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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. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt 
by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except.
(1) componential (2) social
(3) experiential (4) contextual
2. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences 
emphasizes.
(1) general intelligence
(2) common abilities required in school
(3) the unique abilities of each individual
(4) conditioning skills in students
3. The sounds th, ph, ch are:
(1) Morphemes (2) Graphemes
(3) Lexemes (4)  Phonemes
4. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a 
teacher should:
(1) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional 
roles
(2) appreciate students good work by saying ‘good 
girl‘ or ‘good boy‘.
(3) discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
(4) encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5. Schools should cater to individual differences to:
(1) narrow the gap between individual students
(2) even out abilities and performance of students
(3) understand why students are able or unable to 
learn
(4) make individual students feel exclusive
6. What kind of support can a school provide to 
address the individual differences in students?
(1) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide 
multiple learning opportunities to students.
(2) Apply every possible measure to remove the 
individual differences in students.
(3) Refer slow learners to special schools.
(4) Follow same level of curriculum for all students.
7. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation 
emphasizes.
(1) continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to 
ensure learning
(2) how learning can be observed, recorded and 
improved upon
(3) fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
(4) redundancy of the board examination
8. School based assessment.
(1) Dilutes the accountability of boards of education.
(2) Hinders achieving universal national standards.
(3) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis.
(4) Makes students and teachers non-serious and 
casual.
9. “Readiness for learning“ refers to:
(1) general ability level of students
(2) present cognitive level of students in the learning 
continuum
(3) satisfying nature of the act of learning
(4) Thorndike’s law of readiness
10. A teacher has some physically challenged children 
in her class. Which of the following would be 
appropriate for her to say?
(1) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of 
their peers in going to hall.
(2) Physically inconvenienced children may do an 
alternative activity in the classroom.
(3) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to 
the playground.
(4) Polio affected children will now present a song.
11. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except:
(1) Cerebral dysfunction
(2) Emotional disturbance
(3) Behavioural disturbance
(4) Cultural factors
12. An inclusive school:
(1) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes 
of all students irrespective of their capabilities.
(2) Differentiate between students and sets less 
challenging achievement targets for specially 
abled children.
(3) Committed particularly to improve the learning 
outcomes of specially abled students.
(4) Decides learning heeds of students according to 
their disability.
13. Gifted students:
(1) Need support not ordinarily provided by the 
school.
(2) Can manage their studies without a teacher.
(3) Can be good models for other students.
(4) Cannot be learning disabled.
14. Giftedness is due to:
(1) Genetic makeup
(2) Environmental motivation
(3) Combination of (1) and (2)
(4) Psychosocial factors
15. Which of the following is appropriate for 
environment conductive to thinking and learning in 
children?
(1) Passive listening for long periods of time.
(2) Home assignments given frequently.
(3) Individual tasks done by the learners.
(4) Allowing students to take some decisions about 
what to learn and how to learn.
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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. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt 
by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except.
(1) componential (2) social
(3) experiential (4) contextual
2. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences 
emphasizes.
(1) general intelligence
(2) common abilities required in school
(3) the unique abilities of each individual
(4) conditioning skills in students
3. The sounds th, ph, ch are:
(1) Morphemes (2) Graphemes
(3) Lexemes (4)  Phonemes
4. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a 
teacher should:
(1) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional 
roles
(2) appreciate students good work by saying ‘good 
girl‘ or ‘good boy‘.
(3) discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
(4) encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5. Schools should cater to individual differences to:
(1) narrow the gap between individual students
(2) even out abilities and performance of students
(3) understand why students are able or unable to 
learn
(4) make individual students feel exclusive
6. What kind of support can a school provide to 
address the individual differences in students?
(1) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide 
multiple learning opportunities to students.
(2) Apply every possible measure to remove the 
individual differences in students.
(3) Refer slow learners to special schools.
(4) Follow same level of curriculum for all students.
7. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation 
emphasizes.
(1) continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to 
ensure learning
(2) how learning can be observed, recorded and 
improved upon
(3) fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
(4) redundancy of the board examination
8. School based assessment.
(1) Dilutes the accountability of boards of education.
(2) Hinders achieving universal national standards.
(3) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis.
(4) Makes students and teachers non-serious and 
casual.
9. “Readiness for learning“ refers to:
(1) general ability level of students
(2) present cognitive level of students in the learning 
continuum
(3) satisfying nature of the act of learning
(4) Thorndike’s law of readiness
10. A teacher has some physically challenged children 
in her class. Which of the following would be 
appropriate for her to say?
(1) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of 
their peers in going to hall.
(2) Physically inconvenienced children may do an 
alternative activity in the classroom.
(3) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to 
the playground.
(4) Polio affected children will now present a song.
11. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except:
(1) Cerebral dysfunction
(2) Emotional disturbance
(3) Behavioural disturbance
(4) Cultural factors
12. An inclusive school:
(1) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes 
of all students irrespective of their capabilities.
(2) Differentiate between students and sets less 
challenging achievement targets for specially 
abled children.
(3) Committed particularly to improve the learning 
outcomes of specially abled students.
(4) Decides learning heeds of students according to 
their disability.
13. Gifted students:
(1) Need support not ordinarily provided by the 
school.
(2) Can manage their studies without a teacher.
(3) Can be good models for other students.
(4) Cannot be learning disabled.
14. Giftedness is due to:
(1) Genetic makeup
(2) Environmental motivation
(3) Combination of (1) and (2)
(4) Psychosocial factors
15. Which of the following is appropriate for 
environment conductive to thinking and learning in 
children?
(1) Passive listening for long periods of time.
(2) Home assignments given frequently.
(3) Individual tasks done by the learners.
(4) Allowing students to take some decisions about 
what to learn and how to learn.
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16. Learning disability in motor skills is called:
(1) Dyspraxia (2) Dyscalculia
(3) Dyslexia (4) Dysphasia
17. Learning disability:
(1) is a stable state
(2) is a variable state
(3) need not impair functioning
(4) does not improve with appropriate input
18. The following are the steps in the process of problem 
solving except:
(1) Identification of a problem.
(2) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts.
(3) Explore possible strategies.
(4) Anticipate outcomes.
19. A teacher should:
(1) treat errors committed by students as blunders 
and take serious note of each error
(2) measure success as the number of times students 
avoid making mistakes
(3) not correct students while they’re trying to 
communicate ideas
(4) focus more on lecturing and provide a foundation 
for knowledge
20. Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an 
examination. As she enters the examination hall 
and the examination begins, she becomes extremely 
nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding 
and she is unable to answer properly. The primary 
reason for this is that:
(1) she may not be very confident about her 
preparation
(2) she may be thinking excessively about the result 
of this examination
(3)  invigilator teacher on duty may be her class 
teacher and she is of very strict nature
(4) she may not be able to deal with sudden 
emotional outburst
21. Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to 
analyse the information given?
(1) Identify (2) Differentiate
(3) Classify (4) Describe
22. Rajesh is a voracious reader. A part from studying 
his course books, he often goes to library and reads 
books on diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even 
in the lunch break. He does not need prompting by 
his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems 
to truly enjoy learning. He can be best described as 
a (n) __________ .
(1) fact-centred learner
(2) teacher motivated learner
(3) assessment-centred learner
(4) intrinsically motivated learner
23.  Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from 
being allowed to discover. They become distressed, 
when they are discouraged. They do so due to their 
motivation to:
(1) reduce their ignorance
(2) affiliate with the class
(3) create disorder in the class
(4) exercise their power
24. Understanding human growth and development 
enables a teacher to:
(1) gain control of learner’s emotions while teaching
(2) be clear about teaching diverse learners
(3) tell students how they can improve their lives
(4) practice her teaching in an unbiased way
25. Which one of the following is true?
(1) Development and learning are unaffected by 
socio-cultural contexts.
(2) Students learn only in a certain way
(3) Play is significant for cognition and social 
competence.
(4) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive 
development.
26. Which one of the following is true about the role of 
heredity and environment in the development of a 
child?
(1) The relative contributions of peers and genes are 
not additive.
(2) Heredity and environment do not operate 
together.
(3) Propensity is related to environment while 
actual development requires heredity.
(4) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% 
each in the development of a child.
27. Socialization is:
(1) Rapport between teacher and taught.
(2) Process of modernization of society.
(3) Adaptation of social norms.
(4) Change in social norms
28. A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding 
in the game of cricket. Which one of the following 
strategies will best help his students achieve that 
goal?
(1) Tell students how important it is for them to 
learn to field.
(2) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate 
of success.
(3) Demonstrate fielding while students observe.
(4) Give students a lot of practice in fielding.
29. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate 
multiple views of a situation. She provides her 
students multiple opportunities to debate on 
this situation in different groups. According to 
Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will __________ 
various views and develop multiple perspectives of 
the situation on their own.
(1) internalize (2) construct
(3) operationalize (4) rationalize
30.  Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. 
When she is given dal and rice, she mixes rice and 
dal and starts eating. She has _________ eating rice 
and dal into her schema for doing things.
(1) Accommodated (2) Assimilated
(3) Appropriated (4) Initiated
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
most appropriate option.
31. Perimeter of a square is 24 cm and length of a 
rectangle is 8 cm. If the perimeters of the square and 
the rectangle are equal, then the area (in square cm) 
of the rectangle is
(1) 16 (2) 24
(3) 32 (4) 64
32. The difference of the place value and the face value 
of the number 3 in 12345 is
(1) 0 (2) 295
(3) 297 (4) 305
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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. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt 
by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except.
(1) componential (2) social
(3) experiential (4) contextual
2. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences 
emphasizes.
(1) general intelligence
(2) common abilities required in school
(3) the unique abilities of each individual
(4) conditioning skills in students
3. The sounds th, ph, ch are:
(1) Morphemes (2) Graphemes
(3) Lexemes (4)  Phonemes
4. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a 
teacher should:
(1) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional 
roles
(2) appreciate students good work by saying ‘good 
girl‘ or ‘good boy‘.
(3) discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
(4) encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5. Schools should cater to individual differences to:
(1) narrow the gap between individual students
(2) even out abilities and performance of students
(3) understand why students are able or unable to 
learn
(4) make individual students feel exclusive
6. What kind of support can a school provide to 
address the individual differences in students?
(1) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide 
multiple learning opportunities to students.
(2) Apply every possible measure to remove the 
individual differences in students.
(3) Refer slow learners to special schools.
(4) Follow same level of curriculum for all students.
7. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation 
emphasizes.
(1) continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to 
ensure learning
(2) how learning can be observed, recorded and 
improved upon
(3) fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
(4) redundancy of the board examination
8. School based assessment.
(1) Dilutes the accountability of boards of education.
(2) Hinders achieving universal national standards.
(3) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis.
(4) Makes students and teachers non-serious and 
casual.
9. “Readiness for learning“ refers to:
(1) general ability level of students
(2) present cognitive level of students in the learning 
continuum
(3) satisfying nature of the act of learning
(4) Thorndike’s law of readiness
10. A teacher has some physically challenged children 
in her class. Which of the following would be 
appropriate for her to say?
(1) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of 
their peers in going to hall.
(2) Physically inconvenienced children may do an 
alternative activity in the classroom.
(3) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to 
the playground.
(4) Polio affected children will now present a song.
11. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except:
(1) Cerebral dysfunction
(2) Emotional disturbance
(3) Behavioural disturbance
(4) Cultural factors
12. An inclusive school:
(1) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes 
of all students irrespective of their capabilities.
(2) Differentiate between students and sets less 
challenging achievement targets for specially 
abled children.
(3) Committed particularly to improve the learning 
outcomes of specially abled students.
(4) Decides learning heeds of students according to 
their disability.
13. Gifted students:
(1) Need support not ordinarily provided by the 
school.
(2) Can manage their studies without a teacher.
(3) Can be good models for other students.
(4) Cannot be learning disabled.
14. Giftedness is due to:
(1) Genetic makeup
(2) Environmental motivation
(3) Combination of (1) and (2)
(4) Psychosocial factors
15. Which of the following is appropriate for 
environment conductive to thinking and learning in 
children?
(1) Passive listening for long periods of time.
(2) Home assignments given frequently.
(3) Individual tasks done by the learners.
(4) Allowing students to take some decisions about 
what to learn and how to learn.
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16. Learning disability in motor skills is called:
(1) Dyspraxia (2) Dyscalculia
(3) Dyslexia (4) Dysphasia
17. Learning disability:
(1) is a stable state
(2) is a variable state
(3) need not impair functioning
(4) does not improve with appropriate input
18. The following are the steps in the process of problem 
solving except:
(1) Identification of a problem.
(2) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts.
(3) Explore possible strategies.
(4) Anticipate outcomes.
19. A teacher should:
(1) treat errors committed by students as blunders 
and take serious note of each error
(2) measure success as the number of times students 
avoid making mistakes
(3) not correct students while they’re trying to 
communicate ideas
(4) focus more on lecturing and provide a foundation 
for knowledge
20. Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an 
examination. As she enters the examination hall 
and the examination begins, she becomes extremely 
nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding 
and she is unable to answer properly. The primary 
reason for this is that:
(1) she may not be very confident about her 
preparation
(2) she may be thinking excessively about the result 
of this examination
(3)  invigilator teacher on duty may be her class 
teacher and she is of very strict nature
(4) she may not be able to deal with sudden 
emotional outburst
21. Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to 
analyse the information given?
(1) Identify (2) Differentiate
(3) Classify (4) Describe
22. Rajesh is a voracious reader. A part from studying 
his course books, he often goes to library and reads 
books on diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even 
in the lunch break. He does not need prompting by 
his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems 
to truly enjoy learning. He can be best described as 
a (n) __________ .
(1) fact-centred learner
(2) teacher motivated learner
(3) assessment-centred learner
(4) intrinsically motivated learner
23.  Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from 
being allowed to discover. They become distressed, 
when they are discouraged. They do so due to their 
motivation to:
(1) reduce their ignorance
(2) affiliate with the class
(3) create disorder in the class
(4) exercise their power
24. Understanding human growth and development 
enables a teacher to:
(1) gain control of learner’s emotions while teaching
(2) be clear about teaching diverse learners
(3) tell students how they can improve their lives
(4) practice her teaching in an unbiased way
25. Which one of the following is true?
(1) Development and learning are unaffected by 
socio-cultural contexts.
(2) Students learn only in a certain way
(3) Play is significant for cognition and social 
competence.
(4) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive 
development.
26. Which one of the following is true about the role of 
heredity and environment in the development of a 
child?
(1) The relative contributions of peers and genes are 
not additive.
(2) Heredity and environment do not operate 
together.
(3) Propensity is related to environment while 
actual development requires heredity.
(4) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% 
each in the development of a child.
27. Socialization is:
(1) Rapport between teacher and taught.
(2) Process of modernization of society.
(3) Adaptation of social norms.
(4) Change in social norms
28. A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding 
in the game of cricket. Which one of the following 
strategies will best help his students achieve that 
goal?
(1) Tell students how important it is for them to 
learn to field.
(2) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate 
of success.
(3) Demonstrate fielding while students observe.
(4) Give students a lot of practice in fielding.
29. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate 
multiple views of a situation. She provides her 
students multiple opportunities to debate on 
this situation in different groups. According to 
Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will __________ 
various views and develop multiple perspectives of 
the situation on their own.
(1) internalize (2) construct
(3) operationalize (4) rationalize
30.  Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. 
When she is given dal and rice, she mixes rice and 
dal and starts eating. She has _________ eating rice 
and dal into her schema for doing things.
(1) Accommodated (2) Assimilated
(3) Appropriated (4) Initiated
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
most appropriate option.
31. Perimeter of a square is 24 cm and length of a 
rectangle is 8 cm. If the perimeters of the square and 
the rectangle are equal, then the area (in square cm) 
of the rectangle is
(1) 16 (2) 24
(3) 32 (4) 64
32. The difference of the place value and the face value 
of the number 3 in 12345 is
(1) 0 (2) 295
(3) 297 (4) 305
  
33. Which one of the following is not correct?
(1) 56.7 kilogram = 5670 grams
(2) A cube has six faces.
(3) One millimetre = 0.1 cm
(4) 0.10 is same as 0.1
34. The speed of a boat in a river is 20 km per hour and 
the speed of another boat is 23 km per hour. They 
travel in the same direction from the same place at 
the same time. The distance between the boats after 
three and half hours is
(1) 10 km (2) 10.5 km
(3) 11 km (4) 11.5 km
35. When 90707 is divided by 9, the remainder is
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 7
36. When a fresh fish is dried it becomes 1/3 of its 
weight. Sunita buys 1500 kg fresh fish for ? 25 per 
kg and sell them, when dried, for ? 80 per kg. How 
much does she earn?
(1) Rs. 2,500 (2) Rs. 2,700
(3) Rs. 3,000 (4) Rs. 3,500
37. Look at the following pattern:
 (9 – 1) ÷ 8=1
 (98 – 2) ÷ 8 = 12
 (987 – 3) ÷ 8 = 123
 (9876 – 4) ÷ 8 = 1234
 According to this pattern
 (987654 – 6) ÷ 8 =
(1) 12345 (2) 123456
(3) 123465 (4) 123467
38. 750 ml juice is filled in one bottle and six such bottles 
are packed in one carton. The number of cartons 
needed for 450 litres of juice is
(1) 75 (2) 80
(3) 90 (4) 100
39. Internal length, breadth and depth of a (rectangular) 
box are 4 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm respectively. How many 
such boxes are needed to pack 8664 centimetre 
cubes?
(1) 351 (2) 361
(3) 391 (4) 722
40. “Write the equivalent fraction of 
1
3
”
 The above question asked to students of Class IV 
refers to
(1) lower-level demand task as it requires procedural 
skills only. 
(2) lower-level demand task as it is based on 
memorization only.
(3) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure with connection.
(4) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure without connection.
41. Students often make a mistake in comparing the 
decimal numbers. For example 0.50 is larger than 
0.5. The most probable reason for this error is
(1) lack of practice of these types of questions in the 
class.
(2) lack of concrete experience of representation of 
decimal number on number line.
(3) careless attempt by the students.
(4) misconception regarding the significance of zero 
in ordering decimal.
42. A teacher prompts the students to prepare 
Mathematical journal with the theme “Application 
of Mathematics in Daily life”. This activity is
(1) to test the students understanding of 
Mathematical concepts.
(2) to provide opportunity to students share their 
ideas and knowledge.
(3) to help students to sense of Mathematics.
(4) to help students to connect Mathematical 
concepts and its applications and to share their 
knowledge and ideas.
43.  According to Van Hiele level of geometric thought, 
the five levels are - visualization, analysis, informal 
deduction, formal deduction and rigour. Some 
polygons are given to a child of Class III for sorting.
 
 He classified the polygons on the basis of the 
number of sides. This child is at __________ level of 
Van-Hiele Geometrical thought
(1) Visualization (2) Analysis
(3) Informal deduction (4) Formal deduction
44. A child displays difficulty in differentiating between 
numbers, operations and symbols, two clock hands, 
different coins etc. This implies that the specific 
barrier affecting his learning is
(1) poor verbal, visual, auditory and working 
memory.
(2) poor visual processing ability i.e. visual 
discrimination, spatial organization and visual 
coordination.
(3) poor language processing ability. i.e. expression, 
vocabulary and auditory processing.
(4) poor motor skills, reading and writing skills.
45. NCF 2005 emphasises on Constructivist Approach of 
learning as it focuses on
(1) memorization of definitions and formulae.
(2) submission of regular homework. 
(3) active participation of learner through engaging 
activities.
(4) effective lecture and instructions by teacher.
46. Following are array diagram using bindis to 
represent 15.
 
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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. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt 
by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except.
(1) componential (2) social
(3) experiential (4) contextual
2. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences 
emphasizes.
(1) general intelligence
(2) common abilities required in school
(3) the unique abilities of each individual
(4) conditioning skills in students
3. The sounds th, ph, ch are:
(1) Morphemes (2) Graphemes
(3) Lexemes (4)  Phonemes
4. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a 
teacher should:
(1) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional 
roles
(2) appreciate students good work by saying ‘good 
girl‘ or ‘good boy‘.
(3) discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
(4) encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5. Schools should cater to individual differences to:
(1) narrow the gap between individual students
(2) even out abilities and performance of students
(3) understand why students are able or unable to 
learn
(4) make individual students feel exclusive
6. What kind of support can a school provide to 
address the individual differences in students?
(1) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide 
multiple learning opportunities to students.
(2) Apply every possible measure to remove the 
individual differences in students.
(3) Refer slow learners to special schools.
(4) Follow same level of curriculum for all students.
7. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation 
emphasizes.
(1) continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to 
ensure learning
(2) how learning can be observed, recorded and 
improved upon
(3) fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
(4) redundancy of the board examination
8. School based assessment.
(1) Dilutes the accountability of boards of education.
(2) Hinders achieving universal national standards.
(3) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis.
(4) Makes students and teachers non-serious and 
casual.
9. “Readiness for learning“ refers to:
(1) general ability level of students
(2) present cognitive level of students in the learning 
continuum
(3) satisfying nature of the act of learning
(4) Thorndike’s law of readiness
10. A teacher has some physically challenged children 
in her class. Which of the following would be 
appropriate for her to say?
(1) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of 
their peers in going to hall.
(2) Physically inconvenienced children may do an 
alternative activity in the classroom.
(3) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to 
the playground.
(4) Polio affected children will now present a song.
11. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except:
(1) Cerebral dysfunction
(2) Emotional disturbance
(3) Behavioural disturbance
(4) Cultural factors
12. An inclusive school:
(1) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes 
of all students irrespective of their capabilities.
(2) Differentiate between students and sets less 
challenging achievement targets for specially 
abled children.
(3) Committed particularly to improve the learning 
outcomes of specially abled students.
(4) Decides learning heeds of students according to 
their disability.
13. Gifted students:
(1) Need support not ordinarily provided by the 
school.
(2) Can manage their studies without a teacher.
(3) Can be good models for other students.
(4) Cannot be learning disabled.
14. Giftedness is due to:
(1) Genetic makeup
(2) Environmental motivation
(3) Combination of (1) and (2)
(4) Psychosocial factors
15. Which of the following is appropriate for 
environment conductive to thinking and learning in 
children?
(1) Passive listening for long periods of time.
(2) Home assignments given frequently.
(3) Individual tasks done by the learners.
(4) Allowing students to take some decisions about 
what to learn and how to learn.
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16. Learning disability in motor skills is called:
(1) Dyspraxia (2) Dyscalculia
(3) Dyslexia (4) Dysphasia
17. Learning disability:
(1) is a stable state
(2) is a variable state
(3) need not impair functioning
(4) does not improve with appropriate input
18. The following are the steps in the process of problem 
solving except:
(1) Identification of a problem.
(2) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts.
(3) Explore possible strategies.
(4) Anticipate outcomes.
19. A teacher should:
(1) treat errors committed by students as blunders 
and take serious note of each error
(2) measure success as the number of times students 
avoid making mistakes
(3) not correct students while they’re trying to 
communicate ideas
(4) focus more on lecturing and provide a foundation 
for knowledge
20. Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an 
examination. As she enters the examination hall 
and the examination begins, she becomes extremely 
nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding 
and she is unable to answer properly. The primary 
reason for this is that:
(1) she may not be very confident about her 
preparation
(2) she may be thinking excessively about the result 
of this examination
(3)  invigilator teacher on duty may be her class 
teacher and she is of very strict nature
(4) she may not be able to deal with sudden 
emotional outburst
21. Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to 
analyse the information given?
(1) Identify (2) Differentiate
(3) Classify (4) Describe
22. Rajesh is a voracious reader. A part from studying 
his course books, he often goes to library and reads 
books on diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even 
in the lunch break. He does not need prompting by 
his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems 
to truly enjoy learning. He can be best described as 
a (n) __________ .
(1) fact-centred learner
(2) teacher motivated learner
(3) assessment-centred learner
(4) intrinsically motivated learner
23.  Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from 
being allowed to discover. They become distressed, 
when they are discouraged. They do so due to their 
motivation to:
(1) reduce their ignorance
(2) affiliate with the class
(3) create disorder in the class
(4) exercise their power
24. Understanding human growth and development 
enables a teacher to:
(1) gain control of learner’s emotions while teaching
(2) be clear about teaching diverse learners
(3) tell students how they can improve their lives
(4) practice her teaching in an unbiased way
25. Which one of the following is true?
(1) Development and learning are unaffected by 
socio-cultural contexts.
(2) Students learn only in a certain way
(3) Play is significant for cognition and social 
competence.
(4) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive 
development.
26. Which one of the following is true about the role of 
heredity and environment in the development of a 
child?
(1) The relative contributions of peers and genes are 
not additive.
(2) Heredity and environment do not operate 
together.
(3) Propensity is related to environment while 
actual development requires heredity.
(4) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% 
each in the development of a child.
27. Socialization is:
(1) Rapport between teacher and taught.
(2) Process of modernization of society.
(3) Adaptation of social norms.
(4) Change in social norms
28. A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding 
in the game of cricket. Which one of the following 
strategies will best help his students achieve that 
goal?
(1) Tell students how important it is for them to 
learn to field.
(2) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate 
of success.
(3) Demonstrate fielding while students observe.
(4) Give students a lot of practice in fielding.
29. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate 
multiple views of a situation. She provides her 
students multiple opportunities to debate on 
this situation in different groups. According to 
Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will __________ 
various views and develop multiple perspectives of 
the situation on their own.
(1) internalize (2) construct
(3) operationalize (4) rationalize
30.  Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. 
When she is given dal and rice, she mixes rice and 
dal and starts eating. She has _________ eating rice 
and dal into her schema for doing things.
(1) Accommodated (2) Assimilated
(3) Appropriated (4) Initiated
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
most appropriate option.
31. Perimeter of a square is 24 cm and length of a 
rectangle is 8 cm. If the perimeters of the square and 
the rectangle are equal, then the area (in square cm) 
of the rectangle is
(1) 16 (2) 24
(3) 32 (4) 64
32. The difference of the place value and the face value 
of the number 3 in 12345 is
(1) 0 (2) 295
(3) 297 (4) 305
  
33. Which one of the following is not correct?
(1) 56.7 kilogram = 5670 grams
(2) A cube has six faces.
(3) One millimetre = 0.1 cm
(4) 0.10 is same as 0.1
34. The speed of a boat in a river is 20 km per hour and 
the speed of another boat is 23 km per hour. They 
travel in the same direction from the same place at 
the same time. The distance between the boats after 
three and half hours is
(1) 10 km (2) 10.5 km
(3) 11 km (4) 11.5 km
35. When 90707 is divided by 9, the remainder is
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 7
36. When a fresh fish is dried it becomes 1/3 of its 
weight. Sunita buys 1500 kg fresh fish for ? 25 per 
kg and sell them, when dried, for ? 80 per kg. How 
much does she earn?
(1) Rs. 2,500 (2) Rs. 2,700
(3) Rs. 3,000 (4) Rs. 3,500
37. Look at the following pattern:
 (9 – 1) ÷ 8=1
 (98 – 2) ÷ 8 = 12
 (987 – 3) ÷ 8 = 123
 (9876 – 4) ÷ 8 = 1234
 According to this pattern
 (987654 – 6) ÷ 8 =
(1) 12345 (2) 123456
(3) 123465 (4) 123467
38. 750 ml juice is filled in one bottle and six such bottles 
are packed in one carton. The number of cartons 
needed for 450 litres of juice is
(1) 75 (2) 80
(3) 90 (4) 100
39. Internal length, breadth and depth of a (rectangular) 
box are 4 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm respectively. How many 
such boxes are needed to pack 8664 centimetre 
cubes?
(1) 351 (2) 361
(3) 391 (4) 722
40. “Write the equivalent fraction of 
1
3
”
 The above question asked to students of Class IV 
refers to
(1) lower-level demand task as it requires procedural 
skills only. 
(2) lower-level demand task as it is based on 
memorization only.
(3) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure with connection.
(4) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure without connection.
41. Students often make a mistake in comparing the 
decimal numbers. For example 0.50 is larger than 
0.5. The most probable reason for this error is
(1) lack of practice of these types of questions in the 
class.
(2) lack of concrete experience of representation of 
decimal number on number line.
(3) careless attempt by the students.
(4) misconception regarding the significance of zero 
in ordering decimal.
42. A teacher prompts the students to prepare 
Mathematical journal with the theme “Application 
of Mathematics in Daily life”. This activity is
(1) to test the students understanding of 
Mathematical concepts.
(2) to provide opportunity to students share their 
ideas and knowledge.
(3) to help students to sense of Mathematics.
(4) to help students to connect Mathematical 
concepts and its applications and to share their 
knowledge and ideas.
43.  According to Van Hiele level of geometric thought, 
the five levels are - visualization, analysis, informal 
deduction, formal deduction and rigour. Some 
polygons are given to a child of Class III for sorting.
 
 He classified the polygons on the basis of the 
number of sides. This child is at __________ level of 
Van-Hiele Geometrical thought
(1) Visualization (2) Analysis
(3) Informal deduction (4) Formal deduction
44. A child displays difficulty in differentiating between 
numbers, operations and symbols, two clock hands, 
different coins etc. This implies that the specific 
barrier affecting his learning is
(1) poor verbal, visual, auditory and working 
memory.
(2) poor visual processing ability i.e. visual 
discrimination, spatial organization and visual 
coordination.
(3) poor language processing ability. i.e. expression, 
vocabulary and auditory processing.
(4) poor motor skills, reading and writing skills.
45. NCF 2005 emphasises on Constructivist Approach of 
learning as it focuses on
(1) memorization of definitions and formulae.
(2) submission of regular homework. 
(3) active participation of learner through engaging 
activities.
(4) effective lecture and instructions by teacher.
46. Following are array diagram using bindis to 
represent 15.
 
  
 The way of representing 15 or any other number in 
the above manner can be used to teach concept of
(1) area and commutative property
(2) commutative property of multiplication, 
identification of prime and composite numbers, 
area of rectangle
(3) representation of a number as product 
of two numbers, commutative property 
of multiplication, multiplicative identity, 
identification of prime and composite numbers, 
area of rectangle using units quantity
(4) representation of a number as product 
of two numbers, commutative property 
of multiplication, multiplication identity, 
identification of prime and composite numbers.
47. Which of the following questions is open-ended?
(1) Write the numbers 25, 71, 19, 9, 8, 17, 85 in 
ascending order.
(2) Which is more?
 
1
3
7
5
 or 
(3) Write any four number greater than 2.7.
(4) What is 7 more than 
2
7
?
48. The most appropriate tool to expose the students of 
class II to plane figures, its vertices and edges is
(1) Geo-Board (2) Nets of 3D solids
(3) Cubes (4) Black-board surface
49. Following is a problem from text book of class V:
 “There are 4 poles of measure 105 cm, 215 cm, 150 
cm and 235 cm respectively. If they have to be cut 
into pieces of equal length, what is the maximum 
length of each piece?” 
 This question is asked to
(1) test knowledge of factors and multiples
(2) check the skill of finding HCF 
(3) enhance problem solving skills using learnt 
concepts
(4) give practice of word problems based on HCF 
and LCM
50. Following is a problem from text book of class III:
 “Which mathematical operation will be used to solve the 
following problem? 
 A milkman sold 1410 litres of milk in 10 days. How many 
litres of milk did he sell in a day?”
 Which competence of Bloom’s cognitive domain is 
referred in the above question?
(1) Knowledge (2) Comprehension
(3) Analysis (4) Synthesis
51. Rashid is studying in class V . He can classify various 
types of triangles in different categories but has 
difficulty in understanding the abstract proof for the 
sum of three angles in a triangle to be always 180. 
According to Piaget Cognitive Theory Rashid is at
(1) Concrete operational stage 
(2) Formal operational stage 
(3) Sensorimotor stage
(4) Pre-operational stage
52. According to NCF 2005
 “Developing children’s abilities for mathematization is the 
main goal of mathematics education. The narrow aim of 
school mathematics is to develop “useful’ capabilities.”
 Here mathematization refers to develop child’s 
abilities
(1) In performing all number operations efficiently 
including of finding square root and cube root.
(2) To formulate Theorems of Geometry and their 
proofs independently.
(3) T o translate word problems into linear equations.
(4) To develop the child’s resources to think and 
mathematically, to reason pursue assumptions 
to their logical. conclusion and to handle 
abstraction.
53. The highlights of a good textbook are that
A. They contain numerous exercises to give rigorous 
practice.
B. All concepts can be introduced through 
situations.
C.  Only solved examples are included.
D. They must be thick and heavy.
(1) A and B (2) C and D
(3) A and C (4) B and D
54. NCF 2005 emphasises that
(1) Succeeding in Mathematics hould be mandatory 
for every child.
(2) Students should be tested first for their logico-
mathematical ability.
(3) Maths curriculum shall be separate for low 
achievers.
(4) Maths shall be taught to selective students.
55. The difference between the smallest common 
multiple and biggest common factor of 5, 10 and 35 
is
(1) 30 (2) 35
(3) 65 (4) 75
56. The number of factors of 105 is
(1) 3 (2) 4
(3) 6 (4) 8
57. If the time now is 2.17 P .M., what will be the time 11 
hours and 59 minutes from now?
(1) 11:57 A.M. (2) 9:59 A.M.
(3) 2:16 A.M. (4) 2:17 A.M.
58. Number of degrees in three and one half right 
angles is
(1) 285 (2) 295
(3) 305 (4) 315
59. 11 ones + 11 tens + 11 hundreds equals
(1) 144 (2) 1221
(3) 12321 (4) 111111
60. The sum of five hundred nine and three thousand 
twenty eight is
(1) 3537 (2) 3087
(3) 837 (4) 387
Environmental Studies
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 61 to 
90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
61. The name of the scientist who first peeped into a 
mosquito stomach and proved that mosquitoes 
spread malaria and for his research was awarded 
nobel prize in medicine in december 1902 is:
(1) Charles Darwin (2) Gregor Mendel
(3) George Mistral (4) Ronald Ross
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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. The following three aspects of intelligence are dealt 
by Sternberg’s triarchic theory except.
(1) componential (2) social
(3) experiential (4) contextual
2. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences 
emphasizes.
(1) general intelligence
(2) common abilities required in school
(3) the unique abilities of each individual
(4) conditioning skills in students
3. The sounds th, ph, ch are:
(1) Morphemes (2) Graphemes
(3) Lexemes (4)  Phonemes
4. In order to avoid gender stereotyping in class, a 
teacher should:
(1) try to put both boys and girls in non-traditional 
roles
(2) appreciate students good work by saying ‘good 
girl‘ or ‘good boy‘.
(3) discourage girls from taking part in wrestling
(4) encourage boys to take risk and be bold
5. Schools should cater to individual differences to:
(1) narrow the gap between individual students
(2) even out abilities and performance of students
(3) understand why students are able or unable to 
learn
(4) make individual students feel exclusive
6. What kind of support can a school provide to 
address the individual differences in students?
(1) Follow a child-centered curriculum and provide 
multiple learning opportunities to students.
(2) Apply every possible measure to remove the 
individual differences in students.
(3) Refer slow learners to special schools.
(4) Follow same level of curriculum for all students.
7. Continuous and comprehensive evaluation 
emphasizes.
(1) continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to 
ensure learning
(2) how learning can be observed, recorded and 
improved upon
(3) fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
(4) redundancy of the board examination
8. School based assessment.
(1) Dilutes the accountability of boards of education.
(2) Hinders achieving universal national standards.
(3) Helps all students learn more through diagnosis.
(4) Makes students and teachers non-serious and 
casual.
9. “Readiness for learning“ refers to:
(1) general ability level of students
(2) present cognitive level of students in the learning 
continuum
(3) satisfying nature of the act of learning
(4) Thorndike’s law of readiness
10. A teacher has some physically challenged children 
in her class. Which of the following would be 
appropriate for her to say?
(1) Wheel-chaired bound children may take help of 
their peers in going to hall.
(2) Physically inconvenienced children may do an 
alternative activity in the classroom.
(3) Mohan why don’t you use your crutches to go to 
the playground.
(4) Polio affected children will now present a song.
11. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except:
(1) Cerebral dysfunction
(2) Emotional disturbance
(3) Behavioural disturbance
(4) Cultural factors
12. An inclusive school:
(1) Is committed to improve the learning outcomes 
of all students irrespective of their capabilities.
(2) Differentiate between students and sets less 
challenging achievement targets for specially 
abled children.
(3) Committed particularly to improve the learning 
outcomes of specially abled students.
(4) Decides learning heeds of students according to 
their disability.
13. Gifted students:
(1) Need support not ordinarily provided by the 
school.
(2) Can manage their studies without a teacher.
(3) Can be good models for other students.
(4) Cannot be learning disabled.
14. Giftedness is due to:
(1) Genetic makeup
(2) Environmental motivation
(3) Combination of (1) and (2)
(4) Psychosocial factors
15. Which of the following is appropriate for 
environment conductive to thinking and learning in 
children?
(1) Passive listening for long periods of time.
(2) Home assignments given frequently.
(3) Individual tasks done by the learners.
(4) Allowing students to take some decisions about 
what to learn and how to learn.
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16. Learning disability in motor skills is called:
(1) Dyspraxia (2) Dyscalculia
(3) Dyslexia (4) Dysphasia
17. Learning disability:
(1) is a stable state
(2) is a variable state
(3) need not impair functioning
(4) does not improve with appropriate input
18. The following are the steps in the process of problem 
solving except:
(1) Identification of a problem.
(2) Breaking down the problem into smaller parts.
(3) Explore possible strategies.
(4) Anticipate outcomes.
19. A teacher should:
(1) treat errors committed by students as blunders 
and take serious note of each error
(2) measure success as the number of times students 
avoid making mistakes
(3) not correct students while they’re trying to 
communicate ideas
(4) focus more on lecturing and provide a foundation 
for knowledge
20. Seema is desperate to score A+ grade in an 
examination. As she enters the examination hall 
and the examination begins, she becomes extremely 
nervous. Her feet go cold, her heart starts pounding 
and she is unable to answer properly. The primary 
reason for this is that:
(1) she may not be very confident about her 
preparation
(2) she may be thinking excessively about the result 
of this examination
(3)  invigilator teacher on duty may be her class 
teacher and she is of very strict nature
(4) she may not be able to deal with sudden 
emotional outburst
21. Which of the following cognitive verbs are used to 
analyse the information given?
(1) Identify (2) Differentiate
(3) Classify (4) Describe
22. Rajesh is a voracious reader. A part from studying 
his course books, he often goes to library and reads 
books on diverse topics. Rajesh does his project even 
in the lunch break. He does not need prompting by 
his teachers or parents to study for tests and seems 
to truly enjoy learning. He can be best described as 
a (n) __________ .
(1) fact-centred learner
(2) teacher motivated learner
(3) assessment-centred learner
(4) intrinsically motivated learner
23.  Children in pre-primary get satisfaction from 
being allowed to discover. They become distressed, 
when they are discouraged. They do so due to their 
motivation to:
(1) reduce their ignorance
(2) affiliate with the class
(3) create disorder in the class
(4) exercise their power
24. Understanding human growth and development 
enables a teacher to:
(1) gain control of learner’s emotions while teaching
(2) be clear about teaching diverse learners
(3) tell students how they can improve their lives
(4) practice her teaching in an unbiased way
25. Which one of the following is true?
(1) Development and learning are unaffected by 
socio-cultural contexts.
(2) Students learn only in a certain way
(3) Play is significant for cognition and social 
competence.
(4) Questioning by teacher constrains cognitive 
development.
26. Which one of the following is true about the role of 
heredity and environment in the development of a 
child?
(1) The relative contributions of peers and genes are 
not additive.
(2) Heredity and environment do not operate 
together.
(3) Propensity is related to environment while 
actual development requires heredity.
(4) Both heredity and environment contribute 50% 
each in the development of a child.
27. Socialization is:
(1) Rapport between teacher and taught.
(2) Process of modernization of society.
(3) Adaptation of social norms.
(4) Change in social norms
28. A PT teacher wants her students to improve fielding 
in the game of cricket. Which one of the following 
strategies will best help his students achieve that 
goal?
(1) Tell students how important it is for them to 
learn to field.
(2) Explain the logic behind good fielding and rate 
of success.
(3) Demonstrate fielding while students observe.
(4) Give students a lot of practice in fielding.
29. A teacher wishes to help her students to appreciate 
multiple views of a situation. She provides her 
students multiple opportunities to debate on 
this situation in different groups. According to 
Vygotsky’s perspective, her students will __________ 
various views and develop multiple perspectives of 
the situation on their own.
(1) internalize (2) construct
(3) operationalize (4) rationalize
30.  Sita has learned to eat rice and dal with her hand. 
When she is given dal and rice, she mixes rice and 
dal and starts eating. She has _________ eating rice 
and dal into her schema for doing things.
(1) Accommodated (2) Assimilated
(3) Appropriated (4) Initiated
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
most appropriate option.
31. Perimeter of a square is 24 cm and length of a 
rectangle is 8 cm. If the perimeters of the square and 
the rectangle are equal, then the area (in square cm) 
of the rectangle is
(1) 16 (2) 24
(3) 32 (4) 64
32. The difference of the place value and the face value 
of the number 3 in 12345 is
(1) 0 (2) 295
(3) 297 (4) 305
  
33. Which one of the following is not correct?
(1) 56.7 kilogram = 5670 grams
(2) A cube has six faces.
(3) One millimetre = 0.1 cm
(4) 0.10 is same as 0.1
34. The speed of a boat in a river is 20 km per hour and 
the speed of another boat is 23 km per hour. They 
travel in the same direction from the same place at 
the same time. The distance between the boats after 
three and half hours is
(1) 10 km (2) 10.5 km
(3) 11 km (4) 11.5 km
35. When 90707 is divided by 9, the remainder is
(1) 3 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 7
36. When a fresh fish is dried it becomes 1/3 of its 
weight. Sunita buys 1500 kg fresh fish for ? 25 per 
kg and sell them, when dried, for ? 80 per kg. How 
much does she earn?
(1) Rs. 2,500 (2) Rs. 2,700
(3) Rs. 3,000 (4) Rs. 3,500
37. Look at the following pattern:
 (9 – 1) ÷ 8=1
 (98 – 2) ÷ 8 = 12
 (987 – 3) ÷ 8 = 123
 (9876 – 4) ÷ 8 = 1234
 According to this pattern
 (987654 – 6) ÷ 8 =
(1) 12345 (2) 123456
(3) 123465 (4) 123467
38. 750 ml juice is filled in one bottle and six such bottles 
are packed in one carton. The number of cartons 
needed for 450 litres of juice is
(1) 75 (2) 80
(3) 90 (4) 100
39. Internal length, breadth and depth of a (rectangular) 
box are 4 cm, 3 cm and 2 cm respectively. How many 
such boxes are needed to pack 8664 centimetre 
cubes?
(1) 351 (2) 361
(3) 391 (4) 722
40. “Write the equivalent fraction of 
1
3
”
 The above question asked to students of Class IV 
refers to
(1) lower-level demand task as it requires procedural 
skills only. 
(2) lower-level demand task as it is based on 
memorization only.
(3) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure with connection.
(4) higher-level demand task as it is based on 
procedure without connection.
41. Students often make a mistake in comparing the 
decimal numbers. For example 0.50 is larger than 
0.5. The most probable reason for this error is
(1) lack of practice of these types of questions in the 
class.
(2) lack of concrete experience of representation of 
decimal number on number line.
(3) careless attempt by the students.
(4) misconception regarding the significance of zero 
in ordering decimal.
42. A teacher prompts the students to prepare 
Mathematical journal with the theme “Application 
of Mathematics in Daily life”. This activity is
(1) to test the students understanding of 
Mathematical concepts.
(2) to provide opportunity to students share their 
ideas and knowledge.
(3) to help students to sense of Mathematics.
(4) to help students to connect Mathematical 
concepts and its applications and to share their 
knowledge and ideas.
43.  According to Van Hiele level of geometric thought, 
the five levels are - visualization, analysis, informal 
deduction, formal deduction and rigour. Some 
polygons are given to a child of Class III for sorting.
 
 He classified the polygons on the basis of the 
number of sides. This child is at __________ level of 
Van-Hiele Geometrical thought
(1) Visualization (2) Analysis
(3) Informal deduction (4) Formal deduction
44. A child displays difficulty in differentiating between 
numbers, operations and symbols, two clock hands, 
different coins etc. This implies that the specific 
barrier affecting his learning is
(1) poor verbal, visual, auditory and working 
memory.
(2) poor visual processing ability i.e. visual 
discrimination, spatial organization and visual 
coordination.
(3) poor language processing ability. i.e. expression, 
vocabulary and auditory processing.
(4) poor motor skills, reading and writing skills.
45. NCF 2005 emphasises on Constructivist Approach of 
learning as it focuses on
(1) memorization of definitions and formulae.
(2) submission of regular homework. 
(3) active participation of learner through engaging 
activities.
(4) effective lecture and instructions by teacher.
46. Following are array diagram using bindis to 
represent 15.
 
  
 The way of representing 15 or any other number in 
the above manner can be used to teach concept of
(1) area and commutative property
(2) commutative property of multiplication, 
identification of prime and composite numbers, 
area of rectangle
(3) representation of a number as product 
of two numbers, commutative property 
of multiplication, multiplicative identity, 
identification of prime and composite numbers, 
area of rectangle using units quantity
(4) representation of a number as product 
of two numbers, commutative property 
of multiplication, multiplication identity, 
identification of prime and composite numbers.
47. Which of the following questions is open-ended?
(1) Write the numbers 25, 71, 19, 9, 8, 17, 85 in 
ascending order.
(2) Which is more?
 
1
3
7
5
 or 
(3) Write any four number greater than 2.7.
(4) What is 7 more than 
2
7
?
48. The most appropriate tool to expose the students of 
class II to plane figures, its vertices and edges is
(1) Geo-Board (2) Nets of 3D solids
(3) Cubes (4) Black-board surface
49. Following is a problem from text book of class V:
 “There are 4 poles of measure 105 cm, 215 cm, 150 
cm and 235 cm respectively. If they have to be cut 
into pieces of equal length, what is the maximum 
length of each piece?” 
 This question is asked to
(1) test knowledge of factors and multiples
(2) check the skill of finding HCF 
(3) enhance problem solving skills using learnt 
concepts
(4) give practice of word problems based on HCF 
and LCM
50. Following is a problem from text book of class III:
 “Which mathematical operation will be used to solve the 
following problem? 
 A milkman sold 1410 litres of milk in 10 days. How many 
litres of milk did he sell in a day?”
 Which competence of Bloom’s cognitive domain is 
referred in the above question?
(1) Knowledge (2) Comprehension
(3) Analysis (4) Synthesis
51. Rashid is studying in class V . He can classify various 
types of triangles in different categories but has 
difficulty in understanding the abstract proof for the 
sum of three angles in a triangle to be always 180. 
According to Piaget Cognitive Theory Rashid is at
(1) Concrete operational stage 
(2) Formal operational stage 
(3) Sensorimotor stage
(4) Pre-operational stage
52. According to NCF 2005
 “Developing children’s abilities for mathematization is the 
main goal of mathematics education. The narrow aim of 
school mathematics is to develop “useful’ capabilities.”
 Here mathematization refers to develop child’s 
abilities
(1) In performing all number operations efficiently 
including of finding square root and cube root.
(2) To formulate Theorems of Geometry and their 
proofs independently.
(3) T o translate word problems into linear equations.
(4) To develop the child’s resources to think and 
mathematically, to reason pursue assumptions 
to their logical. conclusion and to handle 
abstraction.
53. The highlights of a good textbook are that
A. They contain numerous exercises to give rigorous 
practice.
B. All concepts can be introduced through 
situations.
C.  Only solved examples are included.
D. They must be thick and heavy.
(1) A and B (2) C and D
(3) A and C (4) B and D
54. NCF 2005 emphasises that
(1) Succeeding in Mathematics hould be mandatory 
for every child.
(2) Students should be tested first for their logico-
mathematical ability.
(3) Maths curriculum shall be separate for low 
achievers.
(4) Maths shall be taught to selective students.
55. The difference between the smallest common 
multiple and biggest common factor of 5, 10 and 35 
is
(1) 30 (2) 35
(3) 65 (4) 75
56. The number of factors of 105 is
(1) 3 (2) 4
(3) 6 (4) 8
57. If the time now is 2.17 P .M., what will be the time 11 
hours and 59 minutes from now?
(1) 11:57 A.M. (2) 9:59 A.M.
(3) 2:16 A.M. (4) 2:17 A.M.
58. Number of degrees in three and one half right 
angles is
(1) 285 (2) 295
(3) 305 (4) 315
59. 11 ones + 11 tens + 11 hundreds equals
(1) 144 (2) 1221
(3) 12321 (4) 111111
60. The sum of five hundred nine and three thousand 
twenty eight is
(1) 3537 (2) 3087
(3) 837 (4) 387
Environmental Studies
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 61 to 
90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
61. The name of the scientist who first peeped into a 
mosquito stomach and proved that mosquitoes 
spread malaria and for his research was awarded 
nobel prize in medicine in december 1902 is:
(1) Charles Darwin (2) Gregor Mendel
(3) George Mistral (4) Ronald Ross
  
62. Rajat said to his friend, “I cannot play because I am 
down with fever. I pass through a cycle of shivering, 
fever and headache and finally sweating. After my 
blood test doctor prescribed me a bitter medicine.“ 
Rajat might be suffering from:
(1) T yphoid (2) Diarrhoea
(3) Cholera (4) Malaria
63. Who was Al-Biruni?
(1) A Qutabshahi Sultan who ruled our country for 
about 40 years.
(2) A trader from Afganistan who came to study the 
dryfruit markets of our country.
(3) A traveller from Uzbekistan who wrote a book 
which is helpful to know the past of our country.
(4) A traveller who travelled from Kashmir to 
Kanyakumari to study the culture of Indian 
people.
64. The animals that are awake at night can see objects.
(1) in all colours.
(2) only in black and white colours.
(3) in green colour only.
(4) in red colour only.
65. Select the correct statements about elephant herd:
A. An elephant herd has mainly females and baby 
elephants upto 14-15 years old.
B. An elephant herd comprises members of a 
particular family.
C. The oldest female is the leader of the herd.
D. An elephant herd may accommodate any 
number of female elephant and the young ones.
(1) A and B (2) A and C
(3) B and D (4) C and D
66. Inside the petals, in the middle of a flower we find a 
thin powdery structure, called.
(1) Anther (2) Pollen
(3) Radicle (4) Stigma
67. If you go to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) by train, then at 
Ahmedabad railway station you will find that most 
of the vendors are selling:
(1) Dhokla with chutney and lemon rice.
(2) Chholay-bhature and lassi.
(3) Idli-chutney and Vada-chutney.
(4) Puri-shaak and thanda doodh.
68. The birds move their neck very often because:
(1) they can fly.
(2) the birds eyes are fixed.
(3) the birds have small eyes.
(4) their ears are covered with feathers.
69. After diagnosis a doctor says to a patient that there 
is less haemoglobin in his blood. Which of the 
following should he eat to make up the deficiency 
of iron?
(1) Rice, sugar, amla
(2) Green leafy vegetables, wheat, orange
(3) Jaggery, lemon, pea
(4) Amla, green leafy vegetables, jaggery
70. National Curriculum framework, 2005 strongly 
recommends that teaching of EVS at primary stage 
should primarily aim at:
(1) developing understanding of basic concepts of 
the subject.
(2) memorizing basic principles of the subject.
(3) linking classroom learning to life outside the 
school.
(4) acquiring skills to carry out experiments 
independently.
71. Which one of the following is not consistent with 
the requirements of EVS curriculum at primary 
stage?
(1) It should equip the learners with knowledge and 
skills to enter the world of work.
(2) It should inculcate in learners a concern for 
environment.
(3) It should engage learners in acquiring methods 
and processes leading to generation of new 
knowledge.
(4) It should suit cognitive level of the learners.
72. Higher priority and space has been given in NCERT 
textbooks on EVS to:
(1) explain basic concepts of the subject.
(2) provide opportunities to learners for 
contemplation and wondering.
(3) provide exact definitions of technical terms.
(4) include large number of practice questions.
73. Which one of the following is not an objective of 
including poems and stories in EVS textbooks?
(1) To develop interest in the subject.
(2) To have a change in routine and monotonous 
content.
(3) To provide fun and enjoyment for learners.
(4) To promote imaginative and creative ability in 
the learners.
74. Good EVS curriculum should be ‘true to the child, 
true to life and true to the subject.‘ Which of the 
following characteristics of a curriculum does not 
meet the above requirements?
(1) It promotes the value of freedom from fear and 
prejudice.
(2) It requires the learner to view the subject as a 
social enterprise.
(3) It emphasis more on processes of teaching and 
learning.
(4) It emphasizes more on terms and definitions.
75. Nalini wants to introduce the topic on ‘ Animals-our 
friends‘ to class III students. In order to introduce 
the topic more interestingly, the best teaching 
strategy would be to:
(1) use a chart showing pictures of different animals.
(2) draw pictures of different animals on the 
blackboard.
(3) show a video film on animals and their 
usefulness.
(4) ask the students to see pictures of animals given 
in the textbook.
76. Class V NCERT EVS textbooks include a section 
‘what we have learnt‘ in the end of every chapter. 
It is suggested that answer to questions included in 
this section should not be assessed in terms of right 
or wrong. This shift has been done because:
(1) children cannot write correct answers at this 
stage.
(2) it enhances convenience to teachers in 
assessment.
(3) it helps the teacher to know how children are 
learning.
(4) it reduces subjectivity in assessment.