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1. Most important work of teacher is — (A) to organize teaching work (B) to deliver lecture in class c lass (C) to take care of children (D) to evaluate the students 2. A teacher should be— (A) Honest (B) Dilligent (C) Dutiful (D) Punctual 3. Environmental education should be taught in schools because— (A) it will affect environmental pollution (B) it is important part of life (C) it will provide job to teacher s (D) we cannot escape from environment 4. Navodaya Schools have been established to — (A) increase number of school in rural areas (B) provide good education in rural areas (C) complete ‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan’ (D) check wastage of education in rural areas 5. At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language because— (A) it develops self-confidence in children (B) it makes learning easy (C) it is helpful in intellectual development (D) it helps children in learning in natural atmosphere 6. Women are better teacher at primary level because— (A) they behave more patiently with children (B) they are ready to work wo rk with low salary (C) higher qualification is not needed in this profession (D) they have less chances in other pr ofession
10. A student comes late in your c lass. Then you will— (A) inform to parents (B) punish him (C) try to know the re ason (D) not pay attention there 11. When the students become failed, it can be understood that— (A) The system has failed (B) The teachers failure (C) The text-books failure (D) The individual student’s failure 12. It is advantage of giving home wo rk that students— (A) remain busy at home (B) study at home (C) may be checked for their progress (D) may develop habit of self study 15. A teacher has serious defect is he/she— (A) is physically handicapped (B) belongs to low socio-economic status (C) has weak personality (D) has immature mental development 16. The success of teacher is— (A) high achievement of students (B) good traits of his/her personality (C) his/her good teaching (D) his/her good character 17. A Deepawali fair is being organized in your school. What would you like to do ? (A) only to visit the fair (B) to take part in function (C) to take a shop to sell se ll something (D) to distribute free water to visitors
7. You have been selected in all the four professions given below. Where would you like to go ? (A) Teacher (B) Police (C) Army (D) Bank
18. The most important trait of a student is — (A) sense of re sponsibility (B) to speak truth (C) co-operation (D) obedience
8. What is most important while writing on blackboard ? (A) Good writing (B) Clarity in writing (C) Writing in big letters (D) Writing in small letters
19. The purpose of basic education scheme is — (A) universalization of primary education (B) to vocationalise the eduction (C) to fulfil basic need of persons through education (D) to make education compulsory for all
9. Some students send a greeting card to you on teacher’s day. What will you do ? You will — (A) do nothing (B) say thanks to them (C) ask them to not to waste money
20. You are teaching a topic in c lass and a student ask a question unrelated to the topic. What will you do ? (A) you will allow him to ask unrelated question (B) you will not allow him to ask unrealated question
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(C) you will consider it indiscipline and punish him (D) you will answer the question after the class
(B) discuss (C) tell stories (D) ask question
21. If you are unable to get a job of teacher, then you will— www.JbigDeaL.com (A) start giving tuition at home (B) remain at home till you get a job (C) take some another job (D) continue applying for teaching 22. A teacher can motivate the students by— (A) giving suitable prizes (B) giving proper guidance (C) giving examples (D) delivering speech in class
31. The purpose of new education policy is — (A) to provide equal opportunity of education to all www.JbigDeaL.com (B) to improve the whole education system (C) to link the education with employment (D) to delink the degree with e ducation 32. To raise the standard of education, it is necessary— (A) to evaluate students continuously (B) to give high salary to teachers (C) to revise curriculum (D) to make good school building
23. If a student does not pay any respect to you, then you will— (A) ignore him (B) award less marks in examination (C) talk to his/her parents (D) rebuke him
33. What is most important for a teacher ? (A) to maintain discipline in class (B) to be punctual in class (C) to remove difficulties of students (D) to be good orator
25. The aim of National Council for teacher e ducation is— (A) to open college of education (B) to promote research in education (C) to maintain standards in colleges of education (D) to provide grant to colleges of education
34. Why students should play games in school ? (A) It makes them physically strong (B) It makes work easier for teachers (C) It helps in passing time (D) It develops co-operation and physical balance
26. Kindergarten system of education was contributed by — (A) T. P. Nunn (B) Spencer (C) Froebel (D) Montessori
35. Family is a means of — (A) Informal education (B) Formal education (C) Non-formal education (D) Distance education
27. ‘National Council of Educational Research and Training’ was established in— (A) 1961 (B) 1962 (C) 1963 (D) 1964
36. There is tension among villagers and you are teacher there. What will you do ? (A) You will inform “Gram Pradhan” (B) You will try to pacify them (C) You will report to police (D) You will keep distance from them
28. Essay type test are not reliable because— (A) their answers are different (B) their results are different (C) their checking is affected by examiner’s mood (D) their responding styles are different
37. A teacher can develop social values among students by— (A) telling them about great people (B) developing sense of discipline (C) behaving ideally (D) telling them good stories
29. A guardian never comes to see you in school. You will— (A) ignore the child (B) write to the guardian (C) go to meet him youself (D) start punishing the child 30. To maintain interest among students in class, a teac her should— (A) use blackboard PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
38. What will you do in leisure time in school ? You will— (A) take rest in teacher’s room (B) read magazines in library (C) talk to clerks in office (D) check home work of students 39. A teacher asks the questions in the class to— (A) keep students busy Page 2
(B) maintain discipline (C) attract student’s attention (D) teach 40. You like teaching profession because — (A) it has less responsibility (B) you are interested in it www.JbigDeaL.com (C) it is easy (D) it provide you more holidays 41. How the students should be motivated to get success in life ? (A) Selected study (B) Incidental study (C) Intensive study (D) Learning by recitation
(D) Encouragement of the students 47. The ideal teacher— (A) Teaches the whole curriculum (B) Helps his students in learning (C) Is a friend, philosopher and guide (D) Maintains good discipline 48. The aim of education should be — (A) To develop vocational skills in the students (B) To develop social awareness in the students (C) To prepare the students for ex amination (D) To prepare the students for practical life 49. The best method of checking student’s homework is — (A) To assign it to intelligent students of the c lass (B) To check the answers in the class in group manner
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42. In context of the habit of Absenteeism of student— (A) The principal and parents should get worried (B) The officials of the schools should take action against them as per school’s discipline (C) The teachers should take it as a serious problem (D) They should be given less priority in the class room in relation to regular students
(C) To check them with the help o f specimen answer (D) To check by the teacher himself in a regular way
46. The problem of drop-out in which students leave their schooling in early years can be tackled in a better way through— (A) Reduction of the weight of curr iculum (B) Sympathy of teachers (C) Attractive environment of the school
55. The quality of schools education is exclusively depending upon— (A) Infrastructural facilities (B) Financial provisions (C) International support (D) The quality of teacher education
50. A time bound testing programme for a students should be implemented in Shools so that— (A) The progress of the students should be informed to their parents (B) A regular practice can be carried out 43. To whom the responsibility of organisation of curricular (C) The students can be trained for final examinations activities should be stored with ? (D) The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis (A) The principal of the feedback from the results (B) The teacher who is appointed for this work (C) The teachers who take interest in it 51. The essential element of the syllabus for the children (D) All the teachers remained out of school should be— (A) Literacy competencies 44. When the students try to solve the questions in some (B) Life-skills different way as taught by the teacher from (C) Numerical competencies prescribed books, then these students should be — (D) Vocational competencies (A) Discouraged to consult some other books on the subject 53. The priority to girls education should be given (B) Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject because— (C) Suggested to talk with their teacher after the period (A) The girls are more intelligent in com parison than the (D) Suggested to follow the class room notes in order to get boys good mark in the examination (B) The girls are lesser in number than boys (C) The girls were badly discriminated in favour of boys in 45. The experienced teachers do not require the detailed the past lesson plan of a topic because— (D) Only girls are capable of leading for social change (A) They can teach in a good manner without its help (B) The number of curious students is very poor in t he class 54. The success of integrated education depends on— (C) When they commit some mistake, they do not face any (A) The support of community challange from their students (B) The excellence of text-books (D) They can equip themselves with brief outline as they (C) The highest quality of teaching-learning material gain specialisation in it through experience (D) The attitudinal changes in teachers
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56. The idea of Basic Education is propounded by — (A) Dr. Zakir Hussain (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Rabindranath Tagore 57. The most important indicator of quality of education in a school is— (A) Infrastructural facilities of a school (B) Classroom system (C) Text-books and Teaching-learning material (D) Student Achievement level
(c) Cognitive development. (d) Affective processes in development. 2. All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except (a) Pavilov (b) J B Waston (c) Hull (d) Gesell
3. The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual's responsiveness to the environment is known as 58. The best remedy of the student’s problems related with (a) Canalization. learning is— (b) Discontinuity. (A) Suggestion for hard work (c) Differentiation. (B) Supervised study in Library (d) Range of reaction. (C) Suggestion for private tuition (D) Diagnostic teaching
59. The in-service teacher’ training can be made more effective by— (A) Using training package which in wellprepared in advance (B) Making it a residential programme (C) Using co-operative approach (D) Practising training followup procedures
4. In order to develop the spirit of labour in students (a) The teacher himself should indulge in labour (b) The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour (c) Students should be given opportunities to do labour from time to time (d) Students should be given examples of laboring people
5. A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a back ward family/background from the cultural viewpoint. You will 60. Child Labour Prohibition Act (1986) — (a) Keep him in a class in which, there are many more (A) Prohibits all types of child labour upto 14 years of age students of backward of child background from the cultural viewpoint (B) Prohibits child labour in risk-taking works only (b) Send a teacher to know more about the backward (C) Prohibits child labour during school hours only (D) Prohibits child labour by imposing t he responsibility of cultural background of the child children’s education on the employers (c) Keep him in a normal class but will make special arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special Answers: needs in view 1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (B) 1 0. (C) (d) Advise him to take up vocational education www.JbigDeaL.com
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CTET Child development and Pedagogy MCQs 1. A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining (a) Environmental influences on development. (b) Biological influences on development. PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
6. All of the following can be signs that a child is gifted, except (a) Early development of a sense of time (b) Interest in encyclopaedias and dictionaries (c) Uneasy relationships with peers. (d) Easy retention of facts 7. If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behaviour, what prediction can we make about expression of the behaviour in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart? (a) Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins. (b) There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins. (c) Identical twins will express the behaviour more Page 4
similarly than fraternal twins. (d) The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins. 8. Frobel‟s most important contribution to education was his development of the (a) Vocational school (b) Public high school (c) Kindergarten (d) Latin School 9. Of the following, the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to (a) Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions (b) Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state (c) Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy (d) Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy 10. The key difference between evolutionary and cultural change is that evolutionary change alters __________ whereas cultural change alters ____________. (a) Reproduction; environment (b) Heredity; environment (c) Environment; behavior (d) Development; learning 11. The current view of childhood assumes that (a) Children are similar to adults in most ways. (b) Children are best treated as young adults. (c) Childhood is basically a "waiting period." (d) Childhood is a unique period of growth and change. 12. In preparing a fifth grade class to take a standardized reading test the teacher is best advised to: (a) Tell the children the test is very important and they should do the best they can (b) Ditto key questions from a previous test and allow the pupils to answer them (c) Coach the below grade level readers, as the rest of the class will do well anyway (d) Give the pupils practice in answering questions similar to the type that will appear on the test 13. A normal child of twelve years of age is most likely to (a) Have difficulty with gross motor coordination (b) Have feelings of anxiety about pleasing ad ults (c) Confine his/her interests to here and now (d) Be eager for peer approval 14. Creative writing should be an activity planned for (a) Only those children reading on grade level (b) Only those children who can spell and also, can PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
write cohesive sentences (c) Only those children who want to write for the newspaper of the class (d) All children 15. Of the following, the most promising step for a teacher to take in order to improve class discipline is to (a) Note specific infractions of class rules in the marking book (b) Evaluate his/her materials, methods and approaches to children (c) Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series of punishments (d) Call a parent – teacher meeting to discuss the situation 16. The question "Will the shy child who never speaks turn into a quiet, shy adult or wilL the child become a sociable, talkative person?" is concerned with which developmental issue? (a) Maturation (b) Continuity and discontinuity (c) Cultural universals versus cultural relativism (d) Nature and nurture 17. A child from a disorganized home will experience the greatest difficulty with: (a) Well structured lessons (b) Independent study (c) Programmed instruction (d) Workbooks 18. due (a) (b) (c) (d)
Most psychologists believe that development is Largely to nature. Largely to nurture. To nature and nurture acting separately. To an interaction of nature and nurture.
19. The normal twelve – year – old child is most likely to: (a) Have difficulty with gross motor coordination (b) Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults (c) Confine his/her interests to the here and now (d) Be eager for peer approval 20. The reason why students run from school is (a) Lack of interesting class teaching work (b) Lack of interest in studies on the part of students (c) Not giving punishment to students (d) Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem 21. You find a student to be intelligent. You will (a) Remain pleased with him (b) Not give him additional homework (c) Motivate him so that he can make more progress (d) Inform his parents about the fact that he is intelligent Page 5
22. If some students are not in a mood to study in the class, you will (a) Force them to study (b) Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy (c) Warn them that they must study else you will report the matter to the Principal (d) Tell them some interesting things related to their interests or your own subject 23. Child development is defined as a field of study that (a) Examines change in human abilities. (b) Seeks to explain behaviour across the life span. (c) Compares children to adults to senior citizens. (d) Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's cognitive, social, and other capacities.
(c) Give him tasks of watering trees, cleaning the blackboard, making toys of clay etc. (d) None of above 29. Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a primary teacher. That is because (a) It helps in making children disciplined (b) The examination result is improved (c) It becomes a convenient mode for motivating children (d) It helps the teacher in understanding the beh avior of children
30. The current movement of behavior modification, wherein tokens are awarded for correct responses, is a reflection of: (a) Herbart‟s Five Steps (b) Lock‟s Tabula rasa 24. The term „identical elements‟ is closely associated (c) Thorndike‟s Law of Effect with: (d) Thorndike‟s Law of Exercise (a) Group instruction (b) Transfer of learning (c) Jealousy between twins Child Development and Pedagogy and below are (d) Similar test questions some questions on the same section. 25. Organismic theories of development hold that (a) Psychological structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development. (b) Physical structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development. (c) Passively developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development. (d) Slowly developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.
1. Absenteeism can be tackled by : (1) teaching (2) punishing the students (3) giving the sweets (4) contacting the parents 2. Discipline means: (1) strict-behaviour (2) severe punishment (3) obedience (4) going by the rules
3. If any girl child does not co rne to school regularly you 26. A Person believes that nurture strongly influences will (1) no bother (2) struck off her name (3) complain to the the development of his child. He Principal (4) meet the parents and enwould not agree with the importance of: courage them . (a) Genetic factors. (b) Exposure to peers.
(c) The types of toys at home. (d) The warmth displayed by the parents. 27. If student is too shy to participate in the class, you will (a) Not ask questions from him (b) Ask only those questions from him whose answers can be given by him (c) Not ask those questions from him whose answers are beyond his means and due to which, he may become objects of ridicule in the class (d) Ask questions from him only when he is ke en to answer them 28. How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right path? (a) Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict vigil on him (b) Allocate a seat for him in a corner of the class PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
4. In co-education you want't to : (1) make separate rows of boys and girls (2) you give preference to boys over girls (3) you. give preference to none (4) you deal according to need 5. One of the basic priniclples of socializing Individuals is : (1) religion (2) caste (3) educational (4) imitation Directions (6-10) : Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a teacher? 6. (1) Oration skill (2) Listening skills (3) Managerial skills, (4) Teaching skills 7. (1) encourage children to search for knowledge (2) have all the information for the children (3) ability to make children memorize materials Page 6
(4) enable children to do well in te sts 8. (1) identify gifted children (2) have an understanding of all children abilities (3) identify children with learning disabilities (4) none of the above
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1. Let A = (x + 1)/(x – 1 ) and B = (x – 1)/(x + 1). Determine the value of A – B a. 0 9. (1) _ ability to help children understand texts thoroughly b. x/(x² - 1) c. 4x/(x² - 1) (2) ability to help children do all the exe rcises d. None of these (3) ability to raise possible actions from the tex ts (4) ability to help children from their own opinions on the text 10. (1) to communicate well {2) to use difficult language (3) to impress students (4) to read out the textbook
2. Ashok had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, he took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product ? a. 1050 b.1590 c. 1440 d. none of these
11. Success in developing values is mainly dependent upon: (1) government (2) society (3) family (4) teacher 3. A ladder on a road when inclined on a wall reaches a 12. Good reading aims at developing: (l) understanding (2) pronunciation (3) sensitivity (4) increasing factual knowledge 13. The primary duty of a teacher is to be responsible to his/her: (1) family (2) students (3) society (4) nation 14. Which of the following is not related to educational achievement? (1) Heredity (2) Experiences (3) Practice (4) Self learning
point 12 m above ground. Placing at the same position if it is inclined on to other side of a road, it reaches a point 9m above the ground. If the length of ladder is 15 m, what is the width of the road ? a. 17 m b. 23 m c. 19 m d. 21 m
4. The rate of interest on two bonds is in the ratio of 4 : 5. A person wants to invest his savings in these bonds in such a way that he received equal half yearly 15. One of,the students of a class hardly talks in the class. interest from both the bonds. He should invest in these How would you encourage him to express himself? bonds in the ratio : (1) By orgariising discussions (2) By encouraging children a. 5 : 2 to take part in classroom activities (3) By organizing educational games/ programmes in which b. 2 : 5 c. 4 : 5 - children feel like speaking(4) By giving good marks to those who express them'selves d. 5 : 4 well
ANSWERS 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
5. A student secured 60, 75 and 85 in Mathematics monthly test. If monthly scores were given equal weightage and final scores are given double weightage , what are his average marks in Mathematics ? a. 65 b. 75 c. 80 d. None of these
6. A sells a product having a printed price of Rs.2,400 at a discount of 10% on printed price. He earns a profit of 25% in this sale. What was the purchase price on Answers: 1.4, 2. 4, 3. 4, 4. 4, 5. 3, 5. 4, 7. 1, 8. 2, 9. 4, 10. 1, which A purchased this product ? 11. 3, 12. 1, 13. 2, 14. 1, 15. 3 a. Rs.1980 b. Rs.1728 c. Rs.2160 ctet objective math sample paper d. Rs.1800 7. A wheel travels a distance of 22 km in 2500 revolutions. Find the diameter of the wheel. a. 1.4 m PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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b. 2.8 m c. 5.6 m d. None of these 8. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a sum of money at the rate of 10% p.a. for 2 years is Rs.50. Find the principal amount. a. Rs.5,500 b. Rs.4,000 c. Rs.5,000 d. None of these
14. In an examination A gets 40% of total marks and B gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of A‟s and B‟s marks taken together. D gets 45% of A‟s and C‟s marks taken together. If the required pass percentage is 36, how many of these four students passed the examination ? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
15. In a school, the number of girls exceeds the 9. If the numerator of a fraction is doubled and the number of boys by 60. If the number of girls is denominator is increased by 3, the new fraction is 3/5. increased by 15% and the number o boys is increased What is the original fraction if its denominator is more by 50%, there would be 15 boys more than girls. Find than twice the numerator by 1 ? the original strength of the class ? a. 3/7 a. 540 b. 6/13 b. 360 c. 1/3 c. 720 d. 5/11 d. 600 10. Three taps A, B and C can fill the tank in 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. All the three taps are opened simultaneously and after 10 minutes, tap C is closed and another tap D is opened. It took another 20 minutes to fill the tank. How much time does tap D take to empty a full tank ? a. 18 minutes b. 24 minutes c. 30 minutes d. 36 minutes
16. An investor invested a sum of Rs.10 lakhs in shares of company X and of company Y. Company X‟s share yields 24% in cash each year and the rate of interest on company Y‟s debentures is 16%. He received a total of Rs.2,08,000 in the form of dividend and interest from these two companies. How much money was invested in company X ? a. 400000 b. 600000 c. 650000 d. None of these
11. A rod of length 300 inches is to be cut into three pieces of integer length such that length of the first piece is square of the second and that of the second is square of the third. What is the length of the left out portion, if the left out portion has to be the least ? a. 12 inches b. 24 inches c. 8 inches d. 30 inches
17. A dry fruit seller purchased 3 kinds of nuts at the rate of Rs.100/kg, Rs.80/kg and Rs.60/kg respectively. He then mixed them in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 by weight and sold the same to a customer at 50% profit. The price per kg at which he sold the mix to the customer is : a. Rs.110 b. Rs.90 c. Rs.70 12. The amount on a certain sum for 3 and 4 years at a d. None of these certain rate of compound interest are Rs.18250.50 and Rs.20988.10 respectively. What is the rate of interest ? 18. A, B and C were partners sharing profits in the a. 10% ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6. D died and his share was b. 12% distributed equally among the surviving partners. What c. 13% will be the new profits sharing ratio ? d. None of these a. 4 : 5 : 6 b. 2 : 3 : 4 13. The difference between simple interest and c. 3 : 4 : 5 compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 d. None of these years at 10% p.a. is Rs.4200. The sum is : a. Rs.20,000 19. A vehicle changed hands 3 times and at each time b. Rs.16,000 the loss to the earlier owner was 10%. If the ov erall c. Rs.24,000 loss was Rs.4,065, find the original price of the vehicle d. None of these (in rupees). a. 10,000 PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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b. 10,500 c. 15,000 d. 5,000 20. What is the three digit number which is a 2 more than a perfect square and 2 less than a perfect cube ? a. 627 b. 402 c. 123 d. None of these 21. If it costs Rs.Y to whitewash the 4 walls of a room, how much would it cost(in rupees), if all the dimensions were to be 5 times the original dimensions ? a. 5 Y b. 25 Y c. 25 Y² d. 20 Y 22. A sum of Rs.4000 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 8% simple interest. If the interest received after one year is Rs.272, find the ratio in which the money was lent. a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 2 c. 1 : 2 d. None of these 23. A man pays off 3/20 of his debt every month . At the end of 6 months, his remaining debt is Rs.290. How much amount (in rupees) has he cleared off every month ? a. 400 b. 435 c. 450 d. 500 24. Y wanted to borrow Rs.1000 from a moneylender for a period of one year. However, the moneylender deducted Rs.200 as interest charges and gave Rs.800 to him. What is the rate of interest at which Y has borrowed the money ? a. 20% b. 22.5% c. 25% d. 27.5% 25. If the interest compounded annually on a certain sum at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is equal to 55% of the simple interest on the same amount at the same rate of interest for twice the time period, find the rate of interest. a. 12% b. 20% c. 24% d. None of these
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ctet test paper Environmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I Environmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ) Teacher Eligibility Test (Practice Paper 01) 1. We have days and nights because of: (a) Earth‟s rotation (b) Earth‟s revolution (c) Sun‟s rotation (d) Sun‟s revolution 2. The tail of flying birds acts as rudder. By this statement we can understand that the tail acts as: (a) A part of the body which is beautiful (b) A part which wards off flies and mosquitoes (c) A part which guides the bird while flying (d) A part which helps the bird take off 3. The combination of which of the following soils is best for plant growth (a) Clay, sand & gravel (b) Humus, clay & gravel (c) Sand, humus & gravel (d) Humus, sand & clay 4. Which of the following does not belong to the group formed by the other trees? (a) Mango (b) Coconut (c) Tamarind (d) Neem 5. In spring which of the following occurs? (a) The days are longer & nights are shorter (b) The nights are longer & days are shorter (c) Days and nights are of almost equal duration (d) None of the above 6. Which of the following plays an important role in the cause of rainfall (a) Evaporation (b) Condensation (c) Both evaporation & condensation (c) Filteration 7. A human body consists of ________ number of bones (a) 205 (b) 206 (c) 207 (d) 208 8. Sanjay has a sugar cube in her mouth, in which part of his tongue, will the cube be sweetest? (a) Front Page 9
(b) Middle (c) Rear (d) Sides 9. The mosquito repellent (coils, mats and liquids) that we generally use in our homes are: (a) Pesticides (b) Fertilizers (c) Sedatives (d) Insecticides 10. Cows have strong grinding teeth at the back of the mouth, but they cannot eat the flesh of the of other animals. This is because: (a) They do not need to eat the flesh (b) They don‟t have strong grinding teeth at the front (c) They don‟t have long sharp pointed teeth (d) They dislike eating flesh ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
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(a) Eyes (b) Kidneys (c) Lungs (d) Skin 7. During breathing which gas is most required by us? (a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen (c) Carondioxide (d) Nitrogen 8. Which part of the body controls all the other organs? (a) Heart (b) Eyes (c) Brain (d) Stomach 9. Flamingos have ______ kind of feet (a) Perching (b) Wading (c) Webbed (d) None of these 10. The tomato plant falls under the category of: (a) Herbs (b) Shrubs (c) Trees (d) Grass ANSWERS 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6 . (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
Environmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ) Teacher Eligibility Test (Practice Paper 02) 1. During summer the earth is (a) Closer to the sun (b) Away from the sun (c) Closer to the moon (d) Away from the moon 2. Non-green plants like mushroom can’t make their own food because: (a) They are too small (b) They lack chlorophyll (c) They lack photo-tropism (d) They lack roots to suck water 3. Most of the reptiles like snakes, cr ocodiles, etc. eat their food by: (a) Tearing its flesh (b) A process called cud chewing (c) Swallowing it as a whole (d) Sucking its blood 4. How much time does the earth take to complete one rotation? (a) 24 hrs. (b) 1 day (c) 1 year (d) Both A & B 5. How many muscles are there in a human body? (a) 600 (b) 700 (c) 800 (d) 900 6. Which of the following is not a part of the excretory system? PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
ctet/Bihar tet- test paper (EVS)-3 Evironmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ) Teacher Eligibility Test (Practice Paper 03) 21. Which Indian scientist has got a Nobel Prize for his contribution in physics? (a) Rabindra Nath Tagore (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Albert Einstein (d) Hargovind Khurana 22. When some sugar is dissolved in a glass of water, the water level: (a) Increases (b) Decreases (c) Remains the same (d) None of the above 23. The nature of relationship between condensation & evaporation is: (a) They are the same (b) They are opposite (c) They are similar but not in all respects (d) None of the above 24. We slip very easily on a wet floor because (a) Water reduces the friction (b) Water increases the friction (c) We slip because we lose our balance (d) None of the above 25. The process of solid changing into liquid upon the supply of heat is called: Page 10
(a) Condensation (b) Evaporation (c) Melting (d) Boiling 26. When we exhale, our lungs have to: (a) Contract (b) Expand (c) Be still (d) None of the above 27. Our head is made up of only one movable bone; it is called: (a) Skull (b) Cranium (c) Jawbone (d) Collarbone 28. The young ones of the frog are called: (a) Young frogs (b) Frog cubs (c) Puppies (d) Tadpoles 29. Paper is mainly made up of: (a) Cellulose & starch (b) Polythene & cotton (c) Bamboo & grass (d) Sunflower & Maize 30. Our sun is: (a) Planet (b) Satellite (c) Comet (d) Star ANSWERS 21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (c) 30. (d)
3. Her reaction to his proposal was ………. She rejected it ………. (A) inevitable–vehemently (B) subtle–violently (C) clever–abruptly (D) sympathetic–angrily Ans : (A)
4. His ……… directions misled us we did not know which of the two roads to take. (A) complicated (B) ambiguous (C) narrow (D) fantastic Ans : (B) 5. It would be difficult for one so ……… to believe t hat all men are equal irrespective of caste, race and religion. (A) emotional (B) democratic (C) intolerant (D) liberal Ans : (C) Directions—(Q. 6–10) In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been bold. Only o ne bold part in each sentence is not accepted in standard English. Identify that part and mark its letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your as answer. 6. Gaze for a thing (A) that are not (B) available easily (C) in the country is a universal phenomenon. (D) Ans : (B) 7. It is foolish to be expecting (A) one person to be like another (B) person, for (C) each individual is born (D) with his characteristics traits. Ans : (A) 8. The tendency to believe (A) that (B) man is inherently dishonest is something (C) that will be decried. (D) Ans : (D) 9. I have not come across very (A) few (B) people who (C) think of thing beyond (D) their daily work. Ans : (B)
CTET SAMPLE PAPERS FOR ENGLISH Directions—(Q. 1–5) Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set of words that b est completes the sentence meaningfully. 1. He went to the library ……… to find that it was closed. (A) seldom (B) never (C) only (D) solely Ans : (C)
10. He managed to board (A) the running train (B) but all his luggages (C) was (D) left on the station. Ans : (C)
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Test of Numerical Ability for Forthcomming Exam 1. Let A = (x + 1)/(x – 1 ) and B = (x – 1)/(x + 1).
2. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so Determine the value of A – B ………that they can disappear at any moment. a. 0 (A) tentative b. x/(x² - 1) (B) tenuous c. 4x/(x² - 1) (C) consistent d. None of these (D) restrictive Ans : (B)
2. Ashok had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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35 as one of the multipliers, he took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product ? a. 1050 b.1590 c. 1440 d. none of these
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9. If the numerator of a fraction is doubled and the denominator is increased by 3, the new fraction is 3/5. What is the original fraction if its denominator is more than twice the numerator by 1 ? a. 3/7 3. A ladder on a road when inclined on a wall reaches a b. 6/13 point 12 m above ground. Placing at the same position c. 1/3 if it is inclined on to other side of a road, it reaches a d. 5/11 point 9m above the ground. If the length of ladder is 15 m, what is the width of the road ? 10. Three taps A, B and C can fill the tank in 30 a. 17 m minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. All b. 23 m the three taps are opened simultaneously and after 10 c. 19 m minutes, tap C is closed and another tap D is opened. It d. 21 m took another 20 minutes to fill the tank. How much time does tap D take to empty a full tank ? 4. The rate of interest on two bonds is in the ratio of 4 : a. 18 minutes 5. A person wants to invest his savings in these bonds b. 24 minutes in such a way that he received equal half yearly c. 30 minutes interest from both the bonds. He should invest in these d. 36 minutes bonds in the ratio : a. 5 : 2 11. A rod of length 300 inches is to be cut into three b. 2 : 5 pieces of integer length such that length of the first c. 4 : 5 piece is square of the second and that of the second is d. 5 : 4 square of the third. What is the length of the left out portion, if the left out portion has to be the least ? 5. A student secured 60, 75 and 85 in Mathematics a. 12 inches monthly test. If monthly scores were given equal b. 24 inches weightage and final scores are given double weightage c. 8 inches , what are his average marks in Mathematics ? d. 30 inches a. 65 b. 75 12. The amount on a certain sum for 3 and 4 years at a c. 80 certain rate of compound interest are Rs.18250.50 and d. None of these Rs.20988.10 respectively. What is the rate of interest ? a. 10% 6. A sells a product having a printed price of Rs.2,400 b. 12% at a discount of 10% on printed price. He earns a profit c. 13% of 25% in this sale. What was the purchase price on d. None of these which A purchased this product ? a. Rs.1980 13. The difference between simple interest and b. Rs.1728 compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 c. Rs.2160 years at 10% p.a. is Rs.4200. The sum is : d. Rs.1800 a. Rs.20,000 b. Rs.16,000 7. A wheel travels a distance of 22 km in 2500 c. Rs.24,000 revolutions. Find the diameter of the wheel. d. None of these a. 1.4 m b. 2.8 m 14. In an examination A gets 40% of total marks and B c. 5.6 m gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of A‟s and B‟s d. None of these marks taken together. D gets 45% of A‟s and C‟s marks taken together. If the required pass percentage is 8. The difference between the compound interest and 36, how many of these four students passed the simple interest on a sum of money at the rate of 10% examination ? p.a. for 2 years is Rs.50. Find the principal amount. a. 1 a. Rs.5,500 b. 2 b. Rs.4,000 c. 3 c. Rs.5,000 d. 4 PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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15. In a school, the number of girls exceeds the number of boys by 60. If the number of girls is increased by 15% and the number o boys is increased by 50%, there would be 15 boys more than girls. Find the original strength of the class ? a. 540 b. 360 c. 720 d. 600
21. If it costs Rs.Y to whitewash the 4 walls of a room, how much would it cost(in rupees), if all the dimensions were to be 5 times the original dimensions ? a. 5 Y b. 25 Y c. 25 Y² d. 20 Y 22. A sum of Rs.4000 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 8% simple interest. If the interest received after one year is Rs.272, find the ratio in which the money was lent. a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 2 c. 1 : 2 d. None of these
16. An investor invested a sum of Rs.10 lakhs in shares of company X and of company Y. Company X‟s share yields 24% in cash each year and the rate of interest on company Y‟s debentures is 16%. He received a total of Rs.2,08,000 in the form of dividend and interest from these two companies. How much money was invested in company X ? a. 400000 b. 600000 23. A man pays off 3/20 of his debt every month . At c. 650000 the end of 6 months, his remaining debt is Rs.290. d. None of these How much amount (in rupees) has he cleared off every month ? 17. A dry fruit seller purchased 3 kinds of nuts at the a. 400 rate of Rs.100/kg, Rs.80/kg and Rs.60/kg respectively. b. 435 He then mixed them in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 by weight c. 450 and sold the same to a customer at 50% profit. The d. 500 price per kg at which he sold the mix to the customer is : 24. Y wanted to borrow Rs.1000 from a moneylender a. Rs.110 for a period of one year. However, the moneylender b. Rs.90 deducted Rs.200 as interest charges and gave Rs.800 to c. Rs.70 him. What is the rate of interest at which Y has d. None of these borrowed the money ? a. 20% 18. A, B and C were partners sharing profits in the b. 22.5% ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6. D died and his share was c. 25% distributed equally among the surviving partners. What d. 27.5% will be the new profits sharing ratio ? a. 4 : 5 : 6 25. If the interest compounded annually on a certain b. 2 : 3 : 4 sum at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is equal to c. 3 : 4 : 5 55% of the simple interest on the same amount at the d. None of these same rate of interest for twice the time period, find the rate of interest. 19. A vehicle changed hands 3 times and at each time a. 12% the loss to the earlier owner was 10%. If the overall b. 20% loss was Rs.4,065, find the original price of the vehicle c. 24% (in rupees). d. None of these a. 10,000 b. 10,500 ANSWER c. 15,000 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. d d. 5,000 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. b 11. b 12. d 13. d 14. c 15. a 20. What is the three digit number which is a 2 more 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. c than a perfect square and 2 less than a perfect cube ? 21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. b a. 627 b. 402 c. 123 CTET Social Science for Paper-II d. None of these PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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Sample Questions in Social Sciences 1. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 1. ILO - London 2. ICJ - Hague 3. UNESCO - Washington 4. WHO - Paris 2. Arrange the following Indo-Pak events in correct chronological order. A. Creation of Bangladesh B. Tashkant Declaration C. Simla Agreement D. Lahore Declaration Which order is correct? 1. A C D B 2. B A C D 3. D B A C 4. A B C D 3-4 Direction: Read the following statement and answer the questions that follow. "India with over 2 percent of the world's geographical area is inhibited by 16 percent of the world population". 3. From the above statement, it is inferred that in the world population almost every 1. 5th person is Indian 2. 6th person is Indian 3. 7th person is Indian 4. 8th person is Indian 4. Which of the following countries fits in a completely reverse position explained in the above statement? 1. China 2. Bangladesh 3. United Kingdom 4. Australia 5. Which pairs are correctly matched? Select the correct alternative. a. Brahmo Samaj - Dayanand Saraswati b. Arya Samaj- Vivekananda c. Ramakrishna Mission - Raja Ram Mohan Roy d. Aligarh Movement - Syed Ahmed Khan e. Veda Samaj - Cembeti Sridharlu Naidu 1. a and d 2. b and e 3. d and e 4. c and d 6. Some persons and events are stated below: A. Warren Hastings I Theosophical Society of India B. Col. Olcott II Duel Government in Bengal C. Lord Ripon III The French Revolution D. Tipu Sultan IV The Local Self Government Which of the following indicates the correct matching PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
of the above 7 1. A I B. II 2. A II B. III 3. A II B. I 4. A IV B. II
C. Ill C. II C. IV C. I
D. IV D. I D. III D. III
7. Stated below are some statements. a. The Modern Age suddenly came into existence b. The Renaissance emphasized the value of reason and scientific temper in life. c. The Industrial Revolution in England led to the decline of Cottage Industries in India. Which statements are true? 1. a and b 2. b and c 3. a and c 4. a, b and c 8-9. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. The later part of the eighteenth century saw two revolutions, which played an important role in the making of the modem world. The first one involved English Government against its thirteen colonies. Most of the people settled in these colonies had come from England. 8. The passage is referring to two revolutions. Which of the following are these? 1. Russian Revolution and French Revolution 2. American Revolution and French Revolution 3. American Revolution and Chinese Revolution 4. French Revolution and Chinese Revolution
9. Which of the following Revolutions is related to the thirteen English Colonies? 1. Russian Revolution 2. American Revolution 3. Industrial Revolution 4. French Revolution
10. A volcano erupts on the ocean floor and a ship is located on the oceanic surface very close to the epicentre. Which one of the following conditions will the ship face? 1. get toppled 2. drift away 3. wreck 4. not much of a change 11. Read the following statements A. The towns in Canadian prairies developed after the construction of Canadian Pacific Railway. B. Most of the Cities of India were connected by Page 14
railways after these had already developed. Which one of the following is correct? 1. A is true, B is false 2. A is false, B is true 3. Both A and B are true 4. Both A and B are false 12 12. Which one of the following sequences of the atmospheric layers will a space shuttle encounter while returning to the earth? 1. Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere 2. Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Troposphere 3. Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere 4. Ionosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere 13. Given below are some characteristics of a region. a. Rainfall is scanty b. Difference between day and night temperature is high c. Very little vegetation is found Which of the following regions has all these features? 1. coasts 2. deserts 3. plateaus 4. plains
of Bangladesh in 1971, and Shimla Agreement in 1972. Therefore alternative 3 is the answer. 3 2 16% of the World Population means 1/6th of the population, which implies that every 6th person is an Indian. 4 4 Australia has a large area of land but is sparsely populated. All the other three countries are thickly populated. Therefore, the answer is alternative 4. 5 3 The answer key gives the clue. 6 3 Warren Hastings was associated with dual Government in Bengal, Col. Olcott with Theosophical Society of India, Lord Ripon with the Local Self Government and Tipu Sultan with the French Revolution. The answer therefore is at alternative 3, which shows the correct matching. 7 2 In this question you have to reason out which statements are true. Here the first statement is not true, as the Modern Age could not come into existence suddenly. Hence, alternative 2 is correct which shows that statements b and c are true. 8 2 This question is based on a given passage. You have to find out which revolutions the passage is referring to. For the first 14. Given below is the scale, which shows in sequence revolution the hint is given the limits of crust, outer mantle, inner in the passage. It involved 13 English Colonies, where mantle, outer core and inner core represented by the settlers were from 1,2,3,4 and 5 respectively. Which of England. You will realize that their colonies were the following scales represents the correct pattern of located in America. So one measurement? Revolution is American Revolution, and the second one is French Revolution 15. Read the following: as it was important in shaping the modern world. The a. 80% of forests have been cleared. Russian Revolution and b. A quarter of world's mammals are at risk of the Chinese Revolution took place in 20 th Century extinction. only. So the answer is c. Global warming will trigger a devastating rise in alternative 2. sea levels. 9 2 This question is related to the first question. You Which of the following best explains all of the can reason it out because the above? 13 colonies mentioned here were in America. So the 1. Increasing industrialization answer is 2. 14 2. Large scale urbanization 10 4 The rest of the questions you may reason out 3. Increased human activity yourself. 4. Large scale mechanizatio 11 3 12 1 Solutions to Questions on Social Science 13 2 Q.No. Key Rationale 14 1 15 3 1. 2 International Court of Justice is located at Ha gue. WHO is not at Paris, UNESCO at not at Washington, and ILO not at London. Therefore alternative 2 is the answer. 2. 3 Lahore Declaration took place in 1929, Tashkent Declaration in 1966, creation PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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ctet social Science for Paper-II (Practice Paper 03) Social Science for Paper-II Teacher Eligibility Test Teacher Eligibility Test (Practice Paper 03) 21. “Workers have nothing to lose but their chains” was said by: (a) Hitler (b) Napoleon (c) Karl Marx (d) Stalin 22. The fall of the Czar, Nicholas II (USSR) is known as the: (a) Industrial (b) February revolution (c) Red revolution (d) Social revolution 23. Burma was captured by (a) America (b) Britain (c) Russia (d) Portugal 24. The Council of Ministers at the centre is responsible to: (a) The President (b) The chief Minister (c) The Supreme Court (d) The Lok Sabha 25. The fundamental duties have been included in the Constitution under the: (a) Article 351 (b) Article 72 (c) Article 51A (d) Article 65 26. Right to equality in our Constitution has abolished the practice of: (a) Child Labour (b) Untouchability (c) Gender discrimination (d) All of these 27. Bronze was made by mixing: (a) Copper and Manganese (b) Copper and zinc (c) Copper and lead (d) Iron and Tin
30. A new language developed in India during the Medieval age: (a) Urdu (b) English (c) Dutch (c) Spanish ANSWERS 21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (a)
28. The earliest language of the Aryans was: (a) Sanskrit (b) Urdu (c) Tamil (d) Afghani 29. Feudalism centered round: (a) Art (b) Business (c) Land (d) Surgery PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education
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