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Learner in Socio-cultural Context — Hard

15 questions 18 min PYQ-grade reasoning

  1. Q1. Consider the following statements about socio-culturally diverse classrooms: I. Diverse learners should not be deprived of learning opportunities on the basis of their background. II. Diversity in a classroom is a deficit that the teacher must eliminate. III. The teacher must ensure equal opportunity irrespective of caste, religion or language. Which statements are correct?

  2. Q2. Assertion (A): According to socio-cultural theorists, a learner cannot be studied in isolation from his social and cultural context. Reason (R): Family, school, neighbourhood and language community shape what and how the learner learns.

  3. Q3. A district education officer in Bihar finds that Class 7 learning outcomes in metropolitan schools are higher than in non-metropolitan schools. Which is the best explanation of this gap?

  4. Q4. A government school in a tribal block of Jharkhand has Class 6 learners with five home languages and a Hindi medium of instruction. Which recommendation is NOT correct?

  5. Q5. In the traditional 'student' framing, classroom appreciation tends to be given mainly to those who

  6. Q6. Consider the following statements about the 'learner' perspective: I. The teacher should try to find a learner in every child, not only in obedient ones. II. Children must be ranked publicly so each child sees where he stands. III. The aim is to create an environment in which every child can think deeply. Which combination is correct?

  7. Q7. Assertion (A): For an auditory learner in Class 7, written material is largely useless until it is heard. Reason (R): Auditory learners encode meaning through tone, pitch and speed of voice, so they need the speech channel even for printed content.

  8. Q8. Ravi, a Class 8 boy, fidgets, leaves his seat, taps his feet during long lectures, and learns best when he can touch and move. His teacher is asked to identify his learning style and the best response. The best response is

  9. Q9. A Class 7 visual learner, Priya, complains that she cannot follow a podcast lesson where the teacher only speaks. Which is the best explanation of her difficulty?

  10. Q10. Learners with mental retardation whose IQ is approximately 20-49 are classified as

  11. Q11. Under the PWD Act 1995 definition, a learner is classified as 'blind' if which of the following is true? I. Total absence of sight. II. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses. III. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20° or worse.

  12. Q12. Assertion (A): Under the PWD Act 1995 framework, 'low vision' is treated as a separate category from 'blindness'. Reason (R): A learner with low vision has some usable residual vision and may benefit from large print, magnifiers and high-contrast material rather than Braille.

  13. Q13. Consider the following statements about Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs): I. SLDs occur in learners of average or above-average intelligence. II. SLDs are a sub-type of mental retardation. III. SLDs involve a disorder in one or more basic psychological processes used in understanding or using language. Which combination is correct?

  14. Q14. Karan, a Class 6 boy with average intelligence, shows poor balance, awkward posture, difficulty holding the pencil correctly, and bumps into furniture often. Reading and maths are at age level. The best diagnosis is

  15. Q15. Mrs. Sharma teaches Pranav, a Class 8 learner with dyslexia. Which of the following is NOT a recommended teaching strategy for Pranav?

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