50 important Pedagogy solved MCQ's
.1. Which one of the following
statements is not suitable for
teachers.
(a) They really take interest in
students
(b) They are capable of guiding students and maintaining
discipline
(c) They are not interested in
moulding themselves
according to the new situation
(d) They are very much enthusiastic about such tasks
as are done by teachers
Ans. (c)
2. The aim of a teacher is
(a) to help students get
through in the examination (b) to make students
disciplined
(c) to develop the abilities of
students
(d) to develop the social
behaviours among students Ans. (c)
3. Why will you ask questions
from students during the
course of a lecture?
(a) Are the students carefully
listening to your lecture? (b) To learn which one of the
students is the brightest one
(c) To learn whether students
are understanding (the lecture)
or not
(d) To assists the students Ans. (a)
4. A teacher with sober
thoughts, in accordance with
the rules
(a) allows students to, make
mistakes but instructs them to reduce the number of such
mistakes
(b) instructs his students not to
commit any mistake at any
point of time
(c) takes so many. precautions so that students never make
mistakes
(d) give right punishment to
those students who make
mistakes
Ans. (c) 5. If a teacher has to prove his
credibility in the evaluation of
answer booklets, then he
should be
(a) dutiful
(b) very much regular (c) impartial
(d) high-handed
Ans. (c)
6. The lecture will be
communicated more
effectively if teachers (a) read the prepared notes
(b) prepares good notes in
advance and use them as their
guides
(c) engage students in
immediate discussions (d) quote examples from other
teaching sessions/lectures and
engage students in
immediate discussions
Ans. (b)
7. As a teacher, what will you do if students do not attend
your class? (a) Blame students for their
absence from the class
(b) Ponder over the present
attitude of students in a calm
manner
(c) Think about using some interesting techniques of
teaching
(d) Try to understand the
reasons (for this behaviour)
and try to eliminate them
Ans. (d) 8. Those students, who
frequently ask questions in the
class
(a) should be advised to meet
the teacher outside the
classroom (b) should be encouraged to
take part in debates in the
class
(c) should be encouraged to
find out the answers on their
own (d) should be encouraged to
ask questions on a continuous
basis
Ans. (b)
9. Teachers should not have
such expectations from their students as are beyond the
development stage of the
latter. If the former do so they
(a) generate inferiority
(b) generate inferiority, high
levels of tension and perplexity among students
(c) generate motivation among
students to learn more
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
10. The objective of education is to implement all the abilities
o1children to the
maximum possible extent. This
indicates that
(a) the teacher and parents
should know how able the children are, or how much
capable
they are
(b) they should be given good
opportunities and a conducive
environment, which are helpful in their development to
the maximum extent.
(c) it is important that their
character is helpful, persuasive
and sympathetic
(d) All of these Ans. (b)
11. One will have more
chances of being successful as
a teacher, if
(a) He belongs to the family of
teachers (b) He is trained in teaching
(c) He has ethical values and a
good character
(d) He can organize his
teaching material
systematically and conveys the same
effectively.
Ans. (d)
12. Effective teaching is a
function of
(a) Clear and precise communication
(b) Perfect classroom discipline
(c) Regular teaching
(d) Students self-learning Ans. (a)
13. Which of the following is
most desirable for a teacher?
(a) To be punctual in the class
(b) Clear, precise, and
systematic presentation of the subject-matter.
(c) To be strict disciplinarian
(d) To be permissive in the
class
Ans. (b)
14. A good teacher is one who (a) is highly intelligent
(b) lives simple life
(c) has mastery over his
teaching subject
(d) has genuine interest in his
students Ans. (d)
15. The teacher should
(a) keep distance with his
students
(b) help the students to get
good marks (c) do whatever is needed to
promote the welfare of his
students
(d) teach well and think that
his job is over
Ans. (c) 16. Which of the following is
most important for a teacher?
(a) Classroom discipline
(b) Subject he is teaching
(c) Students of the class
(d) Time available for teaching Ans. (c)
17. What I like about teaching
is that it is the
(a) Most peaceful job
(b) Resort of even the least
competent persons (c) Most challenging job
(d) Most lucrative job because
of the scope for private tuition
Ans. (c)
18. Which is the most sensible
idea about teaching and research?
(a) They are two entirely
different kinds of activities
(b) They cannot go together
(c) Thy are two sides of the
same coin (d) They interfere with each
other
Ans. (c)
19. A good teacher is one who
(a) Reads a lot (b) Publishes lots of research
gaper
(c). Teaches well
(d) Cooperates well with the
principal
Ans. (c) 20. I will appreciate the
teacher who
(a) has strict control over his
students
(b) knows the problems of
students and helps them (c) is friendly with the
students
(d) has a charming personality
Ans. (b)
21. Four children are abused by
a fifth one, All these four children react differently to the
abuse and the ways in which
they react are listed below.
Which one of the reactions
shows the maximum
emotional maturity? (a) Retorts with another abuse
(b) Runs away from the scene
(c) Keeps silent
(d) Gives turn to the situation
with humour
Ans. (c) 22. Communication will be
effective
(a) if it is delivered slowly and
clearly
(b) if it is delivered in a calm
situation (c) if it reaches the receiver
completely
(d) if it reaches the receiver as
intended by the sender
Ans. (d)
23. Communication in the classroom often fails because
(a) the students are
inattentive
(b) the teacher is monotonous
in delivering the message
(c) the students have no interest in the lesson being
taught
(d) there is very much noise in
and around the classroom
Ans. (b)
24. Which of the following will make communication more
effective?
(a) Cutting jokes in between
(b) Using multi-sensory appeal
(c) Speaking with high
authority (d) Telling what is useful to the
listeners
Ans. (d)
25. Teaching will be effective
if the teacher
(a) is a master of the subject (b) has much experience in
teaching the subject
(c) starts from what students
know already
(d) uses many instructional
aids Ans. (c)
26. One can be a good teacher,
if he
(a) has genuine interest in
teaching
(b) knows how to control students
(c) knows his subject
(d) has good expression
Ans. (a)
27. A college teacher will really
help the students when she (a) dictates notes in the class
(b) is objective in her
evaluation
(c) encourages students to ask
questions
(d) covers the syllabus completely in the class
Ans. (b)
28. Which is the more desirable
outcome of teaching in higher
education?
(a) Increase student’s achievement
(b) Increase in the level of
independent thinking of
students
(c) Higher percentage of result
(d) Increase in the number of students who opt for the
subject
Ans. (b)
29. Which of the following
statements has the high
probability of being correct as applied
to higher education?
(a) All students cannot learn
and so all do not learn
(b) All students can learn but
all do not learn (c) All students can learn and
so all learn
(d) All students cannot learn
but all want to learn
Ans. (b)
30. A teacher has to be (a) a strict disciplinarian
(b) well versed in the subject
(c) a continuous learner in the
subject
(d) sympathetic towards slow
learners Ans. (d)
31. In higher education,
research and teaching are two
different activities that
(a) cannot go together
(b) can go, if at all, only in sequential order
(c) can go together
(d) can go together only at the,
expense of each other
Ans. (c) 32. The facial expressions of
students relate to which
element of the communication
process?
(a) Message
(b) Receiver (c) Channel
(d) Sender
Ans. (a)
33. Which, is most desirable?
(a) The teacher should make
good use of the black-board (b) The teacher should speak
clearly and loudly
(c) The teacher should not
allow students to make noise
in the class
(d) The teacher shouldexp1ain as simply as possible difficult
aspects of the subjectmatter
Ans. (d)
34, Which is the least
important in teaching?
(a) Punishing the students (b) Maintaining discipline in
the class
(c) Lecturing in impressive
ways
(d) Drawing sketches and
diagrams on the black-board if needed
Ans. (a)
35. Absenteeism in the class
can be minimized by
(a) telling students that it is
bad to be absent in the class (b) punishing the students
(c) teaching the class
effectively and regularly
(d) ignoring the fact of
absenteeism
Ans. (c) 36. The most important skill of
teaching is
(a) making students
understand what the teacher
says
(b) covering the course prescribed in his subject
(c) keeping students relaxed
while teaching
(d) taking classes regularly
Ans. (a)
37. Students learn more from a teacher who is
(a) affectionate
(b) one who communicates his
ideas precisely and clearly
(c) gentle
(d) hard working Ans. (d)
38. Effective teaching, by and
large, is a function of
(a) Teacher’s scholarship
(b) Teacher’s honesty
(c) Teacher’s making students learn and understand
(d) Teacher’s liking for the job
of teaching
Ans. (c)
39. My reaction to the
statement “A good teacher is essentially a good researcher”
is that
this is
(a) My firm belief
(b) Something I find difficult to
agree to (c) Something which I accept
only as an opinion
(d) Only a hypothesis
Ans. (a)
40. The psychological aspects
of the classroom are best managed by
(a) the class teacher
(b) the subject teacher
(c) the principal
(d) the students themselves
Ans. (a) 41. Which is “feedback” in the
newspaper’s communication?
(a) Articles
(b) Editorials
(c) Letters to the Editor
(d) News Ans. (C)
42. Which of the following
steps would you consider first
for an effective
communication?
(a) Select the channel of communication
(b) Plan the evaluation
procedure
(c) Specify the objectives of
communication
(d) Identify various media for communication
Ans. (A)
43. Books can be powerful
source of communication,
provided
(a) content is abstract (b) content is illustrative
(c) Medium is Hindi
(d) content is presented
through good print
Ans. (b) 44. To make classroom
teaching more effective every
teacher should
(a) discuss with colleagues
(b) analyze responses of
students (c) keep him/herself abreast of
development in the area in
his/her subject
(d) publish his/her writings
Ans. (B)
45. Meaningful learning takes place when
(a) students are interested in
the topics taught
(b) explanations are given
within the reach of the
students (c) the new content being
taught is related to the
previous knowledge of the
students
(d) students raise questions
and get them clarified Ans. (A)
46. A teacher is effective if he/
she
(a) explains everything in the
class
(b) repeats explanations for each student
(c) provides a variety of
learning experiences
(d) answers all questions
raised by students
Ans. (C) 47. Majority of students in a
large class are found dozing.
There may be something
wrong with
(a) the students concerned
(b) the teaching process (c) the content taught
(d) the time of inst
Ans. (A)
48. Generalizability of a new
teaching method can be tested
through research across (a) Different teachers
(b) Different subjects
(c) Different levels/grades
(d) All the above
Ans. (D)
49. Good teaching is best reflected by
(a) attendance of students
(b) number of distinctions
(c) meaningful questions asked
by students
(d) pin-drop silence in the class Ans. (c)
50. The main aim of classroom
teaching is
(a) to give information (b) to develop inquiring mind
(c) to develop personality of
students
(d) to help students pass
examinations
Ans. (b)
.1. Which one of the following
statements is not suitable for
teachers.
(a) They really take interest in
students
(b) They are capable of guiding students and maintaining
discipline
(c) They are not interested in
moulding themselves
according to the new situation
(d) They are very much enthusiastic about such tasks
as are done by teachers
Ans. (c)
2. The aim of a teacher is
(a) to help students get
through in the examination (b) to make students
disciplined
(c) to develop the abilities of
students
(d) to develop the social
behaviours among students Ans. (c)
3. Why will you ask questions
from students during the
course of a lecture?
(a) Are the students carefully
listening to your lecture? (b) To learn which one of the
students is the brightest one
(c) To learn whether students
are understanding (the lecture)
or not
(d) To assists the students Ans. (a)
4. A teacher with sober
thoughts, in accordance with
the rules
(a) allows students to, make
mistakes but instructs them to reduce the number of such
mistakes
(b) instructs his students not to
commit any mistake at any
point of time
(c) takes so many. precautions so that students never make
mistakes
(d) give right punishment to
those students who make
mistakes
Ans. (c) 5. If a teacher has to prove his
credibility in the evaluation of
answer booklets, then he
should be
(a) dutiful
(b) very much regular (c) impartial
(d) high-handed
Ans. (c)
6. The lecture will be
communicated more
effectively if teachers (a) read the prepared notes
(b) prepares good notes in
advance and use them as their
guides
(c) engage students in
immediate discussions (d) quote examples from other
teaching sessions/lectures and
engage students in
immediate discussions
Ans. (b)
7. As a teacher, what will you do if students do not attend
your class? (a) Blame students for their
absence from the class
(b) Ponder over the present
attitude of students in a calm
manner
(c) Think about using some interesting techniques of
teaching
(d) Try to understand the
reasons (for this behaviour)
and try to eliminate them
Ans. (d) 8. Those students, who
frequently ask questions in the
class
(a) should be advised to meet
the teacher outside the
classroom (b) should be encouraged to
take part in debates in the
class
(c) should be encouraged to
find out the answers on their
own (d) should be encouraged to
ask questions on a continuous
basis
Ans. (b)
9. Teachers should not have
such expectations from their students as are beyond the
development stage of the
latter. If the former do so they
(a) generate inferiority
(b) generate inferiority, high
levels of tension and perplexity among students
(c) generate motivation among
students to learn more
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)
10. The objective of education is to implement all the abilities
o1children to the
maximum possible extent. This
indicates that
(a) the teacher and parents
should know how able the children are, or how much
capable
they are
(b) they should be given good
opportunities and a conducive
environment, which are helpful in their development to
the maximum extent.
(c) it is important that their
character is helpful, persuasive
and sympathetic
(d) All of these Ans. (b)
11. One will have more
chances of being successful as
a teacher, if
(a) He belongs to the family of
teachers (b) He is trained in teaching
(c) He has ethical values and a
good character
(d) He can organize his
teaching material
systematically and conveys the same
effectively.
Ans. (d)
12. Effective teaching is a
function of
(a) Clear and precise communication
(b) Perfect classroom discipline
(c) Regular teaching
(d) Students self-learning Ans. (a)
13. Which of the following is
most desirable for a teacher?
(a) To be punctual in the class
(b) Clear, precise, and
systematic presentation of the subject-matter.
(c) To be strict disciplinarian
(d) To be permissive in the
class
Ans. (b)
14. A good teacher is one who (a) is highly intelligent
(b) lives simple life
(c) has mastery over his
teaching subject
(d) has genuine interest in his
students Ans. (d)
15. The teacher should
(a) keep distance with his
students
(b) help the students to get
good marks (c) do whatever is needed to
promote the welfare of his
students
(d) teach well and think that
his job is over
Ans. (c) 16. Which of the following is
most important for a teacher?
(a) Classroom discipline
(b) Subject he is teaching
(c) Students of the class
(d) Time available for teaching Ans. (c)
17. What I like about teaching
is that it is the
(a) Most peaceful job
(b) Resort of even the least
competent persons (c) Most challenging job
(d) Most lucrative job because
of the scope for private tuition
Ans. (c)
18. Which is the most sensible
idea about teaching and research?
(a) They are two entirely
different kinds of activities
(b) They cannot go together
(c) Thy are two sides of the
same coin (d) They interfere with each
other
Ans. (c)
19. A good teacher is one who
(a) Reads a lot (b) Publishes lots of research
gaper
(c). Teaches well
(d) Cooperates well with the
principal
Ans. (c) 20. I will appreciate the
teacher who
(a) has strict control over his
students
(b) knows the problems of
students and helps them (c) is friendly with the
students
(d) has a charming personality
Ans. (b)
21. Four children are abused by
a fifth one, All these four children react differently to the
abuse and the ways in which
they react are listed below.
Which one of the reactions
shows the maximum
emotional maturity? (a) Retorts with another abuse
(b) Runs away from the scene
(c) Keeps silent
(d) Gives turn to the situation
with humour
Ans. (c) 22. Communication will be
effective
(a) if it is delivered slowly and
clearly
(b) if it is delivered in a calm
situation (c) if it reaches the receiver
completely
(d) if it reaches the receiver as
intended by the sender
Ans. (d)
23. Communication in the classroom often fails because
(a) the students are
inattentive
(b) the teacher is monotonous
in delivering the message
(c) the students have no interest in the lesson being
taught
(d) there is very much noise in
and around the classroom
Ans. (b)
24. Which of the following will make communication more
effective?
(a) Cutting jokes in between
(b) Using multi-sensory appeal
(c) Speaking with high
authority (d) Telling what is useful to the
listeners
Ans. (d)
25. Teaching will be effective
if the teacher
(a) is a master of the subject (b) has much experience in
teaching the subject
(c) starts from what students
know already
(d) uses many instructional
aids Ans. (c)
26. One can be a good teacher,
if he
(a) has genuine interest in
teaching
(b) knows how to control students
(c) knows his subject
(d) has good expression
Ans. (a)
27. A college teacher will really
help the students when she (a) dictates notes in the class
(b) is objective in her
evaluation
(c) encourages students to ask
questions
(d) covers the syllabus completely in the class
Ans. (b)
28. Which is the more desirable
outcome of teaching in higher
education?
(a) Increase student’s achievement
(b) Increase in the level of
independent thinking of
students
(c) Higher percentage of result
(d) Increase in the number of students who opt for the
subject
Ans. (b)
29. Which of the following
statements has the high
probability of being correct as applied
to higher education?
(a) All students cannot learn
and so all do not learn
(b) All students can learn but
all do not learn (c) All students can learn and
so all learn
(d) All students cannot learn
but all want to learn
Ans. (b)
30. A teacher has to be (a) a strict disciplinarian
(b) well versed in the subject
(c) a continuous learner in the
subject
(d) sympathetic towards slow
learners Ans. (d)
31. In higher education,
research and teaching are two
different activities that
(a) cannot go together
(b) can go, if at all, only in sequential order
(c) can go together
(d) can go together only at the,
expense of each other
Ans. (c) 32. The facial expressions of
students relate to which
element of the communication
process?
(a) Message
(b) Receiver (c) Channel
(d) Sender
Ans. (a)
33. Which, is most desirable?
(a) The teacher should make
good use of the black-board (b) The teacher should speak
clearly and loudly
(c) The teacher should not
allow students to make noise
in the class
(d) The teacher shouldexp1ain as simply as possible difficult
aspects of the subjectmatter
Ans. (d)
34, Which is the least
important in teaching?
(a) Punishing the students (b) Maintaining discipline in
the class
(c) Lecturing in impressive
ways
(d) Drawing sketches and
diagrams on the black-board if needed
Ans. (a)
35. Absenteeism in the class
can be minimized by
(a) telling students that it is
bad to be absent in the class (b) punishing the students
(c) teaching the class
effectively and regularly
(d) ignoring the fact of
absenteeism
Ans. (c) 36. The most important skill of
teaching is
(a) making students
understand what the teacher
says
(b) covering the course prescribed in his subject
(c) keeping students relaxed
while teaching
(d) taking classes regularly
Ans. (a)
37. Students learn more from a teacher who is
(a) affectionate
(b) one who communicates his
ideas precisely and clearly
(c) gentle
(d) hard working Ans. (d)
38. Effective teaching, by and
large, is a function of
(a) Teacher’s scholarship
(b) Teacher’s honesty
(c) Teacher’s making students learn and understand
(d) Teacher’s liking for the job
of teaching
Ans. (c)
39. My reaction to the
statement “A good teacher is essentially a good researcher”
is that
this is
(a) My firm belief
(b) Something I find difficult to
agree to (c) Something which I accept
only as an opinion
(d) Only a hypothesis
Ans. (a)
40. The psychological aspects
of the classroom are best managed by
(a) the class teacher
(b) the subject teacher
(c) the principal
(d) the students themselves
Ans. (a) 41. Which is “feedback” in the
newspaper’s communication?
(a) Articles
(b) Editorials
(c) Letters to the Editor
(d) News Ans. (C)
42. Which of the following
steps would you consider first
for an effective
communication?
(a) Select the channel of communication
(b) Plan the evaluation
procedure
(c) Specify the objectives of
communication
(d) Identify various media for communication
Ans. (A)
43. Books can be powerful
source of communication,
provided
(a) content is abstract (b) content is illustrative
(c) Medium is Hindi
(d) content is presented
through good print
Ans. (b) 44. To make classroom
teaching more effective every
teacher should
(a) discuss with colleagues
(b) analyze responses of
students (c) keep him/herself abreast of
development in the area in
his/her subject
(d) publish his/her writings
Ans. (B)
45. Meaningful learning takes place when
(a) students are interested in
the topics taught
(b) explanations are given
within the reach of the
students (c) the new content being
taught is related to the
previous knowledge of the
students
(d) students raise questions
and get them clarified Ans. (A)
46. A teacher is effective if he/
she
(a) explains everything in the
class
(b) repeats explanations for each student
(c) provides a variety of
learning experiences
(d) answers all questions
raised by students
Ans. (C) 47. Majority of students in a
large class are found dozing.
There may be something
wrong with
(a) the students concerned
(b) the teaching process (c) the content taught
(d) the time of inst
Ans. (A)
48. Generalizability of a new
teaching method can be tested
through research across (a) Different teachers
(b) Different subjects
(c) Different levels/grades
(d) All the above
Ans. (D)
49. Good teaching is best reflected by
(a) attendance of students
(b) number of distinctions
(c) meaningful questions asked
by students
(d) pin-drop silence in the class Ans. (c)
50. The main aim of classroom
teaching is
(a) to give information (b) to develop inquiring mind
(c) to develop personality of
students
(d) to help students pass
examinations
Ans. (b)
