Aptitude Test Q&A for GES Promotion - Practice 2



Multiple Choice Questions

Select (click) the circle by the letter corresponding to the correct or best answer and then click on "Submit" to confirm the answer submitted.


1. The word “Pedagogy” means?
A. to understand the child.
B. to guide the child.
C. to educate the child.
D. to lead the child.

2. Pedagogy is the study of?
A. Education.
B. Learning Process.
C. Teaching Methods.
D. Guiding students.

3. The philosopher who worked in mathematical and scientific didactic was?
A. Jean Piaget.
B. John Dewey.
C. Martin Wagenschein.
D. Lev Vygotsky.

4. The use of technology to enhance learning process is called __________ in education.
A. IC.
B. ICT.
C. Information Technology.
D. Communication technology.

5. A scoring guide use to evaluate the quality of students is called __________
A. rubrics.
B. checklists.
C. inventories.
D. rating scales.

6. As people grow older, the __________ of learning declines.
A. speed.
B. power.
C. quality.
D. quantity.

7. Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and appropriate behavior?
A. Praise.
B. Reward.
C. Ignorance.
D. Strictness.

8. Which from the following should be used to decrease minor inappropriate behavior?
A. Praise.
B. Reward.
C. Ignorance.
D. Strictness.

9. The book Emile wrote "On Education" on the nature of education and man is written by __________
A. Aristotle.
B. Plato.
C. John Dewey.
D. Rousseau.

10. According to Emile, the noblest work in education is to make a/an __________
A. good citizen.
B. reasoning man.
C. thinker.
D. entrepreneur.

11. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students __________
A. don’t know.
B. already known.
C. willing to know.
D. not willing to know.

12. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process.
A. social, social.
B. social, philosophical.
C. philosophical, philosophical.
D. environmental, psychological.

13. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for __________
A. future life.
B. future life.
C. entrepreneurship.
D. research.

14. Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation.
A. Not likely.
B. equally likely.
C. less likely.
D. more likely.

15. Responses that produce a discomforting effect become __________ to occur again in that situation.
A. Not likely..
B. equally likely.
C. less likely.
D. more likely.

16. According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?
A. 16.
B. 17.
C. 18.
D. 19.

17. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called __________
A. Education.
B. pedagogy .
C. Cognitive Development .
D. Epistemology.

18. Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development.
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.

19. The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.
A. more important.
B. less important.
C. stronger.
D. weaker.

20. The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.
A. more important.
B. less important.
C. stronger.
D. weaker.

21. The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information.
A. use.
B. miss.
C. misuse.
D. retain.

22. The conclusion of a deductive argument is __________
A. certain.
B. experience.
C. observation.
D. probable.

23. The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is __________
A. certain.
B. experience.
C. observation.
D. probable.

24. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called __________
A. Deductive Reasoning.
B. Inductive Reasoning.
C. Qualitative Reasoning.
D. Quantitative Reasoning.

25. The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called __________
A. Deductive Reasoning.
B. Inductive Reasoning.
C. Qualitative Reasoning.
D. Quantitative Reasoning.

26. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of __________
A. head and heart.
B. head and hand.
C. heart and hands.
D. head, heart, and hands.

27. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are __________
A. distributed genetically.
B. not distributed genetically.
C. distributed gender-wise.
D. not distributed gender-wise.

28. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of __________
A. analysis.
B. information.
C. experience.
D. evidence.

29. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by __________
A. analysis.
B. information.
C. experience.
D. evidence.

30. According to John Locke, a child’s mind does not contain any __________
A. innate ideas.
B. memory.
C. observation.
D. imagination.

31. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was __________
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

32. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called __________
A. inference.
B. analysing.
C. research.
D. sampling.

33. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate __________
A. arithmetic mean.
B. geometric mean.
C. standard deviation.
D. variance.

34. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.
A. arithmetic mean.
B. geometric mean.
C. standard deviation.
D. variance.

35. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance.
A. square.
B. square root.
C. cube.
D. cube root.

36. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about __________
A. obedience.
B. virtue.
C. life and growth.
D. shaping good citizens.

37. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the __________
A. practice.
B. society.
C. abstract knowledge.
D. real world.

38. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through __________
A. experience.
B. practice.
C. knowledge.
D. observations.

39. According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency.
A. natural.
B. intermediate.
C. real.
D. artificial.

40. In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness.
A. generosity.
B. penury.
C. lavishness.
D. prodigal.

41. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is __________
A. important.
B. everlasting.
C. in demand.
D. in need.

42. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________ in school to make them better citizens.
A. rules.
B. discipline.
C. democracy.
D. practical implementation.

43. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
A. child.
B. teacher.
C. principal.
D. society.

44. The idea of teaching the whole child in the “philosophy of pragmatism in education” means teaching students to be good __________
A. learners.
B. thinkers.
C. scientists.
D. citizens.

45. Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an __________
A. community.
B. competition.
C. isolation.
D. closed environment.

46. A normal human being has __________ senses.
A. 4.
B. 5.
C. 6.
D. 7.

47. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning.
B. Curriculum development.
C. classroom management.
D. teaching method.

48. Which from the following is NOT among the five senses?
A. vision.
B. touch.
C. smell.
D. thought.

49. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called __________
A. problem solving.
B. critical thinking.
C. reasoned arguments.
D. deductive method.

50. According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is __________
A. teachable.
B. unteachable.
C. reachable.
D. unreachable.

51. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from __________
A. school.
B. burden.
C. past memory.
D. society.

52. Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state?
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

53. The famous book “The Republic” was written by __________
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

54. “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of __________
A. Aristotle.
B. Socrates.
C. Plato.
D. John Locke.

55. The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called
A. Esthetics.
B. Genetics.
C. Gerontology.
D. Clinical psychology.

56. As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention
A. increases .
B. decreases.
C. stays constant.
D. remains unaffected.

57. The brain __________ as people gets older.
A. shrinks.
B. expands.
C. stays constant.
D. remains unaffected.

58. There is __________ in working memory as people gets older.
A. upgradation.
B. degradation.
C. no change.
D. a slight change.

59. According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be __________
A. mathematics.
B. science.
C. physical world.
D. mind.

60. SPAM stands for __________
A. School Performance Approval Management..
B. School Performance Approval Meeting..
C. School Performance Appraisal Management..
D. School Performance Appraisal Meeting.

61. In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development of students.
A. assessment.
B. evaluation.
C. measurement.
D. diagnosis.

62. An assessment that is conducted prior to the start of teaching or instruction is called __________
A. initial assessment.
B. formal assessment.
C. Formative* assessment.
D. summative assessment.

63. An assessment that is carried out throught the course is called __________
A. initial assessment.
B. diagnostic assessment.
C. Formative* assessment.
D. summative assessment.

64. An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.
A. valid.
B. invalid.
C. reliable.
D. anreliable.

65. A/An __________ assessment is one which measures what it is intended to measure.
A. valid.
B. invalid.
C. reliable.
D. anreliable.

66. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is
A. strengthened.
B. weakened.
C. stabilized.
D. unsterilized.

67. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

68. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

69. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

70. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning .
B. accelerate learning .
C. classroom management.
D. teaching methods.

71. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is __________
A. strengthened.
B. weakened.
C. stabilized.
D. unsterilized.

72. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

73. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

74. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

75. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning .
B. curriculum development.
C. classroom management.
D. teaching method .


Multiple Choice Questions

Select (click) the circle by the letter corresponding to the correct or best answer and then click on "Submit" to confirm the answer submitted.


1. The word “Pedagogy” means?
A. to understand the child.
B. to guide the child.
C. to educate the child.
D. to lead the child.

2. Pedagogy is the study of?
A. Education.
B. Learning Process.
C. Teaching Methods.
D. Guiding students.

3. The philosopher who worked in mathematical and scientific didactic was?
A. Jean Piaget.
B. John Dewey.
C. Martin Wagenschein.
D. Lev Vygotsky.

4. The use of technology to enhance learning process is called __________ in education.
A. IC.
B. ICT.
C. Information Technology.
D. Communication technology.

5. A scoring guide use to evaluate the quality of students is called __________
A. rubrics.
B. checklists.
C. inventories.
D. rating scales.

6. As people grow older, the __________ of learning declines.
A. speed.
B. power.
C. quality.
D. quantity.

7. Which from the following should be used to increase correct responses and appropriate behavior?
A. Praise.
B. Reward.
C. Ignorance.
D. Strictness.

8. Which from the following should be used to decrease minor inappropriate behavior?
A. Praise.
B. Reward.
C. Ignorance.
D. Strictness.

9. The book Emile wrote "On Education" on the nature of education and man is written by __________
A. Aristotle.
B. Plato.
C. John Dewey.
D. Rousseau.

10. According to Emile, the noblest work in education is to make a/an __________
A. good citizen.
B. reasoning man.
C. thinker.
D. entrepreneur.

11. Teachers should present information to the students clearly and in interesting way, and relate this new information to the things students __________
A. don’t know.
B. already known.
C. willing to know.
D. not willing to know.

12. According to John Dewey, school is a __________ institution, and education is a __________ process.
A. social, social.
B. social, philosophical.
C. philosophical, philosophical.
D. environmental, psychological.

13. According to John Dewey, schools must prepare students for __________
A. future life.
B. future life.
C. entrepreneurship.
D. research.

14. Responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become __________ to occur again in that situation.
A. Not likely.
B. equally likely.
C. less likely.
D. more likely.

15. Responses that produce a discomforting effect become __________ to occur again in that situation.
A. Not likely..
B. equally likely.
C. less likely.
D. more likely.

16. According to Rousseau, at what age a person ready to have a companion of the opposite sex?
A. 16.
B. 17.
C. 18.
D. 19.

17. The field of study concerned with the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making is called __________
A. Education.
B. pedagogy .
C. Cognitive Development .
D. Epistemology.

18. Jean Piaget proposed __________ stages of Cognitive Development.
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.

19. The more often a particular ability is used the __________ it becomes.
A. more important.
B. less important.
C. stronger.
D. weaker.

20. The longer a particular ability is unused the __________ it becomes.
A. more important.
B. less important.
C. stronger.
D. weaker.

21. The more parts of your brain you use, the more likely you are to __________ information.
A. use.
B. miss.
C. misuse.
D. retain.

22. The conclusion of a deductive argument is __________
A. certain.
B. experience.
C. observation.
D. probable.

23. The truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is __________
A. certain.
B. experience.
C. observation.
D. probable.

24. The process of reasoning from one or more given statements to reach a logically certain conclusion is called __________
A. Deductive Reasoning.
B. Inductive Reasoning.
C. Qualitative Reasoning.
D. Quantitative Reasoning.

25. The reasoning in which the given statements are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion is called __________
A. Deductive Reasoning.
B. Inductive Reasoning.
C. Qualitative Reasoning.
D. Quantitative Reasoning.

26. The Waldorf education approach emphasizes a balanced development of __________
A. head and heart.
B. head and hand.
C. heart and hands.
D. head, heart, and hands.

27. Plato believed that talent and intelligence are __________
A. distributed genetically.
B. not distributed genetically.
C. distributed gender-wise.
D. not distributed gender-wise.

28. A priori knowledge is knowledge that is known independently of __________
A. analysis.
B. information.
C. experience.
D. evidence.

29. A posteriori knowledge is knowledge that is known by __________
A. analysis.
B. information.
C. experience.
D. evidence.

30. According to John Locke, a child’s mind does not contain any __________
A. innate ideas.
B. memory.
C. observation.
D. imagination.

31. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was __________
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

32. The process of selecting units from a population to estimate characteristics of the population is called __________
A. inference.
B. analysing.
C. research.
D. sampling.

33. We calculate average marks of a student in the way as we calculate __________
A. arithmetic mean.
B. geometric mean.
C. standard deviation.
D. variance.

34. The __________ is a measure of how spreads out points are from the mean.
A. arithmetic mean.
B. geometric mean.
C. standard deviation.
D. variance.

35. The standard deviation is the __________ of the variance.
A. square.
B. square root.
C. cube.
D. cube root.

36. The concept of pragmatism in educational philosophy says that education should be about __________
A. obedience.
B. virtue.
C. life and growth.
D. shaping good citizens.

37. The idea of practical learning means education should apply to the __________
A. practice.
B. society.
C. abstract knowledge.
D. real world.

38. An aspect of pragmatism is experiential learning, which says, education should come through __________
A. experience.
B. practice.
C. knowledge.
D. observations.

39. According to Aristotle, virtue is a/an __________ state between excess and deficiency.
A. natural.
B. intermediate.
C. real.
D. artificial.

40. In case of spending money, the virtue is __________ between wastefulness.
A. generosity.
B. penury.
C. lavishness.
D. prodigal.

41. The concept of perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is __________
A. important.
B. everlasting.
C. in demand.
D. in need.

42. According to John Dewey, children should experience __________ in school to make them better citizens.
A. rules.
B. discipline.
C. democracy.
D. practical implementation.

43. Progressivism believes that education comes from the experience of the
A. child.
B. teacher.
C. principal.
D. society.

44. The idea of teaching the whole child in the “philosophy of pragmatism in education” means teaching students to be good __________
A. learners.
B. thinkers.
C. scientists.
D. citizens.

45. Progressivism believes that children learn in a/an __________
A. community.
B. competition.
C. isolation.
D. closed environment.

46. A normal human being has __________ senses.
A. 4.
B. 5.
C. 6.
D. 7.

47. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning.
B. Curriculum development.
C. classroom management.
D. teaching method.

48. Which from the following is NOT among the five senses?
A. vision.
B. touch.
C. smell.
D. thought.

49. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called __________
A. problem solving.
B. critical thinking.
C. reasoned arguments.
D. deductive method.

50. According to Socrates of Meno, virtue is __________
A. teachable.
B. unteachable.
C. reachable.
D. unreachable.

51. Rousseau advocated an educational method which consisted of removing the child from __________
A. school.
B. burden.
C. past memory.
D. society.

52. Who advocated removing children from their mothers’ care and raising them as wards of the state?
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

53. The famous book “The Republic” was written by __________
A. Socrates.
B. Plato.
C. Aristotle.
D. John Locke.

54. “All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.” This is the saying of __________
A. Aristotle.
B. Socrates.
C. Plato.
D. John Locke.

55. The study of the physical, social and mental aspects of aging is called
A. Esthetics.
B. Genetics.
C. Gerontology.
D. Clinical psychology.

56. As people gets older, the ability of applying or maintain attention
A. increases .
B. decreases.
C. stays constant.
D. remains unaffected.

57. The brain __________ as people gets older.
A. shrinks.
B. expands.
C. stays constant.
D. remains unaffected.

58. There is __________ in working memory as people gets older.
A. upgradation.
B. degradation.
C. no change.
D. a slight change.

59. According to the philosophy of Idealism in education, the subject matter of curriculum should be __________
A. mathematics.
B. science.
C. physical world.
D. mind.

60. SPAM stands for __________
A. School Performance Approval Management..
B. School Performance Approval Meeting..
C. School Performance Appraisal Management..
D. School Performance Appraisal Meeting.

61. In education, __________ is used to make inference about the learning and development of students.
A. assessment.
B. evaluation.
C. measurement.
D. diagnosis.

62. An assessment that is conducted prior to the start of teaching or instruction is called __________
A. initial assessment.
B. formal assessment.
C. Formative* assessment.
D. summative assessment.

63. An assessment that is carried out throught the course is called __________
A. initial assessment.
B. diagnostic assessment.
C. Formative* assessment.
D. summative assessment.

64. An assessment is __________ if it consistently achieves the same results with the same (or similar) students.
A. valid.
B. invalid.
C. reliable.
D. anreliable.

65. A/An __________ assessment is one which measures what it is intended to measure.
A. valid.
B. invalid.
C. reliable.
D. anreliable.

66. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is
A. strengthened.
B. weakened.
C. stabilized.
D. unsterilized.

67. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

68. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

69. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

70. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning .
B. accelerate learning .
C. classroom management.
D. teaching methods.

71. According to the law of effect, if a stimulus results in a negative outcome, the S-R bond is __________
A. strengthened.
B. weakened.
C. stabilized.
D. unsterilized.

72. According to the __________, the more you do something, the better you are at it.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

73. According to the __________, S-R bonds are stronger if an individual is ready to learn.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

74. The __________ says, we are motivated to gain rewards and avoid punishments.
A. law of effect .
B. law of exercise.
C. law of readiness.
D. law of connectionism.

75. The Law of Effect can be effectively used in __________
A. accelerate learning .
B. curriculum development.
C. classroom management.
D. teaching method .

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