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Q1. The fertilised egg formed at conception time by the union of male and female germ cells is known as
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Q2. Douglas and Holland's definition of HEREDITY (not environment) says heredity consists of all the structures, physical characteristics, functions or capacities derived from
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Q3. Environment means the totality of the ____ that impinge on the organism from without — whatever is found around the individual may be called by the term environment. Fill the blank.
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Q4. A class 8 teacher in Rampur lists the following classroom-side actions to enrich her adolescents' mental environment: a well-stocked workshop, a school museum, subject-clubs, associations, debates and symposia. This set is best described as
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Q5. In the David Winfield IQ-correlation table, the LOWEST coefficient is reported for which group?
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Q6. From the Winfield twin-study values one concludes: the closer the relationship, the higher is the correlation of score on intelligence. Which of the following inferences follows DIRECTLY from this conclusion?
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Q7. Fraternal twins differ from identical twins on which one of the following points?
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Q8. The environment certainly influences which aspect of an individual?
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Q9. A second multiplicative illustration is offered after 'Seeds × Soil = Yield'. This second analogy reads
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Q10. Using the rectangle analogy, if a class 7 student Aarti has 'good' heredity (base of the rectangle = 8 units) but a 'poor' environment (height = 1 unit), her development-level (area) will be only 8 sq units. To DOUBLE her developmental level to 16 sq units in this analogy, the most direct CTET-style classroom action is to
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Q11. The fourth educational implication of the heredity-environment view declares: 'The school is a place where adolescents come for development of their _____.' Fill the blank.
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Q12. Sapna teaches the same SST chapter to class 7 using a project on local water sources, a debate on river-pollution and a class-blog assignment. Under which educational implication would her work be classified?
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Q13. A teacher should provide a 'congenial atmosphere where all students are treated equally'. A class 7 teacher then concludes that she must give every adolescent exactly the same teaching method, the same homework and the same set of activities. Which best critiques her conclusion?
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Q14. Read this teacher's claim: 'Since heredity is fixed at the zygote stage, no amount of classroom intervention can change a class 7 child's behaviour. The teacher should focus on syllabus completion, not on behaviour.' Which option best EVALUATES this claim?
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Q15. An upper-primary school in rural Bihar serving class 6–8 adolescents has identical heredity profiles across its students (all from neighbouring villages), but very different environmental backgrounds — some are first-generation learners and some have educated parents. The PRINCIPAL pedagogical lever for the school is to
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Q16. In a family case study, Meghana, Aryan and Christina each resemble a parent in height, eye-colour and the shape of the face. Such traits are transmitted by
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Q17. A teacher prepares a chart placing 'genes, chromosomes, zygote' on one side and 'family income, peer-group, school library, neighbourhood' on the other. The second list is correctly classified as
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Q18. Two class 8 sections have students of equal native ability. Section A sits in a bare room; Section B has a well-organised classroom with a library corner, laboratory access and active clubs. Section B outperforms A. The best explanation is
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Q19. Freeman studied 71 children moved from a poor to a good environment and recorded their Binet rating before and after. On average, their rating rose by about
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Q20. Murphy's view that the potential of heredity can be known ONLY when
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Q21. A class 7 teacher of mixed-ability adolescents demonstrates each step herself, uses clear models the children can copy, and selects teaching aids fitted to the lesson. This educational implication is the use of
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Q22. Arrange the Winfield IQ-correlation groups from HIGHEST to LOWEST coefficient.
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Q23. A trainee argues: 'In Ross's H × E × T = DL, if a richly gifted child (high H) is placed in an environment worth zero (E = 0), the developmental level can still be high because H is large.' Evaluate this claim.
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Q24. The James-Reece hill-village twin study and the Winfield correlation table are both used to support OPPOSITE conclusions. Which pairing is correct?
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Q25. An adolescent in class 8 deviates sharply from the group norm — gifted in mathematics but withdrawn socially. Two teachers respond. Teacher X applies the same uniform method to all. Teacher Y refers the child to the school guidance and counselling centre and adjusts methods. Who is right and why?
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Q26. A teacher writes in her plan: 'I will raise each child's heredity through better nutrition and coaching.' Judge this statement against the meaning of heredity.
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Q27. Match the relative-significance view to its author: (i) 'heredity gives capacities, environment gives opportunities' and (ii) 'both heredity and environment are equally essential for development'.
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Q28. Anastasi defines environment as 'everything other than the genes'. A teacher lists four factors of a class 7 child: (1) eye-colour, (2) classroom peer-group, (3) family income, (4) school library. By Anastasi's definition, how many of these count as ENVIRONMENT?
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Q29. A class 6 has several first-generation learners whose homes offer little print and few books. Applying the first implication of the heredity-environment view, the soundest FIRST step for the teacher is to
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Q30. After studying both arguments, a student concludes: 'Heredity and environment are not rivals but partners — neither alone is sufficient, both are necessary.' Which statement best supports this interactionist synthesis?
