Knowledge Check: Child Development (Spl Edu)
Knowledge Check
Special Education Focused MCQs
Q1: CWSN stands for:
A) Children With Social Needs
B) Children With Special Needs
C) Children With School Needs
D) Children With Study Needs
Q2: The full form of IEP in special education is:
A) Individual Education Plan
B) Individualized Education Program
C) Integrated Education Process
D) Inclusive Education Policy
Q3: Which Act protects the educational rights of children with disabilities in India?
A) RTE Act 2009
B) RPwD Act 2016
C) Mental Health Act
D) Child Labour Act
Q4: ABA therapy is especially used for children with:
A) Dyslexia
B) Autism Spectrum Disorder
C) Visual impairment
D) Hearing impairment
Q5: Which professional body regulates special education training in India?
A) NCERT
B) RCI
C) NCTE
D) CBSE
Q6: Which disability mainly affects reading and spelling?
A) Dyscalculia
B) Dyslexia
C) Dysgraphia
D) Dyspraxia
Q7: Inclusive education means:
A) Separate schools for CWSN
B) Teaching only gifted students
C) Educating all children together in common classrooms
D) Removing children with disabilities from school
Q8: Which device helps visually impaired children to read?
A) Hearing aid
B) Braille slate and stylus
C) Cochlear implant
D) Walker
Q9: Cochlear implant is used for children with:
A) Speech impairment
B) Hearing impairment
C) Visual impairment
D) Intellectual disability
Q10: Down Syndrome is caused due to:
A) Injury after birth
B) Extra copy of chromosome 21
C) Malnutrition
D) Virus infection
Q11: The primary objective of special education is to:
A) Segregate CWSN
B) Provide equal learning opportunities
C) Reduce school strength
D) Eliminate mainstream education
Q12: Which strategy is best for teaching a child with ADHD?
A) Long lectures
B) Giving multiple tasks at once
C) Short instructions with structured routine
D) Ignoring the child
Q13: Which disability mainly affects mathematical ability?
A) Dyslexia
B) Dyscalculia
C) Dysgraphia
D) Dyspraxia
Q14: One major aim of inclusive education is to:
A) Separate talented students
B) Promote discrimination
C) Create equal learning opportunities for all
D) Reduce class participation
Q15: Which professional designs IEP for a child?
A) Only subject teacher
B) Special educator team
C) School peon
D) Bus driver
Q16: Children with Cerebral Palsy mainly have difficulty in:
A) Hearing
B) Movement and posture
C) Vision
D) Memory only
Q17: Which educational aid supports low vision children?
A) White cane
B) Large print books
C) Wheelchair
D) Walking stick
Q18: Which condition involves difficulty in writing skill?
A) Dyslexia
B) Dyscalculia
C) Dysgraphia
D) Autism
Q19: Which intervention is most suitable for children with intellectual disability?
A) Only lectures
B) Individualized training and life skills education
C) Ignoring academic goals
D) Competitive teaching
Q20: Which is the most important principle in Special Education?
A) Uniform teaching for all
B) Individualized instruction
C) Rigid classroom rules
D) No classroom participation
Child development
Q21: Child development refers to:
A) Only physical growth
B) Only mental process
C) Continuous change in physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects
D) Examination performance only
Q22: Development begins from which stage?
A) Birth
B) School age
C) Conception
D) Adolescence
Q23: Which is a qualitative change?
A) Increase in height
B) Weight gain
C) Improvement in reasoning ability
D) Increase in chest size
Q24: Which is NOT a characteristic of development?
A) Sequential
B) Continuous
C) Universal pattern
D) Random process
Q25: Development is best described as:
A) Only physical change
B) Sudden change process
C) Gradual and continuous change in behavior and abilities
D) Classroom-based change
Q26: Which domain is NOT part of child development?
A) Emotional
B) Spiritual horoscope
C) Cognitive
D) Physical
Q27: A child growing taller but unable to speak properly shows:
A) Growth and development both normal
B) Growth normal, development delayed
C) Development normal, growth delayed
D) Both growth and development delayed
Q28: Which factor most strongly influences development?
A) Only heredity
B) Only environment
C) Interaction of heredity and environment
D) Luck only
Q29: Motor development mainly belongs to which domain?
A) Physical
B) Emotional
C) Moral
D) Cultural
Q30: Development differs from growth because development is:
A) Only biological change
B) Limited to infancy
C) Functional improvement of abilities
D) Only increase in body size
Q31: When a child learns to control emotions, it shows:
A) Physical growth
B) Cognitive growth
C) Emotional development
D) Moral growth
Q32: Development proceeds from:
A) Simple to complex
B) Complex to simple
C) Random to fixed
D) Outer to inner only
Q33: Social development helps a child in:
A) Physical strength only
B) Interacting with others
C) Reading books faster
D) Increasing height
Q34: Which statement is correct?
A) Growth is a part of development
B) Development is a part of growth
C) Growth and development are same
D) They are unrelated
Q35: Development stops at:
A) Adolescence
B) Childhood
C) Birth
D) Never stops completely
Q36: Which domain is linked to thinking and memory?
A) Physical
B) Cognitive
C) Emotional
D) Moral
Q37: Language development mainly involves:
A) Muscle strength
B) Communication skills
C) Physical growth
D) Digestion
Q38: When a child shows difficulty in achieving age-appropriate skills, it is known as:
A) Fast growth
B) Delayed milestone
C) Normal variation
D) Genius ability
Q39: Development is influenced by:
A) Nutrition only
B) Education only
C) Both biological and environmental factors
D) Only teacher
Q40: Which statement about child development is correct?
A) Same for all children
B) Takes place randomly
C) Shows individual differences
D) Only physical change
Principles and approaches of growth and development
Q41: The principle “cephalocaudal” means development proceeds from:
A) Legs to head
B) Head to toe
C) Center to limbs
D) Random directions
Q42: Proximodistal development refers to growth from:
A) Head to legs
B) Legs to hands
C) Centre of body to extremities
D) Fingers to shoulders
Q43: Which principle states that development follows an orderly sequence?
A) Random growth
B) Sequential principle
C) Abnormal growth
D) Discontinuous growth
Q44: Which statement is true regarding development principles?
A) All children develop at same rate
B) Development is uniform for all
C) Individual differences exist in development
D) Development only occurs in childhood
Q45: Development from simple to complex is an example of:
A) Random process
B) Emotional process
C) General to specific principle
D) Reverse development
Q46: Which approach studies average child development patterns?
A) Clinical approach
B) Normative approach
C) Experimental approach
D) Individual approach
Q47: Which approach focuses on studying abnormal or delayed development?
A) Normative approach
B) Diagnostic approach
C) Historical approach
D) Analytical approach
Q48: “Development is interrelated in all domains” means:
A) Only physical development matters
B) Cognitive is independent
C) Each domain affects the other
D) Emotional development stops after childhood
Q49: Which principle explains why children first control large muscles, then small muscles?
A) Cephalocaudal
B) Proximodistal
C) Simple to complex
D) Environmental principle
Q50: Which approach emphasizes child’s unique growth pattern?
A) Normative approach
B) Individual approach
C) Experimental approach
D) Structural approach
Q51: The principle that development moves from head to toe supports which learning?
A) Language learning
B) Motor learning
C) Social learning
D) Moral learning
Q52: Which principle supports the idea that children learn walking before writing?
A) Random development
B) Sequential development
C) Hereditary principle
D) Emotional principle
Q53: Development proceeds faster during:
A) old age
B) infancy and adolescence
C) childhood only
D) adulthood only
Q54: Environmental factors mainly influence:
A) Only physical growth
B) Only brain size
C) Skill and behavior development
D) Genetic structure
Q55: Which statement supports the maturational principle?
A) Child learns when forced
B) Child develops only by practice
C) Child learns when biologically ready
D) Child never needs environment
Q56: Which approach is used mainly in special education assessment?
A) Normative approach
B) Diagnostic approach
C) Ecological approach
D) Historical approach
Q57: Which principle explains why fine motor skills develop later?
A) Random growth
B) Simple to complex development
C) Emotional development
D) Regressive development
Q58: Which factor influences development the most?
A) Only heredity
B) Only environment
C) Interaction of heredity and environment
D) Random chance
Q59: The idea that each development stage builds on the previous one supports:
A) Discontinuous theory
B) Sequential development principle
C) Random growth principle
D) Cultural theory
Q60: Which principle highlights the importance of early intervention?
A) Development is permanent
B) Early development influences later life
C) Development stops at adulthood
D) Development is unrelated to environment
Theories of learning
Q61: Classical conditioning theory was given by:
A) B.F. Skinner
B) Ivan Pavlov
C) Jean Piaget
D) Albert Bandura
Q62: Trial and Error theory was proposed by:
A) Thorndike
B) Watson
C) Skinner
D) Kohler
Q63: Operant conditioning focuses on:
A) Learning through observation
B) Learning through association
C) Learning through reinforcement and punishment
D) Learning through insight
Q64: Who gave the theory of social learning?
A) Pavlov
B) Vygotsky
C) Bandura
D) Watson
Q65: Learning through watching others is known as:
A) Classical conditioning
B) Insight learning
C) Observational learning
D) Motor learning
Q66: Insight learning theory was proposed by:
A) Skinner
B) Kohler
C) Thorndike
D) Pavlov
Q67: The Law of Effect states that:
A) Practice weakens connections
B) Reward strengthens behavior
C) Intelligence decides learning
D) Learning is random
Q68: Which ideal is central to Skinner’s theory?
A) Cognitive development
B) Reinforcement
C) Assimilation
D) Accommodation
Q69: Piaget’s theory mainly focuses on:
A) Emotional behavior
B) Cognitive development
C) Language acquisition
D) Motor coordination
Q70: The psychologist who proposed Zone of Proximal Development is:
A) Skinner
B) Vygotsky
C) Freud
D) Watson
Q71: Learning by doing is related to which theory?
A) Constructivist theory
B) Behaviorist theory
C) Psychoanalytic theory
D) Attachment theory
Q72: In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement means:
A) Giving punishment
B) Removing stimulus
C) Providing reward to strengthen behavior
D) Ignoring the behavior
Q73: Learning which occurs without trial and error is:
A) Classical learning
B) Insight learning
C) Rote learning
D) Repetitive learning
Q74: Who emphasized scaffolding in learning?
A) Piaget
B) Erikson
C) Vygotsky
D) Skinner
Q75: The conditioning where natural response is linked with new stimulus is:
A) Operant conditioning
B) Classical conditioning
C) Observational learning
D) Trial and error
Q76: Learning by imitation is related to:
A) Behaviourism
B) Social learning
C) Cognitive theory
D) Maturation theory
Q77: The best method to modify behaviour in CWSN is based on:
A) Insight learning
B) Reinforcement principle
C) Memory technique
D) Genetic influence
Q78: Which theory explains learning through problem solving?
A) Classical conditioning
B) Operant conditioning
C) Insight theory
D) Motivation theory
Q79: Reinforcement increases the probability of:
A) Forgetting
B) Desired behavior
C) Sleep
D) Daydreaming
Q80: Vygotsky emphasized learning through:
A) Biological readiness only
B) Observation alone
C) Social interaction and guidance
D) Physical growth
Methods of Child Study
Q81: Which method involves systematic watching of a child’s behaviour?
A) Questionnaire method
B) Observation method
C) Historical method
D) Experimental method
Q82: Which method studies a child in a natural setting like home or classroom?
A) Interview method
B) Case study method
C) Naturalistic observation
D) Laboratory method
Q83: The most comprehensive method for understanding an individual child is:
A) Observation method
B) Interview method
C) Case study method
D) Experimental method
Q84: Which tool is commonly used to measure intelligence?
A) Achievement test
B) Intelligence test
C) Personality test
D) Aptitude test
Q85: Which method collects information from parents and teachers through questions?
A) Observation method
B) Interview method
C) Projective method
D) Sociometric method
Q86: Which method identifies peer relationships in a group?
A) Interview method
B) Sociometric method
C) Observation method
D) Historical method
Q87: Which assessment tool is mainly used in special education for adaptive behaviour?
A) IQ test
B) Vineland Social Maturity Scale
C) Creativity test
D) Achievement test
Q88: Which method involves comparing child performance with standardized norms?
A) Norm-referenced testing
B) Interview method
C) Observation method
D) Case study method
Q89: Developmental checklists are mainly used to assess:
A) Physical height only
B) Emotional intelligence
C) Age-wise developmental milestones
D) Moral values
Q90: Which method studies behaviour by creating controlled conditions?
A) Historical method
B) Experimental method
C) Interview method
D) Sociometric method
Q91: Which method records child behaviour continuously for a long period?
A) Interview method
B) Longitudinal method
C) Cross-sectional method
D) Questionnaire method
Q92: Cross-sectional method studies:
A) Same child at different ages
B) Different children at same time
C) Environmental conditions
D) Only physical growth
Q93: Which method is useful for understanding child’s emotional problems?
A) Experimental
B) Projective technique
C) Longitudinal
D) Observation only
Q94: Which method uses tools like questionnaires and rating scales?
A) Survey method
B) Experimental method
C) Observation method
D) Clinical method
Q95: Which method is most useful for identifying learning disabilities?
A) Physical measurement
B) Intelligence test plus achievement test
C) Horoscope analysis
D) Moral development test
Q96: Which method studies past life events of a child?
A) Historical method
B) Experimental method
C) Interview method
D) Observation method
Q97: Teacher’s daily diary records are part of:
A) Interview method
B) Anecdotal record method
C) Questionnaire method
D) Experimental method
Q98: Which tool is used to assess developmental delay in early childhood?
A) Unit test
B) Developmental Screening Test (DST)
C) Aptitude test
D) Memory test
Q99: Which method is best for studying group behaviour?
A) Case study
B) Experimental method
C) Sociometric method
D) Historical method
Individual differences
Q100: Which method collects child data using written questions?
A) Interview method
B) Questionnaire method
C) Observation method
D) Clinical method
Q101: Individual differences refer to:
A) Similarities among all children
B) Differences in physical features only
C) Differences in abilities, attitudes and behavior
D) Only genetic differences
Q102: Which factor contributes most to individual differences?
A) Heredity only
B) Environment only
C) Interaction of heredity and environment
D) School curriculum only
Q103: Variation in intelligence level among children is an example of:
A) Common behavior
B) Individual difference
C) Emotional development
D) Moral development
Q104: Which of the following is a cause of individual differences?
A) Nutrition and heredity
B) Uniform teaching methods
C) Same environment for all
D) Same curriculum
Q105: The best way to handle individual differences in classroom is to:
A) Ignore them
B) Follow same method for all
C) Use diverse teaching strategies
D) Punish weak learners
Q106: Which of the following is NOT a type of individual difference?
A) Emotional difference
B) Social difference
C) Climatic difference
D) Intellectual difference
Q107: Individual differences in learning style can be seen in:
A) Visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners
B) Only slow learners
C) Only gifted learners
D) Only physically disabled children
Q108: Which psychological factor mainly contributes to individual differences?
A) Personality
B) Weather
C) Uniform syllabus
D) School timing
Q109: Which strategy helps students with different abilities?
A) Same test for all without modification
B) Use of differentiated instruction
C) Ignoring learning levels
D) Strict punishment
Q110: Which factor does NOT create individual differences?
A) Heredity
B) Environment
C) Developmental disorders
D) Same textbooks for all
Q111: Which term denotes differences in body features?
A) Mental differences
B) Physical differences
C) Emotional differences
D) Social differences
Q112: Emotional stability varies among children due to:
A) Same environment for all
B) Only heredity
C) Personality and experience differences
D) Classroom size
Q113: Differences in achievement among students happen mainly because of:
A) Same teaching method
B) Environmental and psychological differences
C) Same syllabus
D) Similar physical growth
Q114: Which factor affects learning speed?
A) Only textbook quality
B) Intelligence and motivation
C) Class furniture
D) School uniform
Q115: The term ‘gifted’ refers to children with:
A) Physical disabilities
B) Superior intellectual abilities
C) Emotional problems
D) Poor academic performance
Q116: Children with learning disabilities show difficulty mainly in:
A) Walking
B) Reading, writing or mathematics
C) Playing games
D) Hearing sounds
Q117: Which technique is useful to address individual differences?
A) Uniform teaching style
B) Differentiated instruction
C) Corporal punishment
D) Ignoring weak learners
Q118: Which factor among the following contributes to creativity differences?
A) Imagination and environment
B) Only heredity
C) Only textbooks
D) School benches
Q119: Which term refers to differences in emotional reactions?
A) Social differences
B) Emotional differences
C) Moral differences
D) Physical differences
Q120: Individual differences should be treated by teachers through:
A) Ignoring them completely
B) Same method for all students
C) Flexible and inclusive teaching practices
D) Frequent punishments