250 practice questions and answers for all ranks

250 PROMOTION QUESTIONS COMPILED FOR ALL RANKS

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1. The word “Pedagogy” means?

(A) to understand the child

(B) to guide the child

(D) to lead the child

2. Pedagogy is the study of?

(A) Education

(B) Learning Process

(D) Guiding Students

3. The philosopher who worked in mathematical and scientific didactic was?

(A) Jean Piaget

(B) John Dewey

(D) Lev Vygotsky

4. The use of technology to enhance learning process is called __________ in education.

(A) IT

(B) ICT

(D) Communication technology

5. A scoring guide use to evaluate the quality of students is called

(A) rubrics

(B) checklists

(D) rating scales

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

1. D

2. C

3. C

4. B

5. A

6. As people grow older, the __________ of learning declines.

(A) speed

(B) power

(D) quantity

7. Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and appropriate behavior?

(A) Praise

(B) Reward

(D) Strictness

8. Which from the following should be used to decrease minor inappropriate behavior?

(A) Praise

(B) Reward

(D) Strictness

9. The book Emile or “On Education” on the nature of education and man is written by

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(D) Rousseau

10. According to Emile, the noblest work in education is to make a/an

(A) good citizen

(B) reasoning man

(D) entrepreneur

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZZES

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. D

10. B

11. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students

(A) don’t know

(B) already know

(D) not willing to know

12. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process.

(A) social, social

(B) social, philosophical

(D) environmental, psychological

13. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for

(A) present life

(B) future life

(D) research

14. Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation.

(A) not likely

(B) equally likely

(D) more likely

15. Responses that produce a discomforting effect become __________ to occur again in that situation.

(A) not likely

(B) equally likely

(D) more likely

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY MCQS

11. B

12. A

13. A

14. D

15. C

16. According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?

(A) 16

(B) 17

(D) 19

17. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called

(A) Education

(B) Pedagogy

(D) Epistemology

18. Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development.

(A) 3

(B) 4

(D) 6

19. The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.

(A) more important

(B) less important

(D) weaker

19. The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.

(A) more important

(B) less important

(D) weaker

ANSWERS: EDUCATION QUIZ

16. A

17. C

18. B

19. C

20. D

21. The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information.

(A) use

(B) miss

(D) retain

22. The conclusion of a deductive argument is

(A) certain

(B) experience

(D) probable

23. The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is

(A) certain

(B) experience

(D) probable

24. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called

(A) Deductive Reasoning

(B) Inductive Reasoning

(D) Quantitative Reasoning

25. The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called

(A) Deductive Reasoning

(B) Inductive Reasoning

(D) Quantitative Reasoning

ANSWERS: EDUCATION QUIZZES

21. D

22. A

23. D

24. A

25. B

26. According to Jean Piaget, children develop abstract logic and reasoning skill during

(A) Sensorimotor stage

(B) Preoperational stage

(D) Formal operational stage

27. Children are usually egocentric during __________ and __________ stages.

(A) Sensorimotor, Preoperational

(B) Preoperational, Concrete operational

(D) Formal operational, Sensorimotor

28. According to Jean Piaget, children are no longer egocentric when entering

(A) Sensorimotor stage

(B) Preoperational stage

(D) Formal operational stage

29. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Concrete operational stage starts at age

(A) 3

(B) 7

(D) 15

30. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the Formal operational stage starts at age

(A) 3

(B) 7

(D) 15

ANSWERS: EDUCATION MCQS

26. D

27. A

28. C

29. B

30. C

31. The most recent response is most likely to

(A) forget

(B) compromised

(D) not occur again

32. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from

(A) school

(B) burden

(D) society

33. Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state?

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Locke

34. The famous book “The Republic” was written by

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Locke

35. “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of

(A) Aristotle

(B) Socrates

(D) John Locke

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

31. C

32. D

33. B

34. B

35. A

36. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of

(A) head and heart

(B) head and hands

(D) head, heart, and hands

37. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are

(A) distributed genetically

(B) not distributed genetically

(D) not distributed gender-wise

38. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of

(A) analysis

(B) information

(D) evidence

39. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by

(A) analysis

(B) information

(D) evidence

40. According to John Locke, a child’s mind does not contain any

(A) innate ideas

(B) memory

(D) imagination

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZZES

36. D

37. B

38. C

39. C

40. A

41. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Locke

42. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called

(A) analyzing

(B) inference

(D) sampling

43. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate

(A) arithmetic mean

(B) geometric mean

(D) variance

44. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.

(A) arithmetic mean

(B) geometric mean

(D) variance

45. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance.

(A) square

(B) square root

(D) cube root

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY MCQS

41. C

42. D

43. A

44. C

45. B

41. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Locke

42. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called

(A) analyzing

(B) inference

(D) sampling

43. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate

(A) arithmetic mean

(B) geometric mean

(D) variance

44. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.

(A) arithmetic mean

(B) geometric mean

(D) variance

45. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance.

(A) square

(B) square root

(D) cube root

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY MCQS

41. C

42. D

43. A

44. C

45. B

46. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about

(A) obedience

(B) virtue

(D) shaping good citizens

47. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the

(A) practice

(B) society

(D) real world

48. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through

(A) experience

(B) practice

(D) observations

49. According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency.

(A) natural

(B) intermediate

(D) artificial

50. In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness and stringiness.

(A) generosity

(B) penury

(D) prodigal

ANSWERS: EDUCATION QUIZ

46. C

47. D

48. A

49. B

50. A

51. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is

(A) important

(B) everlasting

(D) in need

52. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________in school to make them better citizens.

(A) rules

(B) discipline

(D) practical implementation

53. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the

(A) child

(B) teacher

(D) society

54. The idea of teaching the whole child in the “philosophy of pragmatism in education” means teaching students to be good

(A) learners

(B) thinkers

(D) citizens

55. Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an

(A) community

(B) competition

(D) closed environment

ANSWERS: EDUCATION QUIZZES

51. B

52. C

53. A

54. D

55. A

56. A normal human being has __________ senses.

(A) 4

(B) 5

(D) 7

57. Which from the following is NOT among the five senses?

(A) vision

(B) touch

(D) thought

58. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called

(A) problem solving

(B) critical thinking

(D) deductive method

59. According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is

(A) teachable

(B) unteachable

(D) unreachable

60. The curriculum of educational institutes should be based on

(A) theory

(B) practice

(D) theory, practice and research

ANSWERS: EDUCATION MCQS

56. B

57. D

58. A

59. B

60. C

61. The new curriculum should be introduced

(A) abruptly

(B) continuously

(D) relatively

62. Evaluation of the process of curriculum development should be made

(A) abruptly

(B) continuously

(D) relatively

63. Curriculum revision should be a/an __________ process.

(A) abrupt

(B) continuous

(D) relative

64. The term heuristic means __________ in decision making.

(A) brain storming

(B) calculations

(D) mental shortcuts

65. Robert Sternberg, a famous psychologist, argued that creativity requires __________ different types of intelligence.

(A) 3

(B) 4

(D) 6

ANSWERS: THEORY OF EDUCATION QUIZ

61. C

62. B

63. B

64. D

65. A

66. According to Robert Sternberg, the three different types of required intelligence for creativity are

(A) synthetic, analytical, and practical

(B) analytical, observational and practical

(D) abstract, synthetic and analytical

67. A common technique to help people begin the creative process is

(A) calculations

(B) brain storming

(D) mental shortcuts

68. According to Plato, the highest goal in all of education is knowledge of the

(A) science

(B) mathematics

(D) good

69. Plato argued that __________ are fit to rule.

(A) educationists and philosophers

(B) only educationists

(D) only psychologists

70. The book “A Brief History of Time” is written by

(A) Aristotle

(B) John Dewey

(D) Stephen Hawking

ANSWERS: THEORY OF EDUCATION MCQS

66. A

67. B

68. D

69. C

70. D

71. The branch of philosophy focuses on the nature of reality is

(A) Connectionism

(B) Epistemology

(D) Pedagogy

72. Idealism is a philosophical approach that argues that __________are the only true reality, and the only thing worth knowing.

(A) ideas

(B) experiences

(D) physical objects

73. Realism is a philosophical approach that argues that ultimate reality is the world of

(A) ideas

(B) experiences

(D) physical objects

74. Who is called the father of both Realism and the scientific method?

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(D) Edward Thorndike

75. The philosopher who is called the father of Idealism is

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(D) Edward Thorndike

ANSWERS: THEORY OF EDUCATION QUIZZES

71. C

72. A

73. D

74. A

75. B

76. The philosopher who for the first time taught logic as a formal discipline was

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(D) Edward Thorndike

77. The advocators of philosophy of Pragmatism believe that reality is

(A) imagination

(B) stagnant

(D) related to mind

78. The psychologist who for the first time proposed the concept of connectionism in learning was

(A) Aristotle

(B) Plato

(D) Edward Thorndike

79. According to Edward Thorndike, learning is about responding to

(A) analysis

(B) change

(D) stimuli

80. Anything that causes a reaction is called

(A) learning

(B) stimulus

(D) physical objects

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY QUIZ

76. A

77. C

78. D

79. D

80. B

81. The connection between stimulus and response is called

(A) stimulus-response bond

(B) receiving-accepting bond

(D) receiving-accepting paradigm

82. The __________ the stimulus-response bond (S-R bond), the better a person has learned the lesson.

(A) stable

(B) unstable

(D) weaker

83. There are __________ laws of connectionism.

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 5

84. The three laws of connectionism are the laws of

(A) effect, stimulus and response

(B) stimulus, response and exercise

(D) effect, exercise and readiness

85. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a positive outcome, the S-R bond is

(A) strengthened

(B) weakened

(D) unsterilized

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY QUIZZES

81. A

82. C

83. B

84. D

85. A

86. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is

(A) strengthened

(B) weakened

(D) unsterilized

87. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.

(A) law of effect

(B) law of exercise

(D) law of connectionism

88. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.

(A) law of effect

(B) law of exercise

(D) law of connectionism

89. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.

(A) law of effect

(B) law of exercise

(D) law of connectionism

90. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in

(A) accelerate learning

(B) curriculum development

(D) teaching methods

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY MCQS

86. B

87. B

88. C

89. A

90. C

91. For an effective teaching, the teacher must be a subject matter expert that includes

I. command over the subject

II. the ability to convey knowledge

III. the ability to apply ideas from one discipline to another

(A) I only

(B) II only

(D) I, II and III

92. The satiation technique of classroom management is a technique where instead of punishing negative behaviors, the teacher might decide to actually __________ the negative behavior.

(A) encourage

(B) discourage

(D) divert

93. The extinction technique of classroom management is a technique where teacher __________ any negative behavior.

(A) divert

(B) ignore

(D) discourage

94. The use of a physical punishment for class management is called

(A) extinction technique

(B) satiation technique

(D) corporal punishment

95. The technique of classroom management where the teacher punishes negative behaviors by removing an unruly student from the rest of the class is called

(A) extinction technique

(B) satiation technique

(D) corporal punishment

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY QUIZ

91. D

92. A

93. B

94. D

95. C

96. The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called

(A) Esthetics

(B) Genetics

(D) Clinical psychology

97. As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention

(A) increases

(B) decreases

(D) remains unaffected

98. The brain __________ as people gets older.

(A) shrinks

(B) expands

(D) remains unaffected

99. There is __________ in working memory as people gets older.

(A) upgradation

(B) degradation

(D) a slight change

100. According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be

(A) mathematics

(B) science

(D) mind

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY QUIZZES

96. C

97. B

98. A

99. B

100. D

101. In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development of students.

(A) assessment

(B) evaluation

(D) diagnosis

102. An assessment that is conducted prior to the start of teaching or instruction is called

(A) initial assessment

(B) formal assessment

(D) summative assessment

103. An assessment that is carried out throught the course is called

(A) initial assessment

(B) diagnostic assessment

(D) summative assessment

104. An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.

(A) Valid

(B) Invalid

(D) Unreliable

105. A/An __________ assessment is one which measures what it is intended to measure.

(A) Valid

(B) Invalid

(D) Unreliable

ANSWERS: EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY MCQS

101. A

102. A

103. C

104. C

105. A

106. Educational psychology is concerned with the scientific study of

(A) education

(B) philosophy of education

(D) teaching methods

107. According to famous philosophers, teaching is a/an

(A) art

(B) arts

(D) technique

108. Progressive education emphasizes learning by

(A) reading

(B) writing

(D) enjoying

109. According to John Dewey, educational process has two sides:

(A) economical and sociological

(B) psychological and sociological

(D) sociological and philosophical

110. According to John Dewey, which side of the educational process is the basis?

(A) economical

(B) sociological

(D) psychological

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

106. C

107. A

108. C

109. B

110. D

111. Education is a process in which knowledge and skills are transferred

(A) from a few persons to few persons

(B) from a few persons to a large number of people

(D) from a generation to the next generation

112. An assessment that is generally carried out at the end of a course to assign students a course grade is called?

(A) Diagnostic assessment

(B) Formative assessment

(D) Summative assessment

113. Which from the following is NOT a formal assessment?

(A) Interview

(B) Observation

(D) Quizzes

114. Which from the following is NOT an informal assessment?

(A) Observation

(B) Project

(D) Participation

115. In John Dewey’s student-centered approach of learning, the role of the teacher is of a

(A) formal authority

(B) delegator

(D) facilitator

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

111. C

112. D

113. B

114. B

115. D

116. Which from the following is termed as student-centered learning method?

I. Direct Instruction

II. Inquiry-Based Learning

III. Cooperative learning

(A) II only

(B) I and II only

(D) I, II and III

117. The role of teacher in inquiry-based learning is of

(A) instructor

(B) facilitator

(D) formal authority

118. In direct instruction method or lecture method the teacher is considered as

(A) partner

(B) facilitator

(D) formal authority

119. In cooperative learning method, the role of teacher is of

(A) facilitator

(B) delegator

(D) delegator and formal authority

120. In cooperative method teachers act as a delegator means the teacher act as a/an ________ to the students.

(A) resource

(B) partner

(D) foster

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

116. C

117. B

118. D

119. C

120. A

121.Dialectic or dialectical method is a discourse between opposing parties to establish the truth through

(A) investigation

(B) dialogues

(D) presenting proves

122. Dialectic method of inquiry was contributed by

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Dewey

123. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of

(A) education

(B) learning

(D) philosophy of education

124. What was the relation between Socrates and Plato?

(A) Socrates was student of Plato

(B) Plato was student of Socrates

(D) Socrates and Plato were colleagues

125. What was the relation between Plato and Aristotle?

(A) Plato was student of Aristotle

(B) Aristotle was student of Plato

(D) Plato and Aristotle were colleagues

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

121. C

122. A

123. C

124. B

125. B

126. The “Apology” the Plato’s recollection of the speech given by Socrates when Socrates was charged with

(A) believing in the rotation of the Earth

(B) not believing in the rotation of the Earth

(D) not believing in gods

127. According to Socrates, physical objects and events are __________ of their ideal form.

(A) shadows

(B) images

(D) signs

128. According to the theory of forms (or theory of ideas) material world is a/an __________ of the real world.

(A) shadow

(B) image

(D) sign

129. The first institution of higher learning in the Western world, “Academy”, was founded by

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) John Dewey

130. The “Academy” was founded in

(A) Athens

(B) Stagira

(D) Chakis

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

126. D

127. A

128. B

129. B

130. A

131. Bloom’s taxonomy is a set of __________ learning domains.

(A) two

(B) three

(D) five

132. The three domains of Bloom’s taxonomy are

(A) Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor

(B) Cognitive, Pedagogy and Psychomotor

(D) Pedagogy, Affective and Psychomotor

133. The cognitive domain involves

(A) learning

(B) knowledge

(D) physical movement

134. The affective domain involves

(A) learning

(B) knowledge

(D) physical movement

135. The psychomotor domain involves

(A) learning

(B) knowledge

(D) physical movement

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

131. B

132. A

133. B

134. C

135. D

136. The simplest skill in cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy is

(A) remembering

(B) understanding

(D) synthesizing

137. The most complex skill in cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy is

(A) characterizing

(B) understanding

(D) synthesizing

138. The most complex skill of Bloom’s taxonomy is

(A) characterizing

(B) evaluating

(D) originating

139. To break information into parts and to examine the information is called

(A) analyzing

(B) evaluating

(D) originating

140. To compile the information into pattern and propose a plan is called

(A) analyzing

(B) evaluating

(D) originating

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

136. A

137. C

138. D

139. A

140. C

141. When the topic or an area of a course contains a lot of information, it is recommended to use

(A) lecture method

(B) inquiry-based method

(D) assignment method

142. The skill when students try to build abstract knowledge is called

(A) originating

(B) characterizing

(D) synthesizing

143. Formative assessment is an assessment __________ learning.

(A) to

(B) of

(D) for

144. Summative assessment is an assessment __________ learning.

(A) to

(B) of

(D) for

145. An assessment use to identify difficulties in the learning process is called

(A) initial assessment

(B) diagnostic assessment

(D) summative assessment

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

141. A

142. B

143. D

144. B

145. B

146. An assessment use to determine a person’s ability in a particular field of studies is called

(A) aptitude test

(B) diagnostic test

(D) measurement

147. Reliability of an assessment relates to the __________ of an assessment.

(A) usefulness

(B) quality

(D) relevance

148. Validity of an assessment relates to the __________ of an assessment.

(A) usefulness

(B) quality

(D) relevance

149. A process of looking at what is being assessed is called

(A) assessment

(B) evaluation

(D) rubrics

150. Which act of teacher foster a sense of autonomy in the learning process?

(A) instructor

(B) facilitator

(D) formal authority

ANSWERS: PEDAGOGY QUIZ

146. A

147. C

148. D

149. B

150. C

PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education

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Child Development and Pedagogy Question PaperAnswers Teacher Eligibility Test 2011-2012

1. Most important work of teacher is

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(A) to organize teaching work(B) to deliver lecture in class(C) to take care of children(D) to evaluate the students2. A teacher should be

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(A) Honest(B) Dilligent(C) Dutiful(D) Punctual3. Environmental education should be taught in schoolsbecause

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(A) it will affect environmental pollution(B) it is important part of life(C) it will provide job to teachers(D) we cannot escape from environment4. Navodaya Schools have been established to

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(A) increase number of school in rural areas(B) provide good education in rural areas

(D) check wastage of education in rural areas5. At primary level, it is better to teach in mother languagebecause

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(A) it develops self-confidence in children(B) it makes learning easy(C) it is helpful in intellectual development(D) it helps children in learning in natural atmosphere6. Women are better teacher at primary level because

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(A) they behave more patiently with children(B) they are ready to work with low salary(C) higher qualification is not needed in this profession(D) they have less chances in other profession7. You have been selected in all the four professions givenbelow. Where would you like to go ?(A) Teacher(B) Police(C) Army(D) Bank8. What is most important while writing on blackboard ?(A) Good writing(B) Clarity in writing(C) Writing in big letters(D) Writing in small letters9. Some students send a greeting card to you on teach

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day. What will you do ? You will

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(A) do nothing(B) say thanks to them(C) ask them to not to waste money(D) reciprocate the good wishes to themwww.JbigDeaL.com10. A student comes late in your class. Then you will

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(A) inform to parents(B) punish him(C) try to know the reason(D) not pay attention there11. When the students become failed, it can be understoodthat

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(A) The system has failed(B) The teachers failure(C) The text-books failure

(D) The individual student’s failure

12. It is advantage of giving home work that students

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(A) remain busy at home(B) study at home(C) may be checked for their progress(D) may develop habit of self study15. A teacher has serious defect is he/she

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(A) is physically handicapped(B) belongs to low socio-economic status(C) has weak personality(D) has immature mental development16. The success of teacher is

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(A) high achievement of students(B) good traits of his/her personality(C) his/her good teaching(D) his/her good character17. A Deepawali fair is being organized in your school.What would you like to do ?(A) only to visit the fair(B) to take part in function(C) to take a shop to sell something(D) to distribute free water to visitors18. The most important trait of a student is

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(A) sense of responsibility(B) to speak truth(C) co-operation(D) obedience19. The purpose of basic education scheme is

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(A) universalization of primary education(B) to vocationalise the eduction(C) to fulfil basic need of persons through education(D) to make education compulsory for all20. You are teaching a topic in class and a student ask aquestion unrelated to the topic. What will you do?(A) you will allow him to ask unrelated question(B) you will not allow him to ask unrealated question

PEDAGOGY MCQs/MCQs on Education

MCQs of Education

26. The "Apology" the Plato's recollection of the speech given by Socrates when Socrates was charged with

A. believing in the rotation of the Earth

B. not believing in the rotation of the Earth

C. believing in gods

D. not believing in gods

27. According to Socrates, physical objects and events are __________ of their ideal form.

A. shadows

B. images

C. parts

D. signs

28. According to the theory of forms (or theory of ideas) material world is a/ an __________ of the real world.

A. shadow

B. image

C. part

D. sign

29. The first institution of higher learning in the Western world, "Academy", was founded by

A. Socrates

B. Plato

C. Aristotle

D. John Dewey

30. The "Academy" was founded in

A. Athens

B. Stagira

C. Macedonia

D. Chakis

ANSWERS: MCQS OF EDUCATION

26. D

27. A

28. B

29. B

30. A

1. What is the origin of the word Education?

(a) ‘E’ and ‘Catum’

(b) Edu and ‘Catum’

(d) None of these.

2. Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Education is an art

(b) Education is a science

(d) To some extent it is art and to some extent it is science.

3. What is called education acquired without any specific purpose, fixed period and place?

(a) Indirect Education

(b) Individual Education

(d) Formal Education.

4. Which one of the following sentences is correct about the nature of teaching?

(a) It is diagnostic

(b) It is remedial

(d) All the above statements are correct.

5. What is the compulsory element of learning?

(a) Ability to read

(b) Bright Mind

(d) None of these.

6. What is the place of principal in an edu¬cational institute?

(a) Overall head of the school

(b) Manager of the school

(d) Founder of the school.

7. If a student failed in any class what should be done to him?

(a) He should be given a chance to improve and sent to the next class after he improves

(b) He should be kept in the same class

(d) All the above methods are right.

8. Why are curriculum activities used in teaching?

(a) Make teaching easy

(b) To make teaching interesting, easy to understand and effective

(d) To assist the teacher.

9. What are the three components of the educational process?

(a) Education, teacher and books

(b) Teacher, student and education

(d) Direction, instruction and skill.

10. What is teaching through deductive method?

(a) From general to specific

(b) From specific to general

(d) From easy to difficult.

11. What is the main centre of informal Education?

(a) Society

(b) Family

(d) All of the above.

12. Which is the first school for a child’s education?

(a) Society

(b) Friends

(d) School.

13. Which one of the following education systems supports scientific progress?

(a) Realistic Education

(b) Idealistic Education

(d) None of these.

14. What is the meaning of lesson plan?

(a) To read the lesson before teaching it

(b) To prepare all that the teacher wants to teach in a limited period

(d) To prepare the list of questions to be asked.

15. On what depends the values of an educational experience in the eyes of the idealist?

(a) Whether or not the pupil has been properly motivated

(b) Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions

(d) The manner in which it affects future experience.

16. Which educational activity is most desirable to the pragmatist?

(a) Approximates the goals which educatio¬nal scientists have set up

(b) Results from the indiscrimination of the pupil in democratic theory.

(d) That characterizes by spontaneous, active, continuously pleasurable and practical for the pupil.

17. What is the view point of progressive educators regarding the issue of liberal vs. vocational education?

(a) Vocational ends load one to degrade learning

(b) Liberal arts subject should proceed vocational training

(d) All subjects should have a vocational orientation.

18. Who was the supporter of Naturalism in Education?

(a) Frolbel

(b) Armstrong

(d) Rosseau.

19. What do you mean by curriculum?

(a) A child learns through curriculum

(b) Sum total of the annual study

(d) Indicates the course to be taught by the teachers to the students throughout the year.

20. Which system of education was propounded by Mahatma Gandhi?

(a) Teaching by activities

(b) Teaching through music

(d) All of these.

21. Who raised the slogan “Back to Nature”?

(a) Realism

(b) Pragmatism

(d) Existentialism.

22. Which statement is not correct about Naturalism?

(a) A reaction against the degenerated humanism of the Renaissance period

(b) A reaction against the degenerated humanism of the Renaissance period.

(d) A reaction against a mere study of books and linguistic forms.

23. Who said, “Reverse the usual practice and you will almost always do right?”

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Rousseau

(d) Plato.

24. “Human institutions are one mass of folly and contradiction.” Whose statement is this?

(a) Bernard Shaw

(b) Rousseau

(d) Ravinder Nath Tagore.

25. According to which school of philosophy of education, exaltation of individual’s persona¬lity is a function of education?

(a) Pragmatism

(b) Idealism

(d) Idealism and Marxism both.

26. Which is not Naturalism’s aim of Education?

(a) Education is the notion of man’s evolution from lower forms of life

(b) To equip the individual or the nation for the struggle for existence so as to ensure survival

(d) To inculcate ethical and moral values in the pupils.

27. Which school held the view, “God makes all things good; man meddles with and they become evil?”

(a) Marxism

(b) Existentialism

(d) Pragmatism.

28. Which school-maintained self-expression with the accompanying cries of “no interference”, “no restraints”?

(a) Extreme form of Naturalism

(b) Most widely accepted form of Naturalism

(d) Most valid form of Naturalism.

29. Which is not the nature of philosophy?

(a) It is a science of knowledge

(b) It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints

(d) It is the totality of man’s creative ideas.

30. Which branch of philosophy deals with knowledge, its structure, method and validity?

(a) Logic

(b) Aesthetics

(d) Metaphysics.

31. Which school maintained: “Natural impulses of the child are of great importance and are good in themselves?”

(a) Biological Naturalism

(b) Mechanical Naturalism

(d) Romantic Naturalism.

32. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of “reality?”

(a) Ontology

(b) Metaphysics

(d) Epistemology.

33. On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?

(a) All pupils are not alike

(b) Different systems of education found in different countries

(d) Different ways of teaching-learning.

34. What is the goal of education according to Idealism?

(a) Perfect adaptation to the environment

(b) Realisation of moral values

(d) Cultivation of dynamic, adaptable mind which will be resourceful and enterprising in all situations.

35. The aim of education according to the Existentialists is

(a) Humanitarian and humanist self- realization.

(b) Adaptation to practical life.

(d) A good understanding of the world outside.

36. The Realist’s aim of education is

(a) Self-realization

(b) Spiritual and moral development

(d) Total development of personality.

37. Naturalist’s conception of man is

(a) Man’s very essence of being is his spiritual nature.

(b) It is spirit rather than animality that is most truly man.

(d) Nature would have them children before they are men.

38. Which philosophy of education considers psychology as an incomplete study of and an inadequate basis of educational theory?

(a) Realism

(b) Pragmatism

(d) Naturalism.

39. Which among the following does not fit into the scheme of educational goals of the Idealists?

(a) Care of body

(b) Moral values

(d) Self-expression.

40. Religious education is strongly advocated by

(a) Pragmatists.

(b) Idealists,

(d) Existentialists.

41. Which of the following is said about the idealists?

(a) They are content with “briars”

(b) They like “roses”

(d) They want “roses” and “briars” both.

42. Which school of philosophy of education advocated Project method of teaching?

(a) Realism

(b) Pragmatism

(d) Naturalism.

43. Play way method of teaching has been emphasised in the scheme of the education of

(a) Naturalists.

(b) Realists,

(d) Existentialists.

44. Which is the most widely accepted method of education, according to the pragmatists?

(a) Lecturing by the teacher.

(b) Leaving the child free to learn.

(d) Heuristic method.

45. The pragmatists are against

(a) The external examinations

(b) The specialist teachers

(d) Eternal spiritual values.

46. Pragmatism has a greater sense of responsibility than Naturalism with regard to moral training because

(a) The free activity which pragmatic- system of education entails does not mean licence; rather it means a guided activity.

(b) They emphasize teaching of values

(d) They do not want the teacher to abdicate from the scene.

47. Which of the following claims of the pragmatists is not acceptable?

(a) The free activity of the pupil is likely to result in permanent attitudes of initiative and independence and moral discipline

(b) Training in citizenship is possible through school and community activities

(d) Child’s own experience is valuable for adequate development of child’s personality.

48. Project method of teaching is an outstanding contribution of

(a) Realism.

(b) Pragmatism,

(d) Idealism.

49. Which is the characteristic of the project method?

(a) Problematic act

(b) Carried in its natural setting

(d) A voluntary undertaking.

50. Which among the following is not essentially desirable in the project method?

(a) The task of the project is as real as the task of the life outside the walls of the school

(b) The task of the project involves constructive effort or thought yielding objective results

(d) The task of the project should be interesting enough so that the pupil is genuinely eager to carry it out.

51. Which is a great disadvantage of the project method?

(a) It consumes much of the time of the child

(b) It leaves gaps in the knowledge of the child

(d) Teachers, generally, do not like to teach through it.

52. Learning by Project Method is technically known as

(a) Incidental learning.

(b) Efficient learning.

(d) Adequate learning.

53. Education, according to the Pragmatist is

(a) Wholly pupil-oriented.

(b) Wholly society-oriented.

(d) Wholly interdisciplinary.

54. Who among the following is not a follower of Pragmatic Philosophy?

(a) William James

(b) Peshtalozzi

(d) Kilpatrick.

55. What is not associated with Pragmatism?

(a) Purposive education

(b) Experience-based education

(d) Education for self-realization.

56. Who emphasised realization of Truth, Beauty and Goodness as the aims of education?

(a) Idealists

(b) Pragmatists

(d) Naturalists.

57. Which statement about truth is not correct according to the philosophy of Pragmatism?

(a) It is made by man

(b) It is ever changing

(d) It is what emerges to be true in actual practice.

58. In whose methodology of teaching “Experimentation” is the key-note of?

(a) Idealism

(b) Existentialism

(d) Pragmatism.

59. The term “progressive education” related to

(a) Realism.

(b) Pragmatism.

(d) Existentialism.

60. Who said, “No fixed aims of education and no values in advance”?

(a) Progressive educators

(b) Idealists

(d) Marxists.

61. Which school of philosophy of education stresses the direct study of men and things through tours and travels?

(a) Social realism

(b) Idealism

(d) Marxism.

62. Which school believes that all knowledge comes through the senses?

(a) Idealism

(b) Sense Realism

(d) Existentialism.

63. Which school raised the slogan “Things as they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words?”

(a) Pragmatist

(b) Realists

(d) Existentialists.

64. As Huxley pleaded for the introduction of “a complete and thorough scientific culture” into schools, he is claimed to be

(a) An Idealist.

(b) A Realist,

(d) A Naturalist.

65. Realism in education was born out of

(a) The enthusiasm of the Renaissance.

(b) The great religious movement of the 17th century.

(d) The degeneration of humanism after Renaissance.

66. Which of the following is not criticised by realism in education?

(a) Teachers denying the value of school co-curricular activities

(b) Pupils cramming for knowledge from books for reproducing in examination

(d) Teaching which drifts away from life of the child.

67. In the light of relevant past events, con-temporary events and their understanding should find a place in the teaching of history. Who maintained this principle?

(a) Naturalists

(b) Idealists

(d) Marxists.

68. The most important thing to keep in mind for a teacher according to Realism in education is

(a) The method of teaching.

(b) The value and significance of what is taught.

(d) Organization of the content to be taught.

69. Which school of philosophy very strongly advocates that education should be voca¬tional in character?

(a) Existentialism

(b) Naturalism

(d) Pragmatism.

70. Which is not an aspect of mind according to the Realists’ theory of knowing?

(a) Awareness

(b) Consciousness

(d) Processing of awareness.

71. Who believe that “Objects have a reality independent of mental phenomena”?

(a) Idealists

(b) Realists

(d) Existentialists.

72. Marxist educational philosophy is closer to

(a) Idealism.

(b) Realism.

(d) Pragmatism.

73. Which among the following statements is not a characteristic of Marxism?

(a) It presupposes a reality independent of man’s mind

(b) Its educational philosophy is essentially materialistic

(d) It asserts that physical environment can definitely change the nature of the child.

74. Which school of philosophy of education regrets dualism between cultural, and voca¬tional curriculum?

(a) Marxism

(b) Idealism

(d) Naturalism.

75. According to which educational philosophy, socially useful labour must form the central pivot of the entire school?

(a) Idealism

(b) Marxism

(d) Naturalism.

76. Which of the following has been asserted about schools by Marxist educational philosophy?

(a) They should stand above politics

(b) They should disinterestedly serve society as a whole

(d) They should not be mere weapons in the hands of the ruling class.

77. Which of the following characteristics is common to Pragmatism, Naturalism and Existentialism?

(a) Emphasis on spiritual aims of education

(b) Emphasis on the individual

(d) Emphasis on value education.

78. Whose is the ultimate concern-“What is existence”?

(a) Idealists only

(b) Realists only

(d) Existentialists only.

79. Which of the following philosophies held that ‘Men in the world feel lonely and anxious, being unsure of their meaning and fearful of their annihilation’ ?

(a) Existentialism

(b) Idealism

(d) Pragmatism.

80. According to Existentialists, the essence of existence means

(a) Unity with the ultimate reality.

(b) Spiritual good and happiness.

(d) Continuous growth and development.

81. Who was the nineteenth century founder of Existentialism?

(a) Hegel

(b) Soren Kierkegaard

(d) D.J. O’Connor.

82. Who was twentieth century Existentialist?

(a) Soren Kierkegaard

(b) D.J. O’Connor

(d) Hegel.

83. Which of the following is more generally acceptable by modern educationists?

(a) There should be one single aim of education unchangeable over time and space

(b) There is one grand objective of education; and that is the development of the inner nature of the child

(d) Education is bound to have several aims since its concerns are several such as the individual, the society, the family, the nation and so on.

84. What is development of human potentialities in education?

(a) Individual aim

(b) Social aim

(d) Specific aim.

85. What is development of social sense and co-operation among the individuals through education?

(a) Individual aim

(b) Social aim

(d) Constitutional aim.

86. Which among the following is not an acceptable criticism of social aims of educa¬tion?

(a) They are anti-individual

(b) They are un-psychological as they do not take into account the capacities and interests of the individual

(d) Man, in them, becomes only a means to an end.

87. Which among the following is not emphasized by the individual aims of education?

(a) Individual freedom

(b) Self-expression

(d) Development of values of tolerance and non-violence.

88. Which of the following statements does not go in favour of the individual aims of education?

(a) The individual is an asset to the society; his development and growth are necessary

(b) The society is strong if the individual is strong

(d) Society is supreme and all individuals are only parts of it.

89. Which among the following is the most correct view about social and individual aims of education?

(a) Individual aims should be given preference to social aims

(b) Social aims should be preferred to individual aims

(d) Individual and social aims are only two sides of the same coin.

90. Which statement is most acceptable to the academicians about “Bread and butter aim” of education?

(a) It is the most important aim and should be given top priority by educationists

(b) It is equally important along with other aims of education

(d) It is important for only a section of the society.

91. Which of the following does not pertain to intellectual development aim of education?

(a) Cultivation of intelligence

(b) Spiritual development

(d) Training and “formation” of mind.

92. Preparing the child for future life as an aim of education is preparing child for

(a) Some suitable vocation.

(b) Some particular course of study.

(d) A happy married life.

93. the most effective method of character- formation is

(a) Teaching virtues through religious books.

(b) Organizing specialists’ lectures on importance of values in life.

(d) Rewarding virtuous behaviours and presenting high character models in the schools.

94. Harmonious development of the child aim of education means

(a) Development of all the qualities of the mind to the maximum possible extent.

(b) Development of a sound mind in a sound body.

(d) Development of the adjustment capacities of the child.

95. The social aims of education imply that

(a) The state is an idealized metaphysical entity.

(b) The state is above the individual citizen.

(d) The state has to give not to take anything from the individual.

96. Rigid system of state-education is justified on the basis that the state

(a) Is supreme to dictate what shall be taught and how shall be taught.

(b) Has absolute control over the lives, and destinies of its individual members.

(c) Has a right and a bounden duty to mould the citizen to a pattern which makes for its own preservation and enhancement.

(d) Has better resources to manage educa¬tion.

97. Social aims of education imply the training of

(a) The individuals for the purpose of serving the needs of the society.

(b) Individuals according to their needs.

(d) The individuals according to the facilities.

98. What does the individual aim of education imply?

(a) Education must secure for everyone the conditions under which the individuality is most completely developed

(b) It must contribute to the peace and happiness of the whole society

(d) It should be by and large the concern of the private sector.

99. According to which philosophy of education, childhood is something desirable for its own sake and children should be children?

(a) Idealism

(b) Pragmatism

(d) Realism.

100. Who emphasized that education should be a social process?

(a) Vivekananda

(b) Rousseau

(d) Pestalozzi

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Answer:

1. (a) 2. (d) 3 (c) 4. (d) 5.(c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9.(b) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12.(c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (d) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (c) 31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36.(c) 37. (d) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (c) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (c) 51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (b) 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (a) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (c) 67. (c) 68. (b) 69. (c) 70. (c) 71. (b) 72. (b) 73. (c) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76.(c) 77. (b) 78. (c) 79. (a) 80. (c) 81. (b) 82. (c) 83. (d) 84. (a) 85. (b) 86. (a) 87. (d) 88. (d) 89. (d) 90. (c) 91. (b) 92.(c) 93. (d) 94. (c) 95. (d) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100. (c)

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