4) assessment of learning
37. After explaining the operation of subtraction in 
Class-II, teacher drew the following diagram on the 
board and asked the students to fill in the circles:
 
 The purpose of the exercise is
(1) strengthening skill of addition and subtraction
(2) summative assessment
(3) arranging fun activity for the students
(4) mathematization of mind
38. How many rectangles are there in the following 
figure?
 The above question is testing
(1) knowledge of learner
(2) understanding of learner
(3) creativity of learner
(4) memory of learner
39. Which of the following activities is meant to enhance 
problem-solving abilities of students of Class-III?
(1) A crossword puzzle containing clues for all key 
terms learnt like even number, odd number, 
composite number, prime number, etc.
(2) A group project: How the students of primary 
wing shall be distributed equally in four houses 
(house system of school) so that every house has 
talented students from sports, arts, cultural and 
academic activities?
(3) Conduct an interclass quiz in the class on 
‘numbers and operations’
(4) A worksheet containing problems on four basic 
operations like—Find 25 × 34, 451 ÷ 11, etc.
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. In the progressive model of education as implemented 
by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a 
way so as to expect them to:
(1) give up time-consuming social habits and learn 
how to score good grades
(2) be an active participant in the group work and 
learn social skills
(3) prepare themselves to conform to the rules and 
regulations of society without questioning
(4) accept what they are offered by the school 
irrespective of their social background
2. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s 
sociocultural theory?
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Reciprocal teaching
(3) Culture-neutral cognitive development
(4) Insight learning
3. A teacher says to her class, “ As individual assignments 
are designed to help individual students learn more 
effectively, all students should complete assignments 
prescribed without any assistance.“ She is referring 
to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral 
development?
(1) Conventional stage 4
 —law and order
(2) Post-conventional stage 5
 —social contract
(3) Pre-conventional stage 1
 —punishment avoidance
(4) Pre-conventional stage 2
 —individualism and exchange
4. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop 
a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing 
individual. She is developing.
(1) hatred for rules (2) autonomy
(3) teenage arrogance (4) maturity
5. In context of progressive education, which of the 
following statements is true according to John 
Dewey?
(1) There should not be a place for democracy in a 
classroom.
(2) Students should be able to solve social problems 
themselves.
(3) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature 
of students rather it is to be cultivated.
(4) Students should be observed and not heard in 
the classroom.
6. A disorder related to language comprehension is:
(1) apraxia (2) dyslexia
(3) aspeechxia (4) aphasia
7. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of 
Multiple Intelligences‘, except:
(1) it is not research-based
(2) different intelligences demand different methods 
for different students
(3) gifted students usually excel in a single domain
(4) it lacks of empirical support
8. 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' cannot be 
legitimized as it:
(1) is not possible to measure different intelligences 
as there are no specific tests
(2) does not place equal importance on all seven 
intelligences
(3) is based only on sound empirical studies done 
by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(4) is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, 
which is most important
9. The individual differences of students in a classroom 
are:
(1) disadvantageous as teachers need to control a 
diverse classroom
(2) detrimental as they lead to student-student 
conflicts
(3) inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the 
curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest 
student
(4) advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a 
wider pool of cognitive structures
10. School-based assessment was introduced to:
(1) decentralize the power of Boards of school 
education in the country
(2) ensure the holistic development of all the 
students
(3) motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the 
activities of students for better interpretation of 
their progress
(4) encourage schools to excel by competing with 
the other schools in their area
11. Which one of the following is not related to other 
options?
(1) Organizing question answer sessions.
(2) Taking feedback from students on a topic.
(3) Conducting quiz
(4) Modelling the skills of self-assessment
12. Which one of the following questions is correctly 
matched with its specified domain?
(1) Could you group your: Evaluating
 students on the basis
 of their achievement in
 Mathematics?
(2) What was the turning: Creating
 point in the cricket
 match telecasted
 last night?
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(3) Write down a new: Application
 recipe to cook
 chicken by using
 herbs
(4) Determine which of the: Analyzing
 given measures would
 most likely lead to
 achieve best results
13. Which of the following is the most effective way to 
convey students from disadvantaged sections that 
you expect them to participated and succeed?
(1) Articulate your confidence in their ability to 
succeed.
(2) Develop your own interest in the topics to be 
taught.
(3) Compare them with other children as frequently 
as possible to make them realize their goal.
(4) Emphasize the point that you have high 
expectation of them.
14. Following are the examples of developmental 
disorder, except:
(1) autism
(2) cerebral palsy
(3) post-traumatic stress
(4) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
15. Multiple pedagogical techniques, assorted learning 
material, multiple assessment techniques and 
varying the complexity and nature of the content 
are associated with which of the following?
(1) Universal design for learning.
(2) Remedial teaching.
(3) Differentiated instruction.
(4) Reciprocal teaching.
16. Which of the following is true about gifted learners?
(1) They make everyone else smarter and are 
essential for collaborative learning.
(2) They always lead others and assume extra 
responsibility in the classroom.
(3) They may achieve lower grades due to their 
heightened sensitivity.
(4) Their importance is primarily due to their 
brainpower.
17. Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on:
(1) making subtle provisions for special category 
children
(2) fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities 
only
(3) meeting the need of the disabled child at the 
expense of entire class
(4) including the educational needs of illiterate 
parents in schools
18. The cause of learned helplessness in children is 
their:
(1) acquired behaviour that they will not succeed
(2) callous attitude towards classroom activities
(3) non-compliance with expectations of their 
parents
(4) moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
19. If a student is consistently getting lower grades in 
school, her parents can be advised to help her by:
(1) working in close association with teachers
(2) withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and 
extra time for play
(3) narrating her the hardships of life for those who 
do not possess proper education
(4) forcing her to work harder at home
20. Which of the following does not deter problem 
solving?
(1) Insight (2) Mental sets
(3) Entrenchment (4) Fixation
21. A teacher is connecting a text to the previously 
learnt text and showing children how to summarize 
it. She is:
(1) helping children to develop their own strategy 
to comprehend it
(2) insinuating that there is no need to go through 
the entire text
(3) reinforcing the importance of text from the 
assessment point of view
(4) encouraging children to mug it up as effectively 
as possible
22. What kind of errors are common between a learner 
who is learning his mother tongue and the learner 
who learns the same language as a second language?
(1) Over generalization (2) Simplification
(3) Developmental (4) Hyper correction
23. The stress affects performance in examinations. This 
fact reflects which of the following relationships?
(1) Cognition-Emotion
(2) Stress-Omission
(3) Performance-Anxiety
(4) Cognition-Competition
24. A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not 
performing well after an accident. Which one of the 
following is most appropriate about counselling in 
schools?
(1) It is about the palliative measures for making 
people comfortable.
(2) It builds self-confidence of people by letting 
them explore their own thoughts.
(3) It is about giving the best possible advice to 
students about their future career options.
(4) It can be done only by the professional experts.
25. Which of the following would encourage the least 
a student who wants to become a highly creative 
theater artist?
(1) Try to win the State level competition that will 
ensure you scholarship.
(2) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive 
relationships with your peer theater artists.
(3) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that 
you find most enjoyable.
(4) Read about the performances of the world’s best 
theater artists and try to learn.
26. Which of the following theorists would be of the 
opinion that students study hard for their personal 
growth and development?
(1) Bandura (2) Maslow
(3) Skinner (4) Piaget
27. Which of the following factors supports learning in 
a classroom?
(1) Increasing the number of tests to motivate 
children to learn.
(2) Supporting the autonomy of children by the 
teachers.
(3) Sticking to one particular method of instruction 
to maintain uniformity.
(4) Increasing the time interval of periods from 40 
minutes to 50 minutes.
  
28. Mature students:
(1) believe that emotion has no place in their studies
(2) resolve easily all their conflicts with their intellect
(3) sometimes need emotional support in their 
studies
(4) do not get upset by studies in difficult situations
29. A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries 
profusely. After two years when the same child goes 
to the primary school for the first time, he does not 
express his tension by crying rather his shoulder 
and neck muscles become tense. This change in his 
behaviour can be explained on the basis of which of 
the following principles?
(1) Development proceeds in a sequential manner.
(2) Development is gradual.
(3) Development is different in different people.
(4) Development is characterized by differentiation 
and integration.
30. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an 
individual to qualities of the environment.
(2) Adoptive children possess same IQs as their 
adoptive siblings.
(3) Experience does not influence brain 
development.
(4) Intelligence remains unaffected by the schooling.
Mathematics
31. The perimeter of a square is 20 cm. A rectangle has 
the same width as the square. The length of the 
rectangle is double its width. The area, in square cm, 
of the rectangle is:
(1) 30 (2) 50
(3) 100 (4) 25
32. The internal length, breadth and height of a 
rectangular box A are 20 cm, 18 cm and 15 cm 
respectively and that of box B are 18 cm, 12 cm and 
5 cm respectively. The volume of box A is how many 
times that of box B?
(1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 3
33. Which of the following is not correct?
(1) Area of a square of side 10 cm = Area of a 
rectangle of length 10 cm and breadth 0.1 m
(2) 1 metre 5 centimetre = 1.5 metre
(3) 0.40 is same as 0.4
(4) Rupee
 
3
4
 
= Rupee 0.75
34. One orange costs five and half rupees and one kg 
apple costs `80. Then the total cost of one and half 
dozen of oranges and one and three-fourth kg of 
apple is:
(1) ` 219 (2) ` 229
(3) ` 239 (4) ` 209
35. NCF, 2005 states that Mathematics teaching should 
be ambitious, coherent and important. Here, 
‘ambitious’ refers to achievement of
(1) narrow goals of Mathematics
(2) linking of Mathematics with other subjects
(3) application of Mathematics
(4) higher goals of Mathematics
36. In Class II, concept of even number and odd number 
was introduced by activity of pairing the given 
number with concrete objects. Then teacher asked 
the students to check
(i) whether the total number of crayons in their 
colour boxes is even in number or odd in number,
(ii) whether the number of pages in their Maths 
notebook is odd or even.
 This task of finding even or odd number of crayons/
pages is:
(1) assessment for learning
(2) assessment as learning
(3) assessment at the end of learning
(4) assessment of learning
37. After explaining the operation of subtraction in 
Class-II, teacher drew the following diagram on the 
board and asked the students to fill in the circles:
 
 The purpose of the exercise is
(1) strengthening skill of addition and subtraction
(2) summative assessment
(3) arranging fun activity for the students
(4) mathematization of mind
38. How many rectangles are there in the following 
figure?
 The above question is testing
(1) knowledge of learner
(2) understanding of learner
(3) creativity of learner
(4) memory of learner
39. Which of the following activities is meant to enhance 
problem-solving abilities of students of Class-III?
(1) A crossword puzzle containing clues for all key 
terms learnt like even number, odd number, 
composite number, prime number, etc.
(2) A group project: How the students of primary 
wing shall be distributed equally in four houses 
(house system of school) so that every house has 
talented students from sports, arts, cultural and 
academic activities?
(3) Conduct an interclass quiz in the class on 
‘numbers and operations’
(4) A worksheet containing problems on four basic 
operations like—Find 25 × 34, 451 ÷ 11, etc.
  
40. The recommended key concept in the unit of 
‘multiplication’ in Class III is:
(1) multiplication of 2-digit number with 2-digit 
number
(2) properties of multiplication—order property and 
group property
(3) word problem based on multiplication
(4) multiplication of 3-digit numbers by 10
41. From the unit of ‘fraction’, teacher asked the students 
to list any five fractions.
 This question refers to
(1) higher level of thinking
(2) analytical thinking
(3) spatial thinking
(4) lower level of thinking
42. In an exercise the question was—Measure the 
lengths of the line segments P  Q and  
R  S.
 The child answered—
 length of AB = 5 cm
 length of AB = 3 cm
 This refers to
(1) conceptual error
(2) procedural error
(3) error due to habit of naming line segment as AB
(4) reading error
43 A teacher distributed newspaper in Class V and 
asked the students to read the cricket scores of Indian 
team in latest match. Then she asked them to draw 
bar graph of the scores. The teacher is trying to:
(1) help the students to make connections between 
mathematical concepts and real life.
(2) teach them through project approach
(3) make the class joyful and communication
(4) enhance reasoning power of the students
44. The following word problem was given to a child of 
Class IV:
 Mumbai has 336 bus stops. Delhi has 127 more bus 
stops than Mumbai. How many bus stops are there 
in all, in Delhi?
 The child’s response to the above problem is 
recorded as:
336 Mumbai
336 127 Delhi
 Total bus stops in Delhi are 336 + 127 = 463.
 The teacher shall report about his performance as:
(1) the child can find the answer correctly but his 
experession is poor
(2) the child is good at visualizing and analyzing, 
and his problem-solving ability is appreciable
(3) the child has not adopted the right procedure. 
He needs to practice more
(4) the child is not able to write all steps required 
properly
45. A student was asked to read the following numbers:
 306, 408, 4008, 4010
 He read as follows:
  Thirty six, forty eight, four hundred eight, forty ten
 The reason for error in reading is that:
(1) the student does not like Maths class and find 
the class boring
(2) the student has understood the concept of place 
value but does not know how to use it
(3) the student is not fid for study of Maths
(4) the student is not able to understand the concept 
of place value and feels comfortable using two-
digit numbers only
46. The parameter(s) of assessment for ‘time’ for Class 
IV shall be
(1) reading time on analogous clock only
(2) reading time on digital and analogous clock, 
concept of half past, quarter past, quarter to, a.m., 
p.m., relation between minutes and seconds.
(3) reading time on digital clock, concept of a.m. 
and p.m. only
(4) reading time on digital clock only
47. ‘Tall shape of Mathematics’ mentioned in NCF , 2005 
refers to
(1) solving challenging problems
(2) creating Maths game
(3) providing hands-on experience
(4) building of concept on other
48. Consider the following:
 5 + 3 = ?
 The open-ended question corresponding to the 
above close-ended question is:
(1) FInd the sum of 5 and 3.
(2) What shall be added to 5 to get 8?
(3) Give any two numbers whose sum is 8.
(4) What is the sum of 5 and 3?
49. Farhan went to school library and found that 100 
books kept in story section are spoined. 20 books are 
missing. 219 are kept in shelf and 132 were issued to 
students. How many storybooks were there in the 
library?
 Teacher can teach the following value through this 
question
(1) Helping others
(2) Sharing books with others
(3) Taking good care of books
(4) Sense of cooperation
50. The product of the place values of 5 and 6 in 70560 
is:
(1) 300 (2) 3000
(3) 30000 (4) 30
51. When 3010301 is divided by 43, the quotient is:
(1) 70707 (2) 70007
(3) 7077 (4) 7007
52. What should be subtracted from the product 
3001 × 101 to get 300311?
(1) 2790 (2) 2090
(3) 2970 (4) 270
53. (Smallest common multiple of 36 and 60) ÷ (Biggest 
common factor of 18 and 45) is equal to:
(1) 20 (2) 30
(3) 40 (4) 10
54. (10 tens + 11 hundreds + 12 ones) equals
(1) 1213 (2) 111012
(3) 101112 (4) 1212
55. The number of factors of 42 is:
(1) 7 (2) 8
(3) 9 (4) 6
56. When 3488 is divided by 12 and 2478 is divided by 
11, the difference between the remainders in both 
cases is:
(1) 5 (2) 6
(3) 7 (4) 3
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. In the progressive model of education as implemented 
by CBSE, socialization of children is done in such a 
way so as to expect them to:
(1) give up time-consuming social habits and learn 
how to score good grades
(2) be an active participant in the group work and 
learn social skills
(3) prepare themselves to conform to the rules and 
regulations of society without questioning
(4) accept what they are offered by the school 
irrespective of their social background
2. Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s 
sociocultural theory?
(1) Operant conditioning
(2) Reciprocal teaching
(3) Culture-neutral cognitive development
(4) Insight learning
3. A teacher says to her class, “ As individual assignments 
are designed to help individual students learn more 
effectively, all students should complete assignments 
prescribed without any assistance.“ She is referring 
to which of the following stages of Kohlberg’s moral 
development?
(1) Conventional stage 4
 —law and order
(2) Post-conventional stage 5
 —social contract
(3) Pre-conventional stage 1
 —punishment avoidance
(4) Pre-conventional stage 2
 —individualism and exchange
4. Fourteen year old Devika is attempting to develop 
a sense of herself as a separate, self-governing 
individual. She is developing.
(1) hatred for rules (2) autonomy
(3) teenage arrogance (4) maturity
5. In context of progressive education, which of the 
following statements is true according to John 
Dewey?
(1) There should not be a place for democracy in a 
classroom.
(2) Students should be able to solve social problems 
themselves.
(3) Curiosity does not belong to the inherent nature 
of students rather it is to be cultivated.
(4) Students should be observed and not heard in 
the classroom.
6. A disorder related to language comprehension is:
(1) apraxia (2) dyslexia
(3) aspeechxia (4) aphasia
7. Following are the critical views about the ‘Theory of 
Multiple Intelligences‘, except:
(1) it is not research-based
(2) different intelligences demand different methods 
for different students
(3) gifted students usually excel in a single domain
(4) it lacks of empirical support
8. 'Theory of Multiple Intelligences' cannot be 
legitimized as it:
(1) is not possible to measure different intelligences 
as there are no specific tests
(2) does not place equal importance on all seven 
intelligences
(3) is based only on sound empirical studies done 
by Abraham Maslow throughout his life
(4) is not compatible with general intelligence ‘g’, 
which is most important
9. The individual differences of students in a classroom 
are:
(1) disadvantageous as teachers need to control a 
diverse classroom
(2) detrimental as they lead to student-student 
conflicts
(3) inexpedient as they reduce the speed of the 
curriculum transaction to the level of the slowest 
student
(4) advantageous as they lead teacher to explore a 
wider pool of cognitive structures
10. School-based assessment was introduced to:
(1) decentralize the power of Boards of school 
education in the country
(2) ensure the holistic development of all the 
students
(3) motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the 
activities of students for better interpretation of 
their progress
(4) encourage schools to excel by competing with 
the other schools in their area
11. Which one of the following is not related to other 
options?
(1) Organizing question answer sessions.
(2) Taking feedback from students on a topic.
(3) Conducting quiz
(4) Modelling the skills of self-assessment
12. Which one of the following questions is correctly 
matched with its specified domain?
(1) Could you group your: Evaluating
 students on the basis
 of their achievement in
 Mathematics?
(2) What was the turning: Creating
 point in the cricket
 match telecasted
 last night?
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(3) Write down a new: Application
 recipe to cook
 chicken by using
 herbs
(4) Determine which of the: Analyzing
 given measures would
 most likely lead to
 achieve best results
13. Which of the following is the most effective way to 
convey students from disadvantaged sections that 
you expect them to participated and succeed?
(1) Articulate your confidence in their ability to 
succeed.
(2) Develop your own interest in the topics to be 
taught.
(3) Compare them with other children as frequently 
as possible to make them realize their goal.
(4) Emphasize the point that you have high 
expectation of them.
14. Following are the examples of developmental 
disorder, except:
(1) autism
(2) cerebral palsy
(3) post-traumatic stress
(4) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
15. Multiple pedagogical techniques, assorted learning 
material, multiple assessment techniques and 
varying the complexity and nature of the content 
are associated with which of the following?
(1) Universal design for learning.
(2) Remedial teaching.
(3) Differentiated instruction.
(4) Reciprocal teaching.
16. Which of the following is true about gifted learners?
(1) They make everyone else smarter and are 
essential for collaborative learning.
(2) They always lead others and assume extra 
responsibility in the classroom.
(3) They may achieve lower grades due to their 
heightened sensitivity.
(4) Their importance is primarily due to their 
brainpower.
17. Inclusion in schools primarily focuses on:
(1) making subtle provisions for special category 
children
(2) fulfilling the needs of children with disabilities 
only
(3) meeting the need of the disabled child at the 
expense of entire class
(4) including the educational needs of illiterate 
parents in schools
18. The cause of learned helplessness in children is 
their:
(1) acquired behaviour that they will not succeed
(2) callous attitude towards classroom activities
(3) non-compliance with expectations of their 
parents
(4) moral decision for not taking up studies seriously
19. If a student is consistently getting lower grades in 
school, her parents can be advised to help her by:
(1) working in close association with teachers
(2) withholding mobile phones, movies, comics and 
extra time for play
(3) narrating her the hardships of life for those who 
do not possess proper education
(4) forcing her to work harder at home
20. Which of the following does not deter problem 
solving?
(1) Insight (2) Mental sets
(3) Entrenchment (4) Fixation
21. A teacher is connecting a text to the previously 
learnt text and showing children how to summarize 
it. She is:
(1) helping children to develop their own strategy 
to comprehend it
(2) insinuating that there is no need to go through 
the entire text
(3) reinforcing the importance of text from the 
assessment point of view
(4) encouraging children to mug it up as effectively 
as possible
22. What kind of errors are common between a learner 
who is learning his mother tongue and the learner 
who learns the same language as a second language?
(1) Over generalization (2) Simplification
(3) Developmental (4) Hyper correction
23. The stress affects performance in examinations. This 
fact reflects which of the following relationships?
(1) Cognition-Emotion
(2) Stress-Omission
(3) Performance-Anxiety
(4) Cognition-Competition
24. A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not 
performing well after an accident. Which one of the 
following is most appropriate about counselling in 
schools?
(1) It is about the palliative measures for making 
people comfortable.
(2) It builds self-confidence of people by letting 
them explore their own thoughts.
(3) It is about giving the best possible advice to 
students about their future career options.
(4) It can be done only by the professional experts.
25. Which of the following would encourage the least 
a student who wants to become a highly creative 
theater artist?
(1) Try to win the State level competition that will 
ensure you scholarship.
(2) Develop empathetic, amicable and supportive 
relationships with your peer theater artists.
(3) Devote your time to those theatrical skills that 
you find most enjoyable.
(4) Read about the performances of the world’s best 
theater artists and try to learn.
26. Which of the following theorists would be of the 
opinion that students study hard for their personal 
growth and development?
(1) Bandura (2) Maslow
(3) Skinner (4) Piaget
27. Which of the following factors supports learning in 
a classroom?
(1) Increasing the number of tests to motivate 
children to learn.
(2) Supporting the autonomy of children by the 
teachers.
(3) Sticking to one particular method of instruction 
to maintain uniformity.
(4) Increasing the time interval of periods from 40 
minutes to 50 minutes.
  
28. Mature students:
(1) believe that emotion has no place in their studies
(2) resolve easily all their conflicts with their intellect
(3) sometimes need emotional support in their 
studies
(4) do not get upset by studies in difficult situations
29. A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries 
profusely. After two years when the same child goes 
to the primary school for the first time, he does not 
express his tension by crying rather his shoulder 
and neck muscles become tense. This change in his 
behaviour can be explained on the basis of which of 
the following principles?
(1) Development proceeds in a sequential manner.
(2) Development is gradual.
(3) Development is different in different people.
(4) Development is characterized by differentiation 
and integration.
30. Which of the following statements is true?
(1) Genetic makeup impacts responsiveness of an 
individual to qualities of the environment.
(2) Adoptive children possess same IQs as their 
adoptive siblings.
(3) Experience does not influence brain 
development.
(4) Intelligence remains unaffected by the schooling.
Mathematics
31. The perimeter of a square is 20 cm. A rectangle has 
the same width as the square. The length of the 
rectangle is double its width. The area, in square cm, 
of the rectangle is:
(1) 30 (2) 50
(3) 100 (4) 25
32. The internal length, breadth and height of a 
rectangular box A are 20 cm, 18 cm and 15 cm 
respectively and that of box B are 18 cm, 12 cm and 
5 cm respectively. The volume of box A is how many 
times that of box B?
(1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 3
33. Which of the following is not correct?
(1) Area of a square of side 10 cm = Area of a 
rectangle of length 10 cm and breadth 0.1 m
(2) 1 metre 5 centimetre = 1.5 metre
(3) 0.40 is same as 0.4
(4) Rupee
 
3
4
 
= Rupee 0.75
34. One orange costs five and half rupees and one kg 
apple costs `80. Then the total cost of one and half 
dozen of oranges and one and three-fourth kg of 
apple is:
(1) ` 219 (2) ` 229
(3) ` 239 (4) ` 209
35. NCF, 2005 states that Mathematics teaching should 
be ambitious, coherent and important. Here, 
‘ambitious’ refers to achievement of
(1) narrow goals of Mathematics
(2) linking of Mathematics with other subjects
(3) application of Mathematics
(4) higher goals of Mathematics
36. In Class II, concept of even number and odd number 
was introduced by activity of pairing the given 
number with concrete objects. Then teacher asked 
the students to check
(i) whether the total number of crayons in their 
colour boxes is even in number or odd in number,
(ii) whether the number of pages in their Maths 
notebook is odd or even.
 This task of finding even or odd number of crayons/
pages is:
(1) assessment for learning
(2) assessment as learning
(3) assessment at the end of learning
(4) assessment of learning
37. After explaining the operation of subtraction in 
Class-II, teacher drew the following diagram on the 
board and asked the students to fill in the circles:
 
 The purpose of the exercise is
(1) strengthening skill of addition and subtraction
(2) summative assessment
(3) arranging fun activity for the students
(4) mathematization of mind
38. How many rectangles are there in the following 
figure?
 The above question is testing
(1) knowledge of learner
(2) understanding of learner
(3) creativity of learner
(4) memory of learner
39. Which of the following activities is meant to enhance 
problem-solving abilities of students of Class-III?
(1) A crossword puzzle containing clues for all key 
terms learnt like even number, odd number, 
composite number, prime number, etc.
(2) A group project: How the students of primary 
wing shall be distributed equally in four houses 
(house system of school) so that every house has 
talented students from sports, arts, cultural and 
academic activities?
(3) Conduct an interclass quiz in the class on 
‘numbers and operations’
(4) A worksheet containing problems on four basic 
operations like—Find 25 × 34, 451 ÷ 11, etc.
  
40. The recommended key concept in the unit of 
‘multiplication’ in Class III is:
(1) multiplication of 2-digit number with 2-digit 
number
(2) properties of multiplication—order property and 
group property
(3) word problem based on multiplication
(4) multiplication of 3-digit numbers by 10
41. From the unit of ‘fraction’, teacher asked the students 
to list any five fractions.
 This question refers to
(1) higher level of thinking
(2) analytical thinking
(3) spatial thinking
(4) lower level of thinking
42. In an exercise the question was—Measure the 
lengths of the line segments P  Q and  
R  S.
 The child answered—
 length of AB = 5 cm
 length of AB = 3 cm
 This refers to
(1) conceptual error
(2) procedural error
(3) error due to habit of naming line segment as AB
(4) reading error
43 A teacher distributed newspaper in Class V and 
asked the students to read the cricket scores of Indian 
team in latest match. Then she asked them to draw 
bar graph of the scores. The teacher is trying to:
(1) help the students to make connections between 
mathematical concepts and real life.
(2) teach them through project approach
(3) make the class joyful and communication
(4) enhance reasoning power of the students
44. The following word problem was given to a child of 
Class IV:
 Mumbai has 336 bus stops. Delhi has 127 more bus 
stops than Mumbai. How many bus stops are there 
in all, in Delhi?
 The child’s response to the above problem is 
recorded as:
336 Mumbai
336 127 Delhi
 Total bus stops in Delhi are 336 + 127 = 463.
 The teacher shall report about his performance as:
(1) the child can find the answer correctly but his 
experession is poor
(2) the child is good at visualizing and analyzing, 
and his problem-solving ability is appreciable
(3) the child has not adopted the right procedure. 
He needs to practice more
(4) the child is not able to write all steps required 
properly
45. A student was asked to read the following numbers:
 306, 408, 4008, 4010
 He read as follows:
  Thirty six, forty eight, four hundred eight, forty ten
 The reason for error in reading is that:
(1) the student does not like Maths class and find 
the class boring
(2) the student has understood the concept of place 
value but does not know how to use it
(3) the student is not fid for study of Maths
(4) the student is not able to understand the concept 
of place value and feels comfortable using two-
digit numbers only
46. The parameter(s) of assessment for ‘time’ for Class 
IV shall be
(1) reading time on analogous clock only
(2) reading time on digital and analogous clock, 
concept of half past, quarter past, quarter to, a.m., 
p.m., relation between minutes and seconds.
(3) reading time on digital clock, concept of a.m. 
and p.m. only
(4) reading time on digital clock only
47. ‘Tall shape of Mathematics’ mentioned in NCF , 2005 
refers to
(1) solving challenging problems
(2) creating Maths game
(3) providing hands-on experience
(4) building of concept on other
48. Consider the following:
 5 + 3 = ?
 The open-ended question corresponding to the 
above close-ended question is:
(1) FInd the sum of 5 and 3.
(2) What shall be added to 5 to get 8?
(3) Give any two numbers whose sum is 8.
(4) What is the sum of 5 and 3?
49. Farhan went to school library and found that 100 
books kept in story section are spoined. 20 books are 
missing. 219 are kept in shelf and 132 were issued to 
students. How many storybooks were there in the 
library?
 Teacher can teach the following value through this 
question
(1) Helping others
(2) Sharing books with others
(3) Taking good care of books
(4) Sense of cooperation
50. The product of the place values of 5 and 6 in 70560 
is:
(1) 300 (2) 3000
(3) 30000 (4) 30
51. When 3010301 is divided by 43, the quotient is:
(1) 70707 (2) 70007
(3) 7077 (4) 7007
52. What should be subtracted from the product 
3001 × 101 to get 300311?
(1) 2790 (2) 2090
(3) 2970 (4) 270
53. (Smallest common multiple of 36 and 60) ÷ (Biggest 
common factor of 18 and 45) is equal to:
(1) 20 (2) 30
(3) 40 (4) 10
54. (10 tens + 11 hundreds + 12 ones) equals
(1) 1213 (2) 111012
(3) 101112 (4) 1212
55. The number of factors of 42 is:
(1) 7 (2) 8
(3) 9 (4) 6
56. When 3488 is divided by 12 and 2478 is divided by 
11, the difference between the remainders in both 
cases is:
(1) 5 (2) 6
(3) 7 (4) 3
  
57. A train leaves station P at 8:18 a.m. and reaches 
station Q at 10:28 p.m. on the same day. The time 
taken by the train to reach Q is:
(1) 14 hours 10 minutes (2) 14 hours 46 minutes
(3) 18 hours 46 minutes (4) 13 hours 10 minutes
58. 14 L 280 mL of orange juice and 18 L 830 mL of 
carrot juice were mixed together. This mixture was 
filled in 15 bottles each containing 1.5 L. How much 
mixture was left?
(1) 11 L 105 mL (2) 9 L 610 mL
(3) 11 L 605 mL (4) 10 L 610 mL
59. One-fourth of a pizza was eaten by Renu. The rest 
was equally distributed among 12 children. What 
part of the pizza did each of these children get?
(1)
  
(2)
  
(3)
  
(4)
 
60. The number of seconds in 6 hours equals the number 
of minutes in:
(1) 4 days (2) 10 days
(3) 15 days (4) 2 days
Environmental Studies
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 61 to 
90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
61. Select the true statements from the following:
I. Elephants love to play with muddy water as it 
keeps their skin cool.
II. Most elephants like to take rest and sleep nearly 
10 hours a day.
III. A three-month-old elephant weighs about 200 kg.
IV . Most adult elephants eat about 100 kg of leaves/
twigs in one day.
(1) II and IV only (2) I and IV only
(3) I, III and IV (4) I and II only
62. Select the correct statements about Madhubani 
paintings:
A. To make these paintings, indigo, turmeric, 
colours from flowers and trees, etc., are used.
B. The paintings show human beings, animals, 
trees, flowers, birds, fish, etc.
C. It is a very old form of folk art and is named 
after the place Madhubani.
D. Madhubani is a well-known district of Rajasthan.
(1) A, C and D (2) A, B and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and C
63. A bird makes its nest high up on a tree. This bird 
could be:
(1) Sunbird (2) Indian Robin
(3) Crow (4) Dove
64. Pochampally is a village which is famous for the 
special cloth which is also called Pochampally. This 
village is a part of:
(1) Kerala (2) T elangana
(3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Tamil Nadu
65. Select the correct statements about ‘Desert Oak‘:
A. It is a tree found in Australia.
B. This is a special kind of tree which has its roots 
growing from its branches.
C. The roots of this tree go deep into the ground till 
they reach water.
D. This tree stores water in its trunk. Local people 
use a thin pipe to drink this water.
(1) A, B and D (2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and C
66. Select the correct statements about Abu Dhabi:
A. It is located in desert area.
B. Water is costlier than petrol in Abu Dhabi.
C. Arabic is the local language here.
D. Money used in Abu Dhabi is called Dinar.
(1) A, B and D (2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and C
67. There are animals that awake at night. These animals 
can see things only in:
(1) violet and blue colours
(2) green and yellow colours
(3) black and white colours
(4) red and orange colours
68. Here in Fig. I, a 24-hour clock is shown, and in Fig. II 
and Fig. III, the sleeping times of two animals X and 
Y are shown by shaded portions. Select the correct 
statement about the sleeping times of X and Y:
 
(1) X sleeps for 20 hours while Y sleeps for 18 hours
(2) X sleeps for 18 hours while Y sleeps for 4 hours
(3) X sleeps for 4 hours while Y sleeps for 18 hours
(4) X sleeps for 4 hours while Y sleeps for 20 hours
69. What is the Dead Sea?
(1) A sea whose water is poisonous.
(2) A sea which is the saltiest of all oceans and seas.
(3) A sea in which high and low tides are very 
frequent.
(4) A sea in which it is dangerous to sail ships.
70. Anjali desires to emphasize on cultural/regional 
diversity in food habits while teaching the topic 
on ‘Food‘ to class III students. Which one of the 
following learning experiences given to students can 
bring about the desired result?
(1) Use a chart showing foods of different cultures/
regions and explain.
(2) Ask students from different cultures/regions to 
bring food from home, display it, and share the 
information with classmates.
(3) Explain the information given in the textbook 
about different foods in greater detail.
(4) Request an external professional cooking agency 
to display food different regions/cultures.
71. Preeti wants to lay greater emphasis on ‘Pollution‘ 
while teaching environmental concerns to class V 
students. Which one of the following activities is 
likely to be most effective in achieving the desired 
objective?
(1) Asking students to prepare charts on different 
kinds of pollution.
(2) Taking students on a field visit to a polluted 
river.
(3) Asking students to take up group projects related 
to different kinds of pollutions.
(4) Inviting experts to talk on air, water, and noise 
pollution.
72. Neha uses the following assessment techniques in 
the subject of EVS for class V:
I. hands-on activities assessment
II. Home assignment assessment
III. Project work assessment
IV . Oral testing