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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