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1. The word “Pedagogy” means?

A. to guide the child

B. to lead the child

C. to educate the child

D. to understand the child

2. Pedagogy is the study of

A. Education

B. Guiding Students

C.Learning Process

D.Teaching Methods

3. Which one of the followings indicates child’s physical growth?

A. Negative

B. Quantitative

C. Qualitative

D. Positive

4. The best method to study growth and development of the child is –

A. Psychoanalytic Method

B. Comparative Method

C. Developmental Method
D. Statistical Method

5. The use of technology to enhance learning process is called __________ in

education.

A.IT

B.ICT

C.Information technology

D.Communication technology

6. Term PSRN in development implies –

A. Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy

B. Problem solving relationship and numeracy

C. Perceptual skill, reasoning and numeracy

D. Perceptual skill, relationship and numbers

7. “Individual learns from his own mistakes” This statement is based on which
learning theory?

A. Instrumental conditioning

B. Insight

C. Trial & Error

D. Classical conditioning

8. What should be the role of teacher in meeting the individual differences?

A. Try to know the abilities, interest and aptitude of individuals

B. Try to adjust the curriculum as per the needs of individuals

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

9. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in

interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students

A.don’t know

B. already know

C.willing to know

D.not willing to know

10. If a child has mental age of 5 years and chronological age of 4 years than
what will be the IQ of child?

A. 125

B. 80

C. 120

D. 100

11. Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Growth is a biological process

B. Development is a quantitative process

C. Education is a goal-oriented process

D. Learning is a process of behavioural changes

12. Which of the following is not the tool for Formative Assessment in sholastic
domain?
A. Conversation Skill

B. Multiple Choice Question

C. Projects

D. Oral Questions

13. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education

is a __________ process.

A. social, social

B. social, philosophical

C.philosophical, philosophical

D.environmental, psychological

14. Special education is related to –

A. Educational for talented students

B. Educational programmes for disabled

C. Training programmes for Teachers

D. Training programme for retarded

15. Which of the following statement is not true in case of multiple choice
questions ?

A. Even an inexperienced teacher can prepare the questions easily

B. All choices appear to be plausible

C. Error-free and quick evaluation is possible by computer

D. Only one of the choices is the correct answer

16. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for

A.research

B.future life

C.present life

D.entrepreneurship

17. What type of evaluation identifies learning deficiencies and difficulties of

the learners ?

A. Placement

B. Summative

C. Continuous

D. Diagnostic

18. As people grow older, the __________ of learning declines.

A.power

B.speed

C.quality

D.quantity

19. Both the chronological age and the mental age of a pupil is 7 years. He may
be classified into which category ?

A. Below normal intelligence

B. Normal intelligence

C. Superior intelligence

D. Genius
20. Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and
appropriate behavior?

A.Ignorance

B.Strictness

C.Reward

D.Praise

21. Which is different from the other three with res pect to fine motor
Movement ?

A. Dot Joining

B. Dictation

C. Handwriting

D. Separation of fruits and vegetables

22. At the pre-primary stage reading aloud while writing is given importance.
This is based on which theory of learning ?

A. Trial & Error

B. Conditioning

C. Insight

D. Imitation

23. According to Emile, the noblest work in education is to make a/an

A.thinker

B.entrepreneur

C.good citizen
D.reasoning man

24. Which one of the following is not taken into consideration while preparing
the blue-print for a test ?

A. Topic

B. Instructional objectives

C. From of questions

D. Teaching time

25. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes,
including remembering, problem solving, and deci sion-making is called

A. Pedagogy

B. Education

C.Epistemology

D.Cognitive Development

26. Psycology is a ——

A. science of soul

B. science of mind

C. science of consciousness

D. science of behaviour

27. The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.

A.weaker

B.stronger

C.less important
D.more important

28. Which is not a factor of motivation ?

A. Prize

B. Incentive

C. Praise

D. Practice

29. The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.

A.weaker

B.stronger

C.less important

D.more important

30. What is the stage from 2 to 6 years called ?

A. Pre-childhood

B. Infancy

C. Later childhood

D. Pre-adolescence

31. According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning
skill during

A.Sensorimotor stage

B.Preoperational stage

C.Formal operational stage

D.Concrete operational stage

32. The teacher studies pupils group behaviour mainly by which of the
following methods ?

A. Interview

B. Experimentation

C. Case history

D. Observation

33. Children are usually egocentric during __________ and __________ stages.

A.Sensorimotor, Preoperational

B.Formal operational, Sensorimotor

C.Preoperational, Concrete operational

D.Concrete operational, Formal operational

34. Which one does not indicate child’s emotion ?

A. Pleasure

B. Sorrow

C. Curiosity

D. Tolerance

35. According to Jean Piaget, children are no longer egocentric when entering

A.Sensorimotor stage

B.Preoperational stage

C.Formal operational stage

D.Concrete operational stage

36. Which one is not an element of intellectual development ?

A. Creativity

B. Tolerance

C. Thinking

D. Imagination

37. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Concrete

operational stage starts at age

A.1

B.3

C.5

D.7

38. Which class of learners are not included under “Exceptional Category” ?

A. Slow

B. Retarded

C. Normal

D. Gifted

39. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Formal

operational stage starts at age

A.5

B.6

C.7

D.8
40. Which one of the following is not an element of mastery learning?

A. Use of alternate text-book

B. Alternate methods of teaching

C. Child-centred learning activity

D. Group teaching

41. The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to
__________ information.

A.use

B.miss

C.retain

D.misuse

42. Which one of the following is measured by continuous comprehensive

evaluation ?

A. Holisitic development

B. Development of creativity

C. Development of experience

D. Development of divergent thinking

43. The conclusion of a deductive argument is

A.certain

B.probable

C.experience

D.observation
44. Which of the following is a dimensional teaching aid ?

A. Black Board

B. Display Board

C. Still Picture

D. Model

45. The most recent response is most likely to

A.forget

B.reoccur

C.compromised

D.not occur again

46. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the

child from

A.school

B.burden

C.society

D.past memory

47. Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising
them as wards of the state?

A.Plato

B.Socrates

C.Aristotle

D.John Locke
48. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of

A.head and heart

B.heart and hands

C.head and hands

D.head, heart, and hands

49. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are

A.distributed genetically

B.distributed gender-wise

C.not distributed genetically

D.not distributed gender-wise

50. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of

A.analysis

B.evidence

C.experience

D.information

51. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by

A.analysis

B.evidence

C.experience

D.information

52. According to John Locke, a child’s mind does not contain any
A.memory

B.imagination

C.observation

D.innate ideas

53. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or
sports) in education was

A.Plato

B.Aristotle

C.Socrates

D.John Locke

54. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate

A.variance

B.arithmetic mean

C.geometric mean

D.standard deviation

55. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education

should be about

A.virtue

B.obedience

C.life and growth

D.shaping good citizens

56. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the
A.society

B.practice

C.real world

D.abstract knowledge

57. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education

should come through

A.practice

B.experience

C.knowledge

D.observations

58. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should

focus on what is

A. in need

B. in demand

C. important

D. everlasting

59. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school

to make them better citizens.

A.practical implementation

B.democracy

C.discipline

D.rules
60. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the

A.child

B.teacher

C.society

D.principal
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