CTET Solved Paper - REET Feburary 2016
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This question paper consists of 150 objective type questions, to be completed in maximum 2 hrs 30 min.
2. Each question carries 1 mark and there is no negative marking.
3. This paper has 5 parts:
Part I (Child Development and Pedagogy) (Q. Nos. 1-30),
Part II Language I (English) (Q. Nos. 31-60),
Part III Language II (Hindi) (Q. Nos. 61-90),
Part IV (Mathematics) (Q. Nos. 91-120) and
Part V (Environmental Studies) (Q. Nos. 121-150).
PART 1
Child Development and Pedagogy
1. The description of personality based on external appearance is called
- Option : B
- Explanation : In the surface view one would assume that the person's personality organisation is more substantial and dynamically orchestrated than it is in fact. Surface view traits are composed of the source traits that can be observed in an individual and are easily observable and common chesters of behaviour.
2. Individual differences are found in
- Option : D
- Explanation : Dissimilarity is principle of nature. No two people are alike. All the people differ from each other in many a respects. This change/difference is seen in physical form (height, weight, colour), motor abilities, in intelligence level, achievement, attitude, aptitude, interest, learning habits and skills.
3. What is essential to start the process of thinking?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Thinking is the ability to engage in the process of problem solving, job task planning and organising, finding information, critical thinking, significant use of memory and decision- making.
4. The concept of Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was developed by
- Option : A
- Explanation : Alfred Binet was a French psychologist, best-remembered for developing the first widely used intelligence test (IQ Test). This first intelligence test, referred to today as the Binet-Simon Scale, became the basis for the intelligence tests still in use today.
5. Which of the motives is relatively stronger in children from progressive families?
- Option : C
- Explanation : The achievement motive is relatively stronger in children from progressive families as David McClelland points out that the development of achievement motive is shaped by the environment e.g. parents play an important role, often by providing the kind of environment that allows the achievement motive to flourish.
