Test No. – 1 (Whole syllabus)

1. Which one of the following is the most important elements in teaching?
   A Relationship between teachers and students
   B Subject matter
   C Teaching techniques and aids used
   D Student’s knowledge
2. Computer Assisted Instruction is based on ________ principle
   A Classical Conditioning
   B Operant Conditioning
   C Respondent Conditioning
   D Sender Conditioning
3. You want to ensure participation of more students in class. Which of the following methods of teaching would you adopt?
   A Demonstration
   B Discussion
   C Recitation
   D Role-play
4. Government has approved the SWAYAM Prabha project for operationalising how many DTH TV channels?
   A 32
   B 33
   C 34
   D 35
5. Audio visual aids help ________ students in the class
   A Slow learning
   B Intelligent
   C Playful
   D Curious
6. When is the best time to evaluate a student’s performance?
   A When the instruction have begun
   B When the instruction have ended
   C Only at the end of major units of instruction
   D Throughout the instructional process
7. Suppose you get a Hindi Medium student who has learnt English. He is given five sentences to be translated from Hindi to English. As an evaluator, which aspect would you to try to evaluate in him?
   A Application
   B Knowledge
   C Synthesis
   D Understanding
8.  _______ is the major cause of difference in the classroom behaviour of boys and girls.
   A Developmental differences
   B Educational levels
   C Job aspirations
   D Societal expectations
9. A blackboard cannot be used for __________.
   A Improvement of a paragraph
   B Making reports based on information
   C Show schematic diagrams
   D Summary of relationships between facts
10. An effective teaching means all of the following except
    A a teacher teaches with enthusiasm
    B a teacher finds fault in his students
    C a teacher puts emphasis more on teaching than on class control
    D a teacher is interested in making the subject matter understood rather than on completing the course
11. If a teacher is not able to answer the question of a pupil he should
    A say that he will answer after consultation
    B rebuke the pupil
    C say that the question is wrong
    D feel shy of his ignorance
12. The first important step in teaching is
    A planning before hand
    B organizing material to be taught
    C knowing the background of students
    D none of the above
13. An outline of the topics of a subject to be covered in specific time is called:
    A Programme
    B Syllabus
    C Curriculum
    D Course
14. Which of the following is not a level of teaching learning ?
    A Differentiation level
    B Memory level
    C Reflective level
    D Understanding level
15. In which of the following methods of teaching, the students are generally forced to work as scientists?
    A Differentiated Method
    B Heuristic Method
    C Case Study
    D Asssignment
16. Which of the following indicates Norm-referenced evaluation ?
    A Ram got 45 marks out of 200
    B Mohan got 38 per cent marks in English
    C Kishan scored better than 95% of the class
    D Shyam got First Division in final examination
17. Which of the following implies the courses that involve groups of people learning together?
    A xMOOC
    B cMOOC
    C sMOOC
    D None of these
18. Which of the following is not a course offered under a programme in CBCS?
    A Foundation
    B Advanced
    C Core
    D Elective
19. Below are given the characteristic feature of formative and summative assessment procedures used in various teaching-learning, contexts.
    (a) It is used for judging learning standard.
    (b) It is used for improvement of capacity and quality.
    (c) Its use is extended to performance appraisal of teachers, students and institutions.
    (d) It is used during instructions.
    (e) Assessment is formal and post instructions in nature.
    (f) It is based on participation of both teacher and student.
    Which of the given codes relate to formative procedures ?
    Code :
    A (b), (c) and (d)
    B (a), (c) and (e)
    C (b), (d) and (f)
    D (a), (b) and (c)
20. In the two sets given below Set – I indicates methods of teaching while Set – II provides the basic requirements for success/effectiveness. Match the two sets and indicate your answer by choosing from the code :
    Set – I (Method of teaching)
    (a) Lecturing
    (b) Discussion in groups
    (c) Brainstorming
    (d) Programmed Instructional
    (v) Theme based interaction among participants
    Set – II (Basic requirements for success/effectiveness)
    (i) Small step presentation with feedback provided
    (ii) Production of large number of ideas
    (iii) Content delivery in a lucid language
    (iv) Use of teaching-aids procedure
    Code :
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
    A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
    B (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
    C (iii) (v) (ii) (i)
    D (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
21. Which of the following is true about SWAYAM?
    i. It is a MOOC platform by the Indian government.
    ii. The courses under it are free of cost to Indian citizens.
    iii. It is developed under the partnership of MHRD, NCTE and Microsoft.
    iv. The marks and grades secured in this programme can be transferred to the academic record of the students.
    v. NCTE is one of the national coordinators to ensure best content are produced.
    A (i), (ii) and (iii)
    B (i), (ii) and (iv)
    C (ii), (iv) and (v)
    D All are true
22. Statement I: Formative assessment is measurement for the purpose of improving it while Summative assessment is what we normally call evaluation.
    Statement II: Evaluation implies gathering of information and Assessment is the process of using the measurements gathered.
    A Statement (I) is correct, but (II) is incorrect
    B Statement (II) is correct, but (I) is incorrect
    C Both the statement (I) and (II) are correct
    D Both the statement (I) and (II) are correct
23. An effective teaching aid is one which
    A is colourful and good looking
    B activates all faculties
    C is visible to all students
    D easy to prepare and use
24. Which combination of methods of teaching is likely to optimise learning ?
    A Lecturing, discussions and seminar method
    B Interactive discussions, planned lectures and PowerPoint based presentations
    C Interactive lecture sessions followed by buzz sessions, brainstorming and projects
    D Lecturing, demonstrations and PowerPoint based presentations
25. A teacher in a classroom has immediate control over
    A The self, selected methods of communication and the message.
    B The audience, the noise and the reception.
    C The feedback, the technology and the audience experience.
    D The communication channel, other communicators, and external factors.

Answer :
1. B. Jonathan Duncan 2. C. Fort William College 3. A. East Indian College 4. C. Both I and II 5. B. Wardha Scheme of Basic Education 6. A. Sargent Plan of Education 7. (a) Complete School Environment 8. (a) Aug, 1986 9. (c) Charakas 10. (c) Dharmganj 11. (d) 2nd February 12. (d) NCERT 13. (c) NCTE 14. (d) All of the above 15. (c) Punjab University 16. (b) Brahmachari 17. (b) 27 January 1902 18. (b) Wood 19. (b) 1976 20. (b) Bombay 21. (c) Janardhan Reddy 22. (c) Twelve Parts 23. (c) William Jones 24. (d) 1904 25. (c) 1989 26. (a) Acharya 27. (b) Secondary Education 28. (d) English and Vernaculars 29. (c) 700 A.D 30. (b) December 1965 31. (b) Sadler Commission 32. (d) All of the above 33. (d) None of the above 34. (d) All stages 35.(b) Anthropogenic environment 36.(b) Idealists 37.(d) Shri C. D. Deshmukh 38.(b) Nalanda Open University 39. (a) Indira Gandhi National Open University 40. (b) 1925 41. (b) Sanskrit 42. (c) Tendency to know 43. (a) Perception 44. (a) Paramarsa 45. (a) Material 46. (c) Spiritual 47. (c) Both of them 48. (c) Without beginning and without an end (b) Equal respect for all religions and no discrimination in any matter on the ground of religion 50. (b) Sartre