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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 20

Topic: Gifted and creative learners

Q20

Assertion (A) : Creativity needs to be nurtured by presenting practical problems and issues to children for contemplation and reflection.
Reason (R) : Creative children have the ability to discover something that is novel and need intellectual stimulation.
Choose the correct option :

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

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

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

  1. (A) is true: open, real problems invite children to think in new ways.
  2. (R) is true: creative children can find novel ideas and need mental challenge.
  3. Because they need intellectual stimulation, giving them practical problems to reflect on is the way to nurture creativity. So (R) explains (A).