UPTET CDP Important Questions 2026: Practice Questions With Answers for Paper 1 and Paper 2 & Download PDF
UPTET 2026: The UPESSC is all set to conduct the UPTET 2026 examination on 02-04 July for primary as well as upper primary level teaching. The candidates who are going to appear for the UPTET examination can practice the most important questions from the Child Development & Pedagogy section which is asked in both Paper 1 and Paper 2. The questions along with answers have been provided in this article.
Key Points
- UPTET 2026 exam by UPESSC is scheduled for 02-04 July 2026 across the state.
- The exam consists of Paper 1 (primary) and Paper 2 (upper primary) with a common CDP section.
- Candidates can practice important CDP questions and use recommended books for UPTET 2026 prep.
UPTET 2026: The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC) is the conducting body for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET), which is scheduled to be held on 02-04 July 2026 across various districts in the state. The UPTET exam consists of two papers- Paper 1 (for primary level) and Paper 2 (for upper primary level). The Paper 1 and Paper 2 have a common section including Child Development & Pedagogy (CDP). The candidates who are going to appear for the UPTET examination must practice questions from this section as it is considered to be highly scoring in nature. We have compiled a series of important questions from the CDP section which have been taken from the previous year papers.
UPTET 2026 Important Questions from CDP
A list of important questions have been compiled taking the help of the UPTET previous year question papers and curating the most repeated questions from this topic. These questions are given here for the candidates to practice and make their preparation even more stronger. Answers to these questions have also been provided.
Q1. Kohler is associated with which of the following? (PYQ 2022)
(1) Theory of Motivation
(2) Theory of Learning
(3) Theory of Personality
(4) Theory of Development
Answer: (2) Theory of Learning
Q2. Expectancy theory of motivation has been given by (PYQ 2018)
(1) Maslow
(2) Herzberg
(3) Victor Vroom
(4) Skinner
Answer: (3) Victor Vroom
Q3. Co-curricular activities are mostly related to: (PYQ 2019)
(1) Mental development of students
(2) All round development of students
(3) Development of educational institutions
(4) Professional development of students
Answer: (2) All round development of students
Q4. According to McDougall the number of instincts are: (PYQ 2022)
(1) 15
(2) 10
(3) 12
(4) 14
Answer: (4) 14
Q5. To which family advance organizer model is related? (PYQ 2018)
(1) Social interaction
(2) Information processing
(3) Personal
(4) Behaviour modification
Answer: (2) Information processing
Q6. Whom of the following has NOT propounded the learning theory? (PYQ 2019)
(1) Thorndike
(2) Skinner
(3) Kohler
(4) B.S. Bloom
Answer: (4) B.S. Bloom
Q7. Brainstorming Model of Teaching is used to improve which of the following? (PYQ 2022)
(1) Understanding
(2) Problem solving
(3) Creativity
(4) Application
Answer: (3) Creativity
Q8. Which one is not the maxim of teaching from the following? (PYQ 2018)
(1) From indefinite to definite
(2) From seen to unseen
(3) From simple to complex
(4) From deduction to induction
Answer: (4) From deduction to induction
Q9. Meaning of Stagnation ineducation is:
(1) Retention of a child in the same class for more than a year: (PYQ 2019)
(2) Not going to school by the child
(3) Taking not admission in school by the child
(4) Leave the school by the child
Answer: (1) Retention of a child in the same class for more than a year
Q10. ‘Dog' was the experimentee in whose experiment? (PYQ 2022)
(1) Skinner
(2) Kohler
(3) Thorndike
(4) Pavlov
Answer: (4) Pavlov
Q11. A student was reading, and someone called him by name. By which sensation he (student) will respond from the following? (PYQ 2018)
(1) Tactual sensation
(2) Auditory sensation
(3) Visual sensation
(4) Perceptual sensation
Answer: (2) Auditory sensation
Q12. In which of the following skills, testing of previous knowledge comes? (PYQ 2019)
(1) Skill of demonstration
(2) Skill of introduction
(3) Skill of stimulus-variation
(4) Skill of closure
Answer: (2) Skill of introduction
Q13. Originality, flexibility and flow are the components of which of the following? (PYQ 2022)
(1) Intelligence
(2) Motivation
(3) Personality
(4) Creativity
Answer: (4) Creativity
Q14. What is the age of the preoperational stage in Piaget theory? (PYQ 2018)
(1) Birth to two years
(2) Two to seven years
(3) Four to eight years
(4) Five to eight years
Answer: (2) Two to seven years
Q15. Which of the following theories is also known as the Theory of Reinforcement? (PYQ 2019)
(1) Operant Conditioning Theory
(2) Stimulus Response Theory
(3) Classical Conditioning Theory
(4) Theory of Insight
Answer: (1) Operant Conditioning Theory
Q16. Factors affecting the social development of children are (PYQ 2022)
(1) Economic elements
(2) Hereditary elements
(3) Physical elements
(4) Social environmental elements
Answer: (4) Social environmental elements
Q17. Which of the following is not the characteristic of intellectual development of later childhood? (PYQ 2018)
(1) High interest in science fiction
(2) Increased logical power
(3) Operational planning of career
(4) End of imaginary fears
Answer: (3) Operational planning of career
Q18. Which of the following stages is NOT the part of Bruner’s Cognitive Development Theory? (PYQ 2019)
(1) Enactive stage
(2) Iconic stage
(3) Intuitive stage
(4) Symbolic stage
Answer: (3) Intuitive stage
Q19. Which of the following is a primary law of Physical Development? (PYQ 2022)
(1) Law of difference from mental development
(2) Law of relation from imagination and emotional development
(3) Law of rapid growth
(4) Law of irregular development
Answer: (3) Law of rapid growth
Q20. Which of the following psychologists is associated with ‘language development’? (PYQ 2018)
(1) Binnet
(2) Chomsky
(3) Pavlov
(4) Maslow
Answer: (2) Chomsky
UPTET Preparation Books
The candidates who are preparing for the UPTET examination must be using the reliable resources for the study material. There are many resources out there which are freely available and in bulk. The candidates are advised to choose the resources which are recommended by experts. Here’s a list of books for each section of the UPTET exam.
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Child Development and Pedagogy (CDP): CDP by Himanshi Singh (Let's Learn) or the Arihant Bal Vikas evam Shikshan Shastra.
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Hindi & Sanskrit: Lucent’s Samanya Hindi and standard state-board grammar books.
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English: Objective General English by S.P. Bakshi.
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Mathematics & EVS: Class 1 to 5 SCERT/NCERT books are essential, supplemented by Arihant subject guides.
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Social Studies (SST)/ Science (Paper 2): NCERT books (Classes 6-8).
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