Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 2
1. On which list is education in Indian Constitution?a) Central list
b) Concurrent list
c) State list
d) None of the above lists
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Concurrent list
Education including technical education, medical education and universities, vocational and technical training of labour are there on this list.
2. Computer Assisted Instruction is based on ________ principlea) Classical Conditioning
b) Operant Conditioning
c) Pavlovian Conditioning
d) Respondent Conditioning
e) Sender Conditioning
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Operant Conditioning
The use of computers in education started in the 1960s.
3. Which of the following is Doordarshan's Educational Television Channel?a) Gurukul
b) Gyan Bharati
c) Gyan Darshan
d) Vidya
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Gyan Darshan
Gyan Darshan was launched on January 26, 2000.
4. Which of the following affects an individual's development at a given time?a) Their experiences
b) Interaction of nature and nurture
c) Inherited potentitalities
d) Social pressure on the individual
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Interaction of nature and nurture
The process of early brain development is constantly modified by environmental influences.
5. For __________, 'Experimentation' the standard procedure to know the truth?a) Public Administration
b) Geography
c) Archeology
d) Science
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Science
The purpose of an experiment is to determine whether observations agree or conflict with the predictions derived from a hypothesis.
6. The _____ amendement got "Fundamental Duties" added to the Constitution of India?a) 42nd Amendment
b) 54th Amendment
c) 83rd Amendment
d) 93rd Amendment
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 42nd Amendment
The "Fundamental Duties"were added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
7. Cause and effect relationships are studied by _____ studies.a) Clinical
b) Comparative
c) Developmental
d) Experimental
e) Objective
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Experimental
A cause-effect relationship is a relationship in which one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect).
8. The development of a student's personality is affected the most by __________.a) Discipline at institute
b) Emotional climate at home
c) Inherited assets and liabilities
d) Social orientation of peers and elders
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) The emotional climate at home
Feelings of physical safety and emotional security are vitally important for the development of student. Students feel free to express themselves and explore their physical, intellectual, and social environments when these are present.
9. Which of the following situations would the best for maximum transfer of learning?a) Different tasks requiring different responses
b) Different tasks requiring the same response
c) Similar tasks requiring different responses
d) Similar tasks requiring the same response
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Different tasks that require the same response
The behavioural approach to transfer is based upon the issue of similarities and differences in learning and the transfer situation.
10. 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
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Relationship between teachers and students
Improving students' relationships with teachers has important, positive and long-lasting implications for students' academic and social development.