TN TET Psychology Unit I Child Development – Physical, Social, Emotional, and Cognitive development Online Test - 1

TN TET Psychology Unit I Child Development – Physical, Social, Emotional, and Cognitive development

1. Child development mainly refers to:

a) Physical and mental growth
b) Emotional and social growth
c) All-round growth of the child
d) Only physical growth

2. Growth refers to:

a) Increase in height, weight, and body size
b) Emotional maturity
c) Social adjustment
d) Intellectual development

3. Development includes:

a) Mental changes only
b) Physical, mental, emotional, and social changes
c) Biological changes only
d) None of the above

4. The main difference between growth and development is:

a) Growth is qualitative, development is quantitative
b) Growth is quantitative, development is qualitative
c) Both are the same
d) Development occurs only in childhood

5. Growth stops at a certain age, but development:

a) Stops at age 15
b) Stops at age 20
c) Continues throughout life
d) Stops with education

6. Which of the following is a stage of child development?

a) Infancy
b) Adolescence
c) Childhood
d) All of the above

7. The stage from birth to 1 year is called:

a) Infancy
b) Childhood
c) Adolescence
d) Adulthood

8. The stage from 3–6 years is known as:

a) Early childhood
b) Infancy
c) Adolescence
d) Old age

9. Adolescence refers to the age group:

a) 6–10 years
b) 10–20 years
c) 3–6 years
d) 20–40 years

10. Which stage is known as the ‘foundation of life’?

a) Adolescence
b) Infancy
c) Early childhood
d) Adulthood

11. Factors affecting growth and development are:

a) Heredity
b) Environment
c) Both heredity and environment
d) None of these

12. The brain grows rapidly during:

a) Infancy
b) Childhood
c) Adolescence
d) Old age

13. Which factor plays a major role in personality development?

a) Nutrition
b) Environment
c) Education
d) All of these

14. The universalisation of elementary education is targeted at:

a) 3–6 years
b) 6–10 years
c) 6–14 years
d) 14–20 years

15. Which of the following is a qualitative change?

a) Weight gain
b) Height increase
c) Language development
d) Bone growth

16. Emotional development starts:

a) After 10 years
b) From birth itself
c) Only in adolescence
d) After education

17. Socialisation of a child begins from:

a) School
b) Neighbourhood
c) Family
d) Friends

18. Learning to walk and talk occurs during:

a) Infancy
b) Early childhood
c) Adolescence
d) Adulthood

19. Which hormone imbalance causes dwarfism?

a) Insulin
b) Growth hormone
c) Thyroxine
d) Estrogen

20. Goitre is caused by the deficiency of:

a) Iodine
b) Iron
c) Calcium
d) Vitamin D

21. The medulla in the brain controls:

a) Breathing and heartbeat
b) Vision
c) Smell
d) Learning

22. Reflex action is controlled by:

a) Cerebrum
b) Medulla
c) Spinal cord
d) Cerebellum

23. Which stage is known as the period of rapid physical changes?

a) Infancy
b) Adolescence
c) Early childhood
d) Old age

24. Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE) ensures:

a) Education only for boys
b) Education for all children up to 14 years
c) Education for higher classes only
d) Technical education

25. Social development means:

a) Learning manners, cooperation, and adjustment
b) Only physical growth
c) Language learning
d) Sports activities

26. Which is an example of fine motor development?

a) Walking
b) Jumping
c) Writing
d) Running

27. The term ‘heredity’ refers to:

a) Influence of society
b) Transmission of traits from parents to child
c) School education
d) Social behaviour

28. The term ‘environment’ includes:

a) Family
b) School
c) Neighbourhood
d) All of these

29. Which stage is called the ‘period of play’?

a) Infancy
b) Early childhood
c) Adolescence
d) Adulthood

30. Which of the following continues throughout life?

a) Growth
b) Development
c) Both growth and development
d) Neither growth nor development