Nature and objectives of teaching – UGC NET Question

Statement (A) correctly describes teaching as a purposeful activity that brings desirable changes in learner behaviour, so it is not a wrong statement. Statement (B) is wrong because teaching is broader than training and cannot be reduced only to drill-based skill formation. Statement (C) is correct as teaching involves both creative, intuitive elements and systematic, scientific planning. Statement (D) is wrong since modern teaching emphasises learners' needs, interests and active participation rather than mere information transmission, so the wrong statements are B and D only.

Option A:
Option A assumes that only statement B is wrong and treats D as acceptable. However statement D reduces teaching to one-way transmission of information without considering learner needs, which contradicts learner-centred pedagogy. By ignoring the error in D, this option fails to include all wrong statements and is therefore incorrect.

Option B:
Option B correctly groups together statements B and D, both of which misrepresent the nature and objectives of teaching. B equates teaching with narrow drill-based training, while D ignores the centrality of learner needs and interaction. Because it includes both wrong statements and excludes the correct statements A and C, this combination accurately identifies the wrong statements.

Option C:
Option C treats A, B and D as wrong, but statement A is actually a sound definition of teaching as a purposeful activity producing desirable change in learners. Including A among the wrong statements shows confusion about the intended outcomes of teaching. As it wrongly labels a correct statement as wrong, this combination cannot be accepted.

Option D:
Option D declares that all four statements A, B, C and D are wrong. In reality A and C clearly express widely accepted views of teaching as purposive and as both an art and a science. By wrongly grouping these valid statements with the incorrect ones, the option overgeneralises and becomes an incorrect choice.