Classroom discipline strategies – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B, D and E describe recommended approaches to classroom discipline. A is correct because preventive measures like clear expectations and routines reduce opportunities for misbehaviour. B is correct as fairness and consistency help students perceive rules as legitimate. D is correct because student involvement in rule-making can build ownership and responsibility. E is correct since a supportive climate reduces anxiety and resentment, which are sources of misbehaviour. C is wrong because humiliation and sarcasm damage relationships and may create long-term resentment, so the only wrong statement is C, making C only the correct option.

Option A:
Option A correctly isolates C as the sole statement that promotes an ineffective and harmful discipline strategy. By leaving A, B, D and E outside the wrong set, it recognises that preventive and supportive approaches are appropriate, so C only is the right answer.

Option B:
Option B groups A and C as wrong, but A is actually a sound preventive strategy consistent with modern behaviour management principles. Misclassifying A makes this option unacceptable.

Option C:
Option C lists C and D as wrong, incorrectly treating D as an undesirable practice even though involving students in rule formation is recommended. This mixture of true and false statements in the wrong set makes the option invalid.

Option D:
Option D combines B and C as wrong, but B is a correct statement about the value of consistency and fairness. Including B among wrong statements undermines positive discipline, so B and C only cannot be accepted.

Option E adds A and E to C in the wrong set, thereby mislabelling two more correct statements relating to prevention and supportive climate. Because it fails to distinguish good practice from bad, A, C and E only is not correct.