JKTET 2025 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

JKTET 2025 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 120 PYQ-pattern questions in this set — freshly worded in that year's pattern, not the original questions. Answers and solutions open under each question.

1. Q1 · RTE Act 2009

   According to the Right to Education Act 2009, what is the minimum number of working days required per academic year for classes 1 to 5?

   • A. 180 days
   • B. 200 days
   • C. 220 days
   • D. 240 days
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   As per the RTE Act 2009, the minimum number of working days per academic year for classes 1 to 5 is 200 days.

2. Q2 · Piaget

   A child who can mentally reverse operations and understand conservation belongs to which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

   • A. Sensorimotor stage
   • B. Preoperational stage
   • C. Concrete operational stage
   • D. Formal operational stage
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage (7-11 years) is characterized by the ability to mentally reverse operations and understand conservation of quantity, volume, and number.

3. Q3 · School-based Assessment and CCE

   Which type of assessment is primarily designed to improve the learning process rather than to assign grades?

   • A. Summative assessment
   • B. Formative assessment
   • C. Diagnostic assessment
   • D. Placement assessment
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Formative assessment occurs during instruction through quizzes and assignments, and its primary purpose is to improve learning rather than assign final grades.

4. Q4 · Children with Special Needs

   According to the RTE Act 2009, providing ramps with railings in schools for children with special needs is the responsibility of:

   • A. Teachers
   • B. Parents
   • C. Concerned Government
   • D. School Management Committee
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   As per the RTE Act 2009, providing infrastructure facilities like ramps with railing for children with special needs is the responsibility of the concerned government.

5. Q5 · Vygotsky

   The gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance from a skilled partner is called:

   • A. Schema
   • B. Zone of Proximal Development
   • C. Equilibration
   • D. Assimilation
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can do with assistance from a more knowledgeable other.

6. Q6 · Principles of Development

   Which principle of development states that development proceeds from the center of the body outward?

   • A. Cephalocaudal principle
   • B. Proximodistal principle
   • C. Sequential principle
   • D. Differentiation principle
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The proximodistal principle states that development proceeds from the center of the body (proximal) outward toward the extremities (distal), such as trunk control developing before finger control.

7. Q7 · Concept and Theories of Intelligence

   According to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences, a child who excels in activities involving rhythm, pitch, and melody possesses high:

   • A. Linguistic intelligence
   • B. Spatial intelligence
   • C. Musical intelligence
   • D. Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Howard Gardner's Musical intelligence refers to the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tone, and to create, perform, and appreciate music.

8. Q8 · LSRW Skills

   LSRW skills in language learning refer to:

   • A. Learning, Studying, Reading, Writing
   • B. Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
   • C. Literacy, Speech, Recognition, Words
   • D. Language, Syntax, Rules, Words
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   LSRW stands for Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing, which are the four fundamental skills in language learning and development.

9. Q9 · Nature of Mathematics

   The statement 'Mathematics learning should move from concrete to abstract' reflects which pedagogical approach?

   • A. Lecture method
   • B. Rote learning approach
   • C. Constructivist approach
   • D. Drill and practice method
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   The constructivist approach to mathematics education emphasizes moving from concrete manipulatives to pictorial representations and finally to abstract concepts, helping students build understanding progressively.

10. Q10 · EVS as Integrated Subject

    Environmental Studies (EVS) at the primary level integrates concepts from:

    • A. Only Science and Geography
    • B. Only Social Science and Civics
    • C. Science, Social Science, and Environmental Education
    • D. Only Physical Science and Biology
    Answer and solution

    Answer: C

    EVS is an integrated subject at the primary level that combines concepts from Science, Social Science, and Environmental Education to help children understand their surroundings holistically.