HTET LEVEL II // PYQS// CDP//2023
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. Which of the following laws is not related to heredity?
Law of Similarity
Law of Variation
Law of Regression
4) Law of Progression
Answer: 4
2. Which of the following is not a performance test of intelligence?
Koh's Block Design Test
Alexander's Pass Along Test
Saguine Form Board Test
4) Stanford-Binet Test
Answer: 4 (The Stanford-Binet is primarily a verbal/age-scale test, unlike the others which are manual/performance-based).
3. Which of the following is not an objective type question?
Matching questions
2) Analytical questions
Multiple choice questions
Blank space questions
Answer: 2 (Analytical questions are subjective/essay-type requiring descriptive reasoning).
4. According to Moral Development theory of Piaget, adolescent period is:
Stage of moral realism
Stage of morality constraint
Stage of heteronomous morality
4) Stage of autonomous morality
Answer: 4
5. Which of the following characteristics is not related to the concrete operational stage of the Cognitive Development theory propounded by Piaget?
Reversibility
Serialization
3) Animism
Conservation
Answer: 3 (Animism is a characteristic of the Pre-operational stage).
6. Which statement is not correct in context of individual differences?
Two persons are not exactly same.
Individual differences are deviation in regards to characteristics.
Individual differences distinguish individuals in their totality.
4) Individual differences are the sole result of heredity.
Answer: 4 (Individual differences result from the interaction of both heredity and environment).
7. When the lesson to be learned by a child is long and difficult and requires a lot of understanding, then which method of learning will be appropriate?
1) Spaced method
2) Whole method
3) Massed method
4) Incidental method
Answer: 1 1) Spaced method
8. Which teaching maxim is not beneficial for the learning disabled children?
Simple to complex
2) Abstract to concrete
Direct to indirect
Known to unknown
Answer: 2 (The correct maxim is "Concrete to Abstract"; moving from abstract to concrete is difficult for LD children).
9. Which of the following is not a principle of development?
Development is the product of heredity and environment.
Developmental pattern is predictable.
3) Development follows linear path.
Development proceeds from general to specific.
Answer: 3 (Development is spiral, not linear).
10. According to which psychologist, the role of social and cultural factors are important in the cognitive development of children?
1) Vygotsky
2) Piaget
3) Bruner
4) Hull
Answer: 1
11. Which of the following is not a common characteristic of social development in adolescence?
1) Harmonious relationship with parents
2) New social grouping
3) Search for identity
4) Hero-worship
Answer: 1 (Adolescence is often characterized by conflict or "storm and stress" regarding parental authority).
12. Which stages of Kohlberg's Moral Development theory are not related to level of conventional morality?
(a) Individualism and exchange (Pre-conventional)
(b) Good interpersonal relations (Conventional)
(c) Maintaining the social order (Conventional)
(d) Social contracts and individual rights (Post-conventional)
1) (a) & (b)
2) (b) & (c)
3) (a) & (d)
4) (c) & (d)
Answer: 3 (Stages 'a' and 'd' belong to Pre-conventional and Post-conventional levels respectively).
13. Learning through mental processes like attention and reflection is called:
Imitative learning
Motor learning
3) Cognitive learning
Affective learning
Answer: 3
14. Which teaching learning strategy is most useful for students in context of social learning?
1) Field trip
2) Lecture
3) Experiment
4) Brain storming
Answer: 1
15. In Pavlov's Conditioning theory, which factor does not positively affect the conditioning between natural and artificial stimuli?
Appropriate timing of stimuli presentation
Repetition of stimuli
Controlled environment
4) Lack of motive
Answer: 4
16. Which of the following factors does not affect the teaching learning process?
1) Physical appearance of teacher
2) Mental health of teacher
3) Content knowledge of teacher
4) Communication skills of teacher
Answer: 1
17. Which of the following factor does not influence the development of child under environmental factors?
Nutrition
Mental stress of the mother during pregnancy
Accidents
4) Endocrine glands
Answer: 4 (Endocrine glands are biological/internal factors, not environmental).
18. 'Law of use' and 'Law of disuse' is related with which law of learning according to Thorndike's learning theory?
Law of readiness
2) Law of exercise
Law of effect
Law of multiple response
Answer: 2
19. Which of the following pair is not correct regarding motivational theories and their proponents?
1) Instinct theory — Atkinson
2) Need Hierarchical theory — Maslow
3) Drive theory — Woodworth
4) Achievement Motivation theory — Mc'Clelland
Answer: 1 (Instinct theory is primarily associated with William McDougall).
20. Inclusive Education means:
Education for socially deprived children
Education for disabled children
Education for normal and disabled children
4) Education for all children
Answer: 4 (Though 3 is close, "Education for all" is the comprehensive definition).
21. Which of the following is not a principle of effective learning?
Motivation
Individual approach
3) Passive attendance
Feedback
Answer: 3
22. According to Gagne, to what highest level of learning should a teacher strive to take students?
Concept learning
2) Problem solving learning
Rule learning
Discrimination learning
Answer: 2 (Problem-solving is the 8th and highest level in Gagne's hierarchy).
23. Which three aspects of intelligence are emphasized in the triarchic theory of Sternberg?
(a) Componential
(b) Experiential
(c) Operational
(d) Contextual
(a), (b) & (c)
(b), (c) & (d)
3) (a), (b) & (d)
(a), (c) & (d)
Answer: 3
24. Which educational intervention is not suitable for slow learners?
1) Acceleration
2) Remedial teaching
3) Drill work
4) Cooperative teaching method
Answer: 1 (Acceleration is typically used for gifted children).
25. Choose the correct code for the approved social behavior pattern in adolescence:
(a) Leadership skills
(b) Empathy
(c) Ego-centrism
(d) Stereotyping
1) (a) & (b)
2) (b) & (d)
3) (a), (b) & (c)
4) (a), (c) & (d)
Answer: 1
26. The true meaning of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) is: (a) Taking frequent tests (b) Taking continuous tests at appropriate intervals (c) To evaluate scholastic and co-scholastic both aspects (d) Measuring only educational achievements
(b) & (d)
2) (b) & (c)
(a), (b) & (c)
(b), (c) & (d)
Answer: 2
27. The education which promotes 'learning by doing' and ensures the student's interaction with their environment to learn, that is known as:
Special education
2) Progressive education
Integrated education
Inclusive education
Answer: 2
28. Which teaching support material is not useful for visually impaired students?
Braille materials
Talking books
3) Film strips
Embossed map
Answer: 3 (Film strips are visual media).
29. Choose the correct code of the following factors, which affects learning: (a) Motivation (b) Aptitude (c) Interest (d) Attention
(c) & (d)
(a), (b) & (d)
(a) & (c)
4) (a), (b), (c) & (d)
Answer: 4
30. A learning difficulty that create problem for a child to distinguish letters and words is:
Dysplasticia
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalculia
Answer: 2
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