Child Development and Pedagogy MCQs

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1. The right to free and compulsory education for the children between age group of 6-14 has been included in the Indian constitution as?

A) Article 26
B) Article 15
C) Article 45
D) Article 21 A

... Answer is D)
The right to free and compulsory education for the children between age group of 6-14 has been included in the Indian constitution as "Article 21 A" which is inserted by 86th Constitutional Ammendment Act, 2002.

2. Kretschmer has classified the persons in which one of the following main type?

A) Asthenic
B) Athletic
C) Pyknic
D) All of these

... Answer is D)
Kretschmer has classified the persons in all Asthenic, Athletic and Pyknic.

3. The purpose of TET is to measure which of the following?

A) Intelligence
B) Aptitude
C) Attitude
D) Values

... Answer is B)
The purpose of TET is to measure Aptitude of a candidate.

4. Consolidation theory explains which of the following?

A) Learning
B) Memory
C) Motivation
D) Creativity

... Answer is B)
Consolidation theory explains memory.

5. Which of the following is the most subjective method of educational psychology?

A) Introspective
B) Extrospective
C) Observation
D) Experimentation

... Answer is A)
Introspective is the most subjective method of educational psychology. It is the oldest method of educational psychology. Introspection implies self observation.

6. Albert Bandura is associated with which of the following?

A) Social learning theory
B) Behavioural theory
C) Cognitive development theory
D) Psychosexual theory

... Answer is A)
Albert Bandura is an influential social cognitive psychologist who is perhaps best known for his social learnig theory, the concept of self-efficacy and his famous Bobo doll experiment.

7. Plateau in learning curve is caused due to?

A) maturation
B) motivation
C) fatigue
D) interest

... Answer is C)
Plateau in learning curve is caused due to fatigue.

8. Mirror drawing test is used to measure?

A) rate of learning
B) transfer of learning
C) creativity
D) interest

... Answer is B)
Mirror drawing or mirror tracing test is a psychological assessment used to measure transfer of learning, co-ordination and neuropsychological damage.

9. Cloud picture test is used to measure which of the following?

A) Intelligence
B) Personality
C) Aptitude
D) Interest

... Answer is B)
It is a psychometric test used to measure the personality of the individual.

10. Find the odd one.

A) TAT
B) 16 PF
C) Raven's test
D) Draw-a-Person test

... Answer is C)
Raven's test is a test of intelligence which is design to measure the level of both inttelectual development and logical thinking. Others are projective tests.

11. Who has propounded the theory of insight?

A) Thorndike
B) Gestalt
C) Hegarty
D) Skinner

... Answer is B)
Gestalt has propounded the theory of insight. The theory is also known as the Gestalt Theory of Learning.

12. According to McDougall, every instinct is associated with?

A) cognition
B) emotion
C) sensation
D) thinking

... Answer is B)
According to McDougall, every instinct is associated with emotion. In other words, it is emotions which guide us to instinct.

13. Giving the meaning to sensation on the basis of the past experience is called?

A) sensation
B) perception
C) motivation
D) imagination

... Answer is B)
Giving the meaning to sensation on the basis of the past experience is called perception.

14. Five-year-old Mohan has mental age of eight. What is his IQ?

A) 150
B) 160
C) 140
D) 135

... Answer is B)
IQ is equal to the Mental age divided by Physical age into hundred. (8/5)x100=160.

15. Who among the following described the reflective thinking?

A) Dewey
B) Ross
C) Woodworth
D) Drever

... Answer is A)
Reflective Thinking was a concept given by John Dewey. he defined reflective thought as our single most potent antidote to erroneous beliefs.

16. "Child-centred" pedagogy means?

A) giving primacy to children's experiences and voices
B) the teacher dictating the children what should be done
C) enabling the children to follow prescribed information
D) the teacher leading all the learning in the classroom

... Answer is A)
"Child-centred" pedagogy means giving primacy to children's experiences and voices.

17. According to the RTE Act, 2009, children with special needs should study

A) in special schools created exclusively for them
B) at home with their parents and caregivers providing necessary support
C) in inclusive education sets up with provisions to cater to their individual needs
D) in vocational training centres which would prepare them for life skills

... Answer is C)
According to the RTE Act, 2009, children with special needs should study in inclusive education sets up with provisions to cater to their individual needs.

18. An effective teacher in a classroom, where students come from diverse backgrounds, would

A) focus on their cultural knowledge to address individual difference among the group
B) push students from deprived backgrounds to work hard so that they can match up with their peers
C) ignore cultural knowledge and treat all his students in a uniform manner
D) create groups of students with those from the same economic backgroung put together

... Answer is A)
An effective teacher in a classroom, where students come from diverse backgrounds, would focus on their cultural knowledge to address individual difference among the group.

19. Which of the following statements about cognition and emotions is correct?

A) Cognition and emotions are processes independant of each other
B) Cognition and emotions are intertwined and affect each other
C) Cognition affects emotions but emotions do not affect cognition
D) Emotions affect cognition but cognition does not affect emotions

... Answer is B)
Cognition and emotions are intertwined and affect each other. They are interdependant on each other.

20. In an inclusive classroom with diverse learners, cooperative learning and peer-tutoring?

A) should be actively discouraged and competition should be promoted
B) should be used only sometimes, since it promotes comparison with classmates
C) should be actively promoted to facilitate peer-acceptance
D) should not be practised and students should be segregated based on their abilities

... Answer is C)
In an inclusive classroom with diverse learners, cooperative learning and peer-tutoring should be actively promoted to facilitate peer-acceptance.