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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 8

Topic: Learning and cognition

Q8

Which of the following are important to ensure meaningful learning ?
(i) Provisioning of emotional support.
(ii) An atmosphere of competition and rivalry.
(iii) Opportunities for doing and experimenting.
(iv) Standardised curriculum.

  1. (1) (ii), (iii), (iv)
  2. (2) (iii), (iv)
  3. (3) (i), (iii)Correct answer
  4. (4) (i), (iii), (iv)

Solution.

CBSE answer: (3)

Answer: (3) (i), (iii)

  1. Children learn best when they feel safe and supported, so emotional support (i) helps.
  2. Doing and experimenting (iii) lets children build knowledge actively.
  3. Competition and rivalry (ii) create stress and comparison; a rigid standardised curriculum (iv) ignores local context and individual needs.

Trap: (4) adds (iv), but NCF 2005 asks for a flexible curriculum.