Assam University B.Ed. Admission Test-2025
Full Marks: 50, Time: 1½ hours
Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark
SECTION-A
Teaching Aptitude, Marks: 20
1. A teacher can establish rapport with the students by
(A) guiding them in difficult situations
(B) showing them friendship
(C) demonstrating their subject mastery
(D) showing an authoritarian attitude
2. What is the best way to motivate students in a classroom?
(A) Encouraging active participation
(B) Threatening them with failure
(C) Giving more homework
(D) Keeping them disciplined
3. What should you do when you notice a student struggling with a concept in your class?
(A) Ask the student to meet you later
(B) Provide additional explanation and examples
(C) Ask another student to teach that student
(D) Advise the student to figure it out independently
4. A teacher’s most important challenge in classroom is
(A) to make students do the homework
(B) to maintain discipline
(C) to make teaching-learning enjoyable
(D) to prepare question papers
5. What is the primary goal of classroom assessment?
(A) Rank students based on their scores
(B) Identify areas for improvement
(C) Decide what to teach
(D) Reduce student detention in same class
6. Effective teaching involves
(A) encouraging interaction
(B) delivering lectures
(C) relying solely on textbooks
(D) avoiding asking questions to students
7. What is the role of a teacher in a student-centred learning environment?
(A) Knowledge provider
(B) Disciplinarian
(C) Passive observer
(D) Facilitator
8. A teacher notices that a student in the class has excellent creative thinking abilities. How can the teacher encourage this student’s learning?
(A) By rectifying his/her weaknesses
(B) By providing more opportunities
(C) By letting him/her develop independently
(D) By focusing his/her attention on exams
9. The main objective of the teaching-learning process in a classroom is
(A) to develop critical thinking
(B) to provide information
(C) to help students get jobs
(D) to maintain discipline
10. Which of the following is a characteristic of effective teaching?
(A) Teaching large content in short time
(B) Using lecture method always
(C) Helping students learn independently
(D) Giving notes and assignments
11. The term ‘curriculum’ in education refers to
(A) the methods of teaching adopted
(B) overall programme of studies offered
(C) textbook suggestions for teaching
(D) class timetable preparation
12. In the context of education, ‘diagnostic evaluation’ means
(A) evaluating students at the end of the course
(B) evaluating the performance before teaching
(C) evaluating students for assigning grades
(D) identifying learning difficulties of students
13. The term ‘least restrictive environment’ is associated with the education of
(A) gifted children
(B) children with disability
(C) early childhood learners
(D) mentally retarded learners
14. The major objective of education is
(A) reforming the society
(B) making students disciplined
(C) developing inherent abilities
(D) making students as followers of teachers
15. The important factor to be taken care of while formulating the curriculum is
(A) teachers’ abilities and competencies
(B) children’s capabilities and needs
(C) national ideologies and principles
(D) social and cultural ideals of the society
16. For a teacher, which of the following methods would be correct for writing on the blackboard?
(A) Writing all the points very fast
(B) Writing content and asking students to read
(C) Writing all the answers that students give
(D) Writing important points clearly
17. The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours is
(A) scaffolding
(B) motivation
(C) creativity
(D) intelligence
18. Memory type questions are used to test
(A) previous knowledge of pupils
(B) extended knowledge of pupils
(C) interest of the pupils
(D) skill levels of pupils
19. Which of the following best describes the concept of scaffolding in education?
(A) Providing students with permanent solutions to problems
(B) Encouraging students to work without any guidance
(C) Assigning tasks that are beyond students' current abilities
(D) Gradually reducing support as students become more independent
20. Metacognition is the awareness which helps to
(A) memorize facts and figures
(B) enhance physical coordination
(C) reflect on own learning processes
(D) improve group collaboration skills
SECTION-B
(Current Trends and Issues in Education)
(Marks: 10)
21. The State/UT in India that recently declared 100% literacy is
(A) Kerala
(B) Delhi
(C) Mizoram
(D) Uttarakhand
22. NCET is conducted for admission to
(A) FYUG
(B) PG
(C) MBBS
(D) ITEP
23. The first stage of schooling as per the NEP 2020 academic structure is
(A) preparatory
(B) foundational
(C) elementary
(D) basic
24. What is the significance of the NIPUN Bharat Mission?
(A) To improve the infrastructure of schools
(B) To promote vocational learning in schools
(C) To enhance foundational literacy and numeracy skills in children
(D) To reduce the number of schools
25. One of the major benefits of inclusive education is
(A) increasing isolation of students with disabilities
(B) reducing social interaction among students
(C) enhancing social inclusion of students with diverse abilities
(D) increasing academic performance of selected students
26. What is the National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)?
(A) A programme to rank universities based on their performance
(B) A framework to standardize degrees and outcomes in higher education
(C) A system to limit the number of students in higher education
(D) A programme to increase student participation in education
27. Which of the following is the full form of PARAKH?
(A) Performance Assessment and Review of Available Knowledge in Holistic Manner
(B) Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development
(C) Performance Assessment and Review of Key Holistic Areas for Student Development
(D) Performance Appraisal, Research and Analysis of Key Holistic Areas
28. Digital India campaign in education mainly aims at
(A) promoting online learning and digital classroom
(B) constructing new schools
(C) replacing teachers with AI
(D) privatizing schools
29. National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2023 for school education emphasizes
(A) board exam-focused education
(B) book-based learning only
(C) removing cocurricular activities
(D) competency-based learning
30. Which of the following is a major challenge in implementing ICT in rural education?
(A) High student-teacher ratio
(B) Lack of interest in students
(C) Poor digital infrastructure
(D) Outdated textbooks
SECTION-C
(General English)
(Marks: 10)
31. Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice?
(A) She is writing a letter.
(B) A letter is being written by her.
(C) She writes a letter.
(D) She has written a letter.
32. Choose the correct form of the verb: If I ___ you, I would apologize.
(A) was
(B) were
(C) am
(D) is
33. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) He don’t like coffee.
(B) He doesn’t likes coffee.
(C) He doesn’t like coffee.
(D) He don’t likes coffee.
34. Which of the following is an example of a gerund?
(A) To run
(B) Running
(C) Ran
(D) Runs
35. Choose the correct preposition. He is good ___ mathematics.
(A) on
(B) in
(C) with
(D) at
36. Identify the correct sentence.
(A) Neither of the boys are present.
(B) Neither of the boys is present.
(C) Neither of the boys were present.
(D) Neither of the boys have been present.
37. Identify the sentence with correct usage.
(A) She is adapt at solving problems.
(B) She is adopt at solving problems.
(C) She is adept at solving problems.
(D) She is adept at solving problems.
38. Choose the correctly spelt word.
(A) Occurence
(B) Ocurrence
(C) Occurrance
(D) Occurrence
39. Choose the synonym of ‘benevolent’.
(A) Kind
(B) Cruel
(C) Selfish
(D) Friendly
40. Choose the antonym of ‘fragile’.
(A) Delicate
(B) Agile
(C) Strong
(D) Brittle
SECTION-D
(General Knowledge)
(Marks: 10)
41. Churdhhar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Sikkim
(D) Maharashtra
42. The present Chief Justice of India (CJI) is
(A) Yeshwant V. Chandrachud
(B) Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
(C) Bushan R. Gavai
(D) Sanjiv Khanna
43. The sorrow of Bihar is
(A) Ganga
(B) Kosi
(C) Yamuna
(D) Bagmati
44. The Discovery of India is written by
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
45. The Article in Indian Constitution that prohibits the practice of untouchability in any form is
(A) Article 17
(B) Article 14
(C) Article 25
(D) Article 42
46. The first Education Minister of Independent India was
(A) K. L. Shrimali
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
47. The Green Revolution resulted in increased production of
(A) wheat and rice
(B) maize and corn
(C) sugar and sugarcane
(D) cotton and jute
48. Operation Flood is also known as
(A) Yellow Revolution
(B) Blue Revolution
(C) White Revolution
(D) Green Revolution
49. Which of the following wetlands in Assam is included in the list of Ramsar sites?
(A) Son Beel
(B) Maguri Motapung Beel
(C) Deepor Beel
(D) Dora Beel
50. The capital city of Assam province in British India was
(A) Dibrugarh
(B) Nagaon
(C) Guwahati
(D) Shillong
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