GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

TEACHER RECRUITMENT TEST (TRT) - 2023
MODEL PAPER: SECONDARY GRADE TEACHER (SGT)

Duration

2 Hours & 30 Minutes

Total Questions

160 Questions

Total Marks

80 Marks

Marking Scheme

0.5 Marks per Question

Sl. No. Subject No. of Questions No. of Marks
1. General Knowledge & Current Affairs 20 10
2. Perspectives in Education 20 10
3. Language-I (Indian Languages) 18 9
4. Language –II (English) 18 9
5. Mathematics 18 9
6. Science 18 9
7. Social Studies 18 9
8. Teaching Methodology (Strategy Papers) 30 15
Total 160 80

General Instructions

  1. 1
    The test consists of 160 multiple-choice questions.
  2. 2
    Total duration of the examination is 150 minutes (2 Hours & 30 Minutes).
  3. 3
    Each question carries 0.5 marks. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
  4. 4
    Please read each question carefully before attempting to answer. Choose the single best response from the given options (a, b, c, d).
  5. 5
    The paper is divided into 8 parts as per the syllabus blueprint. All parts are compulsory.

Part 1: General Knowledge & Current Affairs (20 Questions)

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana in 2023?
A
Justice Alok Aradhe
B
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
C
Justice Satish Chandra Sharma
D
Justice Hima Kohli
2. The Palle Pragathi and Pattana Pragathi programmes in Telangana primarily focus on:
A
Industrial development
B
Digital literacy
C
Overall development and sanitation in villages and towns
D
Construction of national highways
3. Which Indian film song won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards?
A
"Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire
B
"Naatu Naatu" from RRR
C
"Kala Chashma" from Baar Baar Dekho
D
"Ghoomar" from Padmaavat

Part 2: Perspectives in Education (20 Questions)

21. The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 proposes the replacement of the 10+2 structure with which new curricular structure?
A
3+4+4+5
B
5+3+3+4
C
5+4+3+3
D
4+3+3+5
22. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 ensures education as a Fundamental Right for children in the age group of:
A
3-8 years
B
6-14 years
C
6-18 years
D
0-6 years

Part 4: Language-II (English) (18 Questions)

59. The passage states that the whale is a mammal primarily because it:
A
Lives in water
B
Is gigantic in size
C
Breathes air and nurses its young
D
Has flippers and flukes

Part 5: Mathematics (18 Questions)

77. If the price of an item is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the net change in price is:
A
4% increase
B
4% decrease
C
0% change
D
1% decrease

Part 8: Teaching Methodology (30 Questions)

131. In the context of teaching mathematics, the method that proceeds from specific examples to a general rule or formula is called:
A
Deductive method
B
Inductive method
C
Analytical method
D
Project method
160. What does 'Action Research' in education primarily focus on?
A
Developing a universal theory of learning
B
Solving immediate, local problems in a classroom or school
C
Publishing research in high-impact journals
D
Conducting large-scale national surveys

(Due to length constraints, only a sample of questions is shown. The full paper contains 160 questions as per the blueprint.)

Model Paper Answer Key

Part 1: GK & Current Affairs (1-20)

1-A, 2-C, 3-B, 4-C, 5-A, 6-C, 7-C, 8-B, 9-D, 10-D, 11-C, 12-B, 13-B, 14-C, 15-B, 16-D, 17-B, 18-A, 19-A, 20-B

Part 2: Perspectives in Edu (21-40)

21-B, 22-B, 23-C, 24-C, 25-C, 26-D, 27-B, 28-C, 29-C, 30-D, 31-B, 32-C, 33-C, 34-B, 35-B, 36-C, 37-C, 38-C, 39-B, 40-B

Part 3: Language-I (Telugu) (41-58)

41-B, 42-B, 43-A, 44-C, 45-B, 46-C, 47-B, 48-A, 49-C, 50-C, 51-C, 52-C, 53-B, 54-A, 55-B, 56-C, 57-C, 58-C

Part 4: Language-II (English) (59-76)

59-C, 60-C, 61-C, 62-C, 63-B, 64-C, 65-A, 66-D, 67-C, 68-A, 69-B, 70-C, 71-C, 72-A, 73-B, 74-D, 75-C, 76-B

Part 5: Mathematics (77-94)

77-B, 78-B, 79-A, 80-C, 81-C, 82-C, 83-A, 84-B, 85-C, 86-C, 87-B, 88-D, 89-C, 90-B, 91-D, 92-C, 93-C, 94-D

Part 6: Science (95-112)

95-C, 96-B, 97-B, 98-A, 99-A, 100-C, 101-D, 102-B, 103-C, 104-C, 105-C, 106-B, 107-C, 108-B, 109-D, 110-C, 111-A, 112-C

Part 7: Social Studies (113-130)

113-A, 114-C, 115-C, 116-C, 117-B, 118-C, 119-C, 120-C, 121-B, 122-B, 123-C, 124-A, 125-B, 126-B, 127-B, 128-B, 129-D, 130-B

Part 8: Teaching Methodology (131-160)

131-B, 132-A, 133-B, 134-D, 135-C, 136-C, 137-C, 138-B, 139-B, 140-C, 141-C, 142-C, 143-C, 144-C, 145-C, 146-B, 147-B, 148-B, 149-A, 150-B, 151-C, 152-C, 153-C, 154-B, 155-B, 156-C, 157-C, 158-C, 159-B, 160-B