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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 47

Topic: Pedagogy of mathematics

Q47

‘Each prime number has only two factors.’ Which method is most appropriate to be followed to prove it in Class VI ?

  1. (1) Deductive method
  2. (2) Synthesis method
  3. (3) Inductive methodCorrect answer
  4. (4) Analysis method

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) Inductive method

  1. At Class VI, children reach a general rule best by testing many particular cases.
  2. They list factors of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and see each has only 1 and itself, then generalise.
  3. This moves from examples to rule, from concrete to abstract, as NCF advises.

Trap: the deductive method starts from an accepted rule and is too abstract for this level.