CTET Solved Question Paper - 2 (13 July - 2013) | CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Mock Test Series 2024 - CTET & State TET PDF Download

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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. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of 
multiple intelligences?
(1) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents‘ 
present in intelligence as a whole.
(2) Multiple intelligence provides students to 
discover their propensities.
(3) It overemphasises practical intelligence.
(4) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at 
all.
2. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a 
correct match?
(1) Children enter in : Chomsky
 the world with 
 certain knowledge
 about language
(2) Language and : Vygotsky
 thought are
 initially two
 different activities
(3) Language is : Piaget
 contingent on
 thought
(4) Language is : B.F . Skinner
 a stimuli in
 environment
3. Features assigned due to social roles and not due to 
biological endowment are called:
(1) Gender role attitudes
(2) Gender role strain
(3) Gender-role stereotype
(4) Gender role diagnosticity
4. Which of the following will be most appropriate to 
maximise learning?
(1) Teaching should identify her cognitive style as 
well as of her students cognitive style.
(2) Individual difference in students should be 
smoothened by pairing similar students.
(3) Teacher should focus on only one learning style 
to bring optimum result.
(4) Students of similar cultural background should 
be kept in the same class to avoid difference in 
opinion.
5. All of the following promote assessment as learning 
except.
(1) telling students to take internal feedback.
(2) generating a safe environment for students to 
take chances.
(3) tell students to reflect on the topic taught.
(4) testing students as frequently as possible.
6. When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be 
akin to:
(1) Assessment of learning
(2) Assessment for learning
(3) Assessment as learning
(4) Assessment and learning
7. Differentiated instruction is:
(1) using a variety of groupings to meet students 
needs.
(2) doing something different for very student in 
the class.
(3) disorderly or undisciplined student activity.
(4) using groups that never change.
8. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, 
before deciding whether a student comes under 
special education category, a teacher should:
(1) Not involve parents as parents have their own 
work.
(2) Evaluate student on her/his mother language to 
establish disability.
(3) Use specialised psychologists.
(4) Segregate the child to neutralise environmental 
factor.
9. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except.
(1) Teachers way of teaching
(2) Prenatal use of alcohol
(3) Mental retardation
(4) Meaning it is during infancy
10. An inclusive school reflects on all the following 
questions except :
(1) Do we believe that all students can learn.
(2) Do we work in teams to plan and deliver 
learning enabling environment
(3) Do we properly segregate special children from 
normal to provide better care.
(4) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse 
needs of students.
11. Gifted students are:
(1) Convergent thinkers (2) Divergent thinkers
(3) Extrovert (4) Very hard working
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
13th July, 201 3
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
Directions: Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30) 
by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
1. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of 
multiple intelligences?
(1) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents‘ 
present in intelligence as a whole.
(2) Multiple intelligence provides students to 
discover their propensities.
(3) It overemphasises practical intelligence.
(4) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at 
all.
2. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a 
correct match?
(1) Children enter in : Chomsky
 the world with 
 certain knowledge
 about language
(2) Language and : Vygotsky
 thought are
 initially two
 different activities
(3) Language is : Piaget
 contingent on
 thought
(4) Language is : B.F . Skinner
 a stimuli in
 environment
3. Features assigned due to social roles and not due to 
biological endowment are called:
(1) Gender role attitudes
(2) Gender role strain
(3) Gender-role stereotype
(4) Gender role diagnosticity
4. Which of the following will be most appropriate to 
maximise learning?
(1) Teaching should identify her cognitive style as 
well as of her students cognitive style.
(2) Individual difference in students should be 
smoothened by pairing similar students.
(3) Teacher should focus on only one learning style 
to bring optimum result.
(4) Students of similar cultural background should 
be kept in the same class to avoid difference in 
opinion.
5. All of the following promote assessment as learning 
except.
(1) telling students to take internal feedback.
(2) generating a safe environment for students to 
take chances.
(3) tell students to reflect on the topic taught.
(4) testing students as frequently as possible.
6. When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be 
akin to:
(1) Assessment of learning
(2) Assessment for learning
(3) Assessment as learning
(4) Assessment and learning
7. Differentiated instruction is:
(1) using a variety of groupings to meet students 
needs.
(2) doing something different for very student in 
the class.
(3) disorderly or undisciplined student activity.
(4) using groups that never change.
8. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, 
before deciding whether a student comes under 
special education category, a teacher should:
(1) Not involve parents as parents have their own 
work.
(2) Evaluate student on her/his mother language to 
establish disability.
(3) Use specialised psychologists.
(4) Segregate the child to neutralise environmental 
factor.
9. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except.
(1) Teachers way of teaching
(2) Prenatal use of alcohol
(3) Mental retardation
(4) Meaning it is during infancy
10. An inclusive school reflects on all the following 
questions except :
(1) Do we believe that all students can learn.
(2) Do we work in teams to plan and deliver 
learning enabling environment
(3) Do we properly segregate special children from 
normal to provide better care.
(4) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse 
needs of students.
11. Gifted students are:
(1) Convergent thinkers (2) Divergent thinkers
(3) Extrovert (4) Very hard working
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
13th July, 201 3
Paper-2: 2013   349
12. The shaded area represent students in a normal 
distribution who fall:
(1) At s = 0 (2) Between 2 s – 3 s
(3) After 3 s	 (4) Between s – 2 s
13. Which one of the following pair would be most 
appropriate choice to complete the following 
sentence?
 Children __________ faster when they are involved 
in the activities that seem to be __________ .
(1) Forget; useful in a classroom
(2) Recall; linked with their classwork only
(3) Memorise; culturally neutral
(4) Learn; useful in real life
14. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in 
place of activities for individual students. The idea 
behind doing so could be:
(1) to overcome the negative emotional response 
to individual competition which may generalise 
across learning.
(2) to make it easy for teachers to observe groups 
instead of individual students.
(3) to rationalise the time available with schools 
most of which do not have enough time for 
individual activities.
(4) to reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity.
15. The conclusion ‘Children can learn violent depicted in 
movies‘ may be derived on the basis of the work 
done by which of the following psychologist?
(1) Edward L. Thorndike (2) J.B. Watson
(3) Albert Bandura (4) Jean Piaget
16. Students observe fashion shows and try to imitate 
models. This kind of imitation may be called:
(1) Primary simulation (2) Secondary simulation
(3) Social learning (4) Generalisation
17. If students repeatedly make errors during a lesson, a 
teacher should:
(1) make changes in instruction, tasks, timetable or 
seating arrangements.
(2) leave the lesson for the time being and come 
back to it after some time.
(3) identify the erring students and talk to principal 
about them.
(4) make erring students stand outside the 
classroom.
18.  Following are some techniques to manage anxiety 
due to an approaching examination; except.
(1) familiarising with the pattern of question paper
(2) thinking too much about the result
(3) seeking support
(4) emphasising strengths
19. Bloom’s taxonomy is a hierarchical organisation of 
__________ .
(1) achievement goals
(2) curricular declarations
(3) reading skills
(4) cognitive objectives
20. A, B and C are three students studying English. ‘A‘ 
finds it interesting and thinks it will be helpful for 
her in future. ‘B‘ studies English as she wants to 
secure first rank in the class. ‘C‘ studies it as she is 
primarily concerned to secure passing grades. The 
goals of A, B and C respectively are:
(1) Mastery, performance, performance avoidance
(2) Performance, performance avoidance, mastery
(3) Performance avoidance, mastery, performance
(4) Mastery, performance avoidance, performance
21. Even though this was clearly in violation of his 
safety needs, Captain Vikram Batra died fighting 
in the Kargil war while protecting his country. He 
might have:
(1) sought novel experience
(2) achieved self-actualisation
(3) ignored his belongingness needs
(4) wanted to earn a good name to his family
22. Extinction of a response is more difficult following:
(1) partial reinforcement
(2) continuous reinforcement
(3) punishment
(4) verbal reproach
23. Mastery orientation can be encouraged by:
(1) focusing on students individual effort.
(2) comparing students successes with each other.
(3) assigning lot of practice material as home 
assignments.
(4) taking unexpected tests.
24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Physical  : Environment
 Development
(2) Cognitive  : Maturation
 Development
(3) Social Development  : Environment
(4) Emotional Development : Maturation
25. All the following facts indicate that a child is 
emotionally and socially fit in a class except.
(1) develop good relationships with peers
(2) concentrate on and persist with challenging 
tasks
(3) manage both anger and joy effectively
(4) concentrate persistently on competition with 
peers
26. Which of the following statements support role of 
environment in the development of a child?
(1) Some students quickly process information 
while others in the same class do not.
(2) There has been a steady increase in students 
average performance on IQ tests in last few 
decades.
(3) Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised 
in different homes is as high as 0.75.
(4) Physically fit children are often found to be 
morally good.
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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. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of 
multiple intelligences?
(1) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents‘ 
present in intelligence as a whole.
(2) Multiple intelligence provides students to 
discover their propensities.
(3) It overemphasises practical intelligence.
(4) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at 
all.
2. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a 
correct match?
(1) Children enter in : Chomsky
 the world with 
 certain knowledge
 about language
(2) Language and : Vygotsky
 thought are
 initially two
 different activities
(3) Language is : Piaget
 contingent on
 thought
(4) Language is : B.F . Skinner
 a stimuli in
 environment
3. Features assigned due to social roles and not due to 
biological endowment are called:
(1) Gender role attitudes
(2) Gender role strain
(3) Gender-role stereotype
(4) Gender role diagnosticity
4. Which of the following will be most appropriate to 
maximise learning?
(1) Teaching should identify her cognitive style as 
well as of her students cognitive style.
(2) Individual difference in students should be 
smoothened by pairing similar students.
(3) Teacher should focus on only one learning style 
to bring optimum result.
(4) Students of similar cultural background should 
be kept in the same class to avoid difference in 
opinion.
5. All of the following promote assessment as learning 
except.
(1) telling students to take internal feedback.
(2) generating a safe environment for students to 
take chances.
(3) tell students to reflect on the topic taught.
(4) testing students as frequently as possible.
6. When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be 
akin to:
(1) Assessment of learning
(2) Assessment for learning
(3) Assessment as learning
(4) Assessment and learning
7. Differentiated instruction is:
(1) using a variety of groupings to meet students 
needs.
(2) doing something different for very student in 
the class.
(3) disorderly or undisciplined student activity.
(4) using groups that never change.
8. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, 
before deciding whether a student comes under 
special education category, a teacher should:
(1) Not involve parents as parents have their own 
work.
(2) Evaluate student on her/his mother language to 
establish disability.
(3) Use specialised psychologists.
(4) Segregate the child to neutralise environmental 
factor.
9. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except.
(1) Teachers way of teaching
(2) Prenatal use of alcohol
(3) Mental retardation
(4) Meaning it is during infancy
10. An inclusive school reflects on all the following 
questions except :
(1) Do we believe that all students can learn.
(2) Do we work in teams to plan and deliver 
learning enabling environment
(3) Do we properly segregate special children from 
normal to provide better care.
(4) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse 
needs of students.
11. Gifted students are:
(1) Convergent thinkers (2) Divergent thinkers
(3) Extrovert (4) Very hard working
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
13th July, 201 3
Paper-2: 2013   349
12. The shaded area represent students in a normal 
distribution who fall:
(1) At s = 0 (2) Between 2 s – 3 s
(3) After 3 s	 (4) Between s – 2 s
13. Which one of the following pair would be most 
appropriate choice to complete the following 
sentence?
 Children __________ faster when they are involved 
in the activities that seem to be __________ .
(1) Forget; useful in a classroom
(2) Recall; linked with their classwork only
(3) Memorise; culturally neutral
(4) Learn; useful in real life
14. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in 
place of activities for individual students. The idea 
behind doing so could be:
(1) to overcome the negative emotional response 
to individual competition which may generalise 
across learning.
(2) to make it easy for teachers to observe groups 
instead of individual students.
(3) to rationalise the time available with schools 
most of which do not have enough time for 
individual activities.
(4) to reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity.
15. The conclusion ‘Children can learn violent depicted in 
movies‘ may be derived on the basis of the work 
done by which of the following psychologist?
(1) Edward L. Thorndike (2) J.B. Watson
(3) Albert Bandura (4) Jean Piaget
16. Students observe fashion shows and try to imitate 
models. This kind of imitation may be called:
(1) Primary simulation (2) Secondary simulation
(3) Social learning (4) Generalisation
17. If students repeatedly make errors during a lesson, a 
teacher should:
(1) make changes in instruction, tasks, timetable or 
seating arrangements.
(2) leave the lesson for the time being and come 
back to it after some time.
(3) identify the erring students and talk to principal 
about them.
(4) make erring students stand outside the 
classroom.
18.  Following are some techniques to manage anxiety 
due to an approaching examination; except.
(1) familiarising with the pattern of question paper
(2) thinking too much about the result
(3) seeking support
(4) emphasising strengths
19. Bloom’s taxonomy is a hierarchical organisation of 
__________ .
(1) achievement goals
(2) curricular declarations
(3) reading skills
(4) cognitive objectives
20. A, B and C are three students studying English. ‘A‘ 
finds it interesting and thinks it will be helpful for 
her in future. ‘B‘ studies English as she wants to 
secure first rank in the class. ‘C‘ studies it as she is 
primarily concerned to secure passing grades. The 
goals of A, B and C respectively are:
(1) Mastery, performance, performance avoidance
(2) Performance, performance avoidance, mastery
(3) Performance avoidance, mastery, performance
(4) Mastery, performance avoidance, performance
21. Even though this was clearly in violation of his 
safety needs, Captain Vikram Batra died fighting 
in the Kargil war while protecting his country. He 
might have:
(1) sought novel experience
(2) achieved self-actualisation
(3) ignored his belongingness needs
(4) wanted to earn a good name to his family
22. Extinction of a response is more difficult following:
(1) partial reinforcement
(2) continuous reinforcement
(3) punishment
(4) verbal reproach
23. Mastery orientation can be encouraged by:
(1) focusing on students individual effort.
(2) comparing students successes with each other.
(3) assigning lot of practice material as home 
assignments.
(4) taking unexpected tests.
24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Physical  : Environment
 Development
(2) Cognitive  : Maturation
 Development
(3) Social Development  : Environment
(4) Emotional Development : Maturation
25. All the following facts indicate that a child is 
emotionally and socially fit in a class except.
(1) develop good relationships with peers
(2) concentrate on and persist with challenging 
tasks
(3) manage both anger and joy effectively
(4) concentrate persistently on competition with 
peers
26. Which of the following statements support role of 
environment in the development of a child?
(1) Some students quickly process information 
while others in the same class do not.
(2) There has been a steady increase in students 
average performance on IQ tests in last few 
decades.
(3) Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised 
in different homes is as high as 0.75.
(4) Physically fit children are often found to be 
morally good.
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27. Socialisation includes cultural transmission and:
(1) discourages rebellion
(2) development of individual personality
(3) fits children into labels
(4) provides emotional support
28. A teacher shows two identical glasses filled with an 
equal amount of juice in them. She empties them 
in two different glasses one of which is taller and 
the other one is wider. She asks her class to identify 
which glass would have more juice in it. Students 
reply that the taller glass has more juice. Her 
students have difficulty in dealing with:
(1) Accommodation (2) Egocentrism
(3) Decentring (4) Reversibility
29. Karnail Singh does not pay income tax despite 
legal procedures and expenses. He thinks that he 
cannot support a corrupt government which spends 
millions of rupees in building unnecessary dams. 
He is probably in which state of Kohlberg’s stages of 
moral development.
(1) Conventional (2) Post conventional
(3) Pre conventional (4) Para conventional
30. Intelligence theory incorporates the mental processes 
involved in intelligence (i.e. meta-components) 
and the varied forms that intelligence can take (i.e. 
creative intelligence)
(1) Spearman’s ‘g’ factor
(2) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
(3) Savant theory of intelligence
(4) Thurstone’s primary mental abilities
Social Science/Social Studies
31. According to Arthashastra, during Mauryan period 
North-West was important for :
(1) Cotton 
(2) Gold and precious stones.
(3) Silver and copper.
(4) Blanket
32. Amphorae was a :
(1) coin of Italy.
(2) red glazed pottery.
(3) tall double handled jar.
(4) perforated pot.
33. Paper was as valued in Roman Empire that as it was 
called :
(1) Black magic (2) Black charm
(3) Black stone (4) Black gold
34. Persian wheel, spinning wheel and firearms were 
invented during :
(1) Pre-historic period (2) Ancient period
(3) Medieval period (4) Modern period
35. A Sanskrit Prashasti has been found in praise of 
which of the following Delhi Sultans ?
(1) Iltutmish (2) Balban
(3) Alaudding Khalji (4) Firoz Tughlaq
36. Hiranya-garbha ritual was performed :
(1) when a king won a territory.
(2) to declare the king as Kshatriya even if he was 
not one by birth.
(3) before hunting a deer.
(4) for the birth of male child.
37. During the Chola period associations of traders 
were known as :
(1) Gramam (2) Shrenis
(3) Nagaram (4) Sabha
38. Nath literature is associated with :
(1) Bengali (2) Assamese
(3) Odiya (4) Maithili
39. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan started a powerful non-
violent movement in North-West Frontier Province, 
known as :
(1) Ram-Rahim Movement
(2) Khilafat Movement
(3) Khudai-Khidmatgar Movement
(4) Pakhtun Movement
40. After the Congress Resolution (1929) to fight for 
Purna-Swaraj, ‘Independence Day’ was observed on
(1) 15 August 1930 (2) 26 January 1930
(3) 1 January 1930 (4) 2 October 1930
41. Big Bear is an example of :
(1) Milky way (2) Constellation
(3) Star (4) Galaxy
42. Only one side of the moon is visible from the earth 
because :
(1) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
during the day time.
(2) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
on New Moon (Amavashya).
(3) time taken by the moon to move around the 
earth and to complete on.
(4) it takes the moon one light year to complete one 
spin.
43. The earth moves on its axis :
(1) from West to East (2) from North to South
(3) form East to West (4) from South of North
44. As we move from Eastern Hemisphere to Western 
Hemisphere the size of longitudes :
(1) increases 
(2) decreases
(3) remains same 
(4) first increases then decreases
45. The Earth day is :
(1) The time during which the sun shines on a 
specific place on the earth.
(2) The measure of standard time at Greenwich.
(3) Period of rotation of the earth around its axis. 
(4) Period of revolution of the earth around the sun.
46. On equinox, direct rays of the sun fall on :
(1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Equator
(3) Tropic of Capricorn (4) Arctic Circle
47. There are many harbours and ports in Atlantic 
Ocean because :
(1) There is large volume of sea trade between the 
U.S.A. and Europe.
(2) Fishery industry is flourishing in the Atlantic 
Ocean.
(3) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is highly 
indented.
(4) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is very 
shallow.
48. Which is the world’s longest mountain range ?
(1) The Himalayas (2) The Rocky
(3) The Andes (4) The Alps
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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. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of 
multiple intelligences?
(1) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents‘ 
present in intelligence as a whole.
(2) Multiple intelligence provides students to 
discover their propensities.
(3) It overemphasises practical intelligence.
(4) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at 
all.
2. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a 
correct match?
(1) Children enter in : Chomsky
 the world with 
 certain knowledge
 about language
(2) Language and : Vygotsky
 thought are
 initially two
 different activities
(3) Language is : Piaget
 contingent on
 thought
(4) Language is : B.F . Skinner
 a stimuli in
 environment
3. Features assigned due to social roles and not due to 
biological endowment are called:
(1) Gender role attitudes
(2) Gender role strain
(3) Gender-role stereotype
(4) Gender role diagnosticity
4. Which of the following will be most appropriate to 
maximise learning?
(1) Teaching should identify her cognitive style as 
well as of her students cognitive style.
(2) Individual difference in students should be 
smoothened by pairing similar students.
(3) Teacher should focus on only one learning style 
to bring optimum result.
(4) Students of similar cultural background should 
be kept in the same class to avoid difference in 
opinion.
5. All of the following promote assessment as learning 
except.
(1) telling students to take internal feedback.
(2) generating a safe environment for students to 
take chances.
(3) tell students to reflect on the topic taught.
(4) testing students as frequently as possible.
6. When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be 
akin to:
(1) Assessment of learning
(2) Assessment for learning
(3) Assessment as learning
(4) Assessment and learning
7. Differentiated instruction is:
(1) using a variety of groupings to meet students 
needs.
(2) doing something different for very student in 
the class.
(3) disorderly or undisciplined student activity.
(4) using groups that never change.
8. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, 
before deciding whether a student comes under 
special education category, a teacher should:
(1) Not involve parents as parents have their own 
work.
(2) Evaluate student on her/his mother language to 
establish disability.
(3) Use specialised psychologists.
(4) Segregate the child to neutralise environmental 
factor.
9. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except.
(1) Teachers way of teaching
(2) Prenatal use of alcohol
(3) Mental retardation
(4) Meaning it is during infancy
10. An inclusive school reflects on all the following 
questions except :
(1) Do we believe that all students can learn.
(2) Do we work in teams to plan and deliver 
learning enabling environment
(3) Do we properly segregate special children from 
normal to provide better care.
(4) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse 
needs of students.
11. Gifted students are:
(1) Convergent thinkers (2) Divergent thinkers
(3) Extrovert (4) Very hard working
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
13th July, 201 3
Paper-2: 2013   349
12. The shaded area represent students in a normal 
distribution who fall:
(1) At s = 0 (2) Between 2 s – 3 s
(3) After 3 s	 (4) Between s – 2 s
13. Which one of the following pair would be most 
appropriate choice to complete the following 
sentence?
 Children __________ faster when they are involved 
in the activities that seem to be __________ .
(1) Forget; useful in a classroom
(2) Recall; linked with their classwork only
(3) Memorise; culturally neutral
(4) Learn; useful in real life
14. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in 
place of activities for individual students. The idea 
behind doing so could be:
(1) to overcome the negative emotional response 
to individual competition which may generalise 
across learning.
(2) to make it easy for teachers to observe groups 
instead of individual students.
(3) to rationalise the time available with schools 
most of which do not have enough time for 
individual activities.
(4) to reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity.
15. The conclusion ‘Children can learn violent depicted in 
movies‘ may be derived on the basis of the work 
done by which of the following psychologist?
(1) Edward L. Thorndike (2) J.B. Watson
(3) Albert Bandura (4) Jean Piaget
16. Students observe fashion shows and try to imitate 
models. This kind of imitation may be called:
(1) Primary simulation (2) Secondary simulation
(3) Social learning (4) Generalisation
17. If students repeatedly make errors during a lesson, a 
teacher should:
(1) make changes in instruction, tasks, timetable or 
seating arrangements.
(2) leave the lesson for the time being and come 
back to it after some time.
(3) identify the erring students and talk to principal 
about them.
(4) make erring students stand outside the 
classroom.
18.  Following are some techniques to manage anxiety 
due to an approaching examination; except.
(1) familiarising with the pattern of question paper
(2) thinking too much about the result
(3) seeking support
(4) emphasising strengths
19. Bloom’s taxonomy is a hierarchical organisation of 
__________ .
(1) achievement goals
(2) curricular declarations
(3) reading skills
(4) cognitive objectives
20. A, B and C are three students studying English. ‘A‘ 
finds it interesting and thinks it will be helpful for 
her in future. ‘B‘ studies English as she wants to 
secure first rank in the class. ‘C‘ studies it as she is 
primarily concerned to secure passing grades. The 
goals of A, B and C respectively are:
(1) Mastery, performance, performance avoidance
(2) Performance, performance avoidance, mastery
(3) Performance avoidance, mastery, performance
(4) Mastery, performance avoidance, performance
21. Even though this was clearly in violation of his 
safety needs, Captain Vikram Batra died fighting 
in the Kargil war while protecting his country. He 
might have:
(1) sought novel experience
(2) achieved self-actualisation
(3) ignored his belongingness needs
(4) wanted to earn a good name to his family
22. Extinction of a response is more difficult following:
(1) partial reinforcement
(2) continuous reinforcement
(3) punishment
(4) verbal reproach
23. Mastery orientation can be encouraged by:
(1) focusing on students individual effort.
(2) comparing students successes with each other.
(3) assigning lot of practice material as home 
assignments.
(4) taking unexpected tests.
24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Physical  : Environment
 Development
(2) Cognitive  : Maturation
 Development
(3) Social Development  : Environment
(4) Emotional Development : Maturation
25. All the following facts indicate that a child is 
emotionally and socially fit in a class except.
(1) develop good relationships with peers
(2) concentrate on and persist with challenging 
tasks
(3) manage both anger and joy effectively
(4) concentrate persistently on competition with 
peers
26. Which of the following statements support role of 
environment in the development of a child?
(1) Some students quickly process information 
while others in the same class do not.
(2) There has been a steady increase in students 
average performance on IQ tests in last few 
decades.
(3) Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised 
in different homes is as high as 0.75.
(4) Physically fit children are often found to be 
morally good.
350  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
27. Socialisation includes cultural transmission and:
(1) discourages rebellion
(2) development of individual personality
(3) fits children into labels
(4) provides emotional support
28. A teacher shows two identical glasses filled with an 
equal amount of juice in them. She empties them 
in two different glasses one of which is taller and 
the other one is wider. She asks her class to identify 
which glass would have more juice in it. Students 
reply that the taller glass has more juice. Her 
students have difficulty in dealing with:
(1) Accommodation (2) Egocentrism
(3) Decentring (4) Reversibility
29. Karnail Singh does not pay income tax despite 
legal procedures and expenses. He thinks that he 
cannot support a corrupt government which spends 
millions of rupees in building unnecessary dams. 
He is probably in which state of Kohlberg’s stages of 
moral development.
(1) Conventional (2) Post conventional
(3) Pre conventional (4) Para conventional
30. Intelligence theory incorporates the mental processes 
involved in intelligence (i.e. meta-components) 
and the varied forms that intelligence can take (i.e. 
creative intelligence)
(1) Spearman’s ‘g’ factor
(2) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
(3) Savant theory of intelligence
(4) Thurstone’s primary mental abilities
Social Science/Social Studies
31. According to Arthashastra, during Mauryan period 
North-West was important for :
(1) Cotton 
(2) Gold and precious stones.
(3) Silver and copper.
(4) Blanket
32. Amphorae was a :
(1) coin of Italy.
(2) red glazed pottery.
(3) tall double handled jar.
(4) perforated pot.
33. Paper was as valued in Roman Empire that as it was 
called :
(1) Black magic (2) Black charm
(3) Black stone (4) Black gold
34. Persian wheel, spinning wheel and firearms were 
invented during :
(1) Pre-historic period (2) Ancient period
(3) Medieval period (4) Modern period
35. A Sanskrit Prashasti has been found in praise of 
which of the following Delhi Sultans ?
(1) Iltutmish (2) Balban
(3) Alaudding Khalji (4) Firoz Tughlaq
36. Hiranya-garbha ritual was performed :
(1) when a king won a territory.
(2) to declare the king as Kshatriya even if he was 
not one by birth.
(3) before hunting a deer.
(4) for the birth of male child.
37. During the Chola period associations of traders 
were known as :
(1) Gramam (2) Shrenis
(3) Nagaram (4) Sabha
38. Nath literature is associated with :
(1) Bengali (2) Assamese
(3) Odiya (4) Maithili
39. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan started a powerful non-
violent movement in North-West Frontier Province, 
known as :
(1) Ram-Rahim Movement
(2) Khilafat Movement
(3) Khudai-Khidmatgar Movement
(4) Pakhtun Movement
40. After the Congress Resolution (1929) to fight for 
Purna-Swaraj, ‘Independence Day’ was observed on
(1) 15 August 1930 (2) 26 January 1930
(3) 1 January 1930 (4) 2 October 1930
41. Big Bear is an example of :
(1) Milky way (2) Constellation
(3) Star (4) Galaxy
42. Only one side of the moon is visible from the earth 
because :
(1) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
during the day time.
(2) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
on New Moon (Amavashya).
(3) time taken by the moon to move around the 
earth and to complete on.
(4) it takes the moon one light year to complete one 
spin.
43. The earth moves on its axis :
(1) from West to East (2) from North to South
(3) form East to West (4) from South of North
44. As we move from Eastern Hemisphere to Western 
Hemisphere the size of longitudes :
(1) increases 
(2) decreases
(3) remains same 
(4) first increases then decreases
45. The Earth day is :
(1) The time during which the sun shines on a 
specific place on the earth.
(2) The measure of standard time at Greenwich.
(3) Period of rotation of the earth around its axis. 
(4) Period of revolution of the earth around the sun.
46. On equinox, direct rays of the sun fall on :
(1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Equator
(3) Tropic of Capricorn (4) Arctic Circle
47. There are many harbours and ports in Atlantic 
Ocean because :
(1) There is large volume of sea trade between the 
U.S.A. and Europe.
(2) Fishery industry is flourishing in the Atlantic 
Ocean.
(3) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is highly 
indented.
(4) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is very 
shallow.
48. Which is the world’s longest mountain range ?
(1) The Himalayas (2) The Rocky
(3) The Andes (4) The Alps
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49. In India Tropical Rain Forests are found in :
(1) Madhya Pradesh 
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 
(4) Rajasthan
50. During the retreating monsoon period, the moisture 
laden winds below form :
(1) Valley to plains (2) Land to sea
(3) Sea to land (4) Platcau to plains
51. Which of the following is called ‘lungs’ of the earth ?
(1) Tropical evergreen forest of Brazil.
(2) Tropical deciduous forest of Central America.
(3) Temperate evergreen forest of China.
(4) Temperate deciduous forest of Chile.
52. Which is the largest river basin in the world ?
(1) Ganga river basin  (2) Nile river basin
(3) Mississippi river basin (4) Amazon river basin
53. What is ‘Maloca’ ?
(1) A tribe (2) A house type
(3) A wild animal (4) A resident of Malacca
54. Using resources carefully and giving them time to 
get renewed is called :
(1) Resource conservation.
(2) Sustainable development.
(3) Resource management.
(4) Development management.
55. Shelter belt is a method of :
(1) water conservation (2) soil formation
(3) plantation (4) soil conservation
56. Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is a :
(1) Palaeolithic site (2) Neolithic site
(3) Megalithic site (4) Mesolithic site
57. Which of the three Gods were especially important 
in the Rigvedic period ?
(1) Rudra, Vishnu and Indra
(2) Agni, Indra and Soma
(3) Indra, Varun and Rudra
(4) Agni, Indra and Vishnu
58. Sanskrit is considered to be a part of the family of 
languages known as :
(1) Indo-Aryan (2) Indo-Greek
(3) Indo-European (4) Indo-Arabian
59. At which place it was a general practice to lay the 
dead with head towards North ?
(1) Inamgaon (2) Burzahom
(3) Mehargarh (4) Bhimbetka
60. The Buddha described the thirst of desires and 
cravings as :
(1) Pipasa 
(2) T rishna
(3) T anha 
(4) Teevra Ichcha (Strong desire)
61. Branding of product :
(1) makes it more saleable.
(2) differentiates it from other products in the 
market.
(3) makes it more attractive for customer.
(4) gives customer rebate on MRP .
62. Which part of the Indian Constitution is often 
referred to as the ‘Conscience’ of the Constitution ?
(1) The part dealing with the Directive Principles.
(2) The part dealing with the Fundamental Rights.
(3) The part dealing with the reservation policy for 
SCs, STs and OBCs.
(4) The Preamble of the Constitution.
63. How many members can be nominated to the Lok 
Sabha ?
(1) None (2) T wo
(3) Four (4) T welve
64. A judge gives decision on a case :
(1) on the basis of argument.
(2) on the basis of fee paid.
(3) on the basis of evidence.
(4) on the basis of police inquiry.
65. Which of the following cult has distinctive tribal 
influence ?
(1) Cult of Venkateshwara
(2) Cult of Jagannath
(3) Cult of Vishwanath
(4) Cult of Amarnath
66. Diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera can be 
prevented through :
(1) education of health and hygiene.
(2) better health care facilities.
(3) providing safe drinking water.
(4) providing cheap medicines.
67. More often discussions on government and its 
functioning lead to extreme views, therefore teacher 
should :
(1) avoid any debate or discussion on it.
(2) criticise the way government functions.
(3) argue for judicial activism.
(4) organise more objective interactions as compared 
to didactic views.
68. The views of social scientists vary the most on which 
of the following agents regarding their impact 
on the behaviour and attitudes of children and 
adolescents?
(1) Family (2) School
(3) T elevision (4) Peer
69. Which of the following is the most appropriate way 
to increase the time spent on academic activities by 
the students in a Social Science class ?
(1) Assigning homework three times a week.
(2) Assigning individual projects on new topics 
before discussing the topic in class.
(3) Incorporating lots of new material in a lecture to 
be delivered to sustain interest.
(4) Proper lesson planning and abiding by the time 
schedule for every activity.
70. A student was interested in studying problems 
faces by Indian soldiers during the Kargil War. She 
interviews several soldiers who took part in the 
Kargil War. These soldiers can be considered :
(1) Secondary sources (2) Primary sources
(3) Actual narrators (4) Internal sources
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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. Which one of the following is a critique of theory of 
multiple intelligences?
(1) Multiple intelligence are only the ‘talents‘ 
present in intelligence as a whole.
(2) Multiple intelligence provides students to 
discover their propensities.
(3) It overemphasises practical intelligence.
(4) It cannot be supported by empirical evidence at 
all.
2. Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a 
correct match?
(1) Children enter in : Chomsky
 the world with 
 certain knowledge
 about language
(2) Language and : Vygotsky
 thought are
 initially two
 different activities
(3) Language is : Piaget
 contingent on
 thought
(4) Language is : B.F . Skinner
 a stimuli in
 environment
3. Features assigned due to social roles and not due to 
biological endowment are called:
(1) Gender role attitudes
(2) Gender role strain
(3) Gender-role stereotype
(4) Gender role diagnosticity
4. Which of the following will be most appropriate to 
maximise learning?
(1) Teaching should identify her cognitive style as 
well as of her students cognitive style.
(2) Individual difference in students should be 
smoothened by pairing similar students.
(3) Teacher should focus on only one learning style 
to bring optimum result.
(4) Students of similar cultural background should 
be kept in the same class to avoid difference in 
opinion.
5. All of the following promote assessment as learning 
except.
(1) telling students to take internal feedback.
(2) generating a safe environment for students to 
take chances.
(3) tell students to reflect on the topic taught.
(4) testing students as frequently as possible.
6. When a cook tastes a food during cooking it may be 
akin to:
(1) Assessment of learning
(2) Assessment for learning
(3) Assessment as learning
(4) Assessment and learning
7. Differentiated instruction is:
(1) using a variety of groupings to meet students 
needs.
(2) doing something different for very student in 
the class.
(3) disorderly or undisciplined student activity.
(4) using groups that never change.
8. In a culturally and linguistically diverse classroom, 
before deciding whether a student comes under 
special education category, a teacher should:
(1) Not involve parents as parents have their own 
work.
(2) Evaluate student on her/his mother language to 
establish disability.
(3) Use specialised psychologists.
(4) Segregate the child to neutralise environmental 
factor.
9. Learning disabilities may occur due to all of the 
following except.
(1) Teachers way of teaching
(2) Prenatal use of alcohol
(3) Mental retardation
(4) Meaning it is during infancy
10. An inclusive school reflects on all the following 
questions except :
(1) Do we believe that all students can learn.
(2) Do we work in teams to plan and deliver 
learning enabling environment
(3) Do we properly segregate special children from 
normal to provide better care.
(4) Do we adopt strategies catering for the diverse 
needs of students.
11. Gifted students are:
(1) Convergent thinkers (2) Divergent thinkers
(3) Extrovert (4) Very hard working
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12. The shaded area represent students in a normal 
distribution who fall:
(1) At s = 0 (2) Between 2 s – 3 s
(3) After 3 s	 (4) Between s – 2 s
13. Which one of the following pair would be most 
appropriate choice to complete the following 
sentence?
 Children __________ faster when they are involved 
in the activities that seem to be __________ .
(1) Forget; useful in a classroom
(2) Recall; linked with their classwork only
(3) Memorise; culturally neutral
(4) Learn; useful in real life
14. CBSE prescribed group activities for students in 
place of activities for individual students. The idea 
behind doing so could be:
(1) to overcome the negative emotional response 
to individual competition which may generalise 
across learning.
(2) to make it easy for teachers to observe groups 
instead of individual students.
(3) to rationalise the time available with schools 
most of which do not have enough time for 
individual activities.
(4) to reduce the infrastructural cost of the activity.
15. The conclusion ‘Children can learn violent depicted in 
movies‘ may be derived on the basis of the work 
done by which of the following psychologist?
(1) Edward L. Thorndike (2) J.B. Watson
(3) Albert Bandura (4) Jean Piaget
16. Students observe fashion shows and try to imitate 
models. This kind of imitation may be called:
(1) Primary simulation (2) Secondary simulation
(3) Social learning (4) Generalisation
17. If students repeatedly make errors during a lesson, a 
teacher should:
(1) make changes in instruction, tasks, timetable or 
seating arrangements.
(2) leave the lesson for the time being and come 
back to it after some time.
(3) identify the erring students and talk to principal 
about them.
(4) make erring students stand outside the 
classroom.
18.  Following are some techniques to manage anxiety 
due to an approaching examination; except.
(1) familiarising with the pattern of question paper
(2) thinking too much about the result
(3) seeking support
(4) emphasising strengths
19. Bloom’s taxonomy is a hierarchical organisation of 
__________ .
(1) achievement goals
(2) curricular declarations
(3) reading skills
(4) cognitive objectives
20. A, B and C are three students studying English. ‘A‘ 
finds it interesting and thinks it will be helpful for 
her in future. ‘B‘ studies English as she wants to 
secure first rank in the class. ‘C‘ studies it as she is 
primarily concerned to secure passing grades. The 
goals of A, B and C respectively are:
(1) Mastery, performance, performance avoidance
(2) Performance, performance avoidance, mastery
(3) Performance avoidance, mastery, performance
(4) Mastery, performance avoidance, performance
21. Even though this was clearly in violation of his 
safety needs, Captain Vikram Batra died fighting 
in the Kargil war while protecting his country. He 
might have:
(1) sought novel experience
(2) achieved self-actualisation
(3) ignored his belongingness needs
(4) wanted to earn a good name to his family
22. Extinction of a response is more difficult following:
(1) partial reinforcement
(2) continuous reinforcement
(3) punishment
(4) verbal reproach
23. Mastery orientation can be encouraged by:
(1) focusing on students individual effort.
(2) comparing students successes with each other.
(3) assigning lot of practice material as home 
assignments.
(4) taking unexpected tests.
24. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Physical  : Environment
 Development
(2) Cognitive  : Maturation
 Development
(3) Social Development  : Environment
(4) Emotional Development : Maturation
25. All the following facts indicate that a child is 
emotionally and socially fit in a class except.
(1) develop good relationships with peers
(2) concentrate on and persist with challenging 
tasks
(3) manage both anger and joy effectively
(4) concentrate persistently on competition with 
peers
26. Which of the following statements support role of 
environment in the development of a child?
(1) Some students quickly process information 
while others in the same class do not.
(2) There has been a steady increase in students 
average performance on IQ tests in last few 
decades.
(3) Correlation between IQs of identical twins raised 
in different homes is as high as 0.75.
(4) Physically fit children are often found to be 
morally good.
350  Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
27. Socialisation includes cultural transmission and:
(1) discourages rebellion
(2) development of individual personality
(3) fits children into labels
(4) provides emotional support
28. A teacher shows two identical glasses filled with an 
equal amount of juice in them. She empties them 
in two different glasses one of which is taller and 
the other one is wider. She asks her class to identify 
which glass would have more juice in it. Students 
reply that the taller glass has more juice. Her 
students have difficulty in dealing with:
(1) Accommodation (2) Egocentrism
(3) Decentring (4) Reversibility
29. Karnail Singh does not pay income tax despite 
legal procedures and expenses. He thinks that he 
cannot support a corrupt government which spends 
millions of rupees in building unnecessary dams. 
He is probably in which state of Kohlberg’s stages of 
moral development.
(1) Conventional (2) Post conventional
(3) Pre conventional (4) Para conventional
30. Intelligence theory incorporates the mental processes 
involved in intelligence (i.e. meta-components) 
and the varied forms that intelligence can take (i.e. 
creative intelligence)
(1) Spearman’s ‘g’ factor
(2) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
(3) Savant theory of intelligence
(4) Thurstone’s primary mental abilities
Social Science/Social Studies
31. According to Arthashastra, during Mauryan period 
North-West was important for :
(1) Cotton 
(2) Gold and precious stones.
(3) Silver and copper.
(4) Blanket
32. Amphorae was a :
(1) coin of Italy.
(2) red glazed pottery.
(3) tall double handled jar.
(4) perforated pot.
33. Paper was as valued in Roman Empire that as it was 
called :
(1) Black magic (2) Black charm
(3) Black stone (4) Black gold
34. Persian wheel, spinning wheel and firearms were 
invented during :
(1) Pre-historic period (2) Ancient period
(3) Medieval period (4) Modern period
35. A Sanskrit Prashasti has been found in praise of 
which of the following Delhi Sultans ?
(1) Iltutmish (2) Balban
(3) Alaudding Khalji (4) Firoz Tughlaq
36. Hiranya-garbha ritual was performed :
(1) when a king won a territory.
(2) to declare the king as Kshatriya even if he was 
not one by birth.
(3) before hunting a deer.
(4) for the birth of male child.
37. During the Chola period associations of traders 
were known as :
(1) Gramam (2) Shrenis
(3) Nagaram (4) Sabha
38. Nath literature is associated with :
(1) Bengali (2) Assamese
(3) Odiya (4) Maithili
39. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan started a powerful non-
violent movement in North-West Frontier Province, 
known as :
(1) Ram-Rahim Movement
(2) Khilafat Movement
(3) Khudai-Khidmatgar Movement
(4) Pakhtun Movement
40. After the Congress Resolution (1929) to fight for 
Purna-Swaraj, ‘Independence Day’ was observed on
(1) 15 August 1930 (2) 26 January 1930
(3) 1 January 1930 (4) 2 October 1930
41. Big Bear is an example of :
(1) Milky way (2) Constellation
(3) Star (4) Galaxy
42. Only one side of the moon is visible from the earth 
because :
(1) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
during the day time.
(2) other side of the moon is towards the earth only 
on New Moon (Amavashya).
(3) time taken by the moon to move around the 
earth and to complete on.
(4) it takes the moon one light year to complete one 
spin.
43. The earth moves on its axis :
(1) from West to East (2) from North to South
(3) form East to West (4) from South of North
44. As we move from Eastern Hemisphere to Western 
Hemisphere the size of longitudes :
(1) increases 
(2) decreases
(3) remains same 
(4) first increases then decreases
45. The Earth day is :
(1) The time during which the sun shines on a 
specific place on the earth.
(2) The measure of standard time at Greenwich.
(3) Period of rotation of the earth around its axis. 
(4) Period of revolution of the earth around the sun.
46. On equinox, direct rays of the sun fall on :
(1) Tropic of Cancer (2) Equator
(3) Tropic of Capricorn (4) Arctic Circle
47. There are many harbours and ports in Atlantic 
Ocean because :
(1) There is large volume of sea trade between the 
U.S.A. and Europe.
(2) Fishery industry is flourishing in the Atlantic 
Ocean.
(3) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is highly 
indented.
(4) The coastline of the Atlantic Ocean is very 
shallow.
48. Which is the world’s longest mountain range ?
(1) The Himalayas (2) The Rocky
(3) The Andes (4) The Alps
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49. In India Tropical Rain Forests are found in :
(1) Madhya Pradesh 
(2) Himachal Pradesh
(3) Andaman and Nicobar Islands 
(4) Rajasthan
50. During the retreating monsoon period, the moisture 
laden winds below form :
(1) Valley to plains (2) Land to sea
(3) Sea to land (4) Platcau to plains
51. Which of the following is called ‘lungs’ of the earth ?
(1) Tropical evergreen forest of Brazil.
(2) Tropical deciduous forest of Central America.
(3) Temperate evergreen forest of China.
(4) Temperate deciduous forest of Chile.
52. Which is the largest river basin in the world ?
(1) Ganga river basin  (2) Nile river basin
(3) Mississippi river basin (4) Amazon river basin
53. What is ‘Maloca’ ?
(1) A tribe (2) A house type
(3) A wild animal (4) A resident of Malacca
54. Using resources carefully and giving them time to 
get renewed is called :
(1) Resource conservation.
(2) Sustainable development.
(3) Resource management.
(4) Development management.
55. Shelter belt is a method of :
(1) water conservation (2) soil formation
(3) plantation (4) soil conservation
56. Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is a :
(1) Palaeolithic site (2) Neolithic site
(3) Megalithic site (4) Mesolithic site
57. Which of the three Gods were especially important 
in the Rigvedic period ?
(1) Rudra, Vishnu and Indra
(2) Agni, Indra and Soma
(3) Indra, Varun and Rudra
(4) Agni, Indra and Vishnu
58. Sanskrit is considered to be a part of the family of 
languages known as :
(1) Indo-Aryan (2) Indo-Greek
(3) Indo-European (4) Indo-Arabian
59. At which place it was a general practice to lay the 
dead with head towards North ?
(1) Inamgaon (2) Burzahom
(3) Mehargarh (4) Bhimbetka
60. The Buddha described the thirst of desires and 
cravings as :
(1) Pipasa 
(2) T rishna
(3) T anha 
(4) Teevra Ichcha (Strong desire)
61. Branding of product :
(1) makes it more saleable.
(2) differentiates it from other products in the 
market.
(3) makes it more attractive for customer.
(4) gives customer rebate on MRP .
62. Which part of the Indian Constitution is often 
referred to as the ‘Conscience’ of the Constitution ?
(1) The part dealing with the Directive Principles.
(2) The part dealing with the Fundamental Rights.
(3) The part dealing with the reservation policy for 
SCs, STs and OBCs.
(4) The Preamble of the Constitution.
63. How many members can be nominated to the Lok 
Sabha ?
(1) None (2) T wo
(3) Four (4) T welve
64. A judge gives decision on a case :
(1) on the basis of argument.
(2) on the basis of fee paid.
(3) on the basis of evidence.
(4) on the basis of police inquiry.
65. Which of the following cult has distinctive tribal 
influence ?
(1) Cult of Venkateshwara
(2) Cult of Jagannath
(3) Cult of Vishwanath
(4) Cult of Amarnath
66. Diseases like diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera can be 
prevented through :
(1) education of health and hygiene.
(2) better health care facilities.
(3) providing safe drinking water.
(4) providing cheap medicines.
67. More often discussions on government and its 
functioning lead to extreme views, therefore teacher 
should :
(1) avoid any debate or discussion on it.
(2) criticise the way government functions.
(3) argue for judicial activism.
(4) organise more objective interactions as compared 
to didactic views.
68. The views of social scientists vary the most on which 
of the following agents regarding their impact 
on the behaviour and attitudes of children and 
adolescents?
(1) Family (2) School
(3) T elevision (4) Peer
69. Which of the following is the most appropriate way 
to increase the time spent on academic activities by 
the students in a Social Science class ?
(1) Assigning homework three times a week.
(2) Assigning individual projects on new topics 
before discussing the topic in class.
(3) Incorporating lots of new material in a lecture to 
be delivered to sustain interest.
(4) Proper lesson planning and abiding by the time 
schedule for every activity.
70. A student was interested in studying problems 
faces by Indian soldiers during the Kargil War. She 
interviews several soldiers who took part in the 
Kargil War. These soldiers can be considered :
(1) Secondary sources (2) Primary sources
(3) Actual narrators (4) Internal sources
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71. A teacher wants to give a case study to students of 
class-VII. Which of the following topics would be 
most appropriate ?
(1) Earthquake 
(2) Major crops of India
(3) Minerals found in India 
(4) Structure of the earth
72. Valuing observable facts over individual preferences 
in deriving deduction is called :
(1) Reasoning (2) Free association
(3) Egocentrism (4) Social brainstorming
73. To show land use in different countries of world, 
which of the following would be a suitable teaching 
aid ?
(1) Flow chart (2) Comparative chart
(3) Timeline chart (4) Venn diagram
74. A teacher writes instructional objective for his/her 
lesson plan as ‘Students will able to give reasons for 
the downfall of Mauryan Dynasty’. This objective 
will come under :
(1) Knowledge (2) Understanding
(3) Application (4) Synthesis
75. All of the following are characteristic of creative 
thinking except :
(1) Ability to always produce right answer to 
problems posed.
(2) Synthesise from a variety of sources.
(3) Flexible and imaginative way to approach a 
problem.
(4) Purposeful, reflective judgement.
76. During Social Science class, students begin to discuss 
whether a mobile tower should be allowed to install 
in the proximity of their school or not. A student 
says that the radiations from the tower would make 
students sick. Another student says, I heard this on 
the news that mobile towers do not make people 
sick. As a teacher you would :
(1) Encourage students to organise a dharna (protest) 
outside the office of local administration.
(2) Motivate students to collect evidences that will 
help them assess the situation objectively.
(3) Organise a structured debate on this topic in 
class.
(4) Organise an election to know the support in 
favour and against.
77. At the upper primary stage, according to NCF-2005, 
the content of Social Studies will draw its content 
from which of the following subjects ?
(1) History, Civics and Geography
(2) History, Geography, Political Science and 
Economics
(3) Environmental Science, History, Civics and 
Geography
(4) Disaster Management, History, Political Science 
and Values Education
78. For which of the following a time-line would be best 
suited for ?
(1) To give summary of a dynasty.
(2) To explain achievements of a ruler.
(3) To compare two dynasties.
(4) To teach ancient history.
79. Locating a place on the map is associated with :
(1) Knowledge (2) Comprehension
(3) Application (4) Skill
80. Children have little exposure to laws, therefore, while 
discussing laws, it is important that teacher should :
(1) explain all the aspects of laws very clearly.
(2) give as many examples form familiar context.
(3) discuss about juvenile laws only.
(4) create fear regarding laws.
81. A Social Science teacher must employ which of the 
following methods for being effective ?
(1) Increase engagement of students by thought 
provoking and interesting activities.
(2) Increase the knowledge of students by taking 
tests on every Monday.
(3) Award grades in a lax manner to boost the 
confidence of slow learners.
(4) Assign projects to be done at home so as to 
involve parents in the studies of their ward.
82. In a discussion on Constitution, it is important that 
it is discussed in historical context so that students 
become aware that :
(1) democracy has its roots in India.
(2) republics flourished in ancient India.
(3) anti-colonial struggle and its major influence.
(4) Indian Constitution is the oldest in the world.
83. Outcome oriented student learning model in 
Social Science will focus primarily on which of the 
following ?
(1) Group activities, excursions and summative 
assessments.
(2) Complete coverage of course, information 
centred teaching and summative assessments.
(3) Learning objectives, learning activities, formative 
and summative assessments.
(4) Aims of education, new teaching method, board 
exam.
84. The content of Social Science should aim at :
(1) making students familiar with happenings in the 
world around.
(2) raising students awareness through critically 
exploring and questioning of familiar social 
reality.
(3) inculcating nationalism in students.
(4) imparting knowledge about developed countries.
85. In a pluralistic society like ours, it is important that 
textbooks should be such that :
(1) they reflect government views to make children 
a good citizen. 
(2) controversial issues are avoided.
(3) all regions and social groups be able to relate to 
them.
(4) different textbooks are available for different 
regions.
86. According to NCF 2005, the aim of education in 
social Science should be enable student to :
(1) Criticise political decisions.
(2) Analyse socio-political reality.
(3) Retention of information on socio-political 
situation in the country.
(4) Present knowledge about socio political 
principles in a lucid and concise way so that 
students remember them easily.