If you’re studying B.Ed 1st Semester under BSAEU or WBUTTEPA, you already know how important the paper Childhood and Growing Up (Course 1.1.1) is.
This subject is divided into two parts:
Development and Its Characteristics – often referred to as the first half.
Aspects of Development – the second half of the syllabus.
Every year students ask us, “Where can I find previous year question papers for B.Ed 1st Semester in West Bengal?”
So we’ve decided to compile them all here, from 2017 up to 2024, in one place for your exam preparation.
Why these previous year question papers matter
Going through the previous year B.Ed question papers is one of the smartest ways to prepare.
Here’s why:
You get to know which topics from Childhood and Growing Up are repeatedly asked.
You understand the pattern set by BSAEU / WBUTTEPA.
Practicing with real questions boosts confidence before exams.
It saves time—you focus on what really matters instead of chasing every chapter blindly.
Course Details at a Glance
Course Name: Childhood and Growing Up (Course 1.1.1)
Semester: B.Ed 1st Semester
University: BSAEU / WBUTTEPA
Marks: 35 marks for each half
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes for each half
BSAEU B.Ed. Sem-I Question Paper 2017 (Held in 2018)
Childhood & Growing Up: Development & Its Characteristics
Full Marks: 35
Time: 1 Hour
B.Ed. Semester-I / Course 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Group A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five of the following questions. Each answer should be within 50 words. 2 × 5 = 10
1. Mention any four characteristics of development.
2. What are the components of language?
3. Distinguish between pre-conventional and post-conventional levels of moral development.
4. What do you mean by mental substitution?
5. What is babbling?
6. How many types of human beings are there in respect of differences in perception? Mention the types.
7. Mention any two characteristics of personality traits.
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three of the following questions. Each answer should be within 150 words. 5 × 3 = 15
1. Mention the characteristics of emotional development during adolescence.
2. What is the pre-operational stage? Mention the educational significance of the pre-operational stage.
3. What are the different aspects of individual difference? Write the importance of individual differences in education.
4. Write the effects of poverty on the growth and development of individuals.
5. Discuss briefly the advantages and disadvantages of the self-report technique.
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one of the following questions within 300 words. 10 × 1 = 10
1. Discuss the trait theory of personality described by Eysenck.
2. Discuss the role of family in child-rearing practices.
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BSAEU B.Ed. Sem-I Question Paper 2017 (Held in 2018)
Childhood & Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Full Marks: 35, Time: 1 Hour
B.Ed. Semester-I / Course 1.1.1 (2nd Half)
Group A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five of the following questions. Each answer should be within 50 words. 2 × 5 = 10
1. What do you mean by attention?
2. Explain ‘Inter-personal intelligence’ as suggested by Gardner.
3. Define emotional intelligence.
4. What is locus of control?
5. What is 'acquired interest'?
6. What is the ‘self-actualization’ need?
7. What is the meaning of 'instinct'?
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three of the following questions. Each answer should be within 150 words. 5 × 3 = 15
1. Write a short note on the three causal dimensions in Weiner’s Attribution Theory of Motivation.
2. Define creativity. Explain 'flexibility' and 'originality' as factors of creativity.
3. Differentiate between additional and non-additional attention with examples.
4. Discuss any five factors or primary mental abilities proposed by Thurstone in his theory of intelligence.
5. Mention five characteristics of a creative learner.
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one of the following questions within 300 words. 10 × 1 = 10
1. What do you mean by intelligence? Explain the ‘operation’ dimension of the SOI model. State any two educational implications of this model.
2. Explain the meaning of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation with suitable examples. Discuss McClelland’s theory of motivation with its educational implications.
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WBUTTEPA-48 B.Ed./Sem-I/1.1.1(1st Half)/18
2018
Childhood and Growing up : Development and its Characteristics
Course : 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Full Marks : 35, Time : 1½ Hours
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks
GROUP–A (Marks : 10)
Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words: 2×5 = 10
1. i) Mention any four principles of development.
ii) What is meant by self-concept?
iii) Write any four activities that can be included in the school programme for the moral development of the students.
iv) What do you mean by Ego-centric speech?
v) What is schema?
vi) What is Libido?
vii) Mention any two characteristics of personality trait.
GROUP–B (Marks : 15)
[Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words:]
2. State the stages of psychosocial development identified by Erickson. How teachers can help the adolescents in their search for identity? (2+3)
3. Describe the various stages of moral development as proposed by Kohlberg.
4. Write in brief the advantages and disadvantages of projective techniques. (2½ + 2½)
5. Describe the role of family in Growth and Development of individuals.
6. Discuss the nature of stages of cognitive development as proposed by Piaget.
GROUP–C (Marks : 10)
[Answer any one from the following questions, within 300 words:]
7. What do you mean by personality? According to Cattell, how surface trait and source trait are interrelated, discuss with examples. (2+8)
8. Mention the problems faced by adolescents in school. Discuss the role of a teacher as counsellor to solve those problems. (5+5)
WBUTTEPA-49 B.Ed./Sem-I/1.1.1 (2nd Half)/18
2018
Childhood and Growing up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd Half)
Full Marks: 35, Time: 1½ Hours
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
GROUP–A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words: 2×5 = 10
1. i) Mention any four characteristics of attention.
ii) What is Self-efficacy?
iii) State two characteristics of attitude.
iv) Write the components of creativity.
v) Name any two non-verbal tests of intelligence.
vi) Give examples of convergent production and divergent production.
vii) What is intrinsic motivation?
GROUP–B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words:
2. What are the differences between instincts and emotions? Write few educational importances of emotions. (3+2)
3. What is meant by external situational locus of control? Discuss its classroom implications, as a teacher. (3+2)
4. How do you identify creative students?
5. How can multiple intelligences be applied in the teaching-learning process?
6. Explain different strategies for motivating students to learning.
GROUP–C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions, within 300 words:
7. Define motivation. Discuss McClelland's theory of motivation and its classroom implications. (2+6+2)
8. Discuss the nature of intelligence. Write any one verbal intelligence test in detail. (3+7)
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B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2019
Childhood & Growing Up: Development & its Characteristics
Course: 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Time: 1½ Hours
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group-A
(Marks: 10)
1. Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words:
2×5=10
(i) Mention any four differences between growth and development.
(ii) Write any four emotional characteristics of early childhood.
(iii) What is meant by the stage of 'storm and stress'?
(iv) What are the stages of cognitive development as proposed by Piaget?
(v) What is meant by self-concept?
(vi) Write any two importances of Individual Difference in Education.
(vii) What is personality trait?
Group-B
(Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words:
5×3=15
2. How is the learner’s growth and development affected by deprivation and disrupted family?
3. Discuss the role of school and teacher in solving the problems of adolescence.
4. Discuss the stages of psycho-sexual development as described by Freud.
5. Discuss the role of environment in individual difference.
6. Discuss the factors affecting the language development of a child.
Group-C
(Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions, each within 300 words:
7. Give a psychological definition of personality. Discuss the five-factor theory of personality. (2+8=10)
8. Discuss the role of family in child-rearing practices.
B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2019
Childhood & Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd Half)
Time: 1½ Hours
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group-A (Marks: 10)
1. Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words: 2×5=10
(i) Define instinct.
(ii) What is extrinsic motivation?
(iii) What is meant by attitude?
(iv) What is the attention span?
(v) What is meant by Intelligence Quotient?
(vi) Mention any four determinants of motivation.
(vii) What is meant by creativity?
Group-B
(Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words:
5×3=15
2. Briefly explain the elements of emotional intelligence.
3. Discuss how self-efficacy and locus of control affect motivation. (2½+2½)
4. Differentiate between volitional attention and non-volitional attention.
5. Discuss any five primary mental abilities as proposed by Thurstone in his theory of intelligence.
6. Discuss the components of creativity.
Group-C
(Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions, each within 300 words:
7. Discuss Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence.
8. Discuss Weiner's attribution theory of motivation with its educational implication.
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B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2020
Childhood & Growing Up: Development & its Characteristics
Course: 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Time: 1½ Hours
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group-A
(Marks: 10)
Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words.
2×5=10
1. i) What is meant by Pre-gang stage?
ii) What is meant by Schema?
iii) What do you mean by mental substitution?
iv) What is Syntax?
v) Mention any two characteristics of personality trait.
vi) What is Libido?
vii) What are the components of language?
Group-B
(Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words.
5×3=15
2. State the characteristics of 'Cognitive Development' at adolescence.
3. Write the effects of poverty in Growth and Development of individuals.
4. Write the characteristics of pre-operational stage of cognitive development as stated by Piaget.
5. Write the importance of individual differences in education.
6. Discuss in brief the advantages and disadvantages of Projective Test.
Group-C
(Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions within 300 words.
7. Discuss the trait theory of personality described by Eysenck.
8. What do you mean by personality? According to Cattle how surface trait and source trait are interrelated, discuss with examples.
B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2020
Childhood & Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd Half)
Time: 1½ Hours
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group-A
(Marks: 10)
Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words.
2×5=10
1. i) What do you mean by attention?
ii) Discuss any two educational implications of attitude.
iii) What is locus of control?
iv) State any two components of creativity.
v) What do you mean by creativity?
vi) What is 'Acquired interest'?
vii) What is the meaning of 'Instinct'?
Group-B
(Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words.
5×3=15
2. Write a short note on 'verbal intelligence test'.
3. How can multiple intelligences be applied in the teaching-learning process?
4. Write a short note on the three causal dimensions in Weiner's Attribution theory of motivation.
5. Mention five characteristics of a creative learner.
6. Differentiate between additional and non-additional attention with examples.
Group-C
(Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions within 300 words.
7. Define motivation. Discuss McClelland's theory of motivation and its classroom implications. (2+6+2)
8. Explain different needs as mentioned in Maslow's theory. Mention any three educational implications of this theory.
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WBUTTEPA
B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2021
Childhood & Growing Up: Development & its Characteristics
Course: 1.1.1 (1st half)
Full Marks: 35
Time: 1½ Hours
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group-A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words. 2 × 5 = 10
(i) What is Babbling?
(ii) What do you mean by mental substitution?
(iii) What is meant by the stage of “storm and stress”?
(iv) Mention any two characteristics of personality trait.
(v) Mention any two differences between growth and development.
(vi) What is Assimilation?
(vii) Mention any four principles of development.
Group-B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words. 5 × 3 = 15
Write the general characteristics of growth.
Describe the various stages of moral development as proposed by Kohlberg.
Discuss the role of socio-cultural environment in individual difference.
Describe the role of family in growth and development of individuals.
Discuss the role of school and teacher in solving the problems of adolescence.
Group-C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one from the following questions within 300 words.
Discuss the role of family in child rearing practices.
Discuss the stages of psycho-social development as stated by Erikson.
WBUTTEPA
B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2021
Childhood & Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd half)
Full Marks: 35
Time: 1½ Hours
Group-A (Marks: 10)
[Answer any five from the following questions, each within 50 words.]
2 × 5 = 10
(i) State the importance of emotion in education.
(ii) What is meant by Intelligence Quotient?
(iii) What is “Self-actualization” need?
(iv) Distinguish between “Motivation” and “Drives”.
(v) State two characteristics of attitude.
(vi) What is Extrinsic Motivation?
(vii) Explain the relationship between attention and interest.
Group-B (Marks: 15)
[Answer any three from the following questions, each within 150 words.]
5 × 3 = 15
Discuss any five determinants of attention with their application in education.
Differentiate between volitional attention and non-volitional attention.
How do you identify creative students?
Discuss any five strategies for nurturing creativity.
Explain different strategies for motivating students to learning.
Group-C (Marks: 10)
[Answer any one from the following questions within 300 words.]
Explain “operation” dimension of SOI model. State any two educational implications of this model.
Discuss Gardner’s theory of intelligence with its educational implication.
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Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2022
Childhood and Growing Up: Developments and its Characteristics
Course: 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Full Marks: 35 | Time: 12 Hours
2022
Group A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five in about 50 words each.
What is meant by Schema?
What is ID and Superego?
Mention any four principles of development.
Write two causes of individual difference.
What is Babbling?
What is Assimilation?
What is meant by the stage of “Storm and Stress”?
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three in about 150 words each.
Mention the components of language development. Mention any four differences between growth and development.
Describe the various stages of moral development as proposed by Kohlberg.
Discuss five factors theory of personality.
Discuss the role of school and teacher in solving the problem of adolescence.
What is projective technique? Briefly discuss Rorschach’s Ink Blot test.
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one in about 300 words.
Discuss Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development. Make a critical comment on Piaget’s theory.
Discuss the role of family in child‑rearing practices.
Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2022
Childhood and Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd Half) 2022
Full Marks: 35 | Time: 1½ Hours
Group A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five in about 50 words each.
What is meant by emotion?
Write any two educational implications of attitude.
What is curiosity?
State any two components of creativity.
What is span of attention?
Distinguish between verbal and non‑verbal tests of intelligence.
What is intrinsic motivation?
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three in about 150 words each.
What is intelligence? Explain the relationship between mental age and intelligence quotient.
As a school teacher how can you identify attention fluctuations among your students?
Briefly explain the elements of emotional intelligence.
Discuss the major components of creativity.
What is anxiety? State the characteristics of anxiety.
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one in about 300 words.
Briefly discuss Weiner’s theory of motivation. Mention the educational significance of Maslow’s theory of motivation.
Explain Thurston’s theory of intelligence with its educational significances.
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B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2023
Childhood and Growing Up: Development & Its Characteristics
Course: 1.1.1 (1st Half)
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group A (Marks: 10)
1. Answer any five of the following questions in about 50 words each.
(a) Write any four emotional characteristics of early childhood.
(b) What is meant by self-concept?
(c) Write any two importance of individual differences in education.
(d) What is Accommodation?
(e) What are the components of language?
(f) Write any two characteristics of personality.
(g) Mention the stages of cognitive development as proposed by Piaget.
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three of the following questions in about 150 words each.
Discuss the stages of psycho-sexual development as described by Freud.
Discuss the role of family in the growth and development of individuals.
Discuss in brief the advantages and disadvantages of Projective Tests.
How is the learner’s emotional development affected by deprivation and a disrupted family?
What are the responsibilities of teachers and parents regarding language development?
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one of the following questions in about 300 words.
Describe the stages of psychosocial development as stated by Erikson. Also write the educational implications of each stage.
Evaluate the strengths and limitations of Eysenck’s Trait Theory in the study of personality development.
B.Ed. 1st Semester Examination, 2023
Childhood and Growing Up: Aspects of Development
Course: 1.1.1 (2nd Half)
Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Full Marks: 35
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks.
Group A (Marks: 10)
Answer any five of the following questions in about 50 words each.
(a) What do you mean by Instinct?
(b) What is meant by Fluctuation of Attention?
(c) Write the elements of Emotional Intelligence.
(d) Establish the relation between Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and MA (Mental Age).
(e) Write four factors which hinder the nurturance of creativity in the classroom.
(f) Write two educational implications of Attitude.
(g) What is Intrinsic Motivation?
Group B (Marks: 15)
Answer any three of the following questions in about 150 words each.
Discuss the role of emotion in the education of a child.
Establish with examples how Self-Efficacy and Anxiety influence each other in education.
How would you identify creative students? Write four basic features of creativity.
Discuss any five objective determinants of attention.
Write about Verbal Tests of Intelligence.
Group C (Marks: 10)
Answer any one of the following questions in about 300 words.
Discuss McClelland’s Theory of Achievement Motivation.
Describe Thurstone’s Theory of Intelligence. How is this theory different from Gardner’s Theory of Intelligence?
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