Page 1
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 of the following figure correctly represents
the development according to Piaget’s development
theory?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
2. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in
drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student
would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/
She applies which of the following principles to
arrive at his/her assumption?
(1) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence.
(2) Development is saltatory.
(3) Development is gradual.
(4) Development is different for different people.
3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?
(1) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas
the impact of heredity can be altered.
(2) The theories based on the ‘behaviourism‘ are
largely based on the role of ‘nature‘ in human
development.
(3) The relative effects of heredity and environment
vary in different areas of development.
(4) The policy of compensatory discrimination of
the government of India is based on the role of
‘nature‘ in human development.
4. In the context of socialization, schools often have a
hidden curriculum which consists of:
(1) forcible learning, thinking and behaving in
particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
(2) the informal cues about social roles presented in
school through interaction and materials
(3) negotiating and resisting socialization of students
through their families
(4) teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
5. Which of the following implications CANNOT be
derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
(1) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn.
(2) Acceptance of individual differences.
(3) Discovery learning.
(4) Need of verbal teaching.
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s
stages of moral development?
(1) A variable sequence of stages.
(2) Stages are isolated responses and not general
pattern.
(3) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures.
(4) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner.
7. Teachers and students draw on one another’s
expertise while working on complex projects related
to real-world problems in __________ classroom.
(1) traditional (2) constructivist
(3) teacher-centric (4) social-constructivist
8. In the context of progressive education, the term
‘equal educational opportunity‘ implies that all
students should:
(1) receive equal education irrespective of their
caste, creed, colour, region and religion
(2) be allowed to prove their capability after
receiving an equal education
(3) be provided an education by using the same
methods and materials without any distinction
(4) be provided an education which is most
appropriate to them and their future life at work
9. In the context of language development, which of
the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
(1) Heredity
(2) Social interaction
(3) Egocentric speech
(4) Active construction by the child
10. An eleven-year-old child’s score on Stanford Binet
Intelligence scale is 130. By assuming m = 100 and
s = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the
percentage of 11-year-old children this child has
scored better than.
(1) 98% (2) 88%
(3) 78% (4) 80%
11. Which of the following observations supports
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
(1) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a
particular ability sparing others.
(2) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical,
creative and practical intelligences.
(3) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature.
(4) Teachers should follow one specific theory of
educational innovation at the time of designing
instruction.
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Page 2
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 of the following figure correctly represents
the development according to Piaget’s development
theory?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
2. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in
drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student
would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/
She applies which of the following principles to
arrive at his/her assumption?
(1) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence.
(2) Development is saltatory.
(3) Development is gradual.
(4) Development is different for different people.
3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?
(1) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas
the impact of heredity can be altered.
(2) The theories based on the ‘behaviourism‘ are
largely based on the role of ‘nature‘ in human
development.
(3) The relative effects of heredity and environment
vary in different areas of development.
(4) The policy of compensatory discrimination of
the government of India is based on the role of
‘nature‘ in human development.
4. In the context of socialization, schools often have a
hidden curriculum which consists of:
(1) forcible learning, thinking and behaving in
particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
(2) the informal cues about social roles presented in
school through interaction and materials
(3) negotiating and resisting socialization of students
through their families
(4) teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
5. Which of the following implications CANNOT be
derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
(1) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn.
(2) Acceptance of individual differences.
(3) Discovery learning.
(4) Need of verbal teaching.
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s
stages of moral development?
(1) A variable sequence of stages.
(2) Stages are isolated responses and not general
pattern.
(3) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures.
(4) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner.
7. Teachers and students draw on one another’s
expertise while working on complex projects related
to real-world problems in __________ classroom.
(1) traditional (2) constructivist
(3) teacher-centric (4) social-constructivist
8. In the context of progressive education, the term
‘equal educational opportunity‘ implies that all
students should:
(1) receive equal education irrespective of their
caste, creed, colour, region and religion
(2) be allowed to prove their capability after
receiving an equal education
(3) be provided an education by using the same
methods and materials without any distinction
(4) be provided an education which is most
appropriate to them and their future life at work
9. In the context of language development, which of
the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
(1) Heredity
(2) Social interaction
(3) Egocentric speech
(4) Active construction by the child
10. An eleven-year-old child’s score on Stanford Binet
Intelligence scale is 130. By assuming m = 100 and
s = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the
percentage of 11-year-old children this child has
scored better than.
(1) 98% (2) 88%
(3) 78% (4) 80%
11. Which of the following observations supports
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
(1) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a
particular ability sparing others.
(2) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical,
creative and practical intelligences.
(3) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature.
(4) Teachers should follow one specific theory of
educational innovation at the time of designing
instruction.
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12. Which one of the following statements is true about
ability and ability grouping?
(1) Students learn better in homogeneous groups.
(2) For smooth and effective teaching, class should
be homogeneous.
(3) Children are intolerant and do not accept
differences.
(4) Teachers may use multilevel teaching to cater to
different ability groups.
13. Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The formative assessment can sometimes be
summative assessment and vice versa.
(2) The summative assessment implies that
assessment is a continuous and integral part of
learning.
(3) The major objective of the formative assessment
is to grade the achievement of students.
(4) The formative assessment summarizes the
development of learners during a time interval.
14. A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept
map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/
She is:
(1) jogging the memory of the students
(2) conducting formative assessment
(3) testing the ability of the students to summarize
the main points
(4) trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the
achievement of the students
15. Which one of the following represents the domain
‘evaluating‘ in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy?
(1) Creating a graph or chart using the data.
(2) Judging the logical consistency of a solution.
(3) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided.
(4) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects.
16. Teachers must believe in which of the following
values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged
learners?
(1) Personal accountability for students’ success.
(2) High expectations of appropriate behaviour.
(3) No demands of any sort on the student.
(4) For immediate compliance of students, use of
being shocked and angry.
17. Stuttering problems in students can be dealt with by
applying which of the following methods?
(1) Dictated speech (2) Prolonged speech
(3) Pragmatic speech (4) Protracted speech
18. In the context of learning-disabled children, providing
immediate connections, stressing collaboration and
leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant
messaging intelligent search and content management
are associated with which of the following designs?
(1) Embedded learning
(2) Interventionist learning
(3) Reply to remediation
(4) Universal design for learning
19. An inclusive classroom is that where:
(1) assessments are repeated till the time every
learner achieves minimum grades
(2) teachers teach from only prescribed books to
lessen the burden of the students
(3) there is an active involvement of children in
solving as many problems as possible
(4) teachers create diverse and meaningful learning
experiences for every learner
20. Which one of the following is an appropriate
assignment for a gifted student?
(1) Many more exercises of the same type in
comparison to other students.
(2) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize
the energy and keep him/her busy.
(3) Create a prototype of a new science book based
on different themes.
(4) Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her
own before the entire class.
21. Many measures have been taken at institutional
level to check the dropout cases in the schools run
by government agencies. Which of the following is
an institutional reason for children dropping out of
these schools?
(1) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as
blackboards and toilets.
(2) T eachers are not having appropriate qualifications
and are paid lesser salaries.
(3) Teachers have not been sensitized about the
need of treating children well.
(4) There is no alternative curriculum for children
who reject the compulsory curriculum offered.
22. Learning disabilities are:
(1) objective facts and culture has no role in
determining them
(2) synonymous with dyslexia
(3) also present in children with average or above-
average IQ
(4) not immutable irrespective of time and nature of
interventions
23. Problem-solving is more likely to succeed in schools
where:
(1) a flexible curriculum is in place
(2) homogeneous groups of students are present in
the classes
(3) the emphasis is only on higher-order academic
achievement
(4) teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect
24. Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional
conversations:
(1) conceive learning as a social activity
(2) are based on application of inductive reasoning
(3) emphasize on systematic organization of textual
material
(4) highlight the need of practical training to achieve
efficiency
25. Which of the following should be the right way for
a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her
students?
(1) He/She must correct every error of his/her
students even if it requires late sitting in the
school.
(2) He/She should correct less-frequent errors more
often than high-frequent and generality errors.
(3) He/She should correct errors that interfere with
the general meaning and understandability.
(4) He/She should not correct errors if it irritates
children.
Page 3
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 of the following figure correctly represents
the development according to Piaget’s development
theory?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
2. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in
drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student
would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/
She applies which of the following principles to
arrive at his/her assumption?
(1) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence.
(2) Development is saltatory.
(3) Development is gradual.
(4) Development is different for different people.
3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?
(1) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas
the impact of heredity can be altered.
(2) The theories based on the ‘behaviourism‘ are
largely based on the role of ‘nature‘ in human
development.
(3) The relative effects of heredity and environment
vary in different areas of development.
(4) The policy of compensatory discrimination of
the government of India is based on the role of
‘nature‘ in human development.
4. In the context of socialization, schools often have a
hidden curriculum which consists of:
(1) forcible learning, thinking and behaving in
particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
(2) the informal cues about social roles presented in
school through interaction and materials
(3) negotiating and resisting socialization of students
through their families
(4) teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
5. Which of the following implications CANNOT be
derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
(1) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn.
(2) Acceptance of individual differences.
(3) Discovery learning.
(4) Need of verbal teaching.
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s
stages of moral development?
(1) A variable sequence of stages.
(2) Stages are isolated responses and not general
pattern.
(3) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures.
(4) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner.
7. Teachers and students draw on one another’s
expertise while working on complex projects related
to real-world problems in __________ classroom.
(1) traditional (2) constructivist
(3) teacher-centric (4) social-constructivist
8. In the context of progressive education, the term
‘equal educational opportunity‘ implies that all
students should:
(1) receive equal education irrespective of their
caste, creed, colour, region and religion
(2) be allowed to prove their capability after
receiving an equal education
(3) be provided an education by using the same
methods and materials without any distinction
(4) be provided an education which is most
appropriate to them and their future life at work
9. In the context of language development, which of
the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
(1) Heredity
(2) Social interaction
(3) Egocentric speech
(4) Active construction by the child
10. An eleven-year-old child’s score on Stanford Binet
Intelligence scale is 130. By assuming m = 100 and
s = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the
percentage of 11-year-old children this child has
scored better than.
(1) 98% (2) 88%
(3) 78% (4) 80%
11. Which of the following observations supports
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
(1) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a
particular ability sparing others.
(2) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical,
creative and practical intelligences.
(3) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature.
(4) Teachers should follow one specific theory of
educational innovation at the time of designing
instruction.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
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16th February, 2014
326 Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
12. Which one of the following statements is true about
ability and ability grouping?
(1) Students learn better in homogeneous groups.
(2) For smooth and effective teaching, class should
be homogeneous.
(3) Children are intolerant and do not accept
differences.
(4) Teachers may use multilevel teaching to cater to
different ability groups.
13. Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The formative assessment can sometimes be
summative assessment and vice versa.
(2) The summative assessment implies that
assessment is a continuous and integral part of
learning.
(3) The major objective of the formative assessment
is to grade the achievement of students.
(4) The formative assessment summarizes the
development of learners during a time interval.
14. A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept
map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/
She is:
(1) jogging the memory of the students
(2) conducting formative assessment
(3) testing the ability of the students to summarize
the main points
(4) trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the
achievement of the students
15. Which one of the following represents the domain
‘evaluating‘ in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy?
(1) Creating a graph or chart using the data.
(2) Judging the logical consistency of a solution.
(3) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided.
(4) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects.
16. Teachers must believe in which of the following
values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged
learners?
(1) Personal accountability for students’ success.
(2) High expectations of appropriate behaviour.
(3) No demands of any sort on the student.
(4) For immediate compliance of students, use of
being shocked and angry.
17. Stuttering problems in students can be dealt with by
applying which of the following methods?
(1) Dictated speech (2) Prolonged speech
(3) Pragmatic speech (4) Protracted speech
18. In the context of learning-disabled children, providing
immediate connections, stressing collaboration and
leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant
messaging intelligent search and content management
are associated with which of the following designs?
(1) Embedded learning
(2) Interventionist learning
(3) Reply to remediation
(4) Universal design for learning
19. An inclusive classroom is that where:
(1) assessments are repeated till the time every
learner achieves minimum grades
(2) teachers teach from only prescribed books to
lessen the burden of the students
(3) there is an active involvement of children in
solving as many problems as possible
(4) teachers create diverse and meaningful learning
experiences for every learner
20. Which one of the following is an appropriate
assignment for a gifted student?
(1) Many more exercises of the same type in
comparison to other students.
(2) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize
the energy and keep him/her busy.
(3) Create a prototype of a new science book based
on different themes.
(4) Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her
own before the entire class.
21. Many measures have been taken at institutional
level to check the dropout cases in the schools run
by government agencies. Which of the following is
an institutional reason for children dropping out of
these schools?
(1) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as
blackboards and toilets.
(2) T eachers are not having appropriate qualifications
and are paid lesser salaries.
(3) Teachers have not been sensitized about the
need of treating children well.
(4) There is no alternative curriculum for children
who reject the compulsory curriculum offered.
22. Learning disabilities are:
(1) objective facts and culture has no role in
determining them
(2) synonymous with dyslexia
(3) also present in children with average or above-
average IQ
(4) not immutable irrespective of time and nature of
interventions
23. Problem-solving is more likely to succeed in schools
where:
(1) a flexible curriculum is in place
(2) homogeneous groups of students are present in
the classes
(3) the emphasis is only on higher-order academic
achievement
(4) teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect
24. Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional
conversations:
(1) conceive learning as a social activity
(2) are based on application of inductive reasoning
(3) emphasize on systematic organization of textual
material
(4) highlight the need of practical training to achieve
efficiency
25. Which of the following should be the right way for
a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her
students?
(1) He/She must correct every error of his/her
students even if it requires late sitting in the
school.
(2) He/She should correct less-frequent errors more
often than high-frequent and generality errors.
(3) He/She should correct errors that interfere with
the general meaning and understandability.
(4) He/She should not correct errors if it irritates
children.
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26. The following skills are involved in emotional
intelligence, except:
(1) awareness of emotions
(2) management of emotions
(3) criticism of emotions
(4) amicable relation with class fellows
27. While appearing in an assessment, Devika finds
her arousal as energizing, whereas Rajesh finds his
arousal as discouraging. Their emotional experiences
are most likely to differ with respect to:
(1) the duration of time
(2) the extremity of emotion
(3) the level of adaptation
(4) the intensity of thought
28. The government of India has started midday meal
scheme for the elementary schools. Which of the
following theories of motivation supports this
scheme?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Socio-cultural
(3) Cognitive (4) Humanistic
29. Attaching importance to the home setting of students
for understanding children’s behaviour and using
this information for building effective pedagogy
is related to which of the following theories of
learning?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Ecological
(3) Constructivist (4) Social-constructivist
30. Which of the following may be the best way to deal
with an inattentive child in the classroom?
(1) Nag the child as frequently in front of the class
to make her/him realize.
(2) Make the child sit in the most distraction-
reduced area.
(3) Allow the child to stand while working so as to
enable the child to focus attention.
(4) Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh her/
his attention.
Social Science/Social Studies
31. The movement Vande Mataram in Andhra region
was known as :
(1) Non- Cooperation (2) Swadeshi
(3) Civil Disobedience (4) Khilafat
32. The book, Stri-Purush Tulana, which is based on
criticism of the social differences between men and
women, was authored by which of the following
scholars ?
(1) Pandita Ramabai (2) Begum Rokeya
(3) Tarabai Shinde (4) Rasasundari Devi
33. The Christian missionaries in the 19th century
wanted to introduce Christian education in India to:
(1) educate elite class
(2) improve moral character of the people
(3) educate, masses
(4) make Indians loyal to Company government
34. With the industrialization of Britain in the 19th
century :
(1) India became main supplier of the raw materials
to British industries
(2) India provided cheap labour to British industries
(3) India became vast market for British industrial
products
(4) many industries were established in India
35. In which land revenue settlement, the Rajas and
Talukadars were recognized as Zamindars ?
(1) Ryotwari Settlement (2) Mahalwari Settlement
(3) Permanent Settlement (4) Pattidari Settlement
36. Begum Hazrat Mahal took an active part in
organizing the uprising against British at :
(1) Kanpur (2) Lucknow
(3) Faizabad (4) Allahabad
37. Which of the following Acts transferred the
administration of India from the East India Company
to British Crown ?
(1) Act of 1833 (2) Act of 1858
(3) Act of 1861 (4) Act of 1868
38. In the medieval Assam, Paiks were :
(1) forced labourers
(2) plantation workers
(3) water carriers
(4) members of conscript army
39. 'Manigramam' and 'Nanadesi' were :
(1) famous towns during Chola period
(2) famous guilds of South India
(3) administrative units of Cholas
(4) famous villages given as Brahmadeya to
Brahmanas
40. Cited below are some sites and present day States
where the evidences of grain and bones of domestic
animals have been found :
Name of the Site Present-day State
A. Chirand E. Kashmir
B. Koldihwa F. Uttar Pradesh
C. Burzahom G. Andhra Pradesh
D. Hallur H. Bihar
The correct match of the above two columns is :
(1) AH; BF; CE; DG (2) AG; BH; CF; DE
(3) AE; BG; CH; DF (4) AF; BE; CG; DH
41. The Rivers Ganga and Yamuna are named ........ in
the Rigveda.
(1) around a thousand times
(2) a hundred times
(3) twelve times
(4) once
42. Which one of the following features is common to
Buddhism and Jainism both ?
(1) Only those who left their homes could gain true
knowledge
(2) Both of these religions were supported mainly
by traders
(3) Man had to give up everything, including their
clothes to gain salvation
(4) The constant craving for more could be removed
by following moderate path
43. Who amongst the following said that, 'The upper
castes had no right to their land because in reality,
the land belonged to indigenous people, the so-
called low castes"?
(1) Shri Narayan Guru (2) Haridas Thakur
(3) Ghasidass (4) Jyotirao Phule
Page 4
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 of the following figure correctly represents
the development according to Piaget’s development
theory?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
2. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in
drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student
would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/
She applies which of the following principles to
arrive at his/her assumption?
(1) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence.
(2) Development is saltatory.
(3) Development is gradual.
(4) Development is different for different people.
3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?
(1) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas
the impact of heredity can be altered.
(2) The theories based on the ‘behaviourism‘ are
largely based on the role of ‘nature‘ in human
development.
(3) The relative effects of heredity and environment
vary in different areas of development.
(4) The policy of compensatory discrimination of
the government of India is based on the role of
‘nature‘ in human development.
4. In the context of socialization, schools often have a
hidden curriculum which consists of:
(1) forcible learning, thinking and behaving in
particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
(2) the informal cues about social roles presented in
school through interaction and materials
(3) negotiating and resisting socialization of students
through their families
(4) teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
5. Which of the following implications CANNOT be
derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
(1) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn.
(2) Acceptance of individual differences.
(3) Discovery learning.
(4) Need of verbal teaching.
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s
stages of moral development?
(1) A variable sequence of stages.
(2) Stages are isolated responses and not general
pattern.
(3) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures.
(4) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner.
7. Teachers and students draw on one another’s
expertise while working on complex projects related
to real-world problems in __________ classroom.
(1) traditional (2) constructivist
(3) teacher-centric (4) social-constructivist
8. In the context of progressive education, the term
‘equal educational opportunity‘ implies that all
students should:
(1) receive equal education irrespective of their
caste, creed, colour, region and religion
(2) be allowed to prove their capability after
receiving an equal education
(3) be provided an education by using the same
methods and materials without any distinction
(4) be provided an education which is most
appropriate to them and their future life at work
9. In the context of language development, which of
the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
(1) Heredity
(2) Social interaction
(3) Egocentric speech
(4) Active construction by the child
10. An eleven-year-old child’s score on Stanford Binet
Intelligence scale is 130. By assuming m = 100 and
s = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the
percentage of 11-year-old children this child has
scored better than.
(1) 98% (2) 88%
(3) 78% (4) 80%
11. Which of the following observations supports
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
(1) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a
particular ability sparing others.
(2) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical,
creative and practical intelligences.
(3) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature.
(4) Teachers should follow one specific theory of
educational innovation at the time of designing
instruction.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
16th February, 2014
326 Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
12. Which one of the following statements is true about
ability and ability grouping?
(1) Students learn better in homogeneous groups.
(2) For smooth and effective teaching, class should
be homogeneous.
(3) Children are intolerant and do not accept
differences.
(4) Teachers may use multilevel teaching to cater to
different ability groups.
13. Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The formative assessment can sometimes be
summative assessment and vice versa.
(2) The summative assessment implies that
assessment is a continuous and integral part of
learning.
(3) The major objective of the formative assessment
is to grade the achievement of students.
(4) The formative assessment summarizes the
development of learners during a time interval.
14. A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept
map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/
She is:
(1) jogging the memory of the students
(2) conducting formative assessment
(3) testing the ability of the students to summarize
the main points
(4) trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the
achievement of the students
15. Which one of the following represents the domain
‘evaluating‘ in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy?
(1) Creating a graph or chart using the data.
(2) Judging the logical consistency of a solution.
(3) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided.
(4) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects.
16. Teachers must believe in which of the following
values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged
learners?
(1) Personal accountability for students’ success.
(2) High expectations of appropriate behaviour.
(3) No demands of any sort on the student.
(4) For immediate compliance of students, use of
being shocked and angry.
17. Stuttering problems in students can be dealt with by
applying which of the following methods?
(1) Dictated speech (2) Prolonged speech
(3) Pragmatic speech (4) Protracted speech
18. In the context of learning-disabled children, providing
immediate connections, stressing collaboration and
leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant
messaging intelligent search and content management
are associated with which of the following designs?
(1) Embedded learning
(2) Interventionist learning
(3) Reply to remediation
(4) Universal design for learning
19. An inclusive classroom is that where:
(1) assessments are repeated till the time every
learner achieves minimum grades
(2) teachers teach from only prescribed books to
lessen the burden of the students
(3) there is an active involvement of children in
solving as many problems as possible
(4) teachers create diverse and meaningful learning
experiences for every learner
20. Which one of the following is an appropriate
assignment for a gifted student?
(1) Many more exercises of the same type in
comparison to other students.
(2) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize
the energy and keep him/her busy.
(3) Create a prototype of a new science book based
on different themes.
(4) Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her
own before the entire class.
21. Many measures have been taken at institutional
level to check the dropout cases in the schools run
by government agencies. Which of the following is
an institutional reason for children dropping out of
these schools?
(1) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as
blackboards and toilets.
(2) T eachers are not having appropriate qualifications
and are paid lesser salaries.
(3) Teachers have not been sensitized about the
need of treating children well.
(4) There is no alternative curriculum for children
who reject the compulsory curriculum offered.
22. Learning disabilities are:
(1) objective facts and culture has no role in
determining them
(2) synonymous with dyslexia
(3) also present in children with average or above-
average IQ
(4) not immutable irrespective of time and nature of
interventions
23. Problem-solving is more likely to succeed in schools
where:
(1) a flexible curriculum is in place
(2) homogeneous groups of students are present in
the classes
(3) the emphasis is only on higher-order academic
achievement
(4) teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect
24. Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional
conversations:
(1) conceive learning as a social activity
(2) are based on application of inductive reasoning
(3) emphasize on systematic organization of textual
material
(4) highlight the need of practical training to achieve
efficiency
25. Which of the following should be the right way for
a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her
students?
(1) He/She must correct every error of his/her
students even if it requires late sitting in the
school.
(2) He/She should correct less-frequent errors more
often than high-frequent and generality errors.
(3) He/She should correct errors that interfere with
the general meaning and understandability.
(4) He/She should not correct errors if it irritates
children.
Paper-2: 2014 327
26. The following skills are involved in emotional
intelligence, except:
(1) awareness of emotions
(2) management of emotions
(3) criticism of emotions
(4) amicable relation with class fellows
27. While appearing in an assessment, Devika finds
her arousal as energizing, whereas Rajesh finds his
arousal as discouraging. Their emotional experiences
are most likely to differ with respect to:
(1) the duration of time
(2) the extremity of emotion
(3) the level of adaptation
(4) the intensity of thought
28. The government of India has started midday meal
scheme for the elementary schools. Which of the
following theories of motivation supports this
scheme?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Socio-cultural
(3) Cognitive (4) Humanistic
29. Attaching importance to the home setting of students
for understanding children’s behaviour and using
this information for building effective pedagogy
is related to which of the following theories of
learning?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Ecological
(3) Constructivist (4) Social-constructivist
30. Which of the following may be the best way to deal
with an inattentive child in the classroom?
(1) Nag the child as frequently in front of the class
to make her/him realize.
(2) Make the child sit in the most distraction-
reduced area.
(3) Allow the child to stand while working so as to
enable the child to focus attention.
(4) Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh her/
his attention.
Social Science/Social Studies
31. The movement Vande Mataram in Andhra region
was known as :
(1) Non- Cooperation (2) Swadeshi
(3) Civil Disobedience (4) Khilafat
32. The book, Stri-Purush Tulana, which is based on
criticism of the social differences between men and
women, was authored by which of the following
scholars ?
(1) Pandita Ramabai (2) Begum Rokeya
(3) Tarabai Shinde (4) Rasasundari Devi
33. The Christian missionaries in the 19th century
wanted to introduce Christian education in India to:
(1) educate elite class
(2) improve moral character of the people
(3) educate, masses
(4) make Indians loyal to Company government
34. With the industrialization of Britain in the 19th
century :
(1) India became main supplier of the raw materials
to British industries
(2) India provided cheap labour to British industries
(3) India became vast market for British industrial
products
(4) many industries were established in India
35. In which land revenue settlement, the Rajas and
Talukadars were recognized as Zamindars ?
(1) Ryotwari Settlement (2) Mahalwari Settlement
(3) Permanent Settlement (4) Pattidari Settlement
36. Begum Hazrat Mahal took an active part in
organizing the uprising against British at :
(1) Kanpur (2) Lucknow
(3) Faizabad (4) Allahabad
37. Which of the following Acts transferred the
administration of India from the East India Company
to British Crown ?
(1) Act of 1833 (2) Act of 1858
(3) Act of 1861 (4) Act of 1868
38. In the medieval Assam, Paiks were :
(1) forced labourers
(2) plantation workers
(3) water carriers
(4) members of conscript army
39. 'Manigramam' and 'Nanadesi' were :
(1) famous towns during Chola period
(2) famous guilds of South India
(3) administrative units of Cholas
(4) famous villages given as Brahmadeya to
Brahmanas
40. Cited below are some sites and present day States
where the evidences of grain and bones of domestic
animals have been found :
Name of the Site Present-day State
A. Chirand E. Kashmir
B. Koldihwa F. Uttar Pradesh
C. Burzahom G. Andhra Pradesh
D. Hallur H. Bihar
The correct match of the above two columns is :
(1) AH; BF; CE; DG (2) AG; BH; CF; DE
(3) AE; BG; CH; DF (4) AF; BE; CG; DH
41. The Rivers Ganga and Yamuna are named ........ in
the Rigveda.
(1) around a thousand times
(2) a hundred times
(3) twelve times
(4) once
42. Which one of the following features is common to
Buddhism and Jainism both ?
(1) Only those who left their homes could gain true
knowledge
(2) Both of these religions were supported mainly
by traders
(3) Man had to give up everything, including their
clothes to gain salvation
(4) The constant craving for more could be removed
by following moderate path
43. Who amongst the following said that, 'The upper
castes had no right to their land because in reality,
the land belonged to indigenous people, the so-
called low castes"?
(1) Shri Narayan Guru (2) Haridas Thakur
(3) Ghasidass (4) Jyotirao Phule
328 Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
44. Which one of the following statements is appropriate
in reference to the construction of Audience Hall
(Diwan-e-Aam) by Shah Jahan ?
(1) White marble of the Taj Mahal is a symbol of
peace
(2) King's justice would treat the high and the low
as equals
(3) Contentedness in the subject helps to rule better
(4) It was a necessity to bring the rate of crimes
under control
45. Who amongst the following could not be a member
of a Sabha as laid down in the inscriptions from.
Uttaramerur in Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu ?
(1) Those between the age of 35 and 70 years
(2) Those having knowledge of the Vedas
(3) Those who have their own homes
(4) Those who have not submitted their accounts
46. Which one of the following facts does not hold true
about Grama-Bhojaka, the village headman in the
northern parts of India ?
(1) He was often the largest landowner
(2) His post was hereditary
(3) The king never used him to collect taxes
(4) Generally, he had salves and hired workers to
cultivate the land
47. Which property of a soil is determined by the parent
rock ?
(1) Rate of weathering and humus
(2) Thickness of soil
(3) Accumulation of soil
(4) Chemical properties, permeability and texture
48. Minerals that lie near the earth surface are simply
dug out by the process known as :
(1) quarrying (2) calcination
(3) open cast mining (4) sintering
49. The oldest rocks in the world are found in :
(1) Western Australia (2) South Africa
(3) South India (4) Hawaii Islands
50. Activity that changes raw material into products of
more value is called :
(1) primary activity (2) secondary activity
(3) economic activity (4) tertiary activity
51. The Apache and the Crow are :
(1) tribes of North America
(2) nomads of Kenya
(3) music bands of the USA
(4) documentaries on environment
52. Which of the following is an example of Sunrise
Industry ?
(1) IT industry (2) Cooking oil industry
(3) Paper industry (4) Jute industry
53. Which region is known as the Orchard of the World?
(1) Orange Country of South Africa
(2) Kashmir Valley of India
(3) Mediterranean region
(4) Queensland in Australia
54. Which one of the following helps the ships to
navigate ?
(1) Area of high tides
(2) Area of low tides
(3) Area where the warm ocean currents and cold
currents meet
(4) Area of ocean currents
55. The radio waves transmitted from the earth are
reflected back to the earth by :
(1) exosphere (2) mesosphere
(3) stratosphere (4) thermosphere
56. The balance in the environment gets disturbed if :
(1) the relative number of species is not disturbed
(2) human activities continue to preserve natural
habitats
(3) indiscriminate killing of wildlife is banned
(4) deforestation and soil erosion continue
57. Which one of the following is not a principle of
sustainable development ?
(1) Maximum use of natural resources
(2) Respect and care for all forms of life
(3) Change in personal attitude and practices
towards environment
(4) Improvement in the quality of human life
58. T wo cities N and M and located at 15° E and 15° W of
Greenwich respectively. What will be the difference
in time between these two cities ?
(1) 30 minutes (2) 1 hour
(3) 1 hour 30 minutes (4) 2 hours
59. The Minimum Wages Act
(1) specifies that minimum wages should be given
to labourers
(2) specifies that wages should not be below a
specific minimum
(3) allow employers to decide minimum wages of
their employees
(4) covers only government employees under the
organized sector
60. Which Article of the Constitution prescribes that
the enforcement of any disability arising out of
'untouchability' shall be an offence punishable in
accordance with law ?
(1) Article 15 (2) Article 17
(3) Article 21 (4) Article 28
61. What is the key reason of inequality in India ?
(1) Poverty (2) Religion
(3) Caste (4) Sex
62. Right to the constitutional remedies
(1) protects the Fundamental Rights of citizen
(2) is about the Constitution remedying itself by
amendments
(3) excludes the Right to Education Act, 2009
(4) gives judiciary the power to strike down a law
enacted by the Parliament
63. According to the Hindu Succession (Amendment)
Act, 2005
(1) only sons or male members of the family can
have right in family property
(2) only wife has right to inherit property of her
deceased husband
(3) sons, daughters and their mothers can get an
equal share of family property
(4) followers of the Arya Samaj will not be governed
by this Act
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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 of the following figure correctly represents
the development according to Piaget’s development
theory?
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
2. A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in
drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student
would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/
She applies which of the following principles to
arrive at his/her assumption?
(1) Development tends to follow an orderly sequence.
(2) Development is saltatory.
(3) Development is gradual.
(4) Development is different for different people.
3. Which one of the following statements is TRUE
regarding the role of heredity and environment in
human development?
(1) The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas
the impact of heredity can be altered.
(2) The theories based on the ‘behaviourism‘ are
largely based on the role of ‘nature‘ in human
development.
(3) The relative effects of heredity and environment
vary in different areas of development.
(4) The policy of compensatory discrimination of
the government of India is based on the role of
‘nature‘ in human development.
4. In the context of socialization, schools often have a
hidden curriculum which consists of:
(1) forcible learning, thinking and behaving in
particular ways by imitating peers and teachers
(2) the informal cues about social roles presented in
school through interaction and materials
(3) negotiating and resisting socialization of students
through their families
(4) teaching and assessment of values and attitudes
5. Which of the following implications CANNOT be
derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
(1) Sensitivity to children’s readiness to learn.
(2) Acceptance of individual differences.
(3) Discovery learning.
(4) Need of verbal teaching.
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of Kohlberg’s
stages of moral development?
(1) A variable sequence of stages.
(2) Stages are isolated responses and not general
pattern.
(3) Universal sequences of stages across all cultures.
(4) Stages proceed in a non-hierarchic manner.
7. Teachers and students draw on one another’s
expertise while working on complex projects related
to real-world problems in __________ classroom.
(1) traditional (2) constructivist
(3) teacher-centric (4) social-constructivist
8. In the context of progressive education, the term
‘equal educational opportunity‘ implies that all
students should:
(1) receive equal education irrespective of their
caste, creed, colour, region and religion
(2) be allowed to prove their capability after
receiving an equal education
(3) be provided an education by using the same
methods and materials without any distinction
(4) be provided an education which is most
appropriate to them and their future life at work
9. In the context of language development, which of
the following areas was underestimated by Piaget?
(1) Heredity
(2) Social interaction
(3) Egocentric speech
(4) Active construction by the child
10. An eleven-year-old child’s score on Stanford Binet
Intelligence scale is 130. By assuming m = 100 and
s = 15 in a normal probability curve, calculate the
percentage of 11-year-old children this child has
scored better than.
(1) 98% (2) 88%
(3) 78% (4) 80%
11. Which of the following observations supports
Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?
(1) Damage to one part of the brain affects only a
particular ability sparing others.
(2) Intelligence is an interaction of analytical,
creative and practical intelligences.
(3) Different intelligences are hierarchical in nature.
(4) Teachers should follow one specific theory of
educational innovation at the time of designing
instruction.
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
16th February, 2014
326 Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
12. Which one of the following statements is true about
ability and ability grouping?
(1) Students learn better in homogeneous groups.
(2) For smooth and effective teaching, class should
be homogeneous.
(3) Children are intolerant and do not accept
differences.
(4) Teachers may use multilevel teaching to cater to
different ability groups.
13. Which one of the following statements is true?
(1) The formative assessment can sometimes be
summative assessment and vice versa.
(2) The summative assessment implies that
assessment is a continuous and integral part of
learning.
(3) The major objective of the formative assessment
is to grade the achievement of students.
(4) The formative assessment summarizes the
development of learners during a time interval.
14. A teacher asks his/her students to draw a concept
map to reflect their comprehension of a topic. He/
She is:
(1) jogging the memory of the students
(2) conducting formative assessment
(3) testing the ability of the students to summarize
the main points
(4) trying to develop rubrics to evaluate the
achievement of the students
15. Which one of the following represents the domain
‘evaluating‘ in the Bloom’s revised taxonomy?
(1) Creating a graph or chart using the data.
(2) Judging the logical consistency of a solution.
(3) Evaluating the pertinence of the data provided.
(4) Formulating a new way for categorizing objects.
16. Teachers must believe in which of the following
values in the context of dealing with disadvantaged
learners?
(1) Personal accountability for students’ success.
(2) High expectations of appropriate behaviour.
(3) No demands of any sort on the student.
(4) For immediate compliance of students, use of
being shocked and angry.
17. Stuttering problems in students can be dealt with by
applying which of the following methods?
(1) Dictated speech (2) Prolonged speech
(3) Pragmatic speech (4) Protracted speech
18. In the context of learning-disabled children, providing
immediate connections, stressing collaboration and
leveraging non-learning technologies such as instant
messaging intelligent search and content management
are associated with which of the following designs?
(1) Embedded learning
(2) Interventionist learning
(3) Reply to remediation
(4) Universal design for learning
19. An inclusive classroom is that where:
(1) assessments are repeated till the time every
learner achieves minimum grades
(2) teachers teach from only prescribed books to
lessen the burden of the students
(3) there is an active involvement of children in
solving as many problems as possible
(4) teachers create diverse and meaningful learning
experiences for every learner
20. Which one of the following is an appropriate
assignment for a gifted student?
(1) Many more exercises of the same type in
comparison to other students.
(2) Asking him/her to tutor the peers to channelize
the energy and keep him/her busy.
(3) Create a prototype of a new science book based
on different themes.
(4) Letting him/her finish the textbook on his/her
own before the entire class.
21. Many measures have been taken at institutional
level to check the dropout cases in the schools run
by government agencies. Which of the following is
an institutional reason for children dropping out of
these schools?
(1) There is a lack of infrastructure, such as
blackboards and toilets.
(2) T eachers are not having appropriate qualifications
and are paid lesser salaries.
(3) Teachers have not been sensitized about the
need of treating children well.
(4) There is no alternative curriculum for children
who reject the compulsory curriculum offered.
22. Learning disabilities are:
(1) objective facts and culture has no role in
determining them
(2) synonymous with dyslexia
(3) also present in children with average or above-
average IQ
(4) not immutable irrespective of time and nature of
interventions
23. Problem-solving is more likely to succeed in schools
where:
(1) a flexible curriculum is in place
(2) homogeneous groups of students are present in
the classes
(3) the emphasis is only on higher-order academic
achievement
(4) teacher-centric pedagogy is in effect
24. Cognitive apprenticeships and instructional
conversations:
(1) conceive learning as a social activity
(2) are based on application of inductive reasoning
(3) emphasize on systematic organization of textual
material
(4) highlight the need of practical training to achieve
efficiency
25. Which of the following should be the right way for
a teacher who intends to correct errors of his/her
students?
(1) He/She must correct every error of his/her
students even if it requires late sitting in the
school.
(2) He/She should correct less-frequent errors more
often than high-frequent and generality errors.
(3) He/She should correct errors that interfere with
the general meaning and understandability.
(4) He/She should not correct errors if it irritates
children.
Paper-2: 2014 327
26. The following skills are involved in emotional
intelligence, except:
(1) awareness of emotions
(2) management of emotions
(3) criticism of emotions
(4) amicable relation with class fellows
27. While appearing in an assessment, Devika finds
her arousal as energizing, whereas Rajesh finds his
arousal as discouraging. Their emotional experiences
are most likely to differ with respect to:
(1) the duration of time
(2) the extremity of emotion
(3) the level of adaptation
(4) the intensity of thought
28. The government of India has started midday meal
scheme for the elementary schools. Which of the
following theories of motivation supports this
scheme?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Socio-cultural
(3) Cognitive (4) Humanistic
29. Attaching importance to the home setting of students
for understanding children’s behaviour and using
this information for building effective pedagogy
is related to which of the following theories of
learning?
(1) Behaviourist (2) Ecological
(3) Constructivist (4) Social-constructivist
30. Which of the following may be the best way to deal
with an inattentive child in the classroom?
(1) Nag the child as frequently in front of the class
to make her/him realize.
(2) Make the child sit in the most distraction-
reduced area.
(3) Allow the child to stand while working so as to
enable the child to focus attention.
(4) Provide the child frequent breaks to refresh her/
his attention.
Social Science/Social Studies
31. The movement Vande Mataram in Andhra region
was known as :
(1) Non- Cooperation (2) Swadeshi
(3) Civil Disobedience (4) Khilafat
32. The book, Stri-Purush Tulana, which is based on
criticism of the social differences between men and
women, was authored by which of the following
scholars ?
(1) Pandita Ramabai (2) Begum Rokeya
(3) Tarabai Shinde (4) Rasasundari Devi
33. The Christian missionaries in the 19th century
wanted to introduce Christian education in India to:
(1) educate elite class
(2) improve moral character of the people
(3) educate, masses
(4) make Indians loyal to Company government
34. With the industrialization of Britain in the 19th
century :
(1) India became main supplier of the raw materials
to British industries
(2) India provided cheap labour to British industries
(3) India became vast market for British industrial
products
(4) many industries were established in India
35. In which land revenue settlement, the Rajas and
Talukadars were recognized as Zamindars ?
(1) Ryotwari Settlement (2) Mahalwari Settlement
(3) Permanent Settlement (4) Pattidari Settlement
36. Begum Hazrat Mahal took an active part in
organizing the uprising against British at :
(1) Kanpur (2) Lucknow
(3) Faizabad (4) Allahabad
37. Which of the following Acts transferred the
administration of India from the East India Company
to British Crown ?
(1) Act of 1833 (2) Act of 1858
(3) Act of 1861 (4) Act of 1868
38. In the medieval Assam, Paiks were :
(1) forced labourers
(2) plantation workers
(3) water carriers
(4) members of conscript army
39. 'Manigramam' and 'Nanadesi' were :
(1) famous towns during Chola period
(2) famous guilds of South India
(3) administrative units of Cholas
(4) famous villages given as Brahmadeya to
Brahmanas
40. Cited below are some sites and present day States
where the evidences of grain and bones of domestic
animals have been found :
Name of the Site Present-day State
A. Chirand E. Kashmir
B. Koldihwa F. Uttar Pradesh
C. Burzahom G. Andhra Pradesh
D. Hallur H. Bihar
The correct match of the above two columns is :
(1) AH; BF; CE; DG (2) AG; BH; CF; DE
(3) AE; BG; CH; DF (4) AF; BE; CG; DH
41. The Rivers Ganga and Yamuna are named ........ in
the Rigveda.
(1) around a thousand times
(2) a hundred times
(3) twelve times
(4) once
42. Which one of the following features is common to
Buddhism and Jainism both ?
(1) Only those who left their homes could gain true
knowledge
(2) Both of these religions were supported mainly
by traders
(3) Man had to give up everything, including their
clothes to gain salvation
(4) The constant craving for more could be removed
by following moderate path
43. Who amongst the following said that, 'The upper
castes had no right to their land because in reality,
the land belonged to indigenous people, the so-
called low castes"?
(1) Shri Narayan Guru (2) Haridas Thakur
(3) Ghasidass (4) Jyotirao Phule
328 Oswaal CTET Year-wise Solved Papers
44. Which one of the following statements is appropriate
in reference to the construction of Audience Hall
(Diwan-e-Aam) by Shah Jahan ?
(1) White marble of the Taj Mahal is a symbol of
peace
(2) King's justice would treat the high and the low
as equals
(3) Contentedness in the subject helps to rule better
(4) It was a necessity to bring the rate of crimes
under control
45. Who amongst the following could not be a member
of a Sabha as laid down in the inscriptions from.
Uttaramerur in Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu ?
(1) Those between the age of 35 and 70 years
(2) Those having knowledge of the Vedas
(3) Those who have their own homes
(4) Those who have not submitted their accounts
46. Which one of the following facts does not hold true
about Grama-Bhojaka, the village headman in the
northern parts of India ?
(1) He was often the largest landowner
(2) His post was hereditary
(3) The king never used him to collect taxes
(4) Generally, he had salves and hired workers to
cultivate the land
47. Which property of a soil is determined by the parent
rock ?
(1) Rate of weathering and humus
(2) Thickness of soil
(3) Accumulation of soil
(4) Chemical properties, permeability and texture
48. Minerals that lie near the earth surface are simply
dug out by the process known as :
(1) quarrying (2) calcination
(3) open cast mining (4) sintering
49. The oldest rocks in the world are found in :
(1) Western Australia (2) South Africa
(3) South India (4) Hawaii Islands
50. Activity that changes raw material into products of
more value is called :
(1) primary activity (2) secondary activity
(3) economic activity (4) tertiary activity
51. The Apache and the Crow are :
(1) tribes of North America
(2) nomads of Kenya
(3) music bands of the USA
(4) documentaries on environment
52. Which of the following is an example of Sunrise
Industry ?
(1) IT industry (2) Cooking oil industry
(3) Paper industry (4) Jute industry
53. Which region is known as the Orchard of the World?
(1) Orange Country of South Africa
(2) Kashmir Valley of India
(3) Mediterranean region
(4) Queensland in Australia
54. Which one of the following helps the ships to
navigate ?
(1) Area of high tides
(2) Area of low tides
(3) Area where the warm ocean currents and cold
currents meet
(4) Area of ocean currents
55. The radio waves transmitted from the earth are
reflected back to the earth by :
(1) exosphere (2) mesosphere
(3) stratosphere (4) thermosphere
56. The balance in the environment gets disturbed if :
(1) the relative number of species is not disturbed
(2) human activities continue to preserve natural
habitats
(3) indiscriminate killing of wildlife is banned
(4) deforestation and soil erosion continue
57. Which one of the following is not a principle of
sustainable development ?
(1) Maximum use of natural resources
(2) Respect and care for all forms of life
(3) Change in personal attitude and practices
towards environment
(4) Improvement in the quality of human life
58. T wo cities N and M and located at 15° E and 15° W of
Greenwich respectively. What will be the difference
in time between these two cities ?
(1) 30 minutes (2) 1 hour
(3) 1 hour 30 minutes (4) 2 hours
59. The Minimum Wages Act
(1) specifies that minimum wages should be given
to labourers
(2) specifies that wages should not be below a
specific minimum
(3) allow employers to decide minimum wages of
their employees
(4) covers only government employees under the
organized sector
60. Which Article of the Constitution prescribes that
the enforcement of any disability arising out of
'untouchability' shall be an offence punishable in
accordance with law ?
(1) Article 15 (2) Article 17
(3) Article 21 (4) Article 28
61. What is the key reason of inequality in India ?
(1) Poverty (2) Religion
(3) Caste (4) Sex
62. Right to the constitutional remedies
(1) protects the Fundamental Rights of citizen
(2) is about the Constitution remedying itself by
amendments
(3) excludes the Right to Education Act, 2009
(4) gives judiciary the power to strike down a law
enacted by the Parliament
63. According to the Hindu Succession (Amendment)
Act, 2005
(1) only sons or male members of the family can
have right in family property
(2) only wife has right to inherit property of her
deceased husband
(3) sons, daughters and their mothers can get an
equal share of family property
(4) followers of the Arya Samaj will not be governed
by this Act
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64. Which of the following comes under the function of
the State Government ?
(1) To maintain peaceful relationship with Pakistan
and Bangladesh
(2) Decision to discontinue the Board Examination
for Class X
(3) Introduction of new train between New Delhi
and Vasco da Gama
(4) Introduction of a new design of 1000 rupee note
65. Dropout rates Dalit and Adivasi girls are highest
because :
(1) their parents do not value education
(2) of poverty and social discrimination
(3) of non-availability of all-girl schools
(4) benefit of their education will be available to
their in-laws family
66. Which one of the following is not a social
advertisement ?
(1) Atithi Devo Bhava
(2) Life Insurance—Zindagi Ke Saath Bhi, Zindagi
Ke Baad Bhi
(3) Lane driving is life driving
(4) Save every drop of water
67. Identify the issue which is hardly focused upon by
the media despite its significance.
(1) Murders and killings
(2) Demolition of buildings
(3) Gender sensitivity
(4) Drinking water
68. With reference to judiciary, identify the odd one out
of the following provisions.
(1) Separation of powers
(2) Once appointed to office, it is very difficult to
remove a judge
(3) The judges are appointed without any interference
from the government
(4) The tenure of service for judges is fixed
69. D. K. Basu Guidelines laid down by the Supreme
Court of India are about
(1) prevention of sexual harassment of women at
workplaces
(2) protection of children from sexual offences in
schools
(3) procedures to be used by various agencies for
the arrest, detention and interrogation of any
person
(4) procedures to be followed for the reelection in a
constituency
70. In Subhash Kumar vs State of Bihar (1991), the
Supreme Court held that the
(1) Right to Freedom includes expressing criticism
of the government
(2) Right to Life includes the right to the enjoyment
of pollution free water and air
(3) Right to Freedom of Religion does not include
criticizing the other religions
(4) Right to Equality should force private companies
to provide reservation in jobs
71. Which characteristic of the traditional external
examination is excluded in the present school-based
assessment ?
(1) Emphasis on systematic learning
(2) Emphasis only on the scholastic aspects of
learning
(3) Consideration of the needs of the leaner
(4) Rapport among learners, teachers and parents
close to each other
72. Before assigning a new type of assignment, a teacher
must tell her students
(1) that the forthcoming assessment will be/will not
be based on this assignment
(2) about the weighting of this assignment in their
final result
(3) about her expectation from students in terns of
learning from doing the assignment
(4) about the requisite previous experience students
must possess for doing this assignment
73. Four children of Class VIII were asked to create
some creative articles from the waste material. On
completion of the assignment, the teacher gave
the following observations. On the basis of this
information, adjudge the most creative child.
(1) Most of the time uses imagination, is conscious
not to use expensive material
(2) Discusses with teacher constantly and asks for
approval at each step
(3) With little guidance, can make reasonably good
items
(4) Skillful and possesses a vision to convert waste
material into productive items
74. Projects in Social Science are useful
(a) In theme-based tasks
(b) If they do not involve collection and analysis
(c) If based on contexts from within the text
(d) For the group work in class or at home
Which two alternatives from amongst the forms
given above are correct ?
(1) b and d (2) a and b
(3) a and d (4) c and d
75. Capacity Building Programmes are essential for the
teachers of Social Science because :
(1) they are related to their professional growth
(2) their increment in salary is contingent upon
Capacity Building Programme
(3) Schools have been asked to do so by the CBSE to
keep the teachers busy
(4) They require conceptual and pedagogical clarity
in different components of Social Science
76. In a Social Science class, which one of the following is
a suitable method for underlining the phenomenon
that common areas and open spaces in rural areas
are disappearing fast ?
(1) Make presentation with the help of computers
(2) Discussion on the basis of text prescribed
(3) A survey project
(4) Group discussion over the topic
77. The National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986
suggested the development of integrated programmes
for the :
(1) education of boys and girls together
(2) education of the mentally disabled
(3) handicapped children to study in regular schools
(4) handicapped children to study in special schools
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