SOLVED TET QUESTION PAPER

TET ASSAM - 2011 (HELD IN JANUARY 2012)
LOWER PRIMARY LEVEL 

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

1. In learning, the naturally occurring response is called?
A. Conditioned stimulus 
B. Conditioned response
C. Unconditioned stimulus
D. Unconditioned response
Answer: D

2. Which of the following conditioning theories was developed by Ivan Pavlov?
A. Classical conditioning
B. Operant conditioning
C. Condition theory
D. None of the above
Answer: A

3. The meaning of the term 'Gestalt' is
A. Pattern
B. Shape
C. form of configuration
D. All of the above
Answer: D

4. 'Connectionism' is known as
A. Stimulus-response theory
B. Response-stimulus theory
C. Gestalt theory
D. Condition theory
Answer: A

5. positive transfer of learning is possible with
A. Similar tasks
B. Dissimilar tasks
C. A verbal and a motor task
D. None of the above
Answer: A

6. Writing instructional objectives is an activity of
A. Pre-active phase of teaching
B. Interactive phase of teaching
C. Post-active phase of teaching
D. none of the above
Answer: A

7. 'Special Education' is related to
A. Adult education programme
B. Educational programme for gifted children
C. Educational programme for exceptional children
D. Teacher traing programme
Answer: C

8. 'Project method' was propounded by
A. Rousseau
B. Kilpatrick
C. Plato
D. Herbart
Answer: B

9. Te child-centered teaching method is that where
A. pupils are always active and creative
B. More emphasis is given to bookish learning
C. Teacher is the central figure in the process
D. Pupils remain passive
Answer: A

10. Which of the following is the most essential to make classroom teaching effective
A. Preparing lesson plan
B. Personality of the teacher
C. Using the appropriate method of teaching
D. Providing study materials to the students.
Answer: C

11. Knowledge of child psychology is must for a primary schoolteacher, because
A. it helps in making children disciplined
B. Result of the child can be improved
C. It helps in motivating children
D. It helps te teacher in understanding the behaviour of the child
Answer: D

12. Which of the following is audio-visual aid of teaching?
A. Radio
B. Television
C. Blackboard
D. Tape recorder
Answer: B

13. 'Formative Evaluation' refers to
A. Making overall assessment of learners' achievement at the end of the class
B. Testing learning outcomes against a set of objective criteria
C. Periodic assessment of a student's progress
D. All of the above
Answer: A

14. TLM stands for
A. Teaching-Learning Machines
B. Teacher-Learner Materials
C. Teaching-Learning Materials
D. Teacher-Learner Medium
Answer: C

15. The objective of 'remedial teaching' is
A. To redress the leacning gaps
B. To introduce a new conceptC. To prepare the studentfothcompetitivexamination
D. To promote to the higher class
Answer: A

16. During the childhood period, the child learns things from
A. Society
B. Parents
C. Peer group
D. All of the above
Answer: D

17. Learning is the bond between stimulus and 
A. Past experience
B. Response
C. Behaviour
D. None of the above
Answer: B

18. Which of the following determines heredity?
A. Neuron
B. Blood cell
C. Gene
D. Egg cell
Answer: C

19. Mental hygiene relates to
A. Physical health
B. Mental health
C. Society
D. All of the above
Answer: B

20. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is expressed as
A. IQ = Age/Maturity X100
B. IQ = Mental age/Chronological age X 100
C. IQ = Chronological age/Mental age X100
D. IQ = Maturity/ Mental age X 100
Answer: B

21. According to Piaget, in the developmental period, the age from 7 years to 11 years is known as
A. the formal operational period
B. The concrete operational period
C. The sensory-motor development period
D. The pre-conceptual period
Answer: D

22. The term 'personality' has been derived from a/an
A. German word
B. English word
C. Latin word
D. Greek word
Answer: C

23. Who developed the personality structure of Id. Ego and Superego?
A. Eysenck
B. Allport
C. Freud
D. Jung
Answer: C

24. The first Binet-Simon intelligence test was introduced in the year
A. 1905
B. 1908
C. 1911                               
D. 1937
Answer: A

25. Creativity is mainly concerned with
A. Thinking
B. Intelligence
C. Persoality
D. Interest
Answer: A

26. According to Gates, learning is modification of behaviour through
A. Experience and traing
B. Knowledge and skill
C. Customs and manners
D. Interest ad motivation
Answer: A

27. Which of the following is the important factor of development?
A. Heredity
B. Environment
C. Psychological factor
D. All of the above
Answer: D

28. In the classroom, motivation can be created by
A. Reward
B. Incentive
C. Love and sympathy
D. All of the above
Answer: D

29. 'Law of Effect' was introduced by
A. Freud
B. Thurstone
C. Thorndike
D. Hull
Answer: C

30. 'Insight' is based on which of the following?
A. Trial and error
B. Knowledge and intelligence
C. Growth
D. Interest
Answer: B