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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 86

Topic: Pedagogy of EVS

Q86

Read the following statements A and B carefully :
A. Recommendation of NCF (2005) is to discourage rote learning of information.
B. Recommendation of NCF (2005) is to discourage maintenance of sharp boundaries between different subject areas.
Choose the correct option.

  1. (1) Both A and B are true.Correct answer
  2. (2) Both A and B are false.
  3. (3) A is true but B is false.
  4. (4) A is false but B is true.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) Both A and B are true.

  1. NCF 2005 asks schools to move learning away from rote memorising (A).
  2. It also asks that the walls between subjects be softened so that knowledge connects across areas and with life outside school (B).
  3. EVS itself, which merges science and social science at the primary stage, follows this idea.