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Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC / Class 12) Child Development under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune — subject code 43 practice questions are available now; exam metadata is being verified.

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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC Child Development Exam

3 hours

Typical Maharashtra HSC Child Development theory paper duration

MSBSHSE HSC exam pattern reporting for optional subjects including Child Development

35%

Common minimum passing floor per HSC subject under MSBSHSE

Maharashtra HSC pass-mark practice (~35% each subject)

80 + 20

Common theory + internal/project mark split for HSC Child Development (code 43)

Maharashtra HSC subject-wise mark distribution reporting

Subject code 43

Official MSBSHSE HSC subject code for Child Development

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes (mahahsscboard.org/hscsub.htm)

Mixed written paper

Official Child Development papers mix objective, short, and long items — not pure MCQ

MSBSHSE HSC paper-pattern summaries

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official Higher Secondary paper format

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Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC Child Development (code 43) is a Class 12 public-exam theory subject of about 3 hours (commonly 80+20) with ~35% pass floor, covering Balbharati early childhood development, play, inclusion, and ECCE centres — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for concept fluency.

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1According to Laura Berk, Child Development is a field of study devoted to understanding human constancy and change from conception through:
A.Adolescence
B.Only the first year of life
C.Middle adulthood only
D.Retirement
Explanation: Balbharati Std XII cites Berk (2007): Child Development studies constancy and change from conception through adolescence. The subject focuses on the child years rather than the entire adult lifespan.
2Growth primarily refers to which kind of change?
A.Only spiritual insight without measurement
B.Quantitative changes such as height and weight
C.Qualitative personality change alone
D.A permanent end to all development
Explanation: Growth is defined as quantitative change (e.g., height, weight, size). Development includes both quantitative and qualitative progressive changes through maturation and learning.
3Development implies progressive changes that occur as a result of:
A.Only chance without any experience
B.Only diet after age 40
C.Maturation and learning
D.Only formal school examinations
Explanation: Development is a progressive series of changes resulting from maturation and learning. Both biological readiness and experience shape the course of development.
4Which list best represents main domains of child development in Balbharati Child Development?
A.Only accountancy and taxation
B.Only sports rankings
C.Only adult career titles
D.Physical, motor, cognitive, language, social, emotional and moral
Explanation: Development is divided into domains including physical, motor, cognitive, language, social, emotional, and moral development. All-round study of the child addresses these interconnected domains.
5Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs places which needs at the most basic (bottom) level?
A.Biological and physiological needs such as air, food, water and sleep
B.Only aesthetic appreciation of art
C.Only transcendence without any basic needs
D.Only status symbols among peers
Explanation: Maslow begins with biological/physiological needs (air, food, water, shelter, sleep, etc.). Higher needs such as esteem, cognitive, aesthetic, self-actualization, and transcendence build upward.
6The first six years of life are often described as years of fundamental development mainly because:
A.No learning occurs after age six
B.The rate of development is uniquely high and foundations of personality, behaviour and attitudes are laid
C.All brain growth permanently freezes at birth
D.Children need no nutrition in these years
Explanation: Early years (especially the first six) show an exceptional rate of development. Personality, behaviour, attitudes, brain development, and skill foundations are heavily shaped by nutrition, stimulation, and experiences in this period.
7Cephalocaudal sequence means development proceeds:
A.From the feet to the head only
B.Only from left hand to right hand
C.From head toward the toe (head control before leg control)
D.Randomly with no directional pattern
Explanation: Cephalocaudal development proceeds head-to-toe: infants gain head control first, then neck, arms, torso, and later legs. This is a classic directional principle of development.
8Proximodistal sequence means development proceeds:
A.From extremities to the centre only
B.Only after adolescence ends
C.Only in reverse alphabetical order of body parts
D.From the centre of the body outward toward the extremities
Explanation: Proximodistal development moves from the body’s centre (torso/axis) outward to extremities (hands, fingers, feet). Infants control trunk and arms before refined finger use.
9‘Development is continuous’ means:
A.Change proceeds from conception through life stages, with earlier stages influencing later ones
B.Development starts at school admission and ends at graduation only
C.Nothing changes after birth
D.Only height changes and never behaviour
Explanation: Development is continuous from conception onward. What happens at one stage influences the next (e.g., tooth buds form long before eruption). It includes quantitative and qualitative change across the lifespan studied.
10Maturation best refers to:
A.Only memorising exam fees
B.The unfolding of characteristics present from birth according to a biological timetable
C.Buying toys without guidance
D.Ignoring all environmental influence forever
Explanation: Maturation is the unfolding of inherent characteristics along a biological schedule. Learning interacts with maturation; teachable moments appear when physical and mental readiness emerge.

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