Education for the Mentally Challenged Children Set 1

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This set of Special Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Education for the Mentally Challenged Children Set 1

Q1 | Medical classification of mental retardation is based on
  • IQ score
  • Symptoms
  • Causes
  • Cognitive skills
Q2 | One of the most visible conditions associated with mental retardation caused by geneticdisorder is
  • Down Syndrome.
  • Hydrocephalic
  • Autism
  • Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Q3 | Which of the following is the main neurological birth syndrome caused by anoxia?
  • Down Syndrome
  • Fragile X syndrome
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Cerebral Vascular accident
Q4 | Which of the following is an example of a peri-natal cause of intellectual disability whenthere is a significant period without oxygen occurring during or immediately after delivery?
  • Anoxia
  • Pronoxia
  • Anaphylaxia
  • Dysnoxia
Q5 | Which of the following is a not pre-natal cause of mental retardation?
  • Willi syndrome
  • Fragile X syndrome
  • Trisomy 21 syndrome
  • Brain injury
Q6 | Which among the following can result in post-natal cause of mental retardation?
  • RH- incompatibility
  • Brain malformation
  • Sudden onset of fever and convulsions
  • Maternal iodine deficiency
Q7 | Which among the following is the cause of intellectual disability by abnormal maternalenvironmental influence?
  • Pregnancy induced hypertension
  • Exposure to harmful chemicals
  • Substances use like alcohol and cocaine
  • All of the above
Q8 | Mild retardation, the most common degree of retardation, appears not to be related topregnancy or birth events, but rather to
  • Social and environmental conditions.
  • Biochemical exposure
  • Heart and kidney disease
  • Chromosomal disorder
Q9 | Symptom of severe intellectual disability is
  • Stammering
  • Problems with mathematic
  • Noticeable motor impairment
  • Being fully independent in self-care when they get older
Q10 | Which among the following is not symptoms of profound intellectual ability?
  • Possible immobility
  • Having IQ less than 20
  • Inability to care for their own needs independently
  • Having problems with reading and writing
Q11 | The goal of education for mentally retarded is to help your child reach their full potential interms of
  • Education
  • Social skills
  • Life skills
  • All of the above
Q12 | In India many state governments provided maintenance grant for mentally retarded personswith a sum of rupees?
  • 500 pm
  • 1000 pm
  • 1500 pm
  • 2500 pm
Q13 | Aim of IEDC is to provide not only the educational opportunities for disabled children butalso to
  • Facilitate their retention in the school system
  • Segregation from normal children
  • Isolation from general community
  • Keep record of student
Q14 | Under SSA, a sum of Rs.1200 for disabled child per annum is provided for
  • Aids and appliances
  • Linkages with parents
  • Salaries of special educators
  • All of the above
Q15 | Beside education, treatment of intellectual disability may include
  • Behavior therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Medication, in some cases
  • All of the above
Q16 | The National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE 2000) brought out bythe NCERT, recommended
  • Inclusive schools for all without specific reference to pupils
  • Segregation of children with disabilities
  • Separation of gifted and creative children
  • None of the above
Q17 | Persons with mental retardation, cerebral palsy or autism may not be eligible to seek loan and enter into a legal contract. In such cases following categories of persons are eligible for financial assistance from NHFDC
  • Any family member of dependent mentally retarded persons
  • Parents/ spouse of dependent mentally retarded persons.
  • Caretaker of dependent mentally retarded persons
  • Sibling of dependent mentally retarded persons
Q18 | The ‘National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation’ has been incorporatedby Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India on
  • 26th February 1986
  • 26th January 1996
  • 24th February 1987
  • 24th January, 1997
Q19 | Which of the following is not the objectives of NHFDC ?
  • Promote economic development activities for persons with disabilities.
  • Provide loans for economically and financially viable schemes and projects
  • Prevention and Early Detection of Disabilities
  • Assist self-employed individuals/group of individuals
Q20 | The main provision of the persons with disabilities (PWD) Act, 1995 include
  • Prevention and Early Detection of Disabilities
  • Education and Employment
  • Non-Discrimination
  • All of the above
Q21 | When children have high intelligence of IQ 130 and above, they are identified as –
  • Genuis
  • Intelligent
  • Gifted
  • Differently-abled
Q22 | Children who learn rapidly and easily, and can display rich common sense are known as
  • Creative children
  • Gifted children
  • Advanced children
  • Intelligent children
Q23 | “The talented or gifted child is one who shows consistently remarkable performance in any worthwhile line of endeavour”. Who said this?
  • Havighurst
  • Barbe
  • Crow & Crow
  • H.J Baker
Q24 | “The gifted are those students whose potential intellectual powers are at such a high ideational level in both productive and evaluative thinking”. Who said this?
  • H.J Baker
  • Francis Galton
  • J.P Guilford
  • Havighurst
Q25 | The growth pattern of the gifted child is much faster than the normal ones in
  • Mental aspects
  • Physical aspects
  • Social aspects
  • All of the above