UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Competencies represent the underlying capabilities that allow teachers to plan lessons,manage classrooms,use teaching aids and assess learning effectively. They combine subject mastery,pedagogical knowledge and interpersonal skills. Teacher education programmes aim to develop such competencies systematically. Thus,the set of abilities described in the stem are correctly called teaching competencies.

Option A:
Competencies are observable through consistent performance across different teaching situations. They are more stable than individual acts and can be developed through training and reflection. Because the stem mentions an integrated set of knowledge,skills and attitudes,enabling effective performance,competencies is the appropriate term.

Option B:
Slogans are short,catchy phrases used for motivation or promotion; they do not describe professional capabilities.

Option C:
Sanctions refer to penalties or rewards used to enforce rules and are not the abilities that enable effective teaching.

Option D:
Punishments are negative consequences intended to reduce undesirable behaviour; they are tools,not attributes of the teacher’s skill set.