1. Which of the following is/are the basic paradigms in classroom teaching?
(a) Learning paradigm
(b) Instructional paradigm
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans-C
2. The prime requirement to become a good teacher is to have-
(a) Genuine interest in teaching
(b) Knowledge about controlling students
(c) Subject knowledge
(d) Good expression
Ans-C
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are NOT true? [June 1997]
(a) Teaching is just an art
(b) Teachers can be trained only
(c) Teachers are born
(d) All the above
Ans-D
4. The most desirable skill of the teacher is to-
(a) Make the students understand what the teacher says.
(b) Cover the prescribed course.
(c) Keep students relaxed while teaching.
(d) Keep higher authorities informed about the class activities.
Ans-A
5. Match List-I with List-II
List-I(Level of teaching) List-II (Mainproponent)
A Memory level I Herbart
B Understanding level II Morrison
C Reflective level III Hunt
Codes:-
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III
(b) A-I, B-III, C-II
(c) A-II, B-III, C-I
(d) A-II, B-I, C-III
Ans-A
6. Which of the following is the sequence of different levels of teaching?
(a) Memory level-Understanding level-Reflective level
(b) Understanding level-Memory level-Reflective level
(c) Reflective level-Understanding level-Memory Level
(d) Memory level-Reflective level-Understanding level
Ans-A
7. Which of the following is an independent variable in the teaching-learning process?
(a) Teacher
(b) Student
(c) Institution
(d) Parents
Ans-A
8. Which of the following method should be used by each teacher?
(a) Analytical-synthetic
(b) Synthetic-analytical
(c) Only analytical
(d) Only synthetic
Ans-A
9. Match List-I with List-II.
List-I(Teaching maxims) List-II(Main proponents)
A From whole to part I Gestalt psychologists
B Self-study II Dalton
C Training of senses III Montessori and Froebel
Codes:-
(a) A-I, B-II, C-III
(b) A-I, B-III, C-II
(c) A-II, B-III, C-I
(d) A-II, B-I, C-III
Ans-A
10. Which of the following reflects the nature of teaching?
(a) It is an art.
(b) It is a science.
(c) It is an art as well as science.
(d) It is neither art nor science.
Ans-C
11. Which of the following orders are the three levels of teaching?
(i) Memory level of teaching
(ii) Understanding level of teaching
(iii) Reflective level of teaching
(iv) Pedagogical level of teaching
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Ans-A
12. Nowadays, teaching is becoming more and more-
(a) Learner-centred
(b) Instructor-centred
(c) Group-centred
(d) None of the above
Ans-A
13. When the learner is self-directed, it is termed as
(a) Pedagogical learning
(b) Andragogical learning
(c) Distance education learning
(d) None of the above
Ans-B
14. Instructional objectives are written for the student and they state what the student is expected to do. These objectives should be-
(a) Specific
(b) Observable
(c) Measurable
(d) All the above
Ans-D
15. In the context of a dynamic teaching environment, which of the following statement is true?
(a) Teacher is a dependent variable and student is an independent variable.
(b) Teacher is an independent variable and the student is a dependent variable.
(c) Both teacher and student are intervening variables.
(d) None of the above
Ans-B
16. At which of the following teaching levels, classroom the environment is required to be sufficiently ‘open and independent’?
(a) Memory level
(b) Understanding level
(c) Reflective level
(d) All the above
Ans-C
17. What is meant by the term ‘curriculum’?
(a) The subject of study offered by an educational institution.
(b) Organized whole of learning and other experiences provided by educational institutions to realize set goals.
(c) The prescribed syllabi in various subjects, plus practical courses and project/dissertation.
(d) Theory and practical courses to be completed to qualify for a level of education.
Ans-B
18. The classification of cognitive domain was presented by
(a) Benjamin S. Bloom
(b) Skinner
(c) Krathwohl
d) Simpson
Ans-A
19. To make use of previously learned material in a new situation is-
(a) Comprehension
(b) Application
(c) Knowledge
(d) Analysis
Ans-B
20. The highest level of the cognitive domain is-
(a) Synthesis
(b) Analysis
(c) Comprehension
(d) Evaluation
Ans-D
21. At the authoritarian level, teaching is-
(a) Teacher-centred
(b) Child-centred
(c) Headmaster-centred
(d) Experience-based
Ans-A
22. Match List-I with List-II
List-I(Characteristic) List-II(Philosophy)
A Learning by doing I Naturalism
B Education through environment II Idealism
C Realization of truth, beauty, and goodness III Pragmatism
D ‘World as it is here and now’ IV Realism
Codes:-
(a) A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
(b) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
(c) A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
(d) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
Ans-B
23. The intellectual skills are reflected by-
(a) Cognitive domain
(b) Affective domain
(c) Psychomotor domain
(d) None of the above
Ans-A
24. Attitudes, values, and interests are reflected by-
(a) Cognitive domain
(b) Affective domain
(c) Psychomotor domain
(d) None of the above
Ans-B
25. Which domain is concerned with physical and motor skills?
(a) Cognitive domain
(b) Affective domain
(c) Psychomotor domain
(d) None of the above
Ans-C
26. Which of the following can be cited as an example of the cognitive domain?
(a) Describe a specific topic
(b) Develop a photographic film
(c) Typing an essay
(d) Take responsibility for maintenance
Ans-A
27. Which of the following can be taken as an example of the psychomotor domain in the context of teaching?
(a) Demonstrates awareness to environmental pollution
(b) Performing an experiment
(c) Computing results of two experiments
(d) Narrating a story
Ans-B
28. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Teaching and instruction are the same concepts.
(b) There is difference between teaching and learning.
(c) Education is a wider term than teaching, training, research, etc.
(d) All the above are true.
Ans-A
29. Teaching is based upon the mastery of
(a) Knowledge of concepts
(b) Teaching skills
(c) Decision-making skills
(d) All the above
Ans-D
30. Which of the following is/are the teaching maxims?
(i) From psychological to logical
(ii) From analysis to synthesis
(iii) From concrete to abstract
(iv) Follow nature
(a) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(b) (i), (ii), and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), and (iv)
(d) All the above
Ans-D
31. Analysis means
(a) Ability to break a problem into its constituent parts
(b) To combine the constituent parts
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans-A
32. The rules of presenting the contents to make them easy are called-
(a) Methods of teaching
(b) Maxims of teaching
(c) Techniques of teaching
(d) Teaching strategies
Ans-B
33. With smaller classes, teachers are much more able to
(a) Identify learning problems
(b) Provide individual attention
(c) Adapt instruction to individual differences among students.
(d) All the above
Ans-D
34. The single most important factor in the beginning of the teaching career is-
(a) Meritorious academic record
(b) Communication skills
(c) One’s personality and ability to relate to class and students.
(d) Organizing ability
Ans-C
35. Effective teaching, by and large, is a function of
(a) Maintaining discipline in the class.
(b) Teachers’ honesty
(c) Teachers making students learn and understand.
(d) Teachers’ liking for the job of teaching.
Ans-C
36. In List-I, the names of the philosophers are given and in List-II, the statements regarding the philosophy are given. Match List-I with List-II in correct order.
List-I(Characteristic) List-II(Philosophy)
A Tagore I Harmonious development of personality
B Vivekananda II The doctrine of karma
C Mahatma Gandhi III Child is more, important than all kinds of books
D Buddhism IV Yoga as a method of education
Codes:-
(a) A-V, B-I C-II D-IV
(b) A-III, B-IV, C-II D-I
(c) A-III, B-IV, C-I D-II
(d) A-IV, B-II, C-I D-III
Ans-C
37. Who said this ‘Education is man-making. It is that by which character is formed, the strength of mind is increased, intellect is expanded and by which man can stand on his own feet’?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) None of these
Ans-A
38. Prior to teaching, the teacher does-
(a) Identification of objectives
(b) Preparation of teaching lesson plan
(c) Know the interest of students
(d) All the above
Ans-D
39. Effective teaching includes-
(a) Teacher is active but students may or may not be active.
(b) Teacher may be active or inactive but students are active.
(c) Teacher is active and students are active.
(d) All the above
Ans-C
40. The most expected immediate outcome of teaching is-
(a) Changes in the behavior of students in a desirable direction.
(b) Development of the total personality of students.
(c) Building characters of the students.
(d) Getting selected for a suitable job.
Ans-A
41. The basic requirement of teaching efficiency is-
(a) Mastery on teaching skills
(b) Mastery over use of different techniques of teaching.
(c) Mastery over appropriate use of media and technology in teaching.
(d) All the above
Ans-D
42. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?[June 1997]
(a) A good communicator cannot be a good teacher.
(b) A good communicator has a good sense of humor.
(c) A good communicator has wide reading knowledge.
(d) A good communicator has command over the language.
Ans-A
43. A teacher is successful only if he
(a) Knows his subject thoroughly well
(b) Produces a cent percent result
(c) Is approachable
(d) Publishes papers in journals of repute
Ans-A
44. If a teacher wants to enhance his income, he should
(a) Teach in coaching institutes during extra time.
(b) Take more remunerative works in the school/college.
(c) Join contractual assignments other than teaching.
(d) Write books
Ans-D
45. As a principal, you will encourage your teacher colleagues to
(a) Participate in seminars and conferences in India and abroad.
(b) Participate in refresher courses for enhancement of subject knowledge.
(c) Doing community services for the upliftment of the downtrodden.
(d) All the above
Ans-D
46. Which of the following activities can help a teacher inculcate social and moral values among the students?
(a) Delivering lectures on values.
(b) Showing TV programs.
(c) Involving students actively in co-curricular activities.
(d) Observing religious festivals.
Ans-C
47. A teacher will become an effective communicator if [December 1997]
(a) He uses instructional facilities.
(b) He helps students get meaning out of what he teaches.
(c) He asks questions in between teaching.
(d) He helps students get the correct answer to the questions on the topic.
Ans-B
48. Teaching in higher education implies [December 1997]
(a) Presenting the information given in the textbook.
(b) Asking questions in the class and conducting examinations.
(c) Helping students prepare for and pass the examination.
(d) Helping students to learn.
Ans-D
49. Teaching will be effective if the teacher [June 1998]
(a) Is the master of the subject.
(b) Has much experience in teaching the subject.
(c) Starts from what students know already.
(d) Uses many instructional facilities.
Ans-C
50. A college teacher will really help the students when she [June 1998]
(a) Dictates notes in the class.
(b) Is objective in her evaluation.
(c) Encourages students to ask questions.
(d) Covers the syllabus completely in class.
Ans-B