Education Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | Education Quiz Set 17

Questions
1 The determinants of individual differences in human being relate to
1 differences in their environment only.
2 differences in their heredity only.
3 differences in their heredity and environment.
4 an interaction between factors of heredity and factors of environment.

Answer: differences in their heredity and environment.
2 Which of the following characteristics is not true of divergent thinking ?
1 Flexibility of ideas
2 Novelty of ideas
3 Correctness of ideas
4 Fluency of ideas

Answer:Correctness of ideas

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3 Which of the following is the correct sequence of motivational set ? (A) (C) (D)
1 Goal directed behaviour, attainment of goal, drive, satisfaction
2 Drive, goal directed behaviour, attainment of goal, satisfaction
3 Drive, satisfaction, attainment of goal, goal directed behaviour
4 None of the above.

Answer: Drive, goal directed behaviour, attainment of goal, satisfaction
4 The basic reason why meaningful material is learned rapidly is that
1 the learner is less likely to be bored
2 it is related to previous experience of the learner
3 it has continuity and meaning inherent in itself
4 itpermits more effectivetransfer

Answer:it is related to previous experience of the learner
5 A problem child is one who has
1 an unsolved problem
2 a poor heredity
3 poor home environment
4 an over protective parent

Answer: an unsolved problem
6 Latentlearning is a concept enunciated by
1 Hull
2 Piaget
3 Tolman
4 Skinner

Answer: Tolman
7 In the final analysis, the key to motivation in the classroom is
1 the interest inherent in the subject matter.
2 the teacher’s personality and his/her communication skills.
3 the emotional climate of the classroom.
4 the suitability of the curricular experiences.

Answer: the suitability of the curricular experiences.
8 The concept of ‘Arche type’ was given by
1 Freud
2 Arieti
3 Wallas
4 Jung

Answer:Jung
9 The theory of Level – I and Level – II intelligence was propounded by
1 Jenson
2 Guilford
3 Cattel
4 Eysenck

Answer: Jenson
10 Sampling error can not be estimated when the researcher employs
1 Simple random sampling
2 Stratified random sampling
3 Systematic sampling
4 Quota sampling

Answer: Quota sampling
11 Which of the following is not a non-probability sampling technique ?
1 Snow-ball sampling
2 Stratified random sampling
3 Incidental sampling
4 Purposive sampling

Answer:Stratified random sampling
12 Which of the following variables is discrete ?
1 Achievement
2 Intelligence
3 Aptitude
4 Attribute

Answer:Attribute
13 Which of the following is a non- parametric test ?
1 t-test
2 F-test
3 χ2-test
4 z-test

Answer: χ2-test
14 The range of coefficient of correlation between two variables is
1 0 to +1
2 +1 to –1
3 0 to –1
4 none of the above

Answer:+1 to –1
15 The most stable measure ofvariability is
1 Range
2 Mean Deviation
3 Standard Deviation
4 Quartile Deviation

Answer:Standard Deviation

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