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Practice Questions for Paper II and III

The large joint families of earlier days are

(A) Continuing as usual

(B) Disappearing

(D) Developed now

A status symbol is established by

(A) Communication

(B) Relationship

(D) All of the above

The influence of both philosophy and religion can be seen in the human individual and society is

(A) Favourable

(B) Unfavourable

(D) Neither

The high school student is much more by his

(A) Reference group

(B) Peer group

(D) Class mates

Hot media is

(A) A book

(B) A movie

(D) All of the above

A lot medium of communication is one that impart much information and is in

(A) Presentation

(B) Definition

(D) Location

A significant aspect of society is its

(A) Family composition

(B) Individual composition

(D) Religional composition

Verbal guidance is least effective in teaching

(A) concept and facts

(B) attitude

(D) skills

Cool media are those that affect the senses in

(A) Sensation

(B) Depth

(D) Mind

Stagnation in education means that

(A) The curriculum studies have become old and outdated

(B) Teachers have got no inclination to refresh their knowledge

(D) Children do not progress from class year by year

Peer oriented is well developed in

(A) Children

(B) Boys

(D) Adults

Which regimes stressed that education should produce patriotic citizens ?

(A) Nazi in Germany

(B) India

(D) Japan

"The change based on conflict between reason and tradition" idea was given by

(A) Vableins theory

(B) Auguste comte

(D) None of the above

The new electronic technologies of the 20th century are the real forces which have shaped and are shaping modern culture said by

(A) Marshall McLuhan

(B) Moore

(D) H. Spencer

Maximum participation of students is possible in teaching through

(A) lecture method

(B) discussion method

(D) textbook method

Efforts are directed in school towards pro-viding

(A) Moral instruction

(B) Character education

(D) Both (A) & (B)

Rigid system of state-education is justified on the basis that the state

(A) is supreme to dictate what shall be taught and how shall be taught.

(B) has absolute control over the lives and destinies of its individual members.

(C) has a right and its bounden duty to mould the citizens to a pattern which makes for its own preservation and enhance-ment.

(D) has better resources to manage education.

It is generally believed that social system which leave their subcultural impacts on the learners is his

(A) Aspiration

(B) Motivation

(D) All of the above

The schools also cater to vocational educa- oftion for a variety

(A) Profession

(B) Occupation

(D) All of the above

While delivering lecture if there is some dis- turbance in the class, then a teacher should

(A) keep quite for a while and then go on

(B) punish those causing disturbance

(D) all of the above

The right and duties of citizenship are introduced, as they would apply to a

(A) Capitalistic form of government

(B) Democratic form of government

(D) All of the above

In the high school stage Boys get free from the influence of their families with regard to their

(A) Opinion

(B) Attitudes

(D) None of the above

The characteristics of a class may develop around

(A) Wealth

(B) Family

(D) All of the above

The internal harmony required for a person's satisfactory life, comprises

(A) harmony of the environment and society

(B) harmony of intelligence and emotions

(D) harmony of intelligence and environment

Quality of education in a school/college can be measured through

(A) infrastructural facilities available

(B) students' achievement

(D) all of the above

Idealism and Naturalism running through these philosophies we see the emphasis on viewing the child as

(A) Social being

(B) An individual

(D) None of the above

The state is to control and direct all affairs including education in order to shape its citizens into-

(A) Social mould

(B) Particular mould

(D) Religious mould

Which is not an implication of the social aims of education?

(A) The individual has no inherent right to education.

(B) The individual is educated as it is he who makes the society.

(D) Education is most powerful means of ensuring social progress and prosperity.

For writing on the Black Board, which of the following methods would be correct for a teacher ?

(A) Writing fast and as clearly as possible

(D) Turning towards the Black Board and teaching along with writing at the same time.

The classroom in India is based on

(A) Mass grouping

(B) Economic base

(D) Subject grouping

The National Institute for Basic Education in our country was established in

(A) 1969

(B) 1953

(D) 1972

Experimental studies have shown that highly creative children in schools become behaviour problems. The reason is that

(A) Teachers become their favourites

(B) Schools give them higher regard

(D) Such students feel proud of themselves.

Hitler's Nazi theory and practices brought about years of war, bringing destruction and ruin in many countries of

(A) Africa

(B) Europe

(D) U.S.A.

Knowledge of and a constructive attitudes towards our cultural and social heritage is/are

(A) Attitudes

(B) Norms

(D) All of the above

All of the following are the characteristic features of an effective teacher except

(A) emphasizing group discussion for the purpose of clarifying the objectives

(B) emphasis upon standard

(D) differential treatment method out to students of his class.

The democratic social climate in the schools is more conductive to socialisation in its various aspect than the dominating behaviour which has disintegrating influences on children's behaviour. The experiment for this statement done by

(A) Lewin's

(B) Brown

(D) Both (A) & (C)

The trait called negativism develop among young children due to

(A) Extreme considerations from parents

(B) Indifference of adults

(D) Neglect of peer groups

If you are planning to write a book for school children which of the following should be your main consideration?

(A) It should be examination oriented

(B) It should provide the latest material on the subject

(D) It should be of the question-answer type

The first important step in teaching is

(A) organizing material to be taught

(B) planning before hand

(D) none of the above

Madam Montessori was

(A) An English Lady

(B) A French Lady

(D) A German

One of the following types of environment has an effect upon

(A) Education of the child

(B) Personality of the child

(D) None of these

Sensory involvement in visual approach is/are

(A) Motor and tactile

(B) Auditory

(D) All of the above

Which of the following interpretations would be correct about diagnostic tests in education?

(A) They reveal students' errors for corrective instruction

(B) They are meant for locating lapses in the teaching process

(D) They guide teacher in selecting relevant test material

Inspite of the vast diversity of thoughts in an individual philosophers believed that

(A) His emotional states could be regarded as stable

(B) He is more or less an integrated indi- vidual

(D) His perceptions of old are always stable.

When a student asks a question to which the teacher has no direct correct answer, he should

(A) tell the student not to ask such irrelevant questions

(B) give some vague answer and satisfy the student

(D) ask the student to find out the answer himself from books in the library

"Religion could not stand for a moment if it did not support itself by intellectual presentation, however, inadequate, of profound truths." This has been said by

(A) Immanual Kant

(B) F.H. Bradley

(D) Sri Auribindo

Article 45 under the Directive principle of State Policy in the Indian Constitution, provides for

(A) Rights of minorities to establish institutions

(B) Free and compulsory primary education

(D) Education for weaker sections of the country

Classroom discipline can be maintained effectively by

(A) knowing the cause of indiscipline and handing it with stern hand

(B) providing a programme which is accor- ding to the need and interest of the pupils (C) by putting on fancy clothes in the class room

(D) none of the above

If a student is mischievous and disturbing in the class with words and actions which of the following methods would be correct in your opinion to deal him?

(A) insult him in the class by pointing out his mistakes

(B) shout at him and warn him to correct himself

(D) punish him by expelling him from the class to teach a lesson to others

The second amendment of 1976 with Indian Constitution amendment of 1976

(A) insisted on the vocationalisation of education

(B) the social aspect of knowledge to be imparted in schools

(D) the partial considerations as aims of education.

The period known as renaissance in the history of civilization and produced great changes in education

(A) followed the medieval period

(B) was characterised by law standards of education

(D) None of the above

The educational philosopher must have knowledge of psychology because

(A) Psychology acquaints the philosopher with the world of reality in his theorizing

(B) Psychology is after all a branch of philosophy

(D) The question of 'why' and 'what' in philosophy is purely psychological at the root.

A leader may have powerful qualities is/are

(A) Intellectual

(B) Physical

(D) Combination of some of these qualities

Social classes have/has

(A) Structural characteristics

(B) Functional characteristics

(D) All of the above

The movement from one social class to another is known as

(A) Migration

(B) Immigration

(D) National movement

If a child is a back bencher and is unable to watch the black board clearly. As a result he stands, sees and sits repeatedly. What inference will you draw regarding the case?

(A) The blackboard is under shining effect of light ont

(B) The child is of short height as compared to his class mates

(D) both (A) and (C)

The most appropriate meaning of learning is

(A) inculcation of knowledge

(B) modification of behaviour

(D) personal adjustment

With current development in all field the faith and beliefs of the older generation of family members are not shared by

(A) Older member

(B) Adult member

(D) Can't say

Socialized method that an individual becomes aware of what it means work with a purpose pointed by

(A) Moore & Cole

(B) Auguste

(D) Lamark

Research has shown that maladjustment among teacher is

(A) Relatively rare among 'Career' teachers

(B) Relatively non-existent.

(D) Or greater incidence than in comparable professional groups.

"Educational programmes" are those that give pupils wholesome participating roles in

(A) Society

(B) Citizenship

(D) None of the above

The introduction of education for internation- alism through social science in schools was first recommended by

(A) The U.N.O.

(B) The U.N.E.S.C.O.

(D) The C.A.B.E.

Education should produce patriotic citizens who would fight to expand the territories of their countries, and establish their nations superiority in the regimes of

(A) Nazi

(B) Akbar

(D) None

If students do not understand what is taught in the class, the teacher should

(A) repeat the lesson once again

(B) teach the lesson again giving more examples

(D) check up the previous knowledge of the students in the topic

The family provides individuals group interaction of

(A) Some kind

(B) Different kind

(D) All of the above

The essential elements of any good curricu- lum are

(A) Content and text books

(B) Teacher text books

(D) Content and structure

The curriculum prepare the child for living in a

(A) Global society

(B) Regional society

(D) Global community

In India the primary aim of education is

(A) To prepare for employment

(B) To safeguards national interest

(D) To provide whole some knowledge

In the conditioning approach to learning

(A) the natural stimulus follows the unnatural stimulus

(B) the unnature stimulus follows the natural stimulus

(D) the subject should be in readiness to receive the unnatural stimulus

Ministry of education for all the states and union territories of the country setup during

(A) 3rd five year plan

(B) First five year plan

(D) 5th five year plan

The educator is entrusted with the task of imparting of knowledge and skills on various to the

(A) Society

(B) Environment

(D) All of the above

Preservation of our environment is therefore most

(A) Necessary

(B) Most necessary

(D) All of the above

Educational technology is a process concerned with

(A) Equipping the technical institutions for better methods of instructions

(B) Explains the progress of technology through education

(D) Improving the schools through implemen- tation of science and technological subjects

According to sociological thinking education is equivalent to the development of

(A) Character

(B) Personality

(D) All of the above

A new teacher to start with, will have to

(A) enforce discipline in the class

(B) establish rapport with the students

(D) cut jokes with the students

What does the individual aim of education imply?

(A) Education must secure for everyone the conditions under which the individuality is most completely developed.

(B) It must contribute to the peace and happiness of the whole society

(D) It should be by and large the concern of the private sector.

Which aims of education are emphasized in this statement, "The interests of the state are enhanced by the development of virtue and wisdom in the individuals, and individuals find their best chance of self-development in the service of the state."

(A) Social aims

(B) Individual aims

(D) A synthesis between social and individual aims.

By the term 'independent variable in conducting any educational research we mean

(A) The freedom and independence of the experiments in formulating his approach

(B) The conditions which the experiments cannot manipulate or change

(D) The conditions or situations which the experiments can manipulate or change

The care of its aged members is the respon- sibility of the family in

(A) Canada

(B) U.S.A.

(D) All of the above

Individual interests must be subordinate to those of state. This interpretation is best illustrated in the

(A) Spartan system of education

(B) Ancient Indian system

(D) None of the above

Boys in high school as student get free from the influence of their

(A) Society

(B) Family

(D) None

Teacher's professionalism may be assessed in terms of all of the following commitments except

(A) commitment to the colleagues and employer

(B) commitment to the profession and students

(D) commitment to the parents and community.

Sampling results into

(A) Greater accuracy

(B) Reduced cost of every

(D) Control of extraneous variables

Peer groups develop certain status symbols which is

(A) Flexible

(B) Change time to time

(D) Can't say

Which of the following was not a basis for rationalism

(A) the development of knowledge from mathematical reasoning

(B) the use of self-evident truths as first principles

(D) None of the above

Which of the following views about discipline would be acceptable to you if you are an idealist ?

(A) Discipline should be an idealist

(B) It should grow with the child himself

(D) Punishment is necessary to impose discipline

The group in which most members are of equal age and of similar social status are called

(A) Social group

(B) Peer groups

(D) All of the above

Adaptation and adjustment could be distin- guished as follows, from a psychological point of view

(A) Psychologists use the term adaptation for personal requirements and adjust- ment for non-personal

(B) Adaptation is appropriate as a term for ba non-human beings, here adjustment is possible for human beings

(C) adaptation is restricted to the physical aspect of the environment while adjust- ment is meant of the social relations

(D) Adaptation is limited to younger ones whereas adjustment is applicable to grown up individuals

Rationalism was a movement which called for

(A) faith in the power of unaided reason to discover truth

(B) the reconciliation of church dogma with the new science

(D) the substitution of reasoning for foolish utopias

The interpersonal relationship in the school which is necessary is/are

(A) Staff and staff

(B) Headmaster and staff

(D) All types are necessary

If students do not understand what is taught in the classroom, the teacher should feel

(A) terribly bored

(B) to explain it in a different way

(D) that he is wasting time

The outstanding functional psychologist in Education during the first quarter of the present century was

(A) Thiondike

(B) Ge. Terman

(D) Alexander Bain

Practical, Parochial and utilitarian nature of education system was of

(A) The Romans

(B) The Indians

(D) The Athenians

As long as a human being is a social animal living in society and developing through contacts there will be some subordination of individuality to

(A) Public

(B) Social needs

(D) Religion

The social order has expanded beyond the control of the family group in

(A) In beginning

(B) Recent time

(D) All of the above

Micro teaching is useful to students of

(A) junior classes only

(B) primary classes only

(D) higher classes and primary classes both

A sentiment could be correctly defined as

(A) A strong desire for an action with an inner motive

(B) A week point in individual's emotional life

(D) A sum total of a person's feelings and emotions about some object

In classroom socialized techniques, projects and group methods fulfil most of the condi- tions. Lives discussion will replace

(A) Lecture

(B) Autocratic procedures

(D) None the above

One learns and is taught through

(A) Communication

(B) Social interaction

(D) None of the above

On which of the following statements there is consensus among educators ?

(A) Disciplinary cases should be sent to the principle only when other means have failed.

(B) Disciplinary cases should be totally neglected in the class

(D) None of the above

The best educational programme is one which is according to the

(A) ability of the child

(B) need of the child

(D) all these along with the need of the society

According to whom the whole life of the school becomes the curriculum which can touch the life of the student at points and help in the evolution of a balanced personality

(A) The Kothari Commission

(B) The Wardha Scheme

(D) Report of NPE

The topic method in education should be interpreted

(A) a method of development of the syllabus in a subject

(B) a concentric approach of teaching the class room

(D) a method suited better for arts subjects as compared to science subjects

The introduction of career courses in schools and colleges aims at

(A) developing the ability to make the intelligent choice of jobs

(B) increasing G.K. in students

(D) All of the above

Who recommended that the years of sec- ondary schooling be increased to the 10 + 2 pattern

(A) The Ramamurti Report

(B) The Kothari Commission

(D) All of the above

A correlated activity project undertaken by students in the

(A) Municipal Girls Higher Secondary School New Delhi.

(B) Government

(D) None of the above

The usual curriculum concept in the syllabi issued by various departments of instruction in India indicates subject as

(A) Mathematics

(B) Geography

(D) All of the above

Which of the following statements would be correct about the spread of educational values, from a practical point of view?

(A) Educational values are higher and more widespread in an agrarian than in an industrial society

(B) These values are lower and less wide spread in an agrarian than in an industrial society

(D) There can be no difference in educational values in the industrial and the agrarian society.

The search for aims in the process of education has deeply concerned the

(A) The sociologist

(B) The politician

(D) All of the above

Mark out the statement that gives a true idea of the Bhoodan.

(A) Land donated reveals that the donor had no faith in the act of donation.

(B) Its success is not negligible.

(D) The enthusiasm that it once generated is wanting off.

Some knowledge of basic subject is neces- sary for living a useful and successful life the subject is/are

(A) Social science

(B) Mathematics

(D) All of the above

The refusal to admit the existence of illusion is known as

(A) Atmakhyativada

(B) Any athakhyativada

(D) Asatkhyativada

In the final analysis, teaching must be thought of mainly as a process of

(A) asking questions and evaluating the leaming

(B) directing the activities of the pupils

(D) all of the above

Which of the following statements regarding motivation is correct?

(A) Inborn, unlearned tendencies, called instincts are the motivating forces according to James Burt

(B) Freewill, intellect and reason are the motivating factors according to Plato

(D) All of the above

In this competition, the right sort of education is that gives

(A) The right use of books and not-facts than common education

(B) The right use of intelligence for emotional development

(D) Generalisation of facts which are supported by books

Regarding co-education at the secondary stage, the 1952-53 education commission has suggested that

(A) to start resource in several states could not afford

(B) to maintain separate schools for boys and girls

(D) there should be objection to extend co- educational school

The educational philosopher must have knowledge of psychology because

(A) Psychology is after all a branch of phi- losophy

(B) Psychology acquaints the philosopher with the world of reality in his theorizing

(D) The question of 'why' and 'what' in philosophy is purely psychological at the root.

The emperor Ashoka's attitude to war, many centuries later was changed due the influ- of

(A) Buddha's teaching

(B) Mahavir's teaching

(D) Swami Dayanand

"The students describe an experiment dem- onstrated by the teacher in the classroom". This statement is an example of student's behaviour pertaining to the following objec- tive

(A) Knowledge

(B) Application

(D) Analysis

Vablens Theory of change is related to

(A) Human goal

(B) Economic

(D) None of the above

'Cultural Lag' is the term used by Ogburn to describe how

(A) Moral changes

(B) Culture changes

(D) None of these

If I do not get a satisfactory explanation to certain occurrences

(A) I would wait until I come across a right person who may explain it to me.

(B) I give a damn to it-perhaps it is not worth knowing

(D) I would not be at rest until I get an appropriate explanation

According to the doctrine of innate depravity

(A) soul has had contact with ideas prior to joining the body.

(B) man is born in sin, hence, must make some type of element.

(D) limitations upon man's intelligence are set at birth

To educate "according to nature" means

(A) to return to the natural as opposed to the artificial in life

(B) the education according to the natural laws of human development

(D) none of the above

Which is not the social aim of education?

(A) Education for social service

(B) Education for the perfection of the individual

(D) Education for citizenship.

Which of the following concepts would correct represent the objectives of the term 'Environmental Education'.

(A) Teaching children to develop capacities to modify their environment

(B) Adopting education to suit children's environment

(D) Developing an attitude of patriotism and love towards leader in the environment

The field of education is permeated by conflicts and misconception because

(A) problems in education call for subjectivity of interpretation

(B) problems encountered in teaching are not amenable to rigorous scientific in- vestigation

(D) there are not good teaching methods and procedures

The supporters of the social aim do not believe that an individual can live and develop in

(A) Cultural value of society

(B) Isolation from society

(D) None of these

Skinner's Theory of Learning is centered around the principle of

(A) Association

(B) Reinforcement

(D) Conditioning

In order to understand students and their behaviour, one must know about and understand their

(A) Reference groups

(B) Playing groups

(D) None of the above

Educational Administration

(A) tells about the 'Ro' of educational objectives

(B) sets the goals for education

(D) concerned with the what of education

In school effective interpersonal relationship is

(A) Necessary

(B) Not necessary

(D) None of these

The Hartog Committee of 1929 had recommended that

(A) diversion of children towards industrial and commercial

(B) careers should be started at the end of the high school stage

(D) the end of the middle school stage in the proportion for diversion into industrial and commercial avocation.

Which is the most important characteristic of the survey method of research?

(A) It relies on a small sample

(B) It studies characteristics of a group in- stead of an individual

(D) It focuses on studying the cause-effect relationship between variables.

An effective teacher adopts the norms of the

(A) democratic society

(B) autocratic society

(D) All of the above according to the situation

First public examination is called

(A) Secondary School

(B) Sr. Secondary

(D) Middle School

The evils committed in the name of religion are properly speaking the evils of

(A) Great Religions

(B) Religions

(D) All the above

If there is conflict in any social institution its

(A) Function has to recognized

(B) Structure has to recognized

(D) None of the above

Kibbutz in Israel and the communes in communistic countries are substitute for the

(A) Traditional family

(B) Social organisation

(D) Cultural revolution

Animals including insects transmit meaning through behaviour or sounds, much of this is by

(A) Trial

(B) Error

(D) None

The cultural revolution in China in the 1960's was directed towards the achievement of

(A) Plenty

(B) Prosperity

(D) All of the above

Culture is considered to have an optional from also beside the universal and special forms. Therefore, the cultural progress of a society is depicted by

(A) The universal form only

(B) The optional form only

(D) A combination of the universal and the special forms

The preventive theory of punishment aims at

(A) Advising children about the preventive measures to be adopted by the school, in advance

(B) Preventing children from doing wrong through careful supervision.

(D) Controlling wrong doers through the cooperation of parents and social mem- on bers

One of the basic reasons for the existence of classes is that people require

(A) Some kinds of services

(B) Many kinds of services

(D) Both (A) & (V)

A class room could be called a collective behaviour group as long as

(A) There is a common feeling with a task to face

(B) There is a hierarchic organisations in the class.

(D) The members want to establish their status as individuals

The basis purpose of school administration is

(A) To provide the required equipment for the school

(B) To improve instructional programme

(D) To advise and stimulate teachers in their functioning

The psycho-analysts believe that in a ma- jority of cases, people get blindness or pa- ralysis because

(A) These defects take root in childhood experience only

(B) They are the outcome of wish fulfilment and motivated acts

(D) They are the hereditary weaknesses with a biological basis.

The principal of variety operates not only at the level of individual pupils but also in different schools and status of the country in

(A) The traditional concept of the curriculum

(B) The new concept of curriculum

(D) None of the above

When there is conflict in the mind of individual, he may have to change his

(A) Whole value system

(B) Functional system

(D) Class system

The learning process is much more effective which is

(A) Directed from outside

(B) Inner-directed

(D) Socially-directed

Who is to decide "the mode and type of education which an individual is to receive for its welfare"?

(A) Citizen

(B) State

(D) All of the above

The Latin root term for the word 'curriculum' means

(A) a path or course to be the run

(B) the objects conducive to education of children

(D) the subjects taught through school alone

What will you do as a teacher if the students do not attend your class ?

(A) Keep quiet considering the present attitude of students as the change of the culture.

(B) Blame the students to their absence

(D) Know the reasons and try to remove them

The isolated individual is a figment of the imagination said by

(A) Socrates

(B) Plato

(D) Comte

The more important factor for education is

(A) Cultural

(B) Sociological

(D) Religional

Spartan system of education was in

(A) Roman Empire

(B) Ancient Greece

(D) All of the above

Ancient education enjoined on the pupils the tenets of dharma which implied the ideas of

(A) Justice

(B) Duty

(D) All of the above

The national science policy resolution was adopted in the year

(A) 1950

(B) 1952

(D) 1954

Some social animals such as 'apes' learn by

(A) Observation

(B) By imitation

(D) None the above

The national educational policy of 1979, recommended as follows about the public schools

(A) Their uniqueness and traditions have to be preserved the interests of the best talents of the country

(B) They should be brought under laws and regulations the government public education system.

(D) Suitable ratio has to be maintained for admission of middle class and poor class students

If a student becomes unconscious in the class what will you do first?

(A) Telephoning student's parents and waiting for them

(B) Rushing to the principal's office and canvassing for help impatiently

(D) making arrangement to send him to his home.

The major responsibility with which the school personnels have been entrusted is that

(A) it harmonizes the needs of the child and demands of the society for the benefit of both

(B) it prepares the school programme according to the need of the child

(D) all of the above

The term 'Behaviour' includes

(A) Both external and internal stimulation cause

(B) Internal stimulation as the main

(D) External stimulation as an objective condition

The aptitude of a person for taking teaching profession could be tested on the basis of

(A) his achievement standards in his courses of study

(B) his imposing personality for controlling classes

(D) his enthusiasm to display his knowledge

While dealing with juvenile delinquents a teacher should

(A) play them with filthy sex jokes sat

(B) talk with them frankly and guide and channelize their potentialities in constructive ways

(D) none of above

By the term 'independent variable' in con- ducting any educational research we mean

(A) The freedom and independence of the experiments in formulating his approach

(B) The conditions which the experiments cannot manipulate or change

(D) The conditions or situations which the experiments can manipulate or change.

The main difference between an administrator and a researcher his in the fact that

(A) the former approaches problems in a practical manner while the latter is purely theoretical.

(B) the former is more concerned only with the what of things while the researcher is interested both in the why and what of things

(D) the former is more interested in social outcomes while the latter in finding out as to why things happen as they do

Change is necessary to eliminate unsatis-factory conditions and situations which are produced by the conflict between ends that are beneficial or which tend to exploit. The idea given by

(A) Auguste Comte

(B) Vablens theory

(D) None of these

The year 1986 is significant in the history of Indian eduction for the

(A) Adoption of the New Education Policy

(B) Reconstitution of the CABE

(D) Reforms in the vocational and technical education

An effective teacher will ensure

(A) laissez faire role

(B) cooperation among his students

(D) competition or cooperation as the situ- ation demands

Observable behaviours which a teacher can use in the class to bring home to the pupil an idea or point is technically called

(A) teaching skills

(B) demonstration

(D) none of these

According to the modern views, the super- vision programme in schools should

(A) Not mingle with the curriculum develop- ment work

(B) Be closely associated with the programmes of curriculum development

(D) Be concerned with only the administra- tive aspect of school functions

Which of the following could be regarded as a principle of good discipline in educational institutions

(A) Planning rules by teachers in co- operation with heads

(B) Formulating rules and regulations in the beginning of the year

(D) Laying clearcut rules and principles for acts of indiscipline.

Rousseau's romantic naturalism was opposed to the

(A) doctrine of man's innate depravity

(B) idea that feelings are a part of nature

(D) doctrine of education as unfoldment

If remarks are passed by students on you, as a teacher, you will

(A) expel them from the college

(B) punish them

(D) be impartial at the time of evaluation

Use of telecast materials

(A) enhances concentration and learning

(B) increases retention power

(D) all of the above

Which is not correct about the notation R 1.23?

(A) Subscript 2 stands for the independent variable no. 1

(B) Subscript 1 stands for the criterion variable to be predicted.

(D) Subscript 1 stands for the variable to be partially out.

If you come across to teach a blind student along with the normal students what type of behaviour you are expected to exhibit?

(A) Don't give any extra attention because majority of students may suffer

(B) Take care of him with sympathy

(C) Arrange the seat in the front row and try to keep your teaching pace according to him without making the other students suffer.

(D) None of the above

TV is superior to radio as teaching aid because it

(A) is costly

(B) invites two senses-hearing and vision simultaneously leading to more accurate form of learning

(D) All of the above

In Indian schools where there is direct teaching imparted often based on

(A) Religious books

(B) Through Practical Situation

(D) Government

Educationally speaking, the concept of democracy is based on

(A) Confidence in the worthfulness of education

(B) Replying the needy in the interest of the expectations of the better placed sec- tions

(D) The faith in the worth and dignity of way single individual as a human being

Which of the following schools of philosophy regarded man as the centre and measure of all activities

(A) Realism

(B) Naturalism

(D) Progressivism

Educational aims are determined or laid down in most cases by persons i.e.,

(A) Schools principals

(B) Class room teacher

(D) All of the above

You have to give assignments to your student as a part of teaching. The precaution to be observed would be, to

(A) Give sufficient work so that students are fully engaged at home

(B) Select the assignment from a portion to be taught the next day

(D) Give students the required clues and guidance in the class for completion of the work.

Culture is considered to have an optional form also beside the universal and special forms. Therefore, the cultural progress of a society is depicted by

(A) The universal form only

(B) The optional form only

(D) A combination of the universal and special forms

During the days of education for the classes as opposed to education for the masses educational freedom meant

(A) Emancipation of the individual

(B) Self realization of the individual

(D) Discrimination in favour of the individual

The subject matter of the school curriculum must be functional in relation to adult living and be adopted to the level of development of the

(A) Child

(B) Human beings

(D) None of the above

Communication may be defined as the trans- mission of meaning through the use of

(A) Symbol

(B) Digits

(D) All of the above

A sentiment could be correctly defined as

(A) A strong desire for an action with an inner motive.

(B) A weak point in individual's emotional life

(D) A sum total of a person's feeling and emotions about some object

Classroom discipline can be maintained effectively by ed erl

(A) knowing the cause of indiscipline and handling it with stern hand

(B) providing a programme which is according to the need and interest of the pupils

(D) none of the above

Which of the following does not represent the concern of philosophers

(A) Should poetry be studied by the whole or part method

(B) What is the goal of education?

(D) Should one follow or fight group mores?

The functions of a teacher is in the order of

(A) guiding the child, helping him towards progress and evaluation

(B) checking homework, guiding him and assigning further task

(D) None of the above

The social aim in education will produce

(A) Sense of co-operation among individuals

(B) Cohesion

(D) All of the above

Deway liked best the following definition of education?

(A) Recapitulation

(B) Education as a product

(D) Reconstruction of experience

The utility of philosophy of religion can be seen in the forms of

(A) Rational Approach

(B) Anti-superstitions

(D) All the above

Older children and youth live in the world of their

(A) Feers group no

(B) Adults

(D) Both (A) & (C)

In the development of statistical methods, the greatest contribution is that of

(A) Businessmen

(B) Economists

(D) Mathematicians

Which of the following does not represent the educational sociologists' point of view?

(A) The method of teaching must place primary emphasis upon social behaviour inside, not outside, the classroom

(B) The method of teaching must alter one's behaviour outside the school rather than merely develop skills.

(D) The method of teaching must stress critical evaluation in reading rather than mere comprehension

An absolute is defined as that which

(A) requires proof of its validity

(B) that everyone believes what is true

(D) has been found to be true

Adjunct programming is the method which

(A) combines programmed instruction with class room teachers.

(B) is follow up of programmed instruction

(D) combines programmed instruction with the understanding of textbooks.

According to the modern views, the supervision programme in schools should

(A) Not meddle with the curriculum development work

(B) Be closely associated with the programmes of curriculum development

(D) Be concerned with only the administrative aspects of school functions.

National reconstruction in any country should be based on

(A) improvement of adjustability and adapt- ability of the people

(B) familiarising the children with the nation's culture and philosophy

(D) developing ambitions but looks of admin- istrators

Two systems exerting opposite influence on the same organ/organs are -

(A) Muscular and nervous system

(B) Endocrine and exocrine gland

(D) None of the above

The U.G.C. in our country was established under the act of parliament on the recom- mendations of

(A) The Secondary Education Commission

(B) The University Education Commission

(D) The Central Board of Secondary Education

Connection between brain and spinach of frog is served. The leg of such an animal is pricked with sharp needle. The animal will

(A) Move the pricked leg

(B) Not move the legs

(D) Not show any reaction

Teachers should study educational philosophy because

(A) they do not have their own philosophy

(B) they do not know it

(D) they may improve their work by clarify- ing their own philosophy.

The educational philosophy of Swami Dayananda suggests

(A) A non-formal approach to pre-primary education

(B) A non-formal approach to co-education

(D) A formal approach to education at all stages.

The 1979 Draft National Policy Education recommended the language formula as fol- lows for the non-Hindi speaking areas

(A) English as a link language alone with mother tongue and a modern Indian lan- guage

(B) Hindi as a link language along with mother tongue and English

(D) Regional language and English in addition to Hindi

The Rank difference coefficient of correlation

(A) Is less reliable than the product move-ment rx.

(B) Is more reliable than the product move-ment r.

(D) Is more reliable than the product move- ment when the number of cases is larger

It is said that conflicts between persons of nations arise when feelings of despondency got strong.

(A) The lack in estimation of their own selves.

(B) They desire to achieve more than their means.

(D) Their insight into the resources of other is defective

We usually avoid remembering some thing that is associated with fear or unpleasant- ness. In tradition language those avoidance is termed as

(A) Suppressing

(B) repression

(D) forgetting

Jung used the term "Collective Unconscious" to indicate

(A) The unconscious tendencies inherited by an individual from primordial oracle ten- dencies.

(B) All the factors that together constitute to strengthen an individual's uncon- scious

(D) The effects of all the unconscious urges which made a person's behaviour problematic

Prospective teachers need to make a continuous study of the culture of the typical American community. These who make such a study should keep in mind that

(A) the advance of our machine technology has had little or no effect on our culture

(B) the present community is largely made upon farmers

(D) each community lives independently of every other community

If some of your pupils misbehave with you in the college campus you must

(A) report to their parents

(B) report to the principal

(D) mobilize other teachers against these guys

Psychologists speak of a plateau in learning process. This stage is

(A) a stage when the learner is consolidat- ing his previous learning and preparing for further learning.

(B) a stage at which an individual faces some difficulty in progressing further.

(D) the final stage of learning, indicating that further attempts will lead to frustration.

The gestalt psychologists brought out clearly the importance of

(A) The functional factors in cognitive opera- tions

(B) The functional factors in perception

(D) The interactive factors of cognition.

Educational objectives such as knowledge, understanding and application come under the category of

(A) Specific Objectives

(B) Functional Objectives

(D) Cognitive Objectives

Which of the following is not a successful communicator ?

(A) One who is able to adapt himself accord- ing the language of the communicate.

(B) One who presents material in a precise and clear way.

(D) One who sometimes becomes informal before the receiver and develops rapport

'Education is the consciously controlled nprocess whereby changes in behaviour are produced in the person and through the person within the group'. The statement accorded to

(A) Brow

(B) Moore

(D) R.N. Tagore

The teacher is concerned more about the educational process than with the formula- tion of its

(A) Goals

(B) Purposes

(D) None of these

The U.G.C. established in our country in

(A) 1949

(B) 1962

(D) 1956

Concerning educational philosophy today, it can be said truthfully that

(A) there are several different philosophies in practice

(B) 100% exemplification of a philosophy is really found

(D) all the above answers

In the final analysis, teaching must be thought of mainly as a process of

(A) asking questions and evaluating the learning

(B) directing the activities of the pupils

(D) all of the above

On which of the following statements there is consensus among educators ?

(A) Disciplinary cases should be sent to the principal only when other means have failed

(B) Disciplinary cases should be totally neglected in the class

(D) None of the above

Which of the following was not involved in the medieval controversy between the real- ists and nominalists ?

(A) differences respecting the nature of uni- versals

(B) emphasis given to Aristotle's deductive logic

(D) challenges to the authority of church dogma

Regarding the teachers control in the education of children, the following is the main difference between the Herbert and Dewey.

(A) Acts are in favour of imparting knowledge through teacher control

(B) Dewey favours teacher control, but Herbert is against it

(D) Herbert favour is normal steps, but Dewey give more importance to teacher control only

The secondary education commission in our country suggested reform of our examinations through

(A) Substituting the essay type examinations by the objective type tests.

(B) Application of examinations and maintenance of cumulative records

(D) Introduction of better grade system in- stead of the percentile marks system for declaring results

Which of the following was not an origin of the Thomoistic supernaturalist philosophy of education?

(A) Beliefs of the Deists, especially the doctrine of immanence.

(B) Early Christianity's exclusive concern with life after death.

(D) The philosophy of Aristotle

Ploto's theory called for an educational program in which

(A) the unfit were to be eliminated and the fit located

(B) the validity of mental discipline was denied

(D) his science was for workers, his dialec- tic for rulers

The nerves carrying impulses to CNS are known as

(A) Afferent

(B) Efferent

(D) Mixed

A democratic society is one which

(A) follows the principles of equality, freedom, fraternity and justice

(B) respects the enlightened individuals

(D) All of the above

You are teaching a subject or a topic to your students. At the end of a unit you test their achievement. Which of the following would be called the dependent variable?

(A) The subject that you teach

(B) The response of your students

(D) The test that you prepared

Concerning the classification of philosophy of education it can truthfully be said that

(A) The generally accepted classification today involves four categories

(B) The classification of essentialism and progressivism is generally accepted

(D) None of the above is correct

The intimacy between philosophy and reli- gion can be seen in the field of

(A) Values

(B) Aim of knowledge

(D) All the above

By the term "Later childhood" psychologists mean the following years

(A) 6 to 10 years

(B) 8 to 10 years

(D) 5 to 9 years

Electicism is a belief or practice which

(A) uses practical results as standards of value

(B) considers that all philosophers are in error

(D) borrows views from many different phi- losophies

Which of the following skills has the largest share in communication time in schools/ college?

(A) Listening

(B) Speaking

(D) Reading

Before using secondary data the only thing to be seen is that they are

(A) adequate for the purpose in hand

(B) reliable

(D) all of these

A democratic society is one which

(A) respects the enlightened individuals

(B) follows the principles of equality, freedom, fraternity and justice

(D) All of the above

It is said that education requires a period of social infancy. The implication is that

(A) the society should realise its limitations in being able to educate young

(B) the young should be released from the need of self supporting efforts

(D) every effort should be made to enhance the educational standards of the infants of the society

Which of the following statements would be true in your opinion about creative teachers?

(A) They create problems for the school administrators

(B) There is a correction between their subject knowledge and creativity

(D) They are very friendly and predictable among their colleagues

Which of the following statements would be consistent with the theory that knowledge of the good is received through revelation?

(A) Formal reading instruction should be delayed until age 12

(B) Education should exclude the study of foreign languages

(D) All learning should by subordinated to religious dogma

The SUPW has been introduced in the school curriculum due to the recommenda- tions of

(A) The University Education Commission's report

(B) The Kothari Education Commission's report

(D) The Eshar Bhai Patel Education Review Committee

Which of the following is not a purpose of educational philosophy?

(A) To clarify values and aims in teaching

(B) To professionalise the job of teaching

(D) To critically examine assumptions be- hind educational practice

Second cranial nerve supplies

(A) Retina and lens

(B) Retina and ivis

(D) None of these

The word 'transcendentalism' means

(A) moving from deductive to inductive logic

(B) belief in the doctrine of immanence

(D) going beyond man's experience for knowledge of truth

That which educators criticise most severally in the practices of the so-called progressive schools might best be termed

(A) Scholasticism

(B) Realism

(D) Laissez-fairies

In the growth of our society, which of the following were first taught formally on a level above the elementary schools?

(A) business and commercial subjects

(B) liberal arts and sciences

(D) vocational and industrial training

John Locke's phrase of tabular rasa means

(A) free education

(B) Tal and Ras

(D) All of the above

All of the following are the limitations of televised instruction except

(A) it does not permit the exchange of ideas between the teacher and taught

(B) televised lesson moves at a fixed speed and thus cannot take the individual differences of students into account

(D) experts consume much time in planning and preparation of the programme

Which one is a simple reflex

(A) Climbing a stairs in dark

(B) Closing of eyes if an object suddenly approaches them

(D) Tying laces while talking to and looking at another person

The only institution which is an essential agency for child rearing, socialization and for introducing the child to the culture of its society is

(A) Family

(B) School

(D) All of the above

Trigeminal nerve arises from

(A) medulla and divides into palatine, chord; tympani and hyomandibular

(B) Cerebellum and divides into palatine, chorda tympani and hyomandibular

(D) Cerebellum and divides into ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular

One may change his class position through

(A) Marriage

(B) Illegal means

(D) Monopoly

As a plural noun, statistics refers to

(A) statistical methods

(B) numerical statements of facts

(D) compilation of numerical data

Who said that members of the same species are not alike?

(A) Darwin

(B) Good

(D) Herbert Spencer

Which is the more desirable outcome of teaching in higher

(A) Increase in students achievement

(B) Increase in the level of independent thinking of students

(D) Higher percentage of result

To which are the concepts of internal and external criticisms associated ?

(A) Descriptive research

(B) Validity of experimental designs of re- search

(D) Literary research

In any discipline, theories and observable (related experimental results)

(A) should complement each other

(B) need not have anything to do with each other

(D) should compensate each other

The family is an important.... but active agency of education

(A) Regional

(B) Informal

(D) Social

The school is also basis for reconstruction of society through

(A) Study

(B) Research

(D) Religion

Kindergarten (KG) system of education means garden of small kids which is indebted to

(A) Plato

(B) Froebel

(D) Spencer

Revelation differed among primitive people and among Hebrews, Catholics, and Protestants, in respect to

(A) the interpretation of the revealed knowledge

(B) the agent for transmitting true knowledge

(D) all the above answers

Mass education among people of the West originated in the

(A) court school of Vitterinolda Feltre

(B) place school of Charlemagne

(D) Protestant Vernacular reading schools

Child at the primary school is strongly

(A) Family oriented

(B) No any type of orientation

(D) Centred

Who challenged the superstitions and priestly ceremonies and changed the atti- tudes of people towards religion

(A) Mahavir

(B) Buddha

(D) Both (A) & (C)

The first state board of public health was created

(A) in New York in 1800

(B) in New Hampshire in 1798

(D) in Georgia in 1842

To plato, the main role of education was to

(A) cultivate the personality of each individual

(B) develop the power of contemplation

(D) strengthen the power of perception

"The family was an all inclusive social institution" said by

(A) Moore

(B) Patanjali

(D) Dewey

I.Q. is the ratio of mental age to

(A) Chronological age multiplied by 100

(B) Chronological age multiplied by ten

(D) Chronological age divided by 100

It is recommended that the house system would be better for arranging sports and games in school. These houses are formed better if

(A) Different groups are formed in schools be according to ages

(B) Students from all classes are represented in each house as a group

students is kept equal in all houses.

(D) Different games are specified for different games and sports

The concept of academic freedom for teachers, should be taken to mean that

(A) It could be admissible only at higher level of taking academic ladder

(B) Teachers are completely free to teach whatever they feel as true

(D) Freedom should be given only to teachers and no to learners

The educational philosophy which is rooted in revelation as a method of receiving knowledge of the good is called

(A) naturalism

(B) supernaturalism

(D) classical realism

According to the generally accepted classification of I.Q. the superiors are those who I.Q. range is

(A) 130-139

(B) 120-129

(D) 140 and above

Which of the following methods of commu- nication is the most effective?

(A) presenting written material alongwith film projector

(B) presenting written material

(D) cannot be determined

Better classroom management means

(A) punctuality of the teachers in coming in the class and finishing the course in time

(B) per group work and better interaction among pupils

(D) All of these

Education for specialisation could be achieved through

(A) Teaching schools maintained by social societies

(B) Teaching of social sciences in schools

(D) Continuous contracts with society and its members

Taking all the possible points of view about education into consideration, we are justified in concluding that the most perennial dimension of education is

(A) political in nature

(B) social in nature

(D) philosophical in nature

There will be better communication in a lecture if a teacher

(A) reads from prepared notes

(B) prepares the notes well in advance and uses them as a guide

(D) talks extempore

A family is an example of

(A) In-group

(B) Secondary group

(D) Out-group

One function of parasympathetic nervous system is

(A) Stimulation of sweat glands

(B) Contraction of hair muscles

(D) Constriction of pupil

Sympathetic nervous system is also called

(A) Oranio sacral

(B) Thoracico lumbar

(D) Mesentric

Which of the following is not a means of inducing the recall of knowledge according to Plato's theory?

(A) A study of sense data

(B) The use of the Socratic method

(D) The method of contemplation

Parasympathetic nervous system accelerate the activity of

(A) Heart, adrenal & sweat gland

(B) Heart, pancreas and lachrymal glands

(D) Gut, ivis and urinary bladder

The home retains its influence much more in

(A) Indian society

(B) Western society

(D) Communist society

We often hear about tripartite agreements being arrived at the field of industry. A similar agreement in education should mean agreement between

(A) The Society, Schools and Students

(B) Government, Management and Parents.

(D) Students, Teachers and Heads of School

The term 'instrumentalism' educational philosophy means, the same as

(A) Pragmatism

(B) Nationalism

(D) Progressivism

In the ancient Indian educational tradition, education was regarded as

(A) An aid to progress in the social set-up

(B) Tool for successful living

(D) Means of social service

The professionally acceptable definition of a backward child would be as follows

(A) One who fails to follow the class room instructions

(B) One who is not able to do the work two years below his class

(D) One who falls backward in achievement due to absenteeism

In the opinion of the 1952-53 Secondary Education Commission in our country, the special function of the secondary school is

(A) To equip students with adequate knowledge for further education

(B) To prepare students to join vocational courses easily

(D) To see that persons after secondary education address themselves to works of productivity

Whom do you consider as the real giant in the development of the theory of statistics

(A) Galton

(B) Bowley

(D) R.A. Fisher

Statistics has been defined as "The Science of Counting" by

(A) Bowley

(B) R.A. Fisher

(D) Galton

The culture epoch theory of organisation of the curriculum in the 19th Century suggests that

(A) Culture of a nation from different epochs should find representation in the school curriculum

(B) The curriculum should be framed in accordance with the development of human culture, epoch wise

(D) There should be greater concentration in education for the cultural development in our epoch.

Some activities described as 'research' like some M.Ed. dissertations and Ph.D. should not be so designated because

(A) They just describe something and do not explain anything

(B) They just compile information which is already available and hence, do not said to existing knowledge

(D) The research they conduct cannot be classified into any standard type of research.

Which of the following would you consider as a valid weakness of the experimental methods in education?

(A) they lack the required competence and sophistication

(B) the experimenters usually lack insight into their problems

(D) they do not provide insight into the total behaviour of subjects

The Adiseshaiah National Review Commit- tee in out country has recommended the following time allocation, for the vocationa- lised spectrum at the higher secondary stage

(A) General foundation and language courses 30% and education subjects, 70%

(B) Language and SUPW, 30% and electives 70%

(D) SUPW and languages and general foundation courses 30%

Some thinkers recommend educational immunization to be practised in educational institutions. This should be correctly mean

(A) Checking students from wrong practices and harmful habits

(B) Preventing spread of false information through teaching

(D) Informing students about all 'isms' in the society to enable them to take their decisions freely

One of the important characteristic of successful school administration is

(A) The rational soundness

(B) Rigidity or right principles

(D) None of the above

Rousseau naturalism was like the rationalism of the Encyclopedist in respect to

(A) its glorification of the intellect

(B) its support of the State's absolute authority

(D) None of the above

The term 'Curriculum' should really mean

(A) Subjects as a whole that are prescribed for examination purpose

(B) The academic subjects taught in the school.

(D) All the experiences provided by a school in the class room teaching learning situations

Which of the following acceptable definition of a backward adult-literacy rate as per the latest available census report ?

(A) Kerala

(B) Maharashtra

(D) Andhra Pradesh

The intelligence of an individual can be rightly defined as

(A) a quality of his learned behaviour

(B) a potentially fixed quality of the genes

(D) a constant and unmodifiable quality of behaviour

Knowledge, status, authority and experience are all involved in

(A) Interaction process

(B) Communication process

(D) None the above

Learning is the modification of the organism in response to other

(A) Society

(B) Organism

(D) Religion

The beliefs of Francis Bacon included

(A) the rejection of the hypothesis

(B) the claim that Aristotle committed an error

(D) consideration of "negative instances"

Social Interaction is

(A) Stimulate each other's behaviour

(B) Interaction of two or more people

(D) All of the above

Dominance could be discriminated from leadership in the following aspects

(A) Leadership taken up different forms but dominance is uniform in nature

(B) Dominance denotes willing acceptance whereas leadership is a matter of appeal for compliance

(D) Leadership is generated by the weakness of a group whereas dominance speaks of the strength of the group

Characteristics of all informal and formal communication are

(A) structured

(B) unstructured

(D) different

In a test administrated to 50 boys and 50 girls, the means were 34.5 and 34.6 respectively. In the case of boys, the scores ranged from 15 to 49 and in the case of girls the range of scores was 20 to 40. We may, therefore conclude that

(A) The girls were more homogeneous than boys

(B) The girls were less heterogenous than boys

(D) There was greater uniformity among boys than girls

An effective teaching means all of the following except

(A) a teacher teaches with enthusiasm

(B) a teacher finds fault in his students

(D) a teacher puts emphasis more on teaching than on class control

A serious minded teacher as a rule

(A) never allow any mistakes on the part of his students

(B) allow the mistakes to be committed and explains how to minimize those mistakes

(D) should mildly punish students who commit mistakes

Which of the following do you consider as cause for a teacher's maladjustment to the profession?

(A) Not enough work to keep him engaged

(B) Limitations in his qualifications

(D) Poor relationship with colleagues and administration.

An effective teacher is expected to

(A) reduce the anxiety level of students to moderate level

(B) encourage the students to make initiative

(D) all of the above

Reconstruction and adaptation are necessary for urban as well as rural pattern of living because of

(A) Industrialization

(B) Scientific development

(D) All of the above

Rousseau's philosophy of education con- tents that

(A) environmental facilities for play activities should be improved in schools

(B) the education of children should start from the womle itself.

(D) Modern civilisation is to be modified according to the needs of the environ- ment.

The history of education reveals that even as take as the 19th century, all the various division of knowledge were spoken of as branches of

(A) Metaphysics

(B) Epistemology

(D) Logic

The essentialists in education claimed that

(A) We must teach what is common and alon essential for all instead of disputing out attention of individual differences

(B) Education should essentially be adjusted to the requirements of the growing children

(C) It is essential to take the interests of individual students into consideration in dividing the aims and methods of education

(D) In conformity with Deway, the practical needs of the society should be treated as essential in framing the curricula in education

It is found in many experiments that the discussion method of teaching is more effective that the lecture method. This is the effect of

(A) Impressionism

(B) Socialisation

(D) Group dynamics

In its present usage the word statistics is

(A) a decade old

(B) a century old

(D) 3 centuries old

Which of the following approaches could be considered as progressive in the construction of curriculum ?

(A) creating provision for promoting children to exert their potentialities for learning

(B) providing knowledge from the past culture and achievements of the nation for inheritance

(D) Selecting the contents of the curriculum from the disciplinary and cultural values point of view.

Statistics can

(A) disprove anything

(B) prove anything

(D) none of these

When you start teaching a new topic to a class, the foremost precaution to be observed would be to

(A) See that is important is impressed upon the class first

(B) Prepare the teaching matter as thoroughly as possible

(D) Create the feeling among students that the new topic has logical relation with what they knew before

Nationalism in education has the aim of

(A) enforcing obedience and society in the individuals

(B) supporting the democratic educational objectives

(D) making education internationalists as well

Which of the following provides more freedom to the learner to interact?

(A) Use of film projector

(B) Small group discussion emin

(D) Lecture by Experts

Teachers primary responsibility lies in

(A) Planning educational experiences

(B) keeping students records

(D) all of the above

The Swaminathan study group's report of 1972 in our country was concerned with

(A) In-service education teachers

(B) Development of pre-school children's education

(D) The vocational aspects of primary education

Parasympathetic nervous system

(A) Accelerate heart beat

(B) Dilater pupil of eye

(D) Stimulation of saliva

We usually welcome a liberal outlook on the parts of the members of any society. This comprises

(A) not hesitating to accept a correct fact.

(B) not posing problems and objections to what others say or believe

(D) accepting statements or saying coming from people whom we know

From an instrumentalist's point of view, the values in education

(A) have a standard hierarchy

(B) there is always a relativity of value standards

(D) are instrinsic to a subject or activity comprising education

Aristotle disagreed with Plato in respect to the brief that

(A) the state should control education

(B) there are universals

(D) ideas are the reals

A teacher will become an effective communicator if

(A) he uses instructional aids

(B) he helps students get meaning out of what he teaches answers

(D) he asks questions in between teaching

If a test measures successfully what it attempts to measure, it is termed as

(A) Valid

(B) Diagnostic

(D) Reliable

Education Philosophy is

(A) Concerned with the relation between mind and matter.

(B) A determining factor of the context of education

(D) Able to determine the why of education from a theoretical point of view.

The first question that a researcher interested in the application for statistical techniques to his problem has to ask is

(A) whether the data could be quantified

(B) whether analysis of data would be possible

(D) whether worthwhile inferences could be drawn

Communication will be effective

(A) if it delivered in a calm situation

(B) if it is delivered slowly and clearly

(D) if it reaches the receiver as intended by the sender

Both in the east and in the west, attempts are made to develop character and moral qualities in the school through

(A) Practical situations

(B) Pupil government

Which of the following teachers will you like most ?

(A) One who uses chart and maps

(B) One who uses board occasionally

(D) One who uses motion picture as a last resort

Before starting instruction a teacher should

(A) be aware of the environmental variables acting on the mind of the pupils

(B) know the existing knowledge of his stu- dents and their background knowledge

(D) all of the above

Religion and philosophy meet in

(A) Matter

(B) Mind

(D) None of the above

In which of the following respect, a group and crowd differ from each other?

(A) size

(B) Suggestibility

(D) Intimacy

There is a call from some thinkers that there is great necessity to socialise school education. This could be correctly interpreted as

(A) Greater stress on social services to be rendered the schools.

(B) The implementation of greater co- ordination between the schools and the society

(D) Formations of a common neighbourhood of schools to raise their academic standards.

The controversy between science and religion in the West started

(A) Naturalism

(B) Essentialism

(D) Darwinanism

'CARE' is an abbreviation for

(A) Care for Adult Recreation and Em- ployment

(B) Compulsory Attendance at Rural Education

(D) Contacts of American Representatives Everywhere.

Regarding the state control over education, it is usually felt that

(A) The individuals develop personality quicker.

(B) There is no possibility of the full devel- opment of woman personality

(D) There are better chances of betterment of educational institutions.

The traditional school is usually associated with

(A) the great books theory

(B) the activities program

(D) the integration of subjects

Which of the following statements would be correct with regard to the policy of non-formal education

(A) it is not a substitute, but a supplement to formal education

(B) It is good only for lower class, unskiller

(D) It does not require any theoretical basis or intellectual preparations of trained teachers.

The 1972 International Commission on Education has entitled its report as

(A) Education and National Development

(B) Learning to be National Development

(D) None of the above

The latest educational movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave and having pursued by some followers even now is called

(A) The Gurukul

(B) None

(D) All the above

Out of the following four branches of psychology with which sociology has got maximum linkage is

(A) Child Psychology

(B) General Psychology

(D) Industrial Psychology

If a teacher has to establish credibility in evaluating answer scripts he/she must be

(A) strict

(B) prompt

(D) lenient

The groups which are first in influencing individual and in shaping his attitudes and behaviour patterns is

(A) The society

(B) The family

(D) The country

If back-benchers are always talking in the classroom a teacher should

(A) punish them

(B) let them do what they are doing

(D) none of the above

A student is able to learn playing of harmonium more easily than typewriting. Playing of harmonium is a case of

(A) Residual learning

(B) Short terms homeostasis

(D) Long term homeostasis

According to Sri Aurobindo the training of our five sense

(A) Has no importance in education

(B) Should be given great importance thorough

(D) Is hindrance for training and education of conscience

The curriculum suggested by Frocbel for the kindergardens

(A) Has no place for religious instruction

(B) Includes religion and religious instruction

(D) None of these

Herbert, the originator of the formal steps of teaching considered morality as

(A) The whole and the main task of education

(B) Comisfit in his teaching steps

(D) A consideration to be borne in mind at higher stages of education only.

Closed circuit television is useful

(A) only for a restricted audience residing at a particular place

(B) only for poor students of the class

(D) none of these

The number of questions in a questionnaire should be

(A) 20

(B) 15

(D) as small as possible keeping in view the purpose of the survey.

The American Council on Education's Design for General Education

(A) made a sharp distinction between general education and liberal education

(B) identified 10 "objective" of general education, each with its specific and products

(D) involved a careful analysis of the behaviour of different age groups in so- ciety

Socialized techniques in teaching will release the qualities of

(A) Social setting

(B) Social discipline

(D) All of the above

Examination or evaluation of an educational process should have direct reference to

(A) the experiences of the personnel in charge of the process

(B) the programmes adopted in the process

(D) the aim and objections governing the process

Televised educational programmed is useful because

(A) it can magnify the microscopic forms of life and can be presented on TV

(B) it can present the natural phenomenon of the world in natural form

(D) all of these

During the days of informal education children used to get

(A) some kinds of education first through the process of living

(B) education without any specific purpose

(D) education only at an advanced age through schools

Any effective communication system employs a feedback system in order to

(A) make the necessary modifications in the process

(B) find faults with the sender (the teacher)

(D) find faults with the receiver (the student)

Primary data are

(A) less reliable compared to secondary data

(B) always more reliable compared to secondary data

(D) depends on the agency collecting the data

Education will no longer depend entirely on obtaining knowledge through the

(A) Printed page

(B) Visual approach

(D) None of the above

Who holds that economic purposes may be constructive or they may be used for exploi- tation

(A) Auguste Comte

(B) Max Weber

(D) None of the above

Visualization in the instructional process cannot increase

(A) retention and adaptation

(B) interest and motivation

(D) curiosity and concentration

What consideration a rating procedure involves?

(A) The continue on which rating is to be done

(B) The trail to be rated

(D) All of the above

The superiority of man over animals is due to

(A) Exchange of ideas

(B) System of expression

(D) All of the above

Without a knowledge of aims the educator is like a sailor

(A) Who know his destination

(B) Who doesn't know his destination

(D) All of the above

A set of questions asked and filled in by the interviewer in a face-to-face situation with another person is called

(A) A questionnaire

(B) A check list

(D) An apinionnaire

If a teacher comes across ideas difficult for others to understand, he should

(A) be happy and look forward to explain it to others

(B) keep this understanding to himself which would ensure him a special status

(D) rather not explain it to a person who obviously does not wish to spend much time on it.

Tip's contribution to educational philosophy consisted of

(A) attempting to reconcile the conflict between the theories of stability and change

(B) revealing the fallacy of innate ideas

D) teaching that individual man is the measure of all

Teachers need to study educational philoso- phy mainly because

(A) most teachers do not know anything about educational philosophy

(B) few, if any, teachers have a philosophy

(D) None of the above

Preservation of our environment needs to be a part of the studies in every

(A) Classroom

(B) Universities

(D) All of the above

Modern Indian education at the Elementary school level can best be described as being

(A) Project-centered

(B) Curriculum-centered

(D) Subject-centered

Four of the following have something in common. Which one does not belong in this group?

(A) Essentialism

(B) Pragmatizm

(D) Instrumentalism

Which of the following groups of students can be most benefited computer-based education programme ?

(A) Large group of moderate intelligence

(B) Small group of low IQ

(D) All of the above

The secular moral education is characterized by

(A) Social, humanistic and divine aspects of behaviour

(B) Humanistic and technological norms of behaviour

(D) Pragmatic and theological considerations

Sciences are taught in schools with the goals of

(A) preparing children to be creative

(B) compensating for the conservative views of arts

(D) equipping schools with better laborato- ries and workshops.

Teaching on TV is superior to class room instruction because

(A) experts for teaching a difficult topic can be arranged and others can be benefited from them

(B) very large classes are made possible and thus it is economically advantageous

(D) all of these

Eye muscles are innervated by

(A) Oculomotor, trochlear and abducens

(B) Oculomotor, abducens and vagus

(D) Oculomotor, facial and vagus

A teacher

(A) should have command over his language

(B) should introduce the lesson before he starts teaching

(D) all of the above

The National Institute for Basic Education in our country was established in

(A) 1969

(B) 1953

(D) 1972

When is type-l error increased?

(A) When alpha-level decreases

(B) When the sample size increases

(D) When the sample size decreases

Subjects that are called sciences are all

(A) Synthetic in nature

(B) Empirical in nature

(D) Theoretical in nature

In Moore & Cole's view "purpose lies within the individual"

(A) By its source

(B) The stimulation for its growth

(D) None of the above

The nationalist movement in India took the credit of recommending of

(A) private schools

(B) public schools

(D) mass education

Brain of a mammal differs from that of Frog in having

(A) No cerpus callosum

(B) Large cerebral hemispheres dividend into lobes by means of tissues

(D) Hollow olfactory lobes

The philosophy behind existentialism considers that

(A) Man should to the interests of the society

(B) The individuality is supreme and society is only a means for its development.

(D) We must give greater recognition to nature and intelligence as compared to aspects of self.

It is said that there are individual difference among students in a class. This fact is

(A) Great hindrance to teachers in teaching

(B) a suggestion for teachers to be careful in teaching

(D) purely a historical evidence that is out- dated today

When a student commits a mistake in his presentation in the classroom the teacher

(A) Should be silent

(B) Should immediately correct it

(D) Should explain the mistake to the stu- dent after the class

Today, most educationists are substituting the term basic education, by the concept of

(A) Work Experience

(B) Community Education

(D) Evaluation

The projective techniques in education and psychology are intended to

(A) Facilitate adoption of project methods

(B) Identify the unconscious tendencies of individuals

(D) Simplify the vocational and educational guidance

To study the relationship of family size to income, a researcher classifies his population into different income slabs and then takes a random sample from each slab. Which technique of sampling does he adopt?

(A) Random sampling

(B) Stratified random sampling

(D) Systematic sampling

If you come across to teach a blind student along with the normal students what type of behaviour you are expected to exhibit?

(A) Don't give any extra attention because majority of students may suffer

(B) Take care of him with sympathy

(C) Arrange the seat in the front row and try to keep your teaching pace according to him without making the other students suffer

(D) None of the above

The term "wastage" in education indicates

(A) Dropping of children from school before the completion of the school course

(B) Expression of teachers in schools at the Primary stage

(D) Wasting lot of money on Note books and paper by children

Which process of communication is the best for controlling noise in a classroom?

(A) Raising one's voice above students voice

(B) Saying 'don't talk

(D) Continue teaching without caring for noisy class

Forament of monro is an aperture between

(A) Rhinocoel and diacoel

(B) Third & fourth ventricles

(D) Diacoel and metacoel

The psychologist who was the forerunner of the Gestalt School of Psychology in Education, was

(A) William James

(B) Wertheime

(D) Wundt

Population education in schools

(A) Should be thought as a separate subject

(B) Will solve the problem of wastage in education

(D) Should be integrated with other existing subjects

The trial and error method of learning is an offshoot of

(A) Purposivism

(B) Conditioning

(D) Connectionism

Guidance services are recommended to be introduced in schools. This means that

(A) students should be guided as to what courses or vocations would be suited to them

(B) students must be guided for preparation for examinations though unit and term tests

(D) students should be given groper guidance in completing their assignments.

Which of the following steps would you consider first as an effective communi- cator?

(A) Plan the evaluation procedure

(B) Select the channels of communication

(D) Identify various media for communication

The Kothari Education Commission's report was entitled as

(A) Education and National Development

(B) Diversification of Education

(D) Education and Socialisation in Democracy

Overhead projector is superior to short circuit TV in a classroom teaching because

(A) it is cheap and self devised

(B) pictures in it may be shown in a desired sequence and with a minimum of lost motion (material)

(D) information presented though it is easily retained

Which is the least important in teaching?

(A) Punishing the students

(B) Lecturing in impressive ways

(D) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the black-board if needed

The most important question that a researcher is interested to use statistical technique in his problem then he has to see

(A) Whether the data could be quantified

(B) Whether analysis of data would be possible

(D) Whether worthwhile inferences could be drawn

The area where the teacher-made tests cannot be pertinent is

(A) Interests

(B) Intelligence

(D) Attitudes

Thermoregulatory centre in the body of homeothermol animals and man is found in

(A) Skin

(B) Pituitary

(D) Diencephalon

A teacher in order to be successful, should

(A) Prepare the student to score high marks in administrative activities

(B) Concentrate on syllabus completion

(D) Provide subject knowledge to students.

A motor nerve carries impulses from

(A) Cranial nerves to effector

(B) Effectors to cranial nerves

(D) Central nervous system to effector

Faculty psychology was most widely acceptor

(A) during the post renaissance period

(B) during the renaissance period

(D) during the renaissance period but given up in the past renaissance period

All of the following statements regarding a teacher are correct except that he is/he

(A) a friend, guide and philosopher

(B) teaches what the students do not know

(D) changes his attitudes and behaviour according to the need of the society

Which of the following interpretations would be correct according to the progressive philosophy of education?

(A) Emphasis on the importance of pupil activity in learning

(B) Making learning a delightful activity

(D) Emphasis on incentives to be made more attractive in learning

Social development among children requires that

(A) A children's relations with other children and adults should be encouraged

(B) Parents should give full freedom to children in their activities

(D) The classes of children should be enlarged for wider movement.

Olfactory lobes of a mammalian rain are

(A) Free and solid

(B) Fused and solid

(D) Free and hollow

On the first day of your teaching a class, the students remain quiet, which of the following would be your correct inference?

(A) They are watching and studying your weak and strong qualities carefully

(B) They are satisfied and impressed by your personality

(D) They are all well disciplined and obedient students

Which audio-visual aid is simple, easy to use and not expensive?

(A) Slides

(B) Cassettes

(D) Compact discs

Gandhi's real greatness in the field of education is to be found in the fact that

(A) His naturalism merged with his pragmatism

(B) He made his idealism as complementary

(D) He made his idealism and naturalism complementary to his pragmatism

Absenteeism in the class can be minimized by

(A) telling students that it is bad to be absent in the class

(B) punishing the students

(D) teaching the class effectively and regu- larly

Suppose you are an ambitious teacher. You have high ideals for class room teaching but your hard labour goes in vain. The reason underlying this problem may be

(A) Individual differences among students make your efforts futile

(B) Your teaching level is above the ability level of students

(D) none of the above

Part of mammalian brain controlling muscular co-ordination is

(A) Medulla oblongata

(B) Corpus callosum

(D) Cerebellum

The Secondary Education Commission's suggestion about negligence of education in school, favoured

(A) Religious instruction as an integral part of regular school work without appointing special teachers for the purpose.

(B) Combination of religious instruction with moral education relating to it the context of contents different curricular courses.

(D) Limiting free religious instruction to only, those who wanted it, by creating the required facilities within the school timetable itself.

Which one of the following is not an attribute of culture?

(A) Shared

(B) Learnt

(D) Transmittable

There are recommendations for including a subject called 'Safety education' in schools of today, it means

(A) Corrective education to protect the mental health of children

(B) Health education for safeguarding the health of students

(D) All the above

Which of the following oranial nerves is mixed

(A) Optic

(B) Vagus

(D) Trochlear

Equalisation of educational opportunities means

(A) Providing education suited to the nature abilities for all

(B) Providing equal type of education for all

(D) Providing the same kind of schools for all

Lungs, heart, larynx, stomach intestine etc., are supplied by cranial nerve

(A) Oculomotor

(B) Vagus

(D) Abducens

A dogma is different from a theory in respect of any one of the following

(A) Experimental verification

(B) Assumptions

(D) Acceptability

Discussion in the class will be more effective if the topic of discussion is

(A) Stated before the start of the discussion

(B) Not introduced

(D) Informed to the students well in advance

The general victimism against education now- a-days is that about the standards taking to formal

(A) The number of students education is falling

(B) The percentages of passes in public examinations are falling

(D) There is increase in the number of schools but decrease in the number of teachers.

To make teachers accountable. They should be given

(A) Freedom in the selection of content and methods of teaching

(B) Training in teaching and examining.

(D) Transfer to places where they want to serve.

The social heritage of people could be described by the following term

(A) Culture

(B) Social norm

(D) Human involvement

Which one of the following characteristics could be regarded as the outstanding aspect of a scientific culture?

(A) Generalisation

(B) Actualisation

(D) Quantification

All the functions of educational measure- ments are concerned, directly or indirectly with

(A) avoidance of conflicts

(B) selection of teachers

(D) improvement of administration

In which of the following respects is a theory 'not' different from a belief?

(A) Antecedent consequent relationships

(B) Acceptability

(D) Demonstrability

According to Swami Vivekananda, a teacher's success depends on

(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others

(B) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God.

(D) His mastery of the subject and task in controlling the students

The Montessori schools insist on

(A) The principle of sense training

(B) Creativeness, the main objective of education

(D) Well equipped school buildings

It is usually claimed that any subject that is taught in school has a disciplinary value. This means, that

(A) It requires strict discipline among students to learnt it

(B) It teaches certain habits and qualities to train the minds of students

(D) It requires special and disciplined methods of teaching

According to Alder, the primary cause for stresses and strains in an individual is

(A) The feeling of inferiority

(B) The desire for knowledge of the self

(D) The curiosity to know the mind of others

The Pancha Kosh Theory of Education was elaborated by

(A) Swami Vivekananda

(B) Patanjali

(D) Aurobindo

It is often complained hat there is brain drain in our country. The implication is that (A) The brains of educated persons are having washed in unnecessary pursuits.

(B) Students brains are unnecessarily burdened with every education

(D) Educated and capable people are seeking jobs in other countries because of unemployment here

Historically speaking, Thornodike's theory of learning was translated into class room method following

(A) Trocbelian principles of child education.

(B) Herbatian steps with only slight modifi- cations

(D) The scientific principles recommended by Rousseau.

Rousseau who popularized the Naturalistic Philosophy of Education in the West belonged to

(A) The 17th Century

(B) The 16th Century

(D) The 18th Century

A good piece of research is the product of

(A) a good research library

(B) collective scholarship

(D) a touch of genius

The horizontal enrichment programme of instruction means

(A) Selecting topics of equal difficulty level and presenting them together.

(B) Grouping children of similar abilities for teaching advanced knowledge y

(D) Enlisting the co-operation of all talented students to study together with a competitive spirit.

Appetite and satiety centres of brain an present in

(A) Hypothalamus

(B) Cerebral hemisphere

(D) Medulla oblongata

The Indian Education Commission (1964-66) has recommended compulsory social service for school children as follows

(A) 20 days for the lower secondary stage and 20 days for the higher secondary stage

(B) 10 days for the primary stage and 30 days the secondary stage

(D) 10 days for the lower secondary stage and 20 days for the higher secondary stage

When you put a question in the class to check the knowledge of students, the best method would be to,

(A) Put more than one question at a time to stimulate students

(B) Frame the question as lengthy as you can

(D) To pose the question to the whole class and then select some body to answer

The theory of learning associated with connectionism was propounded by

(A) Socrates

(B) Pavlov

(D) Kilpatrick

Evaluation in education insists on the following

(A) Making tests more reliable and valid

(B) Conducting periodical tests to detect students' weaknesses

(D) Examining students objectively for selection purpose

The main purpose of the first degree in our universities should be to

(A) Bring students to frontiers of knowledge and from there should be research

(B) Equip students with necessary compe- tencies for different work experiences

(D) Bring to the frontiers of research with necessary equipment of knowledge

The idea of starting girls' University in our country started in the year 1970.

(A) As an initiative of the British rulers.

(B) Through the efforts of municipalities and local fund communities.

(D) With the political awakening in the country by the push given by Mahatma Gandhi

Adult education's main objective is to

(A) Teach adults to be able to understand what they read

(B) Enable the adults to read and write

(D) Socialise the adults to move about freely

The idea of sense training in the Montessori method is based on

(A) The theory of transfer of training

(B) The behaviouristic theory of education

(D) The pragmatic aspects of educational theories

The term "Manpower Needs" in any country requires the

(A) People should be educated in accor-dance with specified jobs requirements

(B) enrolments in educational institutions should be decided according

(D) education at all stages should be geared to promote the powers of the educates

Man is superior to other animals mainly due to

(A) Large brain be

(B) Free forelimbs

(D) Front eyes

Vocationalisation of education has the object of

(A) Preparing students for a vocation along with knowledge

(B) Giving more importance to vocation than general education

(D) Creating an educational bias among vocational people

The abbreviation SUPW means

(A) Social Upsurge for Progress and Work

(B) Scientific Utilisation for People and World

(D) Solution of Utilitarian Problems of Work

If a student becomes unconscious in the class what will you do first?

(A) Telephoning student's parents and waiting for them

(B) Rushing to the principal's office and convassing for help impatiently

(D) Making arrangement to send him to his home

Effective teaching means

(A) Love, cooperation, sympathy, affection and encouragement given to students

(B) Corporal punishment given to students at the time of moral offences

(D) both (A) and (C)

School children are often victims of infection caused by

(A) Mal-nutrition caused by undigested food particles

(B) Invasion of the body by the plant and animal organisms

(D) Lack of proper exercises and drills

Drop outs are more likely to be

(A) vulnerable to the requirement of public assistance

(B) unemployed

(D) all of these

Genu and splenium are associated with

(A) Medulla oblongatas

(B) Cerebrum

(D) Vermis

The professional requirements of a teacher as explained in the UNESCO publication is/ are

(A) innovativeness in approach and teaching strategies

(B) mastery over the subject and competency for teaching

(D) all of the above

During depolarisation, permeability of neuron increases towards

(A) N+

(B) Na+

(D) Mg++

Students should prefer those teachers who

(A) give important questions before exami- nation

(B) dictate notes in the class

(D) are themselves disciplined

A technical educational cess was recom- mended to be levied in our country for the first time by

(A) The Secondary Education Commission

(B) The International Education Commission

(D) The Technical Education Commission

The best way to react to wrong answer given by a student is

(A) to scold him for not having learnt the lesson

(B) to explain why the answer is wrong

(D) to ask another student to give the correct answer

The case study method as adopted to find out

(A) The cases of a child's maladjustment

(B) The personality development of an individual

(D) The effects of heredity on education of a child

The first question that a researcher interested Quin the application for statistical techniques to his problem has to ask is

(A) whether the data could be quantified

(B) whether appropriate statistical techniques are available

(D) whether worthwhile inferences could be drawn

Concerning the application of education to the problem of intergroup relations in America, it can be said truthfully that

(A) Equality in education alone will provide the Negro with equality of job opportunity

(B) There is evidence that the education of the Negro will increase rather than solve conflict.

(D) None of these.

If you are irritated and show rashness because of the inadequate behaviours shown by others what do you think about your own behaviour

(A) your behaviour is not good because elders have the right to behave you in this way

(B) it is justified because behaviours are echo lime

(D) none of these

If a girl student requests you to collect her posts at your address what would you like to do in this case?

(A) You would not give permission as it is against your own principles

(B) You will permit the girl to collect the posts at your address because as a teacher you should do it

(D) You will permit her because you have some attachment with her

Which of the following definitions would be correct for the term "programmes instructions" ?

(A) It is a schedule of instruction coupled with extra-curricular programmes in the school.

(B) It is an instructional procedure as per time table and monthly progress programme of the school.

(D) It is a planned sequence of arranging the material to be learned form simple to complex for self study

Effective communication will make the receivers

(A) enjoy it

(B) think about it

(D) accept it

The special courts meant for dealing with juvenile delinquents look upon delinquency as

(A) A crime rather than misbehaviour

(B) A misbehaviour rather than a crime

(D) A mistake of parents rather than of children

Suppose the teachers are busy in cracking filthy jokes and you are also there but you are unable to stop them you should

(A) persuade them decently not to waste their time in fifthly jokes

(B) instruct them to mind their language while passing leisure time

(D) be critical and remind them for the nobility of their jobs

The main difference between an administrator and a researcher lies in the fact that

(A) the former is more concerned only with the what of things while the researcher is interested both in the why and what of things

(B) the former takes a global view of things while the latter penetrates deep into specific issues

(D) the former is more interested in social outcomes while the latter in finding out as to why things happen as they do

Acculturation is the process of

(A) Accepting the innovations required for the development of nation's culture

(B) Developing qualities which affect the culture of nation

(D) Following the latest trends of a culture as opposed to the past traditions

The 1965-66 Indian Education Commission, recommended among other things

(A) General education as distinct from vocational education

(B) General education containing elements of vocational and technical education

(D) Complete separation between the lor general and vocational educational 903 courses

A children in school is called a problem child when

(A) He is able to solve the problem of other children

(B) He suggests useful approaches to teachers when they are explaining any problem

(D) He is very resourceful in suggesting good problems for the class to work out

If students do not understand what is taught in the class, the teacher should

(A) repeat the lesson once again

(B) teach the lesson again giving more examples

(D) check up the previous knowledge of the students in the topic

Which statement is not correct?

(A) One research gives birth to another research

(B) A researcher is expected to be a well read person

(D) A good researcher is a nice person

Learning according to Watson's behaviourism is

(A) Learning by trial and error only

(B) Learning by selection of successful variants

(D) Common among human beings only

The famous seven cordial principles of education were formulated in the U.S.A. by

(A) The new education fellowship

(B) The progressive education association

(D) The national federation of education

The credit of planning a child's education is achieve the divinelinity goes to

(A) John Lock

(B) Frobel

(D) Montessori

One will be an effective communicator if one

(A) has histrionic talents

(B) is a humorous speaker

(D) communicates in one's mother tongue

Programmed learning involves

(A) A graded series of audio-tapes

(B) An ordered sequence of stimulus items

(D) Collection of slides and film strips on the lesson

Which of the following statement is not correct?

(A) A good communicator cannot be a good teacher

(B) A good communicator has wide reading

(D) A good communicator has command over language

Which of the following is an example of the software material ?

(A) Cover head projects

(B) Computer

(D) Teaching machine

An effective communication does not require

(A) appropriate gestures

(B) change in speech pattern

(D) handsome personality

Which of the following is not true of adult education in this country

(A) It has included worker's educational and Chautaque

(B) Its origin lies outside the formal agency of the school

(D) It is a recent development within the last fifty years.

Realism is really

(A) Reserve of naturalism

(B) Pragmatic epistemology

(D) An epistemological philosophy

The objectives of a research can be written

(A) only in statement form

(B) only in question form

(D) in hypothetical form

The facial expressions of students relate to which element of the communication process?

(A) Message

(B) Sender

(D) Receiver

The progressive education movement in U.S.A. was the direct outcome of

(A) Experimentalism of Education

(B) Naturalism in education

(D) Socialism in education

In the eyes of the educational sociologist, the school can best contract prejudice by

(A) Imparting the intellect

(B) Developing the intellect

(D) Developing and extending primary group values

Quality of research depends on

(A) available facilities

(B) use of nigh technology

(D) dedication on the part of researchers

The term 'sub-culture' is used to indicate

(A) The belief and customs of traditional social groups

(B) The culture of the lower state of the society

(D) The traditions and ideas of tribal groups of societies

Which device do you use to project an opaque object?

(A) Magic lantern

(B) Slide projector

(D) Epidiascope

An important principle of the play-way technique in education is that

(A) Children should learn on their own responsibility

(B) Authoritarianism is a must for speedy learning and adaptation

(D) Opportunities for self expression should be selective under guidance and supervision

Which of the following describes Micro- teaching?

(A) Breaking up the subject matter into small division

(B) Explaining the lesson in minute detail

(D) Teaching the basics of a selected unit

When a student asks a question to which the teacher has no directs correct answer. He should

(A) tell the student not to ask such irrelevant question

(B) give some vague answer and satisfy the student

(D) ask the student to find out the answer himself from books in the library

For Tagore, the real education is that which

(A) Inculcates regularity in habits and attitudes

(B) Has intellectual and emotional predomi- nance

(D) Makes one's life harmonious with all existence

Which of the following is a measure of variability?

(A) Mean

(B) Median

(D) Standard deviation

If a girl student requests you to collect her posts at your address what would you like to do in this case

(A) You would not give permission as it is against your own principles

(B) You will permit the girl to collect the posts at your address because as a teacher, you should do it

(D) You will permit her because you have some attachment with her

The name of Paul S. Popenoe is best associated with

(A) Industrial arts and vocational education

(B) Education for family relations

(D) Nursing education

Speaking about the problem method of teaching, Deway asserts that

(A) Teachers should first recognise a problem to pass it on to students

(B) The problem should be as such for students and not for teachers.

(D) Problem should start from some life experience rather from school subject.

The criticism of the 1952-53 Secondary Commission in our country about the curriculum in the secondary school was that

(A) It was narrowly conceived mainly in terms of admission requirements of the colleges.

(B) It envisaged education for the more liberal classes of the society instead of uplifting the rural areas of the country

(D) It appeared to suit the interests and tests of the expert teachers along amounting to neglect of the capacities and requirements of the taught.

If a child is a back bench and is unable to watch the black board clearly. As a result he stands, sees and sits repeatedly. What inference will you draw regarding the case?

(A) The child is of short height as compared to his class mates

(B) The blackboard is under shining effect of light

(D) both (A) and (C)

The Secondary Education Commission's suggestion about negligence of education in school, favoured

(A) Religious instruction as an integral part of regular school work without appointing special teachers for the purpose.

(B) Combination of religious instruction with moral education relating to it the context of contents different curricular courses.

(D) Limiting free religious instruction to only those who wanted it, by creating the required facilities within the school time table itself.

Which of the following is not a method or approach commonly used in intergroup education?

(A) Socio-drama and role-playing

(B) Criticism of the customs of minorities

(D) Emphasis placed upon the contributions or minorities

Which of the following can be listed as outcomes of special education in U.S.

(A) Conformity to accepted ideals

(B) Greater vocational efficiency

(D) All of the above

The trial and error method of learning according to Thorndike could be classified as under

(A) The principle of multiple response

(B) The law of exercise

(D) The principle of Associative learning

Liberalism in education, when it was claimed by universities of the world since the 19th century, meant

(A) Freedom to be given to education from the clutches of religion

(B) Favouring liberal education as opposed to special education

(D) Administrative freedom to universities to run the institution

The term 'Evaluation' and 'Assessment' could be discriminated as follows

(A) Assessment is limited to coverage achievement whereas evaluation is qualitative in character

(B) Evaluation is concerned with the effec- tive aspects of achievement whereas assessment judges the cognitive as- pects

(C) Evaluation involves the measurement as well as diagnosis of students' attain- ments, whereas assessment is con- cerned with only scholastic attainments.

(D) Assessment is an attempt to measure the pupil as whole whereas evaluation is concerned with his achievement only

Naturalism in education means

(A) Introduction of physical sciences in education

(B) Giving more importance to mind than to matter

(D) supporting both mind and consciousness equally

The industrial revolution that started in the West to begin with had the following effect on education

(A) Shifting the emphasis from the lower class culture to the middle class culture

(B) Shifting the centre of gravity from the middle to the lower class culture

(D) Introduction of vocationalisation of education

Any deterrents are negative in character

(A) When they prevent children from doing wrong

(B) When they prevent doing wrong but do not reform children

(D) When they are administered with a negative motive

Which of the following will not hamper effective communication in the class?

(A) An ambiguous statement

(B) A lengthy statement

(D) A statement which allows the listener to draw his own conclusions

If a student is constantly rubbing his eyes and is inattentive during blackboard work he is having

(A) adjustment problem.

(B) hearing problem

(D) all of the above

Play therapy is adopted in the study of children in order to

(A) Make the educational process joyful

(B) To understand the inner motives and complexes of children

(D) Highlight the importance of play activities in education

It is said that there is an urgent need of anticulation among schools and colleges, this problem of articulation is concerned with

(A) Provision of better administrative facili- ties

(B) Appointment of talented teachers

(D) Better facilities for in-service training of teachers

The idea that Basic Education is education through crafts

(A) True so far as the rural areas are concerned

(B) The whole truth of the schemes

(D) True to some extent only because the concept is deeper

The term prejudice in a person is coloured by

(A) A hasty judgement about a situation with an unfavourable

(B) Judgement and assessment of a situa- tion without any favoritism

(D) Pre-judgement of a situation with a view to settle a conflict in haste

Suppose you are teaching in a minority college where casteism and narrow mind- edness victimize you, for better adjustment there you should

(A) uplift the humanistic values beyond these narrow wall and develop scientific temper in your students

(B) rebel against such attitudes as it is against the norms of the Indian society

(D) none of the above

Suppose you want to teach your students to develop factual knowledge of a subject. Which of the following methods would be suitable in your opinion?

(A) The demonstration method

(B) The lecturer method

(D) The source method

Of the doctrine of immanence it can be said truthfully that it

(A) pictures the world as an unfriendly place

(B) implies that knowledge of the good is in the world about us

(D) supports Plato's theory of reality

The sociologist feels that, if men expect to put an end to prejudice and race conflict, they will have to give major attention to

(A) Legislating human rights for minorities

(B) Putting into effect the "melting pot theory"

(D) Remedying social abuses and reducing conflict

Boarding schools are considered to be better than the day schools because

(A) They help children in their social development

(B) They are helpful in freeing parents from their responsibilities

(D) They are meant for homeless and parentless children

Which one of the following is an ODD statement ?

(A) Majority of teachers use lectures method

(B) Knowledge is static

(D) One way interaction prevails in the classrooms

Which has the greatest potential for education through audio-visual means?

(A) SITE programmes

(B) Teaching machine

(D) The Computer

Any deterrents are negative in character

(A) When they prevent children from doing wrong

(B) When they prevent doing wrong but do not reform children

(D) When they are administered with a negative motive

The approach to the concept of learning was different for Dewey and White Head in the following se.se

(A) Dewey's approach was logical whereas White Head's approach was philosophical

(B) Dewey thought of learning in pragmatic terms whereas White Head thought in terms of cultural aspects

(D) Dewey thought of learning in experimen- tal terms While white Head thought of it in more esthetic terms.

Effective teaching, by and large is a function of

(A) Teacher's honesty

(B) Teacher's scholarship

(D) Teacher's liking for the job of teaching

Cultural pluralism is based on the concept that

(A) America is the "Melting Pot" for various foreign stocks

(B) The American culture for all

(D) Our culture is variegated and dynamic, each group of immigrants contributing towards its enrichment

To say that the adolescents are rebellions in nature, will be regarded by experts as

(A) A misconception

(B) A necessary character at that stage

(D) An effect of the environment

The competency of a teacher can be judged on the basis

(A) length of service

(B) publication of books

(D) personality of teacher

A teacher who believes in the realistic philosophy of education would

(A) Support strict control and supervision to make children understand human race and culture

(B) Not allow control and pressure on students to learn what they want to learn (C) Oppose supervision and interference of the teacher with the interests of students.

(D) Allow full freedom to students in learning, following a non-interference policy.

Liberalism in education, when it was claimed by universities of the world since the 19th century, meant

(A) Freedom to be given to education from the clutches of religion

(B) liberal education as opposed to special education

(D) Administrative freedom to universities to run the institution

My reaction to the statement: A good teacher is essentially a good researcher" is that this is

(A) My firm belief

(B) Something I find difficult to agree to

(D) Only a hypothesis

The development of feelings of appreciation and interests come under the category of

(A) Cognitive development of personality

(B) Cognitive developmental aspects

(D) Affective aspects of development

The state of the psyche designated as super ego by the Psycho-analysts, if found

(A) In higher animal also

(B) Among human beings alone

(D) Among men and animals as well

As an idealist, which of the following maxim would you think to correct about the problem of discipline ?

(A) The child should be trained to practice restraint with only limited freedom

(B) Discipline should be imposed from outsiders and teachers with full control

(D) The child be subjected to fear and control to train him to desist from doing wrong

Fundamental duties of citizens were provided

(A) education department

(B) By the school principle

(D) In the Constitution of India

Afferent nerve fibres carry impulses from

(A) Effector organs to CNS

(B) CNS to receptor

(D) CNS to muscles

Education cultivates faculties which are

(A) Moral

(B) Aesthetic

(D) All of these

Object of education according to Durkhime is

(A) Cultivate physical activities

(B) Awaken the child to learn

(D) All of the above

A ganglion connected with spinal reflex is present in

(A) White matter around grey matter of spinal cord

(B) Dorsal root of a spinal nerve

(D) Vental root of a spinal nerve

The student centred plan is most favourable in the matter of

(A) Articulation

(B) Balance

(D) All of the above

The term "Co-curricular activities" is a popular one for all educational institutions. Which of the following would you regard as a cocurricular activity

(A) Debating competitions

(B) Collection of funds for school building

(D) Tournaments

If a curriculum maker follows the subjective theory of values in education, he will

(A) Not insist on the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum if pupils or parents are not interested in it

(B) Disregard the interests of children the parents for the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum

(D) Care more for the content aspects than for the methodological

The interaction between teachers and students or between buyers and sellers is classified by the sociologists as a social inter action of

(A) The secondary type

(B) The multiple type

(D) The responsive type

One undertakes research

(A) to verify what has already been established

(B) to describe and explain a new phenomenon

(D) to do one or the other of the above

Who realised the urgent need for the reform of rigid, lifeless, meaningless curriculum

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

It is recommended by educationists that there should be a dynamic approach to teaching. It means that

(A) The courses of teaching should not remain static, but dynamic

(B) Teachers should be energetic and dynamic

(D) The students should be required to earn through activities

According to the recommendation of the Mudaliar Secondary Education Commission, the maximum number of a pupils in a class at the secondary

(A) Should not exceed 50

(B) Should not exceed 60

(D) Should not exceed 40

A sentiment could be correctly defined as

(A) A strong desire for an action with an inner motive

(B) A weak point in individual's emotional life

(D) A sum total of a person's feeling and emotions about some object

Classroom discipline can be maintained effectively by

(A) knowing the cause of indiscipline and handling it with stern hand

(B) providing a programme which is according to the need and interest of the pupils

(D) none of the above

If you are an educational philosopher, which of the following would be your main consideration in establishing a school?

(A) The site for its building

(B) The deed that it should fulfill

(D) The abilities of teachers

The core pattern is oriented towards

(A) Guidance

(B) Research pattern

(D) Counselling

The secondary education commission of 1952-53 also called the

(A) Wardha Commission

(B) Mudaliar Commission

(D) The National policy on education

Schools became higher secondary and multipurpose schools by

(A) The Kothari Commission

(B) The Mudaliar Commission

(D) The National Policy on Education

The Basic Education Scheme also called the Wardha Scheme was designed by

(A) Patriotic educator

(B) Dedicated educator

(D) All of the above

Historically, vocational education in the West was introduced by

(A) The Industrial Revolution

(B) The middle class capitalistic system

(D) Renaissance

According to Waston, the Behaviourist, sensations and feelings are

(A) The elements of conscious experience

(B) Not the elements of conscious experi- ence

(D) None of the above

Each learning experience aims at the total growth. This is possible because the learning teaching situations focus on

(A) Social problems

(B) Common problems

(D) All of the above

The 5+3+2 pattern is changed to 5 + 5 + 3 pattern by

(A) By Wardha Pattern

(B) Mudaliar Commission

(D) By combined effect of all

The process of expansion of an individual capacities qualitatively, should be termed as

(A) Equilibration

(B) Maturation

(D) Development

"Practice Makes Perfect" is an accepted slogan is education but the necessary condition for this is that.

(A) it is to utilise full energies of the individual

(B) practice must be frequent

(D) it must not be hindered by supervision.

Idea of socially useful productive work in the curriculum has been given by

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) J.L. Nehru

(D) Lala Lajpat Rai

In these rapidly charging times and for different back grounds of pupils a

(A) Very flexible school curriculum

(B) Very rigid school curriculum

(D) None of the above

The interests of the pupils facilitate his learning. Most of the young pupils interests are

(A) Socially derived

(B) Scientific in nature

(D) None of these

In the final analysis, teaching must be thought of mainly as a process of

(A) asking questions and evaluating the leaming

(B) directing the activities of the pupils

(D) all of the above

The Basic education scheme was put into operation in many schools in

(A) Public Schools

(B) Rural areas

(D) Missionaries huts

Elements of the core concept is/are

(A) Teacher - pupil planning daily phisophy of Swami Dayananda suggests

(B) Co-operative pre-planning by teachers

(D) All of the above

During rest sodium pump of a nerve results in

(A) More na+ pumped than v+ ions taken in

(B) Na+ pumped in without exchange with any other ion

(D) More na+ being pumped in that K+ ions pumped out

The educational approach to pre-primary education

(A) A non-formal approach to pre-primary education

(B) A non-formal approach to co-education

(D) A formal approach to education at all stages

Article 45 under the Directive Principles of State policy in the Indian Constitution, provides for

(A) Rights of minorities to establish educational institution

(B) Free and compulsory primary education

(D) Education for weaker sections of the country

Culture is considered to have an optional form also beside the universal and special forms. Therefore, the cultural progress of a society is depicted by

(A) The universal form only

(B) The optional form only

(D) A combination of the universal and special forms

Who criticized the subject-centred traditional curriculum

(A) John Dewey

(B) Alfred North whitehead

(D) G.B. Pant

On which of the following statements there is consensus among educators?

(A) Disciplinary cases should be sent to the principal only when other means have failed

(B) Disciplinary cases should never be sent to the principal's office

(D) None of the above

Which of the following distinctions between instruction and education would meet your approval as a teacher ?

(A) Education is for grown ups, but instruction is for younger ones.

(B) Instruction is specific whereas education is comprehensive

(D) Instruction requires a content matter whereas education required a methodical approach

The emphasis in core is on total growth of the pupil

(A) Physically

(B) Intellectually

(D) All of the above

The core pattern is

(A) Problem-Centred

(B) Core-centred

(D) All of the above

Which of the following will be acceptable for establishing a fact?

(A) Traditionally in practice over a long period of time

(B) Opinion of a large number of people

(D) Reference in the ancient literature

The most appropriate meaning of learning is

(A) inculcation of knowledge

(B) modification of behaviour

(D) personal adjustment

In basic education curriculum the subject taught in isolation is/are

(A) Social Sciences

(B) Biology

(D) Not any subject

Educational Administration is concerned with

(A) The 'why' of educational processes

(B) The 'what' of educational programme

(D) The 'how' of achieving educational objectives

A school complex means

(A) Number of schools situated in any community

(B) Schools within easily accessible radius

(D) The superiority or inferiority complexes of schools

An injury in accident has disturbed regulation of body temperature, water balance and hunger in a The part of brain affected is

(A) Cerebellum

(B) Corpora quadriglmins

(D) Hypothalamus

Which group of communication aspects does not distort the communication process in the class?

(A) Evaluating - focussing - illustrating

(B) Reversing - evaluating - focussing

(D) Focussing - illustrating - exaggerating

Indian philosophers like Manu opined that philosophy loads

(A) To thinking in the abstract

(B) To a disciplined life

(D) To salvation

Hot media is

(A) A lecture

(B) A movie

(D) All of the above

The difference between moral and ethical education is that

(A) Teaching ethics can hinder moral stag- nation while teaching moral advances discrimination

(B) Moral emphasize knowledge and ethics emphasize performance

(D) Moral can prematurely hinder ethical development ethics need support of religion.

Which of the following teacher's qualities contributes most to good classroom disci- pline?

(A) Good behaviour and pleasant manners

(B) Charming personality

(D) Simple way of living

Social stratification and rigid class structures brought about the

(A) National integration

(B) Caste system

(D) Cultural system

John Dewe's experimental school was called as

(A) The progressive school

(B) The free school

(D) The community school

The Core Curricula in education means

(A) Science and Mathematics, integrated

(B) Language subjects and skills

(D) Public examination subjects for certifi- cation

Acts and movements for progress have been set afloat to achieve what we had hoped for after gaining independence. It is in the

(A) Five year plans

(B) Creations of States

(D) Twenty year plans

Under the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment, the Govt. of India developed

(A) Multi-media package

(B) Student training material

(D) Data Bank

Educational inspection is different from educational supervision in the area that

(A) Inspection sounds static whereas supervision is dynamic in approach

(B) Inspection is prutive whereas supervision is corrective.

(D) Inspection assures co-oriented; whereas supervision expects participation?

Educational Philosophy feel, that the conflict between capitalism and communism

(A) Leaves important educational issues without solving the conflict

(B) Gives a definite shape to common policies

(D) Creates a healthy competitive spirit in education

Education will no longer depend entirely on obtaining knowledge through the

(A) Printed page

(B) Visual approach

(D) None of the above

What is now a days termed as non-formal education, is really

(A) A substitute for formal education

(B) Not a substitute for formal education

(D) Non-technical education

Which of the following is richly supplied with blood capillaries, the vascular membrane or meninx around the brain is

(A) Pyramater

(B) Arachnoid

(D) Epidermic

The potential difference across the membrane of nerve fibre when it does not show any physiological activities is called resting potential. It is about

(A) -60 mv

(B) +90 mv

(D) -80 mv

Which of the following is a "whole hearted purposeful activity proceeding is a social environment"?

(A) Dalton plan

(B) Problem method

(D) Heuristic method

"Micro teaching" is one of the recent trends in education insist on

(A) Teaching students by dividing them into smaller groups

(B) Teaching of minutest points of a subject

(D) Mastering of various skills of teaching with special attention

Which is incorrect

(A) Na+ helps retain water

(B) Na+ transport substances across mem- branes

(D) Na+ helps in conduction of nerve impulse

Audio-visual aids are more effective because

(A) Student are more attracted by T.V. and cinema

(B) They provide a change

(D) Verbalism is not adequate usually

The term 'Maturation' is specifically used for

(A) Quantitative change in the organism induced by learning

(B) Quantitative change in the organism not induced by learning

learning and situation

(D) Qualitative change in the organism not induced by learning

The following was the main recommendation of the Sadler Commission appointed in out country in 1917

(A) Intermediate colleges would intervene between the University and Education courses.

(B) The intermediate colleges should be attached to Universities.

(D) None of the above

The most important factors in bringing about social change and these may be found in inventions are

(A) Acculturation

(B) Diffusion

(D) None of the above

The belief and ideas common to all societies represent

(A) Universal forms of culture

(B) Special forms of culture

(D) Optional forms of culture in societies

In a nerve if sodium pump is blocked, which of the following is most likely to happen?

(A) Na+ outside the nerve well increase

(B) Na+ and K+ will increase outside the cell

(D) K+ inside the nerve will increase

Dalton plan is associated with

(A) Miss Halen Parkhurst

(B) Thorndike

(D) John Dewey

An axon has four terminals ends connected with dendrites of four different neurons. Its nerve impulse will

(A) Travel in all the four neurons with equal strength

(B) Become weak due to distribution in to four

(D) Travel to none because the movement of impulse is from dendrites to axon

Which of the following is the most indirect experience?

(A) Visual-symbols

(B) Contrived experience

(D) Verbal symbols

The site from which the nerve impulses for hearing originates in mammals is

(A) Anditory nerve

(B) Coehlea

(D) Vestibale

For minimizing classroom absenteeism, the most effective method is

(A) to allow students to attend or not to attend the class

(B) to punish the absentees

(D) to tell students that cutting classes is a bad behaviour

Synaptic fatigue is due to

(A) Repeated release of adrenaline

(B) Repeated release of acetylcholine

(D) Exhaustion of acetylcholinesterage

Organ of Corti sends information to brain through cranial nerve

(A) V

(B) VI

(D) VIII

Cool media are those that affect the senses in-

(A) Sensation

(B) Depth

(D) Mind

The Industrial Revolution whose effects shook the world in the

(A) 18th century

(B) 19th century

(D) 17th century

Which of the following statements would be correct in comparing the educational methods of Froebel and Montessori ?

(A) There is scope for development of imagination in both

(B) Froebel favours development of imagination while Montessori provides no scope for this

(D) Both favour class-room instructional approach

The correspondence or vacation courses in education are a form of

(A) In-service Education

(B) Continuation Education

(D) Extension Education

In rabbit / mammal, the cranial nerve asso- ciated with the sense of body balance is

(A) K

(B) VIII

(D) VI

By origin brain is

(A) Mesodermal

(B) Ectodermal

(D) Peridermal

Castes are

(A) Natural

(B) Hereditary

(D) National

Schools are a part of

(A) Society

(B) Family

(D) Nation

Caste position is a status position into which one is

(A) Born

(B) Behave

(D) Live

Which of the following cranial nerves can regulate heart beat

(A) X

(B) IX

(D) VII

The branched tree-like structure present in the cerebellum is

(A) Arbor vital

(B) Areola

(D) Arborial

Of all route to social upgrading the best route is by

(A) Election

(B) Marriage

(D) Hard labour

The chemical causing the transmission of the nerve impulse across synapse/and plate is

(A) Choline

(B) Acetylcholine

(D) Adrenaline

IV, V and IX cranial nerves are

(A) Pathetic, trigeminal and gloss pharyn- geal

(B) Olfactory, spinal accessory and vagus

(D) Trigeminal, vagus and glossopharyngeal

The relationship between education and social changes functions in

(A) Four ways

(B) Three ways

(D) Five ways

Which part of human brain is highly developed as compared to others

(A) Medulla

(B) Optic lobes

(D) Cerebellum

One may achieve a higher class position by running for

(A) Competition

(B) Election

(D) Social Conflict

A lot medium of communication is one that impart much information and is in

(A) Presentation

(B) Definition

(D) Location

On stimulation, sympathetic nervous system

(A) Increases sweat secretion

(B) Increases tear secretion

(D) All of the above

Comparison, contrasts, associations lead to

(A) Recapitulation

(B) Application

(D) Generalisation

It has been pointed out by most thinkers, that education has much to do with social change and this will lead to

(A). Material changes

(B) Regional changes

(D) Other changes

The Renaissance in Europe which brought about tremendous social, cultural and intellectual changes was the result of many new and explosive

(A) Politics

(B) Ideas

(D) Culture

Classes are not completely

(A) Rigid

(B) Self perpetuating

(D) None of the above

Trigeminal nerve arises from

(A) Medulla and divides into palatine, chorda tympany and hyomandibular

(B) Cerebellum and divides into palatine, chorda timpani and hyomandibular

(D) Cerebellum and divides into ophthalmic maxillary and mandibular

Heuristic method is a method according to which

(A) Learning occurs without a teacher

(B) Learning occurs by doing

(D) The learner discovers things for himself

The reflex arc is formed by

(A) Brain Spinal cord - Muscles

(B) Receptors - Spinal cord - Muscles

(D) Muscle - Receptor - Brain

Without education there can be

(A) Material changes

(B) No social changes

(D) Non-material changes

On stimulation the inside of a nerve becomes

(A) T+vely charged

(B) T-vely charged

(D) Filled with acetylcholine

Education comes prior to

(A) Material change

(B) Social change

(D) None of the above

In a class hierarchy one may reach on achieved status position through

(A) Study

(B) Education

(D) None of the above

The tests revised in 1955, contains

(A) 5 verbal sub-tests and 6 performance sub-tests

(B) 5 verbal sub-tests and 5 performance sub-tests

(D) 8 non-verbal sub-tests and 4 verbal sub-tests

The machinery which is moulded to create conditions for a successful achievement of the ends of education could be called

(A) Educational administration

(B) Educational inspection and supervision

(D) Educational co-ordination and direction

The term 'Social Intelligence' could be correctly defined as

(A) Ability to react to social situations of daily life correctly

(B) The pressures exerted by the society for the development of one's intelligence

(D) Controls and restrains that could be adopted in dealing with social situation

Several surveys conducted by medical councils and schools health committees have revealed that the biggest deficiency percentages among school children are due to

(A) Nutritional disorders

(B) Lack of recreational facilities

(D) Lack of parental attention

The Secondary Education Commission, 1952-53, took the lead for introduction of technical education in the country, from

(A) The Abbot-wood report of 1936-37

(B) The Sargent report of 1944

(D) The Hertog Committee report of 1929

In the teaching of any subject, a unit means

(A) A part of lesson plan such as introduction of assignment

(B) The portion covered by the teacher in the class period

(D) The post of a presentation requiring demonstration

The subject included in the late medieval studies of the West under quardrivium were

(A) Logic, Grammar, music and arithmetic

(B) Philosophy, Logic, Arithmetic and Grammar

(D) Logic, Astronomy, Arithmetic and Grammar

The discipline obtaining in any institution depends upon the philosophy behind its programme.

(A) the philosophy behind its programmes

(B) the sufficiency of its staff members

(D) the circumstances of the surrounding environment

Teaching method called the Dalton plan is mentioned in Pedagogical literature, as a successful experiment. It was concerned with

(A) Abolition of the class room teaching and encouraging children to learn according to their own speed in fulfilling the given assignments

(B) An open school system, allowing students to learn for themselves from surrounding situations and people, through their own initiative.

(D) Education through co-curricular and extra curricular activities within the school boundaries with indirect supervision and observation by teachers

The main reform required in the curriculum of elementary education is to

(A) Give them sound foundation of the 3 R's from a liberal education point of view

(B) Improve their adjustability for self- employment

(D) Form an effective sense with the needs of further education.

If mode is 52, Mean is 48 Median value will be

(A) 51

(B) 48

(D) 49

It is said that teachers should adopt methods so that their pupils do not feel that teachers are always necessary for learning. Which of their following devices would substitute the teachers ?

(A) The seminar method

(B) The discussion method

(D) The programmed learning method

Which of the following is most important for a teacher ?

(A) Subject he is teaching

(B) Classroom discipline

(D) Time available for teaching

The mean weight is 160 lbs, standard deviation 7 lbs., coefficient of variation is

(A) 0.02

(B) 0.044

(D) 0.01

One of the most important question to be decided in the language controversy in our country is the problem of

(A) The link language for institutions of higher learning

(B) Languages of the minorities and their development

(D) Expenditure to be incurred for the spread of the language

The population of a state was 300 million in 1971, it became 640 million in 1981. The percentage compound rate of growth per annum will be

(A) 4%

(B) 5%

(D) 3%

If the industrial production in the country increased by 5% in the first year, 6% in the second year, 7% in the third year, the average increase for three years will be

(A) 6%

(B) 5%

(D) None

Joint family system is breaking. The religion is loosing its grip on the people. The school serves to fill the gap. The school build up social, economic and democratic ideals. It has to develop the moral and aesthetic sense of the pupil. The end product must possess a sense of true application of truth, good- ness and beauty. The home and the school must actively co-operate with each other in the best interest of true education.'

(A) The above statement pertains to role of education.

(B) pertains to ideals of education

(D) None of the above

What I like about teaching is that it is the

(A) Resort of even the least competent persons

(B) Most peaceful job

(D) Most lucrative job because of the scope for private tuition

The main objective of education according to Acharya Vinoba Bhave is to

(A) Make a student self-dependent within the shortest possible time.

(B) Make students able to benefit from the experience of these

(D) None of the above

The measure called the 'Mean Deviation' is used when

(A) We want to know the total spread of scores in a distribution

(B) It is desired to weight all deviations according to size

(D) We want to compute coefficients of correlation between two set of scores.

The group of philosophers who call them- selves is reconstructionalists

(A) Recommend progressive education of the only approach for the reconstruction of the society

(B) Object to progressive education as the only approach for the reconstruction of the society.

(D) Think that the present is more important than the insure for reconstructing the society

Necessity is the mother of invention. This saying indicates the phenomenon of

(A) Scientific development of Society

(B) Progress in the industrial areas of nation

(D) Social changes occurring as a result of man's efforts and attributes.

The main pillar on which the edifice of psycho analysis rests is

(A) The theory of suggestion

(B) The theory of repression

(D) The super ego principle

It terms of Spearman's two factor theory while comprising a mathematician with a musician we can say that

(A) The mathematician has more 'G' factor and musician has more of the 'S' factor

(B) Both of them require equal amount of 'G' and 'S' factors

(D) The musician has more of 'G' factor as compared

Education officers often speak of the tone of an institution. This concept of 'tone' refers to

(A) The organisational and supervising set up of the institution

(B) The healthy at no sphere of the institution from the sentimental point of view

(D) The programmes and activities planned by the institution.

Socrates was executed in Greece on the complain that

(A) He was corrupting the youth by teaching them disrespect for gods.

(B) He was encouraging the youth to revolt against the government of the day

(D) He was conservative in the sense of the Athenian notions of knowledge.

The x is 80, o is 25 the coefficient of variance shall be

(A) 32.10

(B) 31.25

(D) 30.96

Population education means

(A) Sex education from scientific point of view

(B) Education for family planning

(D) The characteristics to be grasped about different population growth

The 1968 National Policy on Education in our country stressed

(A) The need for spread of literacy and Adult Education

(B) The importance of continuing educational programmes for the needy

(D) The need of functional literacy at the elementary and secondary levels.

The mean height of a group of children is 70 cm; standard deviation 1.3 cm. The coefficient of variation is

(A) 0.019

(B) 0.006

(D) 0.018

The heuristic method of teaching any subject insists on

(A) The survey of a situation for arriving at conclusion

(B) Self experimentation for observation and discovery

(D) Verification of facts through exploration and analysis

Which of the following cannot be a good way of communication in promoting literacy among villagers ?

(A) Demonstration

(B) Reading and Writing

(D) Providing material on TV and film projector

The philosophy behind the progressive education movement could be designated as

(A) Realistic philosophy of education

(B) Personalistic philosophy of education

(D) Individualistic philosophy of education

All are the examples of the media of two way communication except

(A) padyatra

(B) public meeting

(D) procession and rallies

Kurtosis of a frequency distribution means that

(A) The measures are grouped more towards the left end

(B) The measures are grouped more towards the right end

(D) The frequency distribution is flatted than the distribution in the frequency polygon

You want to find out the reading interests of children and for this purpose you select representative sample of children of different ages in your area. This survey would be called

(A) Genetic cause study approach

(B) Cross sectional case study approach

(D) Development case study approach

Which of the following statement would be acceptable to you as being correct, about the concept of the word 'culture'

(A) It includes all the progress made in the past

(B) It includes all the progress of ideas and attainment of a society or nation achieved in the past

(D) It has implications for abstract and idealistic achievements rather than materialistic attainments.

If a curriculum maker follows the subjective theory of values in education, he will

(A) No insist on the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum if pupils or parents are not interested in it.

(B) Disregard the interests of children the parents for the inclusive of any subject in the curriculum

(D) Care more for the content aspects than for the methodological

The teacher should

(A) help the students to get good marks

(B) keep distance with his students

(D) teach well and think that his job is over

The term 'imprinting' which is always confu- sed with learning could be described as

(A) Learning of motor activities by imitation

(B) A mature form of learning that occurs as a result of frequent repetitions

(D) None of the above

If the moral duty of law in a society is interpreted as obedience to the will of the sovereign Lord, Teachers' method tasks the form of

(A) A problem solving approach

(B) An experimental approach

(D) An appeal to conscience approach

If SKp is 0.52, mean is 80, mode is 60, the value of σ will be

(A) 38.46

(B) 28.52

(D) 37

The term 'Didactics" refers to courses in

(A) instruction in the theory and art of teaching

(B) organization and supervision teaching

(D) the ethical and cultural aspects of education

The philosophy known as mechanical naturalism considers that

(A) Education is governed by the purpose of understanding nature and its mechanism

(B) There is no purpose of aim of education except making education a mechanical process

(D) The purpose of education is only to understand the nature of man his activities.

According to the recommendations of the Mudaliar secondary education commission, the maximum number of pupils in a class at this secondary stage

(A) Should not exceed 50

(B) Should not exceed 60

(D) Should not exceed 40

Listening is badly affected by

(A) high speed of speaking

(B) message overload-excess of listened material

(D) all of the above

Which statement is not representative of naturalism?

(A) It means training that is not dependent on schools and books but on the ma- nipulation of the actual life of the pupils.

(B) It aims at creating conditions in which natural development of the child.

(D) It aims at developing ethical and moral values in the pupils.

Which among the following is not essentially desirable in the project method?

(A) The task of the project is as real as the task of the life outside the walls of the school.

(B) The task of the project involves constructive effort or thought yielding objective results.

(D) The task of the project should be interesting enough so that the pupil is genuinely eager to carry it out.

Rousseau's theories of education involved the belief that

(A) infants should be taken from their mothers and given special training

(B) readiness is an important factor in teaching the child

(D) textbooks should play a leading role in Emile's education

Our social institutions are frequently in conflict with one another. Which is not the possible reason?

(A) They are so complex that they are only partially understood by many people

(B) Different individuals and groups with dif- ferent needs are asociated with them for quite different reasons

(D) People's points of view with regard to their functioning or value may vary greatly.

The key to understand the meaning of the group is the word interaction. A casual collection of people who are only vaguely aware of each other is called an aggregate. Which of the following is an aggregate?

(A) The party workers meeting with the party president to discuss the programme of work.

(B) The meeting of the members of the trade union executive.

(D) A meeting of the railway consulting committee.

Educators must have some understanding of the social forces because

(A) Education is an activity which is carried on in an influenced by the social setting in which it takes place.

(B) Social forces shape the future of the society.

(D) The individual and the society are two sides of same coin.

Civilization may limit the culture activity. Which among the following is true in this context?

(A) The choice of a painter is determined by the availability of the colours

(B) A musician is dependent on the musi- cal instruments

(D) Subject to culture pattern one chooses among the available.

In Russia the individual is trained to be a communist, Germany a nationalist-socialist, in Italy a fascist and in India a secularist. What can be generalized from these facts about the factors influencing the aim of education?

(A) The aim of education is influenced by economic factors.

(B) The aim of education is influenced by social factors.

(D) The aim of education is influenced by religious factors.

What is not true about a community project?

(A) It is an attempt to bring about a social and economic transformation of village life "through the efforts of the people themselves".

(B) It aims at effecting the required changes in the social and the economic fields.

(D) It is more official and less local, it is more formal than basic.

From the view point of educational sociology payne stated that the objectives of education are the

(A) assimilation of traditions and develop- ment of new social patterns.

(B) development of new social patterns and the creative educational role

(D) all the above.

Which is not the situation in which the government should unduly interfere with the education of the people

(A) When aim of education is to improve the quality of the pupils.

(B) When educational science uses certain methods, materials and organization which are good.

(D) When the first duty of the teacher is to the learner and he is trying his best to fulfil that.

The teacher's major contribution towards the maximum self-realization of the child is best affected through

(A) Constant fulfillment of the child's needs

(B) Strict control of classroom activities.

(D) Strict reinforcement of academic stan- dards.

Read the four statements given below and then answer the following questions

(A) Those children who talk early, generally prove to be most intelligent.

(B) A more stimulating as against poorer environment plays an important role in language development.

(D) The greater the variety of experience available to the child, the greater is his language development.

Which of the following does not explain the true nature of adjustment?

(A) Adjustment is the process by means of which, the individual attempts to main- tain a level of physiological and psycho- logical equilibrium.

(B) Only in death does the individual cease to adjust.

(D) Adjustment is an attempt on the part of the individual to maintain harmonious relationship between himself and the environment.

With regard to tension, it is not correct to say that

(A) Tension is always experienced unpleasant.

(B) The amount of tension is generally pro- portional to the degree of activation.

(D) Tension can be relieved only through some type of activity.

Probably the best reminder a beginning teacher might take with him into his class- room is

(A) Knowledge of one's subject is the crucial thing.

(B) Liking children is necessary and a suffinecient condition for effective teaching.

(D) Learning is effective to the extent that it involves the goals and purposes of individual children.

In the behaviour management plan used on the problem child discussed in the text, Rochelle's parents did all of the following except

(A) They let Rochelle decide if she had per- formed tasks well enough to earn a reinforcer.

(B) They selected a reward they knew would have reinforcing properties for Rochelle

(D) They reinforced desirable behaviours and used time out to punish undesirable behaviours.

Which of the following is least clearly an aspect of mental development?

(A) an increase in the ability to deal with the abstract and with symbols in ma- nipulating one'e environment

(B) an increase in the ability to concentrate progressively longer periods of time

(D) an increase in memory.

Which of the following statements concern- ing projective assessment tests is false?

(A) Projective tests consist of a series of true/false or multiple choice questions.

(B) Skilled interpretation of a subject's responses is particularly critical when the Rorschach inkblot Test is given.

(D) People taking the TAT are asked to tell stories about a series of black and white pictures of people shown in a variety of situations.

In evaluating the significance of the research problem, an important social consideration is

(A) The genuine interest of the researcher in the problem.

(B) Practical value of the findings to educationists, parents and social workers, etc.

(D) Possibility of obtaining reliable and valid data by the researchers.

Which of the following situations calls for the use of a ratio-scale?

(A) A researcher waits to assert that the two persons X and V differ in their attitudes towards nationalization of education.

(B) He wishes to state that the attitude of one person 'X' is more favourable than that of 'Y'

(C) He wishes to make a statement that as compared to Y, 'X' is much more in favour of nationalization than he is, as com- pared to 'Z'.

(D) He wants to show that 'X' is twice as much in favour of Nationalization as 'Y'.

Which of the following is not correct about inventories

(A) They are instruments that attempt to 'take stock' of one or more aspects of an individual's behaviour rather than to measure in the usual sense.

(B) They require subjects to perform at their maximum level.

(C) They list items relating to the factor be- ing appraised and request subjects to indicate preferences or check items that describe their typical behaviour.

(D) The responses obtained on the invento- ries are evaluated to obtain descriptions of certain fundamental predic-positions of the subjects.

What best describes the Likert technique of attitude measurement?

(A) Subjects indicate whether they agree with each of a series of attitude statements which are equally spaced along an attitude continum.

(B) Subjects indicate on five point scales the extent of their agreement with a set of attitude statements.

(D) Subjects response to an open-ended interview are coded by content analyst.

It is often complained that there is a 'brain drain' in our country. The implication is that

(A) the brains of educated persons are being washed in unnecessary pursuits.

(B) students brains are burdened with education unnecessarily.

(D) educated and capable people are seeking jobs in other countries for better opportunities and economic benefits.

National Reconstruction in any country should be based on

(A) improvement of adjustability and adaptability of people.

(B) familiarsing the children with the nation's culture and philosophy.

(D) developing ambitious outlooks among administrator.

The SUPW has been introduced in the school curriculum due to the recommenda- tion of

(A) The Kothari Education Commission's Report

(B) The Ishverbhai Patel Educational Review Committee

(D) The University Education's Committee Report.

Which of the following circumstances necessitates the use of a quasi-experimental design?

(A) Experimenter has to collect data by him- self

(B) A pretest has to be administered

(D) Experimenter cannot assign subjects randomly.

The formal agencies of education came into being due to

(A) Society becoming quite complex and culture developing various specialised expressions.

(B) Society being in need of transforming knowledge from one generation to an- other.

(D) Society realising the contribution of every individual towards its development.

If a researcher wants to study attitudes towards a social phenomenon with respect to gender then he has to take

(A) One variable in Ordinal scale and other in Interval scale.

(B) One variable in Nominal scale and other in Ratio scale

(D) One variable in Ordinal scale and other in Ratio

Which of the following statement is not correct

(A) Extraneous variables are controlled by randomisation

(B) Extraneous variables are controlled by matching

(D) Extraneous variables are controlled by analysis of variance.

Indicate the statement which is NOT correct

(A) Ability to produce language is different from the actual linguistic production.

(B) All natural languages of the World have the same underlying structure and principles.

(D) Environment does not have any role in language acquisition.

Sociology of education means

(A) Consideration of education as a social institution.

(B) acceptance of social dominance in education

(D) To combine education and society while teaching

The value of a t-ratio computed to ascertain the significance of difference between two means was found to be significant at 0.05 level of significance. It means that

(A) the researcher may have 95% confidence on his result

(B) the researcher may have 5% confidence on his result

(D) the researcher may have 0.05% confidence on his result.

Negative correlation between achievement in science and language indicates that

(A) Improvement in Science Achievement will accompany decline in Language Achievement.

(B) Change in Science Achievement will not effect Language Achievement

(D) Improvement in Science Achievement will result in improvement in Language Achievement.

The Sri Prakasha Committee on Religious and Moral Instruction recommended that

(a) Religious and Moral Education should not be imparted in Educational Institu- tions

(b) Moral education should be permitted but religious instruction should not be allowed.

(d) Religious and Moral education should be imparted in all educational institutions.

The relationship between Indian system of education and increasing social disorgani- zation as reflected in the strikes, increasing lawlessness, disregard for public property, corruption in public life, etc., is most realis- tic because

(A) India's system of school education be- ing irrelevant in solely responsible for this.

(B) Education has nothing to do with such social disorganization.

(D) To some extent the weaknesses of the system of school education but largely, the political climate of the country should be held responsible for this.

An intelligent and educated temple priest has an importance in the village community. To what do you attribute his role and status.

(A) Being an educated man, he is friend, philosopher and guide.

(B) Besides performing his priestly function, he is astrologer, and conductor of the community prayer.

(D) All of the above

There is always confusion between person- ality and character. The so called destina- tion between them is that

(A) Personality is external and character is internal as behaviour

(B) Personality depends more on the environment while character depends on heredity

(D) Personality is the moral aspect of behaviour and character is the psycho- logical aspect of behaviour.

Educational organisation is different from educational administration because

(A) organization is concerned with arrange- ments of equipment etc., whereas ad- ministration has to manage with things to be organised.

(B) administration is concerned with per- sons whereas organisation is concerned with equipments.

(D) organisation is concerned with the management of things and equipment, while administration is concerned with the arrangement aspects of things and equipment.

The approach to the concept of learning was different for Dewey and White Head in the following sense

(A) Dewey thought of learning in pragmatic terms whereas White Head thought in terms of cultural aspects

(B) Deweys approach was logical whereas White Head's approach was philosoph- ical

(D) Dewey thought of learning in experimen- tal terms while White Head thought of it in more aesthetic terms.

Which of the following statement is not true about the family?

(A) It is the only socially recognized rela- tionship for child bearing.

(B) It is the only institution of society which caters to the development of child's personality.

(D) It is the only important agency that in- troduces the child to the culture of the society.

Indian education in future should fight as the first priority against

(A) Dangers of Communal and caste frag- mentation.

(B) Ignorance.

(D) Inequalities of opportunities in educa- tion.

State possesses special attributes enabling it to perform function of maintaining law and order. Which is not such an attribute?

(A) Makes laws for application with the ad bluc State.

(B) Coordinate within one great social framework the various organizations of the society.

(D) Formulate customs for the observance of all.

Which of the following chains represent the change process underlying educational system of free India?

(A) Psychological change-social change political change.

(B) Political change-social change-psychological change.

(D) Educational change-social change-political change.

The concept of equality of educational opportunity does not mean

(A) Providing opportunity for education to only those who can afford it.

(B) The right of each child to receive an education suited.

(D) All children must have an equal change of showing that they can equally profit by education irrespective of advantages or disadvantages of birth.

Deinstitutionalization of special children means

(A) educating challenged children as much as possible in classes with normal chil- dren.

(B) Individual's total environment should be close as possible to that of non handi- capped children.

(D) Segregation of normal children and handicapped children.

A representative sample does not mean

(A) A miniature/replica of the population at least with respect to the characteristic under investigation, if not in all respects.

(B) A sample similar to the population in all respects.

(D) sample whose mean is estimated to be within sampling errors of the population mean.

Structured interview is all of the following except

(A) Uses to derive more precise generalization in the early stages of investigation.

(B) Such as it calls for versatility and on the spot adaptability on the part of the interviewer.

(D) More flexible than the unstructured interview.

Which is the most correct statement

(A) Non Parametric tests are more powerful when the assumptions underlying them are fully satisfied.

(B) Parametric tests are less powerful when the assumptions underlying them are not satisfied.

(D) Parametric tests are always preferable to Non Parametric tests as they are most powerful.

The general victimism against education now- a-days is that about the standards

(A) The number of students taking to formal education is falling

(B) The percentages of passes in public examinations are falling.

(D) There is increase in the number of schools but decrease in the number of teachers.

Which educational activity is most desirable to the pragmatist?

(A) Approximates the goals which educational scientists have set up.

(B) Results from the indiscrimination of the pupil in democratic theory.

(D) The characterized by spontaneous, ac- tive, continuously pleasurable and prac- tical for the pupil.

Which of the following is wrong about pragmatism?

(A) They do not advocate direction of child's impulses, interests and abilities towards realization of any scheme of values.

(B) They prefer to direct child's impulses, interests and abilities towards the sat- isfaction of the felt wants of the child in his environment.

(D) They aim at A and B both.

Which of the following is more generally acceptable by modern educationists?

(A) There should be one single aim of education unchangeable over time and space.

(B) There is one grand objective of education; and that is the development of the inner nature of the child.

(D) Education is bound to have several aims since its concerns are several such as the individual, the society, the family, the nation and so on.

Rabindra Nath Tagore was a Naturalist because he said about children that

(A) They should be made to develop into complete human being

(B) They should be given full freedom to live in natural environment and learn by doing

(D) They should be educated for national integration

Earlier educational values were lower and less wide-spread in an agrarian than in an industrial society. This was not because

(A) Education served no purpose for them as they needed no knowledge.

(B) The agrarian society was always in need of hard physical labour and long hours of work instead of education

(D) The agrarian society needed no employment for their members outside agriculture for which education is necessary.

A socialized group, according to Bogardus, is a group in which members

(A) Actively engage themselves in building up the welfare and increasing the freedom of all the people in a larger society of which it is a member.

(B) Interact in anyway with reference top any idea, procedure or cause.

(D) Act against the welfare of the larger social unit of which they are members.

Who made the following statement: "There must be in all societies a class of rules, too practical to be backed up by religious sanctions, too burdensome to be left to mere goodwill, too personally vital to individuals to be enforced by an abstract agency. This is the domain of legal rules, and to venture to foretell that reciprocity, systematic incidence, publicity, and ambition will be found to be the main factors in the binding machinery of primitive law."

(A) Spencer

(B) Malinowski

(D) Arnold Green

The National Policy on Education (1986) recommendation that "In order to neutralize the accumulated distoritions of the past, education will be used as an agent of basic change in the status of woman", implies Indian democracy's faith in

(A) Individuals capacities, aptitudes, interests and intrinsic worth as against the discrimination on the basis of sex.

(B) Equalization of educational opportuni- ties for all.

(D) All of these

Even though brought up in the western style of life, some of our leaders such as Sri Aurobindo and Sri Nehru were successful in establishing an excellent rapport with the people because

(A) People liked their western dress and were impressed by their oratorial ges- tures

(B) They gave to the people a picture of Brit- ish progress and greatness

(D) They acquired popularity due to their intellectual transformation and for drawing on their heritage and culture.

The structure and functions of Indian education greatly changed after independence due to

(A) Newly developed psychological needs maldo of the people of India.

(B) Newly developed social needs such as secularism socialism, industrialization, mass education etc.

(D) The wide-spread poverty prevailing in the country.

A major difference between educational sociology and educational psychology is that

(A) Educational psychology is not concerned with individual behaviour

(B) educational sociology is concerned with changes in social behaviour but not with human values.

(D) educational sociology is not concerned with behaviour patterns.

Education is considered a sub-system of the society because

(A) Its quality and characteristics are influenced by the quality and characteristics of other sub systems of the society.

(B) It influences the quality and characteristics of other sub systems of the society.

(D) All of these are possible.

The major contribution educational psychol- ogy might be expected to make toward modern education lies in area of

(A) A clarification of the goals of modem education.

(B) re-evaluation of the principles of progressivism.

(D) A refinement of the research techniques through which educational problems might be solved.

The positive correlation process is followed by

(A) g-factor

(B) common factor

(D) none of them

The Method depending upon the identification of well learned behaviour under the pressure of the appropriate drive is used in the following

(A) Measuring the rate of bar pressing by which rat learns to peg a bar in order to recall food pellets coming only occasionally.

(B) Measuring the amount of restless activ- ity of a rat allowed to search for its food in a maze cage.

(D) None of these.

Which is not correct about social development of the child?

(A) It is continuous process by means of which the child achieves social adequacy.

(B) It is an attempt by society on having the child internalize certain of its regulations, values and mores.

(D) It is child's attempt on not going against anything that prevails in the society.

Education psychology is oriented toward

(A) The study of the peculiarities of individual na galechildren

(B) The application of the principles and techniques of psychology to the solution of the problems of the class room.

(D) The development on the part of the child of realistic goals and effective plans for their attainment.

In classical conditioning discrimination is learned when the researcher

(A) delievers a reinforcer when an organism discriminates correctly between stimuli.

(B) reinforces responsed that are close to but not quite the same as the target response.

(D) pairs slightly dissimilar neutral stimuli with the unconditioned stimulus.

Which of the following arguments is given in support of the validity of intelligence testing as a way of assessing a person's intellectual ability?

(A) IQ tests reflect the quality of a child's education

(B) In Anglo-American society, IQ scores based on standardized tests are considered appropriate.

(D) Practice in test taking helps students achieve better scores.

One reason Freud's theory of personality has had such a strong impact on psychology and western culture in general is that the theory

(A) accurately described the psychological differences between men and women

(B) has been tested extensively in experi- mental situations and shown to be valid

(D) was based on case studies of people from a wide range of experimental and cultural backgrounds.

Which of the following was NOT include in the list of major shortcomings educational research in India presented it the Fourth Survey of Research Education.

(A) Absence of clear educational perspective

(B) Absence of conceptual framework as the basis of educational research

(D) Inadequate understanding of the research process.

Which of the following statements is most correct about the difference between Applied and Action Research?

(A) While applied research adds to an organized body of scientific knowledge, action research does not do that

(B) While the findings of applied research practical implications for educational practices, action research is not concerned with that

(C) While applied research and action research both are undertaken to solve immediate practical problems, in action research the researcher is the same person as the practitioner who will use the findings of the research.

(D) The difference between them is that of nomenclature only; otherwise they are the same.

It is undesirable on the part of the researcher

(A) To present a research report based on investigator's own ideas and written in his own words.

(B) Stringing lots of quotations together

(D) Concentrating on written material, eliminating unessential details, singling out significant ones and recasting them into his own language.

Which of the following is not a suited connotation for 'Equality of educational opportunity'?

(A) A policy of open access to education to all.

(B) Equitable rationing and distribution of available resources to all.

(D) Investing more funds on education.

Some sociologists have given importance to functioning factors of social interaction. These factors are concerned with

(A) the proximity and similarity of the societies.

(B) the purpose and common facts of societies.

(D) goodness, common cause and economy of the societies.

Acculturation is the process of

(A) developing qualities affecting the culture of a nation.

(B) accepting the innovations required for the development of nation's culture.

(D) following the latest trends of a culture as opposed to the past traditions.

Which of the following is included in the implied concept of school as a social agency?

(A) Curriculum should be organized in terms of social values.

(B) Curriculum should be organized in terms of development of knowledge.

(D) Curriculum should be organized in terms of local needs.

A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that 'there is no significant difference between means of control and experimental groups.' At the time of analysing the data, he noticed that there is a constant error in the score where real score is higher than the observed. What should he do?

(A) ignore the mistake

(B) rescore the data

(D) any of the above

"Those who enroll themselves in an exploratory vocational programme will contribute more to the development of society than these not enrolled in the programme." Which one of the important characteristics of a good hypothesis is violated in the above hypothesis? (Select the most suitable answer)

(A) A hypothesis should be logically accept- able

(B) A hypothesis should be concise

(D) A hypothesis should be testable.

Which one of the following statements is not true?

(A) A phenomenon which can neither be presented nor be manipulated by the researcher but has occurred in the past is a subject of Historical Research

(B) To study a phenomenon by the re- searcher 'as it where' status is a sub- ject of 'Descriptive Research'

(D) A study which studies concomitant variation of independent and dependent variables without being manipulated by researcher, is an 'Ex-post-facto re- search'

'Cultural lag' occurs in society because of

(A) the dependence between material and non-material culture

(B) the non-material culture is ahead of the material culture

(D) no relation between the two.

"There can not be educated people without educated women" was indicated by

(A) The resolution on the National Policy on Education (1968)

(B) The UN declaration on the Elimina- tion of discrimination against women (1967)

(D) The National Policy on Education (1986)

In the context of the role of heredity and environment in personality development, which of the following is true?

(A) good heredity can make up for poor environment

(B) heredity and environment have equal contribution

(D) good environment can make up for poor heridity.

In interpreting the phrases 'needs of the pupil'

(A) the experimentalist says the needs must involve intelligent consideration of prob- able outcomes

(B) all philosophic groups agree that education must be rooted in the pupil's own felt needs

(D) the pragmatist says that a need is that which adult feels is good for the pupil

Educators must have some understanding of the social forces because

(A) Education is an activity which is carried on in an influenced by the social setting in which it takes place.

(B) Social forces shape the future of the society.

(D) The individual and the society are two sides of same coin.

In this system some task is given to the students regarding months, science or language. Students complete this task with the help of Teaching Machine-Question and all the problems are filled in the Teaching Machine. Student asks question to this machine and solves the problem like quiz machine. Which method is this?

(A) Micro Teaching

(B) Programmed Instruction

(D) Diagnostic Teaching

Psychologists are in favour of including con- tents of therapeutic value in the reading material to be recommended for school children. This objective could be achieved by

(A) Including lesson on treatment of physical ailments.

(B) Dealing with doubts and problems of students which cannot be asked in the classroom directly.

(D) Explaining to students the problem having faced by schools in their administration.

Psychologists speak of 'Social heredity' of an individual while discussing the topic of heredity. It means

(A) Influences that have shaped the individu- als social surroundings

(B) The background and origin of the society from which the individual comes.

(D) The natural surroundings and climate conditions of the society in which a child is reared.

There was movement called negative education recommended by a well known naturalist called Rousseum. What do you think would be the correct interpretation ?

(A) Nature is god while the society is full of voices. So keep the child away from the society and have him to nature.

(B) The world is a mixture of right and wrong qualities so education should negate the wrong and teach what is right.

(D) Human beings are born with wrong tendencies to commit sings from the Biblical point of view. So education must adopt a negative approach to check.

A cumulative frequency is drawn on the basis of

(A) Adding the scores of the distribution intervals survey and plotting there added frequency point at the upper ends of the intervals.

(B) Find out the percentages of frequencies of class intervals and plotting these per- centage on the upper limit of the intervals.

(D) Something the mid points of frequency polygons against the cumulative frequen- cies of class intervals.

Which one of the following acts most strongly to damp the intensity of community conflict?

(A) The presence at the outset of a large segment of the population apathetic con- cerning community policy and govern- ment.

(B) Community members have interlocking group memberships.

(D) Community members have weak at- tachments to the community.

The traditional societies desiring to modern- iz themselves should transform their educational system before trying to expand it because

(A) Expansion is more costly than transformation.

(B) Expansion is useless without transformation.

(C) Greater the expansion of the traditional system of education, the more difficult it would become to change its character.

(D) Expansion always results into unem- ployment of the educated.

Being a multi-religious country, India needs to

(A) Define the attitude of the state to religion, religious education and the concept of secularism.

(B) Provide instruction in religious dogmas in the schools.

(D) Utilize different religions and faiths as instruments of propagation of values and morals.

How do you explain the causes responsible for social stratification?

(A) It is due to the inherited differences among men.

(B) It is due to the incentives, the society provided to the social position.

(D) The origin is not clear.

The 'Six Hour Retarded Child' means

(A) A child who is born at 6 hrs in the morn- ing.

(B) A child who shows retardation for only 6 hrs in a day.

(D) A child whose social needs are not gratified.

Which of the following is a bad library skill to be avoided by the researcher?

(A) While reading a chapter for the first time, the researcher should concentrate on grasping the author ideas instead of tak- ing detailed notes.

(B) Plodding through the entire chapter and noting down everything that is written

(D) All of the above.

An interval scale of measurement has all the important characteristics except

(A) Rank ordering of objects is known with moth respect to an attribute.

(B) Distance from a rational zero is known for each person.

(D) No information is available about the absolute magnitude of an attribute for any object.

The National Educational Policy of 1979, recommended also about the public schools

(A) their uniquencies and traditions have to preserved the interests of the best tal- ents of the country

(B) they should be brought under laws and regulations of the government public education system

(D) suitable ratio has to be maintained for admission of middle class and poor stu- dent also.

"Truth is that which we directly perceive", according to

(A) Naturalism

(B) Pragmatism

(D) Existentialism

'Self-restraint, compassion and self-education' are the preachings of

(A) Confucius

(B) Guru Nanak

(D) Buddha

'Senses are the gateways of knowledge' was emphasised by

(A) Rousseau

(B) Bacon

(D) Comenius

The founding father of 'Sankhya' philosophy was

(A) Gotama

(B) Ramanuja

(D) Patanjali

Projective technique is used for measuring

(A) Individual's need for self-actualization

(B) Individual's inventoried interests.

(C) Individual's dominant feelings, emotions, conflicts, needs which are, generally, repressed by the individual and are stored up in the unconscious mind.

(D) Individual's value-system.

The father of educational sociology was

(A) Auguste Compte

(B) Max Weber

(D) W. Taylor

Which one of the following factors does not resist the social change?

(A) Cultural inertia

(B) Fear of new things

(D) Economic status

The group structures are measured most commonly by

(A) Sociodrama

(B) Sociogram

(D) Social-status

The menace of child labour still exists in society due to

(A) Teacher assentism

(B) Socio-economic conditions

(D) Lack of political will

'Cultural lag' occurs in society because of

(A) the dependence between material and non-material culture

(B) the non-material culture is ahead of the material culture

(D) no relation between the two

Educational Psychology is an area of study where

(A) Principles of psychology are applied in education

(B) Empirical research is being conducted to select the content for school education

(D) Knowledge about the learner is acquired

All teachers must study educational psychology to

(A) develop their teaching skill

(B) develop an understanding about the child

(D) develop an understanding about the teaching-learning process

Growth and Development process is best demonstrated as

(A) Continuous and comprehensive

(B) Cumulative and continuous

(D) Continuous and directional

Causes for individual differences among the learners are

(A) emotional and social variations

(B) cognition and emotional variables

(D) emotional and environmental factors

The systematic process of concept formation involves

(A) Generalisation, nomenclature and categorization

(B) Observation, categorisation and generalisation

(D) Generalisation, organisation and classification

Which of the following deals with method of selecting items in a study?

(A) Statistical design

(B) Observational design

(D) Operational design

Which of the following is affected when a constant is subtracted to each score in the distribution?

(A) Mean

(B) Median

(D) Standard deviation

Null hypothesis is rejected when it is true. It indicates

(A) Sampling error

(B) Type-ll error

(D) Standard error

Given, M=100 and SD=10. The raw score corresponding to the T-score of 38 will be

(A) 90

(B) 112

(D) 88

Analysis of covariance is particularly appropriate when the subjects in two or more groups are found to differ

(A) on a post-test

(B) on a pre-test

(D) on summative test

The philosophy which upholds the 'primacy of the mind over matter' is

(A) Pragmatism

(B) Existentialism

(D) Idealism

'Intelligent productive manual work' is the primary medium of education according to

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Tagore

(D) Vivekananda

Development of 'Authenticity' is considered as the prime aim of education according to

(A) Pragmatism

(B) Realism

(D) Idealism

'Value consisted in the flowering of innate potentialities of the individual'. Who pos- sesses this view point?

(A) Idealist

(B) Naturalist

(D) Existentialist

"We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded and by which one can stand on one's own feet". This was exhorted by

(A) Aurobindo

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Rabindranath Tagore

The mid-day meal programme for primary schools was initiated with a view to

(A) Increase enrolment

(B) involve community

(D) increase the employment

Modernization is more related to

(A) Use of science in industries

(B) Adopting western culture

(D) Developing scientific attitude

Psychology is the science to study

(A) Nature and development of all living being

(B) Development of abilities among human being

(D) Attitude of children

Intelligence is defined as

(A) sum total of mental abilities

(B) abstract thinking to solve problems

(D) ability to solve problems and adjustment

Guilford proposed

(A) Three factor theory of intelligence

(B) Multiple theory of intelligence

(D) Hierarchical theory of intelligence

The Rorschach Inkblot test is used to assess

(A) emotional state of an individual

(B) intelligence level of an individual

(D) creative abilities of an individual

A gifted child

(A) always has a very high IQ

(B) is always an exceptional child

(D) always asks too many questions

A creative child is the one who

(A) has a good academic record

(B) has IQ above normal

(D) has fluency of expression

Learning disabled children lack

(A) proper reasoning as thinking abilities

(B) social adjustment

(D) hyper activity

Sampling frame means

(A) Defining the population

(B) Listing the population

(D) Selecting adequate sample

Which of the following measurement scale has absolute zero point

(A) Ordinal scale

(B) Interval scale

(D) Nominal scale

Equivalence is one aspect of the following

(A) Reliability

(B) Objectivity

(D) Practicability

Prediction about dependent variable based on covariance of more than two independent variable is possible in

(A) Canonical analysis

(B) Multivariate analysis

(D) Multivariate discriminant analysis

Every individual has an equal chance of being selected by the method of

(A) Quota sampling

(B) Purposive sampling

(D) Probability sampling

Which one of the following tools will provide more valid informations?

(A) Interview

(B) Observation

(D) Self-report

Which of the following method of correlation can be used when data of both the variables are on ordinal scale ?

(A) Biserial correlation method

(B) Point biserial correlation method

(D) Rank difference method

Which is not related to principles of exper- imental design?

(A) Replication

(B) Randomisation

(D) Local control

To study the effect of 'x' on 'y', which type of research is appropriate?

(A) Historical

(B) Survey

(D) Philosophical

Which of the following is a nonparametric test ?

(A) Chi-square test

(B) t-test

(D) F-test

Who among the following has not proposed a theory of adjustment ?

(A) S. Freud

(B) Watson. John. B

(D) Carl G. Jung

Defense mechanism is

(A) conscious behaviour

(B) shifting one's responsibility

(D) a protection shield to one's personality

Insightful learning results from

(A) Stimulus-response

(B) Gestalt perception

(D) Stimulus generalization

'Education means training for country and love of the nation' said by

(A) John Dewey

(B) Gandhi

(D) Kautilya

What nutrition and reproduction are to psychological life, education is to social, said by

(A) Herbert spencer

(B) W. Taylor

(D) James Ross

Who has said this-"Education is the manifestation of divine perfection already existing in Man"?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Swami Vivekananda

(D) Sri Aurobindo

Which Philosophy believes in the five principles of conduct-(Truth, Non-stealing, Non-violence, No sex life, Non-attachment)?

(A) Buddhism

(B) Jainism

(D) Islamic

Which one of the following is the main source of educational progress?

(A) Educational Theory

(B) Educational Practice

(D) Educational History

Functions of Educational Philosophy is

(A) Normative

(B) Critical

(D) All the above

Weakest point of idealistic education is

(A) Aims

(B) Curriculum

(D) Discipline

The moral values of life are associated with which problem of Philosophy ?

(A) Metaphysics

(B) Epistemology

(D) Cosmology

Which one of the following is not a form of Naturalism?

(A) Physical Naturalism

(B) Psychological Naturalism

(D) Biological Naturalism

The main aim of idealistic education is

(A) Self realization

(B) Physical development

(D) To be practical

"Integration of the learning process" is the key note of the philosophy of the school

(A) Idealism

(B) Realism

(D) Pragmatism

Which school of Philosophy describes as an activity having no content?

(A) Logical Positivism

(B) Naturalism

(D) Sankhya Darshan

Education should be vocational in character is advocated by

(A) Naturalism

(B) Realism

(D) Idealism

The skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom are actually utilised by the individual in his/her adjustment to

(A) Social Situation

(B) Social Science

(D) Social Behaviour

Which of the following is informal agency of education?

(A) Play ground

(B) Library

(D) Classroom

Which one of the following is not an agency of socialisation ?

(A) Kin group

(B) Neighbourhood

(D) Printed material

Which of the following is a barrier to social change?

(A) Aristocracy

(B) Thinking

(D) Poverty

The concept of 'Continuous learning' is the outcome of

(A) need to educate large number of illiterates

(B) people's desire to learn more

(D) need to apprise oneself with latest knowledge

Sociology of education includes

(A) Social relations by which an individual gains experiences.

(B) Social development in the country.

(D) Communication of individual with soci- ety.

Which of the following is included in the implied concept of school as a social agency?

(A) Curriculum should be organized in terms of social values.

(B) Curriculum should be organized in terms of development of knowledge.

(D) Curriculum should be organized in terms of local needs.

Which of the following is not one of the four pillars of education?

(A) Learning to be

(B) Learning to live peacefully with others

(D) Learning to know

"Educational change and social change are independent, but which is the cause and which is the effect cannot be determined" are the views of

(A) Gandhiji

(B) Dewey

(D) Ottoway

Stratification in society is based on

(A) Power, Property and Prestige

(B) Culture, Caste and Class

(D) Motivation, Mobility and Material possession

Educational psychology is not

(A) a behavioural science

(B) an applied science

(D) a social science

Identify the true statement from the following

(A) A certain level of intelligence is essential for being creative

(B) A highly intelligent person is highly cre- ative

(D) Intelligence and creativity are not related to each other.

"Negative reinforcement" means

(A) not presenting any stimulus

(B) presenting an unpleasant stimulus

(D) terminating an unpleasant stimulus

'Programmed learning' is based on

(A) field theory

(B) operant conditioning

(D) classical conditioning

Enquiry learning is conducive for develop- ment of

(A) memory

(B) imagination

(D) creativity

Experiential learning is advocated by

(A) Humanists

(B) Behaviourists

(D) Gestaltians

Which of the following is not a defence mechanism ?

(A) Regression

(B) Sublimation

(D) Compensation

It is a self-reporting technique of assessing personality

(A) Observation

(B) Rorschach inkblot test

(D) Draw-a-man test

'Learning disabled' children are mostly

(A) aggressive

(B) organised

(D) underachievers

A child's attitude 'I don't care' is a type of behaviour which can be called

(A) aggression

(B) defence

(D) retrogression

Which of the following statements is not correct about guidance ?

(A) Guidance worker maintains confidentiality of information.

(B) Guidance workers does not need any special training.

(D) Group guidance is a co-operative venture.

A researcher wants to test the hypothesis moll that 'there is no significant difference between means of control and experimental groups.' At the time of analysing the data, he noticed that there is a constant error in the score where real score is higher than the observed. What should he do?

(A) ignore the mistake

(B) rescore the data

(D) any of the above

Which one of the following statements is not true?

(A) Historical research uses criticism of data

(B) Correlational studies have low validity

(D) Randomization procedures in experi- mental designs provide sufficient experi- ment control

A researcher has decided to test his one- tailed hypothesis at .01 level of significance. The critical value expected for rejection of Null Hypothesis would be a value equivalent to level of significance for a two-tailed hypothesis.

(A) .01

(B) .02

(C).005

(D) None of the above

A researcher is developing items bank for an achievement test in subject A, where item can be either right or wrong. He has selected upper (top 27%) and lower (bottom 27%) of the group for item analysis. Which of the following would be the most appropriate method for determining directly validity of an item?

(A) Point Bi-serial

(B) Phi-coefficient

(D) Tetrachoric

If a researcher wants to study achievement in a school subject with respect to the intelligence than he has to take

(A) One variable in Nominal scale and other in Interval scale

(B) Both the variables in Interval scale

(D) One variable in Interval scale and other in Ratio scale

Purposeful sampling refers to

(A) strategies to find information-rich cases simultaneously

(B) sampling procedure designed before data collection

(D) a type of probability sampling

Two characteristics of ex post facto research are

(A) randomization and comparison of groups

(B) non-randomization and manipulation of independent variable

(D) non-manipulation and randomization

Which of the following circumstances necessi- tates the use of a quasi-experimental design?

(A) Experimenter has to collect data by himself

(B) A pretest has to be administered

(D) Experimenter cannot assign subjects randomly

Preparation of a research proposal involves

(A) Using the first person voice in writing

(B) Using a unique format and style

(D) Carefully following the required format and style

For quantitative research, the external validity refers to

(A) the use of research results in only the setting of that study

(B) how well the research was done

(D) the generalizability of the results of the study

Which of the following is not a task of Philosophy?

(A) Speculation

(B) Description and Analysis

(D) Observation

Which of the following is not a unique fea- ture of education envisaged by Swami Vivekananda ?

(A) Cultivation of heart and physical strength.

(B) Residential programme of education.

(D) Importance to concentrations.

'Intuitive Knowledge' is attained through

(A) External experiences

(B) Internal experiences

(D) Neither internal or external experiences

'The child is an integral part of the ultimate universe' is the view point of

(A) Realism

(B) Pragmatism

(D) Idealism

Which of the following is not a suited connotation for 'Equality of educational opportunity'?

(A) A policy of open access to education to all.

(B) Equitable rationing and distribution of available resources to all.

(D) Investing more funds on education.

'Learning in communion with nature' was propagated by

(A) Swami Vivekananda

(B) Sri Aurobindo

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

The founder of Pragmatism was

(A) John Dewey

(B) William James

(D) Charles Sanders Peirce

Rousseau's conception of 'freedom' was not accepted by

(A) Pestalozzi

(B) Jean Paul Sartre

(D) John Dewey

"Discipline through direct consequence" was propagated by

(A) Existentialist

(B) Pragmatist

(D) Realist

The School of Philosophy which upholds the primacy of 'mind over matter' is

(A) Existentialism

(B) Realism

(D) Idealism

The teacher is very much concerned with epistemology because his aim is to promote

(A) Values

(B) Truth

(D) Skilla

Which School of Philosophy maintains that the 'universe is an expression of intelligence and will' ?

(A) Pragmatism

(B) Realism

(D) Existentialism

"Education according to interest rather than the caste, creed, race or religion" was propa- gated by

(A) Vedantic Education

(B) Islamic Education

(D) Buddhistic Education

The major constraint of social change is

(A) caste

(B) education

(D) poverty

Modernisation of 'educational progra-mmes' has posed many issues in the society. Which one of the following is not applicable?

(A) Increasing numbers of crimes in teenagers.

(B) Increasing number of suicides in stu- dents.

(D) Reduced status of teachers.

Analysis of the sociological processes involved in the educational institutions could be known as

(A) Social foundations of Education

(B) Sociology of Education

(D) Social Science of Education

According to Talcott Parson, social change deals with

(A) Spiritual upliftment

(B) Economic upliftment

(D) Functional needs of the society

Caste system can create a

(A) closed society

(B) changing society

(D) open society

It is often complained that there is a 'brain drain' in our country. The implication is that

(A) the brains of educated persons are be- ing washed in unnecessary pursuits.

(B) students' brains are burdened with education unnecessarily.

(D) educated and capable people are seeking jobs in other countries for better opportunities and economic benefits.

National Reconstruction in any country should be based on

(A) improvement of adjustability and adaptability of people.

(B) familiarising the children with the nation's culture and philosophy.

(D) developing ambitious outlooks among administrator.

Which of the following is not an attribute of Hap culture?

(A) Shared

(B) Transmittable

(D) Learnt

The Kothari Commission's report was entitled as

(A) Education and National Development

(B) Learning to Be

(D) Education and social change in Democracy.

Acculturation is the process of

(A) developing qualities affecting the culture of a nation.

(B) accepting the innovations required for the development of nation's culture.

(D) following the latest trends of a culture as opposed to the past traditions.

The SUPW has been introduced in the school curriculum due to the recommen- dation of

(A) The Kothari Education Commission's Report

(B) The Ishverbhai Patel Educational Review Committee

(D) The University Education's Committee Report

For Harmonious development of the person- ality of the child, parents should

(A) Over-protect the child.

(B) Regularly compare the child with other children.

(D) Engage qualified teachers for Her.

During early phases of Development, Edu- cational Psychology has drawn its content from the researches in

(A) Physical Sciences

(B) Medical Sciences

(D) Natural Sciences

Who among the following described the intellectual development as age related development?

(A) Jerome S. Bruner

(B) Jean Piaget

(D) Hilda Taba

Most important factor(s) in the development of child are

(A) Physical and moral environment of the child.vominen

(B) Social and Economic status of the family.

(D) Socio-economic and intellectual environment of the child.

Differences in 'Learning Styles' among learners may be attributed to

(A) Socialisation process of learner.

(B) Thinking strategies adopted by learner.

(D) Parenting of the child.

Two-factor theory of intelligence is given by

(A) Alfred Binnet and L. Simon

(B) C.E. Spearman

(D) L.M. Terman

Children whose mental age is lower than chronological age are called

(A) Gifted children

(B) Normal children

(D) Retarded children

Concepts are important vehicles in

(A) Learning communication

(B) Thinking processes

(D) Achievement of learner

The meaningful reception learning was explained by

(A) Robert Gagne

(B) David Ausubel

(D) Jerom S. Bruner

The type of learning explained by Albert Bandura is also known as

(A) Insight learning

(B) Observational learning

(D) Verbal learning

A child is working very hard for her examination. Her behaviour is an indicator of her

(A) Sharp cognitive abilities

(B) High achievement motivation

(D) Desire to impress her parents

The purpose of instructional theory is

(A) Descriptive

(B) Instructive

(D) Evaluative

The quality of questions in a test is assessed by using the method of

(A) Item Analysis

(B) Task Analysis

(D) Trend Analysis

The size of a population is 100 and every 5th person is selected to form a sample. This technique of sampling is known as

(A) Random

(B) Stratified

(D) Systematic

The operational definition of a variable indicates as to how that variable may be

(A) observed

(B) described

(D) explain

If a test measures mastery level achieve- ment in a subject, it is known as

(A) Criterion-referenced test

(B) Diagnostic test

(D) Prognostic test

In an ethnographical study which of the following technique is most appropriate ?

(A) Psychological testing

(B) Questionnaire

(D) Sociometry

The correlation between X and Y is signifi- cant. It means that

(A) X causes variation in Y.

(B) X and Y vary together.

(D) X and Y vary independently.

Which of the following types of test-items make a 'supply type' test?

(A) Multiple choice

(B) Matching

(D) Completion

Which of the following purposes demands Action Research ?

(A) Developing a theory

(B) Writing a thesis

(D) Testing a theory

The Ultimate Goal of education from a philosophic power of view in the east

(A) Is not perfection of the individual but also becoming continuously beyond one self.

(B) Is not soly becoming as the UNESCO commission says but expanding into the absolute

(D) Refers to a disciplined life to achieve unity among one's desires and aspirations.

Harmonious development of the child aim of education means.

(A) Development of a sound mind in a sound body.

(B) Development of all the qualities of the mind of the maximum possible extent.

(D) Development of the adjustment capacities of the child

It is necessary in the interest of equality and social justice in India

(A) To provide incentives to all educationally backward sections of society, particularly in the rural areas.

(B) To provide employment to all educated persons.

(D) To provide scholarships for education to all students.

For strengthening democracy as a constitutional value through education it is necessary to ensure that

(A) All people have the freedom to live the life they thing is the best for them.

(B) People are competitive for progress.or

(D) None of the above

It is industrial rather than other types of economy which most enhances the regard for education, because

(A) Industrialization has led to the production of a huge wealth

(B) Each country has had tremendous development of industry

(C) Modern industry has become extremely technical, science based, knowledge- based and scientific and technical knowledge is gained only through education.

(D) the industrialists belong to the upper class of the society

While saying that education contributes to national cohesion furthering the goals of socialism, secularism and democracy enshrined in our Constitution, the National Policy on Education (1968) assumes that

(A) Education can be used as an instrument of social change.

(B) Democracy is the best form of government.

(D) Secularism is the most cherished goal of democracy

In interpreting the phrases 'needs of the pupil'

(A) the experimentalist says the needs must involve intelligent consideration of probable outcomes

(B) all philosophic groups agree that education must be rooted in the pupil's own felt needs

(D) the pragmatist says that a need is that which adult feels is good for the pupil

As to the question of what kind of education should be given

(A) Hutchins would postpone vocational training until general education is finished (B) The supernaturalist believes that moral geducation requires no specific subject matter

(D) The realist sees different kinds of education as secured incidentally through natural growth

Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Noble Prize for the contribution to

(A) The cause of humanity through sevasadans

(B) Education in starting the Shantiniketan

(D) The message of ancient Indian about education

The Sri Prakasha Committee on Religious and Moral Instruction recommended that

(A) Religious and Moral Education should not be imparted in Educational Institutions

(B) Moral education should be permitted but religious instruction should not be allowed.

(D) Religious and Moral education should be imparted in all educational institutions.

Regarding co-education at the secondary stage, the 1952-53 Education Commission has suggested that

(A) To start, resource, in several states could not afford

(B) There should be objection to extend co- educational school

(D) The situation in our country warrants establishment of more boy

The concept of 'life-long learning' is an outcome of

(A) Shortage of schools in the country

(B) People's desire to learn more

(D) Country's need for a large number of educated people.

In the traditional arsha type of marriage among Hindus

(A) The father gives his daughter to a person as kanyadana.

(B) The father gives his daughter in marriage after receiving money from the bridegroom.

(D) The bride selects her partner in the assembly of noble men.

The relationship between Indian system of education and increasing social disorganization as reflected in the strikes, increasing lawlessness, disregard for public property, corruption in public life, etc., is most realistic because

(A) India's system of school education being irrelevant in solely responsible for this.

(B) Education has nothing to do with such social disorganization.

(D) To some extent the weaknesses of the system of school education but largely, the political climate of the country should be held responsible for this.

Many religious ceremonies and customs, which have become obsolete and meaning- less, are still carried on, because they are of

(A) Regional significance

(B) Emotional significance

(D) All of the above

Which of the following is not correct about schools

(A) They are necessarily affected by the social and economic situations and changes in our civilization

(B) They are powerful instruments of social change

(D) They are social agencies of cultural transmission.

An intelligent and educated temple priest has an importance in the village community. To what do you attribute his role and status.

(A) Being an educated man, he is friend, philosopher and guide.

(B) Besides performing his priestly function, he is astrologer, and conductor of the community prayer.

(D) All of the above

Change is necessary to eliminate unsatis- factory conditions and situations which are produced by the conflict between ends that are beneficial or which tend to exploit. The idea given by

(A) Max Weber

(B) Vablens theory

(D) None of these

Which of the following is not included in the implied conception of the school as a social agency?

(A) The curriculum should be directed at pre- determined social goals.

(B) The curriculum should be organized in terms of social values

(D) None of the above

Most educational sociologists take what attitude towards education as solution to the problem of intergroup relations

(A) Education has nothing to do with intergroup behaviour

(B) An increase in the level of education is the answer to the problem.

(D) Person is with a college education are not more tolerant than those without it.

The child of a hardworking clerk or teacher tries his best to work his way up to becoming a doctor or an engineer and in many cases this has actually happened in

(A) Lower middle classes

(B) Middle classes

(D) Lower classes

In the opinion of the 1952-53 secondary education commission in our country, the special function of the secondary school is (A) To equip students with adequate knowledge for further education

(B) To prepare students to join vocational courses, easily

(D) To see that persons after secondary education address themselves to works of productivity

Which of the following is least questionable as an assumption made in intergroup education

(A) Having had favourable contacts with minorities one is apt to have a more favourable attitude towards them.

(B) Prejudice is a result of ignorance of the facts truth will remove one's prejudices.

(D) Modification in verbalisation of attitudes.

If you are irritated and show rashness because of the inadequate behaviours shown by others what do you think about your own behaviour

(A) your behaviour is not good because elders have the right to behave you in this way.

(B) it is justified because behaviours are echo lime

(D) none of these

It is said that there are individual difference among students in a class. This fact is

(A) Great hindrance to teachers in teaching

(B) A suggestion for teachers to be careful in teaching

(D) purely a historical evidence that is outdated today

Who has defined Educational Research in these words, "The systematic and scholarly application of scientific method in its broader sense, to the solution of educational problems. Conversely, a systematic study designed to promote the Alpe development of education as science can be considered educational research" ?

(A) George G. Mouly

(B) W.S. Monroe

(D) Mc Grath and Watson

In evaluating the significance of the research problem and important social considerations is

(A) The genuine interest of the researcher in the problem.

(B) Practical value of the findings to educations, parents and social workers, etc.

(D) Necessary skills, abilities and back-ground of knowledge of the researcher.

Education cannot be classified within the group of religious studies because

(A) There is scope for religious ideals in the modern education

(B) Religious studies cannot develop the personality of students in the present day.

(D) The bases of religion are faith and belief which are by themselves inadequate for the development of education

Character could be distinguished from personality in the following sense

(A) Personality deals with over all disposition of a person only

(B) Personality includes physical and social aspects whereas character stresses on the intellectual and spiritual aspects

(D) All of the above

Psychologists are in favour of including contents of therapeutic value in the reading material to be recommended for school children. This objective could be achieved by

(A) Including lesson on treatment of physical ailments.

(B) Dealing with doubts and problems of students which cannot be asked in the classroom directly.

(D) Explaining to students the problem having faced by schools in their administration.

There is always confusion between personality and character. The so called destination between them is that

(A) Personality is external and character is internal as behaviour

(B) Personality depends more on the environment while character depends on heredity

(D) Personality is the moral aspect of behaviour and character is the psychological aspect of behaviour.

Psychologists speak of 'Social heredity' of an individual while discussing the topic of heredity. It means

(A) Influences that have shaped the individuals social surroundings

(B) The background and origin of the society from which the individual comes.

(D) The natural surroundings and climate conditions of the society in which a child is reared.

Some thinkers rightly feel that under the guise of the feeling of nationalism there is the fear of

(A) self praise and feelings of indifference, increasing among people.

(B) developing feeling of pride and selfishness among people

(D) developing over confidence in our work and neglecting the progress process of improvement

The mean monthly salary paid to all em- ployees of a company is Rs. 5000. The mean monthly salary paid to male and fe- male employees is Rs. 5,250 and Rs. 4,000 respectively. The percentage of females in total employees is

(A) 60 per cent

(B) 10 per cent

(D) 40 per cent

The entrance tests for admission to education, is intended to

(A) Test the scholastic abilities of the candidates

(B) How if the candidates remember what they have learnt in their first degree

what they have learnt in their first degree

(D) Know whether they can quickly guide and decide about their desire to work as teachers

There was movement called negative education recommended by a well known naturalist called Rousseum. What do you think would be the correct interpretation?

(A) Nature is god while the society is full of voices. So keep the child away from the society and have him to nature.

(B) The world is a mixture of right and wrong qualities so education should negate the wrong and teach what is right.

(D) Human beings are born with wrong tendencies to commit sings from the Biblical point of view. So education must adopt a negative approach to check.

Which of the following approaches could be considered as progressive in the construc- tion of curriculum?

(A) Creating provision for promoting children to exert their potentialities for learning

(B) Providing knowledge from the past culture and achievements of he nation for inheritance

(D) Arranging the subject matter required for compulsory acquisition by students in the interests of the society.

The validity and reliability of a research will be at stake when

(A) The incident was reported after a long period of time from that of its occurrence

(B) The author who is the source of information is biased, incompetent or dishonest

(D) All of the above

Which of the following assumptions would be correct from a statistical point of view?

(A) Errors of observation will have frequencies that cannot approximate the normal probability curve.

(B) Linera magnitudes have measured frequencies closely following the normal probability curve

(D) Linera magnitudes are measured frequencies that are always skewed.

The quartile deviation in a frequency distribution is

(A) The distance between the 70th and the 30th percentage

(B) Half of the distance between the 75th and 25th percenties

(D) The distance between the 75th and 25th percenties

The problem solving method is the teaching of any subject is best adopted when

(A) The problem is selected out of the initiative of the teachers

(B) The students can solve the problem by his previous knowledge

(D) The student's previous knowledge is in sufficient and the solution is possible only after acquiring new knowledge

The approach to the concept of learning was different for Dewey and White Head in the following sense

(A) Dewey thought of learning in pragmatic terms whereas White Head thought in terms of cultural aspects

(B) Deweys approach was logical whereas White Head's approach was philosophical

(D) Dewey thought of learning in experimental terms while White Head thought of it in more aesthetic terms.

Which of the following assumptions would be correct from a statistical point of view?

(A) Errors of observation will have frequen- cies that cannot approximate the nor- mal probability curve

(B) Linear magnitudes have measured frequencies closely following the normal probability curve.

(D) Linear magnitudes have measured frequencies that are always skewed.

According to your text, what are the five key objectives of science?

(A) prediction, summary, conclusion, explanation, description

(B) influence, prediction, questions, exploration, answers

(D) questions, answers, prediction, explanation, summary

The National Educational Policy of 1979, recommended also about the public schools

(A) their uniquencies and traditions have to preserved the interests of the best talents of the country

(B) they should be brought under laws and regulations of the government public education system

(D) suitable ratio has to be maintained for admission of middle class and poor student also.

The concept of totalitarian education in the West was in favour of

(A) Treating education as a binding factor of international understanding

(B) The education of the individual for development of his total personality

(D) Making the state responsible to evolve education as a means of satisfying individual's needs and interests.

Regarding co-education at the secondary stage, the 1952-53 Education Commission has suggested that

(A) To start, resource, in several states could not afford

(B) There should be objection to extend co-educational school

(D) The situation in our country warrants establishment of more boys schools than co-educational school.

The topic method in education should be interpreted

(A) a method of development of the syllabus in a subject

(B) a concentric approach of teaching the classroom

(D) a method suited better for arts subjects as compared to science subjects.

"The affection brought about a lossening up of the rigidity of Hindu Society and has been an admirable modern influence on Hindu thought" said by

(A) Swami Dayanand

(B) Swami Vivekanand

(D) Rabindranath Tagore