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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Development of children proceeds from ...............  to 
............... 
(1) abstract; concrete. (2) general; specific.
(3) toe; head. (4) extremities; centre.
2. Assertion (A): Children from high income families 
spend their day very differently than children from 
low income families.
 Reason(R): Childhood is not universal and there is a 
lot of diversity of childhoods.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
3. A child learners to grasp large things (such as a ball) 
with hands before learning to pick up a pea using 
pincer grasp. Which principal of development does 
this illustrate?
(1) Cephalocaudal (2) Proximodistal
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
4. Assertion (A): Children learn knowledge, skills, 
values, customs of the society by their parents only. 
 Reason (R): socialization of children is a simple and 
linear process.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
5. Children in …… stage understand object 
permanence but do not realize that actions can 
be reversed and their judgments are based on 
immediate appearance of things.
(1) Sensori-motor (2) Pre-operational
(3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
6. For children who are in pre-operational stage 
teachers should:
(1) use concrete props and a lot of audio-visual 
materials.
(2) depict hierarchical relationships through 
complex diagrams.
(3) give abstract problems to work upon.
(4) give opportunities to solve problems that require 
hypothetical thinking.
7. Which of the following is a correct example of 
scaffolding?
(1) Dictating answers to questions
(2) Providing prompts and cues
(3) Offering materialistic rewards
(4) Enabling conditioning of stimulus-response
8. Lev Vygotsky believed that:
(1) learning is mere absorption of knowledge.
(2) learner is a controlled response to rewards.
(3) knowledge can be transmitted from the teacher 
to the students in a passive manner.
(4) knowledge is co-constructed in a zone of what 
the child can do independently and with support 
from others.
9. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral 
development theory do individuals reason that 
human rights and justice is most important even if 
they go against the societal laws?
(1) Obedience and Punishment Orientation
(2) Good boy-good girl orientation
(3) Authority and social-order maintaining 
orientation
(4) Universal Ethical Principles orientation
10. In a progressive classroom, learning:
(1) is a simple process.
(2) is a social process.
(3) can take place only through formal instruction.
(4) is conditional upon exams.
11. Which of the following is a correct Howard Gardner?
(1) Intelligence cannot be nurtured and grown.
(2) Each individual possesses different kinds (s) of 
intelligence.
(3) Intelligence quotient is a successful predictor of 
intelligence.
(4) People belonging to certain class are more 
intelligence than others.
12. At the primary level, National Education Policy 2020 
proposes ...............  as the medium of instruction 
across the nation.
(1) Hindi
(2) English
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Mother tongue / Home language
13. Flexible seating arrangement, learners working in 
groups, are characteristics of a:
(1) Behaviouristic classroom.
(2) Socio-constructivist classroom.
(3) Teacher centric classroom.
(4) Textbook centric classroom.
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06th January, 2022
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Development of children proceeds from ...............  to 
............... 
(1) abstract; concrete. (2) general; specific.
(3) toe; head. (4) extremities; centre.
2. Assertion (A): Children from high income families 
spend their day very differently than children from 
low income families.
 Reason(R): Childhood is not universal and there is a 
lot of diversity of childhoods.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
3. A child learners to grasp large things (such as a ball) 
with hands before learning to pick up a pea using 
pincer grasp. Which principal of development does 
this illustrate?
(1) Cephalocaudal (2) Proximodistal
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
4. Assertion (A): Children learn knowledge, skills, 
values, customs of the society by their parents only. 
 Reason (R): socialization of children is a simple and 
linear process.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
5. Children in …… stage understand object 
permanence but do not realize that actions can 
be reversed and their judgments are based on 
immediate appearance of things.
(1) Sensori-motor (2) Pre-operational
(3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
6. For children who are in pre-operational stage 
teachers should:
(1) use concrete props and a lot of audio-visual 
materials.
(2) depict hierarchical relationships through 
complex diagrams.
(3) give abstract problems to work upon.
(4) give opportunities to solve problems that require 
hypothetical thinking.
7. Which of the following is a correct example of 
scaffolding?
(1) Dictating answers to questions
(2) Providing prompts and cues
(3) Offering materialistic rewards
(4) Enabling conditioning of stimulus-response
8. Lev Vygotsky believed that:
(1) learning is mere absorption of knowledge.
(2) learner is a controlled response to rewards.
(3) knowledge can be transmitted from the teacher 
to the students in a passive manner.
(4) knowledge is co-constructed in a zone of what 
the child can do independently and with support 
from others.
9. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral 
development theory do individuals reason that 
human rights and justice is most important even if 
they go against the societal laws?
(1) Obedience and Punishment Orientation
(2) Good boy-good girl orientation
(3) Authority and social-order maintaining 
orientation
(4) Universal Ethical Principles orientation
10. In a progressive classroom, learning:
(1) is a simple process.
(2) is a social process.
(3) can take place only through formal instruction.
(4) is conditional upon exams.
11. Which of the following is a correct Howard Gardner?
(1) Intelligence cannot be nurtured and grown.
(2) Each individual possesses different kinds (s) of 
intelligence.
(3) Intelligence quotient is a successful predictor of 
intelligence.
(4) People belonging to certain class are more 
intelligence than others.
12. At the primary level, National Education Policy 2020 
proposes ...............  as the medium of instruction 
across the nation.
(1) Hindi
(2) English
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Mother tongue / Home language
13. Flexible seating arrangement, learners working in 
groups, are characteristics of a:
(1) Behaviouristic classroom.
(2) Socio-constructivist classroom.
(3) Teacher centric classroom.
(4) Textbook centric classroom.
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14. What kind of pedagogy would enable a teacher to 
cater to individual differences among learners in her 
class?
(1) Standard and uniform
(2) Totally centered around exams
(3) Totally centered around textbooks
(4) Engaging and contextual
15. The aim of assessment according to National 
Education Policy 2020 is:
(1) testing rote memorization.
(2) measuring reproduction and recall.
(3) to support children in the process of learning.
(4) to arrive at parameters to compare children 
across the country.
16. Inclusion means:
(1) embracing all students irrespective of their social 
identities.
(2) ignoring the barriers that create undue effort 
and separation.
(3) promotion of discrimination and intolerance of 
differences.
(4) unequal opportunities of participation and 
engagement.
17. For successful inclusion of students belonging to 
diverse cultural backgrounds, which of the following 
should be avoided by the teacher?
(1) Acknowledge and respect every student.
(2) Give priority to the experiences of dominant 
groups.
(3) Incorporate diversity in the content of teaching.
(4) Practice cultural sensitivity in classroom.
18. Dyslexia is primarily associated with difficulty in:
(1) Reading (2) Singing
(3) Thinking (4) Walking
19. Which of the following practice will be effective 
in ensuring inclusion of students with learning 
disabilities?
(1) Allow only fixed mode of expression
(2) Attribute failure to lack of ability
(3) Give very long and frequent assignments
(4) Provide several alternatives for receiving 
information
20. Students with giftedness:
(1) absorb information quickly and accurately.
(2) are incapable of solving questions below their 
age-levels.
(3) have a tendency to opt for simple and easy tasks.
(4) lack intuitive understanding of the basics.
21. A teacher should ...............  her students for making 
intuitive guesses to answer a question.
(1) encourage (2) ignore
(3) punish (4) restraint
22. Which of the following should be avoided while 
helping students to elaborate on a recently learned 
concept?
(1) Acting out the relations between various sub-
concepts
(2) Creating examples and non-examples of the 
concept
(3) Apply the acquired information to new problems
(4) Writing on board and asking students to copy 
the same without understanding.
23. Students’ failure can be minimalized by 
implementing a curriculum which is ............... 
(1) connected to their social context.
(2) highly challenging and complex.
(3) irrelevant to their everyday life.
(4) moving from abstract to simple.
24. For meaningful learning to take place, it is important 
to:
(1) develop competitive culture in the classroom.
(2) give space to children’s views and experiences.
(3) present information in disconnected chunks.
(4) provide examples which are not related to 
student’s social context.
25. Which of the following should be avoided by a 
teacher while teaching a new concept to students?
(1) Ask them to find common attributes among 
given examples
(2) Present non-examples related to the concept
(3) Present the complex concepts first and then 
move to simpler ones
(4) Relate the new content with previous knowledge
26. After answering the questions based on recall of 
specific information a students is reflecting on 
what cues helped her. By doing so, the students is 
developing ............... 
(1) delayed imitation. (2) ego-centricism.
(3) meta-cognition. (4) over-justification.
27. A step-by-step prescription of achieving a goal is 
called ............... 
(1) an algorithm. (2) heuristics.
(3) means-end analysis. (4) mnemonics.
28. Misconceptions among students represent their 
............... .
(1) extremely flawed and irrational thinking process.
(2) higher-order emotional and intellectual abilities.
(3) native and intuitive understanding about 
concepts.
(4) severe cognitive deficiencies and neurological 
disorders.
29. Which of the following is likely to cause pride 
among students?
(1) When failure is seen as caused by oneself
(2) When failure is seen as caused by others
(3) When success is seen as caused by oneself
(4) When success is seen as caused by others
30. Which of the following statement is an example of 
Intrinsic motivation?
(1) I should study because it is important to 
understand the concept .
(2) I should study to avoid the punishment by 
teacher.
(3) I should study to gain first position in the 
competition.
(4) I should study to get praise and dominance over 
my peers.
Mathematics
31. How many hundreds are there in 25347?
(1) 300 (2) 253
(3) 2534 (4) 25300
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Development of children proceeds from ...............  to 
............... 
(1) abstract; concrete. (2) general; specific.
(3) toe; head. (4) extremities; centre.
2. Assertion (A): Children from high income families 
spend their day very differently than children from 
low income families.
 Reason(R): Childhood is not universal and there is a 
lot of diversity of childhoods.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
3. A child learners to grasp large things (such as a ball) 
with hands before learning to pick up a pea using 
pincer grasp. Which principal of development does 
this illustrate?
(1) Cephalocaudal (2) Proximodistal
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
4. Assertion (A): Children learn knowledge, skills, 
values, customs of the society by their parents only. 
 Reason (R): socialization of children is a simple and 
linear process.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
5. Children in …… stage understand object 
permanence but do not realize that actions can 
be reversed and their judgments are based on 
immediate appearance of things.
(1) Sensori-motor (2) Pre-operational
(3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
6. For children who are in pre-operational stage 
teachers should:
(1) use concrete props and a lot of audio-visual 
materials.
(2) depict hierarchical relationships through 
complex diagrams.
(3) give abstract problems to work upon.
(4) give opportunities to solve problems that require 
hypothetical thinking.
7. Which of the following is a correct example of 
scaffolding?
(1) Dictating answers to questions
(2) Providing prompts and cues
(3) Offering materialistic rewards
(4) Enabling conditioning of stimulus-response
8. Lev Vygotsky believed that:
(1) learning is mere absorption of knowledge.
(2) learner is a controlled response to rewards.
(3) knowledge can be transmitted from the teacher 
to the students in a passive manner.
(4) knowledge is co-constructed in a zone of what 
the child can do independently and with support 
from others.
9. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral 
development theory do individuals reason that 
human rights and justice is most important even if 
they go against the societal laws?
(1) Obedience and Punishment Orientation
(2) Good boy-good girl orientation
(3) Authority and social-order maintaining 
orientation
(4) Universal Ethical Principles orientation
10. In a progressive classroom, learning:
(1) is a simple process.
(2) is a social process.
(3) can take place only through formal instruction.
(4) is conditional upon exams.
11. Which of the following is a correct Howard Gardner?
(1) Intelligence cannot be nurtured and grown.
(2) Each individual possesses different kinds (s) of 
intelligence.
(3) Intelligence quotient is a successful predictor of 
intelligence.
(4) People belonging to certain class are more 
intelligence than others.
12. At the primary level, National Education Policy 2020 
proposes ...............  as the medium of instruction 
across the nation.
(1) Hindi
(2) English
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Mother tongue / Home language
13. Flexible seating arrangement, learners working in 
groups, are characteristics of a:
(1) Behaviouristic classroom.
(2) Socio-constructivist classroom.
(3) Teacher centric classroom.
(4) Textbook centric classroom.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 1
06th January, 2022
82  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
14. What kind of pedagogy would enable a teacher to 
cater to individual differences among learners in her 
class?
(1) Standard and uniform
(2) Totally centered around exams
(3) Totally centered around textbooks
(4) Engaging and contextual
15. The aim of assessment according to National 
Education Policy 2020 is:
(1) testing rote memorization.
(2) measuring reproduction and recall.
(3) to support children in the process of learning.
(4) to arrive at parameters to compare children 
across the country.
16. Inclusion means:
(1) embracing all students irrespective of their social 
identities.
(2) ignoring the barriers that create undue effort 
and separation.
(3) promotion of discrimination and intolerance of 
differences.
(4) unequal opportunities of participation and 
engagement.
17. For successful inclusion of students belonging to 
diverse cultural backgrounds, which of the following 
should be avoided by the teacher?
(1) Acknowledge and respect every student.
(2) Give priority to the experiences of dominant 
groups.
(3) Incorporate diversity in the content of teaching.
(4) Practice cultural sensitivity in classroom.
18. Dyslexia is primarily associated with difficulty in:
(1) Reading (2) Singing
(3) Thinking (4) Walking
19. Which of the following practice will be effective 
in ensuring inclusion of students with learning 
disabilities?
(1) Allow only fixed mode of expression
(2) Attribute failure to lack of ability
(3) Give very long and frequent assignments
(4) Provide several alternatives for receiving 
information
20. Students with giftedness:
(1) absorb information quickly and accurately.
(2) are incapable of solving questions below their 
age-levels.
(3) have a tendency to opt for simple and easy tasks.
(4) lack intuitive understanding of the basics.
21. A teacher should ...............  her students for making 
intuitive guesses to answer a question.
(1) encourage (2) ignore
(3) punish (4) restraint
22. Which of the following should be avoided while 
helping students to elaborate on a recently learned 
concept?
(1) Acting out the relations between various sub-
concepts
(2) Creating examples and non-examples of the 
concept
(3) Apply the acquired information to new problems
(4) Writing on board and asking students to copy 
the same without understanding.
23. Students’ failure can be minimalized by 
implementing a curriculum which is ............... 
(1) connected to their social context.
(2) highly challenging and complex.
(3) irrelevant to their everyday life.
(4) moving from abstract to simple.
24. For meaningful learning to take place, it is important 
to:
(1) develop competitive culture in the classroom.
(2) give space to children’s views and experiences.
(3) present information in disconnected chunks.
(4) provide examples which are not related to 
student’s social context.
25. Which of the following should be avoided by a 
teacher while teaching a new concept to students?
(1) Ask them to find common attributes among 
given examples
(2) Present non-examples related to the concept
(3) Present the complex concepts first and then 
move to simpler ones
(4) Relate the new content with previous knowledge
26. After answering the questions based on recall of 
specific information a students is reflecting on 
what cues helped her. By doing so, the students is 
developing ............... 
(1) delayed imitation. (2) ego-centricism.
(3) meta-cognition. (4) over-justification.
27. A step-by-step prescription of achieving a goal is 
called ............... 
(1) an algorithm. (2) heuristics.
(3) means-end analysis. (4) mnemonics.
28. Misconceptions among students represent their 
............... .
(1) extremely flawed and irrational thinking process.
(2) higher-order emotional and intellectual abilities.
(3) native and intuitive understanding about 
concepts.
(4) severe cognitive deficiencies and neurological 
disorders.
29. Which of the following is likely to cause pride 
among students?
(1) When failure is seen as caused by oneself
(2) When failure is seen as caused by others
(3) When success is seen as caused by oneself
(4) When success is seen as caused by others
30. Which of the following statement is an example of 
Intrinsic motivation?
(1) I should study because it is important to 
understand the concept .
(2) I should study to avoid the punishment by 
teacher.
(3) I should study to gain first position in the 
competition.
(4) I should study to get praise and dominance over 
my peers.
Mathematics
31. How many hundreds are there in 25347?
(1) 300 (2) 253
(3) 2534 (4) 25300
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32. I am a 2-digit odd number and greater than 24 × 4.
 My ones and tens digits are equal.
 What number am I?
(1) 87 (2) 88
(3) 97 (4) 99
33. What is the difference of the place values of two 7s 
in the number 276875?
(1) 69993 (2) 699730
(3) 699970 (4) 69930
34. The product of 0.013 and 0.07 is equal to
(1) 0.00091 (2) 0.0091
(3) 0.000091 (4) 0.091
35. Read the data given in following table and select the 
correct statement:
The drink liked by 
children
Number of children
Milk 30
Coffee 25
Tea 35
Lemonade 10
(1) Children who like lemonade are 
1
5
 
of the total 
number of children.
(2) Children who like coffee are one-fourth of the 
total number of children.
(3) The number of children who like tea is less than 
the number of children who like milk.
(4) The number of children who like coffee is more 
than the number of children who like milk.
36. What is the measure of the angle formed by the 
hands of the clock at 2’o clock?
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(3) 60° (4) 90°
37. Bincy wants to spend least amount on purchasing 
decorative items. Which of the following she should 
select to spend the least amount?
(1) 16 dozen items at `18.50 each
(2) 170 packets at `21.50 each
(3) 12 dozen items at `25.00 each
(4) 220 packets at `16.50 each
38. The table shows the change in the length of a plant 
(in cm) during different weeks:
Week Length of the plant (in cm)
Week 1 0.5
Week 2 2.7
Week 3 5.5
Week 4 8.6
Week 5 11.5
 The length of the plant change the most from 
............... .
(1) Week 1 to week 2 (2) Week 2 to week 3
(3) Week 3 to week 4 (4) Week 4 to week 5
39. Meeta and Bunty were counting the faces (surfaces) 
of various shapes. The number of faces in a cube, 
cylinder, cuboid and sphere respectively are:
(1) 8, 3, 8, 1 (2) 6, 4, 6, 1
(3) 8, 4, 8, 1 (4) 6, 3, 6, 1
40. Which of the following fractions is less than 
7
8
 
and 
greater than 
1
3
?
 
(1)
 
9
10
 
(2)
 
3
11
(3)
 
17
24
 
(4)
 
26
29
41. The average heights of five friends is 150 cm. If the 
heights of 4 of these friends are 153 cm, 150 cm, 
151 cm and 147 cm, then height of fifth friend is: 
(1) 148 cm (2) 149 cm
(3) 150 cm (4) 151 cm
42. T eam A scored 368 runs in first innings and 458 runs 
in second innings. Team B scored 395 runs in first 
innings and 439 runs in second innings. Which team 
won the match and by how many runs?
(1) Team A, 18 runs (2) Team B 18 runs
(3) Team A, 8 runs (4) Team B, 8 runs
43. A train departs from New Delhi Railway station at 
5:30 on 28 September 2021 and reaches Chennai at 
21:50 the next day. What is the travel time taken by 
the train?
(1) 40 hours 20 minutes
(2) 45 hours 10 minutes
(3) 42 hours 20 minutes
(4) 41 hours 30 minutes
44. Identify a number, which is a multiple of 5 and 7 but 
not of 6, from the given options:
(1) 210 (2) 280
(3) 360 (4) 420
45. Which of the following letters have both horizontal 
and vertical lines of symmetry?
(1) E (2) T
(3) H (4) Y
46. Given below are two statements marked as 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
 (A): A mathematics curriculum should be coherent.
 (B): Students can see how the one mathematical idea 
connects with other, thus enabling them to develop 
new understanding and skills.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
reason of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
reason of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
47. Which of the following is an important feature of a 
constructivist classroom?
(1) Students solving problems given in the textbook 
based on the example solved.
(2) Teacher giving instructions to do an activity and 
students are repeating procedures explained by 
the teacher.
(3) Students are asked to sort the different objects 
given to them according to their attributes like 
colour, shape, size, weight, etc.
(4) Students are busy in copying questions that are 
solved on the blackboard in their notebooks.
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Development of children proceeds from ...............  to 
............... 
(1) abstract; concrete. (2) general; specific.
(3) toe; head. (4) extremities; centre.
2. Assertion (A): Children from high income families 
spend their day very differently than children from 
low income families.
 Reason(R): Childhood is not universal and there is a 
lot of diversity of childhoods.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
3. A child learners to grasp large things (such as a ball) 
with hands before learning to pick up a pea using 
pincer grasp. Which principal of development does 
this illustrate?
(1) Cephalocaudal (2) Proximodistal
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
4. Assertion (A): Children learn knowledge, skills, 
values, customs of the society by their parents only. 
 Reason (R): socialization of children is a simple and 
linear process.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
5. Children in …… stage understand object 
permanence but do not realize that actions can 
be reversed and their judgments are based on 
immediate appearance of things.
(1) Sensori-motor (2) Pre-operational
(3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
6. For children who are in pre-operational stage 
teachers should:
(1) use concrete props and a lot of audio-visual 
materials.
(2) depict hierarchical relationships through 
complex diagrams.
(3) give abstract problems to work upon.
(4) give opportunities to solve problems that require 
hypothetical thinking.
7. Which of the following is a correct example of 
scaffolding?
(1) Dictating answers to questions
(2) Providing prompts and cues
(3) Offering materialistic rewards
(4) Enabling conditioning of stimulus-response
8. Lev Vygotsky believed that:
(1) learning is mere absorption of knowledge.
(2) learner is a controlled response to rewards.
(3) knowledge can be transmitted from the teacher 
to the students in a passive manner.
(4) knowledge is co-constructed in a zone of what 
the child can do independently and with support 
from others.
9. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral 
development theory do individuals reason that 
human rights and justice is most important even if 
they go against the societal laws?
(1) Obedience and Punishment Orientation
(2) Good boy-good girl orientation
(3) Authority and social-order maintaining 
orientation
(4) Universal Ethical Principles orientation
10. In a progressive classroom, learning:
(1) is a simple process.
(2) is a social process.
(3) can take place only through formal instruction.
(4) is conditional upon exams.
11. Which of the following is a correct Howard Gardner?
(1) Intelligence cannot be nurtured and grown.
(2) Each individual possesses different kinds (s) of 
intelligence.
(3) Intelligence quotient is a successful predictor of 
intelligence.
(4) People belonging to certain class are more 
intelligence than others.
12. At the primary level, National Education Policy 2020 
proposes ...............  as the medium of instruction 
across the nation.
(1) Hindi
(2) English
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Mother tongue / Home language
13. Flexible seating arrangement, learners working in 
groups, are characteristics of a:
(1) Behaviouristic classroom.
(2) Socio-constructivist classroom.
(3) Teacher centric classroom.
(4) Textbook centric classroom.
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14. What kind of pedagogy would enable a teacher to 
cater to individual differences among learners in her 
class?
(1) Standard and uniform
(2) Totally centered around exams
(3) Totally centered around textbooks
(4) Engaging and contextual
15. The aim of assessment according to National 
Education Policy 2020 is:
(1) testing rote memorization.
(2) measuring reproduction and recall.
(3) to support children in the process of learning.
(4) to arrive at parameters to compare children 
across the country.
16. Inclusion means:
(1) embracing all students irrespective of their social 
identities.
(2) ignoring the barriers that create undue effort 
and separation.
(3) promotion of discrimination and intolerance of 
differences.
(4) unequal opportunities of participation and 
engagement.
17. For successful inclusion of students belonging to 
diverse cultural backgrounds, which of the following 
should be avoided by the teacher?
(1) Acknowledge and respect every student.
(2) Give priority to the experiences of dominant 
groups.
(3) Incorporate diversity in the content of teaching.
(4) Practice cultural sensitivity in classroom.
18. Dyslexia is primarily associated with difficulty in:
(1) Reading (2) Singing
(3) Thinking (4) Walking
19. Which of the following practice will be effective 
in ensuring inclusion of students with learning 
disabilities?
(1) Allow only fixed mode of expression
(2) Attribute failure to lack of ability
(3) Give very long and frequent assignments
(4) Provide several alternatives for receiving 
information
20. Students with giftedness:
(1) absorb information quickly and accurately.
(2) are incapable of solving questions below their 
age-levels.
(3) have a tendency to opt for simple and easy tasks.
(4) lack intuitive understanding of the basics.
21. A teacher should ...............  her students for making 
intuitive guesses to answer a question.
(1) encourage (2) ignore
(3) punish (4) restraint
22. Which of the following should be avoided while 
helping students to elaborate on a recently learned 
concept?
(1) Acting out the relations between various sub-
concepts
(2) Creating examples and non-examples of the 
concept
(3) Apply the acquired information to new problems
(4) Writing on board and asking students to copy 
the same without understanding.
23. Students’ failure can be minimalized by 
implementing a curriculum which is ............... 
(1) connected to their social context.
(2) highly challenging and complex.
(3) irrelevant to their everyday life.
(4) moving from abstract to simple.
24. For meaningful learning to take place, it is important 
to:
(1) develop competitive culture in the classroom.
(2) give space to children’s views and experiences.
(3) present information in disconnected chunks.
(4) provide examples which are not related to 
student’s social context.
25. Which of the following should be avoided by a 
teacher while teaching a new concept to students?
(1) Ask them to find common attributes among 
given examples
(2) Present non-examples related to the concept
(3) Present the complex concepts first and then 
move to simpler ones
(4) Relate the new content with previous knowledge
26. After answering the questions based on recall of 
specific information a students is reflecting on 
what cues helped her. By doing so, the students is 
developing ............... 
(1) delayed imitation. (2) ego-centricism.
(3) meta-cognition. (4) over-justification.
27. A step-by-step prescription of achieving a goal is 
called ............... 
(1) an algorithm. (2) heuristics.
(3) means-end analysis. (4) mnemonics.
28. Misconceptions among students represent their 
............... .
(1) extremely flawed and irrational thinking process.
(2) higher-order emotional and intellectual abilities.
(3) native and intuitive understanding about 
concepts.
(4) severe cognitive deficiencies and neurological 
disorders.
29. Which of the following is likely to cause pride 
among students?
(1) When failure is seen as caused by oneself
(2) When failure is seen as caused by others
(3) When success is seen as caused by oneself
(4) When success is seen as caused by others
30. Which of the following statement is an example of 
Intrinsic motivation?
(1) I should study because it is important to 
understand the concept .
(2) I should study to avoid the punishment by 
teacher.
(3) I should study to gain first position in the 
competition.
(4) I should study to get praise and dominance over 
my peers.
Mathematics
31. How many hundreds are there in 25347?
(1) 300 (2) 253
(3) 2534 (4) 25300
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32. I am a 2-digit odd number and greater than 24 × 4.
 My ones and tens digits are equal.
 What number am I?
(1) 87 (2) 88
(3) 97 (4) 99
33. What is the difference of the place values of two 7s 
in the number 276875?
(1) 69993 (2) 699730
(3) 699970 (4) 69930
34. The product of 0.013 and 0.07 is equal to
(1) 0.00091 (2) 0.0091
(3) 0.000091 (4) 0.091
35. Read the data given in following table and select the 
correct statement:
The drink liked by 
children
Number of children
Milk 30
Coffee 25
Tea 35
Lemonade 10
(1) Children who like lemonade are 
1
5
 
of the total 
number of children.
(2) Children who like coffee are one-fourth of the 
total number of children.
(3) The number of children who like tea is less than 
the number of children who like milk.
(4) The number of children who like coffee is more 
than the number of children who like milk.
36. What is the measure of the angle formed by the 
hands of the clock at 2’o clock?
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(3) 60° (4) 90°
37. Bincy wants to spend least amount on purchasing 
decorative items. Which of the following she should 
select to spend the least amount?
(1) 16 dozen items at `18.50 each
(2) 170 packets at `21.50 each
(3) 12 dozen items at `25.00 each
(4) 220 packets at `16.50 each
38. The table shows the change in the length of a plant 
(in cm) during different weeks:
Week Length of the plant (in cm)
Week 1 0.5
Week 2 2.7
Week 3 5.5
Week 4 8.6
Week 5 11.5
 The length of the plant change the most from 
............... .
(1) Week 1 to week 2 (2) Week 2 to week 3
(3) Week 3 to week 4 (4) Week 4 to week 5
39. Meeta and Bunty were counting the faces (surfaces) 
of various shapes. The number of faces in a cube, 
cylinder, cuboid and sphere respectively are:
(1) 8, 3, 8, 1 (2) 6, 4, 6, 1
(3) 8, 4, 8, 1 (4) 6, 3, 6, 1
40. Which of the following fractions is less than 
7
8
 
and 
greater than 
1
3
?
 
(1)
 
9
10
 
(2)
 
3
11
(3)
 
17
24
 
(4)
 
26
29
41. The average heights of five friends is 150 cm. If the 
heights of 4 of these friends are 153 cm, 150 cm, 
151 cm and 147 cm, then height of fifth friend is: 
(1) 148 cm (2) 149 cm
(3) 150 cm (4) 151 cm
42. T eam A scored 368 runs in first innings and 458 runs 
in second innings. Team B scored 395 runs in first 
innings and 439 runs in second innings. Which team 
won the match and by how many runs?
(1) Team A, 18 runs (2) Team B 18 runs
(3) Team A, 8 runs (4) Team B, 8 runs
43. A train departs from New Delhi Railway station at 
5:30 on 28 September 2021 and reaches Chennai at 
21:50 the next day. What is the travel time taken by 
the train?
(1) 40 hours 20 minutes
(2) 45 hours 10 minutes
(3) 42 hours 20 minutes
(4) 41 hours 30 minutes
44. Identify a number, which is a multiple of 5 and 7 but 
not of 6, from the given options:
(1) 210 (2) 280
(3) 360 (4) 420
45. Which of the following letters have both horizontal 
and vertical lines of symmetry?
(1) E (2) T
(3) H (4) Y
46. Given below are two statements marked as 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
 (A): A mathematics curriculum should be coherent.
 (B): Students can see how the one mathematical idea 
connects with other, thus enabling them to develop 
new understanding and skills.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
reason of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
reason of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
47. Which of the following is an important feature of a 
constructivist classroom?
(1) Students solving problems given in the textbook 
based on the example solved.
(2) Teacher giving instructions to do an activity and 
students are repeating procedures explained by 
the teacher.
(3) Students are asked to sort the different objects 
given to them according to their attributes like 
colour, shape, size, weight, etc.
(4) Students are busy in copying questions that are 
solved on the blackboard in their notebooks.
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48. Which of the following is/are important feature/
features of a primary class textbook?
(a) Concepts should be linked to the daily life 
experiences of children.
(b) Concepts should be explained using only 
mathematical language and symbols.
(c) Focus should given on solving problems using 
formal algorithms.
(d) The concepts should be introduced with concrete 
examples wherever possible.
Choose the correct option:
(1) (a) and (c) (2) only (c)
(3) (b) and (d) (4) (a) and (d)
49. Which of the following is NOT a part of primary 
school curriculum?
(1) T essellations (2) Fractions
(3) Linear equations (4) Regular 2-D shapes
50. Which of the following is NOT true about the 
Nature of Mathematics?
(1) Mathematical concepts are arranged in a 
hierarchical manner
(2) Mathematics is based on Inductive Reasoning
(3) Mathematical concepts are abstract in nature
(4) Mathematics has its own set of symbols, words 
and language
51. When asked to write ‘six thousand and fifty’ in 
numerals, a student wrote the answer as ‘650’. Which 
of the following statements is most appropriate for 
the given context?
(1) Student should be given 10 similar type of 
problems to solve.
(2) The concept of base 10 and place value should 
be strengthened using concrete materials.
(3) The teacher should give the right answer and 
move to the next question
(4) It’s a careless mistake, hence the teacher should 
not waste her time on such mistakes.
52. Which of the following will enhance problem-
solving abilities among learners?
(1) Solving problems based on solved examples 
given in the textbook.
(2) Solving problems by representing mathematical 
situations/problems through pictures, symbols, 
drawings etc.
(3) Solving problems given in a mental-math 
workbook.
(4) Emphasizing on solving problems using formal 
algorithms.
53. Which of the following concepts can be taught using 
Dienes Blocks?
(1) Addition, Place Value, Subtraction
(2) Addition, Place Value, Fraction
(3) Addition, Subtraction, Volume
(4) Place Value, Fractions, Shape
54. Raj Lakshmi was playing a game of marbles. She lost 
6 marbles in the game and is now left with 8 marbles. 
With how many marbles did she start the game?
 The above situation is:
(1) A contextual question on addition
(2) A contextual question on subtraction
(3) A contextual question on division
(4) Not a contextual question
55. The purpose of mathematical puzzles is to promote:
(a) Drill and Practice
(b) Interest in Mathematics
(c) Problem solving skills
(d) Rigour in algorithms
Choose the correct option:
(1) (a) and (d) (2) only (d)
(3) (b) and (c) (4) (a) and (c)
56. There are five rules of Newman’s Error Analysis. 
They are given in random order.
(a) Comprehending the question
(b) Transformation to mathematical symbols
(c) Reading the question
(d) Interpreting the answer
(e) Performing mathematical procedures
Choose the option with the correct sequence:
(1) (a), (c), (e), (b), (d) (2) (c), (a), (b), (e), (d)
(3) (c), (a), (e), (d), (b) (4) (b), (a), (e), (d), (c)
57. Which of the following is an example of an open-
ended question?
(1) List five whole numbers between 136 and 142
(2) Sum of two numbers is 35. If one of the numbers 
is 16, what will be the other number?
(3) The length and breadth of a rectangle are in 
the ratio 3:5. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 
64 cm, find its length and breadth?
(4) List four numbers which are greater than the 
number formed by 7 tens and 8 ones.
58. Which of the following can be included in a 
Summative Assessment?
(1) Field trips
(2) Peer Assessment
(3) Term-End examination
(4) Anecdotal Records
59. “When asked to multiply 45 by 5, a student adds 
45 five times”. Which of the following statements is 
most appropriate with respect to the given context?
(1) The student does not have conceptual 
understanding of multiplication.
(2) The strategy used by student reflects her 
creativity as she is able to extend the knowledge 
of addition in multiplication.
(3) The strategy used by student cannot be used in 
written examination.
(4) The use of formal algorithm for multiplication 
needs to be emphasized over the use of informal 
strategies.
60. The National Curriculum Framework 2005 Position 
paper on Teaching Mathematics states, “Crude 
methods of assessment encourage perception of 
mathematics as mechanical computation”. Which 
of the following most appropriately explains the 
meaning of the given statement?
(1) The nature of assessment in mathematics has led 
to mathematics being referred to as comprising 
of only procedures and computational skills 
required to solve a problem.
(2) Only formative assessment methods should be a 
part of assessment in mathematics.
(3) Computational skills are important part of 
mathematics education hence should be taught 
through activities using concrete material.
(4) Computational skills in mathematics are not 
required at primary level hence should be 
focused upon in higher classes.
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Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Development of children proceeds from ...............  to 
............... 
(1) abstract; concrete. (2) general; specific.
(3) toe; head. (4) extremities; centre.
2. Assertion (A): Children from high income families 
spend their day very differently than children from 
low income families.
 Reason(R): Childhood is not universal and there is a 
lot of diversity of childhoods.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
3. A child learners to grasp large things (such as a ball) 
with hands before learning to pick up a pea using 
pincer grasp. Which principal of development does 
this illustrate?
(1) Cephalocaudal (2) Proximodistal
(3) Equilibration (4) Conservation
4. Assertion (A): Children learn knowledge, skills, 
values, customs of the society by their parents only. 
 Reason (R): socialization of children is a simple and 
linear process.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
5. Children in …… stage understand object 
permanence but do not realize that actions can 
be reversed and their judgments are based on 
immediate appearance of things.
(1) Sensori-motor (2) Pre-operational
(3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
6. For children who are in pre-operational stage 
teachers should:
(1) use concrete props and a lot of audio-visual 
materials.
(2) depict hierarchical relationships through 
complex diagrams.
(3) give abstract problems to work upon.
(4) give opportunities to solve problems that require 
hypothetical thinking.
7. Which of the following is a correct example of 
scaffolding?
(1) Dictating answers to questions
(2) Providing prompts and cues
(3) Offering materialistic rewards
(4) Enabling conditioning of stimulus-response
8. Lev Vygotsky believed that:
(1) learning is mere absorption of knowledge.
(2) learner is a controlled response to rewards.
(3) knowledge can be transmitted from the teacher 
to the students in a passive manner.
(4) knowledge is co-constructed in a zone of what 
the child can do independently and with support 
from others.
9. At which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral 
development theory do individuals reason that 
human rights and justice is most important even if 
they go against the societal laws?
(1) Obedience and Punishment Orientation
(2) Good boy-good girl orientation
(3) Authority and social-order maintaining 
orientation
(4) Universal Ethical Principles orientation
10. In a progressive classroom, learning:
(1) is a simple process.
(2) is a social process.
(3) can take place only through formal instruction.
(4) is conditional upon exams.
11. Which of the following is a correct Howard Gardner?
(1) Intelligence cannot be nurtured and grown.
(2) Each individual possesses different kinds (s) of 
intelligence.
(3) Intelligence quotient is a successful predictor of 
intelligence.
(4) People belonging to certain class are more 
intelligence than others.
12. At the primary level, National Education Policy 2020 
proposes ...............  as the medium of instruction 
across the nation.
(1) Hindi
(2) English
(3) Sanskrit
(4) Mother tongue / Home language
13. Flexible seating arrangement, learners working in 
groups, are characteristics of a:
(1) Behaviouristic classroom.
(2) Socio-constructivist classroom.
(3) Teacher centric classroom.
(4) Textbook centric classroom.
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14. What kind of pedagogy would enable a teacher to 
cater to individual differences among learners in her 
class?
(1) Standard and uniform
(2) Totally centered around exams
(3) Totally centered around textbooks
(4) Engaging and contextual
15. The aim of assessment according to National 
Education Policy 2020 is:
(1) testing rote memorization.
(2) measuring reproduction and recall.
(3) to support children in the process of learning.
(4) to arrive at parameters to compare children 
across the country.
16. Inclusion means:
(1) embracing all students irrespective of their social 
identities.
(2) ignoring the barriers that create undue effort 
and separation.
(3) promotion of discrimination and intolerance of 
differences.
(4) unequal opportunities of participation and 
engagement.
17. For successful inclusion of students belonging to 
diverse cultural backgrounds, which of the following 
should be avoided by the teacher?
(1) Acknowledge and respect every student.
(2) Give priority to the experiences of dominant 
groups.
(3) Incorporate diversity in the content of teaching.
(4) Practice cultural sensitivity in classroom.
18. Dyslexia is primarily associated with difficulty in:
(1) Reading (2) Singing
(3) Thinking (4) Walking
19. Which of the following practice will be effective 
in ensuring inclusion of students with learning 
disabilities?
(1) Allow only fixed mode of expression
(2) Attribute failure to lack of ability
(3) Give very long and frequent assignments
(4) Provide several alternatives for receiving 
information
20. Students with giftedness:
(1) absorb information quickly and accurately.
(2) are incapable of solving questions below their 
age-levels.
(3) have a tendency to opt for simple and easy tasks.
(4) lack intuitive understanding of the basics.
21. A teacher should ...............  her students for making 
intuitive guesses to answer a question.
(1) encourage (2) ignore
(3) punish (4) restraint
22. Which of the following should be avoided while 
helping students to elaborate on a recently learned 
concept?
(1) Acting out the relations between various sub-
concepts
(2) Creating examples and non-examples of the 
concept
(3) Apply the acquired information to new problems
(4) Writing on board and asking students to copy 
the same without understanding.
23. Students’ failure can be minimalized by 
implementing a curriculum which is ............... 
(1) connected to their social context.
(2) highly challenging and complex.
(3) irrelevant to their everyday life.
(4) moving from abstract to simple.
24. For meaningful learning to take place, it is important 
to:
(1) develop competitive culture in the classroom.
(2) give space to children’s views and experiences.
(3) present information in disconnected chunks.
(4) provide examples which are not related to 
student’s social context.
25. Which of the following should be avoided by a 
teacher while teaching a new concept to students?
(1) Ask them to find common attributes among 
given examples
(2) Present non-examples related to the concept
(3) Present the complex concepts first and then 
move to simpler ones
(4) Relate the new content with previous knowledge
26. After answering the questions based on recall of 
specific information a students is reflecting on 
what cues helped her. By doing so, the students is 
developing ............... 
(1) delayed imitation. (2) ego-centricism.
(3) meta-cognition. (4) over-justification.
27. A step-by-step prescription of achieving a goal is 
called ............... 
(1) an algorithm. (2) heuristics.
(3) means-end analysis. (4) mnemonics.
28. Misconceptions among students represent their 
............... .
(1) extremely flawed and irrational thinking process.
(2) higher-order emotional and intellectual abilities.
(3) native and intuitive understanding about 
concepts.
(4) severe cognitive deficiencies and neurological 
disorders.
29. Which of the following is likely to cause pride 
among students?
(1) When failure is seen as caused by oneself
(2) When failure is seen as caused by others
(3) When success is seen as caused by oneself
(4) When success is seen as caused by others
30. Which of the following statement is an example of 
Intrinsic motivation?
(1) I should study because it is important to 
understand the concept .
(2) I should study to avoid the punishment by 
teacher.
(3) I should study to gain first position in the 
competition.
(4) I should study to get praise and dominance over 
my peers.
Mathematics
31. How many hundreds are there in 25347?
(1) 300 (2) 253
(3) 2534 (4) 25300
Paper-1: 2022   83
32. I am a 2-digit odd number and greater than 24 × 4.
 My ones and tens digits are equal.
 What number am I?
(1) 87 (2) 88
(3) 97 (4) 99
33. What is the difference of the place values of two 7s 
in the number 276875?
(1) 69993 (2) 699730
(3) 699970 (4) 69930
34. The product of 0.013 and 0.07 is equal to
(1) 0.00091 (2) 0.0091
(3) 0.000091 (4) 0.091
35. Read the data given in following table and select the 
correct statement:
The drink liked by 
children
Number of children
Milk 30
Coffee 25
Tea 35
Lemonade 10
(1) Children who like lemonade are 
1
5
 
of the total 
number of children.
(2) Children who like coffee are one-fourth of the 
total number of children.
(3) The number of children who like tea is less than 
the number of children who like milk.
(4) The number of children who like coffee is more 
than the number of children who like milk.
36. What is the measure of the angle formed by the 
hands of the clock at 2’o clock?
(1) 30° (2) 45°
(3) 60° (4) 90°
37. Bincy wants to spend least amount on purchasing 
decorative items. Which of the following she should 
select to spend the least amount?
(1) 16 dozen items at `18.50 each
(2) 170 packets at `21.50 each
(3) 12 dozen items at `25.00 each
(4) 220 packets at `16.50 each
38. The table shows the change in the length of a plant 
(in cm) during different weeks:
Week Length of the plant (in cm)
Week 1 0.5
Week 2 2.7
Week 3 5.5
Week 4 8.6
Week 5 11.5
 The length of the plant change the most from 
............... .
(1) Week 1 to week 2 (2) Week 2 to week 3
(3) Week 3 to week 4 (4) Week 4 to week 5
39. Meeta and Bunty were counting the faces (surfaces) 
of various shapes. The number of faces in a cube, 
cylinder, cuboid and sphere respectively are:
(1) 8, 3, 8, 1 (2) 6, 4, 6, 1
(3) 8, 4, 8, 1 (4) 6, 3, 6, 1
40. Which of the following fractions is less than 
7
8
 
and 
greater than 
1
3
?
 
(1)
 
9
10
 
(2)
 
3
11
(3)
 
17
24
 
(4)
 
26
29
41. The average heights of five friends is 150 cm. If the 
heights of 4 of these friends are 153 cm, 150 cm, 
151 cm and 147 cm, then height of fifth friend is: 
(1) 148 cm (2) 149 cm
(3) 150 cm (4) 151 cm
42. T eam A scored 368 runs in first innings and 458 runs 
in second innings. Team B scored 395 runs in first 
innings and 439 runs in second innings. Which team 
won the match and by how many runs?
(1) Team A, 18 runs (2) Team B 18 runs
(3) Team A, 8 runs (4) Team B, 8 runs
43. A train departs from New Delhi Railway station at 
5:30 on 28 September 2021 and reaches Chennai at 
21:50 the next day. What is the travel time taken by 
the train?
(1) 40 hours 20 minutes
(2) 45 hours 10 minutes
(3) 42 hours 20 minutes
(4) 41 hours 30 minutes
44. Identify a number, which is a multiple of 5 and 7 but 
not of 6, from the given options:
(1) 210 (2) 280
(3) 360 (4) 420
45. Which of the following letters have both horizontal 
and vertical lines of symmetry?
(1) E (2) T
(3) H (4) Y
46. Given below are two statements marked as 
Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
 (A): A mathematics curriculum should be coherent.
 (B): Students can see how the one mathematical idea 
connects with other, thus enabling them to develop 
new understanding and skills.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
reason of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
reason of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
47. Which of the following is an important feature of a 
constructivist classroom?
(1) Students solving problems given in the textbook 
based on the example solved.
(2) Teacher giving instructions to do an activity and 
students are repeating procedures explained by 
the teacher.
(3) Students are asked to sort the different objects 
given to them according to their attributes like 
colour, shape, size, weight, etc.
(4) Students are busy in copying questions that are 
solved on the blackboard in their notebooks.
84  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
48. Which of the following is/are important feature/
features of a primary class textbook?
(a) Concepts should be linked to the daily life 
experiences of children.
(b) Concepts should be explained using only 
mathematical language and symbols.
(c) Focus should given on solving problems using 
formal algorithms.
(d) The concepts should be introduced with concrete 
examples wherever possible.
Choose the correct option:
(1) (a) and (c) (2) only (c)
(3) (b) and (d) (4) (a) and (d)
49. Which of the following is NOT a part of primary 
school curriculum?
(1) T essellations (2) Fractions
(3) Linear equations (4) Regular 2-D shapes
50. Which of the following is NOT true about the 
Nature of Mathematics?
(1) Mathematical concepts are arranged in a 
hierarchical manner
(2) Mathematics is based on Inductive Reasoning
(3) Mathematical concepts are abstract in nature
(4) Mathematics has its own set of symbols, words 
and language
51. When asked to write ‘six thousand and fifty’ in 
numerals, a student wrote the answer as ‘650’. Which 
of the following statements is most appropriate for 
the given context?
(1) Student should be given 10 similar type of 
problems to solve.
(2) The concept of base 10 and place value should 
be strengthened using concrete materials.
(3) The teacher should give the right answer and 
move to the next question
(4) It’s a careless mistake, hence the teacher should 
not waste her time on such mistakes.
52. Which of the following will enhance problem-
solving abilities among learners?
(1) Solving problems based on solved examples 
given in the textbook.
(2) Solving problems by representing mathematical 
situations/problems through pictures, symbols, 
drawings etc.
(3) Solving problems given in a mental-math 
workbook.
(4) Emphasizing on solving problems using formal 
algorithms.
53. Which of the following concepts can be taught using 
Dienes Blocks?
(1) Addition, Place Value, Subtraction
(2) Addition, Place Value, Fraction
(3) Addition, Subtraction, Volume
(4) Place Value, Fractions, Shape
54. Raj Lakshmi was playing a game of marbles. She lost 
6 marbles in the game and is now left with 8 marbles. 
With how many marbles did she start the game?
 The above situation is:
(1) A contextual question on addition
(2) A contextual question on subtraction
(3) A contextual question on division
(4) Not a contextual question
55. The purpose of mathematical puzzles is to promote:
(a) Drill and Practice
(b) Interest in Mathematics
(c) Problem solving skills
(d) Rigour in algorithms
Choose the correct option:
(1) (a) and (d) (2) only (d)
(3) (b) and (c) (4) (a) and (c)
56. There are five rules of Newman’s Error Analysis. 
They are given in random order.
(a) Comprehending the question
(b) Transformation to mathematical symbols
(c) Reading the question
(d) Interpreting the answer
(e) Performing mathematical procedures
Choose the option with the correct sequence:
(1) (a), (c), (e), (b), (d) (2) (c), (a), (b), (e), (d)
(3) (c), (a), (e), (d), (b) (4) (b), (a), (e), (d), (c)
57. Which of the following is an example of an open-
ended question?
(1) List five whole numbers between 136 and 142
(2) Sum of two numbers is 35. If one of the numbers 
is 16, what will be the other number?
(3) The length and breadth of a rectangle are in 
the ratio 3:5. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 
64 cm, find its length and breadth?
(4) List four numbers which are greater than the 
number formed by 7 tens and 8 ones.
58. Which of the following can be included in a 
Summative Assessment?
(1) Field trips
(2) Peer Assessment
(3) Term-End examination
(4) Anecdotal Records
59. “When asked to multiply 45 by 5, a student adds 
45 five times”. Which of the following statements is 
most appropriate with respect to the given context?
(1) The student does not have conceptual 
understanding of multiplication.
(2) The strategy used by student reflects her 
creativity as she is able to extend the knowledge 
of addition in multiplication.
(3) The strategy used by student cannot be used in 
written examination.
(4) The use of formal algorithm for multiplication 
needs to be emphasized over the use of informal 
strategies.
60. The National Curriculum Framework 2005 Position 
paper on Teaching Mathematics states, “Crude 
methods of assessment encourage perception of 
mathematics as mechanical computation”. Which 
of the following most appropriately explains the 
meaning of the given statement?
(1) The nature of assessment in mathematics has led 
to mathematics being referred to as comprising 
of only procedures and computational skills 
required to solve a problem.
(2) Only formative assessment methods should be a 
part of assessment in mathematics.
(3) Computational skills are important part of 
mathematics education hence should be taught 
through activities using concrete material.
(4) Computational skills in mathematics are not 
required at primary level hence should be 
focused upon in higher classes.
Paper-1: 2022   85
Environmental Studies
61. The distance between Madgaon and Nagarcoil is 
nearly 1134 kilometers. If this distance is covered by 
a train in 21 hours, the average speed of the train 
between the railway stations of these two cities in 
metre per second is
(1) 15 (2) 27
(3) 30 (4) 54
62. A student is at A and wants to reach at B. For this 
he first goes to O which is 90m due north of A and 
then he goes from O to B by covering a distance of 
120m in due west direction. The minimum distance 
of A from B and the direction A with respect to B 
respectively are
(1) 210 m : South-West (2) 210 m : South-East
(3) 150 m : South-East (4) 150 m : South-West
63. Select true statement about sloth from the following:
(1) Sloths live for about 40 years and spend almost 
17 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside 
down on a tree branch.
(2) Sloths live for about 10 years and spend almost 
20 hours a day sleeping while hanging down on 
a tree branch.
(3) Sloths live for about 17 years and spend almost 
20 hours a day sleeping under a tree. They also 
eat the leaves of the some tree.
(4) Sloths live for about 10 years and spend almost 
20 hours a day sleeping while hanging on a tree 
branch. They also eat the leaves of the some tree 
on which they live.
64. Woollens keep us warm in winters. The reason for 
woollens being insulators is that
(1) Woollen fibres are tightly wrapped with each 
other and do not allow cold air to pass.
(2) Woollen fibres have air trapped within them and 
air is an insulator.
(3) Woollen fibres are thick and control the outside 
temperature.
(4) Woollen fibres are thick and do not allow cold air 
to pass through.
65. On the map of Golconda Fort printed in the textbook 
of class V , 1cm distance is equal to a distance of 110 
m on the ground. On this map the distance between 
Fateh Darwaja and Banjara Darwaja is 14.2 cm. On 
the ground the minimum distance between the two 
would be
(1) 15.62 km (2) 14.20 km
(3) 1.562 km (4) 1.420 km
66. A group of three states having Arabian Sea on one 
side is
(1) Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra
(2) Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
(3) Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
(4) Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal
67. There is a dance in which people sit in pairs in front 
of each other, holding bamboos sticks on the ground. 
As the drum beats, the bamboos are beaten to the 
ground. The dancers step in and out of the bamboo 
sticks and dance to the beat. The name of the dance 
and the state where it is performed respectively are
(1) Torang : Mizoram (2) Kuduk : Jharkhand
(3) Cheraw : Mizoram (4) Jhoom : Jharkhand
68. The name of the fifth woman in the world and the 
first Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount 
Everest is
(1) Bachhendri Pal (2) Sunita Williams
(3) Karnam Malleshwari (4) Santosh Yadav
69. Select the correct statement from the following about 
the famous Indian festivals namely Holi and Diwali.
(1) Both are celebrated on full moon day  (Purnima).
(2) Both are celebrated on no moon day (Amavasya).
(3) Diwali is celebrated on full moon day and Holi is 
celebrated on no moon day.
(4) Diwali is celebrated on no moon day and Holi is 
celebrated on full moon day.
70. Consider the following statement in connection 
with ‘Desert Oak’.
(A) This tree grows almost as tall as a general 
classroom wall.
(B) This tree is found in Abu Dhabi.
(C) The trunk of this tree stores water. Local people 
drink this water using pipes as and when need 
arises.
(D) The roots of this tree go nearly 30 times its height 
till they reach water.
(E) This tree has large number of branches full of 
leaves.
 The correct statements are
(1) A, C and D (2) A, B and D
(3) A, D and E (4) A, B, C and E
71. There are villages in our country where, because 
of frequent heavy rain, the villagers build their 
houses almost 10 to 15 feet (3 to 3.5 metres) above 
the ground on bamboo pillars. The inner sides of the 
houses are made of wood. These villages must be in
(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu
(3) Assam (4) Uttarakhand
72. Most of the common people of which one of the 
following states/union territory of our country 
prefer to eat boiled tapioca with any curry made 
using coconut
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Goa
(3) Tamil Nadu (4) Kerala
73. The best period for the people of Bihar state the 
process of bee-keeping is
(1) October to December (2) July to September
(3) April to August (4) January to March
74. In the context of nutrition of human beings, 
assimilation means
(1) absorption of digested food in the intestinal 
walls and entering the blood stream.
(2) absorbed material are transferred to different 
body parts.
(3) digested material is utilised in making complex 
substances in the body.
(4) the undigested material is not absorbed & sent 
to large intestine.
75. Consider about the soil of a field in which a farmer 
is growing paddy crop over and over again using 
excess of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in his 
fields. In your opinion this practice will make soil of 
the fields
(1) more fertile for other crops.
(2) fit for the paddy crops only.
(3) more suitable for multiple crops in a year.
(4) barren after some time.