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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 9

Topic: Growth and development

Q9

Growth of the body and brain, sensory capabilities and motor skills are a part of :

  1. (1) Sensory motor development
  2. (2) Physical developmentCorrect answer
  3. (3) Cognitive development
  4. (4) Social development

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Physical development

  1. Physical development covers growth of the body and brain, the senses and motor skills.
  2. Cognitive development is about thinking, memory and reasoning; social development is about relationships.
  3. 'Sensory motor' is the name of Piaget's first cognitive stage, not a domain of development.

Trap: (1) borrows Piaget's stage name for a domain.