Teaching Development Child Growth and Development Concepts, Principles and Influences Question Bank

done Past Year Questions Paper-1 Total Questions - 73

• question_answer1)
  In which of the following stages do children become active members of their peer group? [CTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Adolescence       done clear
  B)
  Adulthood done clear
  C)
  Early childhood  done clear
  D)
  Childhood done clear
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• question_answer2)
  "Development is a never ending process." This idea is associated with [CTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Principle of inter-relation done clear
  B)
  Principle of continuity done clear
  C)
  Principle of integration done clear
  D)
  Principle of interaction done clear
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• question_answer3)
  'Toy age' refers to  [RTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Early childhood         done clear
  B)
  Late childhood done clear
  C)
               Babyhood                   done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Which of the following is not a characteristic of early childhood? [RTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Pre-gang age              done clear
  B)
  Imitative age done clear
  C)
  Questioning age          done clear
  D)
  Play age done clear
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• question_answer5)
           In late childhood period children understand the conversion of which physical entity (ies)? [RTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Mass                             done clear
  B)
         Mass and number done clear
  C)
               Number                         done clear
  D)
         Mass, number and area done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following development tasks is not appropriate to the late childhood?[RTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Learning physical skills necessary for ordinary   games done clear
  B)
  Achieving a masculine or feminine social role done clear
  C)
  Achieving personal independence done clear
  D)
  Learning to get along with age-mates. done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The current view of childhood assumes that [UPTET-2011-I]
  A)
  children are similar to adults in many ways done clear
  B)
  children are best treated as young adults done clear
  C)
  childhood is basically a 'waiting period' done clear
  D)
  childhood is a unique period of growth and change. done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The best method to study growth and development of the child is: [PTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Psychoanalytic Method done clear
  B)
  Comparative Method done clear
  C)
  Developmental Method done clear
  D)
  Statistical Method done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Term PSRN in development implies: [PTLT-2011-1]
  A)
  Problem solving, reasoning & numeracy done clear
  B)
  Problem solving relationship & numeracy done clear
  C)
  Perceptual skill, reasoning & numeracy done clear
  D)
  Perceptual skill, relationship & numbers done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The concept of developmental task was first used by [TNTET-2011-I]
  A)
  Herbart                     done clear
  B)
  Bruner done clear
  C)
  Hull                           done clear
  D)
  Havighurst done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Development of concepts is primarily a part of[CTET-2011-II]
  A)
  emotional development done clear
  B)
  intellectual development done clear
  C)
  physical development done clear
  D)
  social development done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Heredity is considered as a social structure.[CTET-2011-II]
  A)
  primary                      done clear
  B)
  secondary done clear
  C)
  dynamic                     done clear
  D)
  static done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Human development is based on certain principles. Which of the following is not principle of human development? [CTET-2011-II]
  A)
  Continuity          done clear
  B)
  Sequentiality done clear
  C)
  General to Specific          done clear
  D)
  Reversible done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Human development is the product of joint contribution of both  [RTET-2011-II]
  A)
  parents and teachers done clear
  B)
  sociological and cultural factors done clear
  C)
  heredity and environment done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Character is developed by [UPTET-2011-II]
  A)
  Will power done clear
  B)
  conduct and behavior done clear
  C)
  morality done clear
  D)
  all of these done clear
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• question_answer16)
   Child development is defined as a field of study that [UPTET-2011-II]
  A)
  examines change in human abilities done clear
  B)
  seeks to explain behavior across lifespan done clear
  C)
  compares children to adults to senior citizens done clear
  D)
  accounts for the gradual evolution of a child's cognitive, social and other capacities done clear
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• question_answer17)
  The part of the brain which is induced by Emotional stimuli is  [TNTET-2011-II]
  A)
  Hypthalamus     done clear
  B)
  Pons done clear
  C)
  Medulla oblongata          done clear
  D)
  Cerebellum done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Human personality is the result of [CTET-2012-II]
  A)
  interaction between heredity and environment done clear
  B)
  only environment done clear
  C)
  only heredity done clear
  D)
  upbringing and education done clear
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• question_answer19)
   Which of the following is a principle of development? [CTET-2012-II]
  A)
  Development is always linear done clear
  B)
  It is a discontinuous process done clear
  C)
  All processes of development are not inter connected done clear
  D)
  It does not proceed at the same pace for all done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following is predominantly heredity related factor? [CTET-2012-II]
  A)
  Participation in social activities done clear
  B)
  Attitude towards peer group done clear
  C)
  Thinking pattern done clear
  D)
  Colour of the eyes done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Environmental factors that shape development include all of the following except [CTET-2012-II]
  A)
  culture done clear
  B)
  quality of education done clear
  C)
  physique done clear
  D)
  quality of nutrition done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Physical growth and development is called [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Readiness           done clear
  B)
  Maturation done clear
  C)
  Mobility             done clear
  D)
  Heredity done clear
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• question_answer23)
  The central focus of Child Psychology is [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Good teacher     done clear
  B)
  Child done clear
  C)
  Teaching process done clear
  D)
  School done clear
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• question_answer24)
  In Child Development- [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Emphasis is on process done clear
  B)
  Emphasis is on the role of environment an experience done clear
  C)
  It is study from conception to adolescence done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Scope of study of Child Development is [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Study of different stages of Child development done clear
  B)
  Study of effects of environment on Child development done clear
  C)
  Study of individual differences done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Survival of the fittest is the principle of [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Lamarck                        done clear
  B)
  Harrison done clear
  C)
  Darwin        done clear
  D)
  McDougall done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Factors influencing the emotional development are [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Physical health done clear
  B)
  Mental abilities done clear
  C)
  Fatigue done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer28)
  The type of personality of a person expressing his Libido outward is [UPTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Cognitive Personality done clear
  B)
  Aesthetic Personality done clear
  C)
  Extrovert Personality done clear
  D)
  Religious Personality done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Who has central place in Education according to Child Psychology? [UPTET-2014-II]
  A)
  The Child done clear
  B)
  The Teacher done clear
  C)
  The Guardian done clear
  D)
  The Administrator done clear
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• question_answer30)
  "Child is a book which the teacher has to learn from page to page." Who has stated the above? [UPTET-2014-II]
  A)
  Plato                 done clear
  B)
  Aristotle done clear
  C)
  Rousseau           done clear
  D)
  Ross done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Emotion is originated through _____. [UPTET-2014-II]
  A)
  habits done clear
  B)
  instincts done clear
  C)
  physical development done clear
  D)
  formation of concepts done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Which of the following statements is not true? [UPTET-2014-II]
  A)
  "Heredity is the transmission of traits from parents to offspring". done clear
  B)
  "Development is the product of the interaction to the organism and its environment." done clear
  C)
  "Heredity is the sublimation of inborn individual traits." done clear
  D)
  "Heredity is the transmission from parents to off springs of physical and mental characteristics". done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The best method to growth and development of the child is: [PTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Psychoanalytic Method done clear
  B)
  Comparative Method done clear
  C)
  Developmental Method done clear
  D)
  Statistical Method done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which one of the following is the true statement corresponding to Cephalocaudal Principle of Child's Development: [PTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Development is from head to foot done clear
  B)
  Development is from foot to head done clear
  C)
  Development is from middle to periphery done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  The transmission of traits from parents to off springs is called: [PTET-2014-II]
  A)
  environment                   done clear
  B)
  genes done clear
  C)
  heredity                         done clear
  D)
  homeostasis done clear
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• question_answer36)
  A process by which a parent assumes that his child's traits are all positive because one trait is positive is termed as: [PTET-2014-II]
  A)
  halo effect                   done clear
  B)
  law of effect         done clear
  C)
               Hawthorne effect        done clear
  D)
  reverse hallo effect done clear
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• question_answer37)
      In which stage is the Physical growth is rapid [TNTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Early childhood         done clear
  B)
  Infancy done clear
  C)
  Adolescence              done clear
  D)
  School age done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Excessive secretion of Growth Hormone by the Pituitary Gland leads to _____ [TNTET-2014-I]
  A)
  Dwarfism                       done clear
  B)
  Cretinism done clear
  C)
  Gigantism   done clear
  D)
  Goiter done clear
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• question_answer39)
  The book titled 'Dream Analysis' was published by [TNTET-2014-I]                                                                                                             
  A)
  John Dewey                   done clear
  B)
  William James done clear
  C)
  Edward Tichenes    done clear
  D)
         Sigmund Freud done clear
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• question_answer40)
  During fertilization the chromosome received from the male partner is [TNTET-2014-II]
  A)
  Y                                  done clear
  B)
  X done clear
  C)
  XY done clear
  D)
  XX done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Adolescence is a period of storm and stress - said by [TNTET-2014-II]
  A)
  Brickson                        done clear
  B)
  Cole done clear
  C)
  Stanley Hall done clear
  D)
  William Mcdougall done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Then main ductless gland that regulates the physiological and psychological functioning of a person is _______                    [TNTET-2014-II]
  A)
  The pituitary gland done clear
  B)
  Thyroid gland done clear
  C)
  Para thyroid gland done clear
  D)
  Adrenal gland done clear
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• question_answer43)
  The transfer of physiological and genetic characters from parents to off springs through generations is called [TNTET-2014-II]
  A)
  Evolution done clear
  B)
  Transfer to next generation done clear
  C)
  Biological heridity done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Personality traits such as introvertism and extrovertism personality was explained by [TNTET-2014-II]
  A)
  Cattell                           done clear
  B)
  Eysenck done clear
  C)
  Kemp                            done clear
  D)
  Yung done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Understanding Human Growth and Development enables a teacher to [CTET-July-2013-I]
  A)
  gain control of learners' emotions while teaching. done clear
  B)
  be clear about teaching diverse learners. done clear
  C)
  tell students how they can improve their lives. done clear
  D)
  practice her teaching in an unbiased way. done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Which one of the following is true about the role of heredity and environment in the development of a child? [CTET-July-2013-I]
  A)
  The relative contributions of peers and genes are not additive. done clear
  B)
  Heredity and environment do not operate together. done clear
  C)
  Propensity is related to environment while actual development requires heredity. done clear
  D)
  Both heredity and environment contribute 50% each in the development of a child. done clear
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• question_answer47)
  A child coming to pre-school for the first time cries profusely. After two years when the same child goes to the primary school for the first time, he   does not express his tension by crying rather his shoulder and neck muscles become tense. This 'change in his behavior can be explained on the basis of which of the following principles? [CTET-Feb. -2014-I]
  A)
  Development proceeds in a sequential manner done clear
  B)
  Development is gradual done clear
  C)
  Development is different in different people done clear
  D)
  Development is characterized by differential and integration done clear
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• question_answer48)
  A teacher found that a student is facing difficulty in drawing a square. He/She assumes that this student would also find it difficult to draw a diamond. He/She applies which of the following principles to arrive at his/her assumption? [CTET-Feb. -2014-II]
  A)
  Development tends to follow an orderly sequence                                 done clear
  B)
  Development is saltatory done clear
  C)
  Development is gradual done clear
  D)
  Development is different for different people done clear
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• question_answer49)
  Which one of the following statements is true regarding the role of heredity and environment in human development? [CTET-Feb. -2014-II]
  A)
  The role of environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact of heredity can be altered done clear
  B)
  The theories based on the 'behaviorism' are largely based on the role of 'nature' in human development done clear
  C)
  The relative effects of heredity and environ- ment vary in different areas of development done clear
  D)
  The policy of compensatory discrimination of the Government of India is based on the role of 'nature' in human development done clear
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• question_answer50)
  The nature-nurture debate refers to [CTET-Sept.-2014-I]
  A)
  genetics and environment done clear
  B)
  behavior and environment done clear
  C)
  environment and biology done clear
  D)
  environment and upbringing done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Which of the following facts has been least discussed in the psychology of emotion?  [CTET-Sept-2014-II]
  A)
  Emotion is a subjective feeling and varies from person to person done clear
  B)
  Emotions may not occur within individual students, but also also within the entire class done clear
  C)
  Emotions are a complex pattern of arousal and cognitive interpretation done clear
  D)
  Emotional process involves physiological as well as psychological reactions done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Which one of the following is best suited for emotional development of children?  [CTET-Feb.-2015-I]
  A)
  Democratic classroom environment done clear
  B)
  No involvement of the teachers as it is the task of the parents done clear
  C)
  Controlled classroom environment done clear
  D)
  Authoritarian classroom environment done clear
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• question_answer53)
  “"Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not easy." This is related to [CTET-Feb.-2015-I]
  A)
  Emotional development done clear
  B)
  Social development done clear
  C)
  Cognitive development done clear
  D)
  Physical development done clear
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• question_answer54)
  In the context of 'nature - nurture' debate, which one of the following statements seem appropriate to you? [CTET-Feb. -2015-II]
  A)
  Children are genetically predisposed to what they would be like irrespective of whatever environment they grow up in. done clear
  B)
  A child is like a blank slate whose character can be moulded by the environment into any shape. done clear
  C)
  Environmental influences only have a little value in shaping up a child's behavior which is primarily genetically determined. done clear
  D)
  Heredity and environment are inseparably interwoven and both influence development. done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Which one of these is a principle of child develop-ment? [CTET-Feb. -2015-II]
  A)
  Development can accurately predict the pace of each individual child. done clear
  B)
  Development occurs due to interaction between maturation and experience. done clear
  C)
  Experience is the sole determinant of development. done clear
  D)
  Development is determined by reinforcement and punishment. done clear
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• question_answer56)
  The pace of development varies from on individual to another, but it follows ......  pattern. [CTET-Feb.-2016-I]
  A)
  a toe-to-head done clear
  B)
  a haphazard done clear
  C)
  an unpredictable done clear
  D)
  a sequential and orderly done clear
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• question_answer57)
  Which one of the following is correct about development? [CTET-Feb.-2016-I]
  A)
  Development begins and ends at birth.       done clear
  B)
  'Sociocultural context' plays an important role in development. done clear
  C)
  Development is unidimensional. done clear
  D)
  Development is discrete. done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Early childhood is .......... period for language development. [CTET-Feb.-2016-I]
  A)
  a not-so-significant done clear
  B)
  an unimportant done clear
  C)
  a sensitive done clear
  D)
  a neutral done clear
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• question_answer59)

  Which of the following statements about children are correct? [CTET-Sept.-2016-1]

  A. Children are passive recipients of knowledge.

  B.  Children are problem solvers.

  C.  Children are scientific investigators.

  D. Children are active explorers of the environment.

  A)
  A, B and D                    done clear
  B)
  B, C and D done clear
  C)
  A, B, C and D             done clear
  D)
  A, B and C done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Which of the following is the most effective method to encourage conceptual development in students? [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]
  A)
  New concepts need to be understood on their own without any reference to the old ones. done clear
  B)
  Replace the students' incorrect ideas with correct ones by asking them to memorize. done clear
  C)
  Give students multiple examples and encourage them to use reasoning. done clear
  D)
  Use punishment till students have made the required conceptual changes. done clear
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• question_answer61)
  The cephalocaudal principle of development explains how development proceeds from : [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]
  A)
  general to specific functions done clear
  B)
  differentiated to integrated functions done clear
  C)
  head to toe done clear
  D)
  rural to urban areas done clear
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• question_answer62)
  A 6-year-old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sportspersons, send her for coaching every day and train her on weekends. Her capabilities are most likely to be the result of an interaction between : [CTET-Sept.-2016-I]
  A)
  Heredity and environment done clear
  B)
  growth and development done clear
  C)
  health and training done clear
  D)
  discipline and nutrition done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Which one of the following statements about development is correct? [CTET-Feb.-2016-II]
  A)
  Developmental changes go forward in a straight line. done clear
  B)
  Development proceeds from birth to adolescence in a forward manner and then it goes backwards. done clear
  C)
  Development occurs at a different rate among different Individuals. done clear
  D)
  Development occurs at a very fast pace from birth till adolescence and then it stops. done clear
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• question_answer64)
  "Environmental factors do not play any role in shaping an individual, since growth of each individual is determined by his genetic makeup. “This statement is [CTET-Feb.-2016-II]
  A)
  Correct, since genetic makeup of an individual is very strong. done clear
  B)
  Incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development. done clear
  C)
         correct, since there have been several researches to prove that genetic material alone predicts an individual's development. done clear
  D)
  incorrect, since environmental factors  contribute little in an individual's growth and development. done clear
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• question_answer65)
  Which of the following statements about principles of development is incorrect? [CTET-Sept.-2016-11]
  A)
  Development is a quantitative process which can be measured precisely. done clear
  B)
  Development depends on maturation and learning. done clear
  C)
  Development takes place due to a constant interaction between heredity and environment. done clear
  D)
  Every child goes through stages of development, yet there are wide individual differences among children. done clear
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• question_answer66)
  The unique interaction of__ and __ can result in different paths and outcomes of development. [CTET-Sept.-2016-II]
  A)
  exploration; nutrition done clear
  B)
  challenges; limitations done clear
  C)
  heredity; environment done clear
  D)
  stability; change done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Match the following principles of development with their correct descriptions:[CTET-Sept.-2016-II]

  	Principle		Description
  [A]	Proximodistal trend	(i)	Different children develop at different rates
  [B]	Cephalocaudal trend	(ii)	Head to toe sequence
  [C]	Interindividual differences	(iii)	In a single child,                           the rate of                                           development can                                           vary from one           domain of development to the other
  [D]	Intraindividual differences	(iv)	From the centre                           of body to out wards
  		(v)	Progression from simple to complex

  A)
  A\[\to \](v), B\[\to \](ii), C\[\to \](i), D\[\to \](iii) done clear
  B)
  A\[\to \](v), B\[\to \](ii), C\[\to \](i), D\[\to \] (iii) done clear
  C)
  A\[\to \](ii), B\[\to \](iv), C\[\to \](i), D\[\to \](iii) done clear
  D)
         A\[\to \](ii), B\[\to \](iv), C\[\to \](iii), D\[\to \](i) done clear
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• question_answer68)
  In a normal zygote, the number of chromosomes in pair is [UPTET-2017-I]
  A)
  22                                 done clear
  B)
  23 done clear
  C)
  24                                 done clear
  D)
  none of the above done clear
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• question_answer69)
  Whose name is associated with 'Father of the Eugenics?' [UPTET-2CH7-I]
  A)
  Crow and Crow              done clear
  B)
  Galton done clear
  C)
  Ross                              done clear
  D)
  Woodworm done clear
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• question_answer70)
  One of the following statements is true [APTET-May.-2018-I]
  A)
  Development is a short term process done clear
  B)
  There are no individual differences in development done clear
  C)
  Development is not uniform in all the developmental stages Development is not same in all developmental stages according to the stages given by Piaget and other psychologists. Therefore it is a true statement saying that Development is not uniform in all development stages. done clear
  D)
         Development is not predictable done clear
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• question_answer71)
  The study that supports the influence of Heredity on development of an individual [APTET-May.-2018-I]
  A)
  Pearson - Darwin's family done clear
  B)
  Freeman - Miltred Rooth done clear
  C)
  Skodak - Foster children done clear
  D)
  Gordon - Gipsy children done clear
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• question_answer72)
  A child without have proper mental development lags behind in his social development also. The development principle here is  [APTET-May.-2018-II]
  A)
  Development is the process of interaction done clear
  B)
  Developments proceed with interrelation done clear
  C)
  Development proceeds from general to specific done clear
  D)
  Development is cumulative done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Physical factor that affects learners learning is [APTET-May.-2018-II]
  A)
  Interest                          done clear
  B)
  Attitude done clear
  C)
  Intelligence                     done clear
  D)
  Maturity done clear
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