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  1. ICT stands for —
    1. Indian Council of Teaching
    2. Information and Communication Technology
    3. Instructional and Classroom Technology
    4. Integrated Computer Teaching
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    Answer: (B) Information and Communication Technology

    Information and Communication Technology.

  2. CALL stands for —
    1. Classroom Assisted Language Learning
    2. Computer-Assisted Language Learning
    3. Communicative Approach to Language Learning
    4. Computer Applications in Language Laboratories
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    Answer: (B) Computer-Assisted Language Learning

    Computer-Assisted Language Learning.

  3. The three phases of CALL, in order, are —
    1. Communicative, Behaviouristic, Integrative
    2. Behaviouristic, Communicative, Integrative
    3. Integrative, Behaviouristic, Communicative
    4. Behaviouristic, Integrative, Communicative
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    Answer: (B) Behaviouristic, Communicative, Integrative

    Behaviouristic → Communicative → Integrative, following the history of method.

  4. In Integrative CALL, the computer functions chiefly as a —
    1. tutor
    2. stimulus
    3. tool
    4. tester
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    Answer: (C) tool

    A tool used throughout, integrating all four skills.

  5. Email and discussion forums are examples of —
    1. synchronous CMC
    2. asynchronous CMC
    3. blended learning
    4. adaptive testing
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    Answer: (B) asynchronous CMC

    Asynchronous — the participants are not online at the same moment.

  6. Which kind of computer-mediated communication is better for building accuracy?
    1. synchronous
    2. asynchronous
    3. both equally
    4. neither
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    Answer: (B) asynchronous

    Asynchronous gives time to plan and edit; synchronous builds fluency.

  7. A planned mixture of classroom teaching and online learning is called —
    1. distance learning
    2. blended learning
    3. flipped learning
    4. adaptive learning
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    Answer: (B) blended learning

    Blended learning.

  8. In a flipped classroom —
    1. the teacher and learners exchange roles
    2. content is studied at home and practice is done in class
    3. tests come before teaching
    4. the syllabus is taught in reverse order
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    Answer: (B) content is studied at home and practice is done in class

    The lecture moves home and the homework moves to class.

  9. SWAYAM is —
    1. a television channel
    2. the national MOOC platform
    3. a teacher training scheme
    4. a digital library
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    Answer: (B) the national MOOC platform

    The national platform for massive open online courses.

  10. SWAYAM PRABHA refers to —
    1. online courses
    2. DTH television channels for education
    3. an e-book repository
    4. a teacher training programme
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    Answer: (B) DTH television channels for education

    DTH television channels broadcasting educational content.

  1. DIKSHA is the national platform chiefly for —
    1. higher education
    2. school education
    3. engineering courses
    4. research theses
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    Answer: (B) school education

    School education — for teachers and learners, and the home of energised textbooks.

  2. e-PATHSHALA provides —
    1. IIT lectures
    2. NCERT textbooks and resources
    3. research papers
    4. virtual laboratories
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    Answer: (B) NCERT textbooks and resources

    NCERT’s textbooks and related material in digital form.

  3. NISHTHA is concerned with —
    1. virtual labs
    2. teacher training
    3. school infrastructure
    4. examination reform
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    Answer: (B) teacher training

    Large-scale teacher training, delivered through DIKSHA.

  4. "Energised textbooks" are NCERT books that carry —
    1. coloured illustrations
    2. QR codes linking to digital content
    3. audio CDs
    4. teacher handbooks
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    Answer: (B) QR codes linking to digital content

    QR codes that open matching material on DIKSHA.

  5. The dedicated National Policy on ICT in School Education was issued in —
    1. 2005
    2. 2009
    3. 2012
    4. 2020
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    Answer: (C) 2012

    2012.

  6. The National Educational Technology Forum was proposed by —
    1. NCF 2005
    2. the ICT Policy 2012
    3. NEP 2020
    4. NPE 1986
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    Answer: (C) NEP 2020

    NEP 2020 proposes the NETF as an autonomous advisory body.

  7. TPACK stands for —
    1. Teaching, Planning and Classroom Knowledge
    2. Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
    3. Theory, Practice and Curriculum Knowledge
    4. Teacher, Pupil and Classroom Knowledge
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    Answer: (B) Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

    The framework of Mishra and Koehler.

  8. TPACK builds on the earlier idea of PCK, proposed by —
    1. Mishra
    2. Koehler
    3. Lee Shulman
    4. Puentedura
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    Answer: (C) Lee Shulman

    Lee Shulman’s Pedagogical Content Knowledge.

  9. In the SAMR model, reading the same passage on screen instead of on paper is —
    1. substitution
    2. augmentation
    3. modification
    4. redefinition
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    Answer: (A) substitution

    Substitution — the lowest level, with no change in function.

  10. The two higher levels of SAMR are grouped as —
    1. enhancement
    2. transformation
    3. substitution
    4. integration
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    Answer: (B) transformation

    Modification and Redefinition together are transformation.

  1. The "digital divide" refers to —
    1. the gap between software versions
    2. unequal access to technology
    3. the split between online and offline courses
    4. the difference between IT and ICT
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    Answer: (B) unequal access to technology

    Unequal access to devices, electricity and connectivity.

  2. Which statement reflects the accepted view of ICT in teaching?
    1. ICT can replace the teacher
    2. ICT is a tool that supports the teacher as facilitator
    3. ICT should be used only for testing
    4. ICT suits only science subjects
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    Answer: (B) ICT is a tool that supports the teacher as facilitator

    ICT is a means, not an end; the teacher becomes a facilitator.

  3. A live online class with video, chat and a shared whiteboard is a —
    1. MOOC
    2. virtual classroom
    3. webinar recording
    4. e-portfolio
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    Answer: (B) virtual classroom

    A virtual classroom — synchronous and closest to a real class.

  4. A collection of a learner’s work gathered over time for assessment is an —
    1. e-book
    2. e-portfolio
    3. LMS
    4. OER
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    Answer: (B) e-portfolio

    An e-portfolio, especially useful for assessing writing.

  5. Corpora are most useful to a language teacher for checking —
    1. spelling rules
    2. how a word is actually used and what it collocates with
    3. grammar terminology
    4. examination patterns
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    Answer: (B) how a word is actually used and what it collocates with

    A corpus shows real usage and collocation, which a dictionary summarises.

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