Teaching Aptitude

Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers
1. On which list is education in Indian Constitution?
a) Central list
b) Concurrent list
c) State list
d) None of the above lists
ANSWER: b) Concurrent list
Education including technical education, medical education and universities, vocational

and technical training of labour are there on this list.
2. Computer Assisted Instruction is based on ________ principle
a) Classical Conditioning
b) Operant Conditioning
c) Pavlovian Conditioning
d) Respondent Conditioning
e) Sender Conditioning
ANSWER: b) Operant Conditioning
The use of computers in education started in the 1960s.
3. Which of the following is Doordarshan's Educational Television Channel?
a) Gurukul
b) Gyan Bharati
c) Gyan Darshan
d) Vidya
ANSWER: c) Gyan Darshan

Gyan Darshan was launched on January 26, 2000.
4. Which of the following affects an individual's development at a given time?
a) Their experiences
b) Interaction of nature and nurture
c) Inherited potentitalities
d) Social pressure on the individual
ANSWER: b) Interaction of nature and nurture

The process of early brain development is constantly modified by environmental
influences.
5. For __________, 'Experimentation' the standard procedure to know the truth?
a) Public Administration
b) Geography
c) Archeology
d) Science
ANSWER: d) Science
The purpose of an experiment is to determine whether observations agree or conflict

with the predictions derived from a hypothesis.
6. The _____ amendement got "Fundamental Duties" added to the Constitution of

India?
a) 42nd Amendment
b) 54th Amendment
c) 83rd Amendment
d) 93rd Amendment
ANSWER: a) 42nd Amendment

The "Fundamental Duties"were added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
7. Cause and effect relationships are studied by _____ studies.
a) Clinical
b) Comparative
c) Developmental
d) Experimental
e) Objective
8. The development of a student's personality is affected the most by __________.
a) Discipline at institute
b) Emotional climate at home
c) Inherited assets and liabilities
d) Social orientation of peers and elders
ANSWER: b) The emotional climate at home
Feelings of physical safety and emotional security are vitally important for the
development of student. Students feel free to express themselves and explore their
physical, intellectual, and social environments when these are present.
9. Which of the following situations would the best for maximum transfer of learning?
a) Different tasks requiring different responses

b) Different tasks requiring the same response
c) Similar tasks requiring different responses
d) Similar tasks requiring the same response
ans. b
10. Which one of the following is the most important elements in teaching?
a) Relationship between teachers and students

b) Subject matter
c) Teaching techniques and aids used
d) Student's knowledge
ANSWER: a) Relationship between teachers and students
Improving students' relationships with teachers has important, positive and long-lasting
implications for students' academic and social development.
Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 1
1. The least important thing to do in teaching is _______

a) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the blackboard
b) Lecturing in interesting way
c) Ensuring discipline in the class
d) Punishing the students
ANSWER: d) Punishing the students
Punishing unwanted behaviour can be justified as it is necessary for the teacher to
prevent the students from wrongdoing.
2. For a teacher, which is the most important skill to possess?
a) Covering the prescribed course

b) Ensuring that the students are relaxed while teaching
c) Making students understand what the teacher explains
d) Being regular
ANSWER: c) Making students understand what the teacher explains
3. Which of the following is the biggest barrier to communication in a classroom?
a) Confusion on the part of the teacher

b) Lack of teaching aids
c) Outside disturbance
d) Noise in the classroom
ANSWER: a) Confusion on the part of the teacher
4. How is the competency of a teacher judged?
a) Length of association with a school

b) Meeting the needs of students
c) Personality
d) Books published
ANSWER: b) Meeting needs of students
5. What is the most important challenge before a teacher?
a) Maintaining discipline in the classroom

b) Getting assignments finished
c) Making teaching-learning enjoyable
d) Checking question papers
ANSWER: c) Make teaching-learning enjoyable
6. _______ is not required for an effective communication
a) Appropriate gestures
b) Speech modulation
c) Charming personality
d) Good knowledge of the content
ANSWER: c) Charming personality
7. Who is an effective communicator?
a) The one who is a humourous speaker

b) The one with histrionic talents
c) The one who is clear with what he says
d) The one who can speak in many languages
ANSWER: c) The one who is clear with what he says
8. What is required in a classroom?
a) A teacher delivering his lecture according to the textbook and research
b) A teacher delivering his lecture on the basis of textbook contents and standard books
c) Teacher effectively answering the questions asked by students
d) Teacher who is disciplined and take attendance regularly
ANSWER: c) Teacher effectively answering the questions asked by students

The interaction between teachers and students is an important thing in a classroom.
1. What is the purpose of the assignments in the text book?
a) To act as a guidance for the unit tests

b) To provide practice to the learners
c) To help learner revise and review the chapter
d) To aid teachers
ANSWER: b) To provide practice to the learners
2. The aim of the Charter Act of 1813 was _________ ?
a) Government control on education

b) To make English education common
c) To spend money on education
d) To spread education worldwide
ANSWER: c) To spend money on education
It allotted Rs 100,000 to promote education in India.

3. If your purpose is ___________, group work is not a good idea.
a) To improve coordination and sharing

b) Division of work and responsibility
c) To identify different aspects of a problem
d) To overcoming learning difficulties
ANSWER: c) To identify different aspects of a problem
Group projects can help students develop skills specific to collaborative efforts.
4. 'Generation gap' refers to ___________________.
a) Attitude of adults to teenagers

b) Difference in values of different age groups
c) Problems of teenagers
d) The growing awareness of adolescents
ANSWER: b) Difference in values of different age groups
The generational gap is a term referring to differences between people of younger
generations and their elders.
5. Choice of a vocation depends ___________
a) Ease of admission
b) Income generated by the occupation
c) Interest and skills of the learner
d) Subjects a student learnt at school
ANSWER: c) Interest and skills of the learner
A vocation is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn.
6. ________ is suitable to slow learners.
a) Creative writing
b) Learning by rote
c) Mechanical repetition of an action
d) Role playing
ANSWER: b) Learning by rote
Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The idea is that one will
be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it.
7. Why should a teacher be an idealist and set examples?
a) Students do not have values

b) Students usually imitate teachers
c) Teacher is an adult
d) Teacher is a paternal figure
ANSWER: b) Students usually imitate teachers
The potency of imitation as a component of learning in social situations has been

developed by the social learning theorists.
8. What is the importance of having developed senses?
a) For all round mental development

b) To achieve happiness
c) Other learnings depend on them
d) For physical well being
ANSWER: c) Other learnings depend on them
Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 4
1. Which out of the following is a better teacher?
a) The one strictly following the disciplinary guidelines

b) The one devoting full time to the school
c) The one who is interested in overall development of students
d) The one who develops leadership in his students
ANSWER: c) The one who is interested in overall development of students.
2. Why is educational philosophy important for teachers?
a) It is the backbone of all disciplines

b) Otherwise every teacher will have his own philosophy
c) They are otherwise not taught this.
d) It helps in improving themselves in the role of a teacher
ANSWER: d) It helps in improving themselves in the role of a teacher

3. Motivation is a _________
a) Natural state
b) Physical state
c) Psychological state
d) None of the above
ANSWER: c) Psychological state

4. What should social awareness aim at?
a) Developing social awareness among students

b) Developing vocational skills among students
c) Preparing students for examinations
d) Preparing students for life
ANSWER: a) Developing social awareness among students
5. Education would be meaningful when it is ____________ centered.
a) Curriculum
b) Society
c) Student
d) Teacher
ANSWER: c) Student-centered
Student-centered learning is also known as learner-centered education.
6. What is the use of homework?
a) Helps in preparing next chapter before coming to school

b) Helps in memorising the previous lessons
c) Provide students an opportunity to implement what they have learnt
d) To catch up with other students
ANSWER: c) Provide students an opportunity to implement what they have learnt
7. Learning atmosphere be ______?
a) Adverse
b) Noisy
c) Quiet
d) Social
ANSWER: c) Quiet
8.Audio visual aids help ________ students in the class
a) Slow learning
b) Intelligent
c) Playful
d) Curious
ANSWER: a) Slow learning
9. What is the reason of dropouts?
a) Fear of punishment
b) Inability to follow what is taught in the class
c) Pressure to help at home and work
d) No interest in education
ANSWER: d) No interest in education
10. 'Buniyadi Shiksha' plan is based on ___________ plan.
a) Dr. Radhakrishnan's
b) Mahatma Gandhi's
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's
d) Rabindranath Tagore's
ANSWER: b) Mahatma Gandhi's

The objective of basic education is to mould the child according to the needs of the
society.

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Teaching Aptitude - MCQs with answers

1. On which list is education in Indian Constitution?

ANSWER: b) Concurrent list

Education including technical education, medical education and universities, vocational

2. Computer Assisted Instruction is based on ________ principle

ANSWER: b) Operant Conditioning

The use of computers in education started in the 1960s.

3. Which of the following is Doordarshan's Educational Television Channel?

ANSWER: c) Gyan Darshan

4. Which of the following affects an individual's development at a given time?

ANSWER: b) Interaction of nature and nurture

5. For __________, 'Experimentation' the standard procedure to know the truth?

The purpose of an experiment is to determine whether observations agree or conflict

6. The _____ amendement got "Fundamental Duties" added to the Constitution of

ANSWER: a) 42nd Amendment

7. Cause and effect relationships are studied by _____ studies.

8. The development of a student's personality is affected the most by __________.

ANSWER: b) The emotional climate at home

a) Different tasks requiring different responses

a) Relationship between teachers and students

Teaching and Research Aptitude - MCQs with answers - Part 1

1. The least important thing to do in teaching is _______

2. For a teacher, which is the most important skill to possess?

a) Covering the prescribed course

ANSWER: c) Making students understand what the teacher explains

3. Which of the following is the biggest barrier to communication in a classroom?

a) Confusion on the part of the teacher

ANSWER: a) Confusion on the part of the teacher

4. How is the competency of a teacher judged?

a) Length of association with a school

ANSWER: b) Meeting needs of students

5. What is the most important challenge before a teacher?

a) Maintaining discipline in the classroom

6. _______ is not required for an effective communication

7. Who is an effective communicator?

a) The one who is a humourous speaker

8. What is required in a classroom?

a) A teacher delivering his lecture according to the textbook and research

d) Teacher who is disciplined and take attendance regularly

ANSWER: c) Teacher effectively answering the questions asked by students

1. What is the purpose of the assignments in the text book?

a) To act as a guidance for the unit tests

ANSWER: b) To provide practice to the learners

2. The aim of the Charter Act of 1813 was _________ ?

a) Government control on education

ANSWER: c) To spend money on education

It allotted Rs 100,000 to promote education in India.

a) To improve coordination and sharing

ANSWER: c) To identify different aspects of a problem

4. 'Generation gap' refers to ___________________.

a) Attitude of adults to teenagers

ANSWER: c) Interest and skills of the learner

A vocation is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn.

6. ________ is suitable to slow learners.

a) Students do not have values

The potency of imitation as a component of learning in social situations has been

a) For all round mental development

1. Which out of the following is a better teacher?