PART-I Child Development and Pedagogy - (30 MCQs)
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(A) Child Development (Elementary School Child)
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Concept of development and its relation with learning.
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Growth and development, stages of development (infancy, childhood, adolescence).
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Principles of development.
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Influence of heredity and environment, role of teachers.
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Socialization process: role of parents, peers, and teachers.
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Theories: Piaget, Kohlberg, Vygotsky and their educational implications.
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Child-centered education: methods, role of teachers.
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Intelligence: multidimensional theories, IQ, and testing.
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Language and thought: stages of language development.
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Gender roles, bias, and equality: teachers' role.
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Individual differences and diversity.
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Assessment for and of learning, CCE.
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Formulating questions for critical thinking.
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(B) Inclusive Education and Special Needs
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Addressing learners from diverse backgrounds.
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Needs of children with learning difficulties.
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Exceptional children: identification and remediation.
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(C) Learning and Pedagogy
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Teaching-learning process, strategies, and contexts.
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Creative learning, social and collaborative methods.
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Understanding children's errors in learning.
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Cognition, emotion, motivation: theories and implications.
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Theories of learning: Pavlov, Skinner, Piaget, Vygotsky.
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Personality and adjustment: types, traits, and measures.
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PART-II Language-I (English) - (30 MCQs)
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(A) Language Comprehension
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Two passages: prose/drama and poetry (comprehension, inference, grammar, vocabulary).
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Grammar: concord, question tags, prepositions, tense, determiners, phrasal verbs, modals, error identification, sentence transformation.
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(B) Pedagogy for Language Development
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Language acquisition and learning principles.
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Developing language skills (LSRW).
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Role of grammar in communication.
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Teaching language in diverse classrooms.
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English phonology: vowels, consonants, syllable division.
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Teaching-learning materials: textbooks, ICT, multilingual resources.
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Evaluation methods: comprehension, LSRW skills.
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Strategies for children with special needs.
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PART-III Language-II (Bengali) - (30 MCQs)
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Similar structure as above; detailed Bengali-specific content included in the syllabus.
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PART-IV Language-II (Kokborok) - (30 MCQs)
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Similar structure as above; detailed Kokborok-specific content included in the syllabus.
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PART-V Mathematics and Science - (60 MCQs)
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(A) Mathematics - (30 MCQs)
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Number System: whole numbers, integers, fractions, decimals.
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Algebra: expressions, identities, linear equations, factorization.
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Arithmetic: ratio, proportion, profit/loss, interest.
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Geometry: shapes, lines, triangles, quadrilaterals, symmetry, constructions.
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Mensuration: area, volume of shapes.
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Data handling: graphs, tables, mean, median, mode.
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Pedagogy: logical thinking, methods, materials, and evaluation in mathematics.
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(B) Science - (30 MCQs)
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Food and nutrition.
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Microorganisms: benefits and diseases.
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Circulation and conduction in plants/animals.
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Ecosystem, biodiversity, conservation.
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Agriculture: crops, tools, management.
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Pollution: types, effects, control.
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Motion, force, pressure, thermal physics.
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Sound, electricity, magnetism, optics.
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Solar system, metals, non-metals.
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Pedagogy: scientific inquiry, methods, materials, and evaluation.
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PART-VI Social Studies - (60 MCQs)
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Geography (15 MCQs)
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Solar System, Globe, Earth’s interior.
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Rocks, weathering, erosion.
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Geomorphic processes, natural disasters.
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History (15 MCQs)
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Ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history.
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Indian freedom movement.
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Social reformers.
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Civics (15 MCQs)
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Democracy, Constitution, political science basics.
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Local government, governance in India.
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Economics (15 MCQs)
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Economic concepts, resources, production.
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Role of agriculture, industries, and services.
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Pedagogical Issues
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Social science teaching methods.
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Problem-solving approaches, using maps.
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