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(1) In Buddhism, which school advocates attainment of ‘Nirvana’ through practical and worldly reality considerations ?
(1) Hinyana
(2) Mahayana
(3) Soutantrik
(4) Yogachara
Answer: Mahayana
(2) Which one of the following statements appropriately describes the position of Sri Aurobindo ?
(1) Life has been evolving to a higher level.
(2) Art is long and time is short.
(3) Life has a purpose
(4) Man is a divine animal.
Answer: Life has been evolving to a higher level.

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(3) The concept of sociology of education implies :
(1) Use of sociology for making learning socially relevant
(2) Devising ways and means of education to reach all sections of society
(3) Consideration on the uses of education from sociological perspective
(4) Discussion on the implications of sociology for education
Answer: Consideration on the uses of education from sociological perspective
(4) Which of the following may not be a barrier in education for social change ?
(1) Caste and ethnicity
(2) Language
(3) Regionalism and religion
(4) Scientific attitude
Answer: Scientific attitude
(5) The purpose of common school system is to address the issue of :
(1) Evils of modernity
(2) Social equity
(3) Extraneous interference in education
(4) Caste based reservation system
Answer: Social equity
(6) Which of the following will be more benefited by the diversified curriculum ?
(1) Tribal girls
(2) Scheduled Castes
(3) Slum dwellers
(4) Scheduled Tribes
Answer: Tribal girls
(7) Which of the following interventions are likely to raise human development index ?
(1) Vocationalisation of education
(2) Value education
(3) Health and wellness education
(4) Secular education
Answer: Health and wellness education
(8) Creativeness and originality are processes of arranging well known facts and principles in new relationships so that whatever is intended may be achieved more effectively. In other words, this means :
(1) New knowledge has been applied in a traditional way to achieve a purpose.
(2) Common knowledge has been applied in a new way to achieve a new purpose.
(3) Known knowledge has been applied in a traditional way to achieve a purpose.
(4) New knowledge has been applied in a traditional existing way to achieve a purpose.
Answer: Common knowledge has been applied in a new way to achieve a new purpose.
(9) Peer group membership has high educational implications during
(1) Childhood
(2) Later childhood
(3) Adolescence
(4) Adulthood
Answer: Adolescence
(10) According to Hull, which one of the following will be called a dependent variable ?
(1) Habit strength
(2) Drive
(3) Resistance to Extinction
(4) Excitatory reaction potential
Answer: Resistance to Extinction
(11) The evidence on latent learning became the basis of formulating which theory/model of learning
(1) Bruner’s discovery learning model
(2) Tolman’s sign-gestalt theory
(3) Lewin’s cognitive field theory
(4) Kohler’s theory of insight learning
Answer: Tolman’s sign-gestalt theory
(12) Which of the following sequence reflects the correct experiential learning process as described by Kolb ?
(1) Processing, experiencing, generalising, applying
(2) Applying, generalizing, experiencing, processing
(3) Experiencing, processing, generalizing, applying
(4) Generalizing, experiencing, processing, applying
Answer: Experiencing, processing, generalizing, applying
(13) Which of the following terms is the equivalent of transfer in learning experiments ?
(1) Stimulus discrimination
(2) Extinction of response
(3) Reinforcing stimulus
(4) Stimulus or response generalization
Answer: Stimulus or response generalization
(14) Which of the following types in Gagne’s hierarchy of learning exemplifies hypothesis making and hypothesis testing ?
(1) Sign learning (Type I) .
(2) Stimulus response learning (Type III)
(3) Rule learning (Type VII)
(4) Problem solving learning (Type VIII)
Answer: Problem solving learning (Type VIII)
(15) In which of the operant conditioning procedure the positive reinforcement is made contingent on the making of a response in the presence of a cue ?
(1) Reward training
(2) Omission training
(3) Discrimination training
(4) Discriminated omission training
Answer: Discrimination training

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