Quiz-4: Social Studies and Pedagogy MCQ Questions with Answer

Social Studies and Pedagogy MCQ Questions with Answer
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Q31. In which state, the first lok Ayukta’ was appointed?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) West Bengal

(d) Maharashtra

Answer: (d) Maharashtra

Explanation: Established in 1971, Maharashtra ‘Lok Ayukta’ is the first-ever ‘Lok Ayukta’ of all states of India.

Q32. Match the following

List-I	List-II
A. Internet	I. Areas where people are engaged in manufacturing trade and services
B. Canal route	II. Closely built areas of homes
C Urban areas	III. Houses on stilts
D. Compact	IV. Inland waterway settlement
D. Compact	V. A means of communication

Codes: A B C D

(a) I IV III II

(b) V IV I II

(d) V III VI I

Answer: (b)

Explanation: The Internet is a means of communication, Canal route – inland waterways, urban areas – areas where people are engaged in manufacturing trade and Services, and Compact settlement – Closely built areas of homes.

Q33. Ashok Mehta Committee is related with

(a) Panchayati Raj

(b) Educational Reforms

(d) Election Reforms

Answer: (a) Panchayati Raj

Explanation: In December 1977, the Janta Government appointed a committee on Panchayati Raj institutions under the chairmanship of Ashoka Mehta.

Q34. How many languages are mentioned in the eighth list of the Indian Constitution?

(a) 22

(b) 18

(d) 14

Answer: (a) 22

Explanation: The eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution contains a list of scheduled languages, originally 14, but since expanded to 22.

Q35. -… is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution.

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Dr BR Ambedkar

(d) S Radha Krishan

Answer: (b) Dr BR Ambedkar

Explanation: Dr BR Ambedkar is known as the father of the Indian Constitution.

Q36. Article 40 which requires the state to organise village Panchayats and Authority to enable them to function as units of self-government is part of

(a) Directive principle of State Policy

(b) Right to Constitutional Remedies

(d) None of the above

Answer: (a) Directive principle of State Policy

Explanation: The Directive Principle of State Policy is the guidelines given to the central and State Government of India to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies.

Q37. Which place in India is ideal for utilizing tidal energy?

(a) Gulf of Kachchi

(b) Gulf of Khambhat

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Gulf of Kachchi

Explanation: Gulf of Kachchh is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the West coast of India, in the state of Gujarat, which is renowned for extreme daily tides and thus very much ideal for utilizing tidal energy.

Q38. — is the world’s largest producer of diamond gold and platinum.

(a) South America

(b) North America

(d) Asia

Answer: (c) South Africa

Explanation: South Africa is the world’s largest producer of diamond, gold, and platinum.

Q39. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

(a) Kesavchandra Sen

(b) Debendranath Tagore

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Answer: (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as the Brahmo Sabha in Calcutta, which was later known as the Brahmo Samaj.

Q40. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement?

(a) HL Vivian Derozio

(b) Swami Vivekananda

(d) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: (a) HL Vivian Derozio

Explanation: Derozio promoted radical ideas and encouraged his pupils to question all authority.

Q41. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College founded by Sayyid Ahmed Khan in 1875 at Aligarh, later became known as

(a) Aligarh Muslim College

(b) Aligarh Muslim University

(d) All India Mohammedan University

Answer: (b) Aligarh Muslim University

Explanation: Aligarh Muslim University was founded by Sayyid Ahmed Khan in 1875 at Aligarh. Earlier it was Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College.

Q42. Directive principles are taken from the Constitution of

(a) USA

(b) Germany

(d) New Zealand

Answer: (c) Ireland

Explanation: Directive principles of state policy are taken from the Constitution of Ireland.

Q43. The state where the first Non-congress Government was formed after Independence

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(d) Bihar

Answer: (b) Kerala

Explanation: Kerala is the first state where the first non-congress government was formed after independence.

Q44. The largest coalfield in India is

(a) Durgapur

(b) Bakaro

(c)Jharia

(d) Raniganj

Answer: (c) Jharia

Explanation: Jharia is the largest coalfield in India.

Q45. Ankleshwar and Kalol are famous

(a) coal reserves

(b) oil fields

(d) copper reserves

Answer: (b) oil fields

Explanation: Ankleshwar and Kalol are famous oil fields in India.

Q46. Which one of the following is not needed for learning activities outside the classroom?

(a) Teacher preparation

(b) Execution of the activity

(d) Publishing

Answer: (d) Publishing

Explanation: Publishing is not needed for learning activities outside the classroom.

Q47. Which one of the following is not a major type of student evaluation?

(a) Summative

(b) Formative

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Cognitive

Explanation: Cognitive is not a major type of student evaluation.

Q48. Social studies deal with

(a) Man in society

(b) Environment

(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation: Social study deals with a man with society, environment, culture etc.

Q49. When did John Carroll propose a model of school learning?

(a) 1993

(b) 1983

(d) 1973

Explanation: In 1963, John Carroll proposed a model to account for school learning. His major premise was that school learning is a function of time. To be more specific, Carroll proposed that

School Hearing = $f\left( \frac{Time\,\,Spent}{Time\,\,Needed} \right) $

Q50. School learning is a function of time, i.e. school learning = f (time spent/time needed), this formula is given by

(a) E B Wesley

(b) John Carroll

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) John Carroll

Explanation: Carroll defined time spent as a function of (i.e. resulting from a composed of) and perseverance.

Q51. Who adopted John Carroll’s student behaviour variable of Perseverance and relabelled it as “Involvement”?

(a) Squires

(b) Huitt

(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation: Famous philosophers like Squires, Huitt, and Segars adopted John Carroll’s student behaviour variables of “Perseverance” and re-labeled it as ‘Involvement’.

Q52…. learning activities are similar to case studies but usually, focus on qualitative problems and give students a deeper learning opportunity.

(a) Problem-based

(b) Think-pair-share

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Problem-based

Explanation: Problem-Based learning is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material.

Q53. He helped to introduce Montessori education methods to India and is known as Moochhali Maa (“mother with whiskers”) – who is ‘he?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Vidya Sagar

(d) Giubhai Badheka

Answer: (d) Giubhai Badheka

Explanation: Gijubhai Badheka was an educationist who published books for children parents and educators.

Q54. ” A project is a wholehearted purposeful activity proceeding in a school environment statement given by

(a) W H Kilpatrick

(b) Prof. Ballard

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) W H Kilpatrick

Explanation: The statement is given by WH Kilpatrick.

Q55. Teachers can make the explaining technique more effective

(a) by command over the language

(b) by command over the content

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation: If a teacher has command over the language and content and he can explain the content with the help of concrete examples then he can make the explaining technique more effective.

Q56. The teaching-learning process is fundamentally completed in

(a) School

(b) Club

(d) Classroom

Answer: (d) Classroom

Explanation: The teaching-learning processes are actions necessary to accomplish a goal in education. Effective teaching will bring about the intended learning outcome in a classroom.

Q57. Development is a process of observable social interaction. This is the opinion of

(a) Skinner

(b) Erikson

(d) None of these

Answer: (c) Robert Sears

Explanation: Robert Sears was an eminent American Psychologist who specialized in Child Psychology.

Q58. Modes of representation are how information or knowledge is stored and encoded in memory. Jerome Brunner’s proposed mode/modes of representation, is/are

(a) enactive representation

(b) iconic representation

(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation: Jerome Brunner is a psychologist. He theorized that learning occurs by going through three stages of representation i.e. enactive, iconic, and symbolic representation. Each stage is a way in which information or knowledge is stored and encoded in memory.

Q59. Who is the author of “Actual Minds, possible world?

(a) BF Skinner

(b) David Ausubel

(d) Howard Gardner

Answer: (c) Jerome Bruner

Explanation: Jerome Brunner’s book ‘Actual Minds, the possible world’ is a graceful and provocative book. Jerome Brunner, one of the principal architects of the cognitive revolution, set forth nothing less than a new agenda for the study of the mind in this book.

Q60. The quality of the supervised study strategy is to

(a) develop reading habits among the students

(b) develop reading methods for the students

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation: To develop reading habits among the students and reading methods for the students and also to develop problem-solving skills in students are the quality of supervised study strategy.

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