CPD TG-TET PAPER-I,PYQs JUNE 2025 sessions (Eng)

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 Thorndike’s law of learning of Thorndike

A. Law of effect

B. Law of readiness.

C. Law if exercise

D. Law of correlation

14.  According to Classical Conditioning, the principle of learning to be used to gradually change the undesired behaviour is

A. Readiness

B. Spontaneous

C. Extinction

D. Exercise

15. Kavitha participates in many quiz competitions in and out os schools as her mother buys her one gift for every 4th win. The reinforcement schedule followed

A. Variable reinforcement sschedule

B. Fixed interval reinforcement schedule

C. Contious reinforcement schedule

D. Fixed ration reinforcement schedule 

16. Theory of Insightful learning requires organisation of the perceptual field and learning material in the form

A. Mechanical steps

B. Isolated facts

C. Unrelated behavioural acts

D. A whole

17. Mimy asked her father for going out for swimming in the sea. Her father explained her about the risks of swimming in sea.The learning here is related to

A. Affective

B. Cognitive

C. Conative

D. Psycho motor

18. Vashisht is a ten year old boy who does very good art work. Whenever there is a birthday or a special day of anyone in family of friends, he prepares beautiful greeting cards as it gives him immense pleasure, This is an example for

A. Unnatural motivation

B. Extrinsic motivation

C. Instrinsic motivaton

D. Achievement motivation

19. Rinky is an animal lover.Her father took her to many zoological parks within country and in other countries. When anyone asks her about the animals in any of those zoological parks she tells about them without any flaw. This example refers to

A. Sementic memory

B. Episodic memory

C. Temporary memory

D. Abnormal memory

20. Shobha took one week to learn first tune in her music class. Thereafter, she took lesser time for the subsequent tunes. The transfer of training that happened is

A. Zero transfer

B. Positive transfer

C. Negative transfer

D. Bilateral transfer

21. Students active involvement in learning brings about this among learners

A. Rote memorization

B. Imitation of teacher

C. Concentration on learning

D. High achievement anxiety

22. A teacher establishing a connection with the pupil which is very important, happens during this phase

A. Inter-active

B. Post-active

C. Pre-active

D. Final phase

23. In this method learners sit together for loud thinking to find a solution to a problem by generating a large number of ideas

A. Project

B. Enquiry

C. Survey

D. Brainstorming

24. All but one among the following are expected from the Principal of a school in creating an inclusive centre

A. Make staff aware of the needs,rights and capabilities of children with disabilities

B. Ensure inclusive practices are followed in school

C. Ensure physical environment of the school is accessible to the children with disabilities

D. Become a disability expert

25. As per Rule 2(a) of Section 13 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act,2009, any school collecting capitation fee, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to

A. ten times of the fee charged 

B. five times of the fee charged

C. twenty times of the fee charged

D. twenty five times of the fee charged

26. Among the following, identity the example for Criterion-referenced test

A. UGC NET

B. NEET

C. TET

D. EAMCET

27. Which of the following types of child abuse come under social abuse/

Choose the correct answer

1. Infanticide

2. Child Marriage

3. Child Prostitution

4. Child Beggary

5. Child Labour

A. 3, 4 ,5

B. 2,3,4,5

C. 2,3,4

D. 1,2,3,4,5

28. Among the following, those that relate to self as a learning resource are

1. Learner’s attitude

2. Learner’s past experience

3. Learner’s motivation

A. 1 & 2

B. 1,2,3

C. 1 & 3

D. 2 & 3

29. The leadership style of a teacher who leaves her students on their own neither advising nor praising nor criticizing

A. Laissez Faire

B. Authoritative

C. Authoritarian

D. Democratic

30. A primary school child who went to another country for summer vacation narrated what all she saw to her friends and teacher after vacation. The girl is in this mode of representation according to Bruner

A. Enactive

B. Iconic

C. Symbolic

D. Objective

SHIFT-2 24.06.2025

1. A teacher using different aids and methods at different stages of teaching a topic is using

A.  Stimulus variation

B. Response variation

C. Reward and Punishment

D.  Schedules of reinforcement

2. This phase is also termed as winding up of teaching process

A. Post-active

B. Pre-active

C. Inter-active

D. Introductory phase

3. The best learning method among the following to teach students, to conduct science experiments in the laboratory is

A. Brainstorming

B. Enquiry-based approach

C. Cooperative learning

D. Observational learning

4. One among the following relates to preparing the ‘social environment’ of the school for inclusive pracrice

A. Developing individualised education programmes

B. Curriculum adaptations

C. Changes in physical infrastructure

D. Attitudinal change among principals, teachers and children

5. This section of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 provides for specifying an academic authority by the appropriate Government for Curriculum and Evaluation procedures

A. 30

B. 29

C. 28

D. 27

6. Identify the correct statement relating to ‘Assessment.’

A. Assessments have no role in enhancing instruction

B. Assessments are free from errors

C. Assessment refers to the measurement process of accured learning

D. Assessment and evaluation are one and the same

7. India has acceded to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in

A. November, 1992

B. December, 1992

C. October, 1992

D. September, 1992

8. One among the following can be considered under the learning resource of school

A. parental support

B. Learner’s intelligence

C. Instructional approach

D. Societal demands

9. A particular state has engaged an agency to guide students of  Class X in choosing the course of study after Class X. Such guidance is

A. Educational

B. Vocational

C. Client centered

D. Psychological

10. Identify among the following the guidelines for promoting discovery learning proposed by Bruner

A. Do not allow intuitive guesses

B.  Move from abstract to concrete concepts

C. Conduct Activities in large groups

D. Emphasise the basic structure of the new material

11. Match the following principles of development with their implication

list I	list II
A. Development proceeds from general to specific responses	i. A physically weak child lagging behind in emotional and social development
B. Principle of interaction	ii. Child calls all food items as ‘aam’ before using exact names
C. Development is predictable	iii. Infants follow a sequential pattern of development of neck holding, sitting and standing
D. Principle of cephalocaudal development	iv. The flexibility in movements in outdoor play of child forecasts his chances of becoming a good sportsperson

A-ii,B-i, C-iv, D-iii

12. Read the following statements and identify the correct answer

I – Achieving puberty and becoming mature cannot be bound to a universal span or period

II – The range of adolescence differs from country to country

Both Statements I and II are true and Statement I offers a correct explanation for II

13. Emotional experiences influence which of the following systems of our body

i.  Circulatory

ii.  Respiratory

iii. Digestive

Choose the correct answer

A. i, ii, iii

B. i & iii

C. ii & iii

D. i & ii

14. Vedant shifted to a new village on the riverside due to the transfer of his father’s job. He made new friends and used to go with them to the riverbank. While the friends of his age who are children of fishermen could catch fish. Vedant could not. The difference in performance between Vedant and his friends is due to a difference

A. Intelligence

B. Culture

C. Thinking

D. Age

15. Kumar is a one-year-old boy. His mother never feeds him at regular time intervals and sometimes even when he cries of hunger. According to Erikson, the child may develop a sense of

A. Guilt

B. Doubt

C. Mistrust

D. Inferiority

16. Hema who was playing with her infant, got up and went away. The infant searched for the mother here and there and started crying as she could not find the mother. The concept of Piaget’s cognitive development that has developed in the infant is

A. Grasping

B. Reasoning

C. Egocentrism

D. Object performance

17. Which among the following Does Not reflect ‘thinking’

A. Goal setting

B. Mental activity

C. Mechanical effect

D. Symbolic activity

18. ‘Introvert’ and ‘Extrovert’ are terms used to describe types of

A. Thinking

B. Intelligence

C. Achievement

D. Personality

19. Charu has lost her job because the company for which she works is running in loss. Charu became very sad. That night, when her mother went into Charu’s room, Charu was sleeping, hugging her childhood soft toy that she had kept in the store for so many years. This is an example of a defense mechanism

A. Repression

B. Regression 

C. Rationalisation

D. Compensation

20. A researcher is studying the trait of  ‘ Sociability’ of students studying in a particular school. He has developed a tool on which the persons known to the students can indicate the trait in degrees in five points from very low to very high. The tool developed is a

A. Inventory

B. Questionnaire

C. Rating Scale

D. Anecdotal record

21. Read the following statement. ‘ A newborn from the time he/she is born irrespective of race, culture, gender etc. learns many things and exhibits change in behaviour in all the domains with no age limit set for any learning’. The inference that cannot be drawn from the statement is

A. Learning is always positive

B. Learning is continuous

C. Learning is universal

D. Learning is a comprehensive process covering conative, cognitive, and affective domains

22. A person wanted to become an officer to make his mother happy. He worked hard and succeeded because he is influenced by his

A. Learning material

B. Teacher

C. Salary

D. Goal

23. This law of learning of Thorndike emphasises the need for repetition in learning

A. Law of readiness

B. Law of exercise

C. Law of effect

D. Law of analogy

24. The phenomenon of spontaneous recovery, put forth by the classical conditioning theory, where a conditioned response reappears, shows that learning is

A. Suppressed but not forgotten 

B. Permanently forgotten

C. Flexibility

D. Concious

25. According to Skinner, for yielding better performance, we should begin and end with these reinforcement schedules respectively

A. Fixed interval reinforcement schedule and fixed ratio reinforcement schedule

B. Variable reinforcement schedule and Continuous reinforcement schedule

C. Continuous reinforcement schedule and variable reinforcement schedule 

D. Fixed ratio reinforcement schedule and Fixed interval reinforcement schedule

26. According to Vygosky Children of 2 to 5 years age speaking to themselves while playing with toys indicates the role of this in development

A. Education

B. Peers

C. Knowledgeable others

D.Language

27. Learning in this domain is mostly related to the acquisition of skills relating to physical and motor development

A. Cognitive

B. Conative

C. Affective

D. Social

28. A person doing lot of community work to gain rewards is motivated

A. Extrinsically

B. Intrinsically

C. Naturally

D. Emotionally

29. Kriti has ordered an item online to be delivered by courier. The ID number given was 970123876′. He remembered the number as ‘970 123 876’. This technique of memorising is called

A. Recitation

B. Rhythm

C. Grouping

D. Repetition

30. The significant educational implication of the mechanism of transfer of learning is that learning in one situation is capable of applying in another situation

A. Bilaterally only

B. Positively only

C. Negatively only

D. Either positively or negatively

SHIFT -1, 27.06.2025

1. Saachi is an eight-year-old girl. Her house is next to a classical dance school and she watches other children learn dance. Saachi also started to feel that she should learn dance and decided to join dance school but her mother said she cannot afford to pay the monthly fee. Saanchi then started to see the dance classes from the window and started practice. On seeing her interest, the dance school management admitted her by waiving the fee. In this example, the initial motive of Saachi is

A. Saachi’s feeling to learn dance

B. Sacchi’s decision to learn dance

C. Saachi’s economic status

D. Waiving of fee by the school

2. Identify the environmental factors among the following that influence learning

A. Learner related factors

B. Teacher related factors

C. Content related factors

D. Process related factors

( B, C & D ONLY)

3. The law of learning of Thorndike that relates to providing positive feedback by the teacher to enhance students learning is

A. Law of readiness

B. Law of effect

C. Law of exercise

D. Law of attitude

4. Yukti, a two year old girl, went to a new country for vacation along with her parents. While waiting at the hotel reception, a stranger from that country came and took Yukti into his arms. Yukti cried and went to her mother. Yukti, started to cry or hold her mother tightly whenever she saw a person of that country near her. This is an example of this concept of classical conditioning theory

A. Stimulus generalisation

B. Stimulus discrimination

C. Extinction

D. Response discrimination

5. In this type of learning, teacher has to evoke appropriate responses and fix them with suitable reinforcement

A. Insightful

B. Classical conditioning

C. Trial and Error

D. Operant conditioning

6. Ruchika is a six year old. Her mother Anamika makes wrist bands of different patterns with beads. Ruchika told Anamika that she also wanted to make wrist bands. Anamika knew that Ruchika cannot make complex paterns but can learn to do simple bands using one or two colours. Anamika helped Ruchika till she could make simple bands independently. This is an example for this concept put forth by Vygosky

A. Interpreting

B. Modeling

C. Scaffolding

D. Social

7. Learning performed through physical actions and senses comes under

A. Cognitive

B. Psycho-motor

C. Affective

D. Social

8. In intrinsic motivation, a person performs an activity to

A. derive pleasure

B. earn rewards

C. receive praise

D. avoid punishment

9. Ramesh is a seventy-year-old man. His nephew, who moved to another country thirty years ago, came to him. When his nephew was asking him about certain things and incidents that happened before he left, Ramesh could not recall or recognize. This type of forgetting is

A. Abnormal

B. Inhibition

C. Specific

D. Organic

10. Identification of the following, helps in seeking maximum positive transfer

A. Association

B. Similarities

C. Dissimilarities

Choose the correct answer:

A, B, & C

11. ‘ Catering to the needs as per the socio-cultural background’ should be understood as children from any background should

A. Not be allowed to sit one classroom

B. be categorised based on abilities

C. not be deprived of learning opportunities

D. Be taught through common methodology

12. Assessment of learners and actions and reactions happen during this phase of teaching

A. Pre-active

B. Post-active

C. Inter-active

D. Final-active

13. The first step in observational learning is

A. Motivation

B. Retention

C. Production

D. Attention

14. This section of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 deals with protection of persons with disabilities from cruelty and inhuman treatment

A. Section 3

B. Section 5

C. Section 4

D. Section 6

15. The National Curriculum Framework (2005) has established a need to recognise the child as a natural learner and knowledge as

A. outcome of Teacher’s activity

B.outcome of Child’s activity

C. School’s philosophy

D. determined by parental demand

16. One of the following is an objective of classroom management

A. to create high competition among students

B. to create a conducive environment for learning

C. to make all students learn at the same level

D. to make students follow rules strictly

17. In the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) act, 2012 a ‘child’ is defined as any person below the age of

A. 18 years

B. 14 years

C. 12 years

D. 10 years

18. Which among the following will have an influence on interaction between teacher, students and content?

A. Seating arrangement

B. Brainstorming sessions

C. Smart classroom

A, B & C

19. This type of guidance aims to stop wastage and misutilisation of time, money and labour that may occur in preparation of individuals for a profession to which they do not suit

A. Vocational

B. Personal

C. Psychological

D. Non directive

20. Learning the meaning of the terms ‘schema’, ‘assimilation’, ‘accommodation’, ‘equilibration’, etc. will be helpful in understanding the structure of Piaget’s cognitive development theory more. This is an example of the learning advocated by

A. Pavlov

B. Bruner

C. Skinner

D. Thorndike