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CTET 2021 Question Paper & Answers

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CTET December 2021 edition Paper 1 (16 December 2021)

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Sample questions from CTET December 2021 edition Paper 1 (16 December 2021)

1Which of the following statement is correct about the process of development of an individual?
  • A) It is uni-dimensional in nature.
  • B) It is influenced only by heredity of an individual.
  • C) There is cultural diversity in the process of development.
  • D) Development is only based on environmental factors.
Answer: C
2Which of the following questions is an example of enhancing critical thinking in children?
  • A) Find out what people living around coastal areas usually eat and why?
  • B) Name 10 states of India.
  • C) Write tables from 2 to 10.
  • D) Memorize and recite the given poem.
Answer: A
3A stage theory of development explicitly emphasizes which of the following principles?
  • A) Continuity of development
  • B) Discontinuity of development
  • C) Cultural factors that influence development
  • D) Environmental factors in developmental process
Answer: B
4Children's engagement with learning in schools is influenced by which of the following factors? (i) Socialisation by the family (ii) Peer relations (iii) Cultural values (iv) Self-esteem of the children
  • A) (iv)
  • B) (ii) and (iv)
  • C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
  • D) (i), (iii)
Answer: C
5According to Jean Piaget children in preoperational stage of development are able to do:
  • A) Reversible thinking
  • B) Make-believe play
  • C) Hierarchal classification
  • D) Conservation
Answer: B

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CTET January 2021 Paper 1 (31 January 2021)

150 Mins 150 Marks
150Questions
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Sample questions from CTET January 2021 Paper 1 (31 January 2021)

1In his theory of cognitive development, Jean Piaget explains cognitive structures in terms of ____
  • A) Stimulus-response association
  • B) Zone of proximal development
  • C) Schemas
  • D) Psychological tools
Answer: C
2Pre-operational stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development characterizes _______.
  • A) Centration in thought
  • B) Hypothetico deductive thinking
  • C) Ability to conserve and seriate objects.
  • D) Development of abstract thinking
Answer: A
3Which of the following statement is correct in context of development?
  • A) Development occurs only through learning that takes place in school.
  • B) Development occurs only during the period of childhood.
  • C) Development is multi-dimensional.
  • D) Development has the same rate of growth across cultures for everyone.
Answer: C
4Lev Vygotsky's social-cultural perspective of learning emphasizes importance of _________ in the learning process.
  • A) Attribution
  • B) Motivation
  • C) Equilibration
  • D) Cultural tools
Answer: D
5Individual differences in a progressive classroom should be treated as
  • A) a failure on the part of teacher.
  • B) criteria for making ability-based groups.
  • C) important for planning of teaching-learning process
  • D) a hindrance to the process of learning.
Answer: C

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