CTET Exam Paper I (CDP) – 23 Dec 2021 (Official Answer Key)

CBSE conducted the CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Exam Paper 2021-22. This Paper held on 23 December, 2021. Here The CTET Paper – I, Part – I (Child Development and Pedagogy) in English Language Solved Question Paper. CTET December, 2021 Question Paper with Answer Key.

CTET (Central Teachers Eligibility Test)
Paper – I Primary Level (Class 1 to Class 5)

Exam – CTET Paper I Primary Level (Class I to V) 
Part – Part – I (Child Development and Pedagogy)
Organized – CBSE 
Number of Question – 30
Exam Date – 23 December, 2021

CTET Exam December 2021 Paper – I (Primary Level)
Part – I Child Development and Pedagogy
(Official Answer Key)

1. The belief that children’s behaviour can be modified by reinforcers and punishers is based on the idea that development is primarily influenced by –
1. Heredity only
2. Both heredity and environment
3. Environment only
4. Neither heredity nor environment.

2. A child can throw the ball before holding a pencil and write. Which principle of development this situation illustrates ?
1. Cephalo caudal principle
2. Proximo-Distal principle
3. Uniformity of Pattern
4. Principle of integration

3. Motor and cognitive development happens:
1. Till the period of childhood.
2. Till the period of adoloscence.
3. Till the period of adulthood.
4. Throughout the lifespan.

4. Which of the following is a primary agency of socialisation for children ?
1. School
2. Religion
3. Family
4. Community

5. As per Jean Piaget’s ideas on language and thought, which of the following statements is true?
1. Thought determines language.
2. Language determines thought.
3. Language and thoughts are independents processes.
4. Language and thoughts are innate propositions.

6. Two glasses hold the same amount of water yet Anu thinks that the taller glass holds more water than the ‘wider but shorter’ glass. According to Jean Piaget, this reasoning of Anu is due to
1. Centration
2. Seriation
3. Conservation
4. Maturation

7. Reversibility – the ability to reverse actions is a basic accomplishment of which stage as given in the Piagetian theory of Cognitive development ?
1. Sensorimotor
2. Pre operational
3. Concrete Operational
4. Formal Operational

8. A mathematics teacher is using more skilled peers to support and guide the other students, which theoretical frame is she trying to apply in the class ?
1. Lev Vygotsky’s theory of Social constructivism
2. B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory
3. Jerome Bruner’s theory of constructivism
4. Jean Piaget’s Cognitive development theory

9. Which of the following is the basis of Lev Vygotsky’s views on development ?
1. Maturation and culture
2. Language and physical world
3. Language and culture
4. Language and maturation

10. Gender is a ____________ concept.
1. Moral
2. Biological
3. Social
4. Physiological

11. Neeta can recognize and clasify all varieties of animals, plants, metals and minerals. As per Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence, which of the following type of Intelligence is she demonstrating ?
1. Interpersonal
2. Naturalistic
3. Linguistic
4. Intra-personal

12. To cater to individual differences in her class a primary school teacher should –
1. make strict rules for everyone in class and punish the children who disobey her
2. focus on standardized ‘paper-pencil’ as the primary way of assessment.
3. have uniform curriculum and pace of learning for all.
4. provide diverse learning experiences to students.

13. Eight year old Rohit reasons stealing is wrong because stealing behaviour can lead to his rejection by others. As per Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, which stage is he displaying ?
1. ‘Good boy’-‘good girl’ orientation
2. Punishment and disobedience orientation
3. Social order orientation
4. Universal ethical principles

14. A collection of students’ work on a variety of task throughout the meant for keeping a record of their performance is known as a –
1. Rubric
2. File
3. Data sheet
4. Portfolio

15. In a progressive school, the education imparted will make the children –
1. Active explorers
2. Active followers
3. Passive followers
4. Passive explorers