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Past Questions — 2019
The most reliable method in calculating central tendency is
A)
mode
B)
mean
C)
median
D)
all of these
Correct option: D. all of these. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
What is the use of text books in a class
A)
to achieve learning objectives
B)
to delimit what is to be taught
C)
to explain ideas and concepts
D)
set new standards
Correct option: C. to explain ideas and concepts. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Heuristic means
A)
to investigate
B)
to show
C)
to do
D)
to act
Correct option: A. to investigate. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Institutional planning should based on
A)
time table
B)
administration
C)
aims and needs
D)
finance
Institutional planning should be based on aims and needs.
Which is the characteristic of project method
A)
problematic act
B)
carried in its natural setting
C)
used for all round development of child’s personality
D)
voluntary undertaking
Correct option: D. voluntary undertaking. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Who is regarded as the father of the “programmed learning”
A)
BF Skinner
B)
IP Pavlov
C)
CL Hull
D)
JB Watson
Correct option: A. BF Skinner. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
The test that measure the student’s understanding of a subject area or skills is
A)
diagnostic test
B)
internal test
C)
assessment test
D)
external test
Correct option: A. diagnostic test. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
What is the first step in the project method of teaching
A)
distribution of work
B)
determination of activities
C)
determination of objectives
D)
planning
The project method begins with determination of objectives.
The number of domains in taxonomies of educational objective is
A)
two
B)
three
C)
five
D)
six
Correct option: D. six. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Sample statistics are denoted by the letter
A)
upper case greek
B)
roman alphabets
C)
roman
D)
lower case greek
Correct option: A. upper case greek. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
Students are passive in
A)
project method
B)
discovery method
C)
lecture method
D)
demonstrative method
Correct option: C. lecture method. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
In evaluation, when the components are loosen apart, it is called
A)
synthetic approach
B)
analytic approach
C)
quantitative approach
D)
criterion approach
Correct option: B. analytic approach. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample is known as
A)
sample parameter
B)
sample statistic
C)
population mean
D)
population parameter
Correct option: D. population parameter. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
The totality of all objects under a study is called
A)
sample
B)
group
C)
population
D)
specimen
Correct option: C. population. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
The standard deviation is
A)
the square root of the variance
B)
a measure of variability
C)
an approximate indicator of how numbers vary from the mean
D)
all of these
Correct option: C. an approximate indicator of how numbers vary from the mean. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
The teacher who has developed an interest in teaching
A)
Studies problems of students behaviour
B)
Compares different types of tests
C)
Refuses to be guided by the rules of thumb
D)
Cannot deal with children effectively
Correct option: C. Refuses to be guided by the rules of thumb. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
What is the median of this set of numbers: 4, 6, 7, 9, 200
A)
7.5
B)
6
C)
7
D)
4
Correct option: C. 7. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
Teacher as per National Curriculum Framework, 2005 is
A)
boss
B)
facilitator
C)
leader
D)
guide
Correct option: C. leader. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
What is the teaching through deductive method
A)
from general to specific
B)
from specific to general
C)
from macro to micro
D)
from easy to difficult
Correct option: A. from general to specific. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Personality Psychology is the only part of psychology that
A)
focuses on individual differences
B)
focuses on the whole person
C)
focuses on dispositional reference
D)
focuses on specific mechanisms of the mind
Personality psychology focuses on the whole person as a pattern of traits and functioning.
Which of the following is NOT an example of communicative tool
A)
multimedia encyclopaedia
B)
tele-conferencing
C)
electronic mail
D)
chat
Correct option: D. chat. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Effectiveness of teaching has to be judged in terms of
A)
course coverage
B)
students’ interest
C)
learning outcomes of students
D)
use of teaching aids in classroom
Correct option: C. learning outcomes of students. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Constructivist approach was developed by
A)
Piaget
B)
Eysenck
C)
Lev Vygotsky
D)
Pavlov
Correct option: A. Piaget. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
__________ is the best measure of dispersion
A)
SD
B)
QD
C)
MD
D)
range
Correct option: D. range. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
A study based on complete enumeration of data is known as
A)
sample survey
B)
pilot survey
C)
census survey
D)
none of these
Correct option: C. census survey. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.