QUESTION 1: Who is known as the father of Child Psychology?
A. Jean Piaget
B. Sigmund Freud
C. Wilhelm Wundt
D. Stanley Hall
ANSWER: D
QUESTION 2: According to Piaget, during which stage does a child develop object permanence?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Pre-operational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 3: The concept of ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ (ZPD) was proposed by:
A. Jerome Bruner
B. Lev Vygotsky
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Albert Bandura
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 4: Which of the following is a prominent feature of the Pre-operational stage?
A. Abstract thinking
B. Reversibility of thought
C. Egocentrism
D. Logical reasoning
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 5: According to Kohlberg, at which level of moral development is morality externally controlled?
A. Pre-conventional level
B. Conventional level
C. Post-conventional level
D. Universal ethical level
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 6: The term ‘Cephalocaudal’ trend in development implies that development proceeds from:
A. Head to toe
B. Proximity to periphery
C. General to specific
D. Specific to general
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 7: Which psychologist formulated the ‘Trial and Error’ theory of learning?
A. Ivan Pavlov
B. Edward Thorndike
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Wolfgang Köhler
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 8: Insightful learning is highly associated with which school of psychology?
A. Behaviorism
B. Gestalt Psychology
C. Psychoanalysis
D. Functionalism
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 9: In Operant Conditioning, a reinforcement that strengthens a behavior by removing an unpleasant stimulus is called:
A. Positive reinforcement
B. Negative reinforcement
C. Punishment
D. Extinction
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 10: According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial stage associated with adolescence is:
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
B. Autonomy vs. Shame
C. Identity vs. Role Confusion
D. Intimacy vs. Isolation
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 11: The ‘Proximodistal’ law of development means development moves from:
A. Center of the body outwards
B. Head downwards
C. Specific to general functions
D. Complex to simple skills
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 12: Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?
A. Hopping
B. Running
C. Writing
D. Climbing
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 13: The structure of intellect model (SI Model) was developed by:
A. Charles Spearman
B. Louis Thurstone
C. Howard Gardner
D. J.P. Guilford
ANSWER: D
QUESTION 14: How many distinct types of intelligence were originally proposed by Howard Gardner in his Multiple Intelligences theory?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 9
D. 8
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 15: A child who excels at understanding other people’s moods, motivations, and desires possesses high:
A. Intrapersonal intelligence
B. Interpersonal intelligence
C. Naturalistic intelligence
D. Spatial intelligence
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 16: The formula for calculating Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is:
A. (MA / CA) x 100
B. (CA / MA) x 100
C. (MA x CA) / 100
D. MA + CA x 100
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 17: Who introduced the concept of Mental Age?
A. Alfred Binet
B. Lewis Terman
C. William Stern
D. David Wechsler
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 18: Inclusive Education implies that:
A. Special children are taught in special schools
B. All children, regardless of abilities, study in the same regular classroom
C. Gifted children are taught separately
D. Only underprivileged children receive education
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 19: Dyslexia is primarily associated with difficulty in:
A. Writing
B. Reading
C. Calculating
D. Speaking
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 20: A learning disability characterized by difficulty in mathematical calculations is called:
A. Dysgraphia
B. Dyspraxia
C. Dyscalculia
D. Dysphasia
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 21: Which assessment is conducted at the end of a course or instructional unit to evaluate student learning?
A. Formative Assessment
B. Diagnostic Assessment
C. Summative Assessment
D. Placement Assessment
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 22: The main purpose of Formative Assessment is to:
A. Grade students based on performance
B. Provide ongoing feedback to improve teaching and learning
C. Rank students in a class
D. Certify the student’s final achievement
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 23: Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) emphasizes:
A. Continuous testing to create fear in students
B. Holistic development covering both scholastic and co-scholastic areas
C. Only academic achievement
D. Term-end evaluation only
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 24: Which of the following is a learner-centered teaching method?
A. Lecture method
B. Demonstration method
C. Project method
D. Textbook-based method
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 25: According to Vygotsky, ‘Scaffolding’ refers to:
A. Giving permanent solutions to problems
B. Temporary support provided by an adult or more knowledgeable peer
C. Rote memorization of facts
D. Rewarding correct answers
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 26: The concept of ‘Tabula Rasa’ (blank slate) regarding a child’s mind was given by:
A. John Locke
B. Rousseau
C. Plato
D. Aristotle
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 27: Which theory focuses heavily on the role of observation and imitation in learning?
A. Classical Conditioning
B. Social Learning Theory
C. Operant Conditioning
D. Constructivist Theory
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 28: Who is the main proponent of Social Learning Theory?
A. B.F. Skinner
B. Albert Bandura
C. Jean Piaget
D. Lev Vygotsky
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 29: The hereditary factor that determines the physical characteristics of a child is:
A. Environment
B. Genes
C. Nutrition
D. Peer group
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 30: An aggressive child who turns his energy into becoming a professional boxer is demonstrating which defense mechanism?
A. Projection
B. Sublimation
C. Rationalization
D. Regression
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 31: According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the highest level of human needs is:
A. Safety needs
B. Esteem needs
C. Love and belongingness needs
D. Self-actualization needs
ANSWER: D
QUESTION 32: The Progressive Education movement was championed by:
A. John Dewey
B. E.L. Thorndike
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Jean Piaget
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 33: In a child-centered classroom, the teacher’s role is that of a:
A. Dictator
B. Facilitator
C. Passive observer
D. Lecturer
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 34: The transition period between childhood and adulthood is called:
A. Infancy
B. Early childhood
C. Adolescence
D. Middle childhood
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 35: Which stage of development is often referred to as the ‘Gang Age’?
A. Infancy
B. Early Childhood
C. Later Childhood
D. Adolescence
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 36: The Two-Factor Theory of Intelligence was proposed by:
A. Charles Spearman
B. Louis Thurstone
C. E.L. Thorndike
D. Howard Gardner
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 37: According to Spearman, ‘g’ factor stands for:
A. Group intelligence
B. General intelligence
C. Generic capability
D. Growth factor
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 38: Which type of thinking is closely associated with Creativity?
A. Convergent thinking
B. Divergent thinking
C. Linear thinking
D. Logical thinking
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 39: A teacher asks students to think of as many uses for a brick as possible. This assesses:
A. Convergent thinking
B. Divergent thinking
C. Rote learning
D. Memory power
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 40: The Right to Education (RTE) Act in India guarantees free and compulsory education to children aged:
A. 6 to 14 years
B. 5 to 15 years
C. 3 to 18 years
D. 6 to 18 years
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 41: Gender is a/an:
A. Biological entity
B. Physiological construct
C. Social construct
D. Innate quality
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 42: When a teacher believes that boys are naturally better at math than girls, it exhibits:
A. Gender equity
B. Gender bias / Stereotyping
C. Gender neutrality
D. Gender equality
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 43: The process by which children acquire values, habits, and skills appropriate to their society is called:
A. Acculturation
B. Socialization
C. Enculturation
D. Assimilation
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 44: Which of the following is a primary agency of socialization for a child?
A. School
B. Media
C. Family
D. Religious institutions
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 45: According to Piaget’s theory, the process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas is called:
A. Accommodation
B. Assimilation
C. Equilibration
D. Organization
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 46: When a child modifies their existing schema to fit new information, it is called:
A. Assimilation
B. Accommodation
C. Object permanence
D. Centration
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 47: The concept of ‘Programmed Instruction’ is based on the learning theory of:
A. Hull
B. Thorndike
C. Skinner
D. Pavlov
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 48: Micro-teaching is mostly used for:
A. Teaching large classrooms
B. Teacher training and skill acquisition
C. Remedial teaching
D. Evaluating final exams
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 49: Who gave the ‘Laws of Learning’?
A. E.L. Thorndike
B. Ivan Pavlov
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Kurt Lewin
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 50: Which of the following is NOT one of Thorndike’s primary laws of learning?
A. Law of Readiness
B. Law of Exercise
C. Law of Effect
D. Law of Multiple Response
ANSWER: D
QUESTION 51: The system of rules that governs the structure and ordering of sentences in a language is called:
A. Phonology
B. Semantics
C. Syntax
D. Pragmatics
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 52: The smallest unit of meaning in a language is a:
A. Phoneme
B. Morpheme
C. Syntax
D. Grapheme
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 53: The smallest unit of sound in a language is a:
A. Phoneme
B. Morpheme
C. Syntax
D. Syllable
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 54: Which theory states that language development is determined largely by an innate Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?
A. Behaviorist Theory
B. Nativist Theory
C. Cognitive Theory
D. Sociocultural Theory
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 55: Who proposed the concept of Language Acquisition Device (LAD)?
A. B.F. Skinner
B. Jean Piaget
C. Noam Chomsky
D. Lev Vygotsky
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 56: A student studies hard to clear an exam because they want to feel a sense of personal achievement. This is an example of:
A. Intrinsic motivation
B. Extrinsic motivation
C. Avoidance motivation
D. Social motivation
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 57: A student studies to avoid getting punished by their parents. This is an example of:
A. Intrinsic motivation
B. Extrinsic motivation
C. Self-actualization
D. Achievement motivation
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 58: The term ‘Emotional Intelligence’ was popularized by:
A. Howard Gardner
B. Daniel Goleman
C. Robert Sternberg
D. Peter Salovey
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 59: Which of the following is an affective domain objective?
A. Recalling a definition
B. Solving a math problem
C. Valuing diversity in a group
D. Operating a microscope
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 60: Bloom’s Taxonomy classifies objectives into three domains: Cognitive, Affective, and:
A. Psychomotor
B. Social
C. Behavioral
D. Perceptual
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 61: The revised Bloom’s Taxonomy replaced nouns with verbs. The highest level in the revised version is:
A. Evaluating
B. Creating
C. Analyzing
D. Understanding
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 62: Which of the following learning strategies involves students teaching one another in small groups?
A. Direct Instruction
B. Reciprocal Teaching
C. Rote Memorization
D. Lecturing
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 63: The ‘Id, Ego, and Superego’ are components of personality structure proposed by:
A. Carl Jung
B. Alfred Adler
C. Sigmund Freud
D. Erik Erikson
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 64: According to Freud, the ‘pleasure principle’ rules the:
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Superego
D. Conscious mind
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 65: The ‘reality principle’ governs which part of the personality structure?
A. Id
B. Ego
C. Superego
D. Unconscious
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 66: A child who fails an exam blames the teacher for setting a very difficult paper. This defense mechanism is:
A. Projection
B. Rationalization
C. Displacement
D. Regression
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 67: Transfer of learning from one situation to a completely different situation with zero effect is called:
A. Positive transfer
B. Negative transfer
C. Zero transfer
D. Bilateral transfer
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 68: When previous learning hinders the learning of a new task, it is called:
A. Positive transfer
B. Negative transfer
C. Zero transfer
D. Vertical transfer
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 69: Which method involves studying the same group of individuals over an extended period?
A. Cross-sectional method
B. Longitudinal method
C. Experimental method
D. Case study method
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 70: The primary focus of Gestalt psychology is:
A. Breaking down mind into elements
B. Studying behavior as a response to stimuli
C. Perceiving things as a whole or organized structure
D. Analyzing unconscious desires
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 71: Who conducted the famous experiment on a dog to demonstrate Classical Conditioning?
A. B.F. Skinner
B. Ivan Pavlov
C. Edward Thorndike
D. John B. Watson
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 72: In Pavlov’s experiment, the bell after conditioning becomes a:
A. Unconditioned Stimulus
B. Conditioned Stimulus
C. Unconditioned Response
D. Conditioned Response
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 73: Who conducted the ‘Little Albert’ experiment to prove fear conditioning in humans?
A. Ivan Pavlov
B. John B. Watson
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Albert Bandura
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 74: The Triarchic Theory of Intelligence was formulated by:
A. Howard Gardner
B. Robert Sternberg
C. Charles Spearman
D. Raymond Cattell
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 75: According to Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory, ‘Analytical Intelligence’ is also known as:
A. Componential intelligence
B. Experiential intelligence
C. Contextual intelligence
D. Practical intelligence
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 76: The type of intelligence that involves using acquired knowledge and skills over time is called:
A. Fluid intelligence
B. Crystallized intelligence
C. Spatial intelligence
D. Emotional intelligence
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 77: Who proposed the concepts of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence?
A. Raymond Cattell
B. Howard Gardner
C. Louis Thurstone
D. Robert Sternberg
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 78: Which of the following is a socio-emotional milestone characteristic of early childhood?
A. Parallel play
B. Complex team sports participation
C. Abstract identity search
D. Intimate romantic relationships
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 79: Play where children play next to each other with similar toys but do not interact closely is called:
A. Solitary play
B. Parallel play
C. Associative play
D. Cooperative play
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 80: The main objective of remedial teaching is to:
A. Introduce new topics to bright students
B. Eliminate learning gaps and difficulties faced by students
C. Test students’ general knowledge
D. Punish students for bad grades
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 81: An IQ score between 90 and 109 is generally classified as:
A. Superior
B. Average / Normal
C. Borderline
D. Mildly impaired
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 82: The concept of ‘Discovery Learning’ was advocated by:
A. David Ausubel
B. Jerome Bruner
C. B.F. Skinner
D. Jean Piaget
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 83: Which type of motivation lasts longer and is more sustainable?
A. Extrinsic motivation
B. Intrinsic motivation
C. Reward-driven motivation
D. Fear-based motivation
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 84: The ‘laws of growth and development’ suggest that development is:
A. A discontinuous process
B. A continuous and predictable process
C. Completely random
D. Determined solely by environment
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 85: A child says ‘The sun is angry today because it is very hot’. This reflects which Piagetian concept?
A. Centration
B. Animism
C. Reversibility
D. Conservation
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 86: The inability of a child to see a situation from another person’s point of view is known as:
A. Egocentrism
B. Object permanence
C. Conservation
D. Animism
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 87: When a child understands that the quantity of a substance remains the same even when its shape changes, they have achieved:
A. Object permanence
B. Centration
C. Conservation
D. Animism
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 88: Which stage of Erikson’s theory corresponds to early childhood where children explore their environment and try new tasks?
A. Trust vs. Mistrust
B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Initiative vs. Guilt
D. Industry vs. Inferiority
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 89: The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 in India heavily emphasizes:
A. Teacher-centric methods
B. Constructivism
C. Rote memorization
D. Frequent board examinations
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 90: Which of the following is considered a landmark document in Indian education history, often called the ‘Magna Carta’ of Indian education?
A. Wood’s Despatch (1854)
B. Hunter Commission (1882)
C. Macaulay’s Minute (1835)
D. Sargent Report (1944)
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 91: According to Piaget, formal operational thought begins around the age of:
A. 2 years
B. 7 years
C. 11 years
D. 4 years
ANSWER: C
QUESTION 92: The term ‘nature’ in the nature vs. nurture debate refers to:
A. Environmental influences
B. Biological givens and genetic inheritance
C. The physical world around us
D. Socio-economic status
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 93: The term ‘nurture’ in the nature vs. nurture debate refers to:
A. Genetics
B. Environmental and experiential influences
C. Innate capabilities
D. Chromosomes
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 94: Which of the following is an example of a standardized test?
A. A weekly classroom quiz created by the teacher
B. SAT or National Achievement Test
C. An informal oral reading check
D. A student self-evaluation sheet
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 95: The major drawback of relying solely on rote learning is that it:
A. Takes too little time
B. Does not guarantee conceptual understanding or deep learning
C. Is too difficult for younger children
D. Requires special equipment
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 96: A curriculum that integrates different subjects around a central theme is called an:
A. Integrated curriculum
B. Subject-centered curriculum
C. Hidden curriculum
D. Teacher-centered curriculum
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 97: Unwritten, unofficial, and unintended lessons, values, and perspectives that students learn in school form the:
A. Core curriculum
B. Hidden curriculum
C. Explicit curriculum
D. Null curriculum
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 98: A teacher uses praise and small tokens to reward students who submit their homework on time. This is an application of:
A. Humanistic theory
B. Behaviorist theory
C. Cognitive theory
D. Psychoanalytic theory
ANSWER: B
QUESTION 99: The first psychological laboratory was established by Wilhelm Wundt in which year?
A. 1879
B. 1890
C. 1905
D. 1920
ANSWER: A
QUESTION 100: Which type of research is conducted by teachers or practitioners to solve immediate classroom problems?
A. Basic Research
B. Applied Research
C. Action Research
D. Historical Research
ANSWER: C
