CTET 2020-21 Jan 31st Paper 1 Exam: Result (Out), Answer Key, Question Paper Analysis, Solutions
CTET January 2021 Paper 1 result out. CTET January 2021 (July 2020) Paper 1 has been conducted on January 31. The official CTET 2021 Paper 1 answer key has been released. Check detailed exam analysis for CTET 2020-21 Paper 1 here.
CTET January 2021 (July 2020) Paper 1 exam has been conducted on January 31, 2021, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Almost 60,000 candidates have appeared for the Paper 1 exam of CTET 202-21. The Paper 1 of CTET includes Child Development & Pedagogy, Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Language 1 & 2 (English/ Hindi/ Language chosen by Candidate). The question paper consists of 150 questions, and each question carries 1 mark. There will be a total number of 30 questions from each section. On this page, you can check the detailed analysis of the CTET January 2021 Paper 1 exam along with questions and answers. You can also download the PDF of the question paper here.
CTET 2020-21 Paper 1 Exam Analysis
The Paper 1 exam analysis of CTET January 2021 (July 2020) has been updated here. Many students felt that paper 1 was easy, and there was not much difficulty in answering the questions. The analysis is based on the students’ responses. You can also share your feedback and question paper via email id sakunth.kumar@collegedekho.com
Aspect | Analysis |
Overall Difficulty Level of Paper 1 | Easy |
Difficulty Level of Child Development & Pedagogy | Easy |
Difficulty Level of Mathematics | Easy to Moderate |
Difficulty Level of Environment Studies | Easy |
Difficulty Level of English | Easy to Moderate |
| Difficulty Level of Hindi | Easy |
Expected No. of Good Attempts | 100+ |
CTET 2020-21 Paper 1 Unofficial Answer Key PDF
As the Paper 1 exam is over, we have updated the unofficial answer key for Paper 1. The candidates must note that this answer key is tentative, and it is advisable to wait for the official answer key. The questions and answers for CTET January 2021 Paper 1 have been updated here.
English (Language 1 & 2) - Set K
| Question Number | Answer (Option) |
| 91 | 4 |
| 92 | 2 |
| 93 | 4 |
| 94 | 1 |
| 95 | 4 |
| 96 | 1 |
| 97 | 4 |
| 98 | 2 |
| 99 | 1 |
| 100 | 4 |
| 101 | 2 |
| 102 | 2 |
| 103 | 4 |
| 104 | 4 |
| 105 | 4 |
| 106 | 4 |
| 107 | 1 |
| 108 | 2 |
| 109 | 4 |
| 110 | 3 |
| 111 | 3 |
| 112 | 4 |
| 113 | 1 |
| 114 | 4 |
| 115 | 3 |
| 116 | 2 |
| 117 | 3 |
| 118 | 1 |
| 119 | 4 |
| 120 | 4 |
| 121 | 4 |
| 122 | 1 |
| 123 | 2 |
| 124 | 2 |
| 125 | 1 |
| 126 | 3 |
| 127 | 1 |
| 128 | 4 or 2 |
| 129 | 4 |
| 130 | 1 |
| 131 | 1 |
| 132 | 1 |
| 133 | 1 |
| 134 | 3 |
| 135 | 1 |
| 136 | 4 |
| 137 | 4 |
| 138 | 4 |
| 139 | 1 |
| 140 | 4 |
| 141 | 4 |
| 142 | 2 |
| 143 | 2 |
| 144 | 4 |
| 145 | 3 |
| 146 | 1 |
| 147 | 4 |
| 148 | 4 |
| 149 | 1 |
| 150 | 1 |
Hindi (Language 1) - Set K
| Question Number | Answer |
| 91 | Option 1 |
| 92 | Option 4 |
| 93 | Option 1 |
| 94 | Option 4 |
| 95 | Option 3 |
| 96 | Option 2 |
| 97 | Option 3 |
| 98 | Option 2 |
| 99 | Option 2 |
| 100 | Option 2 |
| 101 | Option 1 |
| 102 | Option 4 |
| 103 | Option 2 or 3 |
| 104 | Option 4 |
| 105 | Option 3 |
| 106 | Option 2 |
| 107 | Option 4 |
| 108 | Option 1 |
| 109 | Option 1 |
| 110 | Option 2 |
| 111 | Option 4 or 3 |
| 112 | Option 3 |
| 113 | Option 4 |
| 114 | Option 1 |
| 115 | Option 4 |
| 116 | Option 4 |
| 117 | Option 3 |
| 118 | Option 2 |
| 119 | Option 4 |
| 120 | Option 3 |
EVS
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 61 | Mapping Skills in EVS help develop | Understanding of relative position of places - Option 3 |
| 62 | Samayan of Class V usually does not do his given classwork. The best measure to address the situation could be to | Tal to him to find his difficulty - Option 3 |
| 63 | Muskan organized a debate on the topic 'Use of Diesel Vehicles in Transportation should be Prohibited'. What is the purpose of organizing this debate? | To sensitize students to ban diesel vehicles - Option 3 |
| 64 | There is a paragraph in an EVS textbook on Al-Burin's observation of the construction of ponds.. (full question not given here) | A, C, D - Option 4 |
| 65 | The integrated nature of EVS helps to | Option 3 or 4 (not sure) |
| 66 | Which of the following is Not a broad indicator of EVS assessment? | Concept Mapping - Option 2 |
| 67 | Questioning as a strategy in teaching and learning of EVS is used for? | Arousing curiosity in the classroom - Option 2 |
| 68 | With over fifty students in the classroom, Vani wants to engage them in an activity that involves a maximum number of senses to enhance learning. Which of the following activities will be suitable for this purpose? | Organizing field trip to a nearby place - Option 2 |
| 69 | Why does Iqra encourage her learners to read newspapers and magazines in EVS? | These help learners to engage students with real-world - Option 4 |
| 70 | In which of the following states the meaning of 'Torang' is a jungle? | Jharkhand - Option 2 |
| 71 | Your house is located at X and your school is at Y.. (full question not given here) | 100 m due West - Option 1 |
| 72 | Today we can't think of food without chilies. These were brought to our country by the traders of | South America - Option 1 |
| 73 | A boy boarded a train on 4th June 2020 at Nagercoil... (full question not added here) | 38.5 kmph - Option 4 |
| 74 | Which of the following statements is not true with regard to honeybees and beehives? | Male bees are very important for hives - Option 4 |
| 75 | The Constitution of India was prepared under the leadership of | Dr. BR Ambedkar - Option 1 |
| 76 | Consider the following functions of plants | A, C & D - Option 2 |
| 77 | Which of the following is Not a Union Territory of India? | Manipur - Option 1 |
| 78 | Which of the following produce Crude Oil (Petroleum)? | Bombay High and West Bengal - Option 2 |
| 79 | Select from the following a group of birds each member of which is able to see distinctly the object four times as far as we can see? | Eagle, Kite, Vulture - Option 2 |
| 80 | Pochampalli is now a part of which state? | Telangana - Option 1 |
| 81 | Select from the following group which is rich in Iron? | Amla, Spinach and Jaggery - Option 4 |
| 82 | Who did experiments with Pea Plants and found that pea plant has some traits which come in pairs | Gregor Johann Mendel - Option 4 |
| 83 | in which one of the following states most villagers construct their wooden houses 3 to 3.5 m above the ground on strong bamboo pillars with sloping roofs | Assam - Option 1 |
| 84 | With respect to the location of Delhi in the Indian Map, the direction of Gandhinagar and Patna is | South-West & South-East - Option 4 |
| 85 | How will you plan for an integrated classroom? | Combine two or more subject areas into one classroom - Option 3 |
| 86 | Which of one of the following themes suggested in the EVS as per NCF 2005? | Things we make and do - Option 1 |
| 87 | What should be avoided in anecdotal records? | A, C, D - Option 2 |
| 88 | Smita wanted to sensitize her learners about gender disparity and stereotypes related to work. What Smita choose to do in her class from the following suggestion? | Invite a student's mother to the class who is an auto driver - Option 2 |
| 89 | Puneet gave his Class V learners an outline of the human body and asked them to draw the digestive system before teaching the chapter on food. Here Puneet wants to | Elict learners ideas of digestion - Option 4 |
| 90 | Which of the following is not correct with respect to the formative assessment? | Option 3 |
Mathematics
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 31 | Which of the following is most likely to impact teaching-learning in Mathematics? | Providing Complete Solutions to Students' Wrong Answers - Option 2 |
| 32 | Rohit realizes that a square is both a rhombus and a rectangle. He is at what stage of Van Hiele's visual thinking? | Level 2 (Relationships) - Option 1 |
| 33 | The sum of any two whole numbers is a whole number. This property of the whole number is referred to as | Closure Property - Option 3 |
| 34 | Which of the following equations regarding Mathematics teaching-learning is incorrect? | Argumentation & Negotiation play an important role in creating Mathematical knowledge. - Option 2 |
| 35 | Which of the following statements is/are true regarding teaching 'Numbers' at the primary level? | Intuitive understanding of numbers should be encouraged. - Option 1 |
| 36 | Which of the following is the most important aspect of teaching Mathematics at the primary level? | Making Mathematics part of Children's life experience. |
| 37 | Which of the following statements is Not Correct with regard to the nature of Mathematics? | Argumentation skill is important in the construction of Mathematical knowledge - Option 3 |
| 38 | Which of the following activity is most likely to develop spatial reasoning among students? | Identifying Tessellating Figures - Option 1 |
| 39 | Which of the following is most suitable for teaching children the concept of fractions? | Cuisenaire Rods - Option 2 |
| 40 | In which of the following number 'three' is used in Ordinal Sense? | I live on the third floor of this building - Option 3 |
| 41 | Identify the correct statement | The shape of the figure determines the perimeter - Option 2 |
| 42 | Identify the correct statement with respect to the Mathematics curriculum | The concept of negative numbers should be introduced at the primary level for better understanding - Option 1 |
| 43 | Identify the correct statement with respect to the concept of triangles at the primary level | Children should be exposed to triangles of all types and also other figures. - Option 2 |
| 44 | In a division sum, the divisor is 5 times the quotient and twice the remainder. If the remainder is 5, what is the number? | 25 - Option 1 |
| 45 | The sum of five consecutive numbers is 20. What is the sum of the first three consecutive numbers? | 9 - Option 4 |
| 46 | A wire in the form of a square encloses an area of 144 cm2 How much area is enclosed if the same wire is bent in the form of a rectangle of length 16cm | 128 cm2 |
| 47 | Amongst the following fractions, the largest and second-largest fractions, respectively are 5/6, 3/4, 1/2, 2/3, 3/5 | 5/6 and 3/4 - Option 3 |
| 48 | Asmita reaches school for a meeting 15 minutes before 8.30 AM. She reached half an hour earlier than her colleague who is 40 mins late for a meeting. What is the scheduled time of the meeting? | 8:05 AM - Option 2 |
| 49 | In how many ways, 48 small squares of 1 cm X 1 cm can be arranged so that the resulting area is 48 cm2 | 5 - Option 1 |
| 50 | In school assembly, students of a class are standing in a line. Ruhi is 19th from both ends. How many students are present in that class? | 37 - Option 4 |
| 51 | A number is larger than half of 100. It is more than 6 tens and less than 8 tens. The sum of it digits is 9. The ten digits is the double of the one digit. What is the number? | 63 - Option 4 |
| 52 | Sohail buys one packet of crayons.....(full question not added here) | 100.50 - Option 1 |
| 53 | A train starts from Patna on 30th May 2020 at 23:40 HRS and reaches Mumbai on 1st June 2020 at 5:15 PM. What is the total travel time? | 29 Hours 35 Minutes - Option 4 |
| 54 | In a five-digit number, the digit at hundreds.. (full question not given here) | 87649 - Option 3 |
| 55 | What should be subtracted from the sum of 8008, 8088 and 8808 to obtain 17863? | 7041 - Option 1 |
| 56 | A bucket of 16 liters capacity is filled to the brim with water.... (full question not given here) | 320 mL - Option 2 |
| 57 | A taxi meter shows the charge of Rs. 50 for the first two kilometers of Journey and Rs. 16 for every subsequent kilometer traveled. Manju pays Rs. 258 fare. What is total distance? | 15 KM - Option 1 |
| 58 | Tabular question about Marks (full question not given here) | The aggregate marks of Maria and Shehnaz are equal - Option 2 |
| 59 | Which of the following is the desirable teaching-learning practice in the context of Mathematics? | Intuitive understanding of concepts to be encouraged - Option 4 |
| 60 | A question and open & closed-ended (full question not given here) | A & C are closed-ended and B & D are open-ended - Option 2 |
Child Development & Pedagogy
| Question Number | Question | Answer |
| 1 | In order to address the learners from diverse backgrounds, a teacher should... | Draw Examples from Diverse Settings - Option - 4 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving Abilities can be Facilitated by | Focusing on Drill and Practice - Option 3 |
| 3 | In order to address the needs of students who are facing learning difficulties, a teacher should not | Practice Rigid Structures for Pedagogy and Assessment - Option 2 |
| 4 | .......... is the primary identifying feature of Creativity | Divergent Thinking - Option 4 |
| 5 | Which of the following is the most effective mode of teaching-learning | Exploration of Relationships between Concepts - Option 4 |
| 6 | A teacher should analyze the various errors made by students given on a task because | Understanding of Errors are meaningful in the teaching-learning process |
| 7 | Motivation to Learn can be Sustained by... | Focusing on Mastery-Oriented Goals |
| 8 | Shame.......... | Can have a negative impact on Cognition |
| 9 | Constructivist View of Learning suggests that children......construction of their own knowledge | Play an active role in - Option 1 |
| 10 | Which of the following is a good belief for learning | Ability is Improvable - Option 3 |
| 11 | Conceptual Understanding among students is likely to improve in the settings which emphasises on - | Inquiry and Dialogue - Option 2 |
| 12 | It is difficult for Children to Learn when | Information is presented in disconnected chunks - Option 3 |
| 13 | Best state of learning is | Moderate Arousal, No Fear - Option 1 |
| 14 | Individual Differences in the development of Children can be Attributed to | Interplay of Heredity and Environment - Option 2 |
| 15 | During a Task, Saina is talking to herself about ways she can proceed on the task. According to Lev Vygotsky's ideas on language and thought: this kind of private sign of | Self Regulation - Option 4 |
| 16 | Evaluation Practices should aim at | Identifying Students' needs and requirements - Option 1 |
| 17 | After observing that students are struggling to proceed further on an ongoing activity, a teacher decides to provide cues and hints in the form of what | Act as a Scaffold for Learning - Option 4 |
| 18 | After getting Hurt during a play activity, Rohan started crying. Seeing this, the father responded, Don't behave like girls, boys do not cry. This statement by the father is | Relfelcts Gender Stereotype - Option 3 |
| 19 | In a progressive classroom.... | Ample opportunities should be provided for construction of knowledge - Option 1 |
| 20 | According to Lawrance Kohlberg's theory, 'Performing an act and doing something because others approve it represents..... stage of morality | Convention - Option 4 |
| 21 | Which of the following is correct in the context of the socialization of children? | School is a secondary socialization agent and family is a primary socialization agent - Option 3 |
| 22 | Theory of Multiple Intelligence Emphasizes | There are several forms of intelligence |
| 23 | Pre-Operational Stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development characterizes | Centration in Thought - Option 4 |
| 24 | Which of the following statement is correct in the context of development? | Development is multi-dimensional - Option 2 |
| 25 | Lev Vygotsky's social-cultural perspective of learning emphasizes the importance of.............. in the learning process | Cultural Tools - Option 3 |
| 26 | In his theory of cognitive development, Jean Piaget explains cognitive structure in terms of............ | Schemas - Option 2 |
| 27 | In an inclusive classroom, emphasis should be on | Providing opportunities aiming at maximizing the potential of individual children - Option 2 |
| 28 | According to the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016), which of the following term is appropriate to use? | Student with Physical Disability - Option 1 |
| 29 | Sequence of development among children from birth to adolescence is | Sensory, Concrete, Abstract - Option 3 |
| 30 | Individual Differences in a Progressive Classroom should be treated as | Importance for the planning of teaching-learning process - Option 2 |
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