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Question 1: Which of the following factor is responsible for students' failure?
(a) Decontextualized curriculum
(b) Multiple means of representing content
(c) Student-centric activities
(d) Consideration of individual differences
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Answer: (a) Decontextualized curriculum

Explanation:
1. A curriculum unrelated to students' context is hard to understand and makes learning difficult.
2. The other options support learning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Contextualised teaching improves success.
2. Student-centred methods help all learners.

Question 2: ______ is an example of use of gross motor skills while ______ requires use of fine motor skills.
(a) running; drawing
(b) squeezing; walking
(c) grasping; climbing
(d) scribbling; clapping
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Answer: (a) running; drawing

Explanation:
1. Running uses large muscles (gross motor).
2. Drawing uses small hand muscles (fine motor).

Teacher's Note:
1. Walking, climbing and jumping are gross motor skills.
2. Grasping, drawing and buttoning are fine motor skills.

Question 3: In Piaget's cognitive development theory, the process for search for 'balance' between self and the world is referred to as -
(a) equilibration.
(b) organization.
(c) assimilation.
(d) accommodation.
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Answer: (a) equilibration.

Explanation:
1. Equilibration is the drive to balance assimilation and accommodation.
2. It leads to cognitive growth.

Teacher's Note:
1. Disequilibrium causes a child to adapt.
2. Do not confuse it with assimilation or accommodation alone.

Question 4: In Howard Gardner's theory, persons high on _____ intelligence have finer sensibilities regarding their identity, human existence and meaning of life.
(a) naturalistic
(b) linguistic
(c) interpersonal
(d) intrapersonal
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Answer: (d) intrapersonal

Explanation:
1. Intrapersonal intelligence is understanding oneself, one's identity and purpose.
2. Interpersonal concerns others.

Teacher's Note:
1. Intra = inside oneself.
2. Reflective people show this intelligence.

Question 5: Assertion (A): Parents and teachers should ensure positive childhood experiences for all students.
Reason (R): Childhood is a sensitive period of development especially for cognitive and emotional development.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:
1. Both are true.
2. Because childhood is a sensitive period, positive experiences are important, so R explains A.

Teacher's Note:
1. Early experiences shape later development.
2. Supportive adults make a big difference.

Question 6: Which statement is correct about the socialization of very young children?
(a) School is the primary agency of socialization.
(b) Family is the primary agency of socialization.
(c) Peer group is the primary agency of socialization.
(d) Print media is the primary agency of socialization.
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Answer: (b) Family is the primary agency of socialization.

Explanation:
1. Young children first learn values and behaviour in the family.
2. So the family is the primary agency.

Teacher's Note:
1. School, peers and media are secondary agencies.
2. Family is the first social group.

Question 7: According to Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, at which stage do children begin to understand that objects do not cease to exist when they are out of sight?
(a) Sensorimotor
(b) Preoperational
(c) Concrete operational
(d) Formal operational
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Answer: (a) Sensorimotor

Explanation:
1. This understanding is object permanence.
2. It develops in the sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years).

Teacher's Note:
1. Object permanence is fully formed by about 8-12 months or later.
2. Peek-a-boo is a related example.

Question 8: Nisha ensures to finish given homework to avoid the shame that she may be subjected to by her teacher for not doing homework. As per Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development, this represents reasoning at ______ stage.
(a) Pre-conventional
(b) Conventional
(c) Post-conventional
(d) Formal conventional stage.
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Answer: (b) Conventional

Explanation:
1. She acts to avoid disapproval and shame from others, which is social approval.
2. This is conventional-level reasoning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Conventional: approval of others and rules.
2. Pre-conventional: avoiding physical punishment.

Question 9: Lev Vygotsky's theory mainly focuses on explaining the impact of ______ on ________ development.
(a) biological maturation, emotional
(b) attribution pattern, moral
(c) cultural tools, cognitive
(d) rewards and punishment, behaviour
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Answer: (c) cultural tools, cognitive

Explanation:
1. Vygotsky's sociocultural theory studies how cultural tools such as language shape thinking.
2. So the pair is cultural tools and cognitive development.

Teacher's Note:
1. Remember: Vygotsky is sociocultural cognitive development.
2. Rewards and punishment belong to behaviourism.

Question 10: Following Lev Vygotsky's theory, a teacher should :
(a) provide appropriate scaffolding to students by giving hints and cues.
(b) restrict collaboration and discussions among students.
(c) practice total non-interference of adults in students' process of learning.
(d) frequently use negative reinforcement to condition students' behaviour.
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Answer: (a) provide appropriate scaffolding to students by giving hints and cues.

Explanation:
1. Scaffolding by hints and cues helps students within the ZPD.
2. The other options reject guidance and social learning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Scaffolding is gradually withdrawn.
2. Encourage collaboration.

Question 11: Which of the following statement is correct as per Howard Gardner's conceptualisation of intelligence?
(a) Intelligence quotient is most accurate predictor of one's success in later life.
(b) Intelligence is not influenced by environmental factors.
(c) Individuals possess different levels of different kind of intelligences.
(d) Group tests of intelligence are best measures of intelligence levels of students.
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Answer: (c) Individuals possess different levels of different kind of intelligences.

Explanation:
1. Gardner proposed multiple intelligences, each at a different level in each person.
2. He did not accept IQ as the best predictor, and he said environment matters.

Teacher's Note:
1. Intelligence is multi-dimensional.
2. Assess using varied tasks, not only tests.

Question 12: According to contemporary theories, what kind of classroom environment facilitates cognition?
(a) Print-rich and resourceful
(b) Fearful and threatening
(c) Inaccessible and exclusionary
(d) Didactic and textbook-centric
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Answer: (a) Print-rich and resourceful

Explanation:
1. A print-rich, resourceful environment gives chances to explore and learn.
2. Fear, exclusion and textbook-only teaching hinder cognition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Contemporary views favour rich, interactive environments.
2. Display materials and books in the classroom.

Question 13: In Jean Piaget's theory, the ability to work with symbols to represent an object that is not present is called
(a) Accommodation
(b) Semiotic function
(c) Reversible thinking
(d) Conservation
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Answer: (b) Semiotic function

Explanation:
1. Using symbols, words and images for absent objects is the semiotic (symbolic) function.
2. It appears in the preoperational stage.

Teacher's Note:
1. Examples: pretend play, drawing and language.
2. Do not confuse it with conservation.

Question 14: Formative assessment is effective in
(a) inducing continuous threat of failure among students.
(b) comparing performance of students with each other.
(c) understanding students' progress of learning so that support can be provided accordingly.
(d) labelling, categorisation and referral of students to special school.
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Answer: (c) understanding students' progress of learning so that support can be provided accordingly.

Explanation:
1. Formative assessment tracks learning during teaching.
2. It lets the teacher provide support as needed.

Teacher's Note:
1. It is assessment for learning, not for ranking.
2. Give timely feedback.

Question 15: Students having Autism can be identified by challenges they face in:
(a) expressive and receptive communication
(b) following a fixed routine
(c) memorization of information
(d) gross motor skills
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Answer: (a) expressive and receptive communication

Explanation:
1. Autism involves difficulties in communication and social interaction.
2. They usually like fixed routines and often memorise well.

Teacher's Note:
1. Challenges include language, social cues and flexibility.
2. Use visual supports.

Question 16: Which of the following is not an example of extrinsic motivation?
(a) Doing homework to avoid punishment
(b) Joining debate society to gain knowledge
(c) Learning chess to win a competition
(d) Participation in dance to impress peers
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Answer: (b) Joining debate society to gain knowledge

Explanation:
1. Extrinsic motivation comes from outside rewards or punishments.
2. Joining to gain knowledge is driven by interest, so it is intrinsic.

Teacher's Note:
1. Intrinsic motivation comes from interest and enjoyment.
2. Read the question carefully: it asks for 'not extrinsic'.

Question 17: Which of the following is a sensitive period for acquiring language?
(a) Pre-natal
(b) Early childhood
(c) Adolescence
(d) Adulthood
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Answer: (b) Early childhood

Explanation:
1. Language is acquired most easily in early childhood.
2. This is considered the sensitive (critical) period.

Teacher's Note:
1. Rapid vocabulary growth occurs in early years.
2. Provide rich language exposure early.

Question 18: Children of 4-5 years often talk to themselves. This talk according to Lev Vygotsky -
(a) Reflects their egocentrism
(b) Hinders their cognitive development
(c) Hinders their social development
(d) Helps them to regulate their own thinking
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Answer: (d) Helps them to regulate their own thinking

Explanation:
1. Vygotsky called this private speech.
2. It helps children plan and regulate their own thinking.

Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget called it egocentric speech.
2. Private speech turns into inner speech.

Question 19: Which of the following statement is correct in context of learning disabilities such as Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, etc?
(a) Students with learning disabilities are all alike.
(b) Standardised tests are best to evaluate learning progress of students with learning disabilities.
(c) Teacher-centric pedagogies are most effective to facilitate cognitive development of students with learning disabilities.
(d) Learning disabilities get influenced by both neurological as well environmental factors.
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Answer: (d) Learning disabilities get influenced by both neurological as well environmental factors.

Explanation:
1. Learning disabilities have neurological roots and are influenced by environment.
2. The other statements ignore individual differences and need for flexible methods.

Teacher's Note:
1. Each child with an LD is different.
2. Use varied, flexible assessments.

Question 20: For successful inclusion of students having hearing impairment, which of the following is not an effective method of teaching?
(a) Visual-Kinesthetic
(b) Lecture
(c) Activity-based
(d) Multisensory
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Answer: (b) Lecture

Explanation:
1. Students with hearing impairment cannot rely on listening.
2. Pure lecture is least effective; visual, activity and multisensory methods work.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use visuals, gestures and sign language.
2. Face the class when speaking.

Question 21: Which of the following should be avoided to cater to the needs of students with giftedness?
(a) Providing stimulating enrichment activities.
(b) Implementing a standardised curriculum.
(c) Allowing students to pursue independent projects.
(d) Considering flexibility for curriculum acceleration.
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Answer: (b) Implementing a standardised curriculum.

Explanation:
1. Gifted students need enrichment, independent work and acceleration.
2. A rigid standardised curriculum does not meet their needs.

Teacher's Note:
1. Use enrichment and acceleration.
2. Give open-ended projects.

Question 22: According to Social Cognitive views of learning, students learn best by
(a) passively imitating adults
(b) actively engaging with their environment
(c) overt conditioning of behaviour
(d) memorisation of decontextualised information
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Answer: (b) actively engaging with their environment

Explanation:
1. Social cognitive theory sees learners as active agents who interact with people and surroundings.
2. Passive imitation, conditioning and rote memorisation treat the learner as a receiver.

Teacher's Note:
1. Words such as 'active' and 'engaging' signal the constructivist or social cognitive answer.
2. Do not confuse observational learning with passive imitation.

Question 23: Students tend to quickly forget information which is
(a) related to their lives.
(b) presented with relevant context.
(c) presented in disconnected chunks.
(d) elaborated through use of examples.
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Answer: (c) presented in disconnected chunks.

Explanation:
1. Meaningful, connected material is retained longer.
2. Information given in disconnected chunks has no links to prior knowledge, so it is forgotten quickly.

Teacher's Note:
1. Meaningful learning depends on linking new ideas to existing knowledge.
2. The 'negative' option in such questions is usually the one lacking context.

Question 24: In order to facilitate learning, a teacher should:
(a) disconnect content from students' social context.
(b) discourage use of concept mapping.
(c) encourage high competitive feelings among students.
(d) give opportunities to students for constructing knowledge.
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Answer: (d) give opportunities to students for constructing knowledge.

Explanation:
1. Constructivist teaching lets students build knowledge actively.
2. The other options isolate content, discourage useful tools or promote unhealthy competition.

Teacher's Note:
1. The teacher is a facilitator, not a transmitter.
2. Prefer options that are positive, active and context-linked.

Question 25: Few students in your class are finding it difficult to solve a given problem.
Which of the following way will you choose to support them?
(a) Add irrelevant information to the given problem.
(b) Instruct them to fixate on conventional use of materials.
(c) Ask them to copy the answer from their friend.
(d) Suggest to them to reflect on the similar problems which they solved earlier.
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Answer: (d) Suggest to them to reflect on the similar problems which they solved earlier.

Explanation:
1. Recalling similar solved problems (analogical thinking) helps in transfer of learning.
2. The other options add confusion, encourage functional fixedness or copying.

Teacher's Note:
1. Metacognition and reflection support problem solving.
2. Irrelevant information and fixedness are barriers to problem solving.

Question 26: Assertion (A): It is important to create a classroom environment where students can freely express their misconceptions.
Reason (R): Discussion on misconceptions is relevant in the process of learning.
Choose the correct option:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:
1. Both statements are true.
2. Discussing misconceptions helps correct them, which is exactly why students should be free to express them, so R explains A.

Teacher's Note:
1. Misconceptions are starting points for learning, not errors to hide.
2. In assertion-reason items, test whether R answers 'why' for A.

Question 27: Students should be encouraged to formulate ____ goals.
(a) Mastery-oriented
(b) Performance-oriented
(c) Work-avoidant
(d) Competition-directed
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Answer: (a) Mastery-oriented

Explanation:
1. Mastery goals focus on learning and understanding for its own sake.
2. They are linked to persistence and deeper learning, unlike performance or work-avoidant goals.

Teacher's Note:
1. Mastery goals = learning; performance goals = looking good or beating others.
2. Teachers should foster mastery orientation.

Question 28: Which of the following influences learning positively?
(i) Malnutrition
(ii) Collaboration among students
(iii) Punishment
(iv) Metacognition
(a) (i), (ii)
(b) (ii), (iii)
(c) (iii), (iv)
(d) (ii), (iv)
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Answer: (d) (ii), (iv)

Explanation:
1. Collaboration and metacognition support learning.
2. Malnutrition and punishment affect learning negatively.

Teacher's Note:
1. Metacognition means thinking about one's own thinking.
2. Eliminate options containing malnutrition or punishment.

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