CTET Child Development MCQ

08 Which one of the following statements is true about the role of heredity and environment? ( CTET Child Development ) 1. Environment plays a significant role only in the child's language development 2. Certain aspects of development are influenced more by heredity and others more by environment 3. A child's ability to learn and perform is completely decided by the genes 4. Good care and a nutritious diet can fight off any disorder a child is born with

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09 Which one of the following statements cannot be attributed to Piaget's theory? 1. Children act on their environment 2. Development occurs in qualitative stages 3. Children construct and use knowledge about their world 4. Learning takes place through constant practice

10 Wich one of the following is not a limitation of the preoperational thought? 1. Irreversibility 2. Tendency to concentrate 3. Development of the symbolic thought 4. Egocentrism

11 Play has a significant role in the development of young children for the following reasons, except 1. they acquire new skills and learn when to use them 2. they gain mastery over their body 3. it stimulates their senses 4. it is just a pleasant way to spend time

12 Which one of the following questions invites children to think critically? 1. What are the different ways in which we can solve this? 2. Do you know the answer to this? 3. What is the right answer? 4. Can you think of a similar situation?

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13 Which one of the following options best describes progressive education? ( CTET Child Development ) 1. Project method, ability grouping, ranking 2. Learning by doing, project method, cooperative learning 3. Thematic units, regular unit tests, ranking 4. Personalised learning, ability grouping, labeling students

14 Which one of the following statements about progressive education explains ' Education is life itself '? 1. Life is the true educator 2. School education should continue as long as possible 3. Schools are not required, children can learn from their life experiences 4. Education in schools should reflect the social and natural world

15 Which one of the following can be considered as a contribution of Kohlberg's theory? 1. His belief is that children are moral philosophers 2. His theory has supported an association between cognitive maturity and moral maturity 3. The theory has elaborate testing procedures 4. It establishes a clear relationship between moral reasoning and action

16 The zone of proximal development refers to 1. the point in learning when support can be withdrawn 2. the phase when maximum development is possible 3. the developmental phase when the child takes complete responsibility for learning 4. a context in which children can almost perform a task on their own with the right level of support

17 An androgynous personality ( CTET Child Development ) 1. adheres to stereotypical gender roles prevalent in the society 2. refers to men with feminine traits 3. has a balance of what are generally considered masculine and feminine traits 4. tends to be assertive and arrogant

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