Multiple Choice Questions on Heredity and Environment for CTET Childhood and Growing Up 41

  1. Which of the following statements is true?
  • a. Development is a much wider term than growth because it is not limited to the physical and structural changes
  • b. Development is synonymous to growth and means the same thing

Answer: a

Reason: Development is concerned with the physical, mental, social, intellectual, moral, lingual, psychological, sexual, and emotional changes in a child.

  1. Which of the following is true?
  • a. Development goes from general to specific
  • b. Development is a life-long process so it is continuous in nature
  • c. Development is an umbrella term
  • d. All of the above

Answer: d

  1. Which of the following statements is true:
  • a. Development does not have a definite pattern
  • b. Development is not gender-biased
  • c. Development is continuous
  • d. All of the above

Answer: d

  1. The height and weight factor
  • a. does not impact a person’s personality development
  • b. impacts a person’s personality development
  • c. does not determine the personality of an individual
  • d. is not concerned with personal development

Answer: b

Reason: The height and weight factors also play an important role in determining a person’s personality development. Such as, a person who is overweight can be bullied by schoolmates with various names which can develop a feeling of embarrassment. Similarly, a tall or short heightened person may experience the same emotions.

  1. The principle of individual difference denotes that every individual
  • a. does not have similarities in the context of growth and development
  • b. has a different level of thinking due to social, psychological, physical, environmental, and financial factors
  • c. Both a & b
  • d. None of the above

Answer: c

  1. Which of the following statements is true?
  • a. Development is a more comprehensive term than growth
  • b. Growth is a part of development
  • c. Both

Answer: c

Reason: Growth can be regarded as a part of the development which makes development a more comprehensive term than growth.

  1. Which of the following is true:
  • a. Growth is concerned with height, weight, mass, color, and size
  • b. Development is concerned with mental, social, physical, and psychological changes
  • c. Both

Answer: c

  1. A child’s growth and development can get adversely affected by:
  • a. the conflicts that occurred at home
  • b. bullying at school
  • c. other social conflicts in society
  • d. All of the above

Answer: d

  1. Which of the following statements is true:
  • a. The teacher plays the role of an ideal as well as a parent for the student
  • b. A teacher can make a student feel confident about the mannerism in the school
  • c. Both a & b
  • d. None of the above

Answer: c

  1. The principle of overall development means
  • a. the complete development of a human being from every perspective
  • b. only the complete mental development
  • c. only the complete physical development
  • d. only the complete emotional development

Answer: a

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