CTET SST Paper 2 Mock Test Set 25

1. You want to discuss the changes to the lives of the court artists with rise of colonial rule in your next history class. Which of the following areas would you emphasise the most?
A. Trends patronized in the different courts
B. Influence of the British needs on the court painters
C. Inability of Indian miniature artists to paint realistic pictures
D. The painting of Thomas and William Daniel
Choose the correct options.

2. Which of the following assessment practices provides scope to students to evaluate and record their own learning?

3. You are planning to teach the topic diversity and equality in the class. You want to check if students have understood the concepts by giving them a case-study to discuss. As an assessment measure you are doing_____.

4. Samudragupta is depicted in coins playing which musical instrument?

5. Consider the statements A, B and C on periodisation of history and choose the correct answer.
A. British historians divided the history of India into three periods.
B. The division was based on the idea of religion.
C. The division ignored the rich diversity of the subcontinent.

6. Consider the following statements in the context of reforms associated with women:
(A) Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar took up the cause of widow remarriage.
(B) Veersalingam Pantulu formed an association of widow remarriage in Madras Presidency.
(C) Widows who remarried were accepted well in the society.
Which of the above are correct?

7. Read the given statements A and B and select the correct answer.
A. Earth provides the pulling force that binds the solar system.
B. Outer planets are far from the sun and are made up of rocks.

8. Consider the statements (A), (B) and (C) on water as a resource and choose the correct option.
(A) Water can neither be added or subtracted from the earth.
(B) Only 2.7% of the earth's water is fit for human use.
(C) Water is a renewable resource.

9. According to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2009, identifying and generating employment opportunities in the rural area is the responsibility of

10. Kavita sells tea at 5:00 am at the bus station. At 7:00 am, she goes to fetch water from a far-away well. After returning back home she cooks food, washes clothes, cleans the house, and then goes to the market to purchase items for her tea shop.Kavita is currently facing:

11. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
(A) The term 'minority' refers to communities that are numerically small in relation to rest of the population.
(B) The term 'minority' is not just about members but encompasses the issue of power, access to resources etc.

12. Effective teaching of social science is crucially linked to
(A) a shift from rote learning to comprehension, through the implementation of projects and assignments.
(B) memory based questions and subjective evaluation techniques.
(C) frequent use of complex and expensive teaching aids.
(D) the efficient functioning of the school library and teacher's ability and creatively to utilize the resources.
Choose the correct option.

13. Suppose you wish to teach students to understand how wage rates are determined. Which of the following will be highly relevant?
A. Data collected from workers
B. Reports of governments on wages
C. Labour laws/codes
D. Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Choose the correct option.

14. The following are some parts of a typical project report.
A. Analysis and Discussion
B. Summary and Conclusions
C. Background to Research Question
D. Methodology and Data sources
E. Recommendations
What could be the most appropriate sequencing of a project report?

15. There are different ways in which people of different communities greet each other. This is a mark of:

16. Assessment for learning in a Social Science classroom warrants
A. Teachers to review and modify his/her teaching learning processes.
B. Frequently use of peer assessment by students.
C. Use of multiple strategies of assessment.
D. Use of Board directions while formulating assessment framework.
Choose the correct option.

17. Consider the following statements A and B and choose the correct option.
(A): Historians do see time just as a passing of hours, days or years
(B): Time reflect changes in social and economic organization.

18. Consider the following statements about tribals in India and choose the correct option.
(A) Tribal chiefs lost much of their administrative powers during colonial time.
(B) Tribal chiefs were allowed to keep their land titles over cluster of villages.
(C) Tribal chiefs enjoyed their traditional authority among their people.

19. Mahatma Gandhi called for which campaign against Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

20. Which of the following structures connects the continent of North America to the continent of South America?

21. Which of the following statement / statements explain the cause for less variation in temperature over the sea.
(A) Presence of ocean currents maintain a constant temperature.
(B) Most of the seas are located near the poles.
(C) Sea water gets heated slowly and loses heat slowly.
(D) Presence of high atmospheric pressure contributes to less variation of temperature.

22. Which of the following is odd in reference to steel producing centres in India?

23. The Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 provides for which of the following?

24. Which of the following features of the Indian Constitution protect citizens against arbitrary and absolute exercise of power by the state?

25. According to NCF 2005, The primary objective of teaching social sciences at secondary stage is to
A. assist students to explore their interests and aptitudes in order to choose appropriate university course and/or courses
B. develop an understanding about social and economic challenges faced by the nation
C. develop skills of observation, identification and classification
D. develop a holistic understanding of the environment with emphasis on the institutions of the natural and the social environment.
Which of the above statements are true?

26. By providing opportunities as well as the necessary resources to enable students to experiment, explore and analyse for themselves, a teacher is using the following approach

27. Statement A : Social science teaching has long been seen as a means of inculcating ideologies or value system.
Statement B : This focus has proven beneficial for pedagogy of social science.
Choose the correct option:

28. Which of the following techniques is best suited for knowing the awareness and perspectives of students on contemporary events?

29. By the seventh century, many European colonialists began to cultivate indigo. In this context, match the following correctly.
A. French                   (i) Brazil
B. Portuguese            (ii) Jamaica
C. English                 (iii) Venezuela
D. Spanish                (iv) Caribbean Island

30. Consider the following statements in the context of British rule in India and choose the correct option:
(A): Moderates demanded that civil service examination should be held in India as well.
(R): It was a major demand of moderates that Indians be placed in high positions.