CTET 2014 September Paper-1 Question with Answer | ||
| Child Development | Mathematics | EVS |
| Language – I (Eng) | Language – II (Hindi) | |
Environment studies
Q61. Bronze is a mixture of two metals. These two metals are
(a) Copper and Zinc
(b) Copper and Tin
(c) Copper and Iron
(d) Aluminum and Tin
Q62. Select from the following a group that comprises of methods of cooking food
(a) Boiling, Kneading, Roasting
(b) Baking, Boiling. Rolling
(c) Frying, Soaking. Roasting
(d) Baking, Frying, Roasting
Q63. Select the correct statement about Mount Everest:
(a) It is a part of Jammu and Kashmir and the height of its peak is 8900 m.
(b) It is a part of Nepal and the height of its peak is 8900 m.
(c) It is a part of India and the height of its peak is 9850 m.
(d) It is a part of Tibet and the height of its peak is 9850 m.
Q64. “Desert Oak” is a tree whose roots go deep into the ground till they reach water. The depth of these roots is nearly 30g times the height of the tree. This tree is found in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Abu Dhabi
(c) Australia
(d) Russia
Q65. A train started from Gandhidham on 16th July 2014 at 05: 15 hours and reached Nagercoil on 18th July 2014 at 04:45 hours. The distance covered by the train is 2649 km. The average speed of the train, in km/hr, 1s nearly
(a) 57
(b) 56
(c) 55
(d) 54
Q66. Which is the best period for the people of Bihar state to start bee-keeping?
(a) January to March
(b) April to June
(c) July to September
(d) October to December
Q67. Select the correct statements about the ‘Khejadi’ tree:
- This tree is mainly found in desert areas.
- It grows without much water.
- It is a shady tree and children like to play in its shade.
- It stores water in its trunk and people use thin pipes to drink this water.
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) 1,2 and 4
Q68. Which one of the following statements is correct about elephants?
(a) Elephants like to take too much rest because of their heavy bodies
(b) A three-month-old baby elephant generally weighs about 2 quintals.
(c) An adult elephant can eat even more than 2 quintals of leaves and twigs in one day.
(d) Elephants sleep for 8 to 10 hours a day.
Q69. Read the following paragraph written by a student about his house in a village
“I have come from a village. It rains heavily at our place. Hence our houses are made almost 10 to 12 feet (3 to 3.5 meters) above the ground. They are made on bamboo pillars. The inner sides of our houses are also made of wood.”
This village must be in
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttarakhand
Q70. In Braille script, rows of raised dots are made on a thick paper. This script is based on
(a) 4 points
(b) 6 points
(c) 8 points
(d) 10 points
Q71. Which one of the following birds can rotate its neck backward to a large extent?
(a) Mynah
(b) Owl
(c) Crow
(d) Koel
Q72 In which of the following parts of our country do people grow eatables such as tapioca and coconut in their courtyards and they find food prepared using these to be very tasty?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Goa
(d) Kerala
Q73. A doctor prescribed some medicines to a patient and also suggested him to eat jaggery, amla, and more green leafy vegetables. This patient must be suffering from
(a) Fever
(b) Typhoid
(c) Malaria
(d) Anemia
Q74. Some birds can see four times as far as we can see. These birds
(a) Crows, Kites, Nightingales
(b) Eagle, Pigeons, Parrots
(c) Kites, Eagles, Vultures
(d) Doves, Crows, Peacocks
Q75. With respect to the location of Delhi on the map of India, the capital of Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) and the capital of Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) are located respectively in its
(a) North-East and North-West
(b) South-West and South-East
(c) North and South
(d) South-East and North-West
Q76. The abbreviation EVS stands for
(a) Environmental Skills
(b) Environmental Science
(c) Environmental Sources
(d) Environmental Studies
Q77. Which one of the following is not an objective of teaching EVS at the primary stage?
(a) Learning in the classroom must be linked to life outside the school
(b) Teachers must ensure perfect discipline in the classroom
(c) Children must be encouraged to ask questions
(d) Children must be encouraged to explore their immediate environment
Q78. Aanchal frequently asks probing and imaginative questions in her Class V EVS class. By doing so, she aims at improving
(a) observation skills
(b) emotional skills
(c) thinking skills
(d) speaking skills
Q79. While teaching the topic on Our friend – Birds” to Class VIII students, Nalini followed the following methodologies:
- Showing a documentary film on birds.
- Using a chart having pictures of different birds and explaining briefly.
- Taking the students to the nearby park and asking them to observe the birds carefully.
Nalini is using different approaches of learning in order to
(a) follow her lesson plan
(b) meet different requirements of learners having multiple intelligences
(c) impress other teachers and parents
(d) promote reasoning skills in the students
Q80. Which one of the following teaching strategies will be more effective for maximum involvement of students in teaching the topic of Games we play’?
(a)Take the students to the play-field and make them play different games on different days
(b) Make play-cards of different games and show them to students
(c)Ask the students to learn the names of different indoor and outdoor games
(d) Ask the students to watch sports programs on television and prepare a simple project on the same
Q81. Which one of the following is not a suitable Formative Assessment task in EVS?
(a) Explain the definitions of important terms given in the lesson
(b) Perform the given practical activity and record your observations
(c) Draw labeled diagram of given experimental set-up
(d) Discuss disadvantages of water pollution
Q82. After teaching the lesson on animals, Sheetal arranged a visit of her Class IV students to the zoo. This would help the students to
(a) develop skills of animal protection
(b) have a change in the daily time-table routine
(c) co-relate classroom learning to real-life situations
(d) develop sensitization about how to domesticate animals
Q83. Shaline wants to introduce the topic of “Nutrition’ to her Class V students. She should
(a) draw the diagram of the digestive system on the blackboard
(b) give examples of different foods rich in nutrients
(c) use chart showing different kinds of foods
(d) ask the students to open their Tiffin boxes, see the contents, followed by her explanation
Q84. Rashmi was taught the following steps (not in sequence) to be followed while preparing a question paper
i. Writing the questions
ii. Preparing the design
iii. Editing the question paper
iv. Preparing the blueprint
The correct sequence of steps to be followed is
(a) iv, i, i, ii
(b) ii, iv, i, ii
(c) iv, i, ii, ii
(d) i, ii, iv, ii
Q85. Harpreet wants to suggest to her students how an individual can contribute in the best possible way towards environmental protection. Her best suggestion would be
(a) use public transport system for traveling
(b) do not keep a personal vehicle like car, scooter, etc
(c) avoid frequent travel outside the home
(d) get the engine of the personal vehicle checked regularly
Q86. Out of the following, the most effective way to arouse curiosity in Class V students is to
(a) provide more hands-on experiences
(b) give them more practice in written work
(c) conduct frequent unit tests
(d) ask probing and imaginative questions
Q87. Asking the question “How will our life get affected if there were no electricity for a month ?” aims at
(a) sensitizing the students on using electricity Judiciously
(b) assessing the students on sources of electricity
(c) promoting imaginative and thinking skills of students
(d) assessing the students on their general awareness
Q88. The section on ‘Survey and Write’ in some chapters of the EVS textbook for Class V primarily aims at
(a) assessing the students on their general awareness
(b) providing an opportunity to students to explore and learn
(c) helping the students to learn basic concepts of the subject
(d) improving practical skills of students
Q89. Gunjan organizes the following activities on different days to sensitize students to the concept of conservation of trees:
- Encouraging every student to adopt a tree and look after it
- Organizing a debate on forest conservation
- Organizing a “poster-making’ competition on trees
- Showing children storage of logs of wood
Which one of the above activities will be least effective in achieving the desired objective?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Q90. After having taught the lesson ‘What if it finishes’ to Class students, Sheela administered a test to know the level of understanding of students about the topic. To her surprise, she observed that a large number of students had not understood the related concepts This could be mainly due to the reason that
(a) she did not use the correct methodology to teach the topic
(b) the cognitive level of students was not good
(c)the topic was not suitable for inclusion in the textbook
(d) students did not find the topic interesting