CTET MCQ Quiz Hub

1. The common element which is present in both carbohydrates and proteins is
Chlorine
Nitrogen
Sulphur
Carbon

2. There is a species A of plants that grow in a huge number but is found only in B part of India in the whole world. Which type of species is it?
Endangered
Abundant
Exotic
Endemic

3. Which of the following is not a component of 5 Es?
Evaluate:
Explore
Estimate
Explain

4. The gastric juice in the stomach of human beings is ........... and aids in the digestion of food.
alkaline
amphoteric
neutral
acidic

5. Which of the following group of animals has excellent sight and can see things four times more than humans?
Bees Mosquitoes Butterflies
Tigers Leopards Bulls
Snakes Silkworms Lizards
Kites Eagles Vultures

6. Which of the following tools will be appropriate for assessing social- personal qualities of children engaged in learning EVS through group work?
Assignments
Rating scales
Paper-pencil tests
Oral questions

7. The nature of environment studies does not advocate that:
children make fewer mistakes.
children get space to learn by doing.
children ask a lot of questions.
children get a lot of space to explore.

8. Which one of the following diseases may be caused by stagnant water?
Malaria
Polio
Pneumonia
AIDS

9. Which one of the following places in our country is a Cold Desert?
Jaisalmer
Ladakh
Meghalaya
Darjeeling

10. Which of the following makes a correct pair?
Assam-Bihu
Orissa - Bharatnatyam
Tamil Nadu - Lavani
Karnataka - Kathak

11. Bronze is a mixture of two metals. The names of these two metals are
Copper and Zinc
Copper and Iron
Copper and Tin
Aluminium and Tin

12. The skills required to read a map include
excellent communication skills to draw out the expressive ability
excellent drawing and painting skills
ability to understand relative position of places distances and directions
ability to use calculations and sketch positions on a globe

13. Khejri trees are mainly found in
hot and humid conditions
cool and dry conditions
moderate conditions
hot and dry conditions

14. Mani frequently asks probing and imaginative questions in her Class V EVS class. By doing so she aims at improving
observation skills
emotional skills
listening skills
thinking skills

15. Grammar should be taught by
giving clear explanations
enabling practice in context
asking students to learn rules
making learners do written assignments

16. There are 44 sounds in English. Out of these how many sounds are vowels and how many are consonants respectively?
20 24
5 39
22 22
10 34

17. Which one of the following is not true about the status of English language across the world?
English as a native language
English as a heritage language
English as a foreign language
English as a second language

18. The study of words and their meanings is known as
semantics
linguistics
phonetics
syntax

19. Etymology is:
science of Pedagogy.
science of study of language.
science of meaning of words.
science of knowing the origin of words.

20. A word gets its meaning:
in relation to its context
from dictionary only
spelling
from its origin

21. The first generation learners are those who are:
coming first time to school to seek admission.
learning Hindi for the first time.
learning English for the first time.
the first from their family to come to school.

22. Children can best learn a language when they having
a good textbook
a proficient language teacher
inhibition
motivation

23. As a teacher who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky which of the following methods would you prefer for assessing your students?
Collaborative projects
Standardized tests
Fact-based recall questions
Objective multiple-choice type questions

24. To cater to individual differences in his classroom a teacher should:
have uniform and standard ways of teaching and assessment
segregate and label children based on their marks
engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspectives
impose strict rules upon his students

25. Assessment is purposeful if:
it induces fear and stress among the students
it serves as a feedback for the students as well as the teachers
it is done only once at the end of the year
comparative evaluations are made to differentiate between the students achievements

26. According to NCF 2005 the role of a teacher has to be:
authoritative
dictatorial
permissive
facilitative

27. Research suggests that in a diverse classroom a teachers expectations from her students ...... their learning.
have a significant impact on
are the sole determinant of
should not be correlated with
do not have any effect on

28. Inclusion of children with special needs:
is an unrealistic goal
is detrimental to children without disabilities
will increase the burden on schools
requires a change in attitude content and approach to teaching

29. Having a diverse classroom with children from varied social economic and cultural backgrounds enriches the learning experiences of all students. This statement is:
incorrect because it can confuse the children and they may feel lost
correct because children learn many skills from their peers
correct because it makes the classroom more hierarchical
incorrect because it leads to unnecessary competition

30. A child with hearing impairment:
should be sent only to a school for the hearing impaired and not to a regular school
will not benefit from academic education only and should be given vocational training instead
can do very well in a regular school if suitable facilitation and resources are provided
will never be able to perform on a par with classmates in a regular school

31. Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner?
He gets aggressive and frustrated.
He can feel understimulated and bored if the class activities are not challenging enough.
He is highly temperamental.
He engages in ritualistic behaviour like hand flapping rocking etc.

32. A teacher can enhance effective learning in her elementary classroom by:
offering rewards for small steps in learning
drill and practice
encouraging competition amongst her students
connecting the content to the lives of the students

33. Which of the following statements about children are correct?A. Children are passive recipients of knowledge.B. Children are problem solvers.C. Children are scientific investigators.D. Children are active explorers of the environment.
A B and D
B C and D
A B C and D
A B and C

34. Which of the following is the most effective method to encourage conceptual development in students?
New concepts need to be understood on their own without any reference to the old ones.
Replace the students incorrect ideas with correct ones by asking them to memorize.
Give students multiple examples and encourage them to use reasoning.
Use punishment till students have made the required conceptual changes.

35. Primary school children will learn most effectively in an atmosphere:
where their emotional needs are met and they feel that they are valued
where the teacher is authoritative and clearly dictates what should be done
where the focus and stress are only on mastering primarily cognitive skills of reading writing and mathematics
where the teacher leads all the learning and expects students to play a passive role

36. A child sees a crow flying past the window and says A bird. What does this suggest about the childs thinking?A. The child has previously stored memories.B. The child has developed the concept of a bird.C. The child has developed some tools of language to communicate her experience.
A and B
B and C
A B and C
Only B

37. What should a teacher tell her students to encourage them to do tasks with intrinsic motivation?
Come on finish it before she does.
Why cant you be like him? See he has done it perfectly.
Complete the task fast and get a toffee.
Try to do it you will learn.

38. How can a teacher encourage her students to be intrinsically motivated towards learning for the sake of learning?
By inducing anxiety and fear
By giving competitive tests
By supporting them in setting individual goals and their mastery
By offering tangible rewards such as toffees

39. In an elementary classroom an effective teacher should aim at the students to be motivated:
to learn so that they become curious and love learning for its own sake
to rate memorize so that they become good at recall
by using punitive measures so that they respect the teacher
to perform so that they get good marks in the end of the year examination

40. Which of the following is an example of effective school practice?
Constant comparative evaluation
Corporal punishment
Individualized learning
Competitive classroom

41. The cephalocaudal principle of development explains how development proceeds from:
general to specific functions
differentiated to integrated functions
head to toe
rural to urban areas

42. Which of the following is a sensitive period pertaining to language development?
Prenatal period
Middle childhood period
Adulthood
Early childhood period

43. A 6-year-old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sportspersons send her for coaching everyday and train her on weekends. Her capabilities are most likely to be the result of an interaction between:
heredity and environment
growth and development
health and training
discipline and nutrition

44. Which of the following are secondary agents of socialization?
Family and neighbourhood
School and neighbourhood
School and immediate family members
Family and relatives

45. According to Lev Vygotsky the primary cause of cognitive development is:
equilibration
social interaction
adjustment of mental schemas
stimulus-response pairing

46. In the context of Kohlbergs stages of moral reasoning under which stage would the given typical response of a child fall?Your parents will be proud of you if you are honest. So you should be honest.
Punishment-obedience orientation
Social contract orientation
Good girl-good boy orientation
Law and order orientation

47. According to Jean Piaget which of the following is necessary for learning?
Active exploration of the environment by the learner
Observing the behaviour of adults
Belief in immanent justice
Reinforcement by teachers and parents

48. According to Jean Piaget schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemes and by modifying old schemes as per new information. These two processes are known as:
accommodation and adaptation
assimilation and adaptation
equilibration and modification
assimilation and accommodation

49. In a progressive classroom setup the teacher facilitates learning by- providing an environment that:
promotes discovery
is restrictive
discourages inclusion
encourages repetition

50. Howard Gardners theory of Multiple Intelligence (MI) suggests that:
every child should be taught every subject in eight different ways in order to develop all of the intelligences
intelligence is solely determined by IQ tests
teachers should use MI as a framework for devising alternative ways to teach the subject matter
ability is destiny and does not change over a period of time

51. A 5-year-old girl talks to herself while trying to fold a T-shirt. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the behaviour displayed by the girl?
Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as egocentric nature of the childs thoughts.
regulate her actions through private speech.
Jean Piaget would explain this as social interaction while Lev Vygotsky would explain this as an exploration.
Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky would explain this as the childs attempt to imitate her mother

52. Gender is a/an:
biological entity
physiological construct
innate quality
social construct

53. Which one of the following is best suited for emotional development of children?
Democratic classroom environment
No involvement of the teachers as it is the task of the parents
Controlled classroom environment
Authoritarian classroom environment

54. Which one of the following is not a suitable formative assessment task?
Open-ended questions
Project
Observation
Ranking the students

55. To be an effective teacher it is important to
emphasize dictating answers from the book.
focus on individual learning rather than group activity.
avoid disruption caused due to questioning by students.
be in touch with each and every child.

56. Teachers need to create a good classroom environment to facilitate childrens learning. To create such a learning environment which one of the given statements is not true?
Approval of the childs efforts
Compliance with teachers
Acceptance of the child
Positive tone of the teacher

57. Given below are some statements about boys and girls. According to you which one of these is true?
Boys should help in activities outside the home.
Boys should help in household chores.
All boys should be taught Science and girls Home Science.
Girls should help in household chores.

58. A childs notebook shows errors in writing like reverse images mirror imaging etc. Such a child is showing signs of
Learning disadvantage
Learning disability
Learning difficulty
Learning problem

59. Teachers in order to help learners construct knowledge need to focus on
making sure the learner memorises everything
scores marks obtained by the learner.
involving the learner for active participation.
mastering learning of concepts by the learner.

60. Giftedness from teachers point of view is a combination of
High Ability - High Creativity - High Commitment
High Motivation - High Commitment - High Talent
High Ability - High Talent - High Commitment
High Talent - High Creativity - High Memory

61. According to NCF 2005 errors are important because they
are an important tool in classifying students into groups of passed and failed.
provide a way to the teachers to scold the children.
provide an insight into the childs thinking and help to identify solutions.
provide space for removing some children from the class

62. Out-of-the-box thinking is related to
Consistent Thinking
Memory-based Thinking
Divergent Thinking
Convergent Thinking

63. The assessment of students can be used by teachers in teaching to develop insight into
identifying the students who need to be promoted to the higher class.
not promoting those students who do not meet school standards.
changing the teaching approach according to the learners need.
creating groups of bright and weak students in the class.

64. Learning experiences should be planned in a manner so as to make learning meaningful. Which of the given learning experiences does not facilitate meaningful learning for the children?
Repetition based on mere recall of content
Formulating questions on content
Discussion and debate on the topic
Presentation on the topic

65. Which one out of the following provides information about the roles and behaviours which are acceptable in a group during early childhood period?
Siblings and Teachers
Teachers and Peers
Peers and Parents
Parents and Siblings

66. Making students members of a cleanliness community to motivate them for the same reflects
Socio-cultural conceptions of motivation
Behaviouristic approach to motivation
Humanistic approach to motivation
Cognitive approach to motivation

67. Which of the following age groups falls under later childhood category?
11 to 18 years
18 to 24 years
Birth to 6 years
6 to 11 years

68. Aarjav says that language development is influenced by ones innate predisposition while Sonali feels that it is becaue of the environment. This discussion between Aarjav and Sonali is about
Critical and Sensitive feeling
Stability and Instability argument
Continuous and Discontinuous learning
Nature and Nurture debate