UPTET 2021 previous year paper practice · PYQ-pattern set

UPTET 2021 PYQ-pattern questions

Showing 10 of the 19 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 · Pedagogical Concerns

   बहु-बुद्धि सिद्धांत (Theory of Multiple Intelligences) के अनुसार, यदि एक छात्र संगीत में रुचि रखता है और सुर-ताल को आसानी से समझता है, तो यह किस बुद्धि का संकेत है?

   • A. भाषिक बुद्धि (Linguistic Intelligence)
   • B. संगीतात्मक बुद्धि (Musical Intelligence)
   • C. अंतर-वैयक्तिक बुद्धि (Interpersonal Intelligence)
   • D. प्रकृतिवादी बुद्धि (Naturalistic Intelligence)
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   गार्डनर के बहु-बुद्धि सिद्धांत में संगीतात्मक बुद्धि वह क्षमता है जिसमें व्यक्ति सुर, ताल, लय को समझता और उत्पन्न करता है।

2. Q2 · Pedagogy of Hindi Language Development

   भाषा शिक्षण में 'समग्र भाषा उपागम' (Whole Language Approach) का मुख्य सिद्धांत क्या है?

   • A. भाषा को अलग-अलग कौशलों में विभाजित करके सिखाना
   • B. केवल वर्णमाला और व्याकरण पर ध्यान देना
   • C. भाषा को संपूर्ण रूप में, संदर्भ और अर्थ के साथ सिखाना
   • D. केवल पाठ्यपुस्तक पर आधारित शिक्षण
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   समग्र भाषा उपागम में भाषा को संपूर्ण इकाई के रूप में, वास्तविक संदर्भ और अर्थ के साथ सिखाया जाता है, न कि अलग-अलग कौशलों में तोड़कर।

3. Q3 · English Grammar

   Identify the sentence with correct use of the subjunctive mood:

   • A. If she was here, she would help us
   • B. I wish I was a teacher
   • C. It is essential that he arrive on time
   • D. She talks as if she knows everything
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   The subjunctive mood is correctly used in option C: 'It is essential that he arrive' (not 'arrives'). This construction expresses necessity or demand.

4. Q4 · Mensuration

   The perimeter of a rectangle is 56 cm and its length is 16 cm. What is its area?

   • A. 180 cm²
   • B. 192 cm²
   • C. 200 cm²
   • D. 216 cm²
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Perimeter = 2(l + b) = 56, so l + b = 28. If l = 16, then b = 12. Area = l × b = 16 × 12 = 192 cm².

5. Q5 · Geometry

   A quadrilateral has all four sides equal and all angles equal to 90°. What is this shape called?

   • A. Rectangle
   • B. Rhombus
   • C. Square
   • D. Parallelogram
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   A quadrilateral with all sides equal and all angles 90° is a square.

6. Q6 · Water

   What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

   • A. Wind
   • B. The Sun
   • C. Ocean currents
   • D. Underground heat
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   The Sun provides the energy needed for evaporation, which is the key process that drives the water cycle on Earth.

7. Q7 · Food

   The process of planning meals to ensure the body receives all essential nutrients every day is called:

   • A. Food preservation
   • B. Meal planning
   • C. Food processing
   • D. Nutrition labeling
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Meal planning is the systematic process of organizing and planning each meal to ensure the body receives a balanced intake of all essential nutrients.

8. Q8 · Environment Protection

   A teacher is explaining the concept of ecological succession to Class V students using a local wetland as an example. Which of the following sequences correctly represents primary succession in a newly formed pond?

   • A. Bare rock → Lichens → Mosses → Grasses → Shrubs → Trees
   • B. Phytoplankton → Submerged plants → Floating plants → Reeds and grasses → Marsh vegetation
   • C. Grassland → Shrubland → Forest → Climax community
   • D. Pioneer species → Aquatic insects → Fish → Amphibians → Birds
   Answer and solution

   Answer: B

   Aquatic succession in a pond begins with phytoplankton, then progresses to submerged plants, floating plants, emergent vegetation (reeds), and finally marsh vegetation as the pond fills in.

9. Q9 · Plants and Animals

   A teacher asks students to observe different types of roots. One student brings a plant with roots that grow from parts of the stem or leaves rather than from the main root system. What type of roots are these?

   • A. Tap roots
   • B. Fibrous roots
   • C. Adventitious roots
   • D. Aerial roots only
   Answer and solution

   Answer: C

   Adventitious roots are roots that develop from unusual places such as stems or leaves rather than from the primary root system. Examples include roots of banyan trees and some climbing plants.

10. Q10 · Light

    An object is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. What is the nature of the image formed?

    • A. Real, inverted and magnified
    • B. Virtual, erect and magnified
    • C. Real, inverted and diminished
    • D. Virtual, erect and diminished
    Answer and solution

    Answer: A

    Since object is placed between focus and center of curvature (f=10 cm, C=20 cm, object at 15 cm), the image formed is real, inverted and magnified.