TAT- Secondary and Higher Secondary Prelim_Paper_1 Preparation_MCQ SET: Growth and Development (Educational Psychology)
Question
1
Growth mainly refers to:
A. Emotional changes
B. Increase in physical size and structure
C. Social maturity
D. Intellectual ability
Answer: B
Explanation: Growth refers to quantitative physical changes like height,
weight, and size.
Question
2
Development refers to:
A. Only physical increase
B. Quantitative changes only
C. Qualitative changes in behavior and abilities
D. Temporary change
Answer: C
Explanation: Development includes qualitative changes in thinking, emotions,
and behavior.
Question
3
Which of the following best describes growth?
A. Continuous and lifelong
B. Stops after maturity
C. Always reversible
D. Depends only on learning
Answer: B
Explanation: Physical growth generally stops after a certain age.
Question
4
Development is:
A. Limited to childhood
B. Continuous process throughout life
C. Only physical change
D. Sudden process
Answer: B
Explanation: Development continues from birth to death.
Question
5
Which of the following is an example of development but not growth?
A. Increase in height
B. Increase in weight
C. Improvement in reasoning ability
D. Enlargement of muscles
Answer: C
Explanation: Improvement in reasoning is qualitative, hence development.
Question
6
Growth is mainly:
A. Qualitative
B. Quantitative
C. Emotional
D. Social
Answer: B
Explanation: Growth involves measurable quantitative changes.
Question
7
Development follows which principle?
A. Random order
B. From head to toe (Cephalocaudal)
C. From complex to simple
D. From outside to inside
Answer: B
Explanation: Cephalocaudal principle means development proceeds from head
downward.
Question
8
The principle that development proceeds from near to far is called:
A. Cephalocaudal
B. Proximodistal
C. Maturation
D. Integration
Answer: B
Explanation: Proximodistal means from center of body outward.
Question
9
Growth and development are:
A. Identical concepts
B. Independent of each other
C. Interrelated processes
D. Opposite processes
Answer: C
Explanation: Growth supports development; both are interconnected.
Question
10
Which factor primarily influences growth and development?
A. Heredity only
B. Environment only
C. Both heredity and environment
D. Luck
Answer: C
Explanation: Both genetic and environmental factors affect development.
Question
11
The concept that development occurs in predictable stages is known as:
A. Random theory
B. Maturation principle
C. Trial and error
D. Conditioning
Answer: B
Explanation: Development follows orderly and predictable stages.
Question
12
Which statement is correct?
A. Growth is lifelong; development stops at maturity
B. Growth stops at maturity; development continues
C. Both stop at adolescence
D. Both are temporary
Answer: B
Explanation: Growth may stop, but development continues.
Question
13
Emotional maturity is an example of:
A. Growth
B. Development
C. Enlargement
D. Physical change
Answer: B
Explanation: Emotional maturity is qualitative change.
Question
14
Which principle states that development is gradual and continuous?
A. Principle of continuity
B. Principle of randomness
C. Principle of reversal
D. Principle of punishment
Answer: A
Explanation: Development occurs gradually and continuously.
Question
15
A child first learns to control head movements before walking. This
illustrates:
A. Proximodistal principle
B. Cephalocaudal principle
C. Random growth
D. Conditioning
Answer: B
Explanation: Control develops from head to lower body.
Question
16
Individual differences in growth and development mean that:
A. All children develop at same rate
B. Development speed varies among individuals
C. Growth is fixed
D. Learning is identical
Answer: B
Explanation: Children develop at different rates.
Question
17
Which is not a characteristic of development?
A. Continuous
B. Sequential
C. Predictable
D. Sudden and random
Answer: D
Explanation: Development is orderly, not random.
Question
18
Puberty mainly reflects:
A. Emotional development only
B. Physical growth and development
C. Intellectual decline
D. Social withdrawal
Answer: B
Explanation: Puberty involves major physical and developmental changes.
Question
19
Development from simple reflex actions to complex thinking shows:
A. Regression
B. Discontinuity
C. Integration
D. Disorder
Answer: C
Explanation: Integration means simple skills combine into complex abilities.
Question
20
Which best describes the relationship between growth and development?
A. Growth causes development only
B. Development causes growth only
C. Growth is a part of development
D. They are unrelated
Answer: C
Explanation: Growth is one aspect within the broader concept of development.
Question
1
A teacher notices that a child has gained height and weight significantly over
one year, but there is no noticeable improvement in reasoning or emotional
control. This situation shows:
A. Development without growth
B. Growth without development
C. Both growth and development
D. Neither growth nor development
Answer: B
Explanation: Increase in height and weight is quantitative (growth), but no
qualitative improvement indicates limited development.
Question
2
A 5-year-old child first learns to control neck muscles, then sits, then walks.
This sequence illustrates:
A. Proximodistal principle
B. Cephalocaudal principle
C. Principle of regression
D. Trial and error
Answer: B
Explanation: Development proceeds from head to toe (cephalocaudal).
Question
3
A child can solve complex puzzles but struggles to button a shirt properly.
This suggests that:
A. Development is uniform in all areas
B. Development is random
C. Different aspects of development occur at different rates
D. Growth determines intelligence
Answer: C
Explanation: Physical and cognitive development may progress at different
rates.
Question
4
Two children of the same age show significant differences in language skills.
This reflects:
A. Principle of uniformity
B. Individual differences
C. Random development
D. Growth failure
Answer: B
Explanation: Development varies among individuals due to heredity and
environment.
Question
5
A child first scribbles randomly, then draws simple shapes, and later complex
pictures. This shows:
A. Discontinuity
B. Regression
C. Development from simple to complex
D. Sudden growth
Answer: C
Explanation: Development progresses from simple to complex skills.
Question
6
A teacher expects all 10-year-old students to think abstractly like
adolescents. According to developmental principles, this expectation ignores:
A. Principle of heredity
B. Principle of individual differences
C. Principle of sequential development
D. Principle of punishment
Answer: C
Explanation: Development follows a sequence and abstract thinking develops
later.
Question
7
A physically strong child may not necessarily show emotional maturity. This
shows that:
A. Growth guarantees development
B. Development is only physical
C. Growth and development are interrelated but not identical
D. Emotional growth stops early
Answer: C
Explanation: Physical growth does not automatically ensure emotional
development.
Question
8
A child who was previously able to walk independently temporarily returns to
crawling after illness. This reflects:
A. Principle of continuity
B. Regression in development
C. Cephalocaudal principle
D. Proximodistal principle
Answer: B
Explanation: Temporary backward movement in behavior is regression.
Question
9
A teacher provides age-appropriate activities based on students’ readiness
levels. This reflects understanding of:
A. Random growth
B. Maturation principle
C. Punishment theory
D. Conditioning theory
Answer: B
Explanation: Learning depends on maturation and readiness.
Question
10
A student improves reasoning skills gradually over years rather than overnight.
This illustrates:
A. Sudden development
B. Principle of continuity
C. Discontinuous growth
D. Regression
Answer: B
Explanation: Development is gradual and continuous.
Question
11
A child develops control over shoulder movement before fine finger control.
This demonstrates:
A. Cephalocaudal principle
B. Proximodistal principle
C. Integration
D. Random development
Answer: B
Explanation: Development proceeds from center of body outward (proximodistal).
Question
12
An adolescent experiences emotional instability along with rapid physical
changes. This reflects:
A. Independent development of domains
B. Interrelationship of growth and development
C. Purely physical growth
D. Decline in development
Answer: B
Explanation: Physical and emotional development influence each other.
Question
13
A teacher assumes that once physical growth stops, development also stops. This
assumption is:
A. Correct
B. Partially correct
C. Incorrect because development is lifelong
D. Scientifically proven
Answer: C
Explanation: Development continues even after physical growth slows or stops.
Question
14
A child learns to combine simple words into sentences and later into complex
paragraphs. This shows:
A. Development from general to specific
B. Development from simple to complex
C. Regression
D. Random growth
Answer: B
Explanation: Language development progresses from simple to complex forms.
Question
15
A school designs curriculum considering emotional, social, intellectual, and
physical development together. This reflects the principle of:
A. Isolation
B. Integration
C. Regression
D. Randomness
Answer: B
Explanation: Development is integrated; different aspects influence each other.
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