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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 30

Topic: Growth and development

Q30

Development of children :

  1. (1) is a simple and unitary process.
  2. (2) unfolds in a random manner which does not have any pattern.
  3. (3) is multidimensional and multidirectional.Correct answer
  4. (4) is synonymous with growth.

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) is multidimensional and multidirectional.

  1. Development covers many areas at once: physical, cognitive, social, emotional and language.
  2. It can move in different directions; some abilities grow while others may decline or change.
  3. It is complex, not simple; it follows patterns, not random steps; and it is wider than growth, which is only physical increase.

Trap: (4) mixes growth (quantitative) with development (qualitative and quantitative).