1. A review of NPE (1986) Programme of Action (POA) was done by ________

2. District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) were created in pursuance of the recommendation of __________

3. The National Policy of Education, 1986 also emphasised on _________

4. The Secondary Education Commission (1952-53) in India recommended which of the following pattern of education?

5. Assertion (A): The National Policy of Education (NPE) was prepared to improve the quality of education.

Reason (R): It was focused on providing educational facilities to all the citizens.

6. Which of the following is not a characteristic of formal education?

1. It is flexible
2. Lessons are conducted by correspondence
3. It is a full time education
4. It is a sequential grading system

7. Preparation of the school time table falls under the function of _________

8. In which country was the Howard Plan implemented?

9. Who developed the Winnetka Plan?

10. Where was the Winnetka Plan implemented?

11. Which plan emphasized individualized learning based on student interests?

12. Which plan was influenced by the educational philosophy of John Dewey?

13. Who introduced the platoon system in education?

14. The platoon system is also known as the ________

15. The platoon system divides students into how many groups?

16. What makes the platoon system economical?

17. A central room used for resource and guidance in the Dalton Plan is called _________

18. According to the Dalton Plan, the teacher’s role is primarily as a ________

19. Under the Dalton Plan, students work at their ________

20. What kind of transportation is typically used in Mobile Schools?

21. Which of the following is a benefit of Mobile Schools?

22. What subjects are usually taught in Mobile Schools?

23. Which of these is a well-known international initiative using Mobile Schools?

24. Why are Mobile Schools painted in bright colors or covered in interactive panels?

25. How do Mobile Schools differ from online learning?

26. What type of education system are Mobile Schools part of?

27. Library-based learning promotes which type of learning?

28. Teacher autonomy can improve students’ outcomes by _________

29. What is meant by “teacher autonomy”?

30. Which of the following is an example of non-classroom teaching?

1. Which of the following do not belong to laws of perceptual grouping?

1. Law of figure and ground
2. Law of good continuation
3. Law of common fate
4. Law of closure
5. Law of proximity

2. Which sensory modality is most commonly used to test span of attention?

3. The percepts are based on:

1. What we sense
2. What we know
3. What we infer
4. What we conform

4. Which is the correct sequence of stages involved in creative thinking?

5. Assertion (A): By using computer models in decision-making, many problems in an organisation can be solved.
Reason (R): Thinking is complex information’s processing and involves the use of symbols.

6. Assertion (A): Imagination is necessary element of creative activity in art and literature.
Reason (R): Imagination helps the individual to indulge in fancy dreams at a higher level.

7. As the infant grows, his mental ability __________

8. Consider the following statements:

1. Language can be spoken, signed or written.
2. Humans make new sentences each time they speak. This refers to the concept that language is creative.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Assertion (A): The language comprehension skills of human exceed that of chimpanzees.
Reason (R): The language production skills of humans exceed that of chimpanzees.

10. Match the following:

List I (Type of Thinking)
a) Perceptual thinking
b) Conceptual thinking
c) Reflective thinking
d) Creative thinking

List II (Concept)
1) Abstract thinking
2) Insightful thinking
3) Divergent thinking
4) Concrete thinking

11. Match the following:

List I (Concept)
a) Heuristics
b) Mental set
c) Inductive reasoning
d) Thinking

List II (Meaning)
1) Manipulating Information
2) Guidelines
3) Fixating
4) Specific to general

12. Which of the following indicate aspects of language development?
a) Pragmatics
b) Syntax
c) Imprinting
d) Semantics

13. Rules within a language indicating how words can be combined into meaningful sentences refer to _________

14. Reasoning at the human level begins in ____________

15. The properties of many different things brought together in a single idea is called _________

16. Stages of moral development for children were emphasized by _________

17. According to J.S. Bruner, gestures are ____________

18. The words that children seem to use in the earliest stage of language acquisition are known as ________

19. The smallest unit of speech is known as ________

20. The field of psychology, which is concerned with the ways in which people use linguistic competency to generate and understand language is known as _______

21. Which of the following are the developmental tasks of late childhood?

1. Getting ready to read
2. Developing a conscience
3. Learning to get along with age-mates
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

22. Assertion (A): In concrete operational stage, child develops the ability to think logically, about concrete objects and situations.
Reason (R): Child become less egocentric in their thinking.

23. Assertion (A): According to Erickson, the psycho-social conflict of late adulthood is ego integrity versus despair.

Reason (R): Life satisfaction in late adulthood is highest when you maintain your previous level of activity.

24. Temporary support that parents provide to a child to do a task until the child can do it alone, is termed as _______

25. Arrange the following stages of development in correct sequence:

1. Generativity v/s Self-absorption
2. Initiative v/s Guilt
3. Intimacy v/s Isolation

26. Consider the following statements:
1. According to Piagetian theory, cognitive development is influenced by perception.
2. According to Erickson, trust is the ability to fuse one’s identity with someone else’s without fear.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

27. ____________ is an impairment of language functioning caused by damage to the brain?

28. The view that ‘Thinking is nothing, but implicit speech’ is expressed by _________

29. Match the following:

List I (Period)
a) Prenatal period (மகப்பேறுக்கு முற்பட்ட காலம்)
b) Neonatal period (பிறந்த குழந்தை)
c) Early Infancy (ஆரம்பகால குழந்தை பருவம்)
d) Late Infancy (பிற்பகுதியில் குழந்தை பருவம்)

List II (Development)
1) First 3 or 4 weeks
2) Zygote
3) 15 to 30 months
4) 1 to 2 months

30. Consider the following statements:

1. Jean Piaget focused on derivation.
2. Piaget revised the theory of stages of cognitive development.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. According to Erickson, adequate training, sufficient education and good models during the age range six to eleven years will lead to __________

2. According to Kohlberg _________ and ________ are the major reasons of moral behavior during the stage of conventional morality.

3. In Erickson’s theory, which psycho-social crises preceed and succeed Autonomy v/s Shame?

4. Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and indicate your answer using the codes given below.
Assertion (A): In pre-conventional stage, children understand morality on the basis of social customs and values.
Reason (R): In pre-conventional stage, children make decisions based on whether they will be rewarded or punished.

5. According to Vygotsky, language plays a crucial role in ________

6. Who proposed the Nativist Theory of language development?

7. What is the concept of the “Language Acquisition Device” (LAD)?

8. Which of the following is an example of receptive language skill?

9. The critical period hypothesis suggests that language learning is easiest:

10. Which of the following is a characteristic of bilingualism?

11. Code-switching refers to:

12. Which area of the brain is primarily responsible for language production?

13. Semantics refers to:

14. Which of the following is NOT a language disorder?

15. A teacher providing step-by-step support to help students learn new vocabulary is an example of __________

16. A language disorder characterized by difficulty in producing grammatically correct sentences is known as ___________

17. The first stage of second-language acquisition according to Krashen is _________

18. Which theory best explains why infants prefer human speech over other sounds?