MBSE HSSLC Sample Question Paper Education

Total number of printed pages – 2 HSS/014 EDUCATION SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER Full Marks – 80 Time – 3 hours General Instructions : (i) All questions are compulsory. (ii) Marks allotted to each question are indicated against it. (iii) Please write down the number of the question before attempting it. 1. Choose the most appropriate response from the choices provided under each of the following: 8x1=8 a) The latest concept of psychology is in terms of i) soul ii) consciousness iii) behaviour iv) mind b) The stimulus – response theory was developed by i) Kohler ii) Terman iii) E.L. Thorndike iv) Pavlov c) While calculating the IQ of a person, C.A. is kept in the i) Numerator ii) Denominator iii) Reserve iv) Either in (i) or (ii) d) The word ‘Interest’ in Latin means i) to grow ii) to talk about iii) thinking of iv) it matters e) The type of counselling which does not employ any specific technique is i) Permissive Counselling ii) Directive Counselling iii) Non-directive Counselling iv) Eclectic Counselling f) Which one of the following is not the cause of forgetting? i) lack of interest ii) lapse of time iii) learning by doing iv) emotional disturbances g) Development is i) Complex ii) Unnatural iii) Discontinuous iv) Continuous h) Which of the following is not the function of mental hygiene? i) Preventive ii) Coersive iii) Curative iv) Adjustive 2. State whether the following statements are True or False : 4x1=4 a) Insightful learning is associated with Ivan Pavlov. b) Personality includes physical, mental and emotional traits. c) Counselling is possible without communication. d) The relationship between Education and Psychology is irrelevant. 3. Fill in the blanks. 4x1=4 a) The term IQ was put into wide practice by ____________ (Stern/Terman) b) An earlier view of learning regarded the teacher as a __________ (dispenser of information/passive absorber) c) Delay and inaccuracy should be regarded as the chief marks of ________ (memory/forgetting) d) Interest in a particular object leads a person to ________ it.(attend to/select) 4. What is social heredity? 2 5. What does ‘guidance in education’ mean? 2 20

HSS/014 6. Define the term mental health. 2 7. What is memory? 2 8. What is the difference between growth and development? 2 9. What is environment? 2 10. Explain the changing concept of psychology. 4 11. Explain physical and mental environment. 4 12. Discuss, in brief, the various factors which affect memory. 4 13. Explain briefly any four characteristics of attention. 4 14. Highlight the differences between guidance and counselling. 4 15. Explain briefly how educational psychology is viewed as a social science and a practical science. 4 16. Explain the special characteristics of adolescence period. 7 17. Explain learning with one definition. Explain with experimental evidence, the theory of learning by trial and error. 3+4=7 18. Explain personality with one definition. How does Jung classify personality? Explain. 3+4=7 19. (a) What is mental hygiene? Enlist and briefly explain the characteristics of a mentally healthy person. 2+5=7 OR (b) What is adjustment mechanism? Explain any five adjustment mechanisms. 2+5=7 _______________________ HSS/014 21