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Child Development and Pedagogy Question Paper

Answers Teacher Eligibility Test 2011-2012

(D) reciprocate the good wishes to them

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1. Most important work of teacher is

(A) to organize teaching work
(B) to deliver lecture in class
(C) to take care of children
(D) to evaluate the students
2. A teacher should be
(A) Honest
(B) Dilligent
(C) Dutiful
(D) Punctual
3. Environmental education should be taught in schools
because
(A) it will affect environmental pollution
(B) it is important part of life
(C) it will provide job to teachers
(D) we cannot escape from environment
4. Navodaya Schools have been established to
(A) increase number of school in rural areas
(B) provide good education in rural areas
(C) complete Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(D) check wastage of education in rural areas
5. At primary level, it is better to teach in mother language
because
(A) it develops self-confidence in children
(B) it makes learning easy
(C) it is helpful in intellectual development
(D) it helps children in learning in natural atmosphere
6. Women are better teacher at primary level because
(A) they behave more patiently with children
(B) they are ready to work with low salary
(C) higher qualification is not needed in this profession
(D) they have less chances in other profession

10. A student comes late in your class. Then you will

(A) inform to parents
(B) punish him
(C) try to know the reason
(D) not pay attention there
11. When the students become failed, it can be understood
that
(A) The system has failed
(B) The teachers failure
(C) The text-books failure
(D) The individual students failure
12. It is advantage of giving home work that students
(A) remain busy at home
(B) study at home
(C) may be checked for their progress
(D) may develop habit of self study
15. A teacher has serious defect is he/she
(A) is physically handicapped
(B) belongs to low socio-economic status
(C) has weak personality
(D) has immature mental development
16. The success of teacher is
(A) high achievement of students
(B) good traits of his/her personality
(C) his/her good teaching
(D) his/her good character
17. A Deepawali fair is being organized in your school.
What would you like to do ?
(A) only to visit the fair
(B) to take part in function
(C) to take a shop to sell something
(D) to distribute free water to visitors

7. You have been selected in all the four professions given

below. Where would you like to go ?
(A) Teacher
(B) Police
(C) Army
(D) Bank

18. The most important trait of a student is

(A) sense of responsibility
(B) to speak truth
(C) co-operation
(D) obedience

8. What is most important while writing on blackboard ?

(A) Good writing
(B) Clarity in writing
(C) Writing in big letters
(D) Writing in small letters

19. The purpose of basic education scheme is

(A) universalization of primary education
(B) to vocationalise the eduction
(C) to fulfil basic need of persons through education
(D) to make education compulsory for all

9. Some students send a greeting card to you on teachers

day. What will you do ? You will
(A) do nothing
(B) say thanks to them
(C) ask them to not to waste money

20. You are teaching a topic in class and a student ask a

question unrelated to the topic. What will you do
?
(A) you will allow him to ask unrelated question
(B) you will not allow him to ask unrealated question

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(C) you will consider it indiscipline and punish him

(D) you will answer the question after the class

(B) discuss
(C) tell stories
(D) ask question

21. If you are unable to get a job of teacher, then you will
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(A) start giving tuition at home
(B) remain at home till you get a job
(C) take some another job
(D) continue applying for teaching
22. A teacher can motivate the students by
(A) giving suitable prizes
(B) giving proper guidance
(C) giving examples
(D) delivering speech in class

31. The purpose of new education policy is

(A) to provide equal opportunity of education to all
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(B) to improve the whole education system
(C) to link the education with employment
(D) to delink the degree with education
32. To raise the standard of education, it is necessary
(A) to evaluate students continuously
(B) to give high salary to teachers
(C) to revise curriculum
(D) to make good school building

23. If a student does not pay any respect to you, then you
will
(A) ignore him
(B) award less marks in examination
(C) talk to his/her parents
(D) rebuke him

33. What is most important for a teacher ?

(A) to maintain discipline in class
(B) to be punctual in class
(C) to remove difficulties of students
(D) to be good orator

25. The aim of National Council for teacher education is

(A) to open college of education
(B) to promote research in education
(C) to maintain standards in colleges of education
(D) to provide grant to colleges of education

34. Why students should play games in school ?

(A) It makes them physically strong
(B) It makes work easier for teachers
(C) It helps in passing time
(D) It develops co-operation and physical balance

26. Kindergarten system of education was contributed by

(A) T. P. Nunn
(B) Spencer
(C) Froebel
(D) Montessori

35. Family is a means of

(A) Informal education
(B) Formal education
(C) Non-formal education
(D) Distance education

27. National Council of Educational Research and Training

was established in
(A) 1961
(B) 1962
(C) 1963
(D) 1964

36. There is tension among villagers and you are teacher

there. What will you do ?
(A) You will inform Gram Pradhan
(B) You will try to pacify them
(C) You will report to police
(D) You will keep distance from them

28. Essay type test are not reliable because

(A) their answers are different
(B) their results are different
(C) their checking is affected by examiners mood
(D) their responding styles are different

37. A teacher can develop social values among students

by
(A) telling them about great people
(B) developing sense of discipline
(C) behaving ideally
(D) telling them good stories

29. A guardian never comes to see you in school.

You will
(A) ignore the child
(B) write to the guardian
(C) go to meet him youself
(D) start punishing the child

38. What will you do in leisure time in school ?

You will
(A) take rest in teachers room
(B) read magazines in library
(C) talk to clerks in office
(D) check home work of students

30. To maintain interest among students in class, a teacher

should
39. A teacher asks the questions in the class to
(A) use blackboard
(A) keep students busy
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(B) maintain discipline

(C) attract students attention
(D) teach
40. You like teaching profession because
(A) it has less responsibility
(B) you are interested in it
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(C) it is easy
(D) it provide you more holidays
41. How the students should be motivated to get success in
life ?
(A) Selected study
(B) Incidental study
(C) Intensive study
(D) Learning by recitation

(D) Encouragement of the students

47. The ideal teacher
(A) Teaches the whole curriculum
(B) Helps his students in learning
(C) Is a friend, philosopher and guide
(D) Maintains good discipline
48. The aim of education should be
(A) To develop vocational skills in the students
(B) To develop social awareness in the students
(C) To prepare the students for examination
(D) To prepare the students for practical life
49. The best method of checking students homework is
(A) To assign it to intelligent students of the class
(B) To check the answers in the class in group manner
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42. In context of the habit of Absenteeism of student

(A) The principal and parents should get worried
(B) The officials of the schools should take action against
them as per schools discipline
(C) The teachers should take it as a serious problem
(D) They should be given less priority in the class room in
relation to regular students

(C) To check them with the help of specimen answer

(D) To check by the teacher himself in a regular way

46. The problem of drop-out in which students leave their

schooling in early years can be tackled in a
better way through
(A) Reduction of the weight of curriculum
(B) Sympathy of teachers
(C) Attractive environment of the school

55. The quality of schools education is exclusively

depending upon
(A) Infrastructural facilities
(B) Financial provisions
(C) International support
(D) The quality of teacher education

50. A time bound testing programme for a students should

be implemented in Shools so that
(A) The progress of the students should be informed to
their parents
(B) A regular practice can be carried out
43. To whom the responsibility of organisation of curricular (C) The students can be trained for final examinations
activities should be stored with ?
(D) The remedial programme can be adopted on the basis
(A) The principal
of the feedback from the results
(B) The teacher who is appointed for this work
(C) The teachers who take interest in it
51. The essential element of the syllabus for the children
(D) All the teachers
remained out of school should be
(A) Literacy competencies
44. When the students try to solve the questions in some
(B) Life-skills
different way as taught by the teacher from
(C) Numerical competencies
prescribed books, then these students should be
(D) Vocational competencies
(A) Discouraged to consult some other books on the
subject
53. The priority to girls education should be given
(B) Encouraged to consult some other books on the subject because
(C) Suggested to talk with their teacher after the period
(A) The girls are more intelligent in comparison than the
(D) Suggested to follow the class room notes in order to get boys
good mark in the examination
(B) The girls are lesser in number than boys
(C) The girls were badly discriminated in favour of boys in
45. The experienced teachers do not require the detailed
the past
lesson plan of a topic because
(D) Only girls are capable of leading for social change
(A) They can teach in a good manner without its help
(B) The number of curious students is very poor in the class 54. The success of integrated education depends on
(C) When they commit some mistake, they do not face any (A) The support of community
challange from their students
(B) The excellence of text-books
(D) They can equip themselves with brief outline as they
(C) The highest quality of teaching-learning material
gain specialisation in it through experience
(D) The attitudinal changes in teachers

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56. The idea of Basic Education is propounded by

(A) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Rabindranath Tagore

(c) Cognitive development.

(d) Affective processes in development.

2. All of the following advanced principles of child

development that are closely allied to the stimulus
response learning theory, except
(a) Pavilov
57. The most important indicator of quality of education in (b) J B Waston
a school is
(c) Hull
(A) Infrastructural facilities of a school
(d) Gesell
(B) Classroom system
(C) Text-books and Teaching-learning material
(D) Student Achievement level

3. The process whereby the genetic factors limit an

individual's responsiveness to the
environment is known as
58. The best remedy of the students problems related with
(a) Canalization.
learning is
(b) Discontinuity.
(A) Suggestion for hard work
(c) Differentiation.
(B) Supervised study in Library
(d) Range of reaction.
(C) Suggestion for private tuition
(D) Diagnostic teaching

59. The in-service teacher training can be made more

effective by
(A) Using training package which in wellprepared in
advance
(B) Making it a residential programme
(C) Using co-operative approach
(D) Practising training followup procedures

4. In order to develop the spirit of labour in students

(a) The teacher himself should indulge in labour
(b) The teacher should deliver lectures on the
importance of labour
(c) Students should be given opportunities to do labour
from time to time
(d) Students should be given examples of laboring
people

5. A child has been admitted to your school who

belongs to a back ward family/background from the
cultural viewpoint. You will
60. Child Labour Prohibition Act (1986)
(a) Keep him in a class in which, there are many more
(A) Prohibits all types of child labour upto 14 years of age
students of backward
of child
background from the cultural viewpoint
(B) Prohibits child labour in risk-taking works only
(b) Send a teacher to know more about the backward
(C) Prohibits child labour during school hours only
(D) Prohibits child labour by imposing the responsibility of cultural background of the child
childrens education on the employers
(c) Keep him in a normal class but will make special
arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special
Answers:
needs in view
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (C) (d) Advise him to take up vocational education
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11. (D) 12. (D) 15. (D) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (C) 20. (D)
21. (D) 22. (A) 23. (A) 25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (C) 29. (C)
30. (D)
31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (D) 35. (A) 36. (B) 37. (C) 38. (D)
39. (C) 40. (B)
41. (C) 42. (C) 43. (A) 44. (B) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (D)
49. (D) 50. (D)
51. (D) 53. (D) 54. (B) 55. (D) 56. (C) 57. (D) 58. (D) 59. (D)
60. (A)

CTET Child development and Pedagogy

MCQs
1. A major strength of ecological theory is its
framework for explaining
(a) Environmental influences on development.
(b) Biological influences on development.
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6. All of the following can be signs that a child is

gifted, except
(a) Early development of a sense of time
(b) Interest in encyclopaedias and dictionaries
(c) Uneasy relationships with peers.
(d) Easy retention of facts
7. If heredity is an important determinant of a specific
behaviour, what prediction can we make about
expression of the behaviour in identical twins reared
apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins
reared apart?
(a) Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more
similarly than identical twins.
(b) There will be little similarity in the expression of
the behaviour in either set of twins.
(c) Identical twins will express the behaviour more
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similarly than fraternal twins.

(d) The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by
identical twins as it is by fraternal twins.
8. Frobels most important contribution to education
was his development of the
(a) Vocational school
(b) Public high school
(c) Kindergarten
(d) Latin School
9. Of the following, the main purpose of state
certification of teachers is to
(a) Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions
(b) Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level
teacher competency throughout the state
(c) Exclude from the profession those not trained in
pedagogy
(d) Exclude from the profession those who are
mentally unhealthy
10. The key difference between evolutionary and
cultural change is that evolutionary change alters
__________ whereas cultural change alters
____________.
(a) Reproduction; environment
(b) Heredity; environment
(c) Environment; behavior
(d) Development; learning
11. The current view of childhood assumes that
(a) Children are similar to adults in most ways.
(b) Children are best treated as young adults.
(c) Childhood is basically a "waiting period."
(d) Childhood is a unique period of growth and
change.
12. In preparing a fifth grade class to take a
standardized reading test the teacher is best advised to:
(a) Tell the children the test is very important and
they should do the best they can
(b) Ditto key questions from a previous test and allow
the pupils to answer them
(c) Coach the below grade level readers, as the rest of
the class will do well anyway
(d) Give the pupils practice in answering questions
similar to the type that will appear on the test
13. A normal child of twelve years of age is most
likely to
(a) Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
(b) Have feelings of anxiety about pleasing adults
(c) Confine his/her interests to here and now
(d) Be eager for peer approval
14. Creative writing should be an activity planned for
(a) Only those children reading on grade level
(b) Only those children who can spell and also, can
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write cohesive sentences

(c) Only those children who want to write for the
newspaper of the class
(d) All children
15. Of the following, the most promising step for a
teacher to take in order to improve class discipline is to
(a) Note specific infractions of class rules in the
marking book
(b) Evaluate his/her materials, methods and
approaches to children
(c) Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series
of punishments
(d) Call a parent teacher meeting to discuss the
situation
16. The question "Will the shy child who never
speaks turn into a quiet, shy adult or wilL the child
become a sociable, talkative person?" is concerned
with which developmental issue?
(a) Maturation
(b) Continuity and discontinuity
(c) Cultural universals versus cultural relativism
(d) Nature and nurture
17. A child from a disorganized home will experience
the greatest difficulty with:
(a) Well structured lessons
(b) Independent study
(c) Programmed instruction
(d) Workbooks
18.
due
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Most psychologists believe that development is

Largely to nature.
Largely to nurture.
To nature and nurture acting separately.
To an interaction of nature and nurture.

19. The normal twelve year old child is most likely

to:
(a) Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
(b) Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults
(c) Confine his/her interests to the here and now
(d) Be eager for peer approval
20. The reason why students run from school is
(a) Lack of interesting class teaching work
(b) Lack of interest in studies on the part of students
(c) Not giving punishment to students
(d) Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem
21. You find a student to be intelligent. You will
(a) Remain pleased with him
(b) Not give him additional homework
(c) Motivate him so that he can make more progress
(d) Inform his parents about the fact that he is
intelligent
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22. If some students are not in a mood to study in the

class, you will
(a) Force them to study
(b) Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy
(c) Warn them that they must study else you will
report the matter to the Principal
(d) Tell them some interesting things related to their
interests or your own subject
23. Child development is defined as a field of study
that
(a) Examines change in human abilities.
(b) Seeks to explain behaviour across the life span.
(c) Compares children to adults to senior citizens.
(d) Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's
cognitive, social, and other capacities.

(c) Give him tasks of watering trees, cleaning the

blackboard, making toys of clay etc.
(d) None of above
29. Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a
primary teacher. That is because
(a) It helps in making children disciplined
(b) The examination result is improved
(c) It becomes a convenient mode for motivating
children
(d) It helps the teacher in understanding the behavior
of children

30. The current movement of behavior modification,

wherein tokens are awarded for
correct responses, is a reflection of:
(a) Herbarts Five Steps
(b) Locks Tabula rasa
24. The term identical elements is closely associated (c) Thorndikes Law of Effect
with:
(d) Thorndikes Law of Exercise
(a) Group instruction
(b) Transfer of learning
(c) Jealousy between twins
Child Development and Pedagogy and below are
(d) Similar test questions
some questions on the same section.
25. Organismic theories of development hold that
(a) Psychological structures and processes within the
child help determine his/her development.
(b) Physical structures and processes within the child
help determine his/her development.
(c) Passively developed structures and processes
within the child help determine his/her development.
(d) Slowly developed structures and processes within
the child help determine his/her development.

1. Absenteeism can be tackled by :

(1) teaching (2) punishing the students (3) giving the
sweets (4) contacting the parents
2. Discipline means:
(1) strict-behaviour (2) severe punishment (3)
obedience (4) going by the rules

3. If any girl child does not corne to school regularly you

26. A Person believes that nurture strongly influences will
(1) no bother (2) struck off her name (3) complain to the
the development of his child. He
Principal (4) meet the parents and enwould not agree with the importance of:
courage them .
(a) Genetic factors. (b) Exposure to peers.

(c) The types of toys at home.

(d) The warmth displayed by the parents.
27. If student is too shy to participate in the class, you
will
(a) Not ask questions from him
(b) Ask only those questions from him whose answers
can be given by him
(c) Not ask those questions from him whose answers
are beyond his means and due to which, he may
become objects of ridicule in the class
(d) Ask questions from him only when he is keen to
answer them
28. How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right
path?
(a) Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict
vigil on him
(b) Allocate a seat for him in a corner of the class
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4. In co-education you want't to :

(1) make separate rows of boys and girls (2) you give
preference to boys over girls
(3) you. give preference to none (4) you deal according to
need
5. One of the basic priniclples of socializing Individuals is :
(1) religion (2) caste (3) educational (4) imitation
Directions (6-10) :
Which of the' skills do you consider most essential for a
teacher?
6. (1) Oration skill (2) Listening skills (3) Managerial skills,
(4) Teaching skills
7. (1) encourage children to search for knowledge
(2) have all the information for the children
(3) ability to make children memorize materials
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(4) enable children to do well in tests

8. (1) identify gifted children (2) have an understanding of
all children abilities (3) identify children with learning
disabilities (4) none of the above

Test of Numerical Ability for

Forthcomming Exam

1. Let A = (x + 1)/(x 1 ) and B = (x 1)/(x + 1).

Determine the value of A B
a. 0
9. (1) _ ability to help children understand texts thoroughly b. x/(x - 1)
c. 4x/(x - 1)
(2) ability to help children do all the exercises
d. None of these
(3) ability to raise possible actions from the texts
(4) ability to help children from their own opinions on the
text
10. (1) to communicate well
{2) to use difficult language
(3) to impress students
(4) to read out the textbook

2. Ashok had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking

35 as one of the multipliers, he took 53. As a result, the
product went up by 540. What is the new product ?
a. 1050
b.1590
c. 1440
d. none of these

11. Success in developing values is mainly dependent upon:

(1) government (2) society (3) family (4) teacher
3. A ladder on a road when inclined on a wall reaches a
12. Good reading aims at developing:
(l) understanding (2) pronunciation (3) sensitivity (4)
increasing factual knowledge
13. The primary duty of a teacher is to be responsible to
his/her:
(1) family (2) students (3) society (4) nation
14. Which of the following is not related to educational
achievement?
(1) Heredity (2) Experiences (3) Practice (4) Self learning

point 12 m above ground. Placing at the same position

if it is inclined on to other side of a road, it reaches a
point 9m above the ground. If the length of ladder is 15
m, what is the width of the road ?
a. 17 m
b. 23 m
c. 19 m
d. 21 m

4. The rate of interest on two bonds is in the ratio of 4 :

5. A person wants to invest his savings in these bonds
in such a way that he received equal half yearly
15. One of,the students of a class hardly talks in the class.
interest from both the bonds. He should invest in these
How would you encourage him to express himself?
bonds in the ratio :
(1) By orgariising discussions (2) By encouraging children
a. 5 : 2
to take part in classroom activities
(3) By organizing educational games/ programmes in which b. 2 : 5
c. 4 : 5
- children feel like speaking(4) By giving good marks to those who express them'selves d. 5 : 4
well

ANSWERS
1. (a)
2. (d)
3. (d)
4. (c)
5.
(c)
6. (c)
7. (c)
8. (c) 9. (b)
10.
(b)
11. (d)
12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (d)
15. (b) 16. (d)
17. (b) 18. (d)
19.
(d) 20. (d) 21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24.
(b) 25. (a)
26. (a)
27. (d)
28. (c)
29. (d) 30. (c)

5. A student secured 60, 75 and 85 in Mathematics

monthly test. If monthly scores were given equal
weightage and final scores are given double weightage
, what are his average marks in Mathematics ?
a. 65
b. 75
c. 80
d. None of these

6. A sells a product having a printed price of Rs.2,400

at a discount of 10% on printed price. He earns a profit
Answers: 1.4, 2. 4, 3. 4, 4. 4, 5. 3, 5. 4, 7. 1, 8. 2, 9. 4, 10. 1, of 25% in this sale. What was the purchase price on
which A purchased this product ?
11. 3, 12. 1, 13. 2, 14. 1, 15. 3
a. Rs.1980
b. Rs.1728
c. Rs.2160
ctet objective math sample paper
d. Rs.1800
7. A wheel travels a distance of 22 km in 2500
revolutions. Find the diameter of the wheel.
a. 1.4 m
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b. 2.8 m
c. 5.6 m
d. None of these
8. The difference between the compound interest and
simple interest on a sum of money at the rate of 10%
p.a. for 2 years is Rs.50. Find the principal amount.
a. Rs.5,500
b. Rs.4,000
c. Rs.5,000
d. None of these

14. In an examination A gets 40% of total marks and B

gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of As and Bs
marks taken together. D gets 45% of As and Cs
marks taken together. If the required pass percentage is
36, how many of these four students passed the
examination ?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

15. In a school, the number of girls exceeds the

9. If the numerator of a fraction is doubled and the
number of boys by 60. If the number of girls is
denominator is increased by 3, the new fraction is 3/5. increased by 15% and the number o boys is increased
What is the original fraction if its denominator is more by 50%, there would be 15 boys more than girls. Find
than twice the numerator by 1 ?
the original strength of the class ?
a. 3/7
a. 540
b. 6/13
b. 360
c. 1/3
c. 720
d. 5/11
d. 600
10. Three taps A, B and C can fill the tank in 30
minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. All
the three taps are opened simultaneously and after 10
minutes, tap C is closed and another tap D is opened. It
took another 20 minutes to fill the tank. How much
time does tap D take to empty a full tank ?
a. 18 minutes
b. 24 minutes
c. 30 minutes
d. 36 minutes
11. A rod of length 300 inches is to be cut into three
pieces of integer length such that length of the first
piece is square of the second and that of the second is
square of the third. What is the length of the left out
portion, if the left out portion has to be the least ?
a. 12 inches
b. 24 inches
c. 8 inches
d. 30 inches
12. The amount on a certain sum for 3 and 4 years at a
certain rate of compound interest are Rs.18250.50 and
Rs.20988.10 respectively. What is the rate of interest ?
a. 10%
b. 12%
c. 13%
d. None of these
13. The difference between simple interest and
compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2
years at 10% p.a. is Rs.4200. The sum is :
a. Rs.20,000
b. Rs.16,000
c. Rs.24,000
d. None of these

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16. An investor invested a sum of Rs.10 lakhs in shares

of company X and of company Y. Company Xs share
yields 24% in cash each year and the rate of interest on
company Ys debentures is 16%. He received a total of
Rs.2,08,000 in the form of dividend and interest from
these two companies. How much money was invested
in company X ?
a. 400000
b. 600000
c. 650000
d. None of these
17. A dry fruit seller purchased 3 kinds of nuts at the
rate of Rs.100/kg, Rs.80/kg and Rs.60/kg respectively.
He then mixed them in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 by weight
and sold the same to a customer at 50% profit. The
price per kg at which he sold the mix to the customer is
:
a. Rs.110
b. Rs.90
c. Rs.70
d. None of these
18. A, B and C were partners sharing profits in the
ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6. D died and his share was
distributed equally among the surviving partners. What
will be the new profits sharing ratio ?
a. 4 : 5 : 6
b. 2 : 3 : 4
c. 3 : 4 : 5
d. None of these
19. A vehicle changed hands 3 times and at each time
the loss to the earlier owner was 10%. If the overall
loss was Rs.4,065, find the original price of the vehicle
(in rupees).
a. 10,000
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b. 10,500
c. 15,000
d. 5,000
20. What is the three digit number which is a 2 more
than a perfect square and 2 less than a perfect cube ?
a. 627
b. 402
c. 123
d. None of these

ANSWER
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. D 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. B 11. b
12. d 13. d 14. c 15. a16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. C 21. b
22. b 23. b 24. c 25. b

ctet test paper Environmental Science (EVS)

for Paper-I

Environmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ)

Teacher Eligibility Test
(Practice Paper 01)
1. We have days and nights because of:
(a) Earths rotation
(b) Earths revolution
(c) Suns rotation
(d) Suns revolution
2. The tail of flying birds acts as rudder. By this
statement we can understand that the
22. A sum of Rs.4000 was lent partly at 6% and partly tail acts as:
at 8% simple interest. If the interest received after one (a) A part of the body which is beautiful
year is Rs.272, find the ratio in which the money was
(b) A part which wards off flies and mosquitoes
lent.
(c) A part which guides the bird while flying
a. 2 : 3
(d) A part which helps the bird take off
b. 3 : 2
3. The combination of which of the following soils is
c. 1 : 2
best for plant growth
d. None of these
(a) Clay, sand & gravel
(b) Humus, clay & gravel
23. A man pays off 3/20 of his debt every month . At
(c) Sand, humus & gravel
the end of 6 months, his remaining debt is Rs.290.
(d) Humus, sand & clay
How much amount (in rupees) has he cleared off every 4. Which of the following does not belong to the group
month ?
formed by the other trees?
a. 400
(a) Mango
b. 435
(b) Coconut
c. 450
(c) Tamarind
d. 500
(d) Neem
5. In spring which of the following occurs?
24. Y wanted to borrow Rs.1000 from a moneylender
(a) The days are longer & nights are shorter
for a period of one year. However, the moneylender
(b) The nights are longer & days are shorter
deducted Rs.200 as interest charges and gave Rs.800 to (c) Days and nights are of almost equal duration
him. What is the rate of interest at which Y has
(d) None of the above
borrowed the money ?
6. Which of the following plays an important role in
a. 20%
the cause of rainfall
b. 22.5%
(a) Evaporation
c. 25%
(b) Condensation
d. 27.5%
(c) Both evaporation & condensation
(c) Filteration
25. If the interest compounded annually on a certain
7. A human body consists of ________ number of
sum at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is equal to
bones
55% of the simple interest on the same amount at the
(a) 205
same rate of interest for twice the time period, find the (b) 206
rate of interest.
(c) 207
a. 12%
(d) 208
b. 20%
8. Sanjay has a sugar cube in her mouth, in which part
c. 24%
of his tongue, will the cube be
d. None of these
sweetest?
(a) Front
21. If it costs Rs.Y to whitewash the 4 walls of a room,
how much would it cost(in rupees), if all the
dimensions were to be 5 times the original dimensions
?
a. 5 Y
b. 25 Y
c. 25 Y
d. 20 Y

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(b) Middle
(c) Rear
(d) Sides
9. The mosquito repellent (coils, mats and liquids) that
we generally use in our homes
are:
(a) Pesticides
(b) Fertilizers
(c) Sedatives
(d) Insecticides
10. Cows have strong grinding teeth at the back of the
mouth, but they cannot eat the flesh
of the of other animals. This is because:
(a) They do not need to eat the flesh
(b) They dont have strong grinding teeth at the front
(c) They dont have long sharp pointed teeth
(d) They dislike eating flesh
ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d)
10. (c)

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Environmental Science Paper-2

(a) Eyes
(b) Kidneys
(c) Lungs
(d) Skin
7. During breathing which gas is most required by us?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carondioxide
(d) Nitrogen
8. Which part of the body controls all the other organs?
(a) Heart
(b) Eyes
(c) Brain
(d) Stomach
9. Flamingos have ______ kind of feet
(a) Perching
(b) Wading
(c) Webbed
(d) None of these
10. The tomato plant falls under the category of:
(a) Herbs
(b) Shrubs
(c) Trees
(d) Grass
ANSWERS
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)

Environmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ)

Teacher Eligibility Test
(Practice Paper 02)
1. During summer the earth is
(a) Closer to the sun
(b) Away from the sun
(c) Closer to the moon
(d) Away from the moon
2. Non-green plants like mushroom cant make their own
food because:
(a) They are too small
(b) They lack chlorophyll
(c) They lack photo-tropism
(d) They lack roots to suck water
3. Most of the reptiles like snakes, crocodiles, etc. eat their
food by:
(a) Tearing its flesh
(b) A process called cud chewing
(c) Swallowing it as a whole
(d) Sucking its blood
4. How much time does the earth take to complete one
rotation?
(a) 24 hrs.
(b) 1 day
(c) 1 year
(d) Both A & B
5. How many muscles are there in a human body?
(a) 600
(b) 700
(c) 800
(d) 900
6. Which of the following is not a part of the excretory
system?
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ctet/Bihar tet- test paper (EVS)-3

Evironmental Science (EVS) for Paper-I (MCQ)
Teacher Eligibility Test
(Practice Paper 03)
21. Which Indian scientist has got a Nobel Prize for his
contribution in physics?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Albert Einstein
(d) Hargovind Khurana
22. When some sugar is dissolved in a glass of water,
the water level:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains the same
(d) None of the above
23. The nature of relationship between condensation &
evaporation is:
(a) They are the same
(b) They are opposite
(c) They are similar but not in all respects
(d) None of the above
24. We slip very easily on a wet floor because
(a) Water reduces the friction
(b) Water increases the friction
(c) We slip because we lose our balance
(d) None of the above
25. The process of solid changing into liquid upon the
supply of heat is called:
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(a) Condensation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Melting
(d) Boiling
26. When we exhale, our lungs have to:
(a) Contract
(b) Expand
(c) Be still
(d) None of the above
27. Our head is made up of only one movable bone; it
is called:
(a) Skull
(b) Cranium
(c) Jawbone
(d) Collarbone
28. The young ones of the frog are called:
(a) Young frogs
(b) Frog cubs
(c) Puppies
(d) Tadpoles
29. Paper is mainly made up of:
(a) Cellulose & starch
(b) Polythene & cotton
(c) Bamboo & grass
(d) Sunflower & Maize
30. Our sun is:
(a) Planet
(b) Satellite
(c) Comet
(d) Star
ANSWERS
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28.
(d) 29. (c) 30. (d)

3. Her reaction to his proposal was . She rejected it

.
(A) inevitablevehemently
(B) subtleviolently
(C) cleverabruptly
(D) sympatheticangrily
Ans : (A)
4. His directions misled us we did not know which of
the two roads to take.
(A) complicated
(B) ambiguous
(C) narrow
(D) fantastic
Ans : (B)
5. It would be difficult for one so to believe that all
men are equal irrespective of caste, race and religion.
(A) emotional
(B) democratic
(C) intolerant
(D) liberal
Ans : (C)
Directions(Q. 610) In each of the following sentences
four words or phrases have been bold. Only one bold part
in each sentence is not accepted in standard English.
Identify that part and mark its letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) in
your as answer.
6. Gaze for a thing (A) that are not (B) available easily (C)
in the country is a universal phenomenon. (D)
Ans : (B)
7. It is foolish to be expecting (A) one person to be like
another (B) person, for (C) each individual is born (D) with
his characteristics traits.
Ans : (A)
8. The tendency to believe (A) that (B) man is inherently
dishonest is something (C) that will be decried. (D)
Ans : (D)
9. I have not come across very (A) few (B) people who (C)
think of thing beyond (D) their daily work.
Ans : (B)

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Directions(Q. 15) Each sentence has one or two blanks.
Choose the word or set of words that best completes the
sentence meaningfully.
1. He went to the library to find that it was closed.
(A) seldom
(B) never
(C) only
(D) solely
Ans : (C)
2. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so
that they can disappear at any moment.
(A) tentative
(B) tenuous
(C) consistent
(D) restrictive
Ans : (B)

10. He managed to board (A) the running train (B) but all
his luggages (C) was (D) left on the station.
Ans : (C)

CTET OBJECTIVE MATH SAMPLE

PAPER

Test of Numerical Ability for

Forthcomming Exam
1. Let A = (x + 1)/(x 1 ) and B = (x 1)/(x + 1).
Determine the value of A B
a. 0
b. x/(x - 1)
c. 4x/(x - 1)
d. None of these
2. Ashok had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking

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35 as one of the multipliers, he took 53. As a result, the

product went up by 540. What is the new product ?
a. 1050
b.1590
c. 1440
d. none of these

d. None of these

9. If the numerator of a fraction is doubled and the

denominator is increased by 3, the new fraction is 3/5.
What is the original fraction if its denominator is more
than twice the numerator by 1 ?
a. 3/7
3. A ladder on a road when inclined on a wall reaches a b. 6/13
point 12 m above ground. Placing at the same position c. 1/3
if it is inclined on to other side of a road, it reaches a
d. 5/11
point 9m above the ground. If the length of ladder is 15
m, what is the width of the road ?
10. Three taps A, B and C can fill the tank in 30
a. 17 m
minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. All
b. 23 m
the three taps are opened simultaneously and after 10
c. 19 m
minutes, tap C is closed and another tap D is opened. It
d. 21 m
took another 20 minutes to fill the tank. How much
time does tap D take to empty a full tank ?
4. The rate of interest on two bonds is in the ratio of 4 : a. 18 minutes
5. A person wants to invest his savings in these bonds b. 24 minutes
in such a way that he received equal half yearly
c. 30 minutes
interest from both the bonds. He should invest in these d. 36 minutes
bonds in the ratio :
a. 5 : 2
11. A rod of length 300 inches is to be cut into three
b. 2 : 5
pieces of integer length such that length of the first
c. 4 : 5
piece is square of the second and that of the second is
d. 5 : 4
square of the third. What is the length of the left out
portion, if the left out portion has to be the least ?
5. A student secured 60, 75 and 85 in Mathematics
a. 12 inches
monthly test. If monthly scores were given equal
b. 24 inches
weightage and final scores are given double weightage c. 8 inches
, what are his average marks in Mathematics ?
d. 30 inches
a. 65
b. 75
12. The amount on a certain sum for 3 and 4 years at a
c. 80
certain rate of compound interest are Rs.18250.50 and
d. None of these
Rs.20988.10 respectively. What is the rate of interest ?
a. 10%
6. A sells a product having a printed price of Rs.2,400 b. 12%
at a discount of 10% on printed price. He earns a profit c. 13%
of 25% in this sale. What was the purchase price on
d. None of these
which A purchased this product ?
a. Rs.1980
13. The difference between simple interest and
b. Rs.1728
compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2
c. Rs.2160
years at 10% p.a. is Rs.4200. The sum is :
d. Rs.1800
a. Rs.20,000
b. Rs.16,000
7. A wheel travels a distance of 22 km in 2500
c. Rs.24,000
revolutions. Find the diameter of the wheel.
d. None of these
a. 1.4 m
b. 2.8 m
14. In an examination A gets 40% of total marks and B
c. 5.6 m
gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of As and Bs
d. None of these
marks taken together. D gets 45% of As and Cs
marks taken together. If the required pass percentage is
8. The difference between the compound interest and
36, how many of these four students passed the
simple interest on a sum of money at the rate of 10%
examination ?
p.a. for 2 years is Rs.50. Find the principal amount.
a. 1
a. Rs.5,500
b. 2
b. Rs.4,000
c. 3
c. Rs.5,000
d. 4
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15. In a school, the number of girls exceeds the

number of boys by 60. If the number of girls is
increased by 15% and the number o boys is increased
by 50%, there would be 15 boys more than girls. Find
the original strength of the class ?
a. 540
b. 360
c. 720
d. 600
16. An investor invested a sum of Rs.10 lakhs in shares
of company X and of company Y. Company Xs share
yields 24% in cash each year and the rate of interest on
company Ys debentures is 16%. He received a total of
Rs.2,08,000 in the form of dividend and interest from
these two companies. How much money was invested
in company X ?
a. 400000
b. 600000
c. 650000
d. None of these

21. If it costs Rs.Y to whitewash the 4 walls of a room,

how much would it cost(in rupees), if all the
dimensions were to be 5 times the original dimensions
?
a. 5 Y
b. 25 Y
c. 25 Y
d. 20 Y
22. A sum of Rs.4000 was lent partly at 6% and partly
at 8% simple interest. If the interest received after one
year is Rs.272, find the ratio in which the money was
lent.
a. 2 : 3
b. 3 : 2
c. 1 : 2
d. None of these

23. A man pays off 3/20 of his debt every month . At

the end of 6 months, his remaining debt is Rs.290.
How much amount (in rupees) has he cleared off every
month ?
17. A dry fruit seller purchased 3 kinds of nuts at the
a. 400
rate of Rs.100/kg, Rs.80/kg and Rs.60/kg respectively. b. 435
He then mixed them in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 by weight c. 450
and sold the same to a customer at 50% profit. The
d. 500
price per kg at which he sold the mix to the customer is
:
24. Y wanted to borrow Rs.1000 from a moneylender
a. Rs.110
for a period of one year. However, the moneylender
b. Rs.90
deducted Rs.200 as interest charges and gave Rs.800 to
c. Rs.70
him. What is the rate of interest at which Y has
d. None of these
borrowed the money ?
a. 20%
18. A, B and C were partners sharing profits in the
b. 22.5%
ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6. D died and his share was
c. 25%
distributed equally among the surviving partners. What d. 27.5%
will be the new profits sharing ratio ?
a. 4 : 5 : 6
25. If the interest compounded annually on a certain
b. 2 : 3 : 4
sum at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is equal to
c. 3 : 4 : 5
55% of the simple interest on the same amount at the
d. None of these
same rate of interest for twice the time period, find the
rate of interest.
19. A vehicle changed hands 3 times and at each time a. 12%
the loss to the earlier owner was 10%. If the overall
b. 20%
loss was Rs.4,065, find the original price of the vehicle c. 24%
(in rupees).
d. None of these
a. 10,000
b. 10,500
ANSWER
c. 15,000
1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. d
d. 5,000
6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. b
11. b 12. d 13. d 14. c 15. a
20. What is the three digit number which is a 2 more
16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. c
than a perfect square and 2 less than a perfect cube ?
21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. b
a. 627
b. 402
c. 123
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d. None of these
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Sample Questions in Social Sciences

1. Which of the following pairs is correctly
matched?
1. ILO
- London
2. ICJ
- Hague
3. UNESCO - Washington
4. WHO
- Paris
2. Arrange the following Indo-Pak events in correct
chronological order.
A. Creation of Bangladesh
B. Tashkant Declaration
C. Simla Agreement
D. Lahore Declaration
Which order is correct?
1. A C D B
2. B A C D
3. D B A C
4. A B C D

of the above
7
1. A I B. II
2. A II B. III
3. A II B. I
4. A IV B. II

3-4 Direction: Read the following statement and

answer the questions that follow.
"India with over 2 percent of the world's
geographical area is inhibited by
16 percent of the world population".
3. From the above statement, it is inferred that in the
world population almost every
1. 5th person is Indian
2. 6th person is Indian
3. 7th person is Indian
4. 8th person is Indian

8-9. Read the passage given below and answer the

questions that follow.
The later part of the eighteenth century saw two
revolutions, which played an
important role in the making of the modem world.
The first one involved English Government against its
thirteen colonies. Most of
the people settled in these colonies had come from
England.
8. The passage is referring to two revolutions. Which
of the following are these?
1. Russian Revolution and French Revolution
2. American Revolution and French Revolution
3. American Revolution and Chinese Revolution
4. French Revolution and Chinese Revolution

4. Which of the following countries fits in a

completely reverse position explained in
the above statement?
1. China
2. Bangladesh
3. United Kingdom
4. Australia
5. Which pairs are correctly matched? Select the
correct alternative.
a. Brahmo Samaj - Dayanand Saraswati
b. Arya Samaj- Vivekananda
c. Ramakrishna Mission - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. Aligarh Movement - Syed Ahmed Khan
e. Veda Samaj - Cembeti Sridharlu Naidu
1. a and d
2. b and e
3. d and e
4. c and d
6. Some persons and events are stated below:
A. Warren Hastings
I Theosophical Society of
India
B. Col. Olcott
II Duel Government in
Bengal
C. Lord Ripon
III The French Revolution
D. Tipu Sultan
IV The Local Self
Government
Which of the following indicates the correct matching
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C. Ill
D. IV
C. II
D. I
C. IV D. III
C. I
D. III

7. Stated below are some statements.

a. The Modern Age suddenly came into existence
b. The Renaissance emphasized the value of reason
and scientific temper in life.
c. The Industrial Revolution in England led to the
decline of Cottage Industries in India.
Which statements are true?
1. a and b
2. b and c
3. a and c
4. a, b and c

9. Which of the following Revolutions is related to

the thirteen English Colonies?
1. Russian Revolution
2. American Revolution
3. Industrial Revolution
4. French Revolution

10. A volcano erupts on the ocean floor and a ship is

located on the oceanic surface
very close to the epicentre. Which one of the following
conditions will the ship
face?
1. get toppled
2. drift away
3. wreck
4. not much of a change
11. Read the following statements
A. The towns in Canadian prairies developed after the
construction of
Canadian Pacific Railway.
B. Most of the Cities of India were connected by
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railways after these had

already developed.
Which one of the following is correct?
1. A is true, B is false
2. A is false, B is true
3. Both A and B are true
4. Both A and B are false 12
12. Which one of the following sequences of the
atmospheric layers will a space shuttle
encounter while returning to the earth?
1. Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere,
Troposphere
2. Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere,
Troposphere
3. Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere,
Troposphere
4. Ionosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere,
Troposphere
13. Given below are some characteristics of a region.
a.
Rainfall is scanty
b. Difference between day and night temperature is
high
c. Very little vegetation is found
Which of the following regions has all these features?
1. coasts
2. deserts
3. plateaus
4.
plains

of Bangladesh in 1971, and Shimla Agreement in

1972. Therefore alternative 3
is the answer.
3 2 16% of the World Population means 1/6th of the
population, which implies that
every 6th person is an Indian.
4 4 Australia has a large area of land but is sparsely
populated. All the other three
countries are thickly populated. Therefore, the answer
is alternative 4.
5 3 The answer key gives the clue.
6 3 Warren Hastings was associated with dual
Government in Bengal, Col. Olcott
with Theosophical Society of India, Lord Ripon with
the Local Self
Government and Tipu Sultan with the French
Revolution. The answer
therefore is at alternative 3, which shows the correct
matching.
7 2 In this question you have to reason out which
statements are true. Here the first
statement is not true, as the Modern Age could not
come into existence
suddenly. Hence, alternative 2 is correct which shows
that statements b and c
are true.
8 2 This question is based on a given passage. You
have to find out which
revolutions the passage is referring to. For the first
14. Given below is the scale, which shows in sequence revolution the hint is given
the limits of crust, outer mantle, inner
in the passage. It involved 13 English Colonies, where
mantle, outer core and inner core represented by
the settlers were from
1,2,3,4 and 5 respectively. Which of
England. You will realize that their colonies were
the following scales represents the correct pattern of
located in America. So one
measurement?
Revolution is American Revolution, and the second
one is French Revolution
15. Read the following:
as it was important in shaping the modern world. The
a. 80% of forests have been cleared.
Russian Revolution and
b. A quarter of world's mammals are at risk of
the Chinese Revolution took place in 20 th Century
extinction.
only. So the answer is
c. Global warming will trigger a devastating rise in alternative 2.
sea levels.
9 2 This question is related to the first question. You
Which of the following best explains all of the
can reason it out because the
above?
13 colonies mentioned here were in America. So the
1. Increasing industrialization
answer is 2. 14
2. Large scale urbanization
10 4 The rest of the questions you may reason out
3. Increased human activity
yourself.
4. Large scale mechanizatio
11 3
12 1
Solutions to Questions on Social Science
13 2
Q.No. Key Rationale
14 1
15 3
1. 2 International Court of Justice is located at Hague.
WHO is not at Paris, UNESCO at not at Washington,
and ILO not at London.
Therefore alternative 2 is the answer.
2. 3 Lahore Declaration took place in 1929, Tashkent
Declaration in 1966, creation
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ctet social Science for Paper-II (Practice

Paper 03)
Social Science for Paper-II
Teacher Eligibility Test Teacher Eligibility Test
(Practice Paper 03)
21. Workers have nothing to lose but their chains
was said by:
(a) Hitler
(b) Napoleon
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Stalin
22. The fall of the Czar, Nicholas II (USSR) is known
as the:
(a) Industrial
(b) February revolution
(c) Red revolution
(d) Social revolution
23. Burma was captured by
(a) America
(b) Britain
(c) Russia
(d) Portugal
24. The Council of Ministers at the centre is
responsible to:
(a) The President
(b) The chief Minister
(c) The Supreme Court
(d) The Lok Sabha
25. The fundamental duties have been included in the
Constitution under the:
(a) Article 351
(b) Article 72
(c) Article 51A
(d) Article 65
26. Right to equality in our Constitution has abolished
the practice of:
(a) Child Labour
(b) Untouchability
(c) Gender discrimination
(d) All of these
27. Bronze was made by mixing:
(a) Copper and Manganese
(b) Copper and zinc
(c) Copper and lead
(d) Iron and Tin

30. A new language developed in India during the

Medieval age:
(a) Urdu
(b) English
(c) Dutch
(c) Spanish
ANSWERS
21. (c) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28.
(a) 29. (c) 30. (a)

28. The earliest language of the Aryans was:

(a) Sanskrit
(b) Urdu
(c) Tamil
(d) Afghani
29. Feudalism centered round:
(a) Art
(b) Business
(c) Land
(d) Surgery
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