Child Development MCQs | CTET paper 2 free PDF

Child development MCQs | CTET previous year questions

Child development MCQs: In this article objective type questions of CTET Paper 2 previous years are given with answers.

Question 1. The development period in which internalised norms are questioned and the opinions of the peer group usually become more important than family is called _______.

1. Infancy
2. Early Childhood
3. Middle childhood
4. Adolescence

Answer. 4

Question 2. Seeing that their son Ravi was interested in reading and could read at the age of 3, his parents got him a lot of books. Due to his parents encouragement Ravi’s reading was way advanced as per his age.
Which principle of development can be inferred from the above example?

1. Development does not follow a predictable path.
2. Development is proximodistal.
3. Development is cephalocaudal
4. Development is a result of interaction between heredity and environment.

Answer. 4

Question 3. Which period of development comprises each of the following characteristics: establishment of independence, development of identity and abstract thinking?

1. Middle childhood.
2. Late childhood.
3. Adolescence
4. Early Adulthood

Answer. 3

Question. 4. Which of the following statements about socialization is correct?

1. There is a uniform way of socialization across cultures.
2. Socialization is a complex process in which several agencies influence children during various times in their life-span.
3. Media and family are secondary agencies of socialization.
4. Secondary socialization occurs first when the children learn their individual identity and acquire language.

Answer. 2

Question. 5. Which of the following theorist used ‘coqneline developmental’ approach to explain the moral reasoning among children ?

1. Howard Gardner
2. Jean Piaget
3. Joan Turiel
4. Michael Oser

Answer. 2

Question.6:- “Children activity construct their understanding of the world” is proposed by

1. E. L. Thorndike
2. B. F. Skinner
3. Jean Piaget
4. Ivan Pavlov

Answer. 3

Question.7:- In context of teaching – learning, which of the following strategy is discouraged by Lev Vygotsky?

1. Co-operative Learning
2. Scaffolding
3. Assisted Learning
4. Expository teaching

Answer. 4

Question 8:- While arranging the pieces of a puzzle Meethi speaks aloud to direct her own actions. Lev Vygotsky refers to the use of such language forself regulation as –

1. Egocentric Speech
2. Private Speech
3. Social Speech
4. Irrational Speech

Answer. 2

Question.9:- According to Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, at which stage of moral development do individuals define right actionby self-chosen ethical principles of conscience that are valid for all humanity, regardless of law and social agreement?

1. The social contract orientation.
2. The Universal ethical principal Orientation.
3. The social order maintaining orientation.
4. The instrumental purpose orientation.

Answer. 2

Question.10:- In a progressive classroom, a teacher facilitates the children to work in groups to achieve a common learning task. This will promote ________ among students.

1. competition
2. cooperative learning
3. rivalry
4. frustration

Answer. 2

Question.11:- Which of the following intelligence types are included in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences?

1. Analytical, Linguistic, Spatial
2. Creative , Analytical, Practical
3. Linguistic, Logico-mathematical, Musical
4. Fluid, Crystalized, General

Answer. 3

Question.12:- For breaking gender stereotypes in children, which among the following should be avoided?

1. Joint endeavours with children of other genders.
2. Exposure to adults engaged in no stereotypical activities.
3. making generic utterances such as ‘Girls are good in art’ and ‘boys excel in maths’
4. Critical discussions around ‘inborn abilities’ and ‘societal perception of abilities’ of various genders.

Answer. 3

Question.13:- Assertion (A): A teacher should not cater to individual differences in the class.
Reason (R): The purpose of progressive education is to ensure that all children are instructed in a uniform manner and assessed by standard methods.
Choose the correct option.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer. 4

Question.14:- In the context of assessment, what kind of report card for students has been proposed in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020?

1. Report cards specifying relative performance of the student in comparison to others
2. Report cards of students performance in paper and pencil tests through the year.
3. 360 degree multi-dimensional report card
4. summative uni-dimensional report cards

Answer. 3

Question.15:- Which of the following questions would assess critical thinking?

1. What is the formula for (a + b)2?
2. Write chemical formula of methane.
3. What could be the various reasons for shortage of food?
4. What is the depositional feature of a glacier called?

Answer. 3

Question.16:- In a language class, which of the following strategy should be avoided for successful conclusion of students with dyslexia?

1. Setting strict time lines for submission of hand-written work.
2. Allow voice – recorders instead of note – taking in class.
3. Allow typed and printed assignment instead of handwritten.
4. Provide opportunities for reading and writing at individual pace.

Answer. 1

Question.17:- A Learning difficulty marked by low span of attention, impulsiveness and a low tolerance for frustration, is referred as –

1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2. Autism
3. Visual Impairment
4. Dyscalculia

Answer. 1

Question.18:- A condition characterized by significant limitations both in reasoning, learning, problem solving and in adaptive behaviour including social and practical skills will be known as __.

1. Hearing impairment
2. Visual impairment
3. Loco motor disability
4. Intellectual disability

Answer. 4

Question.19:- Assertion (A): Inclusion means, students experiencing difficulties learn in isolated sections in a regular school Reason (R) : Such a practice prepares students experiencing learning difficulties for participation in society Choose the correct option.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer. 4

Question.20:- Which of the following is not an important factor of creativity?

1. Originality
2. Convergent Thinking
3. Fluency
4. Flexibility

Answer. 2

Question.21:- In a socio-constructivist classroom, what all would be a source of knowledge?
(i) Newspapers
(ii) Peers
(iii) Textbooks
(iv) Folktales
Choose the correct option

1. (ii), (iii)
2. (i), (ii), (iii)
3. (i), (iii), (iv)
4. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

Answer. 4

Question.22:- What does ‘active engagement’ of learners involve?
(i) Enquiry and questioning.
(ii) Reproduction and recall.
(iii) Application and reflection.
(iv) Debate and discussion.
Choose the correct option.

1. (i),(ii), (iv)
2. (i), (iii), (ii)
3. (i), (iii), (iv)
4. (ii), (iii), (iv)

Answer. 3

Question.23:- Allowing learners maximum freedom within a resource rich environment and facilitating them to construct knowledge for themselves indicate towards which approach?

1. Discovery Learning
2. Text-book centred learning
3. Expository teaching
4. Behaviouristic teaching

Answer. 1

Question.24:- Alternative conceptions among children:

1. are unusual to get formed
2. are purely illogical and erroneous
3. represents their intuitive theories
4. should not be attended by the teacher

Answer. 3

Question.25:- Assertion (A) : Adolescents should be provided lot of opportunities for discussion and debate in the classroom.
Reason (R) : Collaborative learning provides room for negotiation of meaning and sharing of multiple views.
Choose the correct option.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer. 1

Question.26:- To encourage conceptual change among students, a teacher should –

1. give long passages to rote memorize.
2. present content which is moderately challenging and requires modification of schemas.
3. present information in disconnected chunks.
4. give tasks which are way higher than children’s current cognitive level.

Answer. 2

Question.27:- _____ belief of ability implies that efforts are meaningful in achieving success.

1. Competitive
2. Entity
3. Incremental
4. Avoidance-based

Answer. 3

Question.28:- A constructive classroom would include tasks that are –
(i) moderately difficult.
(ii) based on recalling the text.
(iii) repetitive and mechanical.
(iv) group work.
Choose the correct option.

1. (ii), (iii)
2. (i), (ii)
3. (i), (iv)
4. (i), (ii), (iii)

Answer:- 3

Question.29:- A student is likely to experience _____ when attribution for success is considered internal and ______ when attribution for failure isconsidered external.

1. Anxiety, Relief
2. Shame, Gratitude
3. Pride, Anger
4. Gratitude , Joy

Answer. 3

Question.30:- While teaching a new concept in middle grades, a teacher should :

1. ensure that the concept is absolutely alien to students.
2. relate what students already know with the new concept.
3. give ready-made notes to students and ask them to memorise.
4. ensure that students do not share their socio-cultural knowledge in the discussion about concept.

Answer. 2

Discover related topics :-

Social studies solved question paper CTET paper II

CTET syllabus 2022 in detailed for paper 1 and 2

Indian Geography MCQs free PDF – expected Questions

Tags: child development MCQs, CTET paper 2, Jean peaget, previous year questions , child development MCQs, CTET previous year questions

Social sharing ⬇️