CDP TG-TET PAPER-I– PYQs JANUARY 2025 sessions (Eng)

08-01-2025  SHIFT-1

1. A teacher should have a wide knowledge of this principle of growth and development while planning activities for an inclusive class

A. Rate of development is uniform in all stages

B. Development is linear

C. Individual differences

D. Development is always from specific to general

2. Read the statements given below and identify the correct answer

i. Maturation determines learning readiness

ii. Forcing children to learn beforethey are mature will not yield good results

Options:

A. Statement i is true ii is false

B. Both statements i and ii are true and statement i does not offer a correct explanation for statement

C. Both statements i and ii are true and statement i offers a correct explanation for statement ii 

D. Statement ii is true i is false

3. Concept formation begins with

A. Perception

B. Sensation

C. Discrimination

D. Generalization

4. Identify the correct pair relating to developmental tasks

5. Shishti is a small child who has a doll that she named Pari. When Srishti was playing with Nainika, Srishti’s mother called her to come and sleep. Srishti got up along with Par, saying, come on, Pari, we’ll sleep. The period of cognitive development Srishti is in, according to Piaget

A.  Pre-conceptual phase 

B. Intuitive phase

C. Sensory-motor Phase

D. Concrete operational stage

6. Erikson’s psycho-social stage that covers the elementary school age is

A. Industry Vs Inferiority 

B. Initiative Vs Guilt

C. Automony  Vs Shame

D. Intimacy vs. Isolation

7. Chomsky’s theory of languageacquisition primarily focused on this aspect

A. Intelligence

B. Culture

C. Education

D. Cognition

8. According to psychologists, vertical growth of one among the following ceases at about the age of 16 to 20 years

A. Perception

B. Attitude

C. Aptitude

D. Intelligence

9. Kanika has observed that her eight-year-old son remains silent and does not speak even when needed. She started to put in efforts so that he interacts and express himself before others. Kanika is trying to bring a change in this aspect of her son

A. Personality

B. Aptitude

C. Intelligence

D. Interest

10. Identify the example that expresses self-concept

A. I like chocolates

B. I am obedient

C. I am in Grade viii

D. I am feeling cold

11. One among the following may lead to mental health problems

A. Moderate goals

B. independent thinking

C. Very high aspiration 

D. Good motivation

12. One of the major drawbacks of these tools is that one may not reveal oneself truly

A. Projective test

B. Anecdotal record

C. Experimentation

D. Questionnaire 

13. A behaviour can truly be called as learning if it is a result of

A. Imprinting

B. Maturation

C. Reflex

D. Experience 

14. According to behaviourists, behaviour is controlled by

A. Inheritance

B. Heredity

C. Environment

D. Genes

15. ‘ We are what we have been rewarded for being’, according to

A. kohler

B. Skimmer

C. Piaget

D. Bruner

16. Inventions are an example of this type of learning

A. Trial and error

B. Classical conditioning

C. Operant conditioning

D. Imitation learning

17. A nine-year-old girl who could solve all the problems by herself on an intelligence scale at nine year level could solve up to eleven year level with the support of the teacher. The zone of proximal development of the girl, according to Vygotsky is

A.2 years

B. 9 years

C. 11 years

D. 7 years

18. Shashank is a 5-year-old boy who shows aggression like his father. His mother told him, ‘Shashank, look at your sister. She is so quiet, please behave like her. The present learning of the boy, and that being encouraged by her mother, is

A. Learning by construction

B. Observational learning

C. Insightful learning

D. Learning by conditioning

19. In the psycho-motor domain, when a person reaches the highest level of proficiency, it is said as

A. Initial attempt

B. Innate tendency

C. Aptitude

D. Naturalisation

20. Motives have the following dimensions

i. Physiological

ii. Psychological

iii. Social

Choose the correct answer:

A. i & ii only

B. i & iii only

C. i, ii & iii only

D. ii & iii only

21. The interference theory of forgetting was put forward by

A. Sigmund Freud

B. Ebbinghaus

C. C T Morgan

D. Bhatia

22. The learning process in a pre-school child in skills learning rhymes operates at this level

A. Memory level

B. Understanding level

C. Reflective thinking

D. Logical level

23. A persons said to be ‘deaf’ as per RPwD Act, 2016 if the loss of hearing is

A. 60 decibles

B. 70 decibles

C. 65 decibles

D. 55 decibles

24. Identify the INCORRECT pair among the following with respect to the phases of teaching

i. Pre-active—– Fixing goals

ii. Inter-active——Decision about strategies

iii. Post-active——-Evaluation and Feedback

A. i, ii & iii

B. i only

C. iii only

D. ii only

25. In effective planning,one among the following is NOT included in the lesson plan

A. Selection of learning activities

B. Year-end goals

C. Organisation of learning activities

D. Specific evaluation procedures

26. Curriculum proposed by Bruner is

A. Linear

B. Spiral

C. Modular

D. Hidden

27. Identify the categories related to classroom time among the following

i. Available time

ii. Allotted time

iii. Academic Learning time

Choose the correct answer

A. ii & iii

B. i & ii

C. i, ii & iii

D. i & iii

28. Identify the objective of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation scheme

A. To separate testing from learning process

B. To help develop cognitive skills exclusively

C. To make the process of teaching and learning a learner-centered activity

D. To emphasise more on memorization

29. One of the following is NOT a principle of projected method

A. Principle of rigidity 

B. Principle od purposefulness

C. principle of utility

D. Priniciple of activity

30. Inthe learning of students, an effective teacher is one who acts as a

A. Disciplinarian

B. Instructor

C. Preacher

D. Catalyst

08-01-2025   SHIFT-2

1. According to the principle of uniformity of pattern, the development that follows a definite sequence in all childern among the following is

i. Motor Development

ii. Language Development

A. Neither i nor ii

B. ii only

C. i only

D. both i & ii

2. Change that occurs in an individual in terms of cellular multiplication only is

A. Motivation

B. Development

C. Learning

D. Growth

3. A person reaches maximum mental level at about the age of

A. 40 years

B. 20 years

C. 10 years

D. 50 years

4. Four year old Vasavi wanted to drink tea from her grandmother’s cup but stopped because she is afraid that her mother will hit her’ According to Kohlberg, Vasavi i is in this stage of moral development

A. Stage 3 of Conventional Morality

B. Stage1 of Conventional morality level

C. Stage 4 of Conventional morality

D. Stage 2 of Pre Conventional morality

5. Six year old Anoop is unable to realize that when he moves to higher classes his classmates will also move to higher classes. The concept of Piaget’s cognitive development theory that has not developed in Anoop is

A. Ego Centrism

B. Animism

C. Reversibility

D. Equilibration

6. According to Erikson, the developmental stage during which an individual tries to integrate many roles into their self-image is

A. Early childhood

B. Pre-schooler

C. Adolescent

D. Infancy

7. To introduce a new concept to GradeIII students, Shanthi, the teacher brought various Teaching Learning Materials to the class so that they act as motivating forces for the children to learn about the concept. Shanti here is trying to create this among the students

A. Interest

B. Aptitude

C. Intelligence

D. Habit

8. Among the following, intelligence can be understood as

A. Mental abilities

B. Knowledge

C. Memory

D. Academic performance

9. Chotu and Motu are twin brothers. Chotu gets irritated when anyone touches his things while Motu readily shares his things. the fact about personality that can be understood from this example is that, personality is

A. Unique

B. Dynamic

C. Static

D. Never changes

10. Chirag who was keen to study in IIT topped the entrance exam. He has selected to study in the IIT that is in home town, though it is not among the top-ranked IITs. because his mother had many health issues. Chirag’s action shows

A. Interest

B. Conflict

C. Aptitude

D. Adjustment

11. A teacher has demonstrated the procedure of conducting a science experiment and has asked the students to repeat the same experiment. When the students were doing the experiment, the teacher was seeing how they were conducting the experiment. This type of observation is

A. Informal

B. Formal

C. Non formal

D. Natural

12. In this method the teacher makes note of the behaviour of the student in various activities and interprets behaviour

A. Projective technique

B. Cross-sectional design

C. Anecdotal record

D. Introspection

13. Identify the INCORRECT statement relating to learning

A. Learning can also lead to negative behaviour

B. A thing once learned cannot be unlearned

C. Learning helps in adjustment

D. Learning is universal

14. Identify the example for positive reinforcement

A. A mother not allowing her daughter to go for her favourite music class as she did not complete her homework

B. A mother not taking her daughter to park because she hit her younger brother

C. A mother giving a chocolate to her daughter when she cleaned her play area 

D. A father stopping his son from joining him for a morning walk as the son shouted at his mother

15. Operant conditioning has shown that learning will be more effective if

i. The learner gets rapid feedback on the accuracy of learning

ii. Learner is allowed to learn at their own pace

iii. Wait till the learner is ready

Choose the correct answer:

A. ii & iii

B. i, ii, iii

C. i & iii

D. i & ii

16. In a class a teacher asked her students to group the objects according to their shape. The primary factor of grouping here is

A. Similarity

B. Proximity

C. Closure

D. Complexity

17. Which among the following indicates ‘scaffolding’ put forth by Vygotsky?

i. Giving verbal instructions

ii. Asking questions and giving hints

iii. Demonstrating a task

iv. Simplifying the process of problem solving

Choose the correct answer;

A. ii, iii, iv

B. i, ii, iii, iv

C. i, iii, iv

D. i, ii, iii

18. A mother asked her son to recall all the places they visited during the last one year. This example relates to this cobnitive domain

A. Application

B. Comprehensive

C. Knowledge

D. Understanding

19. Incentive among the following is

A. Hunger

B. Praise

C. Achievement

D. Interest

20. Identify the correct pairs

i. Encoding–Memory

ii. Storage–Retention

iii. Retrieval–Recall

Choose the correct answer

A. i & ii

B. i & iii

C. i, ii, & iii

D. ii & iii

21. When learning of English grammer helped in learning of French grammer it is

A. Positive transfer

B. Negative transfer

C. Zero tranfer

D. Bilateral transfer 

22.This style of teacher may lead to dependency among students

A.liassez faire

B. Authoritative

C. Democratic

D. Authritarian 

23. The disability category to which a student who otherwise appears clever but makes mistakes in epelling like reading ‘but’ as ‘tub’ and ’16’ as ’61’ belong to

A. Low motor ability

B. Low vision

C. Learning disability

D. Slow learner

24. A teacher can know how far she has achieved the learning objectives of the lesson during

A. Pre-active

B. Post-active

C. Inter-active

D. Initial phase

25. The term used by Bruner to denote fundamental ideas, relationship or patterns of subject matter

A. Structure

B. Pattern

C. Form

D. Whole

26. A person facing difficulty due to cultural differences at the new place to which he moved due to transfer requires

A. Elective guidance

B. Vocational guidance

C. Educational guidance

D. Personal guidance

27. Which among the following categories indicates the specific time spent on relevant academic activities?

A. Allotted time

B. Available time

C. Academic Learning Time

D. Transition time

28. One of the following is NOT a feature of an activity to be given to the students

A. Interesting to the learner

B. Available times

C. Academic Learning time

D. Transition time

29. Identify the INCORRECT statement relating to teacher-centred instruction

A. Teacher-centred instruction is not systematic

B. Teacher plays oivotal role in designing and implementing activities

C. Demonstration method is a type of teacher-centred instruction

D. The teacher determines the activities that students have to be engaged in during the process of instruction

30. Effective teachers emphasize

A. Prescribed textbook only

B. Receptive learning

C. Test orientation

D. Discovery learning 

20-06-2025    SHIFT-I

1. Read the following statement and identify the correct answer

i. According to the Principle of Individual Differences, there can be differences in the development of even identical twins

ii. An implication of the Principle of Individual Differences is that all children grow at a same pace

Choose the correct option:

A. Both i and ii false

B. i is false ii is true

C. Both i and ii are true

D. i is true ii is false 

2. Identify the INCORRECT statement among the following

A. Maturation is a developmental process

B. Maturation depends on learning

C. Blueprints of maturation are carried in one’s cells from the time of one’s conception

D. Maturation is the natural unfolding of inherited tendencies

3. An individual’s mental abilities are the product of

A. Both heredity and environment

B. Heredity only

C. Environment only

D. Neither heredity nor environment

4. Read the following statements and identify the correct answer

Statement I: A developmental task is one which arises at a certain period in the life of the individual  and failure to accomplish it leads to difficulty with later tasks

Statement II: Rachana is worried that her 6-month-old son still does not turn by himself, as she feels this may also affect his later activities, such as crawling, standing, etc

A. Statement I is false

B. Statement I is true but does not offer correct explanation for statement II

C. Statement I is true and offers correct explanation for statement II

D. Statement I and II are not related

5. According to Kohlberg, stages of moral development are

A. Culture specific

B. Universal 

C. Different in boys and girls

D. Not identifiable

6. Saparna, a grade II student knows to do addition. Her teacher has introduced multiplication by giving a sum as 2×3 and is explaining it by showing that 2×3 is adding 2, 3 times. According to Piaget, Saparna who is trying to grasp the concept of multiplication, is in a state of

A. Equilibration

B. Disequilibrium

C. Irreversibility

D. assimilation

7. Identify the activity among the following that DOES NOT represent thinking

A. A teacher taking suggestions from students to reduce pollution

B. A man preparing his tour plan to use his budget optimally

C. A group discussing about using a particular product relating to health care

D. A girl drawing a horse by looking at a picture of horse 

8. Our perception and ideas about our capabilities and qualities’ is known as

A. Self concept

B. Self esteem

C. Self regulation

D. Self efficacy

9. One of the following is NOT a cause of truancy

A. Negative attitude of teachers

B. Improper physical and mental health of the child

C. Parents encouragement

D. Autocratic administration in school

10. A primary school teacher has initiated a study to see the effect of parents’ involvement in improving the performance of students in general. She has selected children whose parents are all graduates and requested that the parents spend exactly one hour with the children after school without fail and help them in studies. All parents followed the teacher’s instructions accurately. The intervening variables in this study among the following is

I. Ability of the student

II. Performance of students

III. Parent’s involvment

IV. Learning style of the students

A. I and IV

B. I, II, III, IV

C. I, II, III

D. II, III

11. Learning of which of the following activities require achieving a certain level of maturation

I. Infant learning to control bowel movement

II. Pre-school child learning to hold pencil

III. Adolescent learning to respect others feelings

Choose the correct answer

A. I, II, III

B. I, II

C. II, III

D. I, III

12. One of the following CANNOT be considered as process related factor in learning

A. Selection of suitable methods

B. Using maximum senses

C. Providing practice work

D. Teacher qualification

13. When we say right moments for learning according to Thorndike’s Law of Readiness, it is readiness concerning to learner’s

A. Leisure

B. State of mind

C. Intelligence

D. Aptitude

14. Yamini is a two year old girl. Whatever her mother refused to give anything, Yamini used to throw all the things around her. To avoid this behavior Yamini’s mother gave her whatever she asked. Eventually, as Yamini was growing her mother wanted to change Yamini’s behavior and started to ignore even when she was throwing all the things. Slowly, Yamini stopped throwing things and started listening to her mother. This is an example of this principle of learning according to Pavlov

A. Generalisation

B. Spontaneous recovery

C. Extinction

D. Discrimination

15. Jaya, a school going student, studies very sincerely to get good marks in all her exams as her mother gives her a gift after every terminal exam. The reinforcement schedule followed here is

A. Continuous reinforcement schedule

B. Fixed ratio reinforcement schedule

C. Fixed interval reinforcement schedule

D. Variable reinforcement schedule

16. Smriti has taken her dog for a walk on the road. The dog freed itself and ran away. Smiriti chased the dog and caught hold of it  but on seeing around she realized that she is in a new place. To go back to her place, she looked around and based on a sign board showing direction to the market near her home she started back home. This is an example of learning by

A. Conditioning

B. Trial and error

C. Insightful

D. Modeling

17. A father has taken his daughter to an orphanage to sensitize her towards the orphans. The domain of learning targeted by the father is

A. Conative

B. Affective

C. Cognitive

D. Psycho motor

18. Ketaki wanted to become a civil servant and appeared for the exam. She got selected for next lower cadre post of Central services and not civil services. In the meantime for self sustenance, she joined central services and continued preparation for civil services. This indicates that

A. Motivated behavior is false

B. Motivated behavior cannot stick to the goal

C. Motivated behavior never sustain

D. Motivated behavior seeks equilibrium between needs and their satisfaction

19. Rama went to a shopping malll when suddenly some anti social elements came, destroyed the shops and ran away. Police have booked a case. As requested by the police, Rama as eyewitness has narrated the incidental before the magistrate after a few months. The memory of Rama is this case is

A. Episodic memory

B. Semantic memory

C. Short memory

D. Immediate memory

20. Usha has memorised one stanza of a song in ten sessions of 15 minutes each. She took another ten sessions of the same  duration to memorise the second stanza of the same song. The transfer of learning that happens here is

A. Active transfer

B. Positive transfer

C. Negative transfer

D. Zero transfer

21. Identify the the INCORRECT statement relating to ‘indirect ways of learning’

A. Role play is an example of indirect ways of teaching

B. In indirect ways of teaching, students are actively involved in learning

C. Indirect ways of teaching help in greater retention

D. In indirect ways of teaching, teacher is at the center

22. Which among the following happen during the pre active phase of teaching?

I. Fixing the aims and objectives of teaching and learning

II. Sequential arrangement of content

Choose the correct answer

A. Both I and II 

B. I only

C. II only.

D. Neither I not II

23. Identify the disadvantage of problem solving method

A. Takes less time

B. Providing materials and sources required for solving a problem 

C. Easy to use

D. Can be used with all lessons

24. One among the following should NOT be done by the teacher in an inclusive set up

A. Sensitize children without disability about children with disabilities

B. Updation of knowledge about disability, inclusion and current trends in education

C. Discourage peer tutoring

D. Structure the physical environment of the class to enhance learning of the child with disability

25. As per Rule 1(c) of Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Navodaya Vidyalayas shall admit in Class I, children from the neighborhood belonging to weaker and disadvantaged groups to this extent of the strength of that class

A. 33%

B. 50%

C. 10%

D. 25%

26. Telangana Teacher Eligibility (TG TET)  is a

I. Norm-referenced

II. Criterion- referenced

Choose the correct answer

A. II only

B. I only

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I and II

27. Child abuse is the intentional, non-accidental injury, maltreatment if children caused by

I. Parents

II. Care-takers

III. Employers

IV.Others

Choose the correct answer

A. II, III, IV.

B. I, II, III, IV

C. I, II, III

D. II, III

28. Which among the following relating to learner does NOT help in effective learning

A. Learner’s action on feedback

B. Learner’s awareness of learning goals

C. Inactive role of learning. 

D. Learner’s past experience

29. This leadership style is also called non-interfering

A. Laissez Faire

B. Autocratic.

C. Democratic

D. Authoritative

30. A three year old girl could draw a picture it a bird that she has seen. According to Brunet, she is in this mode of representation

A. Iconic

B. E active

C. Symbolic

D. Operational

20.06.2025 SHIFT-2

1. Development does not proceed at a uniform rate and shows individual differences but schools follow class wise common curriculum because

A. Individual differences cannot be addressed in schools

B. Development proceeds from whole to parts and parts to whole

C. Development follows a definite pattern

D. Development is not predictable

2. Read the following statements and identify the correct answer

I. Providing appropriate training at the time of maturation helps in achieving desired success

II. Our National Education Policy, 2020 recommended six years as the age if admission to Grade 1

A. Statement I us false

B. Both statements I and II are true and I does not offer correct explanation for II

C. Both statements I and II are false

D. Both statements I and II are true and I offers correct explanation for B

3. The basic factor in mental development among the following is

A. Parental education

B. Organ growth of the nervous system

C. Rewards and punishment.

D. School attended

4. Developmental tasks are related to what a developing child expected to

I. Do

II. Think

III. Feel

Choose the appropriate answer

A. I, II, III

B. I, III

C. II, III

D. I, II

5. Moral judgments are highly internalized in this level of moral development according to Kohl Berg

A. VI

B. II

C. I

D. IV

6. The experiences to be provided to infants will be appropriate if they are related to

A. Logical reasoning

B. Sensory exploration.

C. Abstract thinking

D. Symbolic expression

7. Individual differences help us understand that each individual is

A. Familiar

B. Common

C. Static.

D. Unique

8. Identify the example that is NOT an expression of Self-concept

A. I am shy

B. I am strong.

C. I go to school

D. I am God fearing

9. One of the following  CANNOT be an initial action in treatment of ‘Lying’ behavior among children

A. Development sportsman spirit

B. Punishment

C. Narrating

D. Reward first sign of truthfulness

10. In one of the following methods, the responses are taken directly from the person under study and responses can also be controlled

A. Observation

B. Interview

C. Projective

D. Experimentation

11. Identify the INCORRECT statement relating to learning

A. Learning is not a natural process

B. Learning is universal and continuous

C. There are different types of learning

D. Learning leads to change in behavior

12. Providing proper feedback and reinforcement in learning is a factor relating to

A. Content

B. Learner

C. Process

D. Discipline

13. Sucharitha has a four year old daughter. Whenever her daughter does anything correctly she says ‘good job’ to strengthen her learning and her daughter gets excited whenever she listens to it. This is in accordance with this law of learning of Thorndike

A. Law of effect

B. Law of readiness.

C. Law if exercise

D. Law if correlation