Teaching Aptitutde - MCQs with answers - Part 7
1. The major disadvantage of punishment in education is that ___________ a) It causes embarrassment in children
b) It generates unpleasant feelings
c) It does not solve the problem permanently
d) It prevents team work
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) It generates unpleasant feelings
Punishment does not develop positive behaviours.
a) Give a command seeking attention
b) Provide them a chance to be physically active
c) Reprimand them
d) Stop teaching for a while
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Give a command seeking attention
a) Adielsehiah Committee
b) Iswar Bhai Patel Committee
c) Ramamurti Committee
d) Sampurnanand Committee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Ramamurti Committee
The 'National Policy on Education' is a policy formulated by the Government of India to promote education amongst India's people.
a) Application
b) Knowledge
c) Synthesis
d) Understanding
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Understanding
Understanding is a psychological process related to a situation whereby one is able to think about it and use concepts to deal adequately with the same.
a) Adielshiah Committee
b) Iswar Bhai Patel Committee
c) Mathur Committee
d) Yashpal Committee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Yashpal Committee
Yashpal Committee suggested the scrapping of all higher education regulatory bodies and creation of a super regulator which is a seven-member Commission for Higher Education and Research (CHER).
a) NCERT
b) NCTE
c) NIEPA
d) SIE
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) NIEPA
The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) was set up by the Government of India in May, 1979.
a) Developmental differences
b) Educational levels
c) Job aspirations
d) Societal expectations
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Societal expectations
Society expects different attitudes and behaviors from boys and girls. Gender socialization is the tendency for boys and girls to be socialized differently.
a) Piaget - Moral Development
b) Maslow - Hierarchy of Needs
c) Thorndike - Theory X and Y
d) Skinner - Programmed Learning
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Thorndike - Theory X and Y
Thorndike was one of the first pioneers of active learning, a theory that proposes letting children learn themselves, rather than receiving instruction from teachers.
a) It encourages the students to ask questions
b) It facilitates effective learning
c) It results in better group relations
d) It satisfies the teacher
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) Facilitates effective learning
Learning takes place best when students have opportunities to express ideas and get feedback from teachers.
a) Improving classroom climate
b) Manipulating teaching methods
c) Teaching latest trends and advances
d) Use of technological aids
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Teaching latest trends and advances
