CTET Solved Paper MCQ - CTET September 2015

101 Which one of the following is not a Mathematical process?

The Mathematics curriculum includes seven processes as being inherent in the teaching, learning and doing of Mathematics. These processes focus on communicating, making connections, mental mathematics, problem solving, reasoning and visualisation. It does not include memorisation.

102 According to NCF 2005, school Mathematics takes place in a situation where

According to NCF 2005, school Mathematics takes place in a situation where children learn to enjoy Mathematics rather than fear it. Children learn important Mathematics, see Mathematics as something to talk about, pose and solve meaningful problems i.e. a place where Mathematics is a part of children's life experience.

103 In class VI, teacher gave a topic for debate as Formative Assessment (FA) task.
"Hindu-Arabic numerals are more powerful than Roman Numerals."
Objective of this FA activity is to assess

With this activity, students will critically examine the given topic so as to bring out the essential elements. So, this activity is to assess analysis.

104 In a Mathematics classroom, emphasis is placed on

In today's Mathematics classrooms, students are expected to explore problems, hypothesise solutions and predict outcomes. So, emphasis is placed on mathematical content, process and reasoning.

105 A teacher gives the following problem related to 'discount' to the students for solving.
"The Marked Prices (MP) of a shirt and sweater are ₹ 200 and ₹ 300 respectively and the discounts on the marked prices of shirt and sweater are 20% and 12%, respectively. While preparing the bill, the shopkeeper interchanged the discounts on these items by mistake. On getting the bill, Hamida noticed the mistake and paid the actual amount to the shopkeeper. How much money did Hamida pay to the shopkeeper?"
What value does the teacher try to promote through this problem?

As the shopkeeper mistakenly interchanged the discounts on items and later Hamida noticed it and paid the actual amount. So, this problem shows the honesty of Hamida.