CTET Social SCIENCE Previous Paper 10

1. CTET Social SCIENCE Previous Paper 10 31. While teaching the concept of ‘Weather and Climate’, what would be the most appropriate activity to make students understand the various elements ofweather? Collect the weather report of five consecutive days from the newspaper and stick in their notebook Ask them to draw the symbols of . elements ofweather Write answers to the questions related to weather in thenotebook Solve the worksheet provided by the teacher based on the elements ofweather 32. In teaching of Social Science, the emotions of children are most easily aroused not by words but by sights and sounds, for which the most effective way of teaching isthrough Field trips andsurveys Classroomdiscussions Projectmethod Lecturemethod 33. While teaching ‘Poverty’, which strategy would be mostappropriate? Engage students in debate anddiscussions Ask students to read from the textbook and explain the textbook and explain the difficultwords Prepare notes and deliver a good lecture Give hand-outs to students and explain 34. Cultural, social and class differences generate their own biases and prejudices in the contexts of classrooms. The approach to teaching therefor needs tobe Discussion-oriented Lecturemethod Projects-oriented Open-ended 35. While teaching an issue sensitive to particular community, but described in thetextbook The teacher should explain the concept with sensitivity and firm commitment, while respecting the dignity of allstudents The teacher should ask students to make notes on these in the library or athome The teacher should respect the textbook and explain the facts asgiven (d) The teacher should write to the authorities to omit the contentious top from thecurriculum A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059

2. 36. The first hour of every sitting of the Lok Sabha iscalled Questionhour Publichour Privilegehour Zerohour 37. All Indians should have a right to vote irrespective of their socio-economic status, this idea can be associatedwith (a) BR Ambedkar (b)MahatmaGandhi Dr. RajendraPrasad JawaharlalNehru 38. The question-answer technique can be quite effective in teaching Social Science as itensures An active participation bylearners Students, ability to respond better inexamination Students come into classwell-prepared A more disciplinedclass 39. A teacher while explaining agricultural practices discusses case studies on agricultural practices in India and the USA. Which aspect of learning is she/he focusingon? Ability to learn by comparing and contrasting through concreteexamples Ability to make a betterproject Ability to understand theconcept Ability to interpret andexplain 40. Media is no longer considered independent because of its close linkswith Businesshouses NGOs Civilsociety Governmentagencies 41. The Government of India appointed a commit-tee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar to examine the social, economic and educational status of which of the followingcommunities? (a)Muslim A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059

3. Anglo-Indian Jain Sikh 42. ‘Putting out system’is (a) Whereby merchants supply raw material and receive the finished product (b)Where by merchants give advances and receive theproduct Whereby merchants sell their merchandise oninstalments Whereby merchants force labourers to work for extrahours 43. CK Janu is a veryeminent Adivasiactivist Scriptwriter Anthropologist Environmentalist 44. A trainee teacher writes one of the instructional objectives as ‘students shall be able to describe the meaning of democracy’. In which domain shall this objectivefall? Comprehension Analysis Skill Synthesis 45. ‘Social and Political Life’ textbooks use which of the following methods to contextualize education to a child’sworld? They use a lot of case studies and narratives in a mix of rural and urbanexamples They cite results of many surveys done on thereference They incorporate lesser number of pictures to avoiddistractors They astutely intermingle the social and political lives of Indianpeople 46. The book ‘Social and Political Life-II’ advocates which of the following forms of evaluation, among otherforms? Open bookexercises IT (computer) enabledevaluation Written mode ofexamination (d) Personalinterviews A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059

4. 47. ‘Learning Without Burden (1993)’ recommended that learning in Social Sciencesshould Promote developing concept and abilities to analyse socio-politicalrealities Develop skills relevant to jobs Continue to follow the epistemological framework of highlighting developmentalissues Help in the retention of importantinformation 48. ‘Child-centred’ pedagogyis Giving primacy to children’s experiences, their voices and their activeparticipation To teach children in small child care centres to ensure individualattention Teaching as per the desire of a child Teacher explains the concept by standing in the center with children encirclingher 49. The major purpose of assessment in Social Science should beto Provide credible feedback on the extent to which educational objectives have beenachieved Predict the learners’ chances of pursuing a successful career inhumanities Gauge the extent of the knowledge of content acquired by learners (d)Maintain a desirable academic quality of knowledge in the students passingout 50. In order to promote interactive environment in a Social Science class, which of the following approaches would be mostsuitable? Showingdocumentaries Lecture andexplanation Dictation andpractice Frequenttesting 51. Which amongst the following is associated with oralreasoning? Imitatingpeers Impromptu application and extrapolation ofconcepts Narrating analgorithm Writing an article by pronouncing wordsloudly 52. Public Interest Litigation (PIL)has increased access tojustice Led to a decrease in judicialactivism Hampered governmentfunctioning A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059

5. (d) hampered the delivery ofjustice 53. ‘Right to Education’ is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 which deals with Right to Life’ because Education helps in leading a dignifiedlife Only an educated person has right tolife Education islife Not all people had right toeducation 54. Showcasing adivasis as wearing colourful costumes, headgear and dancing often resultsin Discriminating against suchgroups Attracting attention of the world to the plight of pooradivasis Promoting adivasiculture Demonstrating the diversity of Indianculture 55. According to the Indian Constitution, the right empowering citizens to move to High Court or Supreme Court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights has been violated by the State, is Right to constitutionalremedies Right tolife Right to againstexploitation Right toequality 56. In order to promote the process of cooperative learning the teachershould Assign groupprojects Divide the class into groups of homogeneousability Allot individual assignment to eachstudent Engage students in debate anddiscussions 57. One of the most important and effective methods of teaching History at elementary levelis Story-tellingmethod Question-answermethod Lecturemethod Discussionmethod A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059

6. 58. The National Curriculum Framework 2005, suggest that instead of ‘Civics’, the term ‘Political Science’ be usedbecause The term ‘Civics’ was coined in the Raj era and is associated with obedience andloyalty ‘Political Science’ is a globally recognized field ofstudy ‘Political Science’ will provide politicaltraining ‘Political Science’ is taught at a higher level of education, therefore schools should prepare grounds forit 59. While dealing with ‘Social Equality’, what should be the most appropriate approach forteaching Citing the experiences of the communities that make up the social and cultural milieu of the child Explaining in detail the practice ofuntouchability Explaining the concept as described in thetextbook Giving a project to students to review texts relating to ‘SocialEquality’ 60. ‘TeamTeaching’ Involves teams of teachers to optimize resource, interest andexpertise In a way to manage with the shortage ofteachers Encourages healthy competition among teams of teachers in aschool Involves small teams of students as per theirability A-38, 39, 40, Opposite Metro Pillar no:641, Uttam Nagar, Near Uttam Nagar East Metro Station, New Delhi -110059