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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 79

Topic: Pedagogy of EVS

Q79

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) : Conversations with people with different understanding on the same subject make us feel the need to think more critically so that our knowledge is refined.
Reason (R) : According to constructivism, the process of knowledge creation is basically a social process, in which the views and beliefs of others play an important role.

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

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Both correct and R is the correct explanation of A

  1. A is true: talking with people who see a topic differently makes us question and refine our own ideas.
  2. R is true: in the social constructivist view, knowledge is built through interaction, and others' views shape it.
  3. R explains A: because knowledge is built socially, meeting different views pushes us to think critically.

Trap: Option (3) ignores that A is a direct result of the social process R describes.