EDUCATION
EDUCATION SYLLABUS
(The syllabus may change from time to time. Please check with the relevant Public Service Commission website for any changes in the syllabus)
- Importance of Psychology in Teaching-Learning : Learner, Teacher, Teaching-learning process, School effectiveness.
- Development of Learner : Cognitive, Physical, Social, Emotional and Moral development patterns and characteristics among adolescent learner.
- Teaching – Learning : Concept, Behavioural, Cognitive and constructivist principles of learning and its implication for senior secondary students. Learning characteristics of adolescent and its implication for teaching.
- Managing Adolescent Learner : Concept of mental health and adjustment problems. Emotional Intelligence and its implication for mental health of adolescent. Use of guidance techniques for nurturing mental health of adolescent.
- Instructional Strategies for Adolescent Learner : Communication skills and its use. Preparation and use of teaching-learning material during teaching. Different teaching approaches: Teaching models- Advance organizer, Scientific enquiry, Information, processing, cooperative learning. Constructivist principles based Teaching.
- ICT Pedagogy Integration : Concept of ICT. Concept of hardware and software. System approach to instruction. Computer assisted learning. Computer aided instruction. Factors facilitating ICT pedagogy integration.
EDUCATION MCQs
1. When the findings of an experimental research are generalized to target population, the research is said to possess
(A) Internal validity
(B) Concurrent validity
(C) External validity
(D) Predictive validity
Ans: C
2. Which of the following do lay the foundation for curriculum ?
(A) Societal Priorities, Government and Resources
(B) Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology
(C) Study materials, Training facilities and Societal needs
(D) Psychological bases of Education
Ans: B
3. Which of the following is an example of Summative Evaluation for Standard IX ?
(A) Quarterly Examination
(B) Half-yearly Examination
(C) Annual examination
(D) Mid-Term Tests
Ans: C
4. Multiple choice question is an example of which of the following method of studying the process of remembering and forgetting ?
(A) Recall
(B) Re-learning
(C) Recognition
(D) Reconstruction
Ans: C
5. The concept of advance organised was developed by
(A) Bruner
(B) Ausubel
(C) Erikson
(D) Kohlberg
Ans: B
6. Match List – I with List – II with correct meaning :
List – I List – II
a. Constructivism i. Paradigm for technology based learning
b. Scaffolding ii. Real world is not like studying in school
c. Situated learning iii. That allows the students to grow in independence as a learner
d. Anchored Instruction iv. A view that emphasises the active role of the learner in building understanding and making sense of information
v. Learner learns the cognitive strategies and meta-cognitive skills
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii v
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii v
Ans: C
7. Which of the following correct order comes under Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ?
(A) Self actualization, safety, love, esteem
(B) Physiological need, self actualisation, esteem, safety
(C) Physiological need, safety, love, esteem
(D) Physiological need, esteem, self actualization, love
Ans: C
8. The Web.2 technologies which are helping in acquiring multiple knowledge are :
(A) U-Tube
(B) Face Book
(C) Wikkipedia
(D) All the above
Ans: D
9. The word cybernetics was first used by
(A) Norbert Wiener
(B) Claude E. Shannan
(C) Warren Weaver Model
(D) Aristotle
Ans: A
10. Education does not include the following resources
(A) Human resources
(B) Material resources
(C) Water resources
(D) Financial resources
Ans: C
11. Phenomenology is a method basically used in
(A) Educational research
(B) Philosophical research
(C) Historical research
(D) Experimental research
Ans: B
12. The status-quo of a situation in research can be studied through :
(A) Experimental research
(B) Survey research
(C) Historical research
(D) Phenomenological research
Ans: B
13. Which of the following is incorrect as a measure of dispersion ?
(A) Quartile Deviation
(B) Range
(C) Standard Deviation
(D) Sampling Error
Ans: D
14. Selection Test for admission to teacher training program was suggested by
(A) NCTE
(B) NAAC
(C) NPERC
(D) NCERT
Ans: C
15. NCTE was established by an act of Parliament in
(A) 1975
(B) 1995
(C) 1996
(D) 1986
Ans: B
16. A reliability coefficient cannot be negative because :
(A) It is a square of a correlation coefficient.
(B) Negative reliability is meaningless.
(C) It is a self-correlation of the test.
(D) It does not measure different things.
Ans: C
17. Which of the following cannot be used as a synonym of reliability ?
(A) Accuracy
(B) Precision
(C) Dependability
(D) Relevance
Ans: D
18. Mobility and orientation training is linked with
(A) Students with Hearing Impairment
(B) Students with Mental Retardation
(C) Students with Visual Impairment
(D) Students with Learning Disability
Ans: C
19. Idiots are labelled as having an IQ range of
(A) 100-125
(B) 0-25
(C) 120-160
(D) 60-90
Ans: B
20. National Knowledge Commission is headed by
(A) D.S. Kothari
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Azim Premji
Ans: C
21. The sources of knowledge (Pramanas) in Advaita Vedanta are
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) six
Ans: D
22. The value commended by existentialism is
(A) liberation
(B) self-realisation
(C) harmony with nature
(D) authenticity
Ans: D
23. When a poor rural girl hailing from a socially disadvantaged family gets scholarship for higher studies and then lands in a high paid job in a city it is not an instance of education becoming
(A) a vehicle for social mobility
(B) a tool for gender justice
(C) a vehicle for geographical mobility
(D) an instrument for social stratification
Ans: D
(A) Internal validity
(B) Concurrent validity
(C) External validity
(D) Predictive validity
Ans: C
2. Which of the following do lay the foundation for curriculum ?
(A) Societal Priorities, Government and Resources
(B) Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology
(C) Study materials, Training facilities and Societal needs
(D) Psychological bases of Education
Ans: B
3. Which of the following is an example of Summative Evaluation for Standard IX ?
(A) Quarterly Examination
(B) Half-yearly Examination
(C) Annual examination
(D) Mid-Term Tests
Ans: C
4. Multiple choice question is an example of which of the following method of studying the process of remembering and forgetting ?
(A) Recall
(B) Re-learning
(C) Recognition
(D) Reconstruction
Ans: C
5. The concept of advance organised was developed by
(A) Bruner
(B) Ausubel
(C) Erikson
(D) Kohlberg
Ans: B
6. Match List – I with List – II with correct meaning :
List – I List – II
a. Constructivism i. Paradigm for technology based learning
b. Scaffolding ii. Real world is not like studying in school
c. Situated learning iii. That allows the students to grow in independence as a learner
d. Anchored Instruction iv. A view that emphasises the active role of the learner in building understanding and making sense of information
v. Learner learns the cognitive strategies and meta-cognitive skills
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iv ii iii v
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) i ii iii v
Ans: C
7. Which of the following correct order comes under Maslow’s hierarchy of needs ?
(A) Self actualization, safety, love, esteem
(B) Physiological need, self actualisation, esteem, safety
(C) Physiological need, safety, love, esteem
(D) Physiological need, esteem, self actualization, love
Ans: C
8. The Web.2 technologies which are helping in acquiring multiple knowledge are :
(A) U-Tube
(B) Face Book
(C) Wikkipedia
(D) All the above
Ans: D
9. The word cybernetics was first used by
(A) Norbert Wiener
(B) Claude E. Shannan
(C) Warren Weaver Model
(D) Aristotle
Ans: A
10. Education does not include the following resources
(A) Human resources
(B) Material resources
(C) Water resources
(D) Financial resources
Ans: C
11. Phenomenology is a method basically used in
(A) Educational research
(B) Philosophical research
(C) Historical research
(D) Experimental research
Ans: B
12. The status-quo of a situation in research can be studied through :
(A) Experimental research
(B) Survey research
(C) Historical research
(D) Phenomenological research
Ans: B
13. Which of the following is incorrect as a measure of dispersion ?
(A) Quartile Deviation
(B) Range
(C) Standard Deviation
(D) Sampling Error
Ans: D
14. Selection Test for admission to teacher training program was suggested by
(A) NCTE
(B) NAAC
(C) NPERC
(D) NCERT
Ans: C
15. NCTE was established by an act of Parliament in
(A) 1975
(B) 1995
(C) 1996
(D) 1986
Ans: B
16. A reliability coefficient cannot be negative because :
(A) It is a square of a correlation coefficient.
(B) Negative reliability is meaningless.
(C) It is a self-correlation of the test.
(D) It does not measure different things.
Ans: C
17. Which of the following cannot be used as a synonym of reliability ?
(A) Accuracy
(B) Precision
(C) Dependability
(D) Relevance
Ans: D
18. Mobility and orientation training is linked with
(A) Students with Hearing Impairment
(B) Students with Mental Retardation
(C) Students with Visual Impairment
(D) Students with Learning Disability
Ans: C
19. Idiots are labelled as having an IQ range of
(A) 100-125
(B) 0-25
(C) 120-160
(D) 60-90
Ans: B
20. National Knowledge Commission is headed by
(A) D.S. Kothari
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Sam Pitroda
(D) Azim Premji
Ans: C
21. The sources of knowledge (Pramanas) in Advaita Vedanta are
(A) two
(B) three
(C) four
(D) six
Ans: D
22. The value commended by existentialism is
(A) liberation
(B) self-realisation
(C) harmony with nature
(D) authenticity
Ans: D
23. When a poor rural girl hailing from a socially disadvantaged family gets scholarship for higher studies and then lands in a high paid job in a city it is not an instance of education becoming
(A) a vehicle for social mobility
(B) a tool for gender justice
(C) a vehicle for geographical mobility
(D) an instrument for social stratification
Ans: D
24. The policy of reservation of seats in higher education and in Government employment is an example for
(A) Sponsored mobility
(B) Contest mobility
(C) Cultural mobility
(D) Geographical mobility
Ans: A
25. What does the Counsellor do in “Observation for Recording” and “Observation for Rating” ?
I. In Observation for Recording, the Counsellor acts like a versatile camera.
II. In Observation for Recording, the Counsellor records everything unmindful of the distraction caused to the client.
III. In Observation for Rating, the Counsellor does not observe the client while indulged in rating.
IV. In Observation for Rating, the Counsellor judges and rates the brain, while still observing the client.
Choose the correct answers from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) I and IV
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) III and IV
Ans: A
26. A face to face, informal interaction is considered the best technique for collecting information about the client and his/her problem. How ?
(A) It helps to get first hand information about the client and his/her problem.
(B) It is very easy to organise and conduct an interview with the client.
(C) The interview can be videographed.
(D) It is flexible and makes the client feel comfortable.
Ans: A
27. What is meant by the term “curriculum” ?
(A) The subject of study offered by an educational institution.
(B) Theory and Practical courses to be completed to qualify for a level of education.
(C) Organised whole of learning and other experiences provided by educational institutions, to realize set goals.
(D) The prescribed syllabi in the various subjects, plus practical courses and project/ dissertation.
Ans: C
28. What are the uses of System Analysis, when applied to classroom instruction as a sub-system of the curriculum ?
I. It helps to design classroom instruction differently.
II. It helps to assess the effectiveness of the existing instructional design.
III. It helps the teacher to verify results and get feedback.
IV. It helps as a novel method of reviewing classroom instruction.
Choose the correct answers from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) III, IV and I
(B) I, II and III
(C) IV, I and II
(D) II, III and IV
Ans: B
29. Tests that do not require the use of language of the subjects but responses are in the form of activities are called as
(A) Verbal tests
(B) Non-verbal tests
(C) Performance tests
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
30. Match the following & select the correct answers from the codes given below :
List – I Psychological Test
List – II Psychologist
a. Intelligence Test i. Rorschach
b. Interest Test ii. Torrance
c. Personality Test iii. Binet
d. Creativity Test iv. Strong
v. Likert
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii ii i v
(B) v ii iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
31. Which of the following is not an example of inter-individual difference ?
(A) The child is black in colour.
(B) The child is fat.
(C) The child likes potato.
(D) The nose of the child is sharp.
Ans: C
32. Identity versus role confusion is a characteristic of
(A) Childhood stage
(B) Adolescence stage
(C) Infancy stage
(D) Early childhood stage
Ans: B
33. The effectiveness of a multi-media approach in teaching can be answered through
(A) Experimentation
(B) Survey
(C) Case-studies
(D) Longitudinal studies
Ans: A
34. In 1974-75 NCERT used Radiovision lessons, Television Discussions and Activities to train inservice primary school teachers in
Science. This is an example of
(A) Integrated Approach
(B) Group-oriented Approach
(C) Multi-Media Approach
(D) Team Teaching Approach
Ans: C
35. What is the important objective of economic planning ?
(A) Planned development
(B) Eradication of poverty
(C) Total employment
(D) More per capita income
Ans: A
36. The system analysis relates to (A) Input aspect
(B) Product aspect
(C) Process aspect
(D) Resource aspect
Ans: B
37. The control of extraneous variables in experimental research after the treatment is given can be done through a technique called
(A) Statistical Regression
(B) Post-Test
(C) One-way ANOVA
(D) Analysis of Co-variance
Ans: D
38. Which of the following is incorrect pairing ?
(A) Product moment coefficient of correlation r
(B) Chi Square χ2
(C) Multiple correlation R
(D) Standard deviation ρ
Ans: D
39. A survey of population is equivalent to
(A) Census Survey
(B) Sample Survey
(C) Group Survey
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
(A) Sponsored mobility
(B) Contest mobility
(C) Cultural mobility
(D) Geographical mobility
Ans: A
25. What does the Counsellor do in “Observation for Recording” and “Observation for Rating” ?
I. In Observation for Recording, the Counsellor acts like a versatile camera.
II. In Observation for Recording, the Counsellor records everything unmindful of the distraction caused to the client.
III. In Observation for Rating, the Counsellor does not observe the client while indulged in rating.
IV. In Observation for Rating, the Counsellor judges and rates the brain, while still observing the client.
Choose the correct answers from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) I and IV
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) III and IV
Ans: A
26. A face to face, informal interaction is considered the best technique for collecting information about the client and his/her problem. How ?
(A) It helps to get first hand information about the client and his/her problem.
(B) It is very easy to organise and conduct an interview with the client.
(C) The interview can be videographed.
(D) It is flexible and makes the client feel comfortable.
Ans: A
27. What is meant by the term “curriculum” ?
(A) The subject of study offered by an educational institution.
(B) Theory and Practical courses to be completed to qualify for a level of education.
(C) Organised whole of learning and other experiences provided by educational institutions, to realize set goals.
(D) The prescribed syllabi in the various subjects, plus practical courses and project/ dissertation.
Ans: C
28. What are the uses of System Analysis, when applied to classroom instruction as a sub-system of the curriculum ?
I. It helps to design classroom instruction differently.
II. It helps to assess the effectiveness of the existing instructional design.
III. It helps the teacher to verify results and get feedback.
IV. It helps as a novel method of reviewing classroom instruction.
Choose the correct answers from the code given below :
Codes :
(A) III, IV and I
(B) I, II and III
(C) IV, I and II
(D) II, III and IV
Ans: B
29. Tests that do not require the use of language of the subjects but responses are in the form of activities are called as
(A) Verbal tests
(B) Non-verbal tests
(C) Performance tests
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
30. Match the following & select the correct answers from the codes given below :
List – I Psychological Test
List – II Psychologist
a. Intelligence Test i. Rorschach
b. Interest Test ii. Torrance
c. Personality Test iii. Binet
d. Creativity Test iv. Strong
v. Likert
Codes :
a b c d
(A) iii ii i v
(B) v ii iv iii
(C) iv iii ii i
(D) iii iv i ii
Ans: D
31. Which of the following is not an example of inter-individual difference ?
(A) The child is black in colour.
(B) The child is fat.
(C) The child likes potato.
(D) The nose of the child is sharp.
Ans: C
32. Identity versus role confusion is a characteristic of
(A) Childhood stage
(B) Adolescence stage
(C) Infancy stage
(D) Early childhood stage
Ans: B
33. The effectiveness of a multi-media approach in teaching can be answered through
(A) Experimentation
(B) Survey
(C) Case-studies
(D) Longitudinal studies
Ans: A
34. In 1974-75 NCERT used Radiovision lessons, Television Discussions and Activities to train inservice primary school teachers in
Science. This is an example of
(A) Integrated Approach
(B) Group-oriented Approach
(C) Multi-Media Approach
(D) Team Teaching Approach
Ans: C
35. What is the important objective of economic planning ?
(A) Planned development
(B) Eradication of poverty
(C) Total employment
(D) More per capita income
Ans: A
36. The system analysis relates to (A) Input aspect
(B) Product aspect
(C) Process aspect
(D) Resource aspect
Ans: B
37. The control of extraneous variables in experimental research after the treatment is given can be done through a technique called
(A) Statistical Regression
(B) Post-Test
(C) One-way ANOVA
(D) Analysis of Co-variance
Ans: D
38. Which of the following is incorrect pairing ?
(A) Product moment coefficient of correlation r
(B) Chi Square χ2
(C) Multiple correlation R
(D) Standard deviation ρ
Ans: D
39. A survey of population is equivalent to
(A) Census Survey
(B) Sample Survey
(C) Group Survey
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
40. The book “Learning – The Treasure Within” is authored by
(A) J.S. Rajput
(B) N. Bennett
(C) J. Delors
(D) J. Halak
Ans: C
41. Operation Black-Board Programme was introduced to improve
(A) Teacher Education
(B) Primary Education
(C) Secondary Education
(D) Higher Education
Ans: B
42. An investigator conducted the factoranalysis of tests to be used in research. It means, he was interested in
(A) Content validity
(B) Criterion validity
(C) Construct validity
(D) Predictive validity
Ans: C
43. Special Education Courses are controlled by
(A) Special Education Council of India
(B) Rehabilitation Council of India
(C) National Council of Teacher Education
(D) Medical Council of India
Ans: B
44. Students with Hearing Impairment require
(A) Auditory Training
(B) Language Training
(C) Speech Training
(D) All the above
Ans: D
45. The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalayas is to give education to
(A) Rural talented students
(B) Urban students
(C) Girls students only
(D) Rural students
Ans: A
46. The idea of Four Pillars of Education was suggested by
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNESCO
(C) NCTE
(D) UGC
Ans: B
47. Aims of education are closely related to
(A) Metaphysics
(B) Axiology
(C) Logic
(D) Epistemology
Ans: B
48. The ceiling fixed by the Supreme Court for reservation for the socially and economically disadvantaged sections is
(A) 19%
(B) 22%
(C) 49%
(D) 50%
Ans: D
49. The first Committee to be constituted after independence by the Government of India on Women’s Education was
(A) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission
(B) The Mudaliar Commission
(C) The Shri Sri Prakasa Committee
(D) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Committee
Ans: D
50. What type of Guidance Service is facilitated by the application of given battery of standardized objective type tests, on normal individuals ?
(A) Remedial and Preventive
(B) Preventive and Developmental
(C) Developmental and Remedial
(D) General Guidance and Counselling
Ans: B
51. What is the most essential requirement for providing Guidance Services in schools ?
(A) Guidance and Counselling Rooms
(B) Standardized Tests for Appraisal of Students
(C) Time
(D) Professionally qualified and adequately trained personnel
Ans: D
52. Equating through matched pairs is the method used in
(A) Survey Research
(B) Experimental Research
(C) Sociological Research
(D) Trend Research
Ans: B
53. Which of the following is a case of Formative Evaluation of Curriculum ?
(A) Conducting an evaluation of the curriculum concerned before the course is completed.
(B) Evaluating the curriculum concerned, getting it appraised by students and teachers.
(C) Evaluating the curriculum concerned, in the middle of the course, collecting the views of students, teachers and parents and providing feedback.
(D) Evaluating the curriculum concerned by teachers based on the performance of students.
Ans: C
54. The teacher teaches a straight line by placing several points in a particular direction is an example of
(A) Law of proximity
(B) Law of closure
(C) Law of common direction
(D) Law of simplicity
Ans: C
55. A baby sucking her thumb is an example of
(A) Regression
(B) Aggression
(C) Displacement
(D) Withdrawal
Ans: A
56. A child who reads dog as god falls in which category of learning disability ?
(A) Dyslexia
(B) Dysgraphia
(C) Dyspraxia
(D) Dysplasia
Ans: A
57. The two most important characteristics of a standardised test are
(A) objectivity and reliability
(B) reliability and validity
(C) reliability and usability
(D) practicability and usability
Ans: B
58. The qualitative judgments about a teaching media can take place through
(A) Measurement
(B) Evaluation
(C) Interpretation
(D) Description
Ans: B
59. Which is the universal objective of education ?
(A) Liberation
(B) Total development
(C) Character
(D) Vocation
Ans: B
60. The main focus of educational supervision is
(A) Administration
(B) Decision making
(C) Educational services
(D) Discipline ensuring
Ans: C
61. Which one of the following variables is controlled in experimental research ?
(A) Independent variables
(B) Moderate variables
(C) Dependent variables
(D) Extraneous variables
Ans: D
62. One of the tools that can be used for in-depth data collection is
(A) Test
(B) Interview
(C) Rating Scale
(D) Observation
Ans: B
63. Deductive reasoning helps in
(A) Sample Selection
(B) Hypothesis Generation
(C) Problem Identification
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
64. Which of the following Committee recommended for improvement of Teacher Education Programme ?
(A) Reddy Committee
(B) Ramamurti Committee
(C) Yashpal Committtee
(D) Mehrotra Committee
Ans: B
65. The meaning of Universalisation of Primary Education is to provide
(A) Education to all
(B) Education to all girls children
(C) Free and compulsory education to all children
(D) Free and compulsory education to the children of 6 – 14 years age
Ans: D
(A) J.S. Rajput
(B) N. Bennett
(C) J. Delors
(D) J. Halak
Ans: C
41. Operation Black-Board Programme was introduced to improve
(A) Teacher Education
(B) Primary Education
(C) Secondary Education
(D) Higher Education
Ans: B
42. An investigator conducted the factoranalysis of tests to be used in research. It means, he was interested in
(A) Content validity
(B) Criterion validity
(C) Construct validity
(D) Predictive validity
Ans: C
43. Special Education Courses are controlled by
(A) Special Education Council of India
(B) Rehabilitation Council of India
(C) National Council of Teacher Education
(D) Medical Council of India
Ans: B
44. Students with Hearing Impairment require
(A) Auditory Training
(B) Language Training
(C) Speech Training
(D) All the above
Ans: D
45. The main purpose of Navodaya Vidyalayas is to give education to
(A) Rural talented students
(B) Urban students
(C) Girls students only
(D) Rural students
Ans: A
46. The idea of Four Pillars of Education was suggested by
(A) UNICEF
(B) UNESCO
(C) NCTE
(D) UGC
Ans: B
47. Aims of education are closely related to
(A) Metaphysics
(B) Axiology
(C) Logic
(D) Epistemology
Ans: B
48. The ceiling fixed by the Supreme Court for reservation for the socially and economically disadvantaged sections is
(A) 19%
(B) 22%
(C) 49%
(D) 50%
Ans: D
49. The first Committee to be constituted after independence by the Government of India on Women’s Education was
(A) Dr. Radhakrishnan Commission
(B) The Mudaliar Commission
(C) The Shri Sri Prakasa Committee
(D) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Committee
Ans: D
50. What type of Guidance Service is facilitated by the application of given battery of standardized objective type tests, on normal individuals ?
(A) Remedial and Preventive
(B) Preventive and Developmental
(C) Developmental and Remedial
(D) General Guidance and Counselling
Ans: B
51. What is the most essential requirement for providing Guidance Services in schools ?
(A) Guidance and Counselling Rooms
(B) Standardized Tests for Appraisal of Students
(C) Time
(D) Professionally qualified and adequately trained personnel
Ans: D
52. Equating through matched pairs is the method used in
(A) Survey Research
(B) Experimental Research
(C) Sociological Research
(D) Trend Research
Ans: B
53. Which of the following is a case of Formative Evaluation of Curriculum ?
(A) Conducting an evaluation of the curriculum concerned before the course is completed.
(B) Evaluating the curriculum concerned, getting it appraised by students and teachers.
(C) Evaluating the curriculum concerned, in the middle of the course, collecting the views of students, teachers and parents and providing feedback.
(D) Evaluating the curriculum concerned by teachers based on the performance of students.
Ans: C
54. The teacher teaches a straight line by placing several points in a particular direction is an example of
(A) Law of proximity
(B) Law of closure
(C) Law of common direction
(D) Law of simplicity
Ans: C
55. A baby sucking her thumb is an example of
(A) Regression
(B) Aggression
(C) Displacement
(D) Withdrawal
Ans: A
56. A child who reads dog as god falls in which category of learning disability ?
(A) Dyslexia
(B) Dysgraphia
(C) Dyspraxia
(D) Dysplasia
Ans: A
57. The two most important characteristics of a standardised test are
(A) objectivity and reliability
(B) reliability and validity
(C) reliability and usability
(D) practicability and usability
Ans: B
58. The qualitative judgments about a teaching media can take place through
(A) Measurement
(B) Evaluation
(C) Interpretation
(D) Description
Ans: B
59. Which is the universal objective of education ?
(A) Liberation
(B) Total development
(C) Character
(D) Vocation
Ans: B
60. The main focus of educational supervision is
(A) Administration
(B) Decision making
(C) Educational services
(D) Discipline ensuring
Ans: C
61. Which one of the following variables is controlled in experimental research ?
(A) Independent variables
(B) Moderate variables
(C) Dependent variables
(D) Extraneous variables
Ans: D
62. One of the tools that can be used for in-depth data collection is
(A) Test
(B) Interview
(C) Rating Scale
(D) Observation
Ans: B
63. Deductive reasoning helps in
(A) Sample Selection
(B) Hypothesis Generation
(C) Problem Identification
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
64. Which of the following Committee recommended for improvement of Teacher Education Programme ?
(A) Reddy Committee
(B) Ramamurti Committee
(C) Yashpal Committtee
(D) Mehrotra Committee
Ans: B
65. The meaning of Universalisation of Primary Education is to provide
(A) Education to all
(B) Education to all girls children
(C) Free and compulsory education to all children
(D) Free and compulsory education to the children of 6 – 14 years age
Ans: D
66. The rational equivalence type of reliability is determined by the method of :
(A) Test-retest
(B) Parallel Forms
(C) Split-half
(D) K-R Methods
Ans: D
67. Which of the following is not a correct matching ?
(A) Class roll numbers – Nominal Scale
(B) Relative position in a group – Ordinal Scale
(C) Heights of cricket players – Interval Scale
(D) Weights of students – Ratio Scale
Ans: C
68. Learning Disability is related to
(A) Poor environment is a contributing factor to learning disability.
(B) Learning disabilities are related to mental retardation.
(C) Learning disability is related to emotional disturbance.
(D) Learning-disabled children have perceptual problems.
Ans: D
69. Teacher education is considered as a technical education in
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.S.R.
(D) India
Ans: A
70. In which year IGNOU was established ?
(A) 1964
(B) 1985
(C) 1992
(D) 2002
Ans: B
71. The pathway to liberation in Buddhism consists of
(A) two steps
(B) four steps
(C) six steps
(D) eight steps
Ans: D
72. A modern Indian educationist who was very much naturalist is
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) J. Krishnamurti
Ans: B
73. Which of the following is not true ? Liberalisation of the economy has led to
(A) steeper stratification
(B) more open social structure
(C) greater mobility
(D) greater equalisation of educational opportunity
Ans: D
74. What is meant by Multiple Counselling ?
(A) Counselling by Professionals and Paraprofessionals
(B) Counselling given to two or a few individuals, or a small homogeneous group
(C) Counselling by Professionals, Paraprofessionals and Media
(D) Counselling given to Complex and Multiple Problems on the part of the client.
Ans: C
(A) Test-retest
(B) Parallel Forms
(C) Split-half
(D) K-R Methods
Ans: D
67. Which of the following is not a correct matching ?
(A) Class roll numbers – Nominal Scale
(B) Relative position in a group – Ordinal Scale
(C) Heights of cricket players – Interval Scale
(D) Weights of students – Ratio Scale
Ans: C
68. Learning Disability is related to
(A) Poor environment is a contributing factor to learning disability.
(B) Learning disabilities are related to mental retardation.
(C) Learning disability is related to emotional disturbance.
(D) Learning-disabled children have perceptual problems.
Ans: D
69. Teacher education is considered as a technical education in
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.K.
(C) U.S.S.R.
(D) India
Ans: A
70. In which year IGNOU was established ?
(A) 1964
(B) 1985
(C) 1992
(D) 2002
Ans: B
71. The pathway to liberation in Buddhism consists of
(A) two steps
(B) four steps
(C) six steps
(D) eight steps
Ans: D
72. A modern Indian educationist who was very much naturalist is
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) J. Krishnamurti
Ans: B
73. Which of the following is not true ? Liberalisation of the economy has led to
(A) steeper stratification
(B) more open social structure
(C) greater mobility
(D) greater equalisation of educational opportunity
Ans: D
74. What is meant by Multiple Counselling ?
(A) Counselling by Professionals and Paraprofessionals
(B) Counselling given to two or a few individuals, or a small homogeneous group
(C) Counselling by Professionals, Paraprofessionals and Media
(D) Counselling given to Complex and Multiple Problems on the part of the client.
Ans: C