Match List-I with List-II :List-IList-II(a) Practice Play(i) Representational system develops(b) Dramatic Play(ii) First stage of Smilansky's play(c) Symbolic Play(iii) Children use imagination(d) Functional Play(iv) Major role of senses during playChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).Practice play, Piaget's sensory-motor play of infancy, relies mainly on the senses (iv).Dramatic play is make-believe in which children use imagination to act out roles (iii).Symbolic play, using one object to stand for another, shows that the representational system is developing (i).Functional play, simple repeated movements with or without objects, is the first stage in Sara Smilansky's classification of play (ii).

Child and Human Development Questions and Answers

Q: Identify the category of organized child care from the following :(a) Babysitter at home(b) Kindergarten(c) Creches(d) PreschoolsChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Organized child care includes (b), (c) and (d) only.Organized (institutional) child care is provided by a setting with trained staff, a fixed programme and regulated standards: kindergartens, creches and preschools.A babysitter at home is an informal, individual arrangement made by the family, not organized care, so options including (a) are wrong.

Q: Select the health needs of children from the following :(a) Understanding and acceptance(b) Early stimulation and learning needs(c) Nutrition(d) Understanding and ignorance(e) Supplementary nutritionChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The health needs are (c) and (e) only.Among the items listed, nutrition (c) and supplementary nutrition (e) are the needs that bear directly on a child's physical health and growth; supplementary nutrition is one of the six services of ICDS, given to make up the gap in children's diets.Understanding and acceptance (a) and early stimulation and learning (b) are emotional and developmental needs rather than health needs, and 'understanding and ignorance' (d) is not a need at all. So every option with (a), (b) or (d) is wrong.

Q: Which of the following are the core rights of the children given by UNCRC ?(a) Right to Survival(b) Right to Protection(c) Right to Equality(d) Right to Development(e) Right to ParticipationChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

The core rights are (a), (b), (d) and (e).The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) is usually summed up in four groups of rights: the right to survival, the right to development, the right to protection and the right to participation.Equality and non-discrimination run through the Convention as a general principle, but 'right to equality' is not one of the four core groups, so the options including (c) are wrong.

Q: Which of the following is NOT an auditory stimulus for the infants ?

The one that is not an auditory stimulus is making facial gestures.An auditory stimulus is something the infant hears. Sounds of birds, soft music and talking all stimulate hearing and help develop listening and, later, language.Facial gestures, such as smiling or making faces, are seen rather than heard. They are a visual stimulus, important for social and emotional development, but not auditory.

Q: When was the national Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy approved by the Government of India ?

The national ECCE Policy was approved in 2013.The Government of India approved the National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy in September 2013. It covers children up to six years and lays down a framework for quality ECCE through anganwadis, pre-schools and creches, with a national curriculum framework and quality standards.2012, 2014 and 2015 do not match the year of approval.

Q: Which aspect is least important in selection of an Anganwadi worker ?

The least important aspect is To ensure that she knows some English and is educated.An anganwadi worker under the ICDS scheme is a woman from the local community who runs the anganwadi centre: preschool education, supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring and contact with mothers. What matters most is her commitment to children, her acceptance in and understanding of the community's culture, and her training in early childhood care and education.She works in the local language with village families, so knowing English is not needed for the job, which makes it the least important of the four.

Q: Which aspect is not important in management of an institution serving children with special needs ?

The aspect that is not important is A compulsory program of vocational training.An institution for children with special needs must follow the legal norms that govern it (such as those under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act), involve parents and families, who are the child's main support, and run programmes that build each child's self-esteem.Vocational training can help some older children, but making it compulsory for every child ignores their different ages, needs and abilities. Individualised education, not a uniform compulsory programme, is the principle of special needs provision.

Q: Which statement about Human Development is false ?

The false statement is Human development starts at birth.Human development begins at conception. The prenatal period, from conception through the germinal, embryonic and foetal stages to birth, is the first period of the life span, and development during it shapes later growth.The other three are accepted principles of development: it follows a sequential, predictable pattern; its physical, cognitive, social and emotional domains are interdependent; and it is continuous, going on from conception to death.

Q: A three-year old child enjoys talk about urine and feces and experiments on such aspects. He/she as per Freud's theory is in ................ stage.

The child is in the anal stage.In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the anal stage covers roughly the second and third years of life. Pleasure centres on the anus and on holding back and letting go of faeces, which is why toilet training is the key event of the stage and why children of this age are interested in talk about urine and faeces.The oral stage (birth to about 18 months) centres on the mouth, the phallic stage (about 3 to 6 years) on the genitals and the Oedipus complex, and the genital stage begins at puberty.

Identify the category of organized child care from the following :

(a) Babysitter at home
(b) Kindergarten
(c) Creches
(d) Preschools

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A.(a) and (c) only
B.(b) and (d) only
C.(a), (c) and (d) only
D.(b), (c) and (d) only

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: D

Organized child care includes (b), (c) and (d) only.

Organized (institutional) child care is provided by a setting with trained staff, a fixed programme and regulated standards: kindergartens, creches and preschools.

A babysitter at home is an informal, individual arrangement made by the family, not organized care, so options including (a) are wrong.

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Select the health needs of children from the following :

(a) Understanding and acceptance
(b) Early stimulation and learning needs
(c) Nutrition
(d) Understanding and ignorance
(e) Supplementary nutrition

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A.(a), (b) and (d) only
B.(c) and (e) only
C.(b), (d) and (e) only
D.(a), (c) and (d) only

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: B

The health needs are (c) and (e) only.

Among the items listed, nutrition (c) and supplementary nutrition (e) are the needs that bear directly on a child's physical health and growth; supplementary nutrition is one of the six services of ICDS, given to make up the gap in children's diets.

Understanding and acceptance (a) and early stimulation and learning (b) are emotional and developmental needs rather than health needs, and 'understanding and ignorance' (d) is not a need at all. So every option with (a), (b) or (d) is wrong.

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Which of the following are the core rights of the children given by UNCRC ?

(a) Right to Survival
(b) Right to Protection
(c) Right to Equality
(d) Right to Development
(e) Right to Participation

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A.(a), (b), (c), (d)
B.(a), (c), (d), (e)
C.(a), (b), (d), (e)
D.(b), (c), (d), (e)

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: C

The core rights are (a), (b), (d) and (e).

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) is usually summed up in four groups of rights: the right to survival, the right to development, the right to protection and the right to participation.

Equality and non-discrimination run through the Convention as a general principle, but 'right to equality' is not one of the four core groups, so the options including (c) are wrong.

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Which of the following is NOT an auditory stimulus for the infants ?

A.Giving exposure to sounds of birds
B.Making facial gestures
C.Playing soft music
D.Talking

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: B

The one that is not an auditory stimulus is making facial gestures.

An auditory stimulus is something the infant hears. Sounds of birds, soft music and talking all stimulate hearing and help develop listening and, later, language.

Facial gestures, such as smiling or making faces, are seen rather than heard. They are a visual stimulus, important for social and emotional development, but not auditory.

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Match List-I with List-II :

List-I	List-II
(a) Practice Play	(i) Representational system develops
(b) Dramatic Play	(ii) First stage of Smilansky's play
(c) Symbolic Play	(iii) Children use imagination
(d) Functional Play	(iv) Major role of senses during play

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

A.(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B.(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C.(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
D.(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: B

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).

Practice play, Piaget's sensory-motor play of infancy, relies mainly on the senses (iv).
Dramatic play is make-believe in which children use imagination to act out roles (iii).
Symbolic play, using one object to stand for another, shows that the representational system is developing (i).
Functional play, simple repeated movements with or without objects, is the first stage in Sara Smilansky's classification of play (ii).

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When was the national Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy approved by the Government of India ?

A.2013
B.2012
C.2014
D.2015

Exam Year(s)

RSMSSB - 2024, RSMSSB Mahila Supervisor - 2024,

Answer: A

The national ECCE Policy was approved in 2013.

The Government of India approved the National Early Childhood Care and Education Policy in September 2013. It covers children up to six years and lays down a framework for quality ECCE through anganwadis, pre-schools and creches, with a national curriculum framework and quality standards.

2012, 2014 and 2015 do not match the year of approval.

Discuss in Forum

Which aspect is least important in selection of an Anganwadi worker ?

A.Her personality and commitment towards children
B.To ensure that she knows some English and is educated
C.Her understanding of the community culture
D.Her training for early childhood care education

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

The least important aspect is To ensure that she knows some English and is educated.

An anganwadi worker under the ICDS scheme is a woman from the local community who runs the anganwadi centre: preschool education, supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring and contact with mothers. What matters most is her commitment to children, her acceptance in and understanding of the community's culture, and her training in early childhood care and education.

She works in the local language with village families, so knowing English is not needed for the job, which makes it the least important of the four.

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Which aspect is not important in management of an institution serving children with special needs ?

A.Following prescribed legal norms
B.Seeking parent/family involvement
C.A program that promotes child's self-esteem
D.A compulsory program of vocational training

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: D

The aspect that is not important is A compulsory program of vocational training.

An institution for children with special needs must follow the legal norms that govern it (such as those under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act), involve parents and families, who are the child's main support, and run programmes that build each child's self-esteem.

Vocational training can help some older children, but making it compulsory for every child ignores their different ages, needs and abilities. Individualised education, not a uniform compulsory programme, is the principle of special needs provision.

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Which statement about Human Development is false ?

A.Development includes sequential pattern of growth
B.Human development starts at birth
C.The different domains of development are interdependent
D.Development is continuous

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

The false statement is Human development starts at birth.

Human development begins at conception. The prenatal period, from conception through the germinal, embryonic and foetal stages to birth, is the first period of the life span, and development during it shapes later growth.

The other three are accepted principles of development: it follows a sequential, predictable pattern; its physical, cognitive, social and emotional domains are interdependent; and it is continuous, going on from conception to death.

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10.

A three-year old child enjoys talk about urine and feces and experiments on such aspects. He/she as per Freud's theory is in ................ stage.

A.Oral
B.Anal
C.Phallic
D.Genital

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2018, SET Exam - 2018,

Answer: B

The child is in the anal stage.

In Freud's theory of psychosexual development, the anal stage covers roughly the second and third years of life. Pleasure centres on the anus and on holding back and letting go of faeces, which is why toilet training is the key event of the stage and why children of this age are interested in talk about urine and faeces.

The oral stage (birth to about 18 months) centres on the mouth, the phallic stage (about 3 to 6 years) on the genitals and the Oedipus complex, and the genital stage begins at puberty.

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