PRACTICE TEST FOR CTET/STET
Pedagogy
of social science
1. Achievement
test for
a) Tests
of minimum performance
b) Tests
of maximum performance
c) Tests
of natural performance
d) Tests of performance
2. Preparation
of Daily lesson planning includes
a) Determination
of objectives
b) Selection
of content
c) Determination
of methods
d) All of the above
3.The best way for providing value education
is through
a)
Discussions on scriptural
texts
b)
Lecture/discourses on values
c)
Seminars/symposia on values
d)
Mentoring/reflective
sessions on values
4.Select the
alternative which consists of positive factors contributing to effectiveness of
teaching:
List of
factors:
a. Teacher’s
knowledge of the subject.
b. Teacher’s
socio-economic background.
c.
Communication skill of the teacher.
d. Teacher’s
ability to please the students.
e. Teacher’s
personal contact with students.
f. Teacher’s
competence in managing and monitoring the classroom transactions
Codes:
a)
(b), (c) and (d)
b)
(c), (d) and (f)
c)
(b), (d) and (c)
d)
(a), (c) and (f)
5. Through
simulation the learners develop
a) The content knowledge
b) The skill of teaching
c)
The administration ability
d) None of the above
6.The term prejudice means
a) To
judge other people superior
b) To judge other people inferior
c) To
judge other people equal
d) None
of the above
6. What
is the objective of teaching civics in social studies?
a)Creating good
citizens
b)Knowledge
of the past
c) Environmental Awareness
d) Knowledge of social relationship
7. Criterion-referenced
test is constructed so that :
a)The
majority of students attain a C
grade
b)No
student can possibly attain a perfect score
c)Any student will
attain a perfect score if that student has mastered the objectives
d) Any student’s score can be compared to scores of
other students and that student’s grade is determined by that comparison.
8. Who
has given the following theory? “All children go through the same sequence of
development, but at different rates. Therefore teacher must plan activities for
individual children and small groups, not just for the class as a whole.”
(a) C. L. Ogden (b) D. Purcell
(c) J. H. Bell (d) J. Piaget
9. In
which one of the following States of India, the largest number
of Hardpan sites have been found?
(a) Punjab (b) Haryana
(c) Gujarat (d) Jammu and Kashmir
10. The best methodology to teach the theme
‘Factory’ would be—
(a) to
narrate a story (b) to invite a resource person
(c) to organize a visit to an industrial plant (d) to screen a documentary film
11. What
is EDUSAT? (a) The rocket that carries man-made
satellites to be placed in the orbit around the sun (b) A newly discovered planet in the solar
system (c) An asteroid found between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter (d) A man-made Indian
Educational satellite
12. What
is the role of cartoons in a Social Science textbooks ?
(a)
No role as cartoons are immature. (b) Mainly used as fillers so that textbooks
look attractive. (c) Makes class enjoyable as the
subject is boring. (d) Raises
basic issues and makes it relatable to students.
13. At
the elementary level, emphasis is laid on which approach for teaching social
studies?
a) Interdisciplne
approach b) Unit approach
c)
Correlation approach d) Integration approach
14. Which
one is a principle of project method?
a) Reality b) Utility
c) Purpose d) All of the
above
15. Which
one is not a feature of integrated approach?
a) Freedom of learning b) Teacher centred
c) Learner centred
d) None of the above
16. Lecture
method is very useful for:
a) Small class size b)
person to person teaching
c) Big class size d) All of the above
17. Which
is a step of lesson planning?
a)
Introduction b) Evaluation
c)
Presentation d) All of
the above
18. Which
one is not a characteristic of a good test?
a) Validity b) Reliability
c) Ambiguity
d) objectivity
19. ‘Two
heads are better than one’ is applicable for:
a) Lecture method b) Role playing
c) Discussion method
d) None of the above
20. What
is marginalism?
a)Exclusion from the religion b)Exclusion from the community
c) Exclusion from
the mainstream d) Exclusion
from the country
21. Which
committee made recommendation about social studies as core curriculum?
a) Murty Committee b) Patel Committee
c) Kothari Committee d) All of the above
22. Lecture
method makes the learner
a) Active b) Pro –active
c) Passive d) None of the above
23. Which
of the following is the basis of project method?
a) Speaking
b) Reading
c) Activity d) Writing
24. The
main objective of teaching civics is
a) Creating good
citizens b)
Knowledge of the past
c) Environmental Awareness d) Knowledge of social relationship
25. In
order to promote cooperative learning in the classroom, a teacher should—
(a)
engage students in debate and discussions (b) give them individual
projects (c) divide the class in small groups for work (d) provide them various
sources to do the project
26. What
is the role of cartoons in a Social Science textbooks ?
(a) No role as cartoons are immature.
(b) Mainly used as fillers so that textbooks look attractive. (c) Makes class
enjoyable as the subject is boring. (d)
Raises basic issues and makes it relatable to students.
27.
At the elementary level, emphasis is laid
on which approach for teaching social studies?
a) Interdisciplinary approach b) Unit approach
c)
Correlation approach d) Integration approach
28. What
is the role of cartoons in a Social Science textbooks ?
(a) No role as cartoons are immature.
(b) Mainly used as fillers so that textbooks look attractive. (c) Makes class
enjoyable as the subject is boring. (d) Raises basic issues
and makes it relatable to students.
29. Which
one is a principle of project method?
a) Reality b) Utility
c)
Purpose d)
All of the above
31.Which
one is not a feature of integrated approach?
a) Freedom of learning b) Teacher
centred
c) Learner centred
d) None of the above
32. Lecture method is very useful for:
a) Small class size b)
person to person teaching
c) Big class size d) All of the above
33. Which is a step of lesson planning?
a) Introduction
b) Evaluation
c) Presentation
d) All of the above
34.
Which one is not a characteristic of a good test?
a) Validity b) Reliability
c)
Ambiguity d) objectivity
35.
‘Two heads are better than one’ is applicable for:
a) Lecture method b) Role playing
c) Discussion method d) None of the
above
