1. Select a proper combination for the answer.

The study of philosophy by a teacher helps him/her.

i. learn the concepts of education easily

ii. think in a holistic perspective

iii. take a logical view of the world and reality

iv. attain confidence in planning how to teach

v. develop a critical framework

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ii, iv and v

ii, iii and v

ii, iii, iv and v

ii, iii and v

2. The reality is in the constant flux, hence knowledge is essentially relative in nature. Who among the following educators will favour this proposition

Immanuel Kant

John Dewey

David Hume

Leibnitz

3. Which of the following statements finds support from an existentialist teacher

Education is value centric.

Education is instinctive.

Education is contextual.

Education is perennial.

4. Which of the following schools of philosophy regards education as a means for social growth and economic production

Idealism

Realism

Naturalism

Marxism

5. In the framework of Sankhya stipulation, which of the following will not be considered acceptable

Prakriti is trigunatmak.

Prakriti is subtle.

Prakriti is directly visible.

Prakriti is by nature evolutionary.

6. Which Indian school of thought considers all knowledge as relative

Buddhism

Vedant

Jainism

Islam

7. Match the items of List-I with that of List-II and select the appropriate code

List-I(Thinkers) List-II (Premier Organisation)

Gandhi Rishi valley school

Tagore Tolstoy Farm

Aurobindo Saraswati Vidya Mandir

Vivekananda Mirambika
Ram Krishna School
Shri Niketan

Codes a b c d

ii, vi, iv, v

vi, iii, v

ii, iv, iii, vi

vi, ii, iv, iii

8. Which of the following core content will not conform to Gandhiji's views

Language

Social studies

Vocational skills

Genetic Engineering

9. Which of the following constitutional values gets endorsed through reservation policy in education

Liberty

Equality

Fraternity

Humanity

10. The main purpose of education should be the integrated development of the person. Who has offered a model in this regard

Aurobindo

Tagore

Gandhi

Vivekananda

11. Which combination of measures in the list given below is likely to ensure social equity and equality of educational opportunity

i. The education of girl child should be organized separately.

ii. Each child should be provided an opportunity to grow, develop and flourish.

iii. Education of tribal children should be given priority as against the non-tribals.

iv. Curriculum at the school level should be diversified to cater the diverse needs of students.

v. Moral education should form a part of every school curriculum.

vi. The multiplicity of methods and approaches should be emphasized in school systems.

Select the correct code

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ii and iii

iv, v and ii

ii, iv and vi

iii, iv and v

12. In the following two sets, Set-I gives the specific disciplines while Set-II provides the major concerns of the disciplines. Match the two sets

Set-I(Disciplines) Set-II (Focus of Concern)

Politics Promoting human values

Culture Encouraging a sense of equity and justice

Democracy Sustaining power

Religion Imbibing modes of behaviour and values

Transforming people

Select the correct code

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13. Role conflict and issues of collaboration are most relevant to which of the following disciplines

Cultural Anthropology

Educational Sociology

Politics and Education

Value based Education

14. According to educational sociologists the role of education should focus on

Social integration among the groups

Enculturation of participants in education

Social mobility of the downtrodden

Modification of values of teachers

15. Education is considered as a sub-system of a social system because

It provides essential service that society has to provide to the people.

It has a complex structure.

It has well defined objectives and functions to promote adaptations.

It has various interacting components determining social goals.

16. Vertical mobility will be said to occur when

People move from rural area to urban area.

People move from one social position to the other social position.

People move from one position to the other superior position.

People move from one place to the other place.

17. Which statement refers to the two way relationship between education and society

The school is a miniature social system.

The society plans to have schools.

The school is a creature of society.

The school is created by society to recreate itself.

18. The process of socialization is accelerated during adolescence through

Family orientation

Religious affiliation

The school system

The peer group interaction

Neighbourhood hospitality

Choose the correct set of answers from the following codes:

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19. A school principal organizes a spectrum of co-curricular activities so that the maximum participation of students and teachers is ensured. Which of the following values will get optimally encouraged through such interventions

Religious values

Moral values

Democratic values

Scientific values

20. Changes in society which manifest ideas, values and literature may be called

Non-material changes

Ornamental changes

Cosmopolitan changes

Material changes

21. In the context of social development which of the following stages is characterized by 'Intense self Awareness'

Infancy

Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood

22. Which of the following is the characteristic feature of the emotional development during adolescence

Jealously towards brothers sisters in the family and peers in the school.

Conflicts in motivations.

Showing curiosity towards environmental objects.

Tendency to evince worries in respect of school or personal related matters.

23. Which of the following subordinate laws of learning developed by Thorndike is related to classical conditioning of Pavlov

Multiple response

Prepotency of elements

Associative shifting

Response by analogy

24. Match the two sets by selecting the correct code

Set-I(Types of Conditioning) Set-II (Temporal relations between CS and US)

Forward conditioning US precedes CS

Simultaneous conditioning CS and US commence and terminate at the same time

Trace conditioning CS precedes US

Backward conditioning US is presented after the termination of CS US is presented with delay

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25. In the following two sets, Set-I gives the stages of cognitive development as given by Piaget and Set-II provides the important features which denote the cognitive growth. Match the two by selecting the correct code
Set-I(Stage of cognitive development) Set-II (Main features of cognitive growth)

Sensory motor stage Ability to comprehend reversibility

Preoperational stage Hypothesis making and hypothesis testing

Concrete operational stage Object permanence

Formal operational stage Transductive reasoning

Critical thinking

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26. In which of the following operant conditioning procedures the training arrangement insists the presence of a cue and making of a response to get negatively reinforced

Escape training

Punishment training

Omission training

Active avoidance training

27. Which of the following list reflects the basis for Tolman's sign gestalt learning. Select from the code

Experiments on maze learning

Place learning experiment

Reward expectancy experiment

Habit family hierarchy

Latent learning experiment

Code

and

and

and

and

28. In which of the following teaching-learning presentations, shaping of a response is called for

Lecturing with examples

Discussions with buzz sessions

Programmed learning with individualisation

PowerPoint presentation with a scope for interaction

29. In Skinner's view secondary reinforces are derived when associated with

Neutral stimulus

Positive stimulus

Negative stimulus

Either positive or negative stimulus

30. Match the two sets and choose the correct answer from the code given

Set-I(Theory of personality Set-II(The main concept stressed) advocated by)

Psychoanalytic theory of Freud Traits of personality are influenced by both environment and inheritance

Psychological types of Jung(ii) Traits of personality are indicative of a neuro- psychic structure expressed through modes of behaviour

Allport's theory of personal disposition Traits represent two extreme points on a scale rather than two types

Cattel's theory of surface and source traits Traits are expressive of a life style

Personality traits represent a cathexix of either 'life urge' or 'death urge'.

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31. Brainstorming procedures are helpful specially for which category of children

Gifted children

Backward children

Creative children

Mentally retarded children

32. Which set of statements best describes the process of adjustment in the context of education Select the code for giving your answer

Adjustment is the outcome of the individual's efforts to deal with stress.

Adjustment is directed at changing others.

For defining adjustment the reciprocal influence between a person and his/her social group has to be emphasized.

Adjustment is a continuous process of satisfying one's needs.

Adjustment is a kind of mentoring.

In adjustment both individual and his/her environment undergo a change.

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and

and

and

and

33. Match the two sets, Set-I theories of intelligence and Set-II the special emphasis given in explaining and measuring intelligence. Choose the correct code for indicating your answer:

Set-I(Theory of Intelligence) Set-II(Special emphasis given)

Guilford's structure of Associative thinking and self-motivation intellect theory

Vernon's hierarchical Capacity to transcend structure theory

Gardner's multiple and General, broad and specific factors emotional intelligence theory linked with ability

Daniel Goleman's emotional Abilities can be nurtured and developed intelligence theory

Abilities can be explained through basic mental processes, specific contents and products

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34. Which concept of intelligence addresses the problem of meaning and value

Academic Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Spiritual Intelligence

Cultural Intelligence

35. Assertion In order to be able to present learning materials in a systematic manner and to promote group learning a teacher's IQ and EQ must be high.

Reason IQ of an individual contributes to being systematic while EQ helps in understanding group needs.

Which of the following options is correct

Both and are true but is not the correct reason for of

Both and are true, and is the correct reason for of

Both and are false.

is true, but it cannot be the reason for

36. Which of the following questions will belong to qualitative research

a. What is the impact of RTE Act on attendance of elementary school children

b. Why do parents not participate in PTA meetings

c. How to assess the competency level of school teachers

d. Why students of a particular community out number as dropouts

e. How to assess the verbal ability of elementary school children

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a and d

c and e

d and e

b and d

37. The methodology section in a quantitative research paradigm-based article contains

Participants, materials, instruments

Participants, procedures, materials

Instruments, procedures, data analysis

Participants, instruments, procedures

38. assesses the sufficiency of the data according to the convergence of multiple data sources or multiple data collection procedure." Identify the term referred to above.

Multivariate analysis

Meta analysis

Contexualization

Triangulation

39. In educational research, case study method gives importance to

Prediction

Causal connections

Generalization

Unique characteristics

40. Percentile scores assume a scale of measurement called

Nominal scale

Ordinal scale

Interval scale

Ratio scale

41. The purpose of methodology section of qualitative studies is to

show how researcher interpretations will be made

present the focus of the study

provide general background of the study

describe the overall design of the study

42. Internal reliability in qualitative research design refers to

Information selection

Inter observer reliability

Extent to which the results approximate the reality

Accuracy of measures

43. Set I contains certain descriptor statements and Set II, sources of literature review. Match Set I and Set II and select the suitable code

Set-I(Descriptor) Set-II(Source)

Articles in educational research and professional journals Resources in education

Reporting literature in the ERIC system Encyclopaedia, handbooks or annuals

Status of knowledge in respect of selected areas of research Current index of journals in education

Description and review of commercially published documents for use by researchers Mental measurements year book

School records

Manual of psychological tests

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44. In a normal distribution, the plus one standard deviation corresponds to which percentile

34th

60th

84th

75th

45. Regarding a research hypothesis, which of the following combinations is not correct A research hypothesis

a. is more specific than a problem statement.

b. is supported or not supported by theory.

c. is a statement including the participants of the study.

d. relates variables that can be measured, manipulated or categorized.

e. is the same as a statistical hypothesis.

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a and b

b and e

c and e

d and b

46. The Phi-Coefficient is related to tetrachoric in the same manner as point biserial is related to

Contingency Coefficient

biserial

Product moment

Eta coefficient

47. In a study the significance of difference between means was tested through use of a test for a large group. The value of being 2.10, what will be the decision warranted in respect of H0 (Null hypothesis)

The H0 will be retained.

The H0 will be rejected at 0.01 level of significance.

The H0 will be rejected at 0.05 level of significance only.

The H0 will be rejected at both the levels of significance.

48. For use of a non-parametric test like the chi-square, which of the following assumptions has to be satisfied

The data should arise from interval measures.

The distribution has to be normal.

No assumption about the nature of distribution is required.

The variables under reference must be dichotomous.

49. A researcher finds out the relationship between three variables such as academic achievement, intelligence and socio-economic status of children using Pearson's product moment As per objective of his/her study the relationship between academic achievement and intelligence is also to be estimated by controlling the influence of socio­economic status. Which statistical technique will be appropriate in this context

Finding out multiple correlation

Finding out correlation ratio

Estimating contingency coefficient via chi-square

Finding out partial correlation

50. For computation of value in one way Anova, what is the final procedural step

Finding out the within sum of squares

Finding out the between sum of squares

Finding out the ratio of within and between sum of squares

Finding out the ratio of between and within variance