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CTET 8 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 90

Topic: Pedagogy of EVS

Q90

In the following question, Assertion and Reason are followed. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct option from the following.
Assertion : The child’s local objects are a natural source of learning which should be given primacy in the classroom.
Reason : When the living world in and around the school is available for contemplation, children will be aware of environmental issues and will be able to nurture their interest in them.

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

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Both are correct and Reason explains Assertion.

  1. Assertion is true: things from the child's own surroundings are natural learning material and deserve a central place in class.
  2. Reason is true: when the living world in and around school is open to observation, children notice environmental issues and grow interested.
  3. This is why local objects should get primacy, so Reason explains Assertion.

Trap: (1) misses that the Reason gives the purpose behind the Assertion.