REET Level 2 Mock Test - 6 (Social Science) - REET MCQ

Bruner's theory is a general framework for instruction based upon the study of cognition. The main aim was that instruction should be designed to facilitate extrapolation and/or fill in the gaps.

Self-study habit can be developed in children by citing examples of great people. Encouraging your children to develop good study habits from an early age is one of the most important things.

Equilibration takes place when a child strikes balance between the two processes while trying to internalise the perceived object.
Equilibration: The process of striking a balance between accommodation and assimilation. On the other hand, When the child strikes a balance between the two processes while trying to internalize the perceived object, adaptation (a relatively stable structure) takes place.

Parents should play a forward-looking role in the learning process of their children and encourage them to do better. As preschoolers grow into school-age children, parents become their children's learning coaches. Through guidance and reminders, parents help their children organize their time and support their desire to learn new things in and out of school.

गोंड जनजाति के लोग काले तथा गहरे भूरे रंग के होते हैं। 
गद्यांश के अनुसार: 

• गोंड जनजाति के लोग काले तथा गहरे भूरे रंग के होते हैं। 

'पीपल के पत्ते से हाथ' बालमजदूरों की ओर संकेत करते हैं।
कवि अगरबत्तियां बनाने वालों की दशा का वर्णन करते हुए लिखता है कि कुछ कोमल पीपल के पत्ते से हाथों वाले बच्चे हैं जो यह काम कर रहे हैं। कुछ यौवन से संपन्न लड़कियां भी यही काम कर रही है जिनके हाथ जूही की डाल जैसे सुगंधित है।
सन्दर्भ पंक्ति - 
पीपल के पत्ते से नये-नये हाथ
जूही की डाल से खुशबूदार हाथ

सफाई शब्द में प्रत्यय "ई" प्रत्यय है।
सफ़ाई: सफ़ा + ई
सफ़ा शब्द अरबी भाषा का शब्द है।

उच्चारण शिक्षण के अन्तर्गत मौखिक अभिव्यक्ति में प्रयुक्त अक्षरों की ध्वनियों का सही प्रयोग आता है। यदि हम विचारों एवं भावों की अभिव्यक्ति के समय ध्वनि का उच्चारण उसके निश्चित स्थान से नहीं करेंगे तो हमारी अभिव्यक्ति दोषपूर्ण और मौखिक भाषा निरर्थक व प्रभावहीन हो जायेगी।

पुनरुक्त -  जो फिर कहा गया हो।
जैसे - दूर, दूर 
समानार्थी - जो शब्द समान अर्थ के कारण किसी दूसरे शब्द की जगह ले लेते हैं उन्हें पर्यायवाची शब्द कहते हैं या समान अर्थ प्रदान करने वाले शब्द पर्यायवाची शब्द अथवा समानार्थक शब्द कहलाते हैं।
जैसे - पर्वत - नग, भूधर आदि 
विरुद्धार्थी - एक-दूसरे के विपरीत या उल्टा अर्थ देने वाले शब्दों को, विलोम शब्द कहते है। जैसे - दिन - रात।
श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक - ऐसे शब्द जो पढ़ने और सुनने में लगभग एक-से लगते हैं, परंतु अर्थ की दृष्टि से भिन्न्न होते हैं, श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक शब्द कहलाते हैं। जैसे अचार - आचार

In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with the unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

There are many strategies or processes of reading in a fashion which makes reading an interesting and productive activity and 'Bottom-up approach' is one of them.

The appropriate word group of "fit as a fiddle" is an adjective phrase and indicates being in very good health.

"To leave no stone unturned" is an idiom that means "to do everything possible to find something or to solve a problem".
Thus, 'investigate thoroughly' is the correct option.

Multilingualism refers to speaking more than one language competently. The term multilingualism is derived from two Latin words namely “multi” which means many and “lingua” which means language. Thus multilingualism is referred to as the ability of a speaker to express himself or herself in several languages with equal and native-like proficiency.

The statement "Children should be asked to do written work" will be the least important to the language teacher.
Language teachers create an environment that is conducive to learning in the following ways:

• Providing different kinds of material so that they can learn concepts with ease and efficiency.
• Using every possible area of the room to create an atmosphere that encourages participation and learning.
• Creating a positive atmosphere conducive to learning is to develop a positive classroom climate and culture. 
• Making children feel free to express themselves as it provides them the opportunities to communicate in context.
• Maintaining a neat and organized environment that is conducive to learning is getting the students to cooperate.
• Respecting learners' mother tongue so that it could promote the cognitive flexibilities to express the thought in multiple ways.

Option 2 is correct as this is a polite and correct way to request someone to not to do something. Option 1 is rude and offensive and options 3 and 4 are grammatically incorrect expressions.

Children seem to pass through a series of more or less fixed ‘stages’, as they acquire language. The age at which different children reach each stage can vary considerably, however, the order of ‘stages’ remains the same.

Remedial Teaching is an integral part of the teaching-learning program, also known as compensatory or corrective teaching.
The following are characteristics of Remedial Teaching:

• It can be used for improving language skills.
• To rectify a particular problem area, it can be used. For example, a student is confused among the pronunciation of 'no' and 'know', he can be taught the concept of silent letters.
• It is carried out after the identification of problems and challenges faced by students.
• A teacher should be well aware of students' strengths and weaknesses to apply this method.
• It is a systematic process as the teacher first diagnoses the problem of students and then applies appropriate remedial methods.

Forty-four sounds are there in the English language.
Part of what makes English difficult to learn is that each letter in the alphabet can represent more than one sound. In addition, the English alphabet only has 26 letters, yet it represents 44 sounds. Many English phonemes are represented by two or three letters working together to represent one sound.

The discussion on the Indian Constitution is situated within a historical context. This has been done with the express intent that students become aware of the major influence that our anti-colonial struggle had on Indian democracy.

• Everything ranging from the stall at the local fair to the programme that you see on TV can be called media.
• Media is the plural form of the word ‘medium’.
• The term "medium" refers to a means or channel of communication, such as newspapers, television, radio, or the Internet.
• When referring to multiple channels of communication, the plural form "media" is used. Hence, statement 1 is true.
• The term "media" refers to the various ways in which we communicate and share information in society. Therefore, statement 2 is true.
• This can include traditional forms of media as well as newer forms of media.
• Media refers to all means of communication, everything ranging from a phone call to the evening news on TV can be called media.
• TV, radio and newspapers are a form of media that reaches millions of people, or the masses, across the country and the world and, thus, they are called mass media. Thus, statement 3 is true.

Thus, we can conclude that all the given statements are true for the media.

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into two equal halves. Its value is 0 degrees longitude and from it, we count 180 degrees eastwards and 180 degrees westwards. Therefore, 180 degrees east and 180 degrees west are on the same line.

• The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is appointed by the President of India under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution.
• The chief justice is appointed by the president after consultation with such judges of the Supreme Court and high courts as he deems necessary.
• The other judges are appointed by the president after consultation with the chief justice and such other judges of the Supreme Court and the high courts as he deems necessary. The consultation with the chief justice is obligatory in the case of the appointment of a judge other than Chief justice.
• The basic procedure to be followed for the appointment of CJI is:
  • Appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office.
  • The Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs would, at the appropriate time, seek the recommendation of the outgoing Chief Justice of India for the appointment of the next Chief Justice of India.
  • Whenever there is any doubt about the fitness of the senior-most Judge to hold the office of the Chief Justice of India, consultation with other Judges as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution would be made for the appointment of the next Chief Justice of India.
  • After receipt of the recommendation of the Chief Justice of India, the Union Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs will put up the recommendation to the Prime Minister who will advise the President in the matter of appointment. 

Diagnostic testing is used to locate and identify the areas of learning difficulties.

Learning objectives are clearly written, specific statements of observable learner behavior or action that can be measured upon completion of educational activity.

• The aim of history teaching is to stimulate the children’s interest and understanding of the life of people who lived in the past.
• History is a continuous process of interaction between historians and their facts, an unending dialogue between the present and the past.

Evaluation refers to a continuous process of making value judgments based on both qualitative and quantitative data collected over a period of time. 

'The teacher must create an atmosphere of trust and flexibility to every learning situation' - it is true with regard to effective reflective practice in Social Science teaching.

Green belt in 50 acres of land under the Taj Heritage Corridor between Taj Mahal and Agra Fort is developed as announced by Supreme Court of India (in 1994). As a follow up of the order, the central ministry declared trapezoidal area around Taj Mahal as restricted area where certain categories of industries would not be allowed to come up. More than 2 lakh plants were raised in an area around Taj Mahal. Agra Development Authority was also established to cover all pollution related matters and to effect several long term measures.

Social sciences are the body of knowledge and thought pertaining to human affairs as distinguished from sticks, stones, stars, and physical objects.
The following points may characterize the nature of social sciences

• Direct bearing on human activity: Social sciences are those aspects of knowledge that have a direct bearing on man’s activities in different sociocultural fields.
• Advance studies of human society: Social sciences are advance level studies of human society, and they are generally taught at a higher education level.
• Find out truths about human relationships: Social sciences seek to find out truths about human relationships which ultimately contribute to the social utility and advancement of knowledge.

Hence, we conclude that all the above points are correct regarding the nature of social science.

This is the right answer. A student, who feels free to ask questions, is believed to be more interested in learning.