Module 1 Previous Year Questions:
Q1. National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 recommends:
A) Multilingualism
B) Monolingualism
C) Standardization of curriculum
D) Standardization of assessment
Answer Key:
A) Multilingualism
Q2. The term curriculum is derived from Latin word meaning:
A) Course of learning
B) Chariot race course
C) Course of study
D) Course of Education
Answer Key:
B) Chariot race course
Q3. __________ is the heart of any Educational System
A) Lesson
B) Unit
C) Curriculum
D) Contents
Answer Key:
C) Curriculum
Q4. Which one is NOT the component of the Curriculum
A) Objectives
B) syllabus
C) Evaluation
D) Design
Answer Key:
D) Design
Q5. Curriculum is defined as
A) Programme
B) document
C) Related Courses
D) Planned Learning Experience
Answer Key:
D) Planned Learning Experience
Q6. Operational curriculum is
A) an inert document
B) a curriculum enacted in the classroom
C) record of data
D) related contents
Answer Key:
B) a curriculum enacted in the classroom
Q7. Effectiveness of curriculum is determined by:
A) Objective
B) Design
C) Method
D) Evaluation
Answer Key:
D) Evaluation
Q8. The method used to evaluate the curriculum during the process of development/Implementation is:
A) Formative Evaluation
B) Summative Evaluation
C) Diagnostic Evaluation
D) Process Evaluation
Answer Key:
A) Formative Evaluation
Q9. The method used to evaluate the curriculum at the end of Implementation process is:
A) Formative Evaluation
B) Summative Evaluation
C) Diagnostic Evaluation
D) Process Evaluation
Answer Key:
B) Summative Evaluation
Q10. Syllabus is a part of
A) School
B) Curriculum
C) Student
D) Teacher
Answer Key:
B) Curriculum
Q11. An outline of the topics of a subject to be covered in specific time is called?
A) Curriculum
B) Course
C) Syllabus
D) Lesson plan
Answer Key:
C) Syllabus
Q12. A mode of learning in higher education which system facilitates student to have some freedom in selecting his/her own choices, across various disciplines for completing a UG / PG programme. It is popularly known as the cafeteria model. It is:
A) Flexible Learning Environment
B) Choice based Credit
C) Blended Learning
D) Flipped Classroom
Answer Key:
B) Choice based Credit
Q13. Name the statutory body at the national level for Technical Education under the Department of Higher Education
A) National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT)
B) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
C) Directorate of Technical Education (DOTE)
D) University Grants Commission (UGC)
Answer Key:
B) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Q14. Outcome based education (OBE) is student-centered instruction model that focuses on measuring student performance through outcomes. The outcomes include:
A) Student employability, teacher strength, skill sets
B) Intelligence, output, and project skill
C) Knowledge, skill, and attitudes
D) Ranking, teacher strength, student performance
Answer Key:
C) Knowledge, skill, and attitudes
Q15. The membership of __________ is an international recognition of the quality of undergraduate engineering education offered by the member country
A) Dublin Accord
B) Washington Accord
C) US/UK Accord
D) ABET
Answer Key:
B) Washington Accord
Q16. Making value judgment about curriculum is:
A) Curriculum evaluation
B) Curriculum design
C) Curriculum development
D) Curriculum elements
Answer Key:
A) Curriculum evaluation
Q17. The major purpose of co-curricular activities is to:
A) Help students achieve a well-adjusted personality
B) Provide relief from the usual classroom routine
C) Allow students an opportunity to develop in to good citizens
D) Permit students to have a choice of educational program
Answer Key:
A) Help students achieve a well-adjusted personality
Q18. Curriculum improvement is a / an __________ process.
A) last
B) Initial
C) Internal
D) Continuous
Answer Key:
D) Continuous
Q19. In the subject centered curriculum, the important element is:
A) Division of knowledge
B) Mixing of activities
C) Influence of social values
D) Psychomotor development
Answer Key:
A) Division of knowledge
Q20. Name the theorists who identified the three domains of learning
A) B.F. Skinner
B) Jean Piaget
C) Benjamin Bloom
D) Lev Vygotsky
Answer Key:
C) Benjamin Bloom
Q21. Select all the statements that indicates the purpose and impact of accreditation
(i) Encourages quality improvement initiatives by Institutions
(ii) Improves student enrollment both in terms of quality and quantity
(iii) Helps the Institution in securing necessary funds
(iv) To rank the institutes of higher education
A) (i) and (ii)
B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
C) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Answer Key:
B) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Q22. Select the well-written learning outcome
A) Be given opportunities to learn effective communication skills
B) Have a deeper appreciation for good communication practices
C) Understand principles of effective communication
D) Communicate effectively in a professional environment through technical reports and presentations
Answer Key:
D) Communicate effectively in a professional environment through technical reports and presentations
Q23. A student listens to an Electrical Professor explaining how to perform an experiment in laboratory and then performs the skill back in the laboratory. Identify the level of motor skills according to Dave’s Psychomotor Domain of Learning.
A) Imitation
B) Articulation
C) Manipulation
D) Precision
Answer Key:
C) Manipulation
Q24. You are asked to compare Bubble sort with Selection Sort in Data structures course with respect to time and space complexity. What is the level of learning according to Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain?
A) Understanding
B) Applying
C) Evaluating
D) Analyzing
Answer Key:
D) Analyzing
Q25. A constructively designed course is one where
A) The students know what they have to learn
B) The teacher knows what he or she wants to do and lesson plans are given.
C) The outcomes, assessment and learning activities are all clearly aligned with course outcomes
D) The classes follow a logical sequence; examinations are conducted according to the schedule.
Answer Key:
C) The outcomes, assessment and learning activities are all clearly aligned with course outcomes
Q26. A behavioral objective must include a specific goal that has an observable learning outcome, a set of conditions under which the learning can be expected to occur, and a specific criterion level of performance required to meet the objective. Which of the following statement adequately meets the behavioral objective described above?
A) Refer the course on Machine Learning available on NPTEL and perform the assignment given
B) Using the journal paper given, list three algorithms that has been stated to produce more than 90% efficiency.
C) Study the chapter of our text that deals with the Machines until you have memorized all the important definitions.
D) Read the chapter on Transformers and answer the chapter questions
Answer Key:
B) Using the journal paper given, list three algorithms that has been stated to produce more than 90% efficiency.
Q27. Select the cognitive level for the Action verbs such as: deduce, differentiate, subdivide, or break down.
A) Analyse
B) Application
C) Evaluate
D) Create
Answer Key:
A) Analyse
Q28. Which of the following is a learning activity?
A) The student will know the definitions of all the laws in Circuit Theory
B) The student will troubleshoot the major breakdowns of a system
C) The student will demonstrate the coding skill.
D) The student will solve the problems given at the end of chapters.
Answer Key:
D) The student will solve the problems given at the end of chapters.
Q29. In Civil Engineering Program, Construction management course, class is discussing the recent earthquake attacks in India. Rajesh is a strong proponent of the higher standard. “We must apply new construction techniques along with understanding of seismic forces and building response to reduce the seismic vulnerability and prevent loss of lives, property and environmental degradation” he argues. Which level of the affective domain does Rajesh demonstrate?
A) Characterisitization
B) Organisation
C) Valuing
D) Responding
Answer Key:
C) Valuing
Q30. A teacher can establish rapport with students by
A) Becoming a figure of Authority
B) Impressing them with knowledge and skill
C) Playing the role of a guide with desire to help them
D) Providing friendly environment.
Answer Key:
C) Playing the role of a guide with desire to help them
Q31. As a teacher, you should not demand your pupils which is beyond their stage of growth. If you do so, it only causes
A) Frustrations, heighten tension and nervousness
B) Encouragement for more learning
C) Improvement in the quality of teaching learning process
D) Both A and B options
Answer Key:
A) Frustrations, heighten tension and nervousness
Q32. Personality is
A) a combination of attitude, behavior and competencies of students
B) a combination of attitude, skill and knowledge of students
C) the sum of the physical, cognitive, emotional and social characteristics of students
D) behavior and knowledge
Answer Key:
C) the sum of the physical, cognitive, emotional and social characteristics of students
Q33. The most important problem of a student for the teacher is
A) Inferiority complex
B) Excessive sleepiness
C) Superiority complex
D) No interest in academics
Answer Key:
D) No interest in academics
Q34. Identify the most important motivator for students in the classroom?
A) Giving all the notes in class and spoon feeding students
B) Congenial atmosphere
C) Giving lots of assignments to students
D) Using technology
Answer Key:
B) Congenial atmosphere
Q35. Multimodal learning is __________
A) when students learn by using internet and www
B) when a number of senses – visual, auditory, kinesthetic – are being engaged during learning
C) when students learn by listening to the teacher
D) when students learn through experiments and experiences
Answer Key:
B) when a number of senses – visual, auditory, kinesthetic – are being engaged during learning
Q36. Psychological foundations of curriculum help curriculum developers to understand the nature of
A) Content
B) Teacher
C) Learner
D) Course
Answer Key:
C) Learner
Q37. The three domains of Learning are
A) Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor
B) Cognitive, Pedagogy and Psychomotor
C) Cognitive, Affective and Pedagogy
D) Character, Affective and Psychomotor
Answer Key:
A) Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor
Q38. Which of the following is NOT considered as a learning principle?
A) Clarity of Objectives
B) Career Counseling
C) Transfer of Learning
D) Motivated Learners Learn more
Answer Key:
B) Career Counseling
Q39. The ability to reason effectively, use systems thinking, make judgements and decisions and solve problems
A) Creativity
B) Critical thinking
C) Communication
D) Collaboration
Answer Key:
B) Critical thinking
Q40. The ability to articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and non-verbal skills and to listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
A) Creativity
B) Critical thinking
C) Communication
D) Collaboration
Answer Key:
C) Communication
Q41. Select the appropriate characteristics of Millennial Learners
A) Mostly not good at discovering information
B) Prefers Active Learning
C) Poor in handling latest gadgets
D) Prefers Formal Environment
Answer Key:
B) Prefers Active Learning
Q42. The higher order abilities of Bloom’s Cognitive Taxonomy are:
A) Remember, Understand and apply
B) Understand, Apply and Create
C) Understand, Apply and Analyse
D) Analyse, Evaluate and Create
Answer Key:
D) Analyse, Evaluate and Create
Q43. The educational domain that relates to the emotional component of learning and is concerned with changes or growth in values and attitudes
A) Psychomotor domain
B) Affective domain
C) Cognitive domain
D) Communicative domain
Answer Key:
B) Affective domain
Q44. The basic teaching model consists of four basic components or parts. They are:
A) Instructional Objectives, Course Outcomes, Assessment, Feedback
B) Instructional Objectives, Entering behaviour, Instructional Procedures, Performance assessment
C) Entering behaviour, Terminal behaviour, Course Objective and outcomes
D) Methods, Materials, Media and Management
Answer Key:
B) Instructional Objectives, Entering behaviour, Instructional Procedures, Performance assessment
Q45. The __________ domain of learning occurs when person learns new information and gains new skills through physical movement
A) Cognitive
B) Psychomotor
C) Affective
D) Emotional
Answer Key:
B) Psychomotor
Q46. Select the level in Psychomotor Domain for : Listening to a Civil Professor explaining how to perform a skill and then performing the skill in the laboratory
A) Imitation
B) Manipulation
C) Precision
D) Articulation
Answer Key:
B) Manipulation
Q47. The 4Cs 21st century skills refers to
A) Communication, Cooperation, Critical thinking and Creativity
B) Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity
C) Consistently, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical thinking
D) Critical thinking, Commitment, Collaboration and Creativity
Answer Key:
B) Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity
Q48. Students need to develop a website for computer technology class. What level of Bloom’s taxonomy is demonstrated by this assignment?
A) Understand
B) Evaluate
C) Analyse
D) Create
Answer Key:
D) Create
Q49. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought process, including remembering, problem solving and decision making is called __________?
A) Education
B) Pedagogy
C) Cognitive Development
D) Epistemology
Answer Key:
C) Cognitive Development
Q50. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusions is called __________?
A) Deductive Reasoning
B) Inductive Reasoning
C) Qualitative Reasoning
D) Quantitative Reasoning
Answer Key:
A) Deductive Reasoning
Q51. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired result is called __________?
A) Problem solving
B) Critical thinking
C) Reasoned arrangements
D) Deductive method
Answer Key:
A) Problem solving
Q52. Educational psychology is concerned with the scientific study of __________?
A) Education
B) Philosophy of Education
C) Human learning
D) Teaching methods
Answer Key:
C) Human learning
Q53. The role of teacher in inquiry-based learning is of __________?
A) Instructor
B) Facilitator
C) Delegator
D) Formal Authority
Answer Key:
B) Facilitator
Q54. The psychomotor domain involve __________?
A) Learning
B) Knowledge
C) Manner
D) Physical movement
Answer Key:
D) Physical movement
Q55. On which basis the ability of teachers can be judged?
A) To fulfill the needs of the students
B) Personality of the teacher
C) Period of the service
D) Publication of the books
Answer Key:
B) Personality of the teacher
Q56. To break information into parts and to examine the information is called __________?
A) Analysing
B) Evaluating
C) Synthesizing
D) Originating
Answer Key:
A) Analysing
Q57. Who among the following chaired ‘Committee for the Draft National Education Policy 2019?
A) Dr. Bibek Debroy
B) Vivek Pandit
C) K M Soni
D) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
Answer Key:
D) Dr. K. Kasturirangan
Q58. Which Organisation is responsible to develop the National Curricular and Pedagogical Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (NCPFECCE) for children up to the age of 8
A) NITI Ayog
B) NCERT
C) NCTE
D) AICTEE
Answer Key:
B) NCERT
Q59. Which curriculum is a concept that was formulated by Elliot Einser?
A) Latent Curriculum
B) Null Curriculum
C) Core Curriculum
D) Hidden Curriculum
Answer Key:
B) Null Curriculum
Q60. Name the statutory body at the national level for Technical Education under the Department of Higher Education.
A) Ministry of Education
B) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
C) Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE)
D) University Grants Commission (UGC)
Answer Key:
B) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Q61. Diploma Level Technical Institutes such as Polytechnics, are generally recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and administered by __________
A) National Council of Vocational Education
B) National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research
C) National Council of Educational Research and Training
D) State Directorate of Technical Education
Answer Key:
D) State Directorate of Technical Education
Q62. Name the scheme initiated by the Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) in the Ministry of Labour, Government of India for imparting skills in various vocational trades to meet the skilled manpower requirements for technology and industrial growth of the country
A) Apprenticeship Training Scheme
B) Craftsman Training Scheme
C) Graduate Training Scheme
D) Technician Training Scheme
Answer Key:
B) Craftsman Training Scheme
Q63. Which of the following core values among the institutions of higher education are promoted by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)?
a. Contributing to national development
b. Fostering global competencies among the students
c. Inculcating a value system among students and teachers
d. Promoting the optimum utilization of the infrastructure
A) b, c, and d
B) a, b, and c
C) a, c, and d
D) a, b, c, and d
Answer Key:
B) a, b, and c
Q64. Name the status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which “serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled personnel within the specified region of the country/state.”
A) Centre of Excellence
B) Institute of Higher Education
C) Institute of National Importance
D) Indian Institute of Technology
Answer Key:
C) Institute of National Importance
Q65. Which one of the following programmes come under Technical Education
A) Tourism
B) Catering Technology
C) Medicine
D) Paramedical
Answer Key:
B) Catering Technology
Q66. Name the statutory organization set up by the Union Government in 1956, charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of University Education.
A) AICTE
B) UGC
C) DoTE
D) MoE
Answer Key:
B) UGC
Q67. Which is NOT the Institutional Development schemes run by AICTE?
A) Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS)
B) MARGDARSHAN
C) UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN
D) SKILL INDIA
Answer Key:
D) SKILL INDIA
Q68. Which is NOT the objective of National Accreditation Board
A) To assess and accredit the technical education programs
B) To promote excellence through a bench marking process
C) To conduct evaluation of self–assessment of technical institutions and/or programs
D) To rank the institutes of higher education
Answer Key:
D) To rank the institutes of higher education
Q69. The four pillars of learning of UNESCO does NOT include:
A) Learning to Know
B) Learning to Do
C) Learning to live together
D) Learning to Collaborate
Answer Key:
D) Learning to Collaborate
Q70. Outcome based education (OBE) is student-centered instruction model that focuses on measuring student performance through outcomes. The outcomes include
A) Intelligence, output, and project
B) Knowledge, skill, and attitudes
C) Ranking, teacher strength, student performance
D) Student employability, teacher strength, skill sets
Answer Key:
B) Knowledge, skill, and attitudes
Q71. National Accreditation Board (NBA) accredits
A) Programs in Engineering and Technology
B) Technical Institutions
C) Science Courses
D) Teaching Professionals
Answer Key:
A) Programs in Engineering and Technology
Q72. NBA aligned its methodology with international benchmarks and started accreditation on the basis of
A) Outcomes
B) Input-process-output
C) Availability of resources / facilities
D) None of the above options
Answer Key:
A) Outcomes
Q73. Relatively permanent change in behavior due to reinforced practice is known as:
A) Training
B) Teaching
C) Learning
D) Assessing
Answer Key:
C) Learning
Q74. Name the test conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC) for setting high standards of teaching
A) National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)
B) National Eligibility Test (NET)
C) Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
D) Common Admission Test (CAT)
Answer Key:
B) National Eligibility Test (NET)
Q75. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) provides accreditation of institutions and individual departments with a validity for
A) 3 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer Key:
C) 5 years
Q76. “Competence” refers to:
A) Knowledge, vision and behaviour
B) Skill based characteristic
C) Characteristic embedded in personality
D) Personal behaviour
Answer Key:
B) Skill based characteristic
Q77. Knowledge of cognition in general as well as awareness and knowledge of one’s own cognition is known as:
A) Factual Knowledge
B) Conceptual Knowledge
C) Procedural Knowledge
D) Metacognitive knowledge
Answer Key:
D) Metacognitive knowledge
Q78. Which of the following is NOT an example of a student centred learning method?
A) Games and Projects
B) Problem Solving
C) Demonstrations and Lectures
D) Exploration Methods
Answer Key:
C) Demonstrations and Lectures
Q79. The ‘3M’ concept in instructional procedure refers to:
A) Materials, Money, Machinery
B) Men, Materials, Money
C) Men, Media, Machines
D) Materials, Media, Methods
Answer Key:
D) Materials, Media, Methods
Q80. Teaching is defined as
A) An informative process
B) An intellectual process
C) An initiative process
D) An interactive process
Answer Key:
D) An interactive process
Q81. The number of components in the basic teaching model is
A) Four
B) Five
C) Three
D) Six
Answer Key:
A) Four
Q82. The most important activity of the teacher is
A) Questioning activity
B) Explaining subject activity
C) Demonstration activity
D) Assignment Activity
Answer Key:
B) Explaining subject activity
Q83. Pedagogy is
A) A child-focused teaching approach
B) An adult-focused teaching approach
C) A trainer-focused teaching approach
D) An instructor-focused teaching approach
Answer Key:
A) A child-focused teaching approach
Q84. Teaching is defined as
A) An informative process.
B) An intellectual process.
C) An initiative process.
D) An interactive process.
Answer Key:
D) An interactive process.
Q85. Knowledge of subject-specific techniques and methods is :
A) Procedural knowledge
B) Conceptual knowledge
C) Factual knowledge
D) Metacognitive Knowledge
Answer Key:
A) Procedural knowledge
Q86. Which is NOT true?
A) Affective = emotion
B) Cognitive = thinking
C) Psychomotor = physical
D) Cognitive = beliefs
Answer Key:
D) Cognitive = beliefs
Q87. This refers to the learner’s highest of internalization and relates to behavior that reflect
(i) A generalized set of values; and
(ii) A characterization or a philosophy about life
A) Receiving
B) Responding
C) Valuing
D) Characterizing
Answer Key:
D) Characterizing
Q88. The __________ domain of learning occurs when a person learns new information and gains new skills through physical movement
A) Cognitive
B) Psychomotor
C) Affective
D) Physical
Answer Key:
B) Psychomotor
Q89. To start teaching: teacher must be guided by __________ followed by __________ to accomplish the task and then __________.
A) Instructional objectives, analyze the work, evaluate the work
B) Strategies and tools, evaluate the outcome, analyze the lesson
C) Strategies and tools, strategies and material, evaluate the outcome
D) Instructional objective, strategies and tools, evaluate the outcome
Answer Key:
D) Instructional objective, strategies and tools, evaluate the outcome
Q90. How many events/conditions does Gagne’s event of instructions have? What is the first event?
A) Four, provide feedback
B) Nine, Gain attention
C) Six, Provide Guidance
D) Eight, Elicit Performance
Answer Key:
B) Nine, Gain attention
Q91. The category of student type which is responsible for problems in the classroom is
A) Compliant
B) Heroes
C) Snipers
D) Dependents
Answer Key:
C) Snipers
Q92. The characteristic which is NOT a Cognitive characteristic is
A) Increase ability of understanding
B) Increase ability of generalize the facts
C) Increase ability of deal with abstraction
D) Increase ability to deal with adults
Answer Key:
D) Increase ability to deal with adults
Q93. The characteristic which is not part of Physical characteristic is
A) Rapid intense growth
B) Height and weight variation
C) Nutrition deficiency
D) Intelligence
Answer Key:
D) Intelligence
Q94. The characteristic which is not a social characteristic is
A) Interested in recreation and games
B) Increased socialization with peers
C) Self centered attitudes
D) Problem solving abilities
Answer Key:
D) Problem solving abilities
Q95. The characteristic which is not an Emotional characteristic is
A) Complexity
B) Labile emotions
C) Development of abstract subject concept
D) Loneliness
Answer Key:
C) Development of abstract subject concept
Q96. Bullying is
A) Absenteeism
B) Poor academic performance
C) Skipping classes
D) Hurting/disturbing behaviour
Answer Key:
D) Hurting/disturbing behaviour
Q97. Motivation is the key for
A) Thinking
B) Personality
C) Learning
D) Attitude
Answer Key:
C) Learning
Q98. There are four types of Knowledge. They are
A) Factual, Conceptual, Procedural and Metacognitive
B) Fact, Data, Knowledge and Wisdom
C) Cognitive, Psychomotor, Affective and Social
D) Factual, Cognitive, Metacognitive and Procedural
Answer Key:
A) Factual, Conceptual, Procedural and Metacognitive
Q99. Instructional objectives guide students by helping them to
A) Identify important high level skills
B) Discuss the lesson with each other
C) Monitor their own learning
D) Create teachable moments
Answer Key:
C) Monitor their own learning
Q100. Summative evaluation implies:
A) Judging the performance during teaching learning interactions
B) Finding out the level of achievement initially
C) Judging the learning outcome for motivational purposes
D) Ascertaining the performance level after the academic session comes to end
Answer Key:
D) Ascertaining the performance level after the academic session comes to end
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