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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 7

Topic: Principles of development

Q7

Which principle of development is illustrated in the following statement ?
During infancy and early childhood, the limbs continue to grow faster than the hands and feet.

  1. (1) Cephalocaudal principle
  2. (2) Principle of centration
  3. (3) Principle of integration
  4. (4) Proximodistal principleCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Proximodistal principle

  1. Proximodistal means growth moves from the centre of the body outwards.
  2. Parts near the trunk, like arms and legs, develop before the far parts, like hands, feet and fingers.
  3. Limbs growing faster than hands and feet fits this centre-to-outside order.

Trap: (1) cephalocaudal is head-to-toe order, not centre-to-edge.