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Question 1: Which of the following intelligence types are included in Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences?
(a) Analytical, Linguistic, Spatial
(b) Creative, Analytical, Practical
(c) Linguistic, Logico-mathematical, Musical
(d) Fluid, Crystallised, General
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Answer: (c) Linguistic, Logico-mathematical, Musical

Explanation:
1. Linguistic, logico-mathematical and musical are all Gardner's types.
2. Analytical, creative and practical are Sternberg's; fluid and crystallised are Cattell's.

Teacher's Note:
1. Option (a) has one wrong type (analytical).
2. Learn which theorist owns which type.

Question 2: A condition characterized by significant limitations both in reasoning, learning, problem solving and in adaptive behaviour including social and practical skills will be known as ____
(a) Hearing impairment
(b) Visual impairment
(c) Locomotor disability
(d) Intellectual disability
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Answer: (d) Intellectual disability

Explanation:
1. Limits in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour define intellectual disability.
2. The other options are sensory or physical.

Teacher's Note:
1. Both intellectual and adaptive limits must be present.
2. It begins in the developmental period.

Question 3: Children in ______ stage can solve problems mentally but the problems themselves have to be related to materials and not symbols.
(a) formal operational
(b) concrete operational
(c) sensorimotor
(d) pre-operational
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Answer: (b) concrete operational

Explanation:
1. Concrete operational children think logically about concrete objects.
2. Abstract symbols need the formal stage.

Teacher's Note:
1. Age is about 7-11 years.
2. Mental operations are tied to real materials.

Question 4: Sneha's height is growing very fast and now her hand can easily reach the handle of her long cupboard from which she can open the cupboard very easily. Sneha's change in height is called ______
(a) Scaffolding
(b) Growth
(c) Learning
(d) Adaptation
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Answer: (b) Growth

Explanation:
1. Increase in height is a physical, quantitative change.
2. That is growth.

Teacher's Note:
1. Growth is quantitative; development is qualitative and wider.
2. Learning is a change through experience.

Question 5: The rate of development of each child:
(a) is determined at the time of conception and environment does not play much role in it.
(b) unfolds in a dynamic manner through the interaction of heredity and environment.
(c) can be accurately predicted by looking at the developmental milestones.
(d) cannot be predicted at all since it happens in a random manner.
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Answer: (b) unfolds in a dynamic manner through the interaction of heredity and environment.

Explanation:
1. Development results from the interaction of heredity and environment.
2. Milestones only give general guides, and it is not random.

Teacher's Note:
1. Avoid extreme options such as 'does not play a role'.
2. Individual differences exist in rate.

Question 6: Assertion (A): A major criticism of Jean Piaget's theory is the consideration that children are active beings.
Reason (R): Children learn through passive reception of information.
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: (d) Both (A) and (R) are false

Explanation:
1. Seeing children as active learners is Piaget's strength, not a criticism, so (A) is false.
2. Children do not learn through passive reception, so (R) is false.

Teacher's Note:
1. Real criticisms: underestimated abilities, neglected social context.
2. Piaget saw the child as a little scientist.

Question 7: According to Piaget which of these factors plays an important role in cognitive development?
(a) Activity
(b) Conditioning
(c) Language
(d) Reinforcement
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Answer: (a) Activity

Explanation:
1. Piaget held that children build knowledge by acting on their environment.
2. Conditioning and reinforcement are behaviourist ideas.

Teacher's Note:
1. Piaget's factors: maturation, activity, social transmission, equilibration.
2. Language is stressed by Vygotsky.

Question 8: Which of the following is a correctly matched pair?
(a) Sensorimotor period - Application of logic to concrete problems
(b) Pre-operational stage - Reversibility and decentration
(c) Concrete operational stage - Object permanence and animistic thinking
(d) Formal operational stage - Abstract thinking
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Answer: (d) Formal operational stage - Abstract thinking

Explanation:
1. Abstract thinking belongs to the formal operational stage.
2. The other pairs are mismatched: logic with concrete problems is concrete operational, and reversibility and decentration are also concrete operational, while object permanence is sensorimotor.

Teacher's Note:
1. Animism is a pre-operational feature.
2. Make a stage-feature table.

Question 9: In Lev Vygotsky's theory the teachers should ______ to enable the child to learn meaningfully.
(a) provide scaffolding
(b) ensure conditioning
(c) offer rewards
(d) give punishment
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Answer: (a) provide scaffolding

Explanation:
1. Vygotsky advised temporary support within the zone of proximal development.
2. Conditioning, rewards and punishment are behaviourist.

Teacher's Note:
1. Scaffolding is withdrawn as the child gains skill.
2. ZPD is the gap between what the child can do alone and with help.

Question 10: A key characteristic feature of the progressive classroom is that:
(a) The learner passively receives the knowledge
(b) The learner constructs knowledge actively
(c) The learner grasps knowledge through rote memory
(d) The learner learns mainly through imitation
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Answer: (b) The learner constructs knowledge actively

Explanation:
1. Progressive education treats learners as active participants.
2. The other options are passive.

Teacher's Note:
1. Dewey is linked to progressive education.
2. Learning by doing.

Question 11: Assertion (A): Teachers should use standardized IQ tests to measure children's intelligence.
Reason (R): Standardized IQ tests can predict intelligence accurately.
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: (d) Both (A) and (R) are false.

Explanation:
1. IQ tests are limited and culturally biased, so teachers should not rely on them: (A) is false.
2. They cannot measure intelligence accurately, so (R) is false.

Teacher's Note:
1. Intelligence is multifaceted.
2. Prefer multiple forms of assessment.

Question 12: In socio-constructivist perspective language:
(a) facilitates learning by provisioning for social interaction.
(b) is a barrier in learning process by interrupting thinking.
(c) is insignificant in the learning process.
(d) hinders the processes of learning.
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Answer: (a) facilitates learning by provisioning for social interaction.

Explanation:
1. Language allows interaction through which meaning is shared.
2. So it facilitates learning.

Teacher's Note:
1. Vygotsky: language is a cultural tool.
2. Reject options that call language a barrier.

Question 13: The culture of a society is highly influential in development of gender roles since:
(a) Gender is a biological construct.
(b) Gender is a social construct.
(c) Gender is genetically determined.
(d) Gender is neither biological nor social.
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Answer: (b) Gender is a social construct.

Explanation:
1. Gender roles are defined by society and culture.
2. Sex is biological; gender is social.

Teacher's Note:
1. Do not confuse sex with gender.
2. Gender roles differ across cultures.

Question 14: In order to ensure continuous and comprehensive evaluation teachers should:
(a) Use summative assessment.
(b) Use formative assessment.
(c) Focus on scholastic aspects only.
(d) Focus on use of paper-pencil objective type testing only.
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Answer: (b) Use formative assessment.

Explanation:
1. Continuous evaluation happens during learning, which is formative assessment.
2. Comprehensive means scholastic and co-scholastic aspects, so options (c) and (d) are too narrow.

Teacher's Note:
1. Summative assessment is end-of-term.
2. CCE covers the whole child.

Question 15: Which of the following statements about inclusion is NOT correct?
(a) It regards inclusion and exclusion as connected processes.
(b) Inclusion is focussed on adapting the curriculum for a specific group of students who are disabled.
(c) Inclusion benefits all students.
(d) Inclusion is a process in which a school attempts to respond to all students as individuals.
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Answer: (b) Inclusion is focussed on adapting the curriculum for a specific group of students who are disabled.

Explanation:
1. Inclusion concerns all learners, not only disabled ones.
2. So the statement limiting it to a specific disabled group is incorrect.

Teacher's Note:
1. Inclusion covers gender, caste, language and disability.
2. Watch the word NOT.

Question 16: Assertion (A): In a classroom of diverse learners, teachers should give reasonable autonomy and flexibility in curriculum and assessment strategies.
Reason (R): Children learn better when they take ownership and their learning needs are accommodated.
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. Flexibility is given because ownership and accommodation improve learning, so R explains A.

Teacher's Note:
1. Diverse classrooms need differentiation.
2. Check the causal link.

Question 17: Which of the following is NOT an effective strategy to engage students with visual challenges?
(a) Provide least restrictive environment in the classroom.
(b) Eliminate unnecessary obstacles from classroom.
(c) Present the concepts in multiple ways.
(d) Focus on segregation of the students and always make them sit separately.
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Answer: (d) Focus on segregation of the students and always make them sit separately.

Explanation:
1. Segregation goes against inclusion.
2. The other options support participation.

Teacher's Note:
1. Seat the child near the board, not apart.
2. Use large print and tactile aids.

Question 18: What is creativity?
(a) Ability to create or discover something that is novel
(b) Ability to repetitively perform an action without being bored
(c) Ability to rote memorize sequences of numbers
(d) Ability to do convergent thinking
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Answer: (a) Ability to create or discover something that is novel

Explanation:
1. Creativity is producing something new and useful.
2. Repetition, rote memory and convergent thinking are not creativity.

Teacher's Note:
1. Divergent thinking is linked to creativity.
2. Encourage open-ended questions.

Question 19: Assertion (A): Teachers should provide lot of opportunities to the children for discussion and dialogue.
Reason (R): Meaningful learning involves the processes of interaction with others.
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. Discussion is needed because meaningful learning involves interaction, so R explains A.

Teacher's Note:
1. Learning is social.
2. Dialogue builds understanding.

Question 20: Teachers should promote the beliefs that learning is:
(a) An active process which has a social context.
(b) An active process but does not have a social context.
(c) A passive process which has a social context.
(d) A passive process which does not have a social context.
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Answer: (a) An active process which has a social context.

Explanation:
1. Learning is active and takes place in a social context.
2. Only option (a) says both.

Teacher's Note:
1. Constructivists stress active, social learning.
2. Both parts must be right.

Question 21: What should be the sequence of introduction of new concepts to children?
(a) Unknown to known
(b) Higher order to lower order
(c) Abstract to concrete
(d) Simple to complex
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Answer: (d) Simple to complex

Explanation:
1. Teaching proceeds from simple to complex.
2. The other options reverse the maxims (known to unknown, concrete to abstract).

Teacher's Note:
1. Maxims: known to unknown, simple to complex, concrete to abstract.
2. Spot the reversed ones.

Question 22: Contemporary policies of education such as National Education Policy 2020 propose that learning should be:
(a) Recall based
(b) Textbook centric
(c) Experiential
(d) Exam oriented
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Answer: (c) Experiential

Explanation:
1. NEP 2020 favours experiential, competency-based learning.
2. It discourages rote learning and exam orientation.

Teacher's Note:
1. NEP 2020 reduces content load and rote learning.
2. Remember: experiential, holistic, flexible.

Question 23: Encouraging original discovery and thinking in the classroom:
(a) encourages children to become effective problem solvers.
(b) is a hindrance to creating socio-constructivist classrooms.
(c) has a negative impact on meaningful learning.
(d) takes away the focus from encouraging critical thinking.
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Answer: (a) encourages children to become effective problem solvers.

Explanation:
1. Original discovery builds thinking and problem-solving skills.
2. It supports constructivist classrooms and critical thinking.

Teacher's Note:
1. Bruner promoted discovery learning.
2. The others contradict constructivism.

Question 24: What characterises mastery-oriented learners?
(a) Low fear of failure and incremental view of ability
(b) Low fear of failure and entity view of ability
(c) High fear of failure and incremental view of ability
(d) High fear of failure and entity view of ability
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Answer: (a) Low fear of failure and incremental view of ability

Explanation:
1. Mastery learners see ability as improvable (incremental) and fear failure less.
2. They treat mistakes as chances to learn.

Teacher's Note:
1. Entity view means ability is fixed.
2. Linked to Dweck's growth mindset.

Question 25: How can teachers encourage children to become intrinsically motivated learners?
(a) By offering rewards
(b) By giving punishment
(c) By encouraging passive imitation
(d) By creating joy of learning
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Answer: (d) By creating joy of learning

Explanation:
1. Intrinsic motivation comes from interest and enjoyment.
2. Rewards and punishment are external.

Teacher's Note:
1. Extrinsic rewards can reduce intrinsic interest.
2. Use curiosity and choice.

Question 26: To cater to students from disadvantaged backgrounds teachers should practise:
(a) Social exclusion
(b) Social marginalization
(c) Standardized curriculum
(d) Differentiated instruction
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Answer: (d) Differentiated instruction

Explanation:
1. Differentiated instruction adapts teaching to learners' needs.
2. Exclusion, marginalisation and uniform curriculum increase disadvantage.

Teacher's Note:
1. Equity needs different support for different learners.
2. Linked to inclusive education.

Question 27: Hardik has low vision. The teacher has not been informed of his condition. Which of the following actions in class can indicate to the teacher that he has low vision?
(a) Squinting of eyes while reading
(b) Standing far away from the blackboard to read it clearly
(c) Completing worksheets with fine print quickly
(d) Reading physical maps which have minute details
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Answer: (a) Squinting of eyes while reading

Explanation:
1. Squinting suggests difficulty seeing print.
2. The other behaviours show normal or good vision.

Teacher's Note:
1. Also look for holding books very close.
2. Refer for an eye check.

Question 28: Meaningful learning takes place ______.
(a) in a linear rather than a spiral manner
(b) when teachers dismiss emotional aspects of students
(c) through direct instructions by the teachers
(d) through active interactions of students with the environment
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Answer: (d) through active interactions of students with the environment

Explanation:
1. Meaningful learning is built through active interaction with the environment.
2. The other options are rigid, ignore emotion or are teacher-centred.

Teacher's Note:
1. Bruner's spiral curriculum revisits ideas.
2. Emotions matter for learning.

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