Q. 1 – A child with an IQ score ranging between 90 and 110 is considered to have:
(a) Sharp intelligence
(b) Giftedness
(c) Exceptional intelligence
(d) Average intelligence
— (d) Average intelligence
Q. 2 – The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act applies to children of which age group?
(a) 6-12 years
(b) 7-13 years
(c) 5-11 years
(d) 6-14 years
— (d) 6-14 years
Q. 3 – Which is the most effective method to study a child’s growth and development?
(a) Comparative method
(b) Evolutionary method
(c) Statistical method
(d) Psychoanalytic method
— (b) Evolutionary method
Q. 4 – Gardner proposed seven types of intelligence. Which of the following is not one of them?
(a) Linguistic intelligence
(b) Interpersonal intelligence
(c) Spatial intelligence
(d) Emotional intelligence
— (d) Emotional intelligence
Q. 6 – The statement, “Psychology is the foundation of education,” was made by:
(a) Skinner
(b) B N Jha
(c) Davis
(d) Woodworth
— (a) Skinner
Q. 7 – At what age do children typically start recognizing Hindi letters?
(a) 6 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 4 years
— (b) 5 years
Q. 8 – Piaget’s stage of formal operational thought extends up to what age?
(a) 2-7 years
(b) 0-2 years
(c) 11-15 years
(d) 7-11 years
— (c) 11-15 years
Q. 9 – How many days does it typically take for a child to fully develop in the womb?
(a) 460 days
(b) 280 days
(c) 150 days
(d) 390 days
— (b) 280 days
Q. 10 – Growth in height and weight of children is an example of:
A) Change in affective domain
B) Qualitative change
C) Change in cognitive domain
D) Quantitative change
— D) Quantitative change
Q. 11 – Which psychologist is known for studying his own 3-year-old child?
(a) Watson
(b) Pestalozzi
(c) James Sully
(d) Stanley Hall
— (b) Pestalozzi
Q. 12 – The development of a child generally proceeds:
(a) Simultaneously in all directions
(b) From toe to head
(c) None of the above
(d) From head to toe
— (d) From head to toe
Q. 13 – Which statement about development is incorrect?
(a) Development occurs in a circular pattern
(b) Development is a universal process
(c) Development proceeds from specific to general
(d) Development follows a head-to-toe direction
— (c) Development proceeds from specific to general
Q. 14 – Which of the following is not a stage in prenatal development?
(a) Embryonic stage
(b) Ovum
(c) Infancy
(d) Seeding
— (c) Infancy
Q. 15 – The term “psychophysical unity of human life” refers to:
(a) The development of mind and body
(b) The development of bones and body
(c) The development of spirit and muscles
(d) The development of heart and body
— (a) The development of mind and body
Q. 16 – In prenatal development, which part forms first?
(a) Feet
(b) Hands
(c) All at the same time
(d) Head
— (d) Head
Q. 17 – How many bones does a newborn baby have?
(a) 320
(b) 270
(c) 230
(d) 206
— (b) 270
Q. 18 – At what age does a child begin recognizing their mother?
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 8 months
(d) 9 months
— (a) 3 months
Q. 19 – At birth, the weight of a baby’s brain is approximately:
(a) 450 grams
(b) 400 grams
(c) 350 grams
(d) 300 grams
— (c) 350 grams
Q. 20 – During which stage of life is a child most immersed in imaginative thinking?
(a) Childhood
(b) Adolescence
(c) Infancy
(d) Both infancy and adolescence
— (d) Both infancy and adolescence
Q. 21 – By what age can a child typically recognize primary colors?
(a) 5 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 3 years
— (a) 5 years
Q. 22 – In which stage of development does a child start speaking simple sentences and riding a tricycle?
(a) Adulthood
(b) Infancy
(c) Adolescence
(d) Childhood
— (b) Infancy
Q. 23 – A child first becomes attracted to which of the following?
(a) Food
(b) Sound
(c) Mother
(d) Light
— (d) Light
Q. 24 – A child’s curiosity should be addressed by:
(a) Excitement
(b) Suppression
(c) Encouraging exploration
(d) Calming
— (c) Encouraging exploration
Q. 25 – When did child development studies first begin in India?
(a) 1930
(b) 1879
(c) 1590
(d) 1887
— (a) 1930
Q. 26 – Which of the following factors has no effect on social development during adolescence?
(a) Needs
(b) Interests
(c) Attitudes
(d) Insecurity
— (d) Insecurity
Q. 27 – Which stage of adolescence is most closely related to character-building?
(a) The stage of established self-consciousness
(b) The stage of following traditions
(c) The stage of self-centeredness
(d) The stage of baseless self-consciousness
— (d) The stage of baseless self-consciousness
Q. 28 – Who stated that development brings forth new characteristics and abilities in a person?
(a) Monroe
(b) McDougall
(c) Harlock
(d) James Drever
— (c) Harlock
Q. 29 – “Adolescence is a second birth, where higher qualities are born.” This was stated by:
(a) Gidfrey
(b) Gessel
(c) John and Simpson
(d) Stanley Hall
— (d) Stanley Hall
Q. 30 – “Adolescence is a stage of ideals, principle formation, and general life adjustment.” This definition was given by:
(a) Frederick Tracy
(b) Haddo Report
(c) E.L. Peel
(d) Jean Piaget
— (d) Jean Piaget
Q. 31 – Mental development is least related to:
(a) Ability to comprehend
(b) Development of memory
(c) Reasoning and decision-making
(d) A student’s weight and height
— (d) A student’s weight and height
Q. 32 – The human body has the fewest bones during:
(a) After adolescence
(b) Childhood
(c) Infancy
(d) Adulthood
— (d) Adulthood
Q. 33 – The main challenge of adolescence is:
(a) Achieving good exam results
(b) Gaining weight
(c) Social adjustment
(d) Academic performance
— (c) Social adjustment
Q. 34 – “Adolescence is a period of intense struggle, storm, and stress,” was stated by:
(a) Thorndike
(b) Stanley Hall
(c) Skinner
(d) E.A. Kilpatrick
— (b) Stanley Hall
Q. 35 – According to Jean Piaget, there are how many stages of cognitive development?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4
— (d) 4
Q. 36 – According to Erikson, during which stage does a child take initiative but may become overly assertive, leading to guilt?
(a) 6 to 12 years
(b) Initiative vs. Guilt stage (3 to 6 years)
(c) 18 months to 3 years
(d) Adolescence
— (b) Initiative vs. Guilt stage (3 to 6 years)
Q. 37 – Which of the following does not influence mental development?
(a) Economic condition of the family
(b) Religious environment
(c) Social status of the family
(d) Family environment
— (b) Religious environment
Q. 38 – Who developed the stage theory of moral reasoning?
(a) Erikson
(b) Freud
(c) Pavlov
(d) Kohlberg
— (d) Kohlberg
Q. 39 – Who conducted inheritance experiments on mice?
(a) McDougall
(b) Pavlov
(c) Mendel
(d) Karl Pearson
— (c) Mendel
Q. 40 – Which is not a trait of an energetic and sociable child?
(a) Sociable
(b) High energy levels
(c) Cheerful
(d) Easily irritated
— (d) Easily irritated
Q. 41 – At what age does adolescence typically begin?
(a) 12 years
(b) 18 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 16 years
— (a) 12 years
Q. 42 – Who introduced the concept of the “fully functioning person”?
(a) Ivan Pavlov
(b) Freud
(c) Carl Rogers
(d) Francis Galton
— (c) Carl Rogers
Q. 44 – “The sun moves with the child, follows his steps, and listens to him.” This statement illustrates which child characteristic?
(a) Object stability
(b) Animistic thinking
(c) Para-centrality
(d) Centrality
— (b) Animistic thinking
Q. 45 – Who argued that all languages possess certain universal features?
(a) E.C. Tolman
(b) Noam Chomsky
(c) Albert Bandura
(d) B.F. Skinner
— (b) Noam Chomsky
Q. 46 – According to Freud, in which developmental stage does a child’s focus shift to the genitals?
(a) Latency
(b) Phallic
(c) Anal
(d) Oral
— (b) Phallic
Q. 47 – Which of the following is a performance subscale in the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children?
(a) Picture completion
(b) Verbal reasoning
(c) Similarities
(d) Arithmetic
— (a) Picture completion
Q. 48 – Which school of psychology focuses on the experiences of the first 4-5 years of life?
(a) Cognitive
(b) Behavioral
(c) Critical period theory
(d) Psychoanalytic
— (d) Psychoanalytic
Q. 49 – Who wrote A Biographical Sketch of an Infant?
(a) Darwin
(b) Shinn
(c) Stern
(d) Preyer
— (a) Darwin
Q. 50 – What is the meaning of a standardized test?
(a) Standardization
(b) Validity
(c) All of the above
(d) Reliability
— (c) All of the above