UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 stresses that early learning should be joyful, engaging and rooted in play. It recommends using locally available toys, games and materials to teach concepts in language, numeracy and social skills. This approach respects children’s natural ways of learning.

Option A:
This option wrongly treats toys as distractions that must be removed, which conflicts with NEP’s insistence that play and manipulatives are central to early childhood learning.

Option B:
This option reflects the policy’s emphasis on play-based pedagogy in ECCE. It links toys with purposeful learning rather than mere entertainment, so it correctly represents NEP’s approach.

Option C:
The policy values local, low-cost materials, not only imported electronic toys, so this option does not match NEP.

Option D:
Using toys only as rewards reinforces rote learning and behaviourist control rather than transforming pedagogy into joyful exploration.