Sunday, 8 September 2024

PRACTICE TEST FOR CTET/STET : Pedagogy of social science

 

 

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

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