CTET Solved Question Paper - 2 (3 Jan - 2022) | 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
1. The social expectations at each stage of development 
are referred to as
(1) Developmental tasks
(2) Developmental needs
(3) Developmental hazards
(4) Developmental domains
2. Development ............... .
(1) proceeds from centre of the body in an outward 
direction.
(2) development proceeds from bottom to top.
(3) is unidimensional.
(4) is not influenced by environmental efforts.
3. Assertion (A): Cognitive development progresses 
quite rapidly untill middle childhood and then 
comes to a stop.
 Reason (R): Human beings cannot learn new things 
after the stage of middle childhood.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. A group of children enact scenes from a popular 
dance reality show in their play. As a judge,  
8-year-old Sana gives comments on other children’s 
dances. This situation highlights the important role 
of ...............  in the socialization of children.
(1) religious institutions (2) family
(3) media (4) school
5. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive 
development, in which stage children gain the 
ability to seriate objects in a specified order?
(1) Sensory motor
(2) Pre operational
(3) Concrete operational
(4) Formal operational
6. According to Jean Piaget, an ongoing process which 
refines and transforms mental structures is called 
............... .
(1) Deferred Imitation
(2) Object Permanence
(3) Assimilation
(4) Equilibration
7. After seeing students struggling to solve a problem, 
a teacher gave them hints and half solved examples 
to assist them.
 As per Lev Vygotsky’s theory, this is an example of 
............... .
(1) scaffolding (2) reversibility
(3) seriation (4) expository teaching
8. Which theorist asserted that cognitive development 
is a collaborative process?
(1) Lev Vygotsky (2) Ivan Pavlov
(3) B. F . Skinner (4) John B. Watson
9. One of the chief criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg’s 
theory is that
(1) his theory undermines the feminine perspective
(2) he did not refer to Piaget’s theory of moral 
development
(3) he does not propose specific responses of 
children at each stage
(4) he did not conduct any research on children
10. Howard Gardner suggested that there are distinct 
kinds of intelligence. Which of the following 
intelligence was not proposed by Gardner?
(1) Musical (2) Linguistic
(3) Body-Kinesthetic (4) Practical
11. Which of the following illustrates a constructivist 
learning approach in a progressive classroom?
(1) Multiple interpretations
(2) Rote memorization and verbatim recall
(3) Rewards and punishment
(4) Repeated drill and practice
12. In context of multilingualism, which of the following 
is an appropriate approach?
(1) Students should be penalized for using their 
mother tongue or local language during school 
hours.
(2) The schools should admit only those students 
whose mother tongue is same as the language of 
instruction.
(3) The teacher should accept & respect diverse 
languages and create a classroom environment 
which supports inclusion of all students.
(4) The teacher should ignore children who use 
their mother tongue in the class.
13. Children who often see their parents cross 
normative gender lines such as mothers repairing 
the appliances and fathers taking care of the baby, 
are:
(1) less likely to adhere to gender stereotypes.
(2) more likely to practice gender segregation.
(3) more likely to practice gender stereotypes.
(4) less likely to break gender norms prevalent in 
society.
14. The purposes of assessment according to National 
Education Policy (2020) are:
(i) to generate stress and induce fear amongst 
students to ensure learning levels.
(ii) to revise-teaching learning processes.
(iii) to optimize learning and development.
(iv) to support students inside and outside the 
classroom.
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (2) (i) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (4) (ii) (iii) (iv)
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
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3rd	January	2022
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The social expectations at each stage of development 
are referred to as
(1) Developmental tasks
(2) Developmental needs
(3) Developmental hazards
(4) Developmental domains
2. Development ............... .
(1) proceeds from centre of the body in an outward 
direction.
(2) development proceeds from bottom to top.
(3) is unidimensional.
(4) is not influenced by environmental efforts.
3. Assertion (A): Cognitive development progresses 
quite rapidly untill middle childhood and then 
comes to a stop.
 Reason (R): Human beings cannot learn new things 
after the stage of middle childhood.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. A group of children enact scenes from a popular 
dance reality show in their play. As a judge,  
8-year-old Sana gives comments on other children’s 
dances. This situation highlights the important role 
of ...............  in the socialization of children.
(1) religious institutions (2) family
(3) media (4) school
5. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive 
development, in which stage children gain the 
ability to seriate objects in a specified order?
(1) Sensory motor
(2) Pre operational
(3) Concrete operational
(4) Formal operational
6. According to Jean Piaget, an ongoing process which 
refines and transforms mental structures is called 
............... .
(1) Deferred Imitation
(2) Object Permanence
(3) Assimilation
(4) Equilibration
7. After seeing students struggling to solve a problem, 
a teacher gave them hints and half solved examples 
to assist them.
 As per Lev Vygotsky’s theory, this is an example of 
............... .
(1) scaffolding (2) reversibility
(3) seriation (4) expository teaching
8. Which theorist asserted that cognitive development 
is a collaborative process?
(1) Lev Vygotsky (2) Ivan Pavlov
(3) B. F . Skinner (4) John B. Watson
9. One of the chief criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg’s 
theory is that
(1) his theory undermines the feminine perspective
(2) he did not refer to Piaget’s theory of moral 
development
(3) he does not propose specific responses of 
children at each stage
(4) he did not conduct any research on children
10. Howard Gardner suggested that there are distinct 
kinds of intelligence. Which of the following 
intelligence was not proposed by Gardner?
(1) Musical (2) Linguistic
(3) Body-Kinesthetic (4) Practical
11. Which of the following illustrates a constructivist 
learning approach in a progressive classroom?
(1) Multiple interpretations
(2) Rote memorization and verbatim recall
(3) Rewards and punishment
(4) Repeated drill and practice
12. In context of multilingualism, which of the following 
is an appropriate approach?
(1) Students should be penalized for using their 
mother tongue or local language during school 
hours.
(2) The schools should admit only those students 
whose mother tongue is same as the language of 
instruction.
(3) The teacher should accept & respect diverse 
languages and create a classroom environment 
which supports inclusion of all students.
(4) The teacher should ignore children who use 
their mother tongue in the class.
13. Children who often see their parents cross 
normative gender lines such as mothers repairing 
the appliances and fathers taking care of the baby, 
are:
(1) less likely to adhere to gender stereotypes.
(2) more likely to practice gender segregation.
(3) more likely to practice gender stereotypes.
(4) less likely to break gender norms prevalent in 
society.
14. The purposes of assessment according to National 
Education Policy (2020) are:
(i) to generate stress and induce fear amongst 
students to ensure learning levels.
(ii) to revise-teaching learning processes.
(iii) to optimize learning and development.
(iv) to support students inside and outside the 
classroom.
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (2) (i) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (4) (ii) (iii) (iv)
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
3rd	January	2022
   
15. Dynamic assessment helps to understand
(1) the intelligence Quotient of a child
(2) relative rank of the student in comparison to her 
peers
(3) the specific learning needs of a child
(4) if child is fit to study in a regular school or not.
16. For successful inclusion of students with ‘giftedness’, 
which of the following strategy a teacher should 
avoid to use?
(1) Allow opportunities to express diverse 
perspectives.
(2) Provide academic enrichment activities to 
students.
(3) Implement teacher-centred curriculum.
(4) Allow students to pursue independent projects 
based on their interests.
17. In order to create a system which respects individual 
differences among learners, it is important to:
(1) use standardised curriculum for all learners
(2) allow variation in learning pace and perspectives
(3) keep low expectations of learning from all 
students
(4) pay attention only towards high achievers in 
exams
18. A student is unable to pay attention in class, becomes 
distracted easily, can’t sit in the assigned seat, fidgets 
and loses things. These characteristics are indicative 
of
(1) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(2) Visual impairment
(3) Dyslexia
(4) Dysgraphia
19. For inclusion of students with hearing impairment, 
a teacher should ............... .
(1) avoid speaking anytime when student can’t see 
her face
(2) discourage use of sign language
(3) avoid use of assistive technology
(4) avoid giving extra time for processing 
information
20. Choosing activities that provide scope for insightful 
and divergent answers promote ............... .
(1) rote memorisation
(2) creativity
(3) frustration
(4) competition
21. Students who score less marks during exams should 
............... .
(1) be placed in special schools.
(2) be guided to pursue only vocational education.
(3) be subjected to corporal punishment.
(4) be provided with necessary support as per their 
individual needs.
22. Assertion (A): To ensure meaningful learning, it is 
essential to connect new materials with something 
the child already knows.
 Reason (R): Learning occurs in a linear manner.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
23. Which of the following notions of success in school 
needs to be challenged?
(1) Students achieve success in school by proving 
themselves to be better than others.
(2) Success need not to be about competition.
(3) Schools should give importance to cognitive as 
well as emotional domains while conceptualising 
success.
(4) In creating an evaluation sytem in which 
someone comes ‘first’, we also create a system in 
which someone is destined to ‘last’.
24. While teaching a concept which of the following, a 
teacher should avoid?
(1) Use of analogies across and within domains
(2) Highlight correlations among different 
phenomenons
(3) Ask students to look for cause-effect relations
(4) Exclude non-examplers and exceptions.
25. Which of the following form of learning, a teacher 
should emphasize upon:
(1) learning through stimulus-response
(2) learning through process of structured enquiry
(3) learning through rote-memorisation
(4) learning to achieve more marks than others
26. Which of the following is NOT an example of 
extrinsic motivation?
(1) Avoidance of punishment
(2) Interest
(3) Rewards
(4) Fear of failure
27. Which of the following emotion hinders student’s 
learning?
(1) Eagerness (2) Gratitude
(3) Curiosity (4) Hopelessness
28. During the classroom discussion on concept of 
water, a child responded, “water is not colourless”. 
On enquiring by the teacher, child gave reference of 
dirty water which he had seen in a drain near his 
home. A teacher respond to this misconception of 
the child by:
(1) completely discarding this answer
(2) asserting that his logic is baseless
(3) accept the response and explain the logic of 
calling the water colourless
(4) emphasing on only one correct answer i.e. water 
is colourless
29. Socio-constructivist approach to learning emphasises 
on importance of ............... .
(1) Rewards and Punishment
(2) Standardised Assessment
(3) Cultural Context
(4) Expository Teaching
30. Learning is most effective and meaningful when
(1) it occurs in contextualised manner
(2) learners are performance-oriented
(3) learners are motivated by intrinsic factors
(4) information is presented in disconnected chunks
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The social expectations at each stage of development 
are referred to as
(1) Developmental tasks
(2) Developmental needs
(3) Developmental hazards
(4) Developmental domains
2. Development ............... .
(1) proceeds from centre of the body in an outward 
direction.
(2) development proceeds from bottom to top.
(3) is unidimensional.
(4) is not influenced by environmental efforts.
3. Assertion (A): Cognitive development progresses 
quite rapidly untill middle childhood and then 
comes to a stop.
 Reason (R): Human beings cannot learn new things 
after the stage of middle childhood.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. A group of children enact scenes from a popular 
dance reality show in their play. As a judge,  
8-year-old Sana gives comments on other children’s 
dances. This situation highlights the important role 
of ...............  in the socialization of children.
(1) religious institutions (2) family
(3) media (4) school
5. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive 
development, in which stage children gain the 
ability to seriate objects in a specified order?
(1) Sensory motor
(2) Pre operational
(3) Concrete operational
(4) Formal operational
6. According to Jean Piaget, an ongoing process which 
refines and transforms mental structures is called 
............... .
(1) Deferred Imitation
(2) Object Permanence
(3) Assimilation
(4) Equilibration
7. After seeing students struggling to solve a problem, 
a teacher gave them hints and half solved examples 
to assist them.
 As per Lev Vygotsky’s theory, this is an example of 
............... .
(1) scaffolding (2) reversibility
(3) seriation (4) expository teaching
8. Which theorist asserted that cognitive development 
is a collaborative process?
(1) Lev Vygotsky (2) Ivan Pavlov
(3) B. F . Skinner (4) John B. Watson
9. One of the chief criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg’s 
theory is that
(1) his theory undermines the feminine perspective
(2) he did not refer to Piaget’s theory of moral 
development
(3) he does not propose specific responses of 
children at each stage
(4) he did not conduct any research on children
10. Howard Gardner suggested that there are distinct 
kinds of intelligence. Which of the following 
intelligence was not proposed by Gardner?
(1) Musical (2) Linguistic
(3) Body-Kinesthetic (4) Practical
11. Which of the following illustrates a constructivist 
learning approach in a progressive classroom?
(1) Multiple interpretations
(2) Rote memorization and verbatim recall
(3) Rewards and punishment
(4) Repeated drill and practice
12. In context of multilingualism, which of the following 
is an appropriate approach?
(1) Students should be penalized for using their 
mother tongue or local language during school 
hours.
(2) The schools should admit only those students 
whose mother tongue is same as the language of 
instruction.
(3) The teacher should accept & respect diverse 
languages and create a classroom environment 
which supports inclusion of all students.
(4) The teacher should ignore children who use 
their mother tongue in the class.
13. Children who often see their parents cross 
normative gender lines such as mothers repairing 
the appliances and fathers taking care of the baby, 
are:
(1) less likely to adhere to gender stereotypes.
(2) more likely to practice gender segregation.
(3) more likely to practice gender stereotypes.
(4) less likely to break gender norms prevalent in 
society.
14. The purposes of assessment according to National 
Education Policy (2020) are:
(i) to generate stress and induce fear amongst 
students to ensure learning levels.
(ii) to revise-teaching learning processes.
(iii) to optimize learning and development.
(iv) to support students inside and outside the 
classroom.
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (2) (i) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (4) (ii) (iii) (iv)
CTET SOLVED PAPERS
Paper - 2 (Social Science)
3rd	January	2022
   
15. Dynamic assessment helps to understand
(1) the intelligence Quotient of a child
(2) relative rank of the student in comparison to her 
peers
(3) the specific learning needs of a child
(4) if child is fit to study in a regular school or not.
16. For successful inclusion of students with ‘giftedness’, 
which of the following strategy a teacher should 
avoid to use?
(1) Allow opportunities to express diverse 
perspectives.
(2) Provide academic enrichment activities to 
students.
(3) Implement teacher-centred curriculum.
(4) Allow students to pursue independent projects 
based on their interests.
17. In order to create a system which respects individual 
differences among learners, it is important to:
(1) use standardised curriculum for all learners
(2) allow variation in learning pace and perspectives
(3) keep low expectations of learning from all 
students
(4) pay attention only towards high achievers in 
exams
18. A student is unable to pay attention in class, becomes 
distracted easily, can’t sit in the assigned seat, fidgets 
and loses things. These characteristics are indicative 
of
(1) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(2) Visual impairment
(3) Dyslexia
(4) Dysgraphia
19. For inclusion of students with hearing impairment, 
a teacher should ............... .
(1) avoid speaking anytime when student can’t see 
her face
(2) discourage use of sign language
(3) avoid use of assistive technology
(4) avoid giving extra time for processing 
information
20. Choosing activities that provide scope for insightful 
and divergent answers promote ............... .
(1) rote memorisation
(2) creativity
(3) frustration
(4) competition
21. Students who score less marks during exams should 
............... .
(1) be placed in special schools.
(2) be guided to pursue only vocational education.
(3) be subjected to corporal punishment.
(4) be provided with necessary support as per their 
individual needs.
22. Assertion (A): To ensure meaningful learning, it is 
essential to connect new materials with something 
the child already knows.
 Reason (R): Learning occurs in a linear manner.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
23. Which of the following notions of success in school 
needs to be challenged?
(1) Students achieve success in school by proving 
themselves to be better than others.
(2) Success need not to be about competition.
(3) Schools should give importance to cognitive as 
well as emotional domains while conceptualising 
success.
(4) In creating an evaluation sytem in which 
someone comes ‘first’, we also create a system in 
which someone is destined to ‘last’.
24. While teaching a concept which of the following, a 
teacher should avoid?
(1) Use of analogies across and within domains
(2) Highlight correlations among different 
phenomenons
(3) Ask students to look for cause-effect relations
(4) Exclude non-examplers and exceptions.
25. Which of the following form of learning, a teacher 
should emphasize upon:
(1) learning through stimulus-response
(2) learning through process of structured enquiry
(3) learning through rote-memorisation
(4) learning to achieve more marks than others
26. Which of the following is NOT an example of 
extrinsic motivation?
(1) Avoidance of punishment
(2) Interest
(3) Rewards
(4) Fear of failure
27. Which of the following emotion hinders student’s 
learning?
(1) Eagerness (2) Gratitude
(3) Curiosity (4) Hopelessness
28. During the classroom discussion on concept of 
water, a child responded, “water is not colourless”. 
On enquiring by the teacher, child gave reference of 
dirty water which he had seen in a drain near his 
home. A teacher respond to this misconception of 
the child by:
(1) completely discarding this answer
(2) asserting that his logic is baseless
(3) accept the response and explain the logic of 
calling the water colourless
(4) emphasing on only one correct answer i.e. water 
is colourless
29. Socio-constructivist approach to learning emphasises 
on importance of ............... .
(1) Rewards and Punishment
(2) Standardised Assessment
(3) Cultural Context
(4) Expository Teaching
30. Learning is most effective and meaningful when
(1) it occurs in contextualised manner
(2) learners are performance-oriented
(3) learners are motivated by intrinsic factors
(4) information is presented in disconnected chunks
  
Social Science/Social Studies
31. In which state of India can you find the old sites of 
Bhimbetka?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka
32. Arrange the following Gupta Kings in the 
chronological order.
(i) Sri Gupta (ii) Chandra Gupta II
(iii) Skanda Gupta (iv) Samudra Gupta
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (4) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
33. Assertion (A): Al-Biruni wrote Kitab al–Hind. 
 Reasoning (R): Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was 
interested in finding out more about the people he 
conquered.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the reason of 
(A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the reason 
of (A).
34. Which is the meaning of Pishtaq, an important 
aspect of Mughal architecture?
(1) Forty pillared halls.
(2) Tall gateway.
(3) Central Hall surrounded by eight rooms.
(4) Rectangular walled enclosures.
35. Arrange the following in the descending order 
(background) starting from the recent period:
A. Composing of Rigveda
B. Emergence of Varna system
C. Rise of Mauryan Empire
D. Emergence of Buddhism.
(1) B, A, C and D (2) D, A, C and B
(3) A, B, D and C (4) C, D, B and A
36. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
A. Around 2500 years ago, there is evidence for 
the growing use of iron tools including axes 
for clearing forests and the iron plough share, 
which were useful for increasing agricultural 
production.
B. Many cities developed from about 2500 years 
ago.
(1) A is true but B is false.
(2) A is false but B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true and there is a relation 
between A and B.
(4) Both A and B are true but there is a relation 
between A and B.
37. Match the following categories of land during the 
Chola period with the correct option:
List-I List-II
(a) V ellanvagai (i) Land gifted to temple
(b) Brahmadeya (ii) Land for the maintenance 
of a school
(c) Shalabhoga (iii) Land of non-Brahmana 
peasant proprietors
(d) Devadana (iv) Land gifted to Brahmanas
(1) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)–(iii), (d)-(ii)
(2) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)-(i)
(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(i), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)–(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)–(iv), (d)-(i)
38. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): The crisis in Bengal economy after 
1765 had adverse effect on artisans and peasants. 
Artisonal production declined and agricultural 
cultivation showed signs of collapse. In 1770 a 
famine killed ten million people in Bengal.
 Reason (R): The effort of the East India Company 
after getting the Diwani of Bengal was to increase 
the revenue as much as it could and buy fine cotton 
and silk cloth as cheap as possible. The revenue 
collected in Bengal was used to finance the purchase 
of goods for export.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
39. Who contributed to the banning of Sati in 1829?
(1) Raja Rammohun Roy
(2) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
(3) Jyoti Rao Phule
(4) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
40. Read the statements (A) and (R) and choose the 
correct option.
 Assertion (A): Between 1927 and 1935 Ambedkar 
led three temple entry movements.
 Reason (R): Ambedkar’s aim was to make everyone 
sea the power of British rule in India.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
41. Match the reforms movements with their leaders 
correctly:
List-I List-II
(a) Matua Panth (i) Jyotirao Phule
(b) Satyashodhak 
Samaj
(ii) Raja Rammohan 
Roy
(c) Arya Samaj (iii) Haridar Thakur
(d) Brahmo Samaj (iv) Swami Dayanand 
Saraswati
(1) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(3) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
42. Read the following statements on emergence of 
Nationalism and choose the correct option.
A. The Indian National Congress was founded in 
the year 1885.
B. The early Nationalist leaders were largely from 
rural and uneducated background.
(1) A is true but B is false
(2) A is false but B is true
(3) Both A and B are true
(4) Both A and B are false
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The social expectations at each stage of development 
are referred to as
(1) Developmental tasks
(2) Developmental needs
(3) Developmental hazards
(4) Developmental domains
2. Development ............... .
(1) proceeds from centre of the body in an outward 
direction.
(2) development proceeds from bottom to top.
(3) is unidimensional.
(4) is not influenced by environmental efforts.
3. Assertion (A): Cognitive development progresses 
quite rapidly untill middle childhood and then 
comes to a stop.
 Reason (R): Human beings cannot learn new things 
after the stage of middle childhood.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. A group of children enact scenes from a popular 
dance reality show in their play. As a judge,  
8-year-old Sana gives comments on other children’s 
dances. This situation highlights the important role 
of ...............  in the socialization of children.
(1) religious institutions (2) family
(3) media (4) school
5. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive 
development, in which stage children gain the 
ability to seriate objects in a specified order?
(1) Sensory motor
(2) Pre operational
(3) Concrete operational
(4) Formal operational
6. According to Jean Piaget, an ongoing process which 
refines and transforms mental structures is called 
............... .
(1) Deferred Imitation
(2) Object Permanence
(3) Assimilation
(4) Equilibration
7. After seeing students struggling to solve a problem, 
a teacher gave them hints and half solved examples 
to assist them.
 As per Lev Vygotsky’s theory, this is an example of 
............... .
(1) scaffolding (2) reversibility
(3) seriation (4) expository teaching
8. Which theorist asserted that cognitive development 
is a collaborative process?
(1) Lev Vygotsky (2) Ivan Pavlov
(3) B. F . Skinner (4) John B. Watson
9. One of the chief criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg’s 
theory is that
(1) his theory undermines the feminine perspective
(2) he did not refer to Piaget’s theory of moral 
development
(3) he does not propose specific responses of 
children at each stage
(4) he did not conduct any research on children
10. Howard Gardner suggested that there are distinct 
kinds of intelligence. Which of the following 
intelligence was not proposed by Gardner?
(1) Musical (2) Linguistic
(3) Body-Kinesthetic (4) Practical
11. Which of the following illustrates a constructivist 
learning approach in a progressive classroom?
(1) Multiple interpretations
(2) Rote memorization and verbatim recall
(3) Rewards and punishment
(4) Repeated drill and practice
12. In context of multilingualism, which of the following 
is an appropriate approach?
(1) Students should be penalized for using their 
mother tongue or local language during school 
hours.
(2) The schools should admit only those students 
whose mother tongue is same as the language of 
instruction.
(3) The teacher should accept & respect diverse 
languages and create a classroom environment 
which supports inclusion of all students.
(4) The teacher should ignore children who use 
their mother tongue in the class.
13. Children who often see their parents cross 
normative gender lines such as mothers repairing 
the appliances and fathers taking care of the baby, 
are:
(1) less likely to adhere to gender stereotypes.
(2) more likely to practice gender segregation.
(3) more likely to practice gender stereotypes.
(4) less likely to break gender norms prevalent in 
society.
14. The purposes of assessment according to National 
Education Policy (2020) are:
(i) to generate stress and induce fear amongst 
students to ensure learning levels.
(ii) to revise-teaching learning processes.
(iii) to optimize learning and development.
(iv) to support students inside and outside the 
classroom.
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (2) (i) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (4) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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15. Dynamic assessment helps to understand
(1) the intelligence Quotient of a child
(2) relative rank of the student in comparison to her 
peers
(3) the specific learning needs of a child
(4) if child is fit to study in a regular school or not.
16. For successful inclusion of students with ‘giftedness’, 
which of the following strategy a teacher should 
avoid to use?
(1) Allow opportunities to express diverse 
perspectives.
(2) Provide academic enrichment activities to 
students.
(3) Implement teacher-centred curriculum.
(4) Allow students to pursue independent projects 
based on their interests.
17. In order to create a system which respects individual 
differences among learners, it is important to:
(1) use standardised curriculum for all learners
(2) allow variation in learning pace and perspectives
(3) keep low expectations of learning from all 
students
(4) pay attention only towards high achievers in 
exams
18. A student is unable to pay attention in class, becomes 
distracted easily, can’t sit in the assigned seat, fidgets 
and loses things. These characteristics are indicative 
of
(1) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(2) Visual impairment
(3) Dyslexia
(4) Dysgraphia
19. For inclusion of students with hearing impairment, 
a teacher should ............... .
(1) avoid speaking anytime when student can’t see 
her face
(2) discourage use of sign language
(3) avoid use of assistive technology
(4) avoid giving extra time for processing 
information
20. Choosing activities that provide scope for insightful 
and divergent answers promote ............... .
(1) rote memorisation
(2) creativity
(3) frustration
(4) competition
21. Students who score less marks during exams should 
............... .
(1) be placed in special schools.
(2) be guided to pursue only vocational education.
(3) be subjected to corporal punishment.
(4) be provided with necessary support as per their 
individual needs.
22. Assertion (A): To ensure meaningful learning, it is 
essential to connect new materials with something 
the child already knows.
 Reason (R): Learning occurs in a linear manner.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
23. Which of the following notions of success in school 
needs to be challenged?
(1) Students achieve success in school by proving 
themselves to be better than others.
(2) Success need not to be about competition.
(3) Schools should give importance to cognitive as 
well as emotional domains while conceptualising 
success.
(4) In creating an evaluation sytem in which 
someone comes ‘first’, we also create a system in 
which someone is destined to ‘last’.
24. While teaching a concept which of the following, a 
teacher should avoid?
(1) Use of analogies across and within domains
(2) Highlight correlations among different 
phenomenons
(3) Ask students to look for cause-effect relations
(4) Exclude non-examplers and exceptions.
25. Which of the following form of learning, a teacher 
should emphasize upon:
(1) learning through stimulus-response
(2) learning through process of structured enquiry
(3) learning through rote-memorisation
(4) learning to achieve more marks than others
26. Which of the following is NOT an example of 
extrinsic motivation?
(1) Avoidance of punishment
(2) Interest
(3) Rewards
(4) Fear of failure
27. Which of the following emotion hinders student’s 
learning?
(1) Eagerness (2) Gratitude
(3) Curiosity (4) Hopelessness
28. During the classroom discussion on concept of 
water, a child responded, “water is not colourless”. 
On enquiring by the teacher, child gave reference of 
dirty water which he had seen in a drain near his 
home. A teacher respond to this misconception of 
the child by:
(1) completely discarding this answer
(2) asserting that his logic is baseless
(3) accept the response and explain the logic of 
calling the water colourless
(4) emphasing on only one correct answer i.e. water 
is colourless
29. Socio-constructivist approach to learning emphasises 
on importance of ............... .
(1) Rewards and Punishment
(2) Standardised Assessment
(3) Cultural Context
(4) Expository Teaching
30. Learning is most effective and meaningful when
(1) it occurs in contextualised manner
(2) learners are performance-oriented
(3) learners are motivated by intrinsic factors
(4) information is presented in disconnected chunks
  
Social Science/Social Studies
31. In which state of India can you find the old sites of 
Bhimbetka?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka
32. Arrange the following Gupta Kings in the 
chronological order.
(i) Sri Gupta (ii) Chandra Gupta II
(iii) Skanda Gupta (iv) Samudra Gupta
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (4) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
33. Assertion (A): Al-Biruni wrote Kitab al–Hind. 
 Reasoning (R): Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was 
interested in finding out more about the people he 
conquered.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the reason of 
(A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the reason 
of (A).
34. Which is the meaning of Pishtaq, an important 
aspect of Mughal architecture?
(1) Forty pillared halls.
(2) Tall gateway.
(3) Central Hall surrounded by eight rooms.
(4) Rectangular walled enclosures.
35. Arrange the following in the descending order 
(background) starting from the recent period:
A. Composing of Rigveda
B. Emergence of Varna system
C. Rise of Mauryan Empire
D. Emergence of Buddhism.
(1) B, A, C and D (2) D, A, C and B
(3) A, B, D and C (4) C, D, B and A
36. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
A. Around 2500 years ago, there is evidence for 
the growing use of iron tools including axes 
for clearing forests and the iron plough share, 
which were useful for increasing agricultural 
production.
B. Many cities developed from about 2500 years 
ago.
(1) A is true but B is false.
(2) A is false but B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true and there is a relation 
between A and B.
(4) Both A and B are true but there is a relation 
between A and B.
37. Match the following categories of land during the 
Chola period with the correct option:
List-I List-II
(a) V ellanvagai (i) Land gifted to temple
(b) Brahmadeya (ii) Land for the maintenance 
of a school
(c) Shalabhoga (iii) Land of non-Brahmana 
peasant proprietors
(d) Devadana (iv) Land gifted to Brahmanas
(1) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)–(iii), (d)-(ii)
(2) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)-(i)
(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(i), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)–(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)–(iv), (d)-(i)
38. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): The crisis in Bengal economy after 
1765 had adverse effect on artisans and peasants. 
Artisonal production declined and agricultural 
cultivation showed signs of collapse. In 1770 a 
famine killed ten million people in Bengal.
 Reason (R): The effort of the East India Company 
after getting the Diwani of Bengal was to increase 
the revenue as much as it could and buy fine cotton 
and silk cloth as cheap as possible. The revenue 
collected in Bengal was used to finance the purchase 
of goods for export.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
39. Who contributed to the banning of Sati in 1829?
(1) Raja Rammohun Roy
(2) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
(3) Jyoti Rao Phule
(4) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
40. Read the statements (A) and (R) and choose the 
correct option.
 Assertion (A): Between 1927 and 1935 Ambedkar 
led three temple entry movements.
 Reason (R): Ambedkar’s aim was to make everyone 
sea the power of British rule in India.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
41. Match the reforms movements with their leaders 
correctly:
List-I List-II
(a) Matua Panth (i) Jyotirao Phule
(b) Satyashodhak 
Samaj
(ii) Raja Rammohan 
Roy
(c) Arya Samaj (iii) Haridar Thakur
(d) Brahmo Samaj (iv) Swami Dayanand 
Saraswati
(1) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(3) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
42. Read the following statements on emergence of 
Nationalism and choose the correct option.
A. The Indian National Congress was founded in 
the year 1885.
B. The early Nationalist leaders were largely from 
rural and uneducated background.
(1) A is true but B is false
(2) A is false but B is true
(3) Both A and B are true
(4) Both A and B are false
  
43. Read the Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) and 
choose the correct option.
 Assertion (A): The British decided that the 
proportion of Indian soldiers in the army in India 
would be reduced and the number of European 
soldiers would be increased.
 Reason (R): In May 1857 sepoys of the East India 
Company mutinied in several places in India and 
a large number of people from different sections of 
society rose up in rebellion.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
44. Read the following Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) 
on formation of states and choose the correct option.
 Assertion (A): Both Prime Minister Jawaharlal 
Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel 
were against the creating of linguistic states.
 Reasoning (R): State Reorganisation Commission 
recommended in 1956 the redrawing of districts and 
provisional boundaries to form compact provinces 
at Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, 
Kannada and Telugu speakers respectively.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
45. Given statements are about various celestial bodies 
in the sky. Which of the statements are correct?
A. We do not feel heat and light of countless 
twinkling stars in the night sky as they are very 
far away from us.
B. Ursa Major Constellation is a group of seven 
stars also called Saptarishi.
C. Pole Star keeps changing its position in the sky.
D. Moon appears at different times, in different 
shapes and at different positions.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A, B and D (2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and C
46. Which of the following statements correct 
description of the globe?
A. Globe is a true model (miniature from) of the 
Earth.
B. Globes can be of varying size and type.
C. On the globe, countries, continents and oceans 
are shown in their correct size.
D. It is fixed and cannot be rotated.
(1) Only A, B and C (2) Only A, C and D
(3) Only A, B and D (4) Only B, C and D
47. Identify the heat zone of the earth from the 
characteristics.
A. The midday sun never shines overhead.
B. These areas have moderate temperature.
C. These areas are bounded by the Tropic of 
Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern 
Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn and the 
Antarctic Circle in the southern Hemisphere.
(1) Frigid zone
(2) Temperate zone
(3) Torrid zone
(4) North and South Poles
48. India is located east of Greenwich at 82° 32° E. What 
will be Indian Standard Time (IST) if Greenwich 
Mean Time is 1 PM?
(1) 7.30 PM (2) 6.30 PM
(3) 6.30 AM (4) 7.30 AM
49. In which type of forests do softwood trees like chir, 
pine and cedar grow?
(1) Temperate deciduous forests
(2) Temperate evergreen forests
(3) Coniferous forests
(4) Tropical deciduous forests
50. Read the given statements and select the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): There is a close relationship between 
height of land and the character of vegetation. 
 Reason (R): The growth of vegetation depends on 
slope and thickness of soil.
(i) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(ii) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(iii) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(iv) Both (A) and (R) are false.
51. Match the following about movement of water on 
ocean surface and choose the correct option:
A. Cold ocean 
currents
(i) Alternate rise and fall of 
water on ocean surface.
B. Tides (ii) Rhythmic rise and fall of 
ocean water twice in a 
day.
C. Waves (iii) Originated near the 
equator.
D. Warm oceans 
currents
(iv) Carry water from polar to 
tropical latitudes
(1) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(2) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)
(3) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(4) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
52. Choose the correct option Monsoon winds are:
(1) Planetary winds (2) Seasonal winds
(3) Permanent winds (4) Local winds
53. Which of the following represents correct matching 
of the layers of atmosphere.
A. Exosphere (i) Layer help in radio 
transmission.
B. T roposphere (ii) Upper most layer of 
atmosphere.
C. Stratosphere (iii) Lower most layer of 
atmosphere.
D. Thermosphere (iv) Layer contains ozone 
gas.
(1) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
(2) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii)
(4) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
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Time: 2 hours 30 mins. Total Marks: 150
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The social expectations at each stage of development 
are referred to as
(1) Developmental tasks
(2) Developmental needs
(3) Developmental hazards
(4) Developmental domains
2. Development ............... .
(1) proceeds from centre of the body in an outward 
direction.
(2) development proceeds from bottom to top.
(3) is unidimensional.
(4) is not influenced by environmental efforts.
3. Assertion (A): Cognitive development progresses 
quite rapidly untill middle childhood and then 
comes to a stop.
 Reason (R): Human beings cannot learn new things 
after the stage of middle childhood.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
4. A group of children enact scenes from a popular 
dance reality show in their play. As a judge,  
8-year-old Sana gives comments on other children’s 
dances. This situation highlights the important role 
of ...............  in the socialization of children.
(1) religious institutions (2) family
(3) media (4) school
5. According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive 
development, in which stage children gain the 
ability to seriate objects in a specified order?
(1) Sensory motor
(2) Pre operational
(3) Concrete operational
(4) Formal operational
6. According to Jean Piaget, an ongoing process which 
refines and transforms mental structures is called 
............... .
(1) Deferred Imitation
(2) Object Permanence
(3) Assimilation
(4) Equilibration
7. After seeing students struggling to solve a problem, 
a teacher gave them hints and half solved examples 
to assist them.
 As per Lev Vygotsky’s theory, this is an example of 
............... .
(1) scaffolding (2) reversibility
(3) seriation (4) expository teaching
8. Which theorist asserted that cognitive development 
is a collaborative process?
(1) Lev Vygotsky (2) Ivan Pavlov
(3) B. F . Skinner (4) John B. Watson
9. One of the chief criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg’s 
theory is that
(1) his theory undermines the feminine perspective
(2) he did not refer to Piaget’s theory of moral 
development
(3) he does not propose specific responses of 
children at each stage
(4) he did not conduct any research on children
10. Howard Gardner suggested that there are distinct 
kinds of intelligence. Which of the following 
intelligence was not proposed by Gardner?
(1) Musical (2) Linguistic
(3) Body-Kinesthetic (4) Practical
11. Which of the following illustrates a constructivist 
learning approach in a progressive classroom?
(1) Multiple interpretations
(2) Rote memorization and verbatim recall
(3) Rewards and punishment
(4) Repeated drill and practice
12. In context of multilingualism, which of the following 
is an appropriate approach?
(1) Students should be penalized for using their 
mother tongue or local language during school 
hours.
(2) The schools should admit only those students 
whose mother tongue is same as the language of 
instruction.
(3) The teacher should accept & respect diverse 
languages and create a classroom environment 
which supports inclusion of all students.
(4) The teacher should ignore children who use 
their mother tongue in the class.
13. Children who often see their parents cross 
normative gender lines such as mothers repairing 
the appliances and fathers taking care of the baby, 
are:
(1) less likely to adhere to gender stereotypes.
(2) more likely to practice gender segregation.
(3) more likely to practice gender stereotypes.
(4) less likely to break gender norms prevalent in 
society.
14. The purposes of assessment according to National 
Education Policy (2020) are:
(i) to generate stress and induce fear amongst 
students to ensure learning levels.
(ii) to revise-teaching learning processes.
(iii) to optimize learning and development.
(iv) to support students inside and outside the 
classroom.
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (2) (i) (iii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (4) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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15. Dynamic assessment helps to understand
(1) the intelligence Quotient of a child
(2) relative rank of the student in comparison to her 
peers
(3) the specific learning needs of a child
(4) if child is fit to study in a regular school or not.
16. For successful inclusion of students with ‘giftedness’, 
which of the following strategy a teacher should 
avoid to use?
(1) Allow opportunities to express diverse 
perspectives.
(2) Provide academic enrichment activities to 
students.
(3) Implement teacher-centred curriculum.
(4) Allow students to pursue independent projects 
based on their interests.
17. In order to create a system which respects individual 
differences among learners, it is important to:
(1) use standardised curriculum for all learners
(2) allow variation in learning pace and perspectives
(3) keep low expectations of learning from all 
students
(4) pay attention only towards high achievers in 
exams
18. A student is unable to pay attention in class, becomes 
distracted easily, can’t sit in the assigned seat, fidgets 
and loses things. These characteristics are indicative 
of
(1) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(2) Visual impairment
(3) Dyslexia
(4) Dysgraphia
19. For inclusion of students with hearing impairment, 
a teacher should ............... .
(1) avoid speaking anytime when student can’t see 
her face
(2) discourage use of sign language
(3) avoid use of assistive technology
(4) avoid giving extra time for processing 
information
20. Choosing activities that provide scope for insightful 
and divergent answers promote ............... .
(1) rote memorisation
(2) creativity
(3) frustration
(4) competition
21. Students who score less marks during exams should 
............... .
(1) be placed in special schools.
(2) be guided to pursue only vocational education.
(3) be subjected to corporal punishment.
(4) be provided with necessary support as per their 
individual needs.
22. Assertion (A): To ensure meaningful learning, it is 
essential to connect new materials with something 
the child already knows.
 Reason (R): Learning occurs in a linear manner.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
23. Which of the following notions of success in school 
needs to be challenged?
(1) Students achieve success in school by proving 
themselves to be better than others.
(2) Success need not to be about competition.
(3) Schools should give importance to cognitive as 
well as emotional domains while conceptualising 
success.
(4) In creating an evaluation sytem in which 
someone comes ‘first’, we also create a system in 
which someone is destined to ‘last’.
24. While teaching a concept which of the following, a 
teacher should avoid?
(1) Use of analogies across and within domains
(2) Highlight correlations among different 
phenomenons
(3) Ask students to look for cause-effect relations
(4) Exclude non-examplers and exceptions.
25. Which of the following form of learning, a teacher 
should emphasize upon:
(1) learning through stimulus-response
(2) learning through process of structured enquiry
(3) learning through rote-memorisation
(4) learning to achieve more marks than others
26. Which of the following is NOT an example of 
extrinsic motivation?
(1) Avoidance of punishment
(2) Interest
(3) Rewards
(4) Fear of failure
27. Which of the following emotion hinders student’s 
learning?
(1) Eagerness (2) Gratitude
(3) Curiosity (4) Hopelessness
28. During the classroom discussion on concept of 
water, a child responded, “water is not colourless”. 
On enquiring by the teacher, child gave reference of 
dirty water which he had seen in a drain near his 
home. A teacher respond to this misconception of 
the child by:
(1) completely discarding this answer
(2) asserting that his logic is baseless
(3) accept the response and explain the logic of 
calling the water colourless
(4) emphasing on only one correct answer i.e. water 
is colourless
29. Socio-constructivist approach to learning emphasises 
on importance of ............... .
(1) Rewards and Punishment
(2) Standardised Assessment
(3) Cultural Context
(4) Expository Teaching
30. Learning is most effective and meaningful when
(1) it occurs in contextualised manner
(2) learners are performance-oriented
(3) learners are motivated by intrinsic factors
(4) information is presented in disconnected chunks
  
Social Science/Social Studies
31. In which state of India can you find the old sites of 
Bhimbetka?
(1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka
32. Arrange the following Gupta Kings in the 
chronological order.
(i) Sri Gupta (ii) Chandra Gupta II
(iii) Skanda Gupta (iv) Samudra Gupta
(1) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (2) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(3) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i) (4) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
33. Assertion (A): Al-Biruni wrote Kitab al–Hind. 
 Reasoning (R): Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was 
interested in finding out more about the people he 
conquered.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the reason of 
(A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the reason 
of (A).
34. Which is the meaning of Pishtaq, an important 
aspect of Mughal architecture?
(1) Forty pillared halls.
(2) Tall gateway.
(3) Central Hall surrounded by eight rooms.
(4) Rectangular walled enclosures.
35. Arrange the following in the descending order 
(background) starting from the recent period:
A. Composing of Rigveda
B. Emergence of Varna system
C. Rise of Mauryan Empire
D. Emergence of Buddhism.
(1) B, A, C and D (2) D, A, C and B
(3) A, B, D and C (4) C, D, B and A
36. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
A. Around 2500 years ago, there is evidence for 
the growing use of iron tools including axes 
for clearing forests and the iron plough share, 
which were useful for increasing agricultural 
production.
B. Many cities developed from about 2500 years 
ago.
(1) A is true but B is false.
(2) A is false but B is true.
(3) Both A and B are true and there is a relation 
between A and B.
(4) Both A and B are true but there is a relation 
between A and B.
37. Match the following categories of land during the 
Chola period with the correct option:
List-I List-II
(a) V ellanvagai (i) Land gifted to temple
(b) Brahmadeya (ii) Land for the maintenance 
of a school
(c) Shalabhoga (iii) Land of non-Brahmana 
peasant proprietors
(d) Devadana (iv) Land gifted to Brahmanas
(1) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)–(iii), (d)-(ii)
(2) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)-(i)
(3) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)–(i), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)–(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)–(iv), (d)-(i)
38. Read the statements A and B and choose the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): The crisis in Bengal economy after 
1765 had adverse effect on artisans and peasants. 
Artisonal production declined and agricultural 
cultivation showed signs of collapse. In 1770 a 
famine killed ten million people in Bengal.
 Reason (R): The effort of the East India Company 
after getting the Diwani of Bengal was to increase 
the revenue as much as it could and buy fine cotton 
and silk cloth as cheap as possible. The revenue 
collected in Bengal was used to finance the purchase 
of goods for export.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
39. Who contributed to the banning of Sati in 1829?
(1) Raja Rammohun Roy
(2) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
(3) Jyoti Rao Phule
(4) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
40. Read the statements (A) and (R) and choose the 
correct option.
 Assertion (A): Between 1927 and 1935 Ambedkar 
led three temple entry movements.
 Reason (R): Ambedkar’s aim was to make everyone 
sea the power of British rule in India.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
41. Match the reforms movements with their leaders 
correctly:
List-I List-II
(a) Matua Panth (i) Jyotirao Phule
(b) Satyashodhak 
Samaj
(ii) Raja Rammohan 
Roy
(c) Arya Samaj (iii) Haridar Thakur
(d) Brahmo Samaj (iv) Swami Dayanand 
Saraswati
(1) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
(2) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
(3) (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)
(4) (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
42. Read the following statements on emergence of 
Nationalism and choose the correct option.
A. The Indian National Congress was founded in 
the year 1885.
B. The early Nationalist leaders were largely from 
rural and uneducated background.
(1) A is true but B is false
(2) A is false but B is true
(3) Both A and B are true
(4) Both A and B are false
  
43. Read the Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) and 
choose the correct option.
 Assertion (A): The British decided that the 
proportion of Indian soldiers in the army in India 
would be reduced and the number of European 
soldiers would be increased.
 Reason (R): In May 1857 sepoys of the East India 
Company mutinied in several places in India and 
a large number of people from different sections of 
society rose up in rebellion.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
44. Read the following Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) 
on formation of states and choose the correct option.
 Assertion (A): Both Prime Minister Jawaharlal 
Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel 
were against the creating of linguistic states.
 Reasoning (R): State Reorganisation Commission 
recommended in 1956 the redrawing of districts and 
provisional boundaries to form compact provinces 
at Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, 
Kannada and Telugu speakers respectively.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
45. Given statements are about various celestial bodies 
in the sky. Which of the statements are correct?
A. We do not feel heat and light of countless 
twinkling stars in the night sky as they are very 
far away from us.
B. Ursa Major Constellation is a group of seven 
stars also called Saptarishi.
C. Pole Star keeps changing its position in the sky.
D. Moon appears at different times, in different 
shapes and at different positions.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) A, B and D (2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and C
46. Which of the following statements correct 
description of the globe?
A. Globe is a true model (miniature from) of the 
Earth.
B. Globes can be of varying size and type.
C. On the globe, countries, continents and oceans 
are shown in their correct size.
D. It is fixed and cannot be rotated.
(1) Only A, B and C (2) Only A, C and D
(3) Only A, B and D (4) Only B, C and D
47. Identify the heat zone of the earth from the 
characteristics.
A. The midday sun never shines overhead.
B. These areas have moderate temperature.
C. These areas are bounded by the Tropic of 
Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern 
Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn and the 
Antarctic Circle in the southern Hemisphere.
(1) Frigid zone
(2) Temperate zone
(3) Torrid zone
(4) North and South Poles
48. India is located east of Greenwich at 82° 32° E. What 
will be Indian Standard Time (IST) if Greenwich 
Mean Time is 1 PM?
(1) 7.30 PM (2) 6.30 PM
(3) 6.30 AM (4) 7.30 AM
49. In which type of forests do softwood trees like chir, 
pine and cedar grow?
(1) Temperate deciduous forests
(2) Temperate evergreen forests
(3) Coniferous forests
(4) Tropical deciduous forests
50. Read the given statements and select the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): There is a close relationship between 
height of land and the character of vegetation. 
 Reason (R): The growth of vegetation depends on 
slope and thickness of soil.
(i) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(ii) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(iii) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(iv) Both (A) and (R) are false.
51. Match the following about movement of water on 
ocean surface and choose the correct option:
A. Cold ocean 
currents
(i) Alternate rise and fall of 
water on ocean surface.
B. Tides (ii) Rhythmic rise and fall of 
ocean water twice in a 
day.
C. Waves (iii) Originated near the 
equator.
D. Warm oceans 
currents
(iv) Carry water from polar to 
tropical latitudes
(1) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(2) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)
(3) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(4) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
52. Choose the correct option Monsoon winds are:
(1) Planetary winds (2) Seasonal winds
(3) Permanent winds (4) Local winds
53. Which of the following represents correct matching 
of the layers of atmosphere.
A. Exosphere (i) Layer help in radio 
transmission.
B. T roposphere (ii) Upper most layer of 
atmosphere.
C. Stratosphere (iii) Lower most layer of 
atmosphere.
D. Thermosphere (iv) Layer contains ozone 
gas.
(1) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iii)
(2) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(3) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(ii)
(4) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)
  
54. Matching the regions with the animals used for 
transport in these region and choose the correct 
option:
A. Andes Mountains (i) Camels and bullocks
B. Tibet (ii) Mules and donkey
C. Indian desert (iii) Llamas
D. Indian hills (iv) Yaks
(1) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
(2) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(iv)
(3) A-(iv), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(i)
(4) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(iii)
55. Study the given statements and choose the correct 
option.
 Assertion (A): Utility or usability is what makes an 
object or substance a resource.
 Reason (R): Some resources have economic value, 
some do not have economic value.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
56. How can we as citizens and teachers help in 
conserving plants and animals? Choose the correct 
statements from the following:
A. Planting of trees by students and community 
members.
B. Dumping of a garbage in vacant spaces and 
parks.
C. Organise student visits to nature camps.
D. National parks can be developed as tourist spots.
 Choose the correct option:
(1) A, B and C (2) A, C and D
(3) B, C and D (4) A, B and D
57. Read the following and choose the correct methods 
of soil conservation:
A. Overuse of chemical fertilisers
B. Mulching
C. Contour barriers
D. Shelter belts
(1) A,B and D (2) A, C and D
(3) A, B and C (4) B, C and D
58. Read the following statements:
 Statement (A): There is considerable socio-cultural 
diversity in India.
 Statement (B): Diversity necessarily leads to equal 
opportunity.
 Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (B) are true and (B) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (B) are true but (B) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (B) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (B) are false.
59. Match the following:
A. Fixing people into one 
image
(i) Prejudice
B. Judging other people 
negatively
(ii) Untouchability
C. Treating some one less 
fairly than others
(iii) Stereotype
D. Practicing purity and 
pollution
(iv) Discrimination
(1) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
(2) A-(i), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(iii)
(3) A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)
(4) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(i), D-(iv)
60. Who is responsible for measuring land and keeping 
Land records in a village?
(1) Station House Officer
(2) Block Development Officer
(3) Patwari/Village Administrative officer
(4) District Collector
61. Match the following:
A. Zilla Parishad (i) Village
B. Gram Sabha (ii) Mayor
C. Ward Committee (iii) Municipalities
D. Corporation (iv) District Collector
(1) A-(iv), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(ii)
(2) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(iii)
(3) A-(ii), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)
(4) A-(iii), B-(i), C-(iv), D-(ii)
62. Which of the following example/s would you give in 
a class while explaining the term casual worker
A. Mason working at a constructive site
B. Domestic maids
C. Bank manager in a nationalized bank
 Choose the correct option:
(1) Only A and B (2) Only A and C
(3) Only B and C (4) Only A
63. Read the following statements
 Assertion (A): Agricultural labourers are seasonal 
workers.
 Reason (R): Working on a farm requires operations 
such as preparing the land, sowing, weeding and 
harvesting of crops.
 Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
64. Read the following statements and choose the 
correct options
A. The Disability Act 1995 states that persons with 
special needs have equal right and government 
should make possible their full participation in 
society
B. Under this Act the government has to segregate 
children with special needs into special schools.
(1) Only A is true (2) Only B is true
(3) Both A and B are true (4) Both A and B are false