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Serial No. CU2liaJ Test Booklet Series B
SCREENING TEST -2009
SUBJECT: EDUCATION

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Screening Test-2009
SUBJECT: EoveAnON
n",e Allowed: Two Hours I
1. Which of the following characteristics is most basic to good emotional adjustment?

Ability to make friends easily


Ability to make head on attack on problems as they arise


High level of frustration to tolerance


Ability to channel one's energies towards the attainment of desirable goals


2. Probably the best way of handling the child who displays negativism, eg., refuses to obey orders, is

to ignore his defiance It is a natural phenomenon which he will outgrow


to take every opportunity to praise him for positive attitude


to insist on compliance to the same degree as other students


None of the above


3. The Speannan's theory of intelligence is to Thorndike's as

Qualitative is to quantitative


Innate is to acquired


Culture free to culture fair


Verbal is to performance


I Max. Marks: 110

4. "Culture-fair" test of intelligence is one that:

attempts to make the items free from all cultural influences


attempts to equahzc the cultural biases of the item.. so that the over all test is reasonably fair to all


is standardized separately for each culture and socio-economic level


attempts to minimize the cultural biases of the items



5. Field theory of psychologists would place least value on

learning by wholes


differentiation through insight


emphasis upon relationship


the theory bonds)



6. The law of effect is most closely connected with the concept of

Reinforcement


Tension reduction


The conditioned response


Practice



7. Which of the following is not a pro(htct of learning?

Attitudes


Maturation


Concepts


Skllhs



8. Which of the following is not a
characteristic of the mentally child?

He is generally above average in sensory motor, musical and artistic aptitude


He tends to be above average in one or two traits


He is relatively lacking in ability to abstract and to generalize


He tends to be retarded in his physical development



9. Which of the following probably
represents the most ideal form of adjustment?
tal Adaptation to one's environment

Conformity to social expectations


Modification of one's environment to meet one's standard of excellence



Integration of one's goals and purposes with those of the social order


10. Boasting is a form of

Introjection


Compensation


Projection


Rationalization


11. Psychology's major education lics in: contribution to
defining the goals tcachcr should strive for which
providing a scientific foundation for the art of teaching
comparing effectiveness procedures of the vanous relative teaching
identifying potcntially successful educational procedures
12. All behavicur is caused by a need and is oriented towards:
solution of a problem
attainment of a goal
reorganization of experiences overcoming obstacles
13. The individual accounted for by behaviour is best
His w1Satisficd needs
Social pressures
Complex system motives and goals of interacting
J:Us moral train.ing as incorporated in his conscience

14. When arranged in order of potency according to Maslow's which of the foUowing needs would come third in the series?
(aj Love needs

Physiological needs
(cj Safety needs



Self-actualization


15. The self concept refers to the individual's

concept of social recognition


concept of his worth


concept of self-esteem


attitude towards himself in relation to his environment


16. Feelings of inferiority arc symptomatic of a discrepancy between

competence and his level of aspiration


self concept and his self ideal


personal adequacy and his self concept


personal adequacy and that of his peers


17. best way to motivate a child to learn is:

to appeal to his sense of pride and self respect


to threaten him with failure and punishment


to make liberal usc of positive incentives


to rechannel the motives he already has



18, When school children peeome mischieviou5, explosive, rebellious or apathetic, the teacher should first look into

the atmosphere of the home. from whl:'re they come


the sociometric structure of the class


the curricular programme and other attractions competing for the children's interest


the appropriateness of the work assigned and demands made upon them



19. Success of an individual does not depend on his/her:
1. Q.

Heredity


Gender


Physical health



20. The problem which most frequently accompanies fear reaction in children is:

Nail biting



Sleep disturbances
Stuttering



Temper tantrums



21. The group structures are measured most commonly by the
Sociogram
TIle group rating scale

Sociodrama


Anecdotal record



22. The main reason for high school drop­out is

dissatisfaction with the school programme


desire for employment


dissatisfaction with teachers


pressure from parents



23. The most important condition for group of people to become community is a a
well defined boundaries geographical
common shared ways of thinking and doing
disregard for external influencing
none of the above
24. Proposals which have been made for educating out of school youth include:
Organization of part time classes
Maintaining schaab/classes evening
Establishing centres adult education
All of the above
25. Which is not the social aim of education as stated by lhe lndian Education Commission •
Relating education to productivity
Strengthening social and national integration through educational programmes
Development of moral and spiritual values through education
Consoljdation of lhrough education democracy

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26. Who among the following is the most
powerful agent of social change?
Principals

Teachers
(cJ Students



School Managers



27. Social stratification means:
Traits that are socio-cconornic in
nature

Differentiation which carries social prestige


Groups of different sex, age and intelligence


All of the above



28. Modernization as a process of social change requires
Decreased structura1 differmtiation

Increased structural differentiation


Structural fusion


None of these

29. Education as a sub-system of deplocratic society must respond to imperatives flowing from the
f·

talented members of the society who can contribute to its progress


need to strengthen its army to protect the nation


need to maintai.n peace and order in the society


nature and direction of national development



30. A person having modem outlook may be identified on the basis of his/her:

Outward appearance


Socio-cconomic status


Views


Education



31. The approach to educational sociology draws its basis &om the study of

Psychology


Anthropology



Social Organisation


All of the above



32. The educational sociologists claim that their discipline can contribute to the theory and practice of education:

it can give answer to "what ought to be taught in schools"


it can give an answer to "How can content be effectively taught"


It can give answer to "Who should receive education"?


All the above answers arc correct


33. Which of the following is not a factor in influencing group organization?

Common moral standards


Desire for security


Desire for recognition


None of the above


34. Human nature is the result of

The maturation of one's original nature


Hereditary factors only


Environmental factors only


Man's interaction with his culture



35. The latest theory of acculturation stresses

Cultural democracy


Cultural Pluralism


The melting pot idea


All of the above



36. The agency which plays the most significant role in transition of the individual to a lJfrsofl is the
School
Family
Religious Institution
Community
37. Why must the teacher be concerned about the children's activities outside the school?
The child is often marc interested in the out-of-school activities
The child is likely work habits to leam bad
Most parents arc too busy to take proper care of the child
38. 'l11e child learns through his out­of-school experiences Which of the follOWing is a nmction of the school in this country •
It reflects the culture of the nation and community
It limits and directs learning of youth both the
It is a major (orce in changing the cultural pattern
All of the above

39. Three of the following are essential for teachers to do if schools are to fulfill the expectations of the society. Which one is not?

They must make school a replica of adult society


They must relate school activities to cultural patterns


They must record and guide behaviour in social interactions


They must know the cultural heritage of students


40. Three of the following are conditions the origin of fonnal schooling. Which one is not?

The need for transmitting the cultural heritage


The existence of tribal taboos, rituals and mores


The inadequacy of fonnal agencies to transmit culture


The accumulation of culture involving written language


41. Which of the following was not a major aim of Education according to Gandhian philosophy?

Education for self-reliance and capacity to earn ones livelihood


Education for intellectual





Education for cultural advancement


Education for moral and character development


42. Who emphasized that the aim of education should be to develop in children feelings of international brotherhood and attitude of international understanding?
(aJ Mahatma Gandhi

Rabindra Nath Tagorc


Rousseau


John Dewey



43. By saying that "Next to nature the child should be brought into touch with the stream of social behaviour, Tagore seems to be trying to emphasize"

Individual Aims of Education


Social aims of Education


individual and social aims both


Intellectual development aim of Education



44. Gandhiji was:

a naturalist


an Idealist


a pragmatist


All the above three



45. Which of the following believes in duality of existence -Purusha and Prakriti

Buddhism


Vedanta


Samkhya


None of the above



46. "The is divine, only held in the bondage of matter" was advocated by

Vedanta Philosophy


Samkhya Philosophy


Buddhism


AU of the above

47. The doctrine of Karma forms an
integral part of the philosophy of

Vedanta only


Buddhism only


Vedanta and Buddhism both


None of and



48. Which of the following Indian education commissions recomIr"!ended introduction of vocational education for the first time?

Huntes Conunission


Radhakrishnan Commission


Mudaliar Commission


Kothari Commission

49. UNESCO report on education for the 21st century is entitled

towards a learning society



towards a humane and enlightened society


learning' the treasure within
learning to Be
50. The report 'Towards an Enlightened and Humane society" is as

Janardhan Committee Report


Yashpal Committee Report


Kothari Commission Report


Acharya Rammurthy Committee


Report
51. John Dewey emphasizes education as
Producl

Recapitulation


Acquisition of knowledge


ReconstnlCtion of experiences


52. It is the function of Philosophy to

improve the tcachcrs knowledge of his subject


examine the rational foundations of school practice


rationalize pedagogical theories
now being put forth
Answers and (cl only
53. Teachers need to study educational philosophy because it helps them in

deciding thcir objectives


sclCEting thc conlent



adopting appropriate methodology


All of the above



54. Equality of educational opportunity
does not imply that:
Every one has.a right to education irrespective of caste, colour or
creed


Every one has a right to establish educational institution


Every one can demand admission in Institution of his/her choice


Every one has a right to obtain quality education


55. Three of the following have some· thing in common. Which one does not belong in this group?
(aJ Essentialism
Experimentalism
(cJ Pragmatism
Progressivism
56. Rousseau's romantic naturalism was opposed to the
Idea that feelings arc a part of nature

Doctrine of man's innate depravity


Idea of field trips and experimentation


Idea of meeting the demands of the child


57. To educate "according to nature" means

to educate according to the natural laws of human development


to study natural laws and apply them to educational process



Neither nor


IJoth (aJ and



58. Those whose educational philosophy is rooted in pragmatism:

reject the scientific method of experimentation


maintain that complcte objectivity is possible


claim that knowledge is tentative, truth is relative


accept stimulus-response learning


theory

59. A teacher who belicves in Pragmatism would:

make usc of problem solving and functional activities m his teaching


group students on the basis of intelligence quotients


emphasize intellectual rather than vocational subjects


allow the students to take aU decisions



60. Which of the following is common to pragmatism, naturalism and existentialism

Emphasis on spiritual aims of Education


Emphasis on individual



Emphasis on physical environment


Emphasis on value education



61. Programmed learning is an example of:

Information technology


Instructional design system


Behaviour technology
Educational technology

62. About the activities of educational technologist, it can be rightly said that he is mainly concerned with

Preparing lesson plans effectively delivering the lesson


Designing and developing software and hardware to be used in class room for imparting instruction


Defining objectives, selecting
media and appropriate technologies, preparing instructional and evaluation tools
All of the above

63. Which of the following is not a core teaching skill
• Skill of response management

Stimulus variation


Rcfocussing


Reinforcement



64. Inductive approach to teaching is generally preferred to deductive approach because

it is essay to practise


students take more interest


it stimulates reflection and leads to concept attainment effectively


None of· the above is correct reason



65. Who among the foUowing, has done pioneering work in organi7ing different models of teaching?

B. F. Skinner


B. Joyce and M. Weil


R. Gagne'


None of the above

66. Who is the author of Advance Organizer Model?

Bruner


Joyee. Band Well. M.


David Ausubel


Hildar Taba



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67. Among the following which is the most effective consideration m deciding/choosing appropriate methodes) or media to be used in teaching:

Nature of objective(s) to be realized


Complexity of the content


Group size of the trainees


None of the above


68. Concept attainment is based on

Inductive approach to teaching­learning


Deductive approach to teaching­leaming


Synthetic approach to teaching­learning


All of the above


69. An objective written performance terms must fulfill at least three of the following criteria. Which one is not necessary

Specificity


Testability /observability


Practicality.


Conditions under which performance is to occur


70. Which of the following is not a step in the Basic Teaching Model of Glaser?

Assessing the entering behaviour


Designing and developing instructional objectives


Attainment of the concepts


Performance assessment and feed back loop



71. Which of the following statements is correct about impairment, disability and handicap?

Impairment and disability have the same connotation


Disability and handicap mean the same tltiflg


Handicap and impairment are not different in meaning


Impairment, disability and handicap are related but each COlU1otes differently



72. According to PWD (Persons with disabilities) Act 1995, disability means a person suffering from not less than ................. percent of a disability as authenticated by a medical authority.
40%
30%
50%
60%

73. Which of the following MR (mentally
retarded) persons are generally. considered as 'educable'

Moderate MR (IQ between 35-49)


Mild MR (lQ between 50·70)


Both and above


Ne;ther nor above



74. If the hearing loss is approximately equal in both ears of a child, which of the following hearing aids will be considered better?

Pseudo-binaural fitting


Bmaural fitting


Mono-aural fitting


None of the above



75. Which of the following is not particularly concerned with rights of children with special needs?

UNESCO Commission on Education for the 21st century; Learning: The Treasure within


Jometian Declaration on Education for All (1990)


Salamanca Statement and Frame Work for Action (1994)


Dakar Frame Work for Action


(2000)

76. According to UNESCO an inclusive society is one:

in which every adult has a right to education


which provides special schooling for disabled children


in which difference is respected, celebrated and valued


none of the above


n.
Which of the following is the best strategy for teaching children with special needs


Discussion m which maximum number of students participate


Demonstration by the teacher involving students in the activity


Cooperative learning and peer tutoring



Ability groupmg

78. Which of the following strategies is least important for attitude modification towards disabled children?

Advocacy programmes using films, radio programmes, lV. etc.


Discouraging those who view disabled children negatively


ReadUlg the histories of disabled


persons who have achieved greater heights
Involving social participation of parents of such children

79. Early identification and intervention of persons with special needs 15 important because

it is not possible to easily identify the disability after childhood stage is over


the disability identified later is difficult to cure


it is not possible to intervene during adolescent period


there is a critical period m the natural development process during which a skill is most easily acquired


80. What kind of attitude one should have towards disabled person?

An attitude of sympathy and pity


An attitude of benevolence


They deserve independent living and equal opportunities


All of the above


81. Which of the following indicates that it is a parameter not a statistics?
X

5


a


n


82. Which of the following statements is correct?

Values obtained on the basis of the whole population are known as statistics


Values obtained from samples are known as parameters


Values obtained from population are known as parameters


Values obtained from samples are not known as statistics



83. If a researcher wants to know how different levels of an independent variable affect the dependent variable
at different levels of another independent variable, he should use

Analysis of covariance method


Two way analysis of variance


Multiple correlation method


Factorial analysis of variance method



84. In the case of ANOVA, if there arc no
treatment effects at all, the F-ratio will be,
Zero
+1.0

-1.0


Any value between ±1.0



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85. Whether a researcher should use .05 or .01 level of significance for testing the hypothesis is determined by

how important are the findings


how much risk is involved m incorrect findings


how much precision is required


all of the above



86. Correlation studies reveal

whether there is a relationship between the variables or not


how much relationship is there and of what kind


which variable is the cause and which is the effect


None of the above



87. The case study is the study of: (aJ Single group

Single individual


Single Community, institution or family


Single unit done intensively.



88. Qualitative analysis is not at all used in:

Descriptive research


Ethnographical research


Experimental research


Historical research



89. Validity of psychological test means

The test measures certain predcti'!rmlned values


lhe test measures something consistent


The test measures what it purports to measure


The test yields scores that are stable



90. Ln the notation rl2.3 which subscript stands for the variable to be partialed out:
1
2

3


1 and 2 both



91. Guidance and personnal services are aimed at to help:

the problem child only


the retarded pupils only


adolescents
all pupils

92. Counselling is to Guidance as

Instruction (teaching) is to personnel work


Instruction is to administration


Personnel work is to education


Education is to learning



93. According to research, which of the following is not a duty generally expected of school counsellors

Set up the school curriculum


Administer testing programme


Coordinate guidance programme


Some class room teaching



94. In counselling with the pupil, the
teacher should . establish rapport with the pupil
ptan to do most of the talking

assume responsibility for sqlving his problems


none of the above



95. In handling placement services, one should remember that

the placement officer should not attempt to do counselling


placement should include training as well as job placement


follow up of placement is a function of placement


answer and only

96. In placement and canying out a career conference, the most important need is to:

sec that every pupil gets to talk to at least one visiting consultant


let the speaker know the general procedure and what is expected of


him/her

schedule aU conferences the same day or else during the same week


prevent pupils from entering the room after the conference has started



97. The device most frequently used to obtain home background and general infonnation is the

home visit


questionnaire


interview


autobiography



98. Concerning a person's interests, it can be said truthluUy that:

they are inborn rather than developed


they are influenced by past experiences


they are reliable indications of aptitudes


none of the above is correct



99. The most important element in the conduct of em interview is

establishment of good rapport


preparation of a case summary


derivation of hypothesis


freedom from interruptions



100. In the final analysis the effectiveness of counselling provided to a school child can be judged best by

the ar:ademic success of the student


the personality attributes of the pupil


the adjustment of student of school life


vocational effectiveness of the client



101. Which of the following is not correct about a hypothesis

It is essential in studies where cause-effect relationships are to be discovered


It is less crucial 1Il studies U1 which the task is one of determining the status of a given phenomenon


Its absence essentially means no research


Even in the case of status-studies the investigator needs some tentative hypotheses



102. "l3oys arc not superior to girls with regard to achievement" is a

Non-directional hypothesis


Directional hypothesis


Two tailed hypothesis


NuU hypothesis



103. Which of the following helps in identification of research problem?

Review of related literature


Researcher's own experience


Discussion with the supervisor


AU of the above



104. Which of the following is not the goal of scientific method of acquiring knowledge?

Explanation


Fact finding


Control


Prediction



105. If the findings of a research have practical implications for improving educational practice, it should be classified as

Applied research


Pure research


Descriptive research


Experimental research



106. Which statement about the data of descriptive research is wrong?

It may be qualitative, in verbal symbols


It may be quanbtative, in mathematical symbols


It may be qualitative and quantitative both


It is only qualitative, nevel' quantitative



107. Which of the following is not a correct statement?

A test can be rellable without being valid


A test can be reliable and valid both


ec) A test cannot be valid without being· reltable
A test can be valid without being reliable




108. In the case of ANOVA SSw means:
the variance caused by the treabnents
the variance caused by differences within the subjects
the variance caused by the extraneous factors
total variance between the groups
109. Studying different groups of children of different ages and describing their developmental characteristics 15 known most appropriately as

Developmental studies


Trend studies
Longitudinal studies



Cross sectional studies


110. "Method of equal appearing intervals" forming the basis of constructing I attitude scales was developed by
Likert

Thurstone and


Bogardus


Guttman


111. When the population is heterogeneous, which of the following sampling method yields more efficient results?
Cluster sampling
Stratified sampling
Random sampling
Purposive sampling
112, Randomization re5earch ensures: in experimental
Uniformity of groups
Similarity of groups
Uniformity and similarity of groups Uniformity, equalization of groups and
113. Action research is ordinarily concerned with problems, which
arc of general nature
constitute universal truths
are of immediate concern and call for immediate solution
have long range implication

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114. Research in education by teachers is important because

it adds to their academic qualification


if makes them wiser


it makes them better teachers



it enables them to make best possible judgements about what should be taught and how


115. A hypothesis in educational research need not be:

compatible with well-attested theories and models


logically consistent and pertinent to the question under consideration


capable of generalizations that can be applied in many areas of education and other fields


precise and plausible



116. A true experiment in research does not essentially involve:

manipulation of independent variables


control of extraneous variables



random assignment of subjects to treatment groups


control of pre-test effects



117. One tailed test of significance means


testing the null hypothesis


testing the substantive hypothesis


testing the non-directional hypothesis


testing the directional hypothesis


....

118. Which is not correct about non­parametric test of significance?

They are distribution-free traits


They arc small sample tests


They compare population distributions rather than parameters



They make strong assumptions of homogeneity of variance of the groups to be compared

119. V'hen the questions are presented to the respondents in a £nce to face sItuation in which the interviewer fills out the _query rather than the respondents, it is known as
Ca) an inventory

a questionnaire


a scht:dule


a test


120. In a factorial design experiment with
"At> having three levels, having two
levels and having four levels. what
will be the degrees of freedom for
SSAXBXC if N in each cell is 5.
24
5
6

9
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