EDUCATION PAPER III Note This paper contains seventy five objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1 Which one of the following is not related to realist ideology

Herbert Spencer

Bertrand Russell

Henry Bergson

G.E. Moore

2 Which one of the following advice an existantialist teacher did not offer to his/her students

Do self analysis

You should take your own decisions

For your development use your miseries and sorrows

Listen to the voice of your inner self

3 When a teacher says that the delinquent behaviour of my students is an expression of evil in me, he is following

Idealism

Vedantic philosophy

Realism

Pragmatism

4 One major difference between Tagorian and Roussoue's ideas on nature is

Tagore gave less emphasis on nature

Tagore did not believe in negative education

Tagore regarded God as the creator of nature

Tagore believed that nature will punish the erring human

5 Which one of the following is not correct

Gandhi did not appreciate Tagorian practice of having services of non teaching class IV employees

Tagore did not appreciate Gandhian emphasis on RamRajya

Vivekanand advocated reading of indigenous texts

Aurbindo did not oppose worldly pursuits

6 It is well established by thinkers, philosophers and academicians that ideals like 'Social Justice' etc. are to be achieved by education. Here 'Social Justice' implies

to remove economic unequalities.
to provide decent standards of living to the people.
to protect the interest of the weaker section of society.
to end inequality of the opportunities. Which is the correct answer


and

only

and

and

7 Besides the right to equality of opportunity in general terms, the discrimination against a citizen has been prohibited on different grounds such as

Religion
Race
Caste
Sex
Place of birth

Choose the correct code

and

and

and

and

8 Match the following

List I List II
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 1993
National Commission Backward Classes Act 1986
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 2005
National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Act 1999

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9 Which of the following is not considered an element of Culture

Social Institution

Physical Resources

Spiritual Values

Human Resources

10 Constitutional provisions for advancement of socially and educationally backward classes of society in India are directed at

Progressive policies of the state

Conservative policies of the state

Cultural policies of the state

Economic policies of the state

11 In Piaget's view which of the following stage of development is the highest stage in terms of cognitive development

Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood

Old age

12 'Object permanence' is the characteristic of which age group in Piaget's research evidence of growth and development

upto the age of 8 to 9 months

between 2 to 7 years

between 9 to 11 years

between 11 to 14 years

13 Which of the following determinants of individual differences will not contribute to the development of emotional intelligence in Daniel Goleman's formulation even after the age of 25

Interactive experiences

Educational exposure

Technical expertise

Genetic potential

14 In organizing educational programmes effectively at the school level which of the following factors of individual differences will be maximally employed for enhancing performance of students

Socio economic background and gender

Gender and motivation

Home environment and ability

Motivation and ability

15 Match the items of Set I with that of Set II and give answer by choosing the appropriate code

Set I Set II
(Characteristic) (Stage at which this feature appears)

Ability to understand symbols In emotional development of adolescence from concrete situations
Tendency of being away from In the social development of adolescence parents
Development of self concept In the intellectual development during childhood
Hero worship In the social development during childhood
Conflict in motivation In the intellectual development of adolescence
(vi) In the process of adjustment during adolescence

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16 In chronological order which theory of intelligence is the latest

Two factor theory

Group factor theory

Theory of multiple intelligence

Multiple factor theory

17 In the following list of learning theorists who borrowed the word 'cathexis' to call it a kind of learning

Tolman

Guthrie

Mowrer

Thorndike

18 In which conditioning paradigm of learning reinforcement follows rather than precedes a response

Classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Contiguous conditioning

Backward conditioning

19 Which theory of transfer of learning suggests that it is the understanding developed by the learner which transfer from one situation to the other

Theory of identity of elements

Mental faculty theory

Theory of generalization

Gestalt theory

20 Who modified the need hierarchy theory of motivation advanced by Maslow to a group of three needs called by an acronym

Mcclelland

Murray

Alderfer

Eric Fromm

21 Who was the chief proponent among the type theorists of personality to advance a psychological personality type

Sheldon

Jung

Allport

Eysenck

22 Which 'theory of personality' will explain the case of maladaptive behaviour in adolescents on the basis of 'style of life'

Kurt Lewin's field theory

Carl Jung's Analytic theory

Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory

Alfred Adler's Individual psychology

23 Which of the following terms describes the parameters of mental health in the Indian context in a convincing way

Anandmaya Kosh

Nirvana

Sthitdhee

Sthitpragya

24 Which one of the following will not be identified as the characteristic of a well-adjusted person

Capacity for resolution of conflicting states

Absence of over-anxiety

Confidence in others but not in one's own self

Minimal difference between 'saying' and

25 A school intends to organize a 'wellness life style camp' for its teaching faculty and students. Which one will not be considered as a mandatory requirement of the camp

Yogic exercises (Asanas)

Meditation session

Brainstorming sessions

Discussions

26 For effective guidance which of the following is most important

Need assessment of the client

Case history of the client

Attitude of the client

Relationship with the client

27 In counselling the first step should be to create

a need in the counsellee

rapport with the counsellee

a situation for self-analysis

free and frank discussions of the problems

28 Which one of the following guidance services is on the weak footing in India

Information service

Inventory service

Counselling service

Follow up service

29 In the Indian context counselling services at all the levels of education have not proved to be effective owing to the

Apathy of the parents

Policies of the government

Non-cooperation of teachers

Inadequate school-community linkages

30 Quality of testing and information services depends mostly on the

Availability of valid and reliable tools

Infrastructural support

Suitable personnel to handle them

Attitude of clients

31 When the population is homogenous, which of the following sampling technique will be more appropriate

Random sampling

Convenience sampling

Snowball sampling

Stratified sampling

32 The measurement of an entire population yields

Statistics

Sampling error

Both and

Parameter

33 In a hypothesis, the relationship being affirmed is

tentative

final

unfounded

illfounded

34 As a researcher you want to evaluate the teaching performance of a teacher. Which of the following tools will be most appropriate

Questionnaire

Interview

Rating scale

Opinionnaire

35 Which of the following variables in a research will provide ordinal measure

Achievement

Intelligence

Aptitude

Attitude

36 A researcher reports a study in respect of prevailing class control procedures used by the public schools of Uttar Pradesh. As an expert in research methodology what will be your intelligent guess in respect of the methodology of research indicated below

Historical

Descriptive

Case study

Experimental

37 Internal criticism of data is considered important in which of the following research

Philosophical

Case study

Descriptive

Experimental

38 In which of the following form of enquiry, 'research design' functions as a specific and precise guidance

Experimental research

Philosophical research

Ethnographic studies

Case studies

39 A researcher conducts an experimental study by imposing several controls in respect of sample, data collection tools and situational variables. The likelihood of threat in arriving at generalization in this context will be to

Internal validity

External validity

Both and

Neither nor

40 Which of the following will not form part of qualitative research

Case study

Participant observation

Survey study

Naturalistic enquiry

41 The basic purpose of universalization of elementary education in India is

Universal enrolment of children of 6.14 years of age group

Universal retention of children of 6.14 years of age

Universal interdependence of all school stages from primary to higher secondary

Ascertaining minimum level of learning in all school subjects

42 In which country's educational system the idea of "community college" has been made popular

U.K.

Germany

U.S.A.

Australia

43 A comparison of Vocational Education in India and that of ..S.A. reveals that

Vocational programme in U.S.A. is taken less seriously

In India there is no coordination between the academic and vocational programmes

The history and development of vocational education in India has witnessed many ups and downs in comparison to U.S.A.

The vocational programme in India is very popular in comparison to U.S.A.

44 From the point of view of educational administration, which of the following statements is correct

Completely centralised . U.S.A.

Completely decentralised. U.K.

Partly decentralised . Ireland

Partly centralised and partly decentralised . India

45 Which of the following country has the longest tradition of distance and continuing education

India

United Kingdom

Australia

U.S.A.

46 In a remote tribal area of Madhya Pradesh some tribal teachers devised a unique way of curriculum transaction. Everyone praised it and after thorough examination the curriculum was implemented by the Government in the whole of the state. This is an example of a use of

Grassroot model

Administrative model

System Analysis model

Demonstration model

47 The main drawback of summative evaluation is

It propagets forgetting

It promotes rote learning

It does not engage the learner in learning throughout the year

It promotes emphasis on year end examination

48 One of the important aims of semester system evaluation is to

reduce the learning load

bring an element of continuity in evaluation

keep both the teacher and students busy in teaching.learning process

inspire students for reading more and more

49 In a system Analysis Model all the components of the system are

Correlated

Interdependent

In a cause.effect relationship

Not related to each other

50 The authoritative character is visualised in

Demonstrative model

Grassroot model

Administrative model

System Analysis model

51 The modern approach to management focusses on

Organisational compliance

Organisational concerns

Organisational growth

Supervision of managers

52 The system analysis approach in educational administration is concerned with the analysis of

Quantity and quality aspects of teaching and learning

Quantity and quality of passouts from schools and colleges

Input, process and dimensions of the educational system

Quality of infrastructural resources and training support

53 The recent paradigms of leadership focus on

Competence level of participants in the organization

Commitment level of participants in the organization

Situational factors along with appropriate styles

Concern for the members belonging to the organization

54 A school system has worked out a number of vision statements as a result of SWOT analysis. What is the most obvious activity which has to follow

Meetings with teachers and parents

Taking students' views

Developing work plans

Deciding about what and how' of the plans

55 The major thrust in a good supervision report of a school programme should be to make it

Preventive and corrective

Preventive and creative

Constructive and critical

Constructive and creative

56 Which of the following statements is most appropriate to define educational evaluation

Educational evaluation is a process of judging the extent to which educational objectives have been achieved

Educational evaluation is directed at both teacher and the students

Through educational evaluation a judgement is given on those who are successful and unsuccessful

Educational evaluation is a process of measuring and labelling the students

57 There are two lists given below. List I contains types of tests while List II provides their characteristics. Match the items of List with the items of List -II and use the code for indicating your answer.

List I List II
(Types of tests) (Characteristic features)

Essay type tests They are directed at testing the way of doing something and are situation specific
Objective type tests They use certain criteria and are indicated by gradation
Performance tests They are measured on the basis of products and need global assessment
Portfolio tests They measure various levels of mental skills and are objective
Rating scales They test compositional skills but are subjective
(vi) They are wide ranging in scope and are vaguely assessed

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58 A teacher ensures the coverage of objectives and content with the help of a blue print. Which of the following characteristics of a test is ensured through this process

Validity

Reliability

Objectivity

Usability

59 Which test measures the specific abilities of students which can be made the bases for predicting their future performance

Achievement test

Intelligence test

Aptitude test

Attitude scale

60 Which of the following is not related to continuous assessment

Teacher evaluates subject matter, skills, values, attitude etc.

Teacher evaluates students at the end through internal test

Teacher takes tests after each unit, periodically and also at the end

Teacher provides feedback to students regularly

61 Which one of the following will be the most appropriate description of 'Educational Technology'

Educational technology is an effective use of hardware for optimising learning outcomes in a school.

Educational technology is a network of various techniques to ensure and optimise learning outcomes effectively.

Educational technology is efficient use of software for optimising learning outcomes

Educational technology is an effective use of multi media in a classroom context

62 In identifying differences between various modalities of teaching match the features of List-II with the specific modality mentioned in List -I. Choose your answer from the code given below .

List I List II

(Modalities) (Features)

Teaching rigorous discipline
Instruction repeated association
Conditioning systematic and clear presentation
Training optimum use of critical faculty of the learner
Indoctrinating installing a belief system in other's mind rate memorization of facts

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63 How is reflective level teaching different from understanding level teaching

On the basis of developing strong grip over facts and information

In terms of raising the level of critical understanding and interaction

On the basis of command over the teaching . learning materials in their use

In terms of teacher-learner involvement

64 In which of the following exemplars of educational technology the emphasis is on individualized instruction

Programmed instruction

Discussion sessions

Simulation

Interaction analysis

65 Which of the following Educational technology approach has the support of operant conditioning paradigm of B.F. Skinner

Branching programme

Mathetic programme

Linear programme

Computer Assisted instruction

66 Who established the first school to educate the mentally retarded children

Terman

Seguin

Gardner

Binet

67 Ability of a child to perceive a total picture or object when actually a part is displayed/ shown, is called

Form constancy

Visual Closure

Visual scanning

Visual tracking

68 At which decibel level, exposure for a prolonged period of time is risky for human hearing ability

85

45

70

60

69 Which one of the following statements is correct

A gifted child may be creative also

Creativity implies giftedness

Giftedness and creativity are related concepts

Creativity has nothing to do with giftedness

70 Read the following statements carefully

Assertion Delinquency is intimately connected with juvenile stage.

Reason Delinquency is caused by genetic factors only.

Choose the correct answer

Both and are correct

Both and are incorrect

is correct but is not correct

is not correct but is correct

71 The duration of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) programme of the country has been raised to two years w.e.f. 2015.16 academic session on the basis of the recommendation of

Kothari Commission 1964-66

Justice Verma Commission 2012

National Curriculum Framework 2005

Right to Education Act 2009

72 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) were created in pursuance of the recommendation of

National Policy on Education 1968

National Policy on Education 1986

Kothari Commission, 1964-66

42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976

73 Which of the following statement is not related to in.service teacher education programme

There is an urgent need to develop comprehensive programmes for continuing professional development of secondary school teachers.

Aspirants to join teaching profession be screened carefully for their aptitude of teaching.

A teacher should continue her/his education to attain competency in teaching methodology.

Faculty development programmes for teacher educators should be institutionalised.

74 Which of the following is not a characteristic of a profession

Membership of a professional organisation

Long duration of pre. service training

Working with service motive

Promoting activism for attractive emoluments

75 India has taken a move to ensure that there would be no untrained teacher at elementary school level by the end of August 2015. This is in the wake of

Verdict of Supreme Court

Right to Education Act 2009

Rule made by NCTE

Recommendation of NPE 1986