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CTET Sep 2016 : EVS, Paper - 1

PART - III / भाग - III

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Direction : Answer the following questions (Q. Nos 61 to 90) by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
निर्देश : निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों (प्रश्न संख्या 31 से 60) के उत्तर सही/सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्पों का चयन करके दीजिए।

 

61. Which of the following groups of animals has excellent sight and can see things four times more than humans?

A. Bees, Mosquitoes, Butterflies
B. Tigers, Leopards, Bulls
C. Snakes, Silkworms, Lizards
D. Kites, Eagles, Vultures

62. Read the given description of farming and identify its type:
"After cutting one crop, the land is left as it is for some years. Nothing is grown there. The bamboos or weeds which grow on that land are not pulled out. They are cut and burnt. The ash makes the land fertile. When the land is ready for farming it is lightly dug up, not ploughed. Seeds are dropped on it."

A. Irrigation farming
B. Cooperative farming
C. Jhoom farming
D. Step farming

 

63. When a snake charmer plays on his musical instrument Been, the snake swings its head to and from to its sound How do you think the snake responds to the musical instrument?

A. By seeing the movement of the instrument
B. By responding to the vibrations produced by the instrument
C. By smelling the instrument
D. By hearing the sound produced by the instrument

64. "A family is a unit consisting of mother, father and their two children." This statement is:

A. Correct, because this is what all Indian families are like
B. Incorrect, because the statement should specify that the children are biological
C. Incorrect, because there are many kinds of families and one cannot classify family as being of only one kind
D. Correct, since this is an ideal family size

65. The gastric juice in the stomach of human beings is ............ and aids in the digestion of food.

A. Alkaline
B. Neutral
C. Amphoteric
D. Acidic

 

 

66. A teacher of Class III had asked children to classify the leaves of the following trees/plants into different groups-lemon, mango, basil, mint, neem, banana, etc. Some students classified leaves as
(a) Leaves with medicinal values and leaves without medicinal values,
(b) Big leaves and small leaves. The teacher marked group (a) as right and group (b) as wrong.
Which of the following statements reflects the teacher's view of learning and assessment?

A. Classification task is very specific and structured and there is one right answer.
B. The activity is focused to seek information from leaves which can be interpreted differently.
C. Children bring multiple perspectives in classroom which is to be appreciated.
D. Children can use multiple ways of classification depending upon their experiences.

67. Which among the following considerations would you keep in mind while designing a group activity in your EVS class?
1. Engage the interests of the children.
2. Appeal equally to boys and girls.
3. Use expensive material.
4. Appeal to children of all religious and cultural backgrounds.

A. 2 and 4
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 3 and 4

68. All of the following statements provide arguments in favour of teachers and students to collectively engage in group activities in EVS, except one. Which is that statement?

A. Adult support can help children construct knowledge beyond their ability.
B. Children learn to collaborate and cooperate.
C. Children learn more by talking and discussing with other children.
D. Children show marked improvement in scores because of group activities.

69. Which of the following tools will be appropriate for assessing social-personal qualities of children engaged in learning EVS through group work?

A. Rating scales
B. Assignments
C. Paper-pencil tests
D. Oral questions

 

70. Following are some intuitive ideas of children about plants. Which of them is scientifically correct?

A. Grass is not a plant.
B. Some vegetables are fruits.
C. Seeds are not parts of a plant.
D. Carrot and cabbage are not plants.

 

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71. A teacher of Class IV told her students-"Ask some old people if there were plants they had seen when they were young but are not seen these days."
Which of the following skills is not likely to be assessed by asking this question?

A. Experimentation
B. Discussion
C. Questioning
D. Expression

72. A teacher asks every child to use some waste material from their homes and make something useful out of it.
The pedagogical intention of the teacher is not to:

A. Make children understand the concept of recycle, reuse and reduce
B. Organize an exhibition of best articles made out of waste
C. Judge the best student of the class
D. Develop creativity among children

 

73. Read the following questions:
i. How well did I plan for the activity?
ii. How well did I follow the plan?
iii. What were my strengths?
iv. What exactly did I find difficult?
Answers to the above four types of questions will comprise:

A. Teachers' self-assessment
B. Self-assessment of children and teachers both
C. Summative assessment by the teacher
D. Children's self-assessment

74. The language used in an EVS textbook:

A. Should be terse and difficult for children to comprehend
B. Should be formalized with emphasis on definitions
C. Should be technical and formal
D. Should be related to everyday language of the child

 

 

75. A teacher gives pictures of different animals to his students and asks them to colour the animals that do not live in their houses. The objective of this activity is to develop:
1. Creativity
2. Observation
3. Classification skill
4. Data collection
Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3

76. In the EVS syllabus, structured around six themes, 'plants' and 'animals' have consciously been included in the theme: "Family and Friends'. All of the following could be cited as reasons for this inclusion, except one. Which one is that?

A. To highlight how lives and livelihoods of some communities are closely connected with specific animals or plants
B. To enable students to understand plants and animals from a science perspective
C. To help students to locate plants and animals in a social and cultural context
D. To highlight how humans share a close relationship with each other

77. The purpose of 'survey' in teaching-learning of EVS is:
1. To provide an opportunity to interact with community.
2. To make children sensitive to different people.
3. To provide an opportunity to collect information first-hand.
4. To use it as an opportunity for assessment.
Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 4
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 3

 

78. Given are responses of 7-8 years old children after they have observed an experiment done by the teacher, in which water in a bowl is heated and it has evaporated:
"Water has disappeared."
"The bowl has absorbed the water."
"The fire drank the water."
"God drank the water."
What do these responses tell us about children and their thinking?

A. Children cannot make a good observation.
B. Children have alternate ideas about evaporation.
C. Children's responses are illogical.
D. Children's thinking is incorrect.

 

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79. Given are responses of 7-8 years old children after they have observed an experiment done by the teacher, in which water in a bowl is heated and it has evaporated:
"Water has disappeared."
"The bowl has absorbed the water."
"The fire drank the water."
"God drank the water."
How should the teacher deal with these responses?

A. Initiate a discussion to revisit their ideas.
B. Tell the children that they are wrong.
C. Show the standard water cycle chart.
D. Give the definition of evaporation and ask the children to memorize it.

80. Given are responses of 7-8 years old children after they have observed an experiment done by the teacher, in which water in a bowl is heated and it has evaporated:
"Water has disappeared."
"The bowl has absorbed the water."
"The fire drank the water."
"God drank the water."
Which of the following is an example of a question assessing divergent thinking of children on the topic, 'evaporation'?

A. Draw and label water cycle.
B. Write five advantages of water cycle.
C. What will happen if there is no water cycle?
D. List the steps in sequence of water cycle.

81. Which of the following are the neighboring states of Jammu & Kashmir?

A. Uttarakhand, Rajasthan
B. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
D. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh

 

82. Match each of the locations with correct description of common houses built in that area:

Locations	Houses
(a) Manali	1. Elevated houses made on bamboo pillars
(b) Rajasthan	2. Houses made of stones/ wood with slanting roofs
(c) Assam	3. Houseboats
(d) Ladakh	4. Mud houses having roofs made of thorny bushes
	5. Houses made of stones with wooden floor and wooden ceiling

Codes:

A. (a)-3, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-5
B. (a)-4, (b)-1, (c)-2, (d)-3
C. (a)-2, (b)-5, (c)-1, (d)-4
D. (a)-2, (b)-4, (c)-1, (d)-5

 

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83. The different patterns on the skin of animals are:

A. Due to the hair on their skin
B. Due to the weather conditions they live in
C. An indication of their physical strength
D. Due to the reflected light

 

84. "People who have been living in the forest for at least 25 years have a right to the forestland and what is grown on it." This is mandated by:

A. The Land Acquisition Act, 1894
B. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2012
C. The Indian Forest Act, 1927
D. The Right to Forest Act, 2007

 

85. Which of the following is a set of diseases spread by mosquitoes?

A. Dengue, Malaria, Chikungunya
B. Typhoid, Cholera, Chikungunya
C. Malaria, HIV-AIDS, Dengue
D. HIV-AIDS, Cholera, Dengue

86. Pitcher plant (Nepenthes):

A. Emits sounds of high pitch to attract insects
B. Has mouth covered with tiny hooks
C. Is not found in India
D. Cleverly traps and eats frogs, insects and mice

87. Which of the following sets of eatables is rich in iron?

A. Cabbage, Okra, Jaggery
B. Amla, Spinach, Jaggery
C. Amla, Spinach, Potato
D. Amla, Potato, Tomato

 

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88. Almost in every part of our country, chillies are added while cooking food. Chillies were brought to our country by the traders who came from:

A. Australia
B. South America
C. Uzbekistan
D. Afghanistan

 

89. Which of the following birds makes its nest among the thorns of a cactus plant?

A. Dove
B. Weaverbird
C. Sunbird
D. Robin bird

90. Read the following description of an animal and identify it:
"It looks like a bear but it is not. It spends almost 17 hours a day sleeping while hanging upside down on a tree branch. It eats the leaves of the same tree on which it lives. It lives for about 40 years."

A. Sloth
B. Langur
C. Chimpanzee
D. Panda

 

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