1. Assertion (A): School curriculum should give reasonable space and value to learner's cultural knowledges.
Reason (R): Supporting students to uphold their cultural identities facilitates learning.
Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
2. Socio-constructivist views of learning advocate that:
(1) Effective learning is activated by lecturing and explaining
(2) Effective learning takes place through the process of recall and rehearsal
(3) Learners receive knowledge passively from others
(4) Learners actively construct knowledge
3. Which of the following statements is NOT correct about learning?
(1) Learning is facilitated by social action
(2) Learning as a product rather than a process
(3) Learning depends on learner's previous knowledge
(4) Learning implies reorganisation of prior conceptual schemes
4. In the course of development, children achieve gross motor skills before fine motor skills, This indicates
that development is :
(1) Linear
(2) Proximodistal
(3) Anarchic
(4) Cephalocaudal
5. Reasoning, thinking and problem-solving are explained in which aspect of development ?
(1) Moral Development
(2) Motor Development
(3) Social Development
(4) Cognitive Development
6. After getting ‘out’ in the game due to the rope getting stuck in her leg while jumping Aru says that the rope deliberately got her out. At what stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development do children reason like this ?
(1) Sensory-motor stage
(2) Pre-operation stage
(3) Concrete Operational stage
(4) Formal Operational stage
7. One Proximodistal principle states that in infancy :
(1) development of language occurs rapidly as it is a sensitive period for development.
(2) Physical development occurs rapidly with the development of fine motor skills.
(3) the limbs continue to grow faster than the hands and feet.
(4) development proceeds from head to toe.
8. Assertion (A): Learners construct their own knowledge based on what they already know.
Reason (R): Finding patterns and making linkages with previous knowledge helps learners to process
information meaningfully.
Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
9. Assertion (A): Childhood is experienced differently by children across cultures.
Reason (R): Childrens’development is universal.
Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
10. Assertion (A): In Lawrence Kohlberg’s moral development theory children move from understanding consequences of acts to determine
whether they are good or bad to understanding that rules and laws are flexible and can be changed.
Reason (R): Lawrence Kohlberg argues that moral development occurs progressively in stages.
Choose the correct option.
(1) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
11. Which of the following statements about inclusive education is NOT correct?
(1) An inclusive classroom “accommodates differences in language styles and promotes collaboration”.
(2) An inclusive classroom centres around “fixed curricula and standard assessment”.
(3) Inclusive teaching means “teaching in ways that do not exclude.”
(4) Inclusive teaching means “adopting pedagogies that support needs of all learners”.
12. Lev Vygotsky proposes that ______ is important for self-regulation in children.
(1) Adaptation
(2) Organization
(3) Disequilibrium
(4) Inner speech
13. As per Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of the following ability distinguishes concrete
operational thinking from Pre operational thinking?
(1) Hypothetical reasoning
(2) Object permanence
(3) Coordination of senses
(4) Decentering
14. Which of the following types of questions can help assess a student's ability to evaluate information critically?
(1) Questions that ask for examples that validate the text
(2) Questions that ask for a summary of a text
(3) Questions that ask for a simple definition of a term
(4) Questions that ask for the student's personal opinion
15. Which of the following aptly defines relationship between cognition and emotion ?
(1) Cognition influences emotions but reverse is not true.
(2) Emotions influence cognition but reverse is not true.
(3) Cognition and emotion are two independent systems.
(4) Emotion and cognition are interdependent on each other.
16. Language development in primary classes is facilitated :
(1) When teachers ignore and dismiss the mother tongue of the children.
(2) When teachers begin from signs and symbols rather than concrete objects.
(3) When teachers use concrete examples to refer to abstract concepts.
(4) When teachers stress upon and enforce the use of formal language.
17. According to attribution theory of motivation which of the following is more likely to result in persistent effort and improved performance ?
(1) Internal attribution for failure as well as success
(2) External attribution for failure as well as success
(3) An internal attribution for success and an external attribution for failure
(4) An external attribution for success and an internal attribution for failure
18. Inclusion of students belonging to disadvantaged groups demands :
(1) isolation in the classroom on the basis of social affiliation.
(2) same-ability grouping of students in the classroom.
(3) awareness and sensitization towards diverse traditions.
(4) evidencing and encouraging identity-based stereotypes.
19. While participating in a sports competition in class, Tanuj tells his friend that he will participate in the
javelin throw and his sister can participate in jump rope because she is a girl and girls cannot throw javelin. This depicts :
(1) Gender equity
(2) Gender stereotyping
(3) Gender constancy
(4) Gender equality
20. Which of the following is a typical characteristic of Dyslexia ?
(1) Difficulty in physical coordination
(2) Difficulty in spatial awareness
(3) Difficulty in creative problem solving
(4) Difficulty in phonological processing
21. Problem solving is fostered by :
(1) Passive imitation
(2) Response Set
(3) Divergent thinking
(4) Functional fixedness
22. While divergent thinking _____ convergent thinking _____.
(1) Promotes mathematical abilities; promotes verbal abilities
(2) Promotes verbal abilities; promotes mathematical abilities
(3) encourages multiple answers; is fixed on one correct solution
(4) is fixed on one correct solution; encourages multiple answers
23. Which of the following would NOT be characterised as formative assessment ?
(1) An assessment task that is helpful in comparing students as per a standard set of criteria.
(2) An assessment used to identify misconceptions in a student's learning.
(3) An assessment given at the beginning, of a new concept to determine students’ Prior knowledge.
(4) An assessment given during the class to provide ongoing feedback to students and teachers.
24. Which of the following is a characteristic of effective feedback in the classroom ?
(1) It is only focused on the outcomes
(2) It is timely and specific
(5) It is given only at the end of the task.
(4) It is broad and generic.
25. As per Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence, which of the following set represents correct match of intelligence and associated characteristics ?
(1) Musical : performance or composition skills
(2) Spatial : skill of appreciating the natural world
(5) Intrapersonal : skill in understanding and relating to others
(4) Logical-Mathematical : skill of dance or athletic abilities
26. Which of the following correctly describes intrinsic motivation ?
(1) Motivation that comes from competition with others
(2) Motivation that comes from a fear of punishment
(3) Motivation that comes from external rewards
(4) Motivation that comes from personal enjoyment of the task
27. Which of the following is a key principle of progressive education ?
(1) Learning should be based on authentic tasks
(2) Curriculum should be predetermined and universal
(3) Standardized testing is the best way to measure student learning
(4) Students should be passive recipients of knowledge from their teachers
28. Impairment is a _____condition, while disability is a _____ condition.
(1) operative, physical
(2) social, psychological
(3) biological, functional
(4) functional, biological
29. Which of the following are NOT examples of scaffolding ?
(1) Think-aloud
(2) Prompts and cues
(3) Questions
(4) Half-solved example
30. According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, at what stage are children self-centered and see their own benefit in doing something ?
(1) at the third stage in the second level
(2) at the fifth stage in the third level
(3) at the first stage in the first level
(4) at the second stage in the first level
Mathematics & Science
Direction: Answer the following questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
31. Which of the following statements is correct?
(1) 1 is both, a prime and a composite number
(2) 1 is neither prime nor a composite number
(3) 1 is a prime number
(4) 1 is a composite number
32. The number of degrees in 2&2/3
right angles is :
(1) 240 (2) 330
(3) 210 (4) 285
33. A _____ is always a regular polygon.
(1) Pentagon (2) Circle
(3) Isosceles triangle (4) Square
34. The parcel sending rates are given below :
Parcel weighing (50 grams or less); Rs.15.00 parcel weighing (for every additional 50 grams) : Rs 7.00 Meena wants to send a parcel to her friend Charu in Delhi. The parcel weighs 350g. Look at the charges and select the correct cost of sending the parcel :
(1) Rs 55 (2) Rs 57
(3) Rs 42 (4) Rs 50
35. Which of the following is not true about ‘multiplicity of approaches’ in teaching mathematics ?
(1) Offering such a choice allows children to explore and use the approach that is most natural and easy for them.
(2) It is crucial for liberating school mathematics from the tyranny of the one correct answer.
(3) Very often, there are many ways of solving a problem.
(4) It hampers the learning of child as it leads to confusion.
36. According to National Curriculum Framework, 2005, which of the following processes are least relevant
in a primary mathematics classroom ?
(1) Visualization
(2) Making connections and representations
(3) Memorising formulae
(4) Use of patterns
37. Which of the following statements is/are most appropriate for the idea of cognitive conflict in teaching mathematics ?
(a) Thoughtful efforts of a teacher to expose children to cognitive conflict can enhance their mathematical understanding.
(b) It is not useful for promoting mathematical understanding in children.
(c) Children get confused so cognitive conflict must be avoided.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Only (a)
(2) Only (c)
(3) (b) and (c)
(4) (a) and (c)
38. Which of the following statement is most appropriate?
(1) Use of teaching-learning material in mathematics class consume students’ time for practice.
(2) Students do not enjoy riddles in mathematics class.
(3) Mathematics lab is essential as it provides opportunities for hands on activities for students?
(4) Charts are used in mathematics class as an effective teaching-learning material.
39. Yamina threw a dice 10 times and the following results:
5, 3, 6, 6, 1, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2
Which of the following numbers she got the maximum number of times ?
(1) 1
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 3
40. Which of the following is true for word problems in school mathematics ?
(1) Word problems are important in secondary classes only.
(2) Word problems focus more on procedural knowledge in mathematics.
(3) Word problems refer to exercises where the child formalises the situation into a form where a specific mathematical technique can be applied.
(4) Word problems are not examples of mathematical modelling.
41. What should be subtracted from the sum of 9909, 9099 and 9009 to obtain 25454 ?
(1) 2536
(2) 2563
(3) 2356
(4) 2365
42. One millimetre is the same as :
(1) 0.01 m
(2) 0.1 m
(3) 0.01 cm
(4) 0.1 cm
43. A frog jumps 3 steps and a rabbit jumps 7 steps at a time starting from a place O. At which of the following steps, they both will be jumping together?
(1) 378
(2) 354
(3) 343
(4) 371
44. Which of the following model is least appropriate to develop the conceptual understanding regarding
the relationships of ones, tens and hundreds in early grade learners ?
(1) Abacus
(2) Place value chart
(3) Dienes blocks
(4) Money
45. How many packets of 1/12 kg salt can be made from 7&1/2 kg of salt?
(1) 72
(2) 90
(3) 45
(4) 60
