1. The language which is the window of the world is
(A) German
(B) English
(C) French
(D) Spanish
2. Rabindranath Tagore’s ideas view of education is-
(A) Education for all
(B) Education for fullness
(C) Education for liberation
(D) Education for Man-making
3. Learning is basically-
(A) Group process
(B) Individual process
(C) Social process
(D) Co-operational process
4. Psychology is-
(A) Science of nation
(B) Science of behaviour
(C) Science of magic
(D) Science of science
5. History tells us of the changing-
(A) Habit of nation
(B) Thought of nations
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Social culture
6. A child has the first experience of social group from-
(A) Primary group
(B) Family group
(C) Cultural group
(D) Play group
7. ‘Two factor’ theory of intelligence is related to –
(A) Spearman
(B) Binet and Simon
(C) Hull
(D) Morgan
8. A level in society made up of people similar in certain respect is known as –
(A) Social order
(B) Social class
(C) Social hierarchy
(D) Social system
9. NKC stands for
(A) National Knowledge council
(B) National Knowledge Committee
(C) National Knowledge Commission
(D) Nationwide Knowledge Community
10. Operation Black board implies –
(A) Having a black board in the class
(B) Having furniture in the class
(C) Having all other minimum requirement for a class
(D) All of the above
11. Right to Education has been included under
(A) Article 19
(B) Article 14
(C) Article 22
(D) Article 21A
12. Headmaster should be a/an ………………….. leader
(A) Authoritarian
(B) Democratic
(C) Authoritative
(D) Permissive
13. Gifted level of IQ belongs to
(A) 120 and above
(B) 130 and above
(C) 140 and above
(D) 160 and above
14. The philosophy of education which pays greatest attention to child’s interest, aptitude and ability is:
(A) Pragmatism
(B) Realism
(C) Idealism
(D) Naturalism
15. Time slot is an important component of
(A) School calendar
(B) Macro planning
(C) Examination programme
(D) Daily routine
16. Why is school considered a miniature society?
(A) School inmates come from the society
(B) School children are of lower age group than society members
(C) Like a chicken develops into an adult, school children develop into adult society members
(D) The number of school inmates is less than the number of society members
17. E.C.C.E. is the abbreviation of-
(A) Early Childhood Care and Education
(B) Early Culture of Care and Education
(C) Early Childhood Concern and Compulsory Education
(D) Early Childhood Compulsory Education
18. The statutory recognizing authority of Indian Schools for Children with special needs is
(A) F.C.I
(B) R.T.I.
(C) R.C.L
(D) D.C.I.
19. The history of Indian education has its roots
(A) to the ancient ages
(B) to the medieval period
(C) to the British period
(D) All of the above
20. Gradual weakening of S-R bond in Pavlovian conditioning is known as
(A) Negative reinforcement
(B) Extinction
(C) Deconditioning
(D) Discrimination
21. Motivation is an internal state that
(A) Arouses, directs and maintains behavior
(B) Energizes behaviour
(C) Causes a person to persist
(D) All of the above
22. Which of the following proposed the setting up of several vernacular primary schools in Indian villages at the lowest stage?
(A) Wood’s dispatch
(B) Macaulay’s report
(C) Adam’s report
(D) Bentinck’s verdict
23. Who among the following made maximum impact on modern education?
(A) Russell
(B) Dewey
(C) Plato
(D) Skinner
24. Supervision is one of the aims of educational…
(A) Planning
(B) Management
(C) Evaluation
(D) Administration
25. Micro-teaching session is conducted in
(A) Simulated condition
(B) Real classroom condition
(C) Didactic condition
(D) Laboratory condition
26. Four Pillars of Education are
(A) Learning to work, Learning to spend leisure time, Learning to know and Learning to do.
(B) Learning to work, Learning to acquire, learning to spend leisure time and Learning to live happily.
(C) Learning to know, Learning to do, Learning to be and Learning to live together.
(D) Learning to live together, Learning to work, Learning to do and Learning to know.
27. According to the criteria of functional literacy one should be able to read words and write ………….. words in one minute.
(A) 25, 5
(B) 30, 7
(C) 35, 9
(D) 40, 11
28. Sociology focuses on total relationship of
(A) Human beings
(B) Countries
(C) Animal and persons
(D) Society
29. What is the exact meaning of peer tutoring?
(A) Student replacing the teacher
(B) Student performing complementary teaching
(C) Student coaching privately
(D) Collaboration of students in small groups
30. Educational equality is a
(A) Constitutional Act
(B) Customary Right
(C) Fundamental Right
(D) Directive Principle
31. By community we mean a group of people with
(A) Same caste, class, religion or profession
(B) People with similar aim
(C) Similar aim and at least one factor as common among caste, class, religion, profession or belief
(D) None of the above
32. What the teacher can do ideally when a student fails to learn in the classroom?
(A) Punish the student
(B) Try to explain repeatedly
(C) Try to explore the cause
(D) Give up because the lesson is being delayed
33. Which is not the characteristic of Lord Macaulay Report?
(A) Revival of eastern knowledge
(B) Proliferation of western knowledge
(C) English as a medium of instruction
(D) Endorsement of an anglicised Indian educational system
34. As an educationist Gandhiji was:
(A) A Naturalist
(B) An Idealist
(C) A Pragmatist
(D) A Naturalist, an Idealist and a Pragmatist all together
35. Which one comes first in the hierarchical order?
(A) Educational Planning
(B) Educational Administration
(C) Educational Management
(D) Educational Supervision
36. Education is derived from a Latin word Educere that means
(A) To draw out
(B) To guide
(C) To point out
(D) To help
37. “I proudly proclaimed I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother, the soil of India is my highest heaven………..” Who said this?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Vivekananda
(C) Tagore
(D) Swami Dayanand
38. Programmed learning was developed on the basis of the theory of
(A) Thorndike
(B) Bruner
(C) Skinner
(D) Ausubel
39. Which one of the following is incorrect pair:
(A) Sign Theory of Learning – Tolman
(B) Field Theory of Learning – Lewin
(C) Social Theory of Learning – Bruner
(D) Trial and Error Theory of Learning – Thorndike
40. What is the full form of N.U.E.P.A.?
(A) National University of Educational Planning & Administration
(B) National University of Educational Policies and Administration
(C) National Universal Educational Priorities in Administration
(D) National University of Environmental Policies & Approaches
41. ‘Nai Talim’ is a modified form of:
(A) Montessori System
(B) Kindergarten System
(C) Basic Education
(D) Elementary Education
42. Give an example of Non-formal Education
(A) Appearing privately in the Board Examination
(B) Getting M.A. degree through ODL mode
(C) Getting degree from a Virtual University
(D) Attending summer institutes
43. Chronologically which stage of development coincides with the pre-operational stage of Piaget?
(A) Infancy
(B) Early childhood
(C) Late childhood
(D) Pre-adolescence
44. ‘Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act’ was placed in the Parliament on
(A) 2005
(B) 2009
(C) 2010
(D) 2002
45. By which name the Delor Commission Report is known?
(A) Learning: The Treasure Within
(B) Learning to Be
(C) Learning: To Be, to Do and to Live Together
(D) Learning: Its Treasure and Strategy
46. Which one is most effective in maintaining attention in the classroom?
(A) Drawing on the black board
(B) Student’s active participation
(C) Using colourful charts
(D) Demonstration
47. The full name of N.C.T.E. is:
(A) National Council of Teacher Education
(B) National Council for Teacher Education
(C) National Centre for Teacher Education
(D) National Council of Technical Education
48. The full name of S.C.E.R.T. is-
(A) Secondary Council of Educational Research and Training
(B) Social Council of Educational Research and Training
(C) Secondary Council of Evaluation, Research and Training
(D) State Council of Educational Research and Training
49. School is a-
(A) Non-formal agency of education
(B) Informal agency of education
(C) Formal agency of education
(D) Distance Education Institution
50. The over-protected child will tend to display-
(A) Aggressiveness
(B) Defensiveness
(C) Immaturity
(D) Negativism
51. The primary task of a teacher is
(A) To teach the prescribed curriculum
(B) To stimulate and guide student learning
(C) To promote habits of conformity to adults’ demands and expectations
(D) To provide diagnostic and remedial aid wherever indicated
52. Project method of teaching-learning was formulated by
(A) Rousseau
(B) Kilpatrick
(C) Ross
(D) Freskst
53. Which one of the following is most suitable for group project evaluation?
(A) Grading
(B) Marking
(C) Comprehensive assessment
(D) Continuous evaluation
54. The full name of N.C.P.C.R. is –
(A) National Council for Promotion of Child Rights
(B) National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(C) National Council for Protection of Child Rights
(D) New Commission for Protection of Child Rights
55. Abnormalities in the body restricted to specific organ(s) is called………
(A) Disability
(B) Handicap
(C) Impairment
(D) Disadvantage
56. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee?
(A) K. M. Munshi
(B) B. R. Ambedkar
(C) N. Madhav Rao
(D) D. P. Khaitan
57. Who proposed for the first time age-wise aims of education?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Rousseau
(C) Percy Nunn
(D) Plato
58. Jean Piaget is famous for his-
(A) Teaching model
(B) Model of curriculum development
(C) Model of cognitive development
(D) Model of moral judgment
59. NIE is a wing of-
(A) NCTE
(B) UGC
(C) NCERT
(D) SCERT
60. Which one of the following is not a component of language development-
(A) Semantics
(B) Pragmatics
(C) Metacognition
(D) Syntax
