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This section includes 437 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Teaching knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
For an EVS teacher, which fact needs more attention in a recently concluded discussion in the class? |
| A. | Learners started questioning each other directly |
| B. | Students started pointing out other' mistakes in between the discussion |
| C. | No one was in agreement with others' point of view |
| D. | Students refused to listen to other class students completely |
| Answer» B. Students started pointing out other' mistakes in between the discussion | |
| 52. |
What are the basic problems selected to almost all aspects of EVS education that emerge before teachers? |
| A. | Goals and objectives for teaching and learning are not definite |
| B. | Lack of positive attitude among teachers as well as learners |
| C. | Unavailability of sufficient quality teaching material |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
In our schools, teaching and learning of EVS suffer from some serious defects. Which of the following highlights those defects? |
| A. | Teachers do not have definite goals and objectives for teaching |
| B. | Learners do not have definite goals and objectives of learning |
| C. | The goals and objectives for teaching EVS are not cared for in practicality |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Children's questions are important for EVS class as they are an indicator of |
| A. | what children do not know |
| B. | what children wanted to know |
| C. | concepts that teacher was not able to explain |
| D. | children's ability to recall |
| Answer» C. concepts that teacher was not able to explain | |
| 55. |
Merits of problem-solving method in environmental education is (UPTET Feb 2016) |
| A. | goal oriented method |
| B. | creative method |
| C. | selectivity |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
In the context of EVS pedagogy, all of the following are desirable practices except (CTET Feb 2016) |
| A. | building capacity for critical thinking and problem-solving |
| B. | nurturing the identity of the child |
| C. | acknowledging the superiority of textbook knowledge over actual observation |
| D. | promoting plurality of texts and contexts |
| Answer» D. promoting plurality of texts and contexts | |
| 57. |
Which one of the following characteristics an EVS textbook at primary level should not have? (CTET Sept 2015) |
| A. | It caters to diverse backgrounds of the students |
| B. | It includes true stories and incidents |
| C. | It focuses on definitions and explanations of abstract concepts |
| D. | It presents natural and socio-cultural environment in an integrated manner |
| Answer» D. It presents natural and socio-cultural environment in an integrated manner | |
| 58. |
Which one of the following should be a most important aspect of EVS teaching at primary level? (CTET Feb 2015) |
| A. | Conducting activities and developing skills |
| B. | Achieving success in assessment |
| C. | Understanding the basic concepts of science |
| D. | Connecting learners to the natural and socio-cultural environment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
After having taught the lesson 'What if it finishes to class V students, Sheela administered a test to know the level of understanding of students about the topic. To her surprise. She observed that large number of students had not understood the related concepts. This could be mainly due to the reason that (CTET Sept 2014) |
| A. | she did not use the correct methodology to teach the topic |
| B. | the cognitive level of students was not good |
| C. | the topic was not suitable for inclusion in the text book |
| D. | students did not find the topic interesting |
| Answer» B. the cognitive level of students was not good | |
| 60. |
Class V NCER.T EVS textbooks include a section 'what we have learnt) in the end of every chapter. It is suggested that answer to questions included in this section should not be assessed in terms of right or wrong. This shift has been done because (CTET July 2013) |
| A. | it reduces subjectivity in assessment |
| B. | children cannot write correct answers at this stage |
| C. | it enhances convenience to teachers in assessment |
| D. | it helps the teacher to know how children are learning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 61. |
Which one of the following is not consistent with the requirements of EVS curriculum at primary stage? (CTET July 2013) |
| A. | It should suit cognitive level of the learners |
| B. | it should equip the learners with knowledge and skills to enter the world of work |
| C. | It should inculcate in learners a concern for environment |
| D. | It should engage learners in acquiring methods and processes leading to generation of new knowledge |
| Answer» C. It should inculcate in learners a concern for environment | |
| 62. |
A public school has about two to three children with special needs in every class. Some children are physically or mentally challenged. These children study with other children while sitting in the same class. The public school mentioned above follows which of the following? (CTET Nov 2012) |
| A. | Peer education |
| B. | Compensatory learning |
| C. | CCE |
| D. | Inclusive education |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
There are Jour below average students in a class. Which one of the following strategies will be most effective to bring them at par with the other students? (CTET Jan 2012) |
| A. | Make them sit in tr.t front row and supervise their work constantly |
| B. | identify their weak areas of learning and provide remedial measures accordingly |
| C. | Ensure that they attend the school regularly |
| D. | Give them additional assignments to do at home |
| Answer» C. Ensure that they attend the school regularly | |
| 64. |
A science teacher administered to a test after teaching the topic on Respiration and observed that majority of the students did not understand the difference between respiration and breathing. This could be due to the reason that (CTET Jan 2012) |
| A. | she could not explain the related concept effectively in the class |
| B. | she was not their class teacher |
| C. | the students could not understand the question correctly |
| D. | there was usually lot of indiscipline in her class |
| Answer» B. she was not their class teacher | |
| 65. |
Which of the following statements about assignments is correct? (CTET June 2011) |
| A. | Assignments provide learners an opportunity to search for information, construct their own ideas and articulate them |
| B. | Assignments can be done by parents, brothers or sisters depending on the talent that they possess |
| C. | Assignments need to be given as class work followed by homework every day to provide variety and practice |
| D. | Assignments should be the only method of assessment |
| Answer» B. Assignments can be done by parents, brothers or sisters depending on the talent that they possess | |
| 66. |
Simple experiments and demonstrations can be performed in the EVS class (CTET June 2011) |
| A. | to discuss ideas, record and analyse observations on the basis of questions raised by students |
| B. | to control the students to ensure discipline in class |
| C. | to enable children to learn on their own and Sharpen their observation skills |
| D. | to follow what is being done in the senior classes |
| Answer» D. to follow what is being done in the senior classes | |
| 67. |
Giving importance to individual experiences of children in an EVS class will benefit the teacher (CTET June 2011) |
| A. | to connect the subject to the learners' experiential world and promote reflection and learning |
| B. | to save her energy as children enjoy talking |
| C. | to know the unique experiences of children |
| D. | to help and improve the language and communication skills of the children |
| Answer» B. to save her energy as children enjoy talking | |
| 68. |
Which of the following factors affect/s teaching of EVS? I. Children having different level of intelligence. II. Lack of experienced teachers. III. Lack of motivation among learners. IV. Lack of transport. Select the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 69. |
Students in a class come from different economic, social and cultural background. Moreover they possess different abilities, aptitudes and interests and they are different in physical attributes also. This statement points out which fact? |
| A. | Learners from diverse background make teaching easy |
| B. | Different cultural background of students do not affect the teaching process |
| C. | This diversity is one of the major problems faced by the teacher |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 70. |
Praveen, a student in a class of 40 students is not doing well in the EVS class. How can the teacher help that student to comprehend the subject and develop interest? |
| A. | By motivating the child |
| B. | By punishing him |
| C. | She should indulge him in hands on activities or experiments to create interest for the subject |
| D. | She should make him sit in the front row and. supervise his work |
| Answer» D. She should make him sit in the front row and. supervise his work | |
| 71. |
The idea of showing a sample of a railway ticket in the EVS is to |
| A. | give the students an idea of the rail fare |
| B. | provide them the knowledge of various abbreviations used in the ticket |
| C. | enhance the skills of students to arrive at conclusions |
| D. | give them an opportunity to interact with real information and develop the skill of observation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
What are the problems of EVS teaching? |
| A. | Lack of unexperienced teachers |
| B. | Individual differences of learners |
| C. | Both [a] and [b] |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both [a] and [b] | |
| 73. |
An authoritarian level of teaching is |
| A. | child-centered |
| B. | teacher centered |
| C. | experience based |
| D. | Both [a] and [b] |
| Answer» C. experience based | |
| 74. |
In which approach different skills are used in order to learn new things? |
| A. | Activity approach |
| B. | Process approach |
| C. | Integrated approach |
| D. | Conceptual approach |
| Answer» C. Integrated approach | |
| 75. |
Which one among the following is the strongest argument in favour of adopting a theme-based approach in EVS? (CTET Feb 2016) |
| A. | It helps in giving a structure to lesson plans and makes" teaching more effective |
| B. | It helps in making teaching more interesting and activity based |
| C. | It helps in covering a wide range of concepts, issues and skills |
| D. | It helps in softening subject boundaries and accessing knowledge holistically |
| Answer» B. It helps in making teaching more interesting and activity based | |
| 76. |
Students in primary classes have a lot of alternate conceptions in many topics like living, non-living, water cycle, plants etc. The sources of these alternate conceptions can be (CTET Feb 2016) I. family and community. II. textbooks and other books. III. leathers IV. stories and poems. Select the correct option given below |
| A. | I, II and IV |
| B. | I, II, III and IV |
| C. | Only I |
| D. | I and II |
| Answer» C. Only I | |
| 77. |
To create interest in subject Environment Studies in lower classes, the teaching method used, must be (REET Feb 2016) |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | recreative and game related |
| C. | cramming |
| D. | deductive |
| Answer» C. cramming | |
| 78. |
Poems and stories are effective in transacting the themes of EVS. This is because poems and stories (CTET Feb 2015) I. can be rich depictions of the child's environment. II. can provide contextual learning environment. III. can explain various abstract concepts effectively. IV. can nurture creativity and aesthetic sense. |
| A. | I, II and IV |
| B. | Only III |
| C. | Only II |
| D. | I and II |
| Answer» B. Only III | |
| 79. |
Which of the following is the characteristic of conceptual approach? |
| A. | In this approach, things are learnt, in very detailed form regarding its principles, mechanism, application etc |
| B. | Different skills are used in order to learn new things |
| C. | It leads better learning in child |
| D. | It involves all cognitive, effective and psychomotor domains |
| Answer» B. Different skills are used in order to learn new things | |
| 80. |
Which of the following strategies seems most appropriate for teaching maps to primary graders? (CTET Feb 2015) |
| A. | Drawing of the map by the teacher on the black-board and asking learners to locate different places |
| B. | Instructing learners to bring the map of India from their home |
| C. | Showing an atlas to learners and asking them to locate different places |
| D. | Facilitating learners to construct maps of their immediate surroundings by using their own symbols and focusing on relative position and direction of things |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
While teaching the topic on "Our Friend-Birds' to class III students, Nalini followed the following methodologies. (CTET Sept 2014) I. Showing a documentary film on birds. II. Using a chart having pictures of different birds and explaining briefly. III. Taking the students to the nearby park and asking them to observe the birds carefully. Nalini is using different approaches of learning in order to |
| A. | follow her lesson plan |
| B. | meet different requirements of learners having multiple intelligence |
| C. | impress other teachers and parents |
| D. | promote reasoning skills in the students |
| Answer» C. impress other teachers and parents | |
| 82. |
Aanchal frequently asks probing and imaginative questions in her class V EVS class. By doing so, she aims at improving (CTET Sept 2014) |
| A. | observation skills |
| B. | emotional skills |
| C. | thinking skills |
| D. | speaking skills |
| Answer» D. speaking skills | |
| 83. |
The basic objective of educational excursion in EVS is (UPTET Feb 2014) |
| A. | to development the energy of children |
| B. | first hand experience to the students |
| C. | promote socialization |
| D. | promote team spirit |
| Answer» C. promote socialization | |
| 84. |
Poems and stories have been included in EVS textbooks for primary stage in order to (CTET Feb 2014) |
| A. | develop literary skills in students |
| B. | provide fun and enjoyment in learning of the subject |
| C. | enhance understanding of fundamental concepts |
| D. | have a change in routine and monotony of presentation of content |
| Answer» C. enhance understanding of fundamental concepts | |
| 85. |
The three methods of Science are observation, experimentation and........ (HTET Feb 2014) |
| A. | deduction |
| B. | hypothesis |
| C. | measurement |
| D. | inference |
| Answer» C. measurement | |
| 86. |
Which of the following is not considered approach in teaching tearing process? |
| A. | Conceptual |
| B. | Integrated |
| C. | Autocratic |
| D. | Process |
| Answer» D. Process | |
| 87. |
Role playing, project and brain storming etc are the examples of which of the following strategies/ methods? |
| A. | Permissive style of teaching strategy |
| B. | Autocratic style of teaching strategy |
| C. | Showing method |
| D. | Telling method |
| Answer» B. Autocratic style of teaching strategy | |
| 88. |
While teaching the topic 'Friction' to class V students, a teacher gave a number of examples to explain that friction is also useful to us in many ways. Which one of the following examples was quoted by her incorrectly? (CTET Jan 2012) |
| A. | We are able to write due to friction between the tip of the pen and the paper |
| B. | We are able to walk because of friction between our shoes and the ground |
| C. | An object thrown vertically upwards always comes back to us due to friction |
| D. | A vehicle stops on application of brakes |
| Answer» D. A vehicle stops on application of brakes | |
| 89. |
To provide learning opportunities to students which one of the following you, as a teacher, would not adopt? (RTET July 2011) |
| A. | To encourage children to solve problems themselves |
| B. | To help students to clear their conceptual structure |
| C. | To give suggestions and sign so they can learn new knowledge |
| D. | To make them understand with the correct answers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 90. |
Which of the following is a sign of motivated teaching? (BTET June 2011) |
| A. | Maximum presence of students in the class |
| B. | Asking questions by students |
| C. | Pin drop silence in the class |
| D. | Complition of home assignment |
| Answer» C. Pin drop silence in the class | |
| 91. |
Birla planeterium is located at which place of India? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | Kochi |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Kochi | |
| 92. |
Micro-teaching is useful to students of |
| A. | primary classes only |
| B. | junior classes only |
| C. | 10+2 classes only |
| D. | higher classes and primary classes both |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
The advantage of team-teaching is |
| A. | it deepens students analytical abilities |
| B. | improve student-teacher relationships |
| C. | it is a technique to form instructional conditions |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Heuristic method is propounded by which educationist? |
| A. | Herbert Spencer |
| B. | Armstrong |
| C. | Dewey |
| D. | Freud |
| Answer» C. Dewey | |
| 95. |
The Bottom-Up method is |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | deductive |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | heuristic |
| Answer» B. deductive | |
| 96. |
In which method students came from the known to unknown? |
| A. | Inductive method |
| B. | Analysis method |
| C. | Synthesis method |
| D. | Deductive method |
| Answer» D. Deductive method | |
| 97. |
Consider the following statements I. This method is like the process of deduction wherein you cut down a bigger concept into smaller ones. II. The knowledge achieved by this method is permanent. The above given statements are referred to which method of teaching? |
| A. | Synthesis |
| B. | Analysis |
| C. | Deductive |
| D. | Inductive |
| Answer» C. Deductive | |
| 98. |
Which state has recently installed EDUSAT teachnique in its schools? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Himachal Pradesh | |
| 99. |
Who said "The assignment method is an important step in teaching and learning process"? |
| A. | Douglas |
| B. | Dewey |
| C. | Piaget |
| D. | S Morris |
| Answer» B. Dewey | |
| 100. |
Consider the following statements I. A good method should provide scope for the creative expression of the child's individuality. II. A good method should rouse a large range of interests in the minds of the students. III. A good method should shift emphasis from learning to verbalism and memorisation. Which of the above is/are the characteristics of teaching methods? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Both I and II |
| C. | Only III |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Only III | |