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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 most critical period of acquisition and 
development of language is:
(1) pre-natal period (2) early childhood
(3) middle childhood (4) adolescence
2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development 
proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
(1) Latency Stage
(2) The social contract orientation
(3) Concrete operational stage
(4) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
3.    During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays 
more attention to boys than girls. This is an example 
of:
(1) Gender bias (2) Gender identity
(3)  Gender relevance (4) Gender constancy
4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to 
reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-
role conformity?
(1) Discussion about gender bias
(2) Emphasizing gender-specific roles
(3) Gender-segregated playgroups
(4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
5. Which of the following theorists while viewing 
children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized 
the influence of social and cultural content on their 
thinking?
(1) John B. Watson (2) Lev Vygotsky
(3) Jean Piaget (4) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old 
Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece? No, 
not this one, darker one that would go here and 
make this shoe“.
 This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as:
(1) private speech (2) talk aloud
(3) scaffolding (4) egocentric speech
7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and 
when needed is an example of:
(1) reinforcement (2) conditioning
(3) modelling (4) scaffolding
8. Which of the following behaviours characterize the 
‘concrete operational stage‘ as proposed by Jean 
Piaget?
(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional 
thought
(2) Conservation; class inclusion
(3) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the 
context of the cognitive development of children?
(1) Schemas
(2) Observational learning
(3) Conditioning
(4) Reinforcement
10. Primary objective of the Assessment should be:
(1) assigning a rank to students
(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusion 
about related concepts
(3) labelling students as per their score
(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards
11. Which of the following statements about intelligence 
is correct?
(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the 
time of birth only.
(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and 
determined by using standardized tests.
(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of 
complex abilities.
12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a 
problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi 
is displaying characteristics of a/an:
(1) creative thinker (2) convergent thinker
(3) rigid thinker (4) egocentric thinker
13. In a situation of less participation of students 
belonging to a deprived group in the teaching-
learning process, a teacher should:
(1) ask the children to withdraw from school
(2) accept this situation as it is
(3) lower her expectations from such students
(4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to 
improve student involvement
14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher__________ 
Individual Education Plans
(1) should not prepare
(2) should occasionally prepare
(3) should actively prepare
(4) should discourage the preparation of
15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia‘ 
includes:
(1) attention deficit disorders
(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading
(3) inability to read fluently
(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education‘ as advocated in 
the Right to Education Act, 2019 is based on:
(1) the behaviouristic principles
(2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective
(4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them 
primarily vocational education
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19th December, 2019
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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 most critical period of acquisition and 
development of language is:
(1) pre-natal period (2) early childhood
(3) middle childhood (4) adolescence
2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development 
proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
(1) Latency Stage
(2) The social contract orientation
(3) Concrete operational stage
(4) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
3.    During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays 
more attention to boys than girls. This is an example 
of:
(1) Gender bias (2) Gender identity
(3)  Gender relevance (4) Gender constancy
4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to 
reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-
role conformity?
(1) Discussion about gender bias
(2) Emphasizing gender-specific roles
(3) Gender-segregated playgroups
(4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
5. Which of the following theorists while viewing 
children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized 
the influence of social and cultural content on their 
thinking?
(1) John B. Watson (2) Lev Vygotsky
(3) Jean Piaget (4) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old 
Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece? No, 
not this one, darker one that would go here and 
make this shoe“.
 This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as:
(1) private speech (2) talk aloud
(3) scaffolding (4) egocentric speech
7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and 
when needed is an example of:
(1) reinforcement (2) conditioning
(3) modelling (4) scaffolding
8. Which of the following behaviours characterize the 
‘concrete operational stage‘ as proposed by Jean 
Piaget?
(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional 
thought
(2) Conservation; class inclusion
(3) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the 
context of the cognitive development of children?
(1) Schemas
(2) Observational learning
(3) Conditioning
(4) Reinforcement
10. Primary objective of the Assessment should be:
(1) assigning a rank to students
(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusion 
about related concepts
(3) labelling students as per their score
(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards
11. Which of the following statements about intelligence 
is correct?
(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the 
time of birth only.
(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and 
determined by using standardized tests.
(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of 
complex abilities.
12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a 
problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi 
is displaying characteristics of a/an:
(1) creative thinker (2) convergent thinker
(3) rigid thinker (4) egocentric thinker
13. In a situation of less participation of students 
belonging to a deprived group in the teaching-
learning process, a teacher should:
(1) ask the children to withdraw from school
(2) accept this situation as it is
(3) lower her expectations from such students
(4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to 
improve student involvement
14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher__________ 
Individual Education Plans
(1) should not prepare
(2) should occasionally prepare
(3) should actively prepare
(4) should discourage the preparation of
15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia‘ 
includes:
(1) attention deficit disorders
(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading
(3) inability to read fluently
(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education‘ as advocated in 
the Right to Education Act, 2019 is based on:
(1) the behaviouristic principles
(2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective
(4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them 
primarily vocational education
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17. In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily:
(1) based on rote-memorization
(2) centered around reinforcement
(3) acquired through conditioning
(4) focused on the process of meaning-making
18. ‘Naive theories‘ that children construct about 
various phenomena:
(1) should be ignored by the teacher
(2) should be punished by the teacher
(3) should be ‘replaced‘ by the correct one through 
repetitive memorization
(4) should be challenged by presenting counter-
evidence and examples
19. Child-centered pedagogy promotes:
(1) exclusive reliance on textbooks
(2) giving primacy to children’s experiences
(3) note memorisation
(4) labelling and categorization of students based on 
ability
20. Emotions and cognition are __________ each other.
(1) completely separate from
(2) independent of
(3) inter-woven with
(4) not related to
21. Which of the following statements about learning is 
correct from a constructivist perspective?
(1) Learning is the process of reproduction and 
recall.
(2) Learning is the process of rote memorization.
(3) Learning is conditioning of behaviours by 
repetitive association.
(4) Learning is the process of the construction of 
knowledge by active engagement.
22. Presenting students with clear examples and non-
examples:
(1) is an effective way to encourage conceptual 
change
(2) leads to confusion in the minds of students
(3) causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
(4) focuses on procedural knowledge rather than 
conceptual understanding
23. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning 
activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a 
reward.
(1) decreases extrinsic motivation
(2) increases intrinsic motivation
(3) would encourage children to focus on mastery 
rather than performance goals
(4) decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity 
involved in learning
24. Which of the following practices promotes meaningful 
learning?
 (i) Corporal punishment
 (ii) Co-operative learning environment
 (iii) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
 (iv) Constant comparative evaluation.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
25. How can teachers facilitate the understanding of 
complex concepts in children?
(1) By delivering a lecture.
(2) By organizing competitive events.
(3) By repetitive mechanical drill.
(4) By providing opportunities for exploration and 
discussion.
26. A primary school teacher can encourage children to 
become effective problem solvers by:
(1) offering materialistic rewards for every small 
task
(2) emphasizing only procedural knowledge
(3) dismissing and penalizing ‘incorrect answers‘.
(4) encouraging children to make intuitive guesses 
and then brainstorming on the same
27. In which of the following periods do physical 
growth and development occur at a rapid pace?
(1) Infancy and early childhood
(2) Early childhood and middle childhood
(3) Middle childhood and adolescence
(4) Adolescence and adulthood.
28. Which of the following is NOT a principle of 
development?
(1) Development is lifelong.
(2) Development is modifiable.
(3) Development is influenced by both heredity and 
environment.
(4) Development is universal and cultural contents 
do not influence it.
29. The primary cause of individual variations is:
(1) the genetic code received by the individuals 
from birth parents
(2) the inborn characteristics
(3) the environmental influences
(4) the complex interplay between heredity and the 
environment
30. Which of the following are examples of a secondary 
socializing agency?
(1) Family and neighbourhood.
(2) Family and media.
(3) School and media.
(4) Media and neighbourhood.
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
correct/most appropriate options.
31. Three brands of pens A, B and C are available in 
packets of 10, 12 and 24 respectively. If a shopkeeper 
wants to buy equal number of pens of each brand, 
what is the minimum number of packets of each 
brand, he should buy?
(1) A = 10, B = 12, C = 5
(2) A = 5, B = 12, C = 10
(3) A = 10, B = 5, C = 12
(4) A = 12, B = 10, C = 5
32. The side of a square is 4 cm. It is cut into 4 equal 
squares. What is the area of each small square?
(1) 4 cm
2
 (2) 1 cm
2
(3) 16 cm
2
 (4) 8 cm
2
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) All prime numbers are odd numbers.
(2) There are infinitely many numbers.
(3) A prime number has only two factors.
(4) There are only four single digit prime numbers.
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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 most critical period of acquisition and 
development of language is:
(1) pre-natal period (2) early childhood
(3) middle childhood (4) adolescence
2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development 
proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
(1) Latency Stage
(2) The social contract orientation
(3) Concrete operational stage
(4) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
3.    During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays 
more attention to boys than girls. This is an example 
of:
(1) Gender bias (2) Gender identity
(3)  Gender relevance (4) Gender constancy
4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to 
reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-
role conformity?
(1) Discussion about gender bias
(2) Emphasizing gender-specific roles
(3) Gender-segregated playgroups
(4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
5. Which of the following theorists while viewing 
children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized 
the influence of social and cultural content on their 
thinking?
(1) John B. Watson (2) Lev Vygotsky
(3) Jean Piaget (4) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old 
Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece? No, 
not this one, darker one that would go here and 
make this shoe“.
 This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as:
(1) private speech (2) talk aloud
(3) scaffolding (4) egocentric speech
7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and 
when needed is an example of:
(1) reinforcement (2) conditioning
(3) modelling (4) scaffolding
8. Which of the following behaviours characterize the 
‘concrete operational stage‘ as proposed by Jean 
Piaget?
(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional 
thought
(2) Conservation; class inclusion
(3) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the 
context of the cognitive development of children?
(1) Schemas
(2) Observational learning
(3) Conditioning
(4) Reinforcement
10. Primary objective of the Assessment should be:
(1) assigning a rank to students
(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusion 
about related concepts
(3) labelling students as per their score
(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards
11. Which of the following statements about intelligence 
is correct?
(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the 
time of birth only.
(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and 
determined by using standardized tests.
(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of 
complex abilities.
12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a 
problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi 
is displaying characteristics of a/an:
(1) creative thinker (2) convergent thinker
(3) rigid thinker (4) egocentric thinker
13. In a situation of less participation of students 
belonging to a deprived group in the teaching-
learning process, a teacher should:
(1) ask the children to withdraw from school
(2) accept this situation as it is
(3) lower her expectations from such students
(4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to 
improve student involvement
14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher__________ 
Individual Education Plans
(1) should not prepare
(2) should occasionally prepare
(3) should actively prepare
(4) should discourage the preparation of
15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia‘ 
includes:
(1) attention deficit disorders
(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading
(3) inability to read fluently
(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education‘ as advocated in 
the Right to Education Act, 2019 is based on:
(1) the behaviouristic principles
(2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective
(4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them 
primarily vocational education
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17. In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily:
(1) based on rote-memorization
(2) centered around reinforcement
(3) acquired through conditioning
(4) focused on the process of meaning-making
18. ‘Naive theories‘ that children construct about 
various phenomena:
(1) should be ignored by the teacher
(2) should be punished by the teacher
(3) should be ‘replaced‘ by the correct one through 
repetitive memorization
(4) should be challenged by presenting counter-
evidence and examples
19. Child-centered pedagogy promotes:
(1) exclusive reliance on textbooks
(2) giving primacy to children’s experiences
(3) note memorisation
(4) labelling and categorization of students based on 
ability
20. Emotions and cognition are __________ each other.
(1) completely separate from
(2) independent of
(3) inter-woven with
(4) not related to
21. Which of the following statements about learning is 
correct from a constructivist perspective?
(1) Learning is the process of reproduction and 
recall.
(2) Learning is the process of rote memorization.
(3) Learning is conditioning of behaviours by 
repetitive association.
(4) Learning is the process of the construction of 
knowledge by active engagement.
22. Presenting students with clear examples and non-
examples:
(1) is an effective way to encourage conceptual 
change
(2) leads to confusion in the minds of students
(3) causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
(4) focuses on procedural knowledge rather than 
conceptual understanding
23. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning 
activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a 
reward.
(1) decreases extrinsic motivation
(2) increases intrinsic motivation
(3) would encourage children to focus on mastery 
rather than performance goals
(4) decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity 
involved in learning
24. Which of the following practices promotes meaningful 
learning?
 (i) Corporal punishment
 (ii) Co-operative learning environment
 (iii) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
 (iv) Constant comparative evaluation.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
25. How can teachers facilitate the understanding of 
complex concepts in children?
(1) By delivering a lecture.
(2) By organizing competitive events.
(3) By repetitive mechanical drill.
(4) By providing opportunities for exploration and 
discussion.
26. A primary school teacher can encourage children to 
become effective problem solvers by:
(1) offering materialistic rewards for every small 
task
(2) emphasizing only procedural knowledge
(3) dismissing and penalizing ‘incorrect answers‘.
(4) encouraging children to make intuitive guesses 
and then brainstorming on the same
27. In which of the following periods do physical 
growth and development occur at a rapid pace?
(1) Infancy and early childhood
(2) Early childhood and middle childhood
(3) Middle childhood and adolescence
(4) Adolescence and adulthood.
28. Which of the following is NOT a principle of 
development?
(1) Development is lifelong.
(2) Development is modifiable.
(3) Development is influenced by both heredity and 
environment.
(4) Development is universal and cultural contents 
do not influence it.
29. The primary cause of individual variations is:
(1) the genetic code received by the individuals 
from birth parents
(2) the inborn characteristics
(3) the environmental influences
(4) the complex interplay between heredity and the 
environment
30. Which of the following are examples of a secondary 
socializing agency?
(1) Family and neighbourhood.
(2) Family and media.
(3) School and media.
(4) Media and neighbourhood.
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
correct/most appropriate options.
31. Three brands of pens A, B and C are available in 
packets of 10, 12 and 24 respectively. If a shopkeeper 
wants to buy equal number of pens of each brand, 
what is the minimum number of packets of each 
brand, he should buy?
(1) A = 10, B = 12, C = 5
(2) A = 5, B = 12, C = 10
(3) A = 10, B = 5, C = 12
(4) A = 12, B = 10, C = 5
32. The side of a square is 4 cm. It is cut into 4 equal 
squares. What is the area of each small square?
(1) 4 cm
2
 (2) 1 cm
2
(3) 16 cm
2
 (4) 8 cm
2
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) All prime numbers are odd numbers.
(2) There are infinitely many numbers.
(3) A prime number has only two factors.
(4) There are only four single digit prime numbers.
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34. A number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 
to 10 (both inclusive) is:
(1) 10 (2) 10
(3) 604 (4) 2520
35. Ayesha has only ` 5 and ` 10 coins with her. If the 
total number of coins she has is 25 and the amount 
of money with her is ` 160, then the number of ` 5 
and ` 10 coins with her are:
(1) 18 and 7 respectively (2) 10 and 15 respectively
(3) 15 and 10 respectively (4) 20 and respectively
36. Evaluate:
 17.5  × 3 – 21 ÷ 7 – 3 × 12.5
(1) 52.5 (2) 12
(3) 120 (4) 50
37. One-sixth of the trees in a garden are neem trees. 
Half of the trees are Ashoka trees and the remaining 
are eucalyptus trees. If the number of neem trees 
is five, how many eucalyptus trees are there in the 
garden?
(1) 5 (2) 10
(3) 15 (4) 20
38. A train leaves Delhi on 29
th
 August, 2019 at 16:30 
hours and reaches its destination on 31
st
 August at 
08:45 hours. The total travel time of the journey is:
(1) 36 hours 15 minutes (2) 38 hours 45 minutes
(3) 39 hours 45 minutes (4) 40 hours 15 minutes
39. In which of the following, lengths have been 
arranged in decreasing order?
(1) 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 8 m
(2) 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 8 m, 800 cm 8 mm
(3) 8 m, 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm
(4) 8500 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 800 cm 8 mm 8 m
40. A 180 cm long wire is formed into a rectangle. If the 
width of his rectangle is 30 cm, what is its length?
(1) 45 cm (2) 60 cm
(3) 90 cm (4) 120 cm
41. When asked to write 44, some students of grade II 
wrote it as 404. As a teacher, how will you address 
this?
(1) correct their answer in their copies
(2) explain principle of exchange using concrete 
material
(3) group them with those who have done it 
correctly
(4) tell them to find out correct answer
42. The main purpose of introducing  ‘mapping’ in the 
primary Mathematics curriculum is/are
A. to promote spatial thinking
B. to promote proportional reasoning
C. to make subject easy and interesting 
D. to break the monotony of numbers
(1) A & C (2) A & D
(3) A & B (4) B & C
43. Which of the following topics are not part of primary 
school Mathematics curriculum as per NCF 2005?
(1) T essellation (2) Symmetry
(3) Patterns (4) Ratio
44. Which of the following resources/TLM can be 
used by the teacher to show that two rectangles of 
different dimensions can have same area without 
using formula?
A. Scale B. Graph paper
C. Thread D. Tiles
(1) Only B (2) B & D
(3) Only C (4) A & D
45. Which of the following could be contributing factor 
to underachievement in mathematics?
(1) Gender
(2) Socio-cultural background
(3) Nature of Mathematics
(4) Innate ability of person
46. Which of the following is the most appropriate 
strategy to explain that
 
1
4
 
is less than
 
1
3
?
(1) using LCM method (2) using paper strips
(3) using Dienes blocks (4) using number chart
47. Which of the following is the most important aspect 
of making lesson plan while teaching Mathematics 
to primary school children?
(1) following the sequence of text book.
(2) presenting mathematical concepts in structures 
manner.
(3) providing opportunities to students to allow 
construction of concepts.
(4) writing activities and questions for reference.
48. Which of the following can NOT be considered a 
feature of a constructivist Mathematics classroom?
(1) The role of language and dialogue in learning 
Mathematics is given due attention.
(2) The teacher acknowledges that students may 
construct multiple understandings from a given 
interaction.
(3) Objective type test items are used as the primary 
means of assessment.
(4) Connections between Mathematics and other 
curricular areas are highlighted.
49. Which of the following statements is in agreement 
with the constructionist view of Mathematics?
(1) Mathematics is about learning facts.
(2) Mathematicians are required to discover the 
‘truths’.
(3) Mathematics is entirely objective.
(4) Visualisation is an important aspect of 
Mathematics.
50. Which of the following activities is best suited for 
the development of spatial understanding among 
children?
(1) Drawing the top view of a bottle
(2) Locating cities on a map
(3) Noting the time of moon rise
(4) Representing numbers on a number line
51. Which of the following is NOT true with respect to 
the learning of Mathematics?
(1) Ability to perform and excel in Mathematics is 
innate.
(2) Teachers’ beliefs about learners have powerful 
impact on learning outcomes.
(3) Students’ socio-economic background impacts 
their performance in Mathematics.
(4) School’s language of instruction can impact a 
child’s performance in Mathematics.
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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 most critical period of acquisition and 
development of language is:
(1) pre-natal period (2) early childhood
(3) middle childhood (4) adolescence
2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development 
proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
(1) Latency Stage
(2) The social contract orientation
(3) Concrete operational stage
(4) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
3.    During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays 
more attention to boys than girls. This is an example 
of:
(1) Gender bias (2) Gender identity
(3)  Gender relevance (4) Gender constancy
4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to 
reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-
role conformity?
(1) Discussion about gender bias
(2) Emphasizing gender-specific roles
(3) Gender-segregated playgroups
(4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
5. Which of the following theorists while viewing 
children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized 
the influence of social and cultural content on their 
thinking?
(1) John B. Watson (2) Lev Vygotsky
(3) Jean Piaget (4) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old 
Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece? No, 
not this one, darker one that would go here and 
make this shoe“.
 This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as:
(1) private speech (2) talk aloud
(3) scaffolding (4) egocentric speech
7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and 
when needed is an example of:
(1) reinforcement (2) conditioning
(3) modelling (4) scaffolding
8. Which of the following behaviours characterize the 
‘concrete operational stage‘ as proposed by Jean 
Piaget?
(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional 
thought
(2) Conservation; class inclusion
(3) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the 
context of the cognitive development of children?
(1) Schemas
(2) Observational learning
(3) Conditioning
(4) Reinforcement
10. Primary objective of the Assessment should be:
(1) assigning a rank to students
(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusion 
about related concepts
(3) labelling students as per their score
(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards
11. Which of the following statements about intelligence 
is correct?
(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the 
time of birth only.
(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and 
determined by using standardized tests.
(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of 
complex abilities.
12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a 
problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi 
is displaying characteristics of a/an:
(1) creative thinker (2) convergent thinker
(3) rigid thinker (4) egocentric thinker
13. In a situation of less participation of students 
belonging to a deprived group in the teaching-
learning process, a teacher should:
(1) ask the children to withdraw from school
(2) accept this situation as it is
(3) lower her expectations from such students
(4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to 
improve student involvement
14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher__________ 
Individual Education Plans
(1) should not prepare
(2) should occasionally prepare
(3) should actively prepare
(4) should discourage the preparation of
15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia‘ 
includes:
(1) attention deficit disorders
(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading
(3) inability to read fluently
(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education‘ as advocated in 
the Right to Education Act, 2019 is based on:
(1) the behaviouristic principles
(2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective
(4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them 
primarily vocational education
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 1
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17. In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily:
(1) based on rote-memorization
(2) centered around reinforcement
(3) acquired through conditioning
(4) focused on the process of meaning-making
18. ‘Naive theories‘ that children construct about 
various phenomena:
(1) should be ignored by the teacher
(2) should be punished by the teacher
(3) should be ‘replaced‘ by the correct one through 
repetitive memorization
(4) should be challenged by presenting counter-
evidence and examples
19. Child-centered pedagogy promotes:
(1) exclusive reliance on textbooks
(2) giving primacy to children’s experiences
(3) note memorisation
(4) labelling and categorization of students based on 
ability
20. Emotions and cognition are __________ each other.
(1) completely separate from
(2) independent of
(3) inter-woven with
(4) not related to
21. Which of the following statements about learning is 
correct from a constructivist perspective?
(1) Learning is the process of reproduction and 
recall.
(2) Learning is the process of rote memorization.
(3) Learning is conditioning of behaviours by 
repetitive association.
(4) Learning is the process of the construction of 
knowledge by active engagement.
22. Presenting students with clear examples and non-
examples:
(1) is an effective way to encourage conceptual 
change
(2) leads to confusion in the minds of students
(3) causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
(4) focuses on procedural knowledge rather than 
conceptual understanding
23. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning 
activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a 
reward.
(1) decreases extrinsic motivation
(2) increases intrinsic motivation
(3) would encourage children to focus on mastery 
rather than performance goals
(4) decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity 
involved in learning
24. Which of the following practices promotes meaningful 
learning?
 (i) Corporal punishment
 (ii) Co-operative learning environment
 (iii) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
 (iv) Constant comparative evaluation.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
25. How can teachers facilitate the understanding of 
complex concepts in children?
(1) By delivering a lecture.
(2) By organizing competitive events.
(3) By repetitive mechanical drill.
(4) By providing opportunities for exploration and 
discussion.
26. A primary school teacher can encourage children to 
become effective problem solvers by:
(1) offering materialistic rewards for every small 
task
(2) emphasizing only procedural knowledge
(3) dismissing and penalizing ‘incorrect answers‘.
(4) encouraging children to make intuitive guesses 
and then brainstorming on the same
27. In which of the following periods do physical 
growth and development occur at a rapid pace?
(1) Infancy and early childhood
(2) Early childhood and middle childhood
(3) Middle childhood and adolescence
(4) Adolescence and adulthood.
28. Which of the following is NOT a principle of 
development?
(1) Development is lifelong.
(2) Development is modifiable.
(3) Development is influenced by both heredity and 
environment.
(4) Development is universal and cultural contents 
do not influence it.
29. The primary cause of individual variations is:
(1) the genetic code received by the individuals 
from birth parents
(2) the inborn characteristics
(3) the environmental influences
(4) the complex interplay between heredity and the 
environment
30. Which of the following are examples of a secondary 
socializing agency?
(1) Family and neighbourhood.
(2) Family and media.
(3) School and media.
(4) Media and neighbourhood.
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
correct/most appropriate options.
31. Three brands of pens A, B and C are available in 
packets of 10, 12 and 24 respectively. If a shopkeeper 
wants to buy equal number of pens of each brand, 
what is the minimum number of packets of each 
brand, he should buy?
(1) A = 10, B = 12, C = 5
(2) A = 5, B = 12, C = 10
(3) A = 10, B = 5, C = 12
(4) A = 12, B = 10, C = 5
32. The side of a square is 4 cm. It is cut into 4 equal 
squares. What is the area of each small square?
(1) 4 cm
2
 (2) 1 cm
2
(3) 16 cm
2
 (4) 8 cm
2
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) All prime numbers are odd numbers.
(2) There are infinitely many numbers.
(3) A prime number has only two factors.
(4) There are only four single digit prime numbers.
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34. A number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 
to 10 (both inclusive) is:
(1) 10 (2) 10
(3) 604 (4) 2520
35. Ayesha has only ` 5 and ` 10 coins with her. If the 
total number of coins she has is 25 and the amount 
of money with her is ` 160, then the number of ` 5 
and ` 10 coins with her are:
(1) 18 and 7 respectively (2) 10 and 15 respectively
(3) 15 and 10 respectively (4) 20 and respectively
36. Evaluate:
 17.5  × 3 – 21 ÷ 7 – 3 × 12.5
(1) 52.5 (2) 12
(3) 120 (4) 50
37. One-sixth of the trees in a garden are neem trees. 
Half of the trees are Ashoka trees and the remaining 
are eucalyptus trees. If the number of neem trees 
is five, how many eucalyptus trees are there in the 
garden?
(1) 5 (2) 10
(3) 15 (4) 20
38. A train leaves Delhi on 29
th
 August, 2019 at 16:30 
hours and reaches its destination on 31
st
 August at 
08:45 hours. The total travel time of the journey is:
(1) 36 hours 15 minutes (2) 38 hours 45 minutes
(3) 39 hours 45 minutes (4) 40 hours 15 minutes
39. In which of the following, lengths have been 
arranged in decreasing order?
(1) 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 8 m
(2) 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 8 m, 800 cm 8 mm
(3) 8 m, 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm
(4) 8500 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 800 cm 8 mm 8 m
40. A 180 cm long wire is formed into a rectangle. If the 
width of his rectangle is 30 cm, what is its length?
(1) 45 cm (2) 60 cm
(3) 90 cm (4) 120 cm
41. When asked to write 44, some students of grade II 
wrote it as 404. As a teacher, how will you address 
this?
(1) correct their answer in their copies
(2) explain principle of exchange using concrete 
material
(3) group them with those who have done it 
correctly
(4) tell them to find out correct answer
42. The main purpose of introducing  ‘mapping’ in the 
primary Mathematics curriculum is/are
A. to promote spatial thinking
B. to promote proportional reasoning
C. to make subject easy and interesting 
D. to break the monotony of numbers
(1) A & C (2) A & D
(3) A & B (4) B & C
43. Which of the following topics are not part of primary 
school Mathematics curriculum as per NCF 2005?
(1) T essellation (2) Symmetry
(3) Patterns (4) Ratio
44. Which of the following resources/TLM can be 
used by the teacher to show that two rectangles of 
different dimensions can have same area without 
using formula?
A. Scale B. Graph paper
C. Thread D. Tiles
(1) Only B (2) B & D
(3) Only C (4) A & D
45. Which of the following could be contributing factor 
to underachievement in mathematics?
(1) Gender
(2) Socio-cultural background
(3) Nature of Mathematics
(4) Innate ability of person
46. Which of the following is the most appropriate 
strategy to explain that
 
1
4
 
is less than
 
1
3
?
(1) using LCM method (2) using paper strips
(3) using Dienes blocks (4) using number chart
47. Which of the following is the most important aspect 
of making lesson plan while teaching Mathematics 
to primary school children?
(1) following the sequence of text book.
(2) presenting mathematical concepts in structures 
manner.
(3) providing opportunities to students to allow 
construction of concepts.
(4) writing activities and questions for reference.
48. Which of the following can NOT be considered a 
feature of a constructivist Mathematics classroom?
(1) The role of language and dialogue in learning 
Mathematics is given due attention.
(2) The teacher acknowledges that students may 
construct multiple understandings from a given 
interaction.
(3) Objective type test items are used as the primary 
means of assessment.
(4) Connections between Mathematics and other 
curricular areas are highlighted.
49. Which of the following statements is in agreement 
with the constructionist view of Mathematics?
(1) Mathematics is about learning facts.
(2) Mathematicians are required to discover the 
‘truths’.
(3) Mathematics is entirely objective.
(4) Visualisation is an important aspect of 
Mathematics.
50. Which of the following activities is best suited for 
the development of spatial understanding among 
children?
(1) Drawing the top view of a bottle
(2) Locating cities on a map
(3) Noting the time of moon rise
(4) Representing numbers on a number line
51. Which of the following is NOT true with respect to 
the learning of Mathematics?
(1) Ability to perform and excel in Mathematics is 
innate.
(2) Teachers’ beliefs about learners have powerful 
impact on learning outcomes.
(3) Students’ socio-economic background impacts 
their performance in Mathematics.
(4) School’s language of instruction can impact a 
child’s performance in Mathematics.
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52. Identify the type of the following word problem:
 “I have 6 pencils. Manish has two more than me. 
How many pencils does Manish have?”
(1) Comparison addition
(2) Comparison subtraction
(3) Takeaway addition
(4) Takeaway subtraction
53. Which of the following is NOT true of the Hindu-
Arabic system of numberation?
(1) The position of a digit in a number dictates its 
value.
(2) It is additive in nature.
(3) It follows the base 2 system.
(4) It is multiplicative in nature.
54. Identify a desirable practice for teaching Geometry 
at primary level?
(1) Geometry at primary level should be limited to 
recognition of simple basic shapes.
(2) The teacher should begin by giving clear 
definitions of simple shapes and showing 
examples.
(3) Children should be given ample opportunities to 
develop an intuitive understanding of space.
(4) Developing extensive geometric vocabulary 
need not be an objective at primary level.
55. Which of the following is an indicator of mathematical 
reasoning?
(1) Ability to provide definitions of mathematical 
concepts.
(2) Ability to provide a justification for a 
mathematical procedure.
(3) Ability to calculate efficiently.
(4) Ability to recall the correct formulae in different 
situations.
56. The price list of vegetables in a super market is given 
as follows:
Items Quantity Price (`)
T omato 1 kg 40
Potato 2 kg 25
Carrot 250 g 20
Bottlegourd 1 kg 10
Chillies 100 g 10
Lemon 4 pieces 10
 
Sanjay buys 
1
2
 
kg tomatoes, 1 kg potatoes, 
1
2
 
kg 
carrot, 250 g chillies and 6 lemons. He gives a note 
of ` 200 to the bill clerk at the counter. How much 
money will he get back?
(1) ` 112.50 (2) ` 87.50
(3) ` 86.50 (4) ` 97.50
57. n I am a 2-digit number.
n The digit in tens place and the digit in units 
place are consecutive prime numbers.
n The sum of digits is multiple of 3 and 4.
 The number is:
(1) 57 (2) 23
(3) 35 (4) 13
58. The parking rates of car in a railway station parking 
are depicted as follows:
(a) Upto 2 hrs ` 50
(b) More than 2 hrs and upto 
5 hrs
` 75
(c) After 5 hrs ` 10 per extra 
hour upto 8 hrs.
(d) More than 8 hrs and upto 
12 hrs
` 150
(e) More than 12 hrs and upto 
24 hrs
` 250
 Rajeev parks his car at 7.00 a.m. and comes back to 
pick it up at 4.30 p.m. on the same day. How much 
money does he have to pay?
(1) ` 135 (2) ` 150
(3) ` 130 (4) ` 100
59. Which of the following is at third place when the 
numbers are arranged in ascending order?
 7.07, 7.70, 7.707, 7.007, 0.77
(1) 7.70 (2) 7.007
(3) 7.07 (4) 7.707
60. In a five digit number, the digit at ten’s place is 
8, digit at units place is one-fourth of the digit at 
ten’s place, the digit thousands place is 0, digit at 
hundreds place is twice that of units place and the 
digit at ten thousands place is thrice the digit at 
unit’s place. What is the number?
(1) 64082 (2) 64028
(3) 46028 (4) 60482
Environmental Studies
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 61 to 
90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
61. A person boarded an express train on 29th 
November, 2019 at Surat (Gujarat) for Nagarcoil 
(Kerala). The train departed from Surat at 19:45 
hours and reached Nagarcoil at 11:45 hours on 1st 
December, 2019. If the distance between Surat and 
Nagarcoil by train route is nearly 2120 km, the 
average speed of the train during this journey was:
(1) 132.5 km/h (2) 60 km/h
(3) 53 km/h (4) 45 km/h
62. Which one of the following is a weight lifter of 
International fame?
(1) Sunita Williams (2) Bachhendri Pal
(3) Suryamani (4) Karnam Malleshwari
63. Which one of the following is a group of roots?
(1) Beetroot, Potato, Ginger
(2) Carrot, Turmeric, Ginger
(3) Sweet Potato, Radish, Turmeric
(4) Carrot, Beetroot, Radish
64. Desert Oak is a tree which is found in:
(1) Abu Dhabi (2) Australia
(3) Desert of Rajasthan (4) The desert of UAE
65. Consider the following statements about Nepenthese, 
a plant which hunts.
A. This plant is found in Australia, Indonesia and 
Meghalaya in India.
B. It has a pitcher-like shape and the mouth is 
covered by a leaf.
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Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. The most critical period of acquisition and 
development of language is:
(1) pre-natal period (2) early childhood
(3) middle childhood (4) adolescence
2. Which of the following is a stage of moral development 
proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
(1) Latency Stage
(2) The social contract orientation
(3) Concrete operational stage
(4) Industry vs. Inferiority stage
3.    During classroom discussions, a teacher often pays 
more attention to boys than girls. This is an example 
of:
(1) Gender bias (2) Gender identity
(3)  Gender relevance (4) Gender constancy
4. Which of the following is an effective strategy to 
reduce children’s gender stereotyping and gender-
role conformity?
(1) Discussion about gender bias
(2) Emphasizing gender-specific roles
(3) Gender-segregated playgroups
(4) Gender-segregated seating arrangement
5. Which of the following theorists while viewing 
children as active seekers of knowledge emphasized 
the influence of social and cultural content on their 
thinking?
(1) John B. Watson (2) Lev Vygotsky
(3) Jean Piaget (4) Lawrence Kohlberg
6. While working on a jig-saw puzzle, 5 years old 
Najma says to herself, “Where is the blue piece? No, 
not this one, darker one that would go here and 
make this shoe“.
 This kind of talk is referred to by Vygotsky as:
(1) private speech (2) talk aloud
(3) scaffolding (4) egocentric speech
7. Giving cues to children and offering support as and 
when needed is an example of:
(1) reinforcement (2) conditioning
(3) modelling (4) scaffolding
8. Which of the following behaviours characterize the 
‘concrete operational stage‘ as proposed by Jean 
Piaget?
(1) Hypothetico-deduction reasoning; propositional 
thought
(2) Conservation; class inclusion
(3) Deferred imitation; object permanence
(4) Make-believe play; irreversibility of thought
9. Which of the following is a Piagetian construct in the 
context of the cognitive development of children?
(1) Schemas
(2) Observational learning
(3) Conditioning
(4) Reinforcement
10. Primary objective of the Assessment should be:
(1) assigning a rank to students
(2) understanding children’s clarity and confusion 
about related concepts
(3) labelling students as per their score
(4) marking pass or fail in the report cards
11. Which of the following statements about intelligence 
is correct?
(1) Intelligence is a fixed ability determined at the 
time of birth only.
(2) Intelligence can be accurately measured and 
determined by using standardized tests.
(3) Intelligence is a unitary factor and a single trait.
(4) Intelligence is multi-dimensional and a set of 
complex abilities.
12. Ruhi always thinks of multiple solutions to a 
problem many of which are original solutions. Ruhi 
is displaying characteristics of a/an:
(1) creative thinker (2) convergent thinker
(3) rigid thinker (4) egocentric thinker
13. In a situation of less participation of students 
belonging to a deprived group in the teaching-
learning process, a teacher should:
(1) ask the children to withdraw from school
(2) accept this situation as it is
(3) lower her expectations from such students
(4) reflect on her own teaching and find ways to 
improve student involvement
14. In an inclusive classroom, a teacher__________ 
Individual Education Plans
(1) should not prepare
(2) should occasionally prepare
(3) should actively prepare
(4) should discourage the preparation of
15. The primary characteristic of children with ‘dyslexia‘ 
includes:
(1) attention deficit disorders
(2) divergent thinking; fluency in reading
(3) inability to read fluently
(4) engaging in repetitive locomotor actions
16. The concept of ‘Inclusive Education‘ as advocated in 
the Right to Education Act, 2019 is based on:
(1) the behaviouristic principles
(2) a sympathetic attitude towards disabled
(3) a rights-based humanistic perspective
(4) mainstreaming of the disabled by offering them 
primarily vocational education
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Paper - 1
19th December, 2019
Paper-1: 2019   219
17. In the constructivist framework, learning is primarily:
(1) based on rote-memorization
(2) centered around reinforcement
(3) acquired through conditioning
(4) focused on the process of meaning-making
18. ‘Naive theories‘ that children construct about 
various phenomena:
(1) should be ignored by the teacher
(2) should be punished by the teacher
(3) should be ‘replaced‘ by the correct one through 
repetitive memorization
(4) should be challenged by presenting counter-
evidence and examples
19. Child-centered pedagogy promotes:
(1) exclusive reliance on textbooks
(2) giving primacy to children’s experiences
(3) note memorisation
(4) labelling and categorization of students based on 
ability
20. Emotions and cognition are __________ each other.
(1) completely separate from
(2) independent of
(3) inter-woven with
(4) not related to
21. Which of the following statements about learning is 
correct from a constructivist perspective?
(1) Learning is the process of reproduction and 
recall.
(2) Learning is the process of rote memorization.
(3) Learning is conditioning of behaviours by 
repetitive association.
(4) Learning is the process of the construction of 
knowledge by active engagement.
22. Presenting students with clear examples and non-
examples:
(1) is an effective way to encourage conceptual 
change
(2) leads to confusion in the minds of students
(3) causes gaps in their understanding of concepts
(4) focuses on procedural knowledge rather than 
conceptual understanding
23. Repeatedly asking children to engage in learning 
activities either to avoid punishment or to gain a 
reward.
(1) decreases extrinsic motivation
(2) increases intrinsic motivation
(3) would encourage children to focus on mastery 
rather than performance goals
(4) decreases children’s natural interest and curiosity 
involved in learning
24. Which of the following practices promotes meaningful 
learning?
 (i) Corporal punishment
 (ii) Co-operative learning environment
 (iii) Continuous and comprehensive evaluation.
 (iv) Constant comparative evaluation.
(1) (i), (ii) (2) (ii), (iii)
(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (ii), (iii), (iv)
25. How can teachers facilitate the understanding of 
complex concepts in children?
(1) By delivering a lecture.
(2) By organizing competitive events.
(3) By repetitive mechanical drill.
(4) By providing opportunities for exploration and 
discussion.
26. A primary school teacher can encourage children to 
become effective problem solvers by:
(1) offering materialistic rewards for every small 
task
(2) emphasizing only procedural knowledge
(3) dismissing and penalizing ‘incorrect answers‘.
(4) encouraging children to make intuitive guesses 
and then brainstorming on the same
27. In which of the following periods do physical 
growth and development occur at a rapid pace?
(1) Infancy and early childhood
(2) Early childhood and middle childhood
(3) Middle childhood and adolescence
(4) Adolescence and adulthood.
28. Which of the following is NOT a principle of 
development?
(1) Development is lifelong.
(2) Development is modifiable.
(3) Development is influenced by both heredity and 
environment.
(4) Development is universal and cultural contents 
do not influence it.
29. The primary cause of individual variations is:
(1) the genetic code received by the individuals 
from birth parents
(2) the inborn characteristics
(3) the environmental influences
(4) the complex interplay between heredity and the 
environment
30. Which of the following are examples of a secondary 
socializing agency?
(1) Family and neighbourhood.
(2) Family and media.
(3) School and media.
(4) Media and neighbourhood.
Mathematics
Directions: Answer the following questions by selecting the 
correct/most appropriate options.
31. Three brands of pens A, B and C are available in 
packets of 10, 12 and 24 respectively. If a shopkeeper 
wants to buy equal number of pens of each brand, 
what is the minimum number of packets of each 
brand, he should buy?
(1) A = 10, B = 12, C = 5
(2) A = 5, B = 12, C = 10
(3) A = 10, B = 5, C = 12
(4) A = 12, B = 10, C = 5
32. The side of a square is 4 cm. It is cut into 4 equal 
squares. What is the area of each small square?
(1) 4 cm
2
 (2) 1 cm
2
(3) 16 cm
2
 (4) 8 cm
2
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(1) All prime numbers are odd numbers.
(2) There are infinitely many numbers.
(3) A prime number has only two factors.
(4) There are only four single digit prime numbers.
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34. A number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 
to 10 (both inclusive) is:
(1) 10 (2) 10
(3) 604 (4) 2520
35. Ayesha has only ` 5 and ` 10 coins with her. If the 
total number of coins she has is 25 and the amount 
of money with her is ` 160, then the number of ` 5 
and ` 10 coins with her are:
(1) 18 and 7 respectively (2) 10 and 15 respectively
(3) 15 and 10 respectively (4) 20 and respectively
36. Evaluate:
 17.5  × 3 – 21 ÷ 7 – 3 × 12.5
(1) 52.5 (2) 12
(3) 120 (4) 50
37. One-sixth of the trees in a garden are neem trees. 
Half of the trees are Ashoka trees and the remaining 
are eucalyptus trees. If the number of neem trees 
is five, how many eucalyptus trees are there in the 
garden?
(1) 5 (2) 10
(3) 15 (4) 20
38. A train leaves Delhi on 29
th
 August, 2019 at 16:30 
hours and reaches its destination on 31
st
 August at 
08:45 hours. The total travel time of the journey is:
(1) 36 hours 15 minutes (2) 38 hours 45 minutes
(3) 39 hours 45 minutes (4) 40 hours 15 minutes
39. In which of the following, lengths have been 
arranged in decreasing order?
(1) 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 8 m
(2) 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 8 m, 800 cm 8 mm
(3) 8 m, 80 dm 8 cm, 8500 mm, 800 cm 8 mm
(4) 8500 mm, 80 dm 8 cm, 800 cm 8 mm 8 m
40. A 180 cm long wire is formed into a rectangle. If the 
width of his rectangle is 30 cm, what is its length?
(1) 45 cm (2) 60 cm
(3) 90 cm (4) 120 cm
41. When asked to write 44, some students of grade II 
wrote it as 404. As a teacher, how will you address 
this?
(1) correct their answer in their copies
(2) explain principle of exchange using concrete 
material
(3) group them with those who have done it 
correctly
(4) tell them to find out correct answer
42. The main purpose of introducing  ‘mapping’ in the 
primary Mathematics curriculum is/are
A. to promote spatial thinking
B. to promote proportional reasoning
C. to make subject easy and interesting 
D. to break the monotony of numbers
(1) A & C (2) A & D
(3) A & B (4) B & C
43. Which of the following topics are not part of primary 
school Mathematics curriculum as per NCF 2005?
(1) T essellation (2) Symmetry
(3) Patterns (4) Ratio
44. Which of the following resources/TLM can be 
used by the teacher to show that two rectangles of 
different dimensions can have same area without 
using formula?
A. Scale B. Graph paper
C. Thread D. Tiles
(1) Only B (2) B & D
(3) Only C (4) A & D
45. Which of the following could be contributing factor 
to underachievement in mathematics?
(1) Gender
(2) Socio-cultural background
(3) Nature of Mathematics
(4) Innate ability of person
46. Which of the following is the most appropriate 
strategy to explain that
 
1
4
 
is less than
 
1
3
?
(1) using LCM method (2) using paper strips
(3) using Dienes blocks (4) using number chart
47. Which of the following is the most important aspect 
of making lesson plan while teaching Mathematics 
to primary school children?
(1) following the sequence of text book.
(2) presenting mathematical concepts in structures 
manner.
(3) providing opportunities to students to allow 
construction of concepts.
(4) writing activities and questions for reference.
48. Which of the following can NOT be considered a 
feature of a constructivist Mathematics classroom?
(1) The role of language and dialogue in learning 
Mathematics is given due attention.
(2) The teacher acknowledges that students may 
construct multiple understandings from a given 
interaction.
(3) Objective type test items are used as the primary 
means of assessment.
(4) Connections between Mathematics and other 
curricular areas are highlighted.
49. Which of the following statements is in agreement 
with the constructionist view of Mathematics?
(1) Mathematics is about learning facts.
(2) Mathematicians are required to discover the 
‘truths’.
(3) Mathematics is entirely objective.
(4) Visualisation is an important aspect of 
Mathematics.
50. Which of the following activities is best suited for 
the development of spatial understanding among 
children?
(1) Drawing the top view of a bottle
(2) Locating cities on a map
(3) Noting the time of moon rise
(4) Representing numbers on a number line
51. Which of the following is NOT true with respect to 
the learning of Mathematics?
(1) Ability to perform and excel in Mathematics is 
innate.
(2) Teachers’ beliefs about learners have powerful 
impact on learning outcomes.
(3) Students’ socio-economic background impacts 
their performance in Mathematics.
(4) School’s language of instruction can impact a 
child’s performance in Mathematics.
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52. Identify the type of the following word problem:
 “I have 6 pencils. Manish has two more than me. 
How many pencils does Manish have?”
(1) Comparison addition
(2) Comparison subtraction
(3) Takeaway addition
(4) Takeaway subtraction
53. Which of the following is NOT true of the Hindu-
Arabic system of numberation?
(1) The position of a digit in a number dictates its 
value.
(2) It is additive in nature.
(3) It follows the base 2 system.
(4) It is multiplicative in nature.
54. Identify a desirable practice for teaching Geometry 
at primary level?
(1) Geometry at primary level should be limited to 
recognition of simple basic shapes.
(2) The teacher should begin by giving clear 
definitions of simple shapes and showing 
examples.
(3) Children should be given ample opportunities to 
develop an intuitive understanding of space.
(4) Developing extensive geometric vocabulary 
need not be an objective at primary level.
55. Which of the following is an indicator of mathematical 
reasoning?
(1) Ability to provide definitions of mathematical 
concepts.
(2) Ability to provide a justification for a 
mathematical procedure.
(3) Ability to calculate efficiently.
(4) Ability to recall the correct formulae in different 
situations.
56. The price list of vegetables in a super market is given 
as follows:
Items Quantity Price (`)
T omato 1 kg 40
Potato 2 kg 25
Carrot 250 g 20
Bottlegourd 1 kg 10
Chillies 100 g 10
Lemon 4 pieces 10
 
Sanjay buys 
1
2
 
kg tomatoes, 1 kg potatoes, 
1
2
 
kg 
carrot, 250 g chillies and 6 lemons. He gives a note 
of ` 200 to the bill clerk at the counter. How much 
money will he get back?
(1) ` 112.50 (2) ` 87.50
(3) ` 86.50 (4) ` 97.50
57. n I am a 2-digit number.
n The digit in tens place and the digit in units 
place are consecutive prime numbers.
n The sum of digits is multiple of 3 and 4.
 The number is:
(1) 57 (2) 23
(3) 35 (4) 13
58. The parking rates of car in a railway station parking 
are depicted as follows:
(a) Upto 2 hrs ` 50
(b) More than 2 hrs and upto 
5 hrs
` 75
(c) After 5 hrs ` 10 per extra 
hour upto 8 hrs.
(d) More than 8 hrs and upto 
12 hrs
` 150
(e) More than 12 hrs and upto 
24 hrs
` 250
 Rajeev parks his car at 7.00 a.m. and comes back to 
pick it up at 4.30 p.m. on the same day. How much 
money does he have to pay?
(1) ` 135 (2) ` 150
(3) ` 130 (4) ` 100
59. Which of the following is at third place when the 
numbers are arranged in ascending order?
 7.07, 7.70, 7.707, 7.007, 0.77
(1) 7.70 (2) 7.007
(3) 7.07 (4) 7.707
60. In a five digit number, the digit at ten’s place is 
8, digit at units place is one-fourth of the digit at 
ten’s place, the digit thousands place is 0, digit at 
hundreds place is twice that of units place and the 
digit at ten thousands place is thrice the digit at 
unit’s place. What is the number?
(1) 64082 (2) 64028
(3) 46028 (4) 60482
Environmental Studies
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 61 to 
90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
61. A person boarded an express train on 29th 
November, 2019 at Surat (Gujarat) for Nagarcoil 
(Kerala). The train departed from Surat at 19:45 
hours and reached Nagarcoil at 11:45 hours on 1st 
December, 2019. If the distance between Surat and 
Nagarcoil by train route is nearly 2120 km, the 
average speed of the train during this journey was:
(1) 132.5 km/h (2) 60 km/h
(3) 53 km/h (4) 45 km/h
62. Which one of the following is a weight lifter of 
International fame?
(1) Sunita Williams (2) Bachhendri Pal
(3) Suryamani (4) Karnam Malleshwari
63. Which one of the following is a group of roots?
(1) Beetroot, Potato, Ginger
(2) Carrot, Turmeric, Ginger
(3) Sweet Potato, Radish, Turmeric
(4) Carrot, Beetroot, Radish
64. Desert Oak is a tree which is found in:
(1) Abu Dhabi (2) Australia
(3) Desert of Rajasthan (4) The desert of UAE
65. Consider the following statements about Nepenthese, 
a plant which hunts.
A. This plant is found in Australia, Indonesia and 
Meghalaya in India.
B. It has a pitcher-like shape and the mouth is 
covered by a leaf.
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C. It can trap and eat only small insects.
D. It emits a pleasant sound to attract small insects 
which get trapped and cannot get out. 
The correct statements are:
(1) A and B only (2) A and C only
(3) B and D only (4) A, B and C
66. In which one of the following states of India is 
Dandi seashore located where Mahatma Gandhi did 
his famous march before independence?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra (4) Gujarat
67. High fever with shiver which can be treated with 
the bark of Cinchona tree is:
(1) typhoid (2) malaria
(3) chikungunya (4) dengue
68. A doctor is located at X and his hospital is located at 
Y. There is no straight lane from the doctor’s house 
to the hospital. So, the doctor first goes to A which 
is 600 m due east of X, then goes to B which is 450 m 
due south of A, then to C which is 120 m due west 
of B and finally reaches the hospital at Y which is 90 
m due north of C. With respect to the hospital the 
correct direction of the doctors house is:
(1) north-east (2) north-west
(3) south-east (4) south-west
69. “Cheraw” is the dance form of the people of:
(1) Jharkhand (2) Mizoram
(3) Manipur (4) Meghalaya
70. Neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu are:
(1) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka
(2) Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
(3) Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala
(4) Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka
71. Which one of the following should NOT be the 
objective of teaching EVS at primary level as per 
NCF-2005?
(1) To nurture the curiosity and creativity of the 
child particularly in relation to the natural 
environment.
(2) To engage the child in exploratory and hands 
on activities to acquire basic cognitive and 
psychomotor skills through observation, 
classification, interference, etc.
(3) To train children to locate and comprehend 
relationships between the natural, social and 
cultural environment.
(4) To develop precise quantitative skills among 
children through understanding of environmental 
issues.
 72. EVS for classes-III to V is a subject area which 
integrates:
(1) the concepts and issues of Science
(2) the concepts and issues of Science, Social studies 
and Environmental education
(3) the concepts and issues of Social science and 
Science
(4) the concepts and issues of Science and 
Environmental education
73. Which of the following is true w.r.t. EVS?
(1) EVS is a subject taught from classes I to V .
(2) For classes I and II, EVS is taught through 
language and Mathematics.
(3) For classes II, III and IV, issues and concerns 
of EVS are taught through language and 
Mathematics.
(4) For classes I and II, concerns and issues of EVS 
are taught through Science and Social science
74. Children get lot of space to learn EVS through 
exploration. This indicates that:
(1) EVS is learnt through rote.
(2) EVS is learnt through information.
(3) EVS is child centred.
(4) EVS is teacher centred.
75. Which of the following is a sub theme under the 
theme suggested in the EVS syllabus?
(1) Family and friends
(2) Food
(3) Animals
(4) Things we make and do
76. Which of the following is a desirable practice for an 
EVS teacher?
(1) Addressing multicultural dimensions of diverse 
classrooms.
(2) Encouraging children to provide important 
information related to the concepts of EVS.
(3) Linear arrangement of six themes of EVS.
(4) Relying only in textbooks.
77. Which of the following is/are important in 
constructing knowledge in EVS by the children?
A. Active participation of children.
B. Community members of children.
C. Text books of EVS.
D. Description and definition given in the textbook 
of EVS.
(1) A, B and C (2) A and C only
(3) A, C and D (4) C only
78. Children can be effectively engaged in EVS learning 
through:
A. Narratives
B. Stories
C. Effective explanation of concepts by the teacher
D. Effective demonstration and explanation of 
concepts by the teacher
(1) A, C, D (2) A and B only
(3) C and D only (4) A, B and C
79. Objectives of EVS teacher who encourages his/her 
children to observe animals and make picture on 
their own is/are to:
A. Develop creativity of children
B. Develop observation and design skills of children
C. Develop aesthetic sense of children
(1) A only (2) A and C only
(3) B only (4) A, B and C
80. In EVS learning of crafts and arts while working in 
groups, is encouraged because:
A. Group learning is easier and very effective 
strategy for teachers to tackle the problem of 
indiscipline of the class.
B. Group learning promotes peer learning.
C. Group learning improves social interactions.
D. Group learning help in completing the syllabus 
of EVS in time.
(1) A and D only (2) B and D only
(3) B and C only (4) C and D only