Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Which method is most effective for obtaining in-depth, qualitative information about a student’s attitudes?
A)
Multiple-choice test
B)
Checklist
C)
Interview
D)
Rating Scale
Correct option C: Interview
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Which of the following is not a component of the ‘Comprehensive’ aspect of CCE?
A)
Cognitive development
B)
Exclusively summative, end-of-year testing
C)
Affective (emotional/social) growth
D)
Psycho-motor (skills) development
Correct option B: Exclusively summative, end-of-year testing
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
According to Piaget, when do children acquire abstract logical reasoning?
A)
Sensorimotor stage
B)
Preoperational stage
C)
Concrete operational stage
D)
Formal operational stage
Option B is correct: Preoperational stage.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
‘Learning by doing’ is the primary philosophy behind which type of curriculum?
A)
Academic curriculum
B)
Core curriculum
C)
Activity-based curriculum
D)
Traditional curriculum
Correct option C: Activity-based curriculum
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Which theory of personality links body types (endomorphic, mesomorphic, ectomorphic) to temperament?
A)
Sigmund Freud
B)
William Sheldon
C)
Carl Jung
D)
Abraham Maslow
Option B is correct: William Sheldon.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Right to Education is guaranteed under which article?
A)
21
B)
21A
C)
41
D)
41A
Correct option B: 21A
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Development differs from growth as it involves:
A)
Solely biological maturation
B)
Simple structural increases
C)
Qualitative changes in behavioural and cognitive domains
D)
Only weight gain
Option B is correct: Simple structural increases.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
A sociological approach to evaluation that considers multiple perspectives and subjective experiences of stakeholders is known as:
A)
Scientific approach
B)
Humanistic approach
C)
Intrinsic approach
D)
Pay-off approach
Correct option B: Humanistic approach
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
According to Erikson, what is the primary psychosocial crisis of adolescence?
A)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
B)
Trust vs. Mistrust
C)
Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
D)
Superiority vs. Inferiority
Option A is correct: Identity vs. Role Confusion.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
To foster a positive classroom climate, a teacher should focus on:
A)
Strict control of activities
B)
Ignoring individual differences
C)
Constant competition
D)
Promoting acceptance, encouragement, and tolerance
Option D is correct: Promoting acceptance, encouragement, and tolerance.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
In Piaget’s theory, which stage typically occurs between 7 and 11 years, where children begin to think logically about concrete events?
A)
Sensorimotor
B)
Preoperational
C)
Concrete operational
D)
Formal operational
Correct option C: Concrete operational
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
According to NEP 2020, what is the minimum number of hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) that teachers and school heads are expected to undertake annually?
A)
20 hours
B)
30 hours
C)
40 hours
D)
50 hours
Correct option D: 50 hours
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Which system of stratification is based on ascribed status?
A)
Class
B)
Caste
C)
Meritocracy
D)
Open system
Option B is correct: Caste.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
From a sociological perspective, Emotional Intelligence in school leadership is essential because:
A)
It guarantees higher IQ scores among students
B)
It reduces the need for administrative staff
C)
It helps build positive, trusting relationships and a collaborative school culture
D)
It focuses only on the individualistic, not structural, aspects of education
Correct option C: It helps build positive, trusting relationships and a collaborative school culture
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
When a teacher compares a student’s performance against a fixed set of learning standards or criteria, this is known as:
A)
Norm-referenced evaluation
B)
Formative evaluation
C)
Criterion-referenced evaluation
D)
Summative evaluation
Correct option C: Criterion-referenced evaluation
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
Which method is most useful for investigating a student’s educational background, family history, and behavioural problems in depth?
A)
Introspection
B)
Experimental Method
C)
Naturalistic Observation
D)
Case Study
Correct option D: Case Study
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-III
A student’s score of 0 on a test does not necessarily mean they have zero knowledge of the subject. This implies educational test scores are generally measured on an:
A)
Interval scale
B)
Ratio scale
C)
Nominal scale
D)
Ordinal scale
Correct option A: Interval scale
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
“The Wealth of Nations” is written by:
A)
Adam Smith
B)
Gordon Marshal
C)
Karl Marx
D)
None of the above
Option B is correct: Gordon Marshal.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The median number of years a person can be expected to live under certain mortality conditions is:
A)
life expectancy
B)
mortality rate
C)
growth rate
D)
fertility rate
Correct option A: life expectancy
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The term social movement was first used in the year:
A)
1848 AD
B)
1918 AD
C)
1625 AD
D)
1911 AD
Option B is correct: 1918 AD.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The primary objective of land reforms in India after independence was to:
A)
Promote industrialisation
B)
Encourage foreign investment
C)
Reduce rural inequality and abolish intermediaries
D)
Privatise agriculture
Correct option C: Reduce rural inequality and abolish intermediaries
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT) argues that:
A)
Environmental protection and economic development are fundamentally incompatible.
B)
Society must return to a pre-industrial state to save the environment
C)
Environmental problems are solely social constructions.
D)
Technological innovations and institutional changes can make economic growth sustainable
Correct option D: Technological innovations and institutional changes can make economic growth sustainable
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
Which is the pull factor of Migration?
A)
Religious conversion
B)
Natural calamities
C)
Political disorder
D)
Employment opportunities
Correct option D: Employment opportunities
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The classification of family into Family of Orientation and Family of Procreation is associated with:
A)
A R desai
B)
Malinowski
C)
Ralph Linton
D)
G P Murdock
Option D is correct: G P Murdock.
Assistant Professor / Lecturer • 2026 • Technical Paper-II
The term ‘Partisanship’ in political parties refers to:
A)
A balanced view of all social issues
B)
Refusal to join any political group
C)
Strong loyalty to a party and its specific social division
D)
Neutrality in elections.
Correct option C: Strong loyalty to a party and its specific social division
