Multiple Choice Questions on Heredity and Environment for CTET Childhood and Growing Up 15

Back to: B.Ed MCQ Questions and Answers- Quiz 1

  1. An individual’s intellectual ability rests on the base of
  1. individual personality
  2. heredity
  3. environmental factors
  4. mental health

Answer: b (2)

2. Each child acquires a _________ type of intelligence from their parents.

  1. similar
  2. different

Answer: b (2)

3. Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Every child is born with a different temperament
  2. Every child is born with a similar temperament

Answer: a (1)

Reason: They may have different levels of patience, irritability, persistence, shyness, activeness, and the like which affects the child’s adaptability to learning.

4. Learners with mental health disorders.

  1. may face problems in learning
  2. may not be able to pay attention
  3. may face delays in their learning
  4. All of the above

Answer: d (4)

5. “Environment covers all the outside factors that have acted on the individual since he began life.” Who gave this definition of the environment?

  1. Webster’s Dictionary
  2. E.B. Hurlock
  3. Woodworth
  4. L.K. Frank

Answer: c (3)

6. A child grows up in

  1. various environments such as the home, the school, the family, the neighborhood, and the like
  2. a single environment which is the home
  3. a single environment which is the school
  4. a single environment which is the neighborhood

Answer: a (1)

7. The physical environment in which the child grows

  1. does not influence his or her development
  2. is not important
  3. influences his or her development
  4. none of the above

Answer: c (3)

8. Exposure to certain toxins such as alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and the like

  1. has a positive impact on an individual
  2. does not affect an individual’s development
  3. is good for the development of an individual
  4. can affect their development in a negative manner

Answer: d (4)

9. The neighborhoods and the home a child grows up in can

  1. influence their behavior
  2. affect their learning
  3. both a & b
  4. none of the above

Answer: c (3)

10. If a child’s family is not supportive

  1. they may not be willing to learn and succeed
  2. they may be willing to learn and succeed
  3. both a & b
  4. none of the above

Answer: a (1)