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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 15

Topic: Emotions and learning

Q15

Given below are two statements, one marked as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : Teachers should not associate learning with strict discipline because children do not learn effectively in an environment of fear and stress.
Reason (R) : Early childhood is a sensitive period for the development of language.

  1. (1) (A) is true, but (R) false.
  2. (2) Both (A) and (R) are false.
  3. (3) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).Correct answer
  4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Both true; (R) does not explain (A).

  1. (A) is true: fear and stress block attention and memory, so learning should not be tied to harsh discipline.
  2. (R) is true: early childhood is a sensitive period for language development.
  3. But a sensitive period for language says nothing about why fear harms learning, so (R) does not explain (A).

Trap: (4) links two true but unrelated facts.