151. A teacher is the leader both de jure and de acto. He is the authority before the students, and so it is his right to lead. While assuming leadership of the students, he should follow some important principles
(a)preparation and planning
(b)creating right atmosphere in the class
(c)providing opportunities
(d)all of the above
Ans (d)
152.How should a teacher behave with the students ?
(a) Father like
(b) A friend like
(c) General
(d) Elder like
Ans (b)
153.If a teacher has to establish his credibility in evaluating answer scripts he must be
(a) lenient
(b) strict
(c) objective
d) prompt
Ans (a)
154.A serious minded teacher as a rule
(a)allows the mistakes to be committed and explains how to minimise those mistakes
(b)takes all precaution so that students never commit mistakes.
(c)never allows any mistakes on the part of his students.
(d)should mildly punish students who commit mistakes.
Ans (a)
155.Teachers should not demand from their pupils something which is beyond their stage of growth. If they do so, they only cause
(a)anger among pupils
(b)frustrations, heighten tension and nervousness in children
(c)encouragement to students to learn more
(d)none of the above
Ans (d)
156.Students differ greatly in their susceptibility to anger due to heredity, health status and environment and to the way they are dealt with by adults. As a teacher, how will you try to direct his attention towards something else ?
(a)Grown up children should be taught a problem solving behaviour in coping with situations that provoke anger.
(b)Anger should be used into socially acceptable channel.
(c)They must be taught how to express anger so as to avoid disapproval.
(d)All of these.
Ans (d)
157. What will you do as a teacher if the students do not attend your class ?
(a)Keep quiet considering the present attitude of students.
(b)Blame the students for their absence.
(c)Think of using some interesting methods of teaching.
(d)Know the reasons and try to remove them.
Ans (b)
158. Ancient Indian teachers applied some psychological principles in educating the young child from pre-school age to adolescence. They recognized the role of
(a) convent system of schooling
(b)sense and perceptions in learning and teaching
(c)gurukul type of schooling
(d)None of the above
Ans (b)
159.Language is a
(a)instinctive development.
(b)system of symbols for effective communication.
(c)medium to express experiences.
(d)medium for self enhancement.
Ans (c)
160.An individual’s ability to learn is
(a) absorbed
(b) acquired
(c) occurring within
(d) developed
Ans (c)
161.It is said that teacher is a ‘Friend, Philosopher and Guide, because
(a)he transfuses the high values of the humanity into young ones in the classroom.
(b)he has to play all these vital roles in context of the society.
(c)he is the great reformer and patriotic saviour of a nation.
(d)None of these
Ans (a)
162.Collective psychology of the whole period is a theory which
(a)can explain all phases of historical development
(b)means psychological approach of data collection
(c)means the psychology of the whole society
(d)all of the above
Ans (a)
163.It is popularly said that any two students are not alike. This means
(a)each and every student differ in their physical and mental set up.
(b)they differ in their familiar and social status.
(c)they are different in their mental set up.
(d)all of the above
Ans (a)
164.Our present higher secondary curriculum is based on the premise that a number of courses in our scheme of studies have identical elements. This statement is based on the
(a)theory of Identical Component.
(b)theory of Mental Faculty
(c)theory of Formal Discipline
(d)theory of Generalisations.
Ans (a)
165.Suggestion helps in the development of information, moral behaviour, aesthetic sense and character traits. Which of the following is the chief source of suggestions which mold the life ?
(a) Teachers
(b) Pupils of same age
(c) Elders
(d) None of the above
Ans (c)
166.The primary task of a teacher is
(a)to teach the prescribed curriculum
(b)to stimulate and guide student’s learning.
(c)to provide diagnostic and remedial aid wherever desired.
(d)to promote habits of conformity to adult demands and expectations.
Ans (b)
