Multiple Choice Questions on Heredity and Environment for CTET Childhood and Growing Up 40

  1. The principle of predictability is
  • a. referred to the point that development can be assumed and predicted by others
  • b. the development occurs in the way that a child starts thinking about concrete objects and then it develops to the abstract topics
  • c. referred to the point that development cannot be assumed and predicted by others
  • d. None of the above

Answer: a

  1. The principle of integration means
  • a. the child learns the general things at the initial levels
  • b. the interrelation of various factors
  • c. a child starts to integrate or combine different parts along with the passage of growth
  • d. a child does not integrate or combine different parts along with the passage of growth

Answer: c

  1. The knowledge of the principles of growth and development
  • a. provides a chance for the teacher to understand the kind of problems a student can have
  • b. cannot assist in the academic development of the child
  • c. cannot assist in the personality development of the child
  • d. cannot assist in the overall development of the child

Answer: a

  1. The principles of growth and development
  • a. can help the teacher to predict the behavior of the students in the classroom
  • b. cannot help the teacher to predict the behavior of the students in the classroom
  • c. can help the teacher to predict the previous knowledge a student can have about the topic
  • d. Both a & c

Answer: d

  1. Knowing the principles of growth and development
  • a. is important for both teachers and parents
  • b. is important only for teachers
  • c. is important only for parents
  • d. is not important for either parents or teachers

Answer: a

  1. Every child has individual differences due to
  • a. psychological and physical factors
  • b. environmental and financial factors
  • c. Both a & b
  • d. None of the above

Answer: c

  1. The broad concept of heredity includes:
  • a. the process which brings the mental and behavioral traits of a parent to the child
  • b. the sum total of inborn individual traits
  • c. includes the intellect level, IQ level, temperament, compassion, tidiness, and more
  • d. All of the above

Answer: d

  1. Heredity is a process that
  • a. only transmits behavioral traits of a parent
  • b. only transmits mental traits of a parent
  • c. transmits both mental and behavioral traits of a parent
  • d. none of the above

Answer: d

  1. Law of Variation refers to
  • a. the concept that there can be variations and fluctuations of the genetic traits when it comes to the transmission of traits from the parents
  • b. to the concept that a child of a highly intelligent parent or athletic parent can be mentally retarded or physically unfit respectively
  • c. the concept that the offspring would be similar to the parents in their physical and mental traits
  • d. None of the above

Answer: a

  1. “It always goes from an upward to a downward trend.” Which law does this statement pertain to?
  • a. Law of Regression
  • b. Law of Variation
  • c. Law of Like Begets
  • d. none of the above

Answer: a

follow on google news