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1 Which of the following is the best example of formative assessment? Teaching Aptitude
Importance and types of assessment
Easy
2 A Class 6 student often gets answers wrong but never asks questions in class. What should the teacher do firs… Teaching Aptitude
Classroom Management
Easy
3 The reflective level of teaching is most closely associated with which educationist? Teaching Aptitude
Levels of teaching
Medium
4 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good teaching? Teaching Aptitude
Nature and objectives of teaching
Easy
5 The maxim “proceed from the known to the unknown” means the teacher should: Teaching Aptitude
Teaching methods
Easy
6 A blackboard is an example of which kind of teaching aid? Teaching Aptitude
Teaching aids and resources
Easy
7 Inclusive education means: Teaching Aptitude
Learners with disabilities
Easy
8 According to Piaget, children aged roughly 7 to 11 years are in which stage of cognitive development? Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Medium
9 The concept of the “Zone of Proximal Development” was given by: Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Easy
10 In the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, which is the lowest level of the cognitive domain? Teaching Aptitude
Importance and types of assessment
Medium
11 Classroom communication is most effective when it is: Teaching Aptitude
Classroom communication
Easy
12 Which of the following methods is the most learner-centred? Teaching Aptitude
Teaching methods
Easy
13 The main purpose of summative assessment is to: Teaching Aptitude
Importance and types of assessment
Easy
14 Under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, free and compulsory education is guar… Teaching Aptitude
Recent Educational Initiatives
Easy
15 Which of the following is NOT one of Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences? Teaching Aptitude
Learning theories and construction of knowledge
Medium
16 The idea of reinforcement in operant conditioning is mainly associated with: Teaching Aptitude
Learning theories and construction of knowledge
Medium
17 A test is said to be reliable when it: Teaching Aptitude
Importance and types of assessment
Medium
18 NEP 2020 replaces the 10+2 school structure with which new structure? Teaching Aptitude
Recent Educational Initiatives
Easy
19 A diagnostic test is mainly used to: Teaching Aptitude
Importance and types of assessment
Medium
20 Students become noisy halfway through a lesson because they find it boring. The most suitable response is to: Teaching Aptitude
Classroom Management
Easy
21 The Chinese pilgrim who studied at Nalanda in the 7th century was: Teaching Aptitude
Indian knowledge tradition in education
Easy
22 Vikramashila university was founded by: Teaching Aptitude
Indian knowledge tradition in education
Medium
23 In the gurukula system, learning mainly took place through: Teaching Aptitude
Indian knowledge tradition in education
Easy
24 The three stages of learning in the Indian tradition are shravana, manana and: Teaching Aptitude
Indian knowledge tradition in education
Medium
25 Panini is best known for his work on: Teaching Aptitude
Indian knowledge tradition in education
Easy
26 Which body regulates teacher-education programmes such as B.Ed. and ITEP in India? Teaching Aptitude
Higher education institutions and regulators
Easy
27 Model school textbooks and national curriculum frameworks are prepared by: Teaching Aptitude
Higher education institutions and regulators
Easy
28 NAAC is mainly concerned with: Teaching Aptitude
Higher education institutions and regulators
Medium
29 The UGC became a statutory body in: Teaching Aptitude
Higher education institutions and regulators
Medium
30 The NCET is conducted by: Teaching Aptitude
Higher education institutions and regulators
Easy
31 The Kothari Commission (1964–66) recommended which school structure? Teaching Aptitude
Education committees and commissions
Medium
32 The University Education Commission of 1948–49 was chaired by: Teaching Aptitude
Education committees and commissions
Medium
33 “Learning without Burden” (1993) is the report of the committee chaired by: Teaching Aptitude
Education committees and commissions
Medium
34 Which document is called the “Magna Carta of English education in India”? Teaching Aptitude
Education committees and commissions
Hard
35 The committee that drafted the National Education Policy 2020 was chaired by: Teaching Aptitude
Education committees and commissions
Easy
36 The right to free and compulsory education for children aged 6–14 is in which Article? Teaching Aptitude
Constitutional provisions for education
Easy
37 Education was moved to the Concurrent List by the: Teaching Aptitude
Constitutional provisions for education
Medium
38 Which Article provides for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage? Teaching Aptitude
Constitutional provisions for education
Hard
39 The fundamental duty of parents to provide educational opportunities to children aged 6–14 is in: Teaching Aptitude
Constitutional provisions for education
Medium
40 The right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions is in: Teaching Aptitude
Constitutional provisions for education
Medium
41 According to Piaget, abstract and hypothetical reasoning develops in which stage? Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Easy
42 Temporary support given by a teacher that is gradually withdrawn is called: Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Easy
43 “Identity versus role confusion” is the crisis of adolescence in the theory of: Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Medium
44 Kohlberg’s theory deals with the development of: Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Easy
45 Which statement about development is correct? Teaching Aptitude
Learner development
Medium
46 A child with a mental age of 12 and a chronological age of 10 has an IQ of: Teaching Aptitude
Intelligence and creativity
Medium
47 Divergent thinking, closely linked to creativity, was emphasised by: Teaching Aptitude
Intelligence and creativity
Medium
48 The “g factor” theory of intelligence was proposed by: Teaching Aptitude
Intelligence and creativity
Medium
49 Which question best encourages creativity? Teaching Aptitude
Intelligence and creativity
Easy
50 Sternberg’s triarchic theory includes analytical, creative and: Teaching Aptitude
Intelligence and creativity
Medium