Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 10
1. Which subject explains and appreciates the contribution of the past to the present?a) Economics
b) Geography
c) History
d) Sociology
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) History
History is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.
2. Education in the Vedic period was _______.a) Confined to the princely classes and Brahmins
b) Given in Gurukuls by a sage
c) Meant for the removal of inequality
d) Mostly in Sanskrit
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Given in Gurukuls by a sage
The first education system that evolved in ancient India is known as the Vedic system of education.
3. _________ is not an objective of Formal Education.a) Comparing high and low achievers
b) Learning discipline-based content
c) Self-paced learning
d) Teacher-centered learning
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Self-paced learning
Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers.
4. A student in your class is guilty of stealing. What would you do?a) Find the cause of the behaviour and explain the effects of stealing
b) Punish and make the child repay
c) Publicly demand an apology
d) Send the child to the police
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Find the cause of the behaviour and explain the effects of stealing
Children steal for a reason and you need to uncover this to be able to take corrective action.
5. EFA Programme is involved in _________a) Improving administration of schools
b) Providing primary education to all
c) Removing illiteracy
d) Removing poverty
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Providing primary education to all
The Education For All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults.
6. ________ is not an objective of the Adult Literacy Program.a) Flexibility of time to learn
b) Providing literacy and health Education
c) Training women entrepreneurs
d) Providing work related literacy kits
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Training women entrepreneurs
The mission of the Adult Literacy Program (ALP) is to provide free educational instruction to community adults and to improve the literacy of the educationally disadvantaged to levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job, in the family and in society.
7. What is the most important contribution that a teacher can make in the classroom?a) Develop interest in the lesson
b) Impart knowledge of the subject
c) Reduce tension and make learning creative
d) Set high achievement levels
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Reduce tension and make learning creative
They avoid stagnation at all costs and maintain an desirable passion for children and the learning process.
8. How would you improve student participation in classroom activity?a) By giving written assignments
b) By group activity and reporting
c) By holding tests
d) By reading textual information
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) By group activity and reporting
One way to change the pace in your classroom is to do a small group activity.
9. What type of teachers are appreciated?a) With charming personality
b) The one exercising strict control over his students
c) Friendly
d)) The one who understands the problems of students and helps them
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) The one who understands the problems of students and helps them