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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 80

Topic: Pedagogy of EVS

Q80

Harleen asked her teacher, “Why do roses have thorns?” What must be the pedagogy of an EVS teacher towards this curiosity?

  1. (1) Tell that roses have thorns to protect itself from animals.
  2. (2) Tell that all roses do not have thorns.
  3. (3) Tell her to find out which other plants have thorns.
  4. (4) Ask her to observe animals eating plants with and without thorns.Correct answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Ask her to observe animals eating plants with and without thorns.

  1. Harleen's question is 'why', and this activity lets her find the reason herself.
  2. By watching which plants animals avoid, she can see that thorns protect the plant.
  3. This is inquiry: observe, compare, conclude.

Trap: (1) gives the right fact but ends her curiosity; (3) collects examples without answering 'why'.