CTET Exam 21 January 2024 Paper II (CDP) Answer Key

CBSE conducted the CTET (Central Teacher Eligibility Test) Exam Paper 2024. This Paper held on 21 January 2024 Morning Shift. Here The CTET Paper – II (Junior Level Class 6 to 8), Part – I (Child Development and Pedagogy) in Hindi Language Solved Question Paper. CTET January 2024 Question Paper II with Answer Key.

CTET (Central Teachers Eligibility Test)
Paper – II Junior Level (Class 6 to Class 8)

Exam	CTET Paper II Junior Level (Class VI to VIII)
Part)	Part – I (Child Development and Pedagogy)
Organized	CBSE
Number of Question	30
Paper Set	P
Exam Date	21 January 2024 (Morning Shift)
CTET Exam 21 January 2024 Paper II (CDP) in Hindi Answer Key

CTET Exam January 2024 Paper – II (Junior Level)
Part – I Child Development and Pedagogy
(Answer Key)

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGY

Direction : Answer the following questions (Q. Nos. 1 to 30 ) by selecting the correct / most appropriate options.

1. Jean Piaget believed that knowledge is:
(1) a visible behavioural change that can be measured with reliability.
(2) constructed by the child rather than being passed passively from the environment.
(3) innate and given rather than acquired through interactions.
(4) co-constructed in interactions with more knowledgeable others.

2. Which of the following statements about adolescence is not correct?
(1) Children across different cultures usher in and experience adolescence in a similar manner.
(2) Adolescence is a social construction.
(3) Adolescence is generally considered to begin with puberty – the process that leads to sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce.
(4) Adolescence is developmental transition between childhood and adulthood entailing physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes.

3. Which of the following describes a mastery goal orientation ?
(1) focus on avoiding failure or punishment for fear of humiliation.
(2) focus on achieving a certain level of performance for competing with others
(3) focus on improving ones’ skills and understanding of a task.
(4) focus on achieving a high grade for receiving external rewards.

4. Which of the following best describes the role of the teacher in progressive education?
(1) The teacher lets the children learn independently and does not interfere in their learning.
(2) The teacher is the primary source of knowledge and authority in the classroom.
(3) The teacher provides diverse materials for children to experiment and provides scaffolding as and when required.
(4) The teacher is responsible for ensuring strict adherence to curriculum standards.

5. According to Jean Piaget the ability to use symbols for symbols such as letting the letter X stand for an unknown numeral develops during ________ and enables the children to learn ________ .
(1) formal operational stage; conservation and seriation
(2) concrete operational stage; algebra and calculus
(3) concrete operational stage; conservation and seriation
(4) formal operational stage; algebra and calculus

6. Which of the following is an example of a question that requires students to analyze information?
(1) Who is the protagonist of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
(2) What is the plot of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” ?
(3) What is the theme of the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” ?
(4) How does the author use symbolism in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

7. Assertion (A) : Students are more likely to do well and stay in school if they have emotional attachment to the school and believe that they matter.
Reason (R) : Emotions play a significant role in learning.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true but (R) is false.

8. Asking Critical questions such as “how much and in what ways are various gender represented in textbooks and media” would encourage :
(1) Discouraging gender role flexibility
(3) Strengthening gender constancy
(2) Questioning gender stereotypes
(4) Reinforcing gender identity

9. In order to address the individual differences among learners, a teacher should :
(1) implement a rigid and uniform curriculum for all learners
(2) acknowledge differences as abnormal and kind of deficit
(3) be indifferent towards individual differences
(4) consider differences as obvious feature of human diversity

10. In a progressive classroom assessment is:
(1) Normative
(2) Dynamic
(3) Objective
(4) Summative

11. Alok shows the following behaviours: Holds head in an awkward position when reading; squinting and rubbing the eye frequently; redness/swelling of eyes; confusing letters. These can be symptoms of potential :
(1) Communication disorder
(2) Visual problems
(3) Language comprehension problems
(4) Autistic spectrum disorder

12. Assertion (A) : There is no objectively definable moment when a child enters middle childhood or adolescence.
Reason (R) : Development is continuous in nature.
Choose the correct option.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true but (R) is false.

13. Assertion (A) : Teachers should constantly reflect on their own stereotypes and bias.
Reason (R) : Culturally responsive teaching means that teachers are reflective.
Choose the correct option:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true but (R) is false.

14. According to Vygotsky, what is the role of the teacher in facilitating cognitive development ?
(1) To give only those tasks that the student can currently do independently.
(2) To provide information and knowledge to the student.
(3) To guide and support the student’s learning through scaffolding.
(4) To allow the student to learn completely independently.

15. A middle school teacher wants to enable meaningful learning by helping students make connections between concepts and real-world applications. Which of the following activities would be an appropriate pedagogical strategy?
(1) Let the students research on a current issue in small groups and present their findings to the class.
(2) Let the students memorize terms and definitions.
(3) Let the students complete worksheets with multiple choice questions.
(4) Let the students learn by the method of stimulus-response conditioning.