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320 Child Development and Pedagogy questions asked in past Central Teacher Eligibility Test papers, split into 32 timed practice sets — every question with its answer and explanation.

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This page collects every Child Development and Pedagogy question that has appeared in past Central Teacher Eligibility Test papers on AajExam — 320 questions in total, organised into 32 short, timed practice sets. Each question is shown with its four options, the correct answer, and an explanation of the reasoning, so you can use the page either as a self-test or as a revision reference. Why previous year questions are the highest-value Child Development and Pedagogy preparation you can do for Central Teacher Eligibility Test: recruitment boards reuse a stable pool of concepts across cycles. The wording changes, the underlying idea rarely does. Working through a few hundred genuine past Child Development and Pedagogy questions teaches you which sub-topics the paper actually rewards, how the examiner likes to frame distractors, and roughly how long each question type should take — none of which a syllabus document can tell you. How to use this page: attempt questions in blocks of ten without looking at the answers, then review every question you got wrong or guessed. Read the explanation for the concept, not just the answer letter. When a concept keeps catching you out, open the related topic page linked below and drill that single area before returning here. Repeat across the full bank, and track how your accuracy on the second pass compares with your first — a 15-20% improvement is normal and is the clearest sign your preparation is working. What is in this bank: the questions are transcribed from actual Central Teacher Eligibility Test question papers, kept in the original order and wording, with solutions written by subject specialists. Sets are free to attempt, work on mobile, and need no login to read. If you would rather practise a complete paper end to end under exam conditions, the full Central Teacher Eligibility Test previous-year papers are linked below as well.

Child Development and Pedagogy PYQs asked in Central Teacher Eligibility Test

A sample of 30 questions from the full bank of 320. Try each one before opening the solution — the remaining questions are in the timed practice sets below.

Q1.Teachers should use gender neutral language and discuss that it is a social construct to-
- A.Promote gender stereotyping.
- B.Enchance gender discrimination.
- C.Enhance Gender conformity.
- D.Promote Gender equity.
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Answer: D. Promote Gender equity.
Q2.Which one of the following philosophical perspectives needs to be followed to cater to children with special needs ?
- A.They should be segregated and put in separate educational institutions.
- B.They should be given only vocational training.
- C.They have a right to inclusive education and study in regular schools.
- D.They do not need any education at all. ,
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Answer: C. They have a right to inclusive education and study in regular schools.
Q3.Which of the following is a reasonable accommodation for students with learning disability ?
- A.Standardized tests for assessment
- B.Written tests of long duration
- C.Testing of ability to work under stress
- D.4 Providing preferen tial sea ting
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Answer: D. 4 Providing preferen tial sea ting
Q4.) Inclusive schools :
- A.Understand, accept and value diversity
- B.Identify, label and segregate children
- C.Focus on uniformity and standardization Focus on cultivating an attitude of pity and sympathy
- D.SATS Tae Al afer fr F -
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Answer: A. Understand, accept and value diversity
Q5.9 ‘ 4, Sag 5 -_ i An essential and typical identifying characteristic of creativity is :
- A.Convergent thinking
- B.Originality of ideas
- C.Preference for repeating tasks
- D.Centration in thought
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Answer: B. Originality of ideas
Q6.In the context of inclusive education which of the following statements is correct ?
- A.Processes of inclusion and exclusion are connected.
- B.Inclusion proposes adaption of curriculum for children with disability only.
- C.Inclusion emphasizes on standardization of curriculum treating all children equally.
- D.Inclusion proposes special schools for special children.
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Answer: B. Inclusion proposes adaption of curriculum for children with disability only.
Q7.Which of these is illustrative of a socio-constructivist classroom ?
- A.Aclass where the teacher dictates the answers to the questions in the textbook.
- B.Aclass where what is taught is determined by what is to be assessed.
- C.Aclass where teacher controls the behaviour of the students by offering them appropriate rewards.
- D.Acclass where the children learn collaboratively.
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Answer: D. Acclass where the children learn collaboratively.
Q8.Which of the following processes promotes meaningful learning ?
- A.Discussion and Discovery
- B.Conditioning
- C.Standardized assessment
- D.Repeated drill and practice
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Answer: A. Discussion and Discovery
Q9.bo Oe eS ams a is a hinderance in the process of problem-solving.
- A.Analogical thinking
- B.Algorithms
- C.Heuristics
- D.Response set
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Answer: D. Response set
Q10.The process of thinking about one’s own thinking are called :
- A.Rehearsal
- B.Metacognition
- C.Equilibration
- D.Memorization
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Answer: C. Equilibration
Q11.Formative assessment is generally used:
- A.To provide teachers with a rational basis for preparing tests /exam papers
- B.To help teachers plan better and provide supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
- C.To help students develop good test taking skills
- D.To discriminate appropriately between ability levels of students
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Answer: B. To help teachers plan better and provide supportive, non –evaluative feedback to students
Q12.Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:
- A.Educational equality for children form different cultures within a classroom.
- B.Educational equality for children form different cultures within a classroom
- C.Showcasing dances / music of different cultures on specific occasions like annual day of school
- D.Creating special sections in schools for children belonging to different cultures.
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Answer: A. Educational equality for children form different cultures within a classroom.
CBSE credited multiple options (1,2) for this question.
Q13.The education of learners from 'disadvantaged' and 'deprived' backgrounds can get negatively influenced by which of the following (i) Stereotypes (ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge Systems (iii) Top –down curriculum (iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language
- A.(i) and (ii)
- B.(i), (ii), and (iii)
- C.(i), (ii), (iv)
- D.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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Answer: B. (i), (ii), and (iii)
Q14.Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the following:
- A.Originality
- B.Tolerance of ambiguity
- C.Convergent thinking
- D.Flexibility in thinking
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Answer: C. Convergent thinking
Q15.A child with locomotion disability joins a primary school. Which of the following would not be a facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within school?
- A.Provision of allocating class on the ground floor
- B.Empathy- building among peers
- C.Appropriate infrastructural modifications
- D.Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
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Answer: D. Showing sympathy for the lack of ability
Q16.Which if the following strategies would not be facilitative with respect to children with specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?
- A.Relaxation in specific domains of learning, wherever possible
- B.Reasonable accommodation in curriculum
- C.Continual negative comments on errors committed
- D.Individualized educational planning
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Answer: C. Continual negative comments on errors committed
Q17." Success" in schools should be broadened beyond specific academic achievement within school to include:
- A.Training given by coaching institutions
- B.Development of socio – emotional capacities as an important part of education.
- C.Extra tests which can be done at home
- D.Constant focus only on areas where a child is ‘weak’
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Answer: B. Development of socio – emotional capacities as an important part of education.
Q18.Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved when a student can:
- A.Recall information given correctly
- B.write down information correctly
- C.Clearly remember the definition of a concept
- D.Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
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Answer: D. Apply concepts learnt to real life situations
Q19.To enable children to become effective problem –solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities to :
- A.Do experiments only in the format prescribed in the textbook
- B.Discover a concept through independent thinking
- C.Take extra tuitions wherever necessary
- D.Learn primarily through audio –visual aids and smart boards only
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Answer: B. Discover a concept through independent thinking
Q20.The errors that children make during the learning process can be:
- A.Used to ascertain their current ability and intelligence.
- B.Rectified immediately without feedback so that they are not repeated
- C.Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive development
- D.A distraction in the learning process and should be minimized quickly
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Answer: C. Seen as normal and acceptable part of cognitive development
Q21.According to Jean Piaget, the process of developmental change takes place through which of the following specific cognitive functions :
- A.Experience and social transmission
- B.Assimilation and Accommodation
- C.Maturation and Experience
- D.Social transmission and maturation
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Answer: B. Assimilation and Accommodation
Q22.A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain according to Jean Piaget?
- A.Seriation
- B.Transitive inference
- C.Nominal scale
- D.Conservation of numbers
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Answer: D. Conservation of numbers
Q23.According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive development is mediated by:
- A.Cultural Tools
- B.Cultural Modes
- C.Cultural Signifiers
- D.Cultural Derivatives
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Answer: A. Cultural Tools
Q24.Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ according to Ler Vygotsky can be facilitated through:
- A.Collaborative dialogues
- B.Observational learning
- C.Reversible thinking
- D.Expository learning
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Answer: A. Collaborative dialogues
Q25.The stage 5 of post- conventional morality as given by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:
- A.A free agreement to follow a social contract for the benefit of humanity
- B.A free exploration of ethics even beyond social contract
- C.Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
- D.The need to appear to be ‘a good person’
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Answer: C. Formulation of moral rules that bypass ethics
Q26.A progressive educator need to embody which of the following attributes within a classroom:
- A.Empathy, control, care
- B.Empathy, control, discipline
- C.Empathy, realness, care
- D.Empathy, realness, control
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Answer: C. Empathy, realness, care
Q27.Which of the following are major concerns about using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to measure Children’s intelligence? (i) Instability of Score (ii) Cultural bias in tests (iii) Product –orientedness of tests (iv) Labelling of children
- A.ii, iii, iv
- B.I, ii, iii, iv
- C.I, ii, iv
- D.I, iii, iv
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Answer: B. I, ii, iii, iv
Q28.An experience of intra- personal intelligence within a classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:
- A.Ability to handle social situations well
- B.Ability to understand meaning and rhythms of others’ speech
- C.Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, strengths and weaknesses
- D.Appreciation of aesthetics and beauty.
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Answer: C. Knowledge of one’s own complex feelings, strengths and weaknesses
Q29.The role of a teacher within the classroom is to encourage children to express which of the following attitudes related to gender?
- A.Gender typing
- B.Gender constancy
- C.Adopt socially acceptable gender roles
- D.Gender - stereotype flexibility
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Answer: D. Gender - stereotype flexibility
Q30.In a classroom where students have diverse learning profiles, a teacher needs to :
- A.Identify normative level of teaching
- B.Find creative ways of engaging with diverse learning pace of students
- C.Create special achievement and remedial sections
- D.Do ability groupings within classroom
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Answer: B. Find creative ways of engaging with diverse learning pace of students

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Child Development and Pedagogy PYQs asked in Central Teacher Eligibility Test

Q1.Teachers should use gender neutral language and discuss that it is a social construct to-

Q2.Which one of the following philosophical perspectives needs to be followed to cater to children with special needs ?

Q3.Which of the following is a reasonable accommodation for students with learning disability ?

Q4.) Inclusive schools :

Q5.9 ‘ 4, Sag 5 -_ i An essential and typical identifying characteristic of creativity is :

Q6.In the context of inclusive education which of the following statements is correct ?

Q7.Which of these is illustrative of a socio-constructivist classroom ?

Q8.Which of the following processes promotes meaningful learning ?

Q9.bo Oe eS ams a is a hinderance in the process of problem-solving.

Q10.The process of thinking about one’s own thinking are called :

Q11.Formative assessment is generally used:

Q12.Multi-cultural Education is aimed at:

Q13.The education of learners from 'disadvantaged' and 'deprived' backgrounds can get negatively influenced by which of the following (i) Stereotypes (ii) Lack of understanding of Local Knowledge Systems (iii) Top –down curriculum (iv) Curriculum based on local culture and language

Q14.Creative thinking is not facilitated by which of the following:

Q15.A child with locomotion disability joins a primary school. Which of the following would not be a facilitative strategy for inclusion of the child within school?

Q16.Which if the following strategies would not be facilitative with respect to children with specific hearing disabilities within regular schools?

Q17." Success" in schools should be broadened beyond specific academic achievement within school to include:

Q18.Conceptual clarity can be said to have been achieved when a student can:

Q19.To enable children to become effective problem –solvers it is critical that they are given opportunities to :

Q20.The errors that children make during the learning process can be:

Q21.According to Jean Piaget, the process of developmental change takes place through which of the following specific cognitive functions :

Q22.A 5 year old child was given 10 pebbles by her teacher. She put the pebbles in different formations e.g. a short line, a long line and a circle. She counted these pebbles repeatedly. Which of the following cognitive schemas is she attempting to attain according to Jean Piaget?

Q23.According to Lev Vygotsky, the process of cognitive development is mediated by:

Q24.Development in ‘Zone of Proximal Development’ according to Ler Vygotsky can be facilitated through:

Q25.The stage 5 of post- conventional morality as given by Lawrence Kohlberg is marked by:

Q26.A progressive educator need to embody which of the following attributes within a classroom:

Q27.Which of the following are major concerns about using the concept of Intelligence Quotient to measure Children’s intelligence? (i) Instability of Score (ii) Cultural bias in tests (iii) Product –orientedness of tests (iv) Labelling of children

Q28.An experience of intra- personal intelligence within a classroom according to Howard Gardner refers to:

Q29.The role of a teacher within the classroom is to encourage children to express which of the following attitudes related to gender?

Q30.In a classroom where students have diverse learning profiles, a teacher needs to :

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