CTET Pedagogy Questions with Answers for Level 1 and Level 2


In CTET teaching exam, Child Development and Pedagogy is very important topic which covers approx 30 questions in each level exam. Mostly student ignore this topic becuase of its complexity.

We suggust you to, did not cram these CDP questions, just try to understand each concepts. Then go practice for Child Development and Pedagogy questions. We have mentioned some very important and frequently asked CDP questions here, just check it out.


Q 31. Assessment is purposeful if ?
Ans. It serves as a feedback for the students as well as the teacher
Q 32. To cater to individual differences in his classroom, a teacher should ?
Ans. Engage in a dialogue with students and value their perspective
Q 33. As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which methods would you prefer for assessing your students ?
Ans. Collaborative projects
Q 34. A three- year- old explains that milk is produced by a machine at the milk booth ?
Ans. The child's answer is based on his/her experience of buying milk from milk booth.
Q 35. Which is an emotion ?
Ans. Love,fear
Q 36. Which does NOT describe the ways in which a teacher can model problem solving for children in the classroom ?
Ans. Ask question with convergent answers
Q 37. Patterns of divergent thinking identify children, who are ?
Ans. Creative
Q 38. The intervention needed for creative and talented children in the classroom rests on ?
Ans. Use of customized and stimulating instructional methods by the teacher
Q 39. Giftedness in children can be attributed to ?
Ans. An interplay between heredity and environment
Q 40. Which is NOT related to Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ?
Ans. It is useful to label children as slow, poor or intelligence
Q 41. Teacher can utilize both assessment for learning and assessment of learning to ?
Ans. Know children 's progress and achievement level
Q 42. The theory of multiple intelligence says that ?
Ans. Intelligence can be of several kinds
Q 43. Children acquire gender roles through all EXCEPT ?
Ans. Tutoring
Q 44. One of the critiques of standardized tests has been that ?
Ans. They represent largely the mainstream culture and are therefore biased
Q 45. An androgynous personality ?
Ans. Has a balance of what are generally considered masculine and feminine traits
Q 46. The Zone Proximal Development refers as ?
Ans. A context in which children can almost perform a task on their own with the right level of support
Q 47. Which can be considered as a contribution of Kohlberg's theory ?
Ans. His theory has supported an association between cognitive maturity and moral maturity
Q 48. Which statements about progressive education explains - Education is life itself ?
Ans. Education in schools should reflects the social and natural world
Q 49. Which best describes progressive education ?
Ans. Learning by doing, project method, cooperative learning
Q 50. Which questions invites children to think critically ?
Ans. What are the different ways in which we can solve this ?
Q 51. Play has a significant role in developing of young children for some reasons, EXCEPT ?
Ans. It is just a pleasant way to spend time
Q 52. Which is NOT a limitation of the pre operational thought ?
Ans. Development of the symbolic thought
Q 53. The children in a class can be considered to be motivated if ?
Ans. They ask questions seeking clarification from the teacher
Q 54. The National Curriculum Framework-2005 derives its understanding from ?
Ans. Constructivism
Q 55. Which best describes a teacher's role ?
Ans. Creating a relaxed space where children learn through dialogue and inquiry
Q 56. A child argues that Heinz shouldn't steal the drug (medicine that can save his wife) because he will be caught and sent to jail if he does so. According to Kohlberg, which stage of moral understanding does the child fall under ?
Ans. The punishment and obedience orientation
Q 57. Associating toys, articles of clothing, household items, occupations and colours with specific sex, is a demonstration of ?
Ans. Gender Stereotyping
Q 58. Lev Vygotsky refers to the verbal dialogues that children have with themselves as ?
Ans. Private speech
Q 59. According to Jean Piaget, children ?
Ans. Actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore the world
Q 60. The period that indicates the transition to adulthood to ?
Ans. Adolescence
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