Child Development Test

Child Development

This is Child Development Test-03 for CTET, Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by CBSE.. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
A teacher uses a text and some pictures of fruits and vegetables and holds a discussion with her students. The students link the details with their previous knowledge and learn the concept of nutrition. This approach is based on.
  • A
    Operant conditioning of learning
  • B
    Theory of reinforcement
  • C
    Construction of knowledge
    Correct
  • D
    Classical conditioning of learning
2
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
    The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins.
  • B
    There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins.
  • C
    Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins.
  • D
    Identical twins will express the behaviour more similarly than fraternal twins.
    Correct
3
According to Piaget's cognitive theory of learning, the process by which the cognitive structure is modified is called
  • A
    Assimilation
    Correct
  • B
    Accommodation
  • C
    Schema
  • D
    Perception
4
Environmental education should be taught in schools because-
  • A
    it will provide job to teachers
  • B
    it will affect environmental pollution
  • C
    it is important part of life
    Correct
  • D
    we cannot escape from environment
5
A child starts to cry when his grandmother takes him from his mother’s lap. The child cries due to
  • A
    Emotional anxiety
    Correct
  • B
    Stranger anxiety
  • C
    Social anxiety
  • D
    Separation anxiety
6
A boy who always bullies physically week class fellows of his
  • A
    Should be turned out of the class
  • B
    Give assurance of protection to the weaker and provoke them to retaliate
    Correct
  • C
    Should be punished
  • D
    Transfer him to another section
7
In the context of education, socialization means
  • A
    creating one’s own social norms
  • B
    respecting elders in society
  • C
    adapting and adjusting to social environment
    Correct
  • D
    always following social norms
8
Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the
  • A
    Public high school
  • B
    Latin School
  • C
    Vocational school
  • D
    Kindergarten
    Correct
9
A school gives preference to girls while preparing students for a State level solo-songs competition. This reflects
  • A
    Global trends
  • B
    Pragmatic approach
  • C
    Progressive thinking
  • D
    Gender bias
    Correct
10
Navodaya Schools have been established to-
  • A
    provide good education in rural areas
    Correct
  • B
    check wastage of education in rural areas
  • C
    complete 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan'
  • D
    increase number of school in rural areas
11
According to theories of motivation, a teacher can enhance learning by
  • A
    setting realistic expectations from students
    Correct
  • B
    setting realistic expectations from students
  • C
    setting extremely high expectations from students
  • D
    setting uniform standards of expectations
12
Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in the learning of children?
  • A
    Physical
  • B
    Hereditary
  • C
    Moral
  • D
    Social
    Correct
13
According to Freud, defense mechanisms are methods of reducing
  • A
    Anger
  • B
    Lust
  • C
    Anxiety
    Correct
  • D
    Fear
14
A teacher makes use of a variety of tasks to cater to the different learning styles of her learners. She is influenced by
  • A
    Piaget’s cognitive development theory
  • B
    Kohlberg’s moral development theory
  • C
    Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory
  • D
    Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory
    Correct
15
Of the following, the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to
  • A
    Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy
  • B
    Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy
  • C
    Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions
  • D
    Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state
    Correct