Assistant Education Officer - Paper 10
Q1: The Assignment Method of teaching is primarily used to encourage:
A) Rote memorization
B) Teacher-centered instruction
C) Independent study and student accountability ✅ Answer
D) Group lecturing
Q2: The psychological concept of Transfer of Training is most likely to be negative when:
A) The two tasks are completely unrelated
B) The two tasks are identical
C) Learning one task interferes with the learning of a second task ✅ Answer
D) The learner is highly motivated
Q3: Curriculum Fidelity is a concern during which phase of the curriculum cycle?
A) Planning
B) Design
C) Implementation ✅ Answer
D) Evaluation
Q4: Democratic Administration in a school is characterized by the concept of shared governance, involving staff in:
A) Only discipline matters
B) Decision-making processes ✅ Answer
C) Only curriculum writing
D) Financial auditing
Q5: A Longitudinal Research study is typically conducted to investigate:
A) A large group at one time
B) Cause-and-effect in a lab
C) Changes or development in the same subjects over time ✅ Answer
D) Historical events
Q6: Existentialism views the curriculum as a medium through which the student should primarily:
A) Gain vocational skills
B) Absorb universal truths
C) Choose and define themselves ✅ Answer
D) Learn scientific facts
Q7: The teaching maxim "From concrete to abstract" suggests starting instruction with:
A) Theory
B) Tangible objects or real-life examples ✅ Answer
C) Complex formulas
D) Abstract concepts
Q8: The developmental stage where thinking is highly egocentric and not yet capable of logical operations is Piaget's:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Preoperational Stage ✅ Answer
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
Q9: The term Face Validity of a test is based on the opinion of the:
A) Expert statisticians
B) Users (students and teachers) ✅ Answer
C) Researchers only
D) Test publisher
Q10: The process of obtaining and managing financial resources for the operation of the educational system is:
A) Staffing
B) Reporting
C) Educational Finance ✅ Answer
D) Personnel
Q11: The level of Organization in the Affective Domain is the immediate prerequisite for achieving:
A) Receiving
B) Responding
C) Characterization (Internalization) ✅ Answer
D) Valuing
Q12: Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs places the need for Self-Actualization at the:
A) Base level
B) Middle level
C) Highest level ✅ Answer
D) Second level
Q13: A curriculum that blends different subjects together to focus on a central theme or problem (e.g., studying climate change through science, history, and economics) is:
A) Subject-Centered
B) Core Curriculum
C) Integrated/Interdisciplinary Curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Essentialist Curriculum
Q14: Reconstructionism believes that the school must take the lead in:
A) Preserving the past
B) Maintaining the status quo
C) Solving pressing social problems (e.g., poverty, inequality) ✅ Answer
D) Teaching only abstract ideas
Q15: The technique used in qualitative research to gather in-depth information from a small, structured group through guided discussion is a:
A) Survey
B) Experiment
C) Focus Group Discussion (FGD) ✅ Answer
D) Content Analysis
Q16: The study of the differences in values and educational outcomes between rural and urban schools falls under:
A) Educational Psychology
B) Educational Measurement
C) Sociology of Education ✅ Answer
D) Philosophy of Education
Q17: The Mean is the most appropriate measure of central tendency when the data is:
A) Highly skewed
B) Nominal or categorical
C) Normally distributed (Interval or Ratio) ✅ Answer
D) Ordinal
Q18: A school administrator who focuses on providing instructional guidance and resources to teachers is fulfilling the role of a/an:
A) Accountant
B) Clerk
C) Instructional Leader ✅ Answer
D) HR Manager
Q19: Curriculum Scope is often specified in terms of content, time, and:
A) Teacher experience
B) Depth/Complexity ✅ Answer
C) Student attendance
D) Funding
Q20: Bandura's concept of Vicarious Reinforcement means that a learner is motivated by observing:
A) Their own reward
B) Someone else being rewarded ✅ Answer
C) Someone else being punished
D) Their own punishment
Q21: The Synthetic Method of teaching proceeds from:
A) Whole to Part
B) Part to Whole ✅ Answer
C) General to Specific
D) Example to Rule
Q22: Diagnostic Assessment is often used to identify the need for:
A) Final grading
B) Promotion
C) Remedial instruction or support ✅ Answer
D) Certification
Q23: The philosophy of education that holds the school's role is to ensure all students master a set of core academic subjects is:
A) Pragmatism
B) Idealism
C) Essentialism ✅ Answer
D) Existentialism
Q24: The administrative concept of Institutional Autonomy grants a school the freedom to make decisions regarding:
A) National policy
B) Internal management (e.g., staffing, timetable) ✅ Answer
C) International law
D) Federal taxation
Q25: In a normal distribution, approximately 68% of the data falls within how many standard deviations of the mean?
A) 0.5
B) 1 (i.e., ±1 SD) ✅ Answer
C) 2
D) 3
Q26: The psychological school of thought that emphasizes the whole of experience and perception over the sum of its parts is:
A) Behaviorism
B) Psychoanalysis
C) Gestalt Psychology ✅ Answer
D) Cognitivism
Q27: A test that requires the student to demonstrate a practical ability, like using laboratory equipment or driving a car, is a:
A) Paper-Pencil Test
B) Performance/Practical Test ✅ Answer
C) Aptitude Test
D) Norm-Referenced Test
Q28: Supervision in education is considered effective when it is primarily:
A) Punitive
B) Fault-finding
C) Constructive and cooperative ✅ Answer
D) Authoritarian
Q29: Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is defined as the ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use one's own and others':
A) IQ
B) Memory
C) Emotions ✅ Answer
D) Physical strength
Q30: The psychological concept of Extinction in conditioning occurs when:
A) A reward is introduced
B) The conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus ✅ Answer
C) A punishment is introduced
D) The organism is rewarded
Q31: The curriculum element that answers the question "What content should be included?" is:
A) Aims
B) Content (Subject Matter) ✅ Answer
C) Methods
D) Evaluation
Q32: Naturalism views the ultimate source of knowledge as:
A) Reason
B) Divine revelation
C) Nature and the senses ✅ Answer
D) Abstract ideas
Q33: When a researcher uses statistical techniques to reduce a large number of observed variables into a smaller set of underlying variables (or factors), the technique is called:
A) Regression Analysis
B) T-Test
C) Factor Analysis ✅ Answer
D) Correlation
Q34: Research ethics requires that the identity of participants be protected, which is known as:
A) Informed Consent
B) Anonymity/Confidentiality ✅ Answer
C) Debriefing
D) Replication
Q35: The concept of Proactive Facilitation in learning occurs when:
A) New learning interferes with old recall
B) Old learning helps the learning of new material ✅ Answer
C) An unpleasant stimulus is removed
D) An organism stops responding
Q36: The administrative task of Maintenance primarily focuses on the upkeep of:
A) Teacher salaries
B) Student records
C) Physical plant and equipment ✅ Answer
D) Curriculum documents
Q37: Which philosophy holds that the aim of education is to prepare students to adapt to a changing world and solve practical problems?
A) Perennialism
B) Essentialism
C) Pragmatism ✅ Answer
D) Idealism
Q38: The lowest level in the Psychomotor Domain (Simpson's model) is:
A) Complex Overt Response
B) Perception
C) Imitation ✅ Answer
D) Set
Q39: A type of research used to investigate the status of an existing condition, often asking "How much?" or "What is?" is:
A) Causal-Comparative
B) Experimental
C) Descriptive ✅ Answer
D) Historical
Q40: Scaffolding (Vygotsky) is most effective when the assistance provided is gradually:
A) Increased
B) Standardized
C) Reduced (faded) ✅ Answer
D) Ignored
Q41: The Analytic Method of teaching proceeds from:
A) Part to Whole
B) Whole to Part (e.g., analyzing a poem or machine) ✅ Answer
C) Specific to General
D) Example to Rule
Q42: The principle of Unity of Command in a school hierarchy is designed to prevent staff from receiving conflicting orders from:
A) Students
B) Parents
C) Multiple superiors ✅ Answer
D) The community
Q43: Curriculum Balance means that no single subject or activity is given undue emphasis at the expense of:
A) The teacher's opinion
B) The student's grades
C) Other important areas of study or development ✅ Answer
D) The examination
Q44: Ethics in philosophy is the study of:
A) Reality
B) Knowledge
C) Moral principles and conduct ✅ Answer
D) Beauty
Q45: The process of writing the explicit curriculum document is known as curriculum:
A) Implementation
B) Evaluation
C) Design/Documentation ✅ Answer
D) Testing
Q46: Which teaching method encourages high cognitive engagement and is based on the student seeking evidence to test a hypothesis?
A) Lecture
B) Demonstration
C) Inquiry Training ✅ Answer
D) Drill
Q47: Counseling is a deeper, more personal process than guidance, typically dealing with a student's:
A) Career choice
B) Subject choices
C) Attitudes, emotional issues, and inner conflicts ✅ Answer
D) Homework
Q48: The difference between a raw score and the mean, expressed in units of standard deviation, is a:
A) T-score
B) Z-score ✅ Answer
C) Percentile Rank
D) Range
Q49: The sociological theory that views the educational system as a battleground for social advantage, often reinforcing power imbalances, is:
A) Functionalism
B) Interactionism
C) Conflict Theory ✅ Answer
D) Structuralism
Q50: Max Weber's bureaucratic theory emphasizes administration based on:
A) Tradition and custom
B) Personal relationships
C) Formal rules, procedures, and written records ✅ Answer
D) Charismatic leadership
Q51: A core function of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan is to ensure quality in teacher education programs at the:
A) Primary school level
B) Middle school level
C) University level (B.Ed., M.Ed., MS/M.Phil.) ✅ Answer
D) Vocational training level
Q52: The NEP 1979 introduced the concept of Adult Literacy Centers as part of its strategy for:
A) Military training
B) Mass education and literacy ✅ Answer
C) High school reform
D) Teacher certification
Q53: Lesson Study (or Jugyou Kenkyu) is a collaborative professional development technique originating in Japan, focused on improving:
A) Teacher salaries
B) Specific lessons and instructional practices ✅ Answer
C) School infrastructure
D) Student enrollment
Q54: The NEP 1972-80 made a significant impact by promoting the idea that education is a tool for:
A) Preserving the old feudal system
B) Social change and national development ✅ Answer
C) Private profit only
D) Religious exclusivity
Q55: The professional role that involves helping new teachers adjust to the school environment, policies, and culture is that of a:
A) Student
B) Administrator
C) Mentor/Induction Coordinator ✅ Answer
D) Clerk
Q56: The Education Policy 2009 specifically proposed reforms aimed at improving the quality of science and technology education to meet the demands of the:
A) Agricultural sector
B) Knowledge economy ✅ Answer
C) Military sector
D) Tourist industry
Q57: CPD activities for teachers should ideally be linked to their professional goals and the results of their most recent:
A) Final exam
B) Performance appraisal/evaluation ✅ Answer
C) Paycheck
D) Retirement date
Q58: The NEP 1998-2010 proposed the implementation of a Standardized Testing System at the national level to assess:
A) Teacher qualifications
B) Administrative efficiency
C) Student learning achievement and quality of education ✅ Answer
D) School building quality
Q59: Which institution is responsible for establishing the official syllabus and curriculum for primary and secondary levels in the provinces (post-18th Amendment)?
A) HEC
B) NACTE
C) Provincial Curriculum and Textbook Boards ✅ Answer
D) Federal Ministry of Education
Q60: The modern approach to evaluating teachers focuses on Output (student learning) rather than solely on Input factors like:
A) Lesson planning
B) Classroom environment
C) Years of experience or degrees held ✅ Answer
D) Subject knowledge
Q61: The Earth's path around the Sun is known as its:
A) Axis
B) Orbit
C) Revolution
D) All of the above ✅ Answer
Q62: The Great Lakes (Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario) are located primarily on the border of the USA and:
A) Mexico
B) Russia
C) Canada ✅ Answer
D) Brazil
Q63: The Pass that links Peshawar to Kabul, and is historically significant for trade and invasion, is the:
A) Bolan Pass
B) Lowari Pass
C) Khyber Pass ✅ Answer
D) Khunjerab Pass
Q64: The organization UNICEF deals with the welfare of:
A) Adults
B) Teachers
C) Children ✅ Answer
D) Animals
Q65: The Danube River flows through the highest number of countries in the world, primarily located in:
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe ✅ Answer
D) South America
Q66: The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is located mostly in the province of:
A) Punjab
B) Balochistan
C) Sindh ✅ Answer
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Q67: The largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat, is located in:
A) Thailand
B) India
C) Cambodia ✅ Answer
D) Indonesia
Q68: The Security Council of the UN is the only body that has the authority to issue:
A) Educational decrees
B) Economic reports
C) Binding resolutions ✅ Answer
D) Health guidelines
Q69: The Highest Motorable Pass (Khunjerab) in the world connects Pakistan with China via the:
A) Indus Highway
B) Grand Trunk Road
C) Karakoram Highway (KKH) ✅ Answer
D) Makran Coastal Highway
Q70: The Dew Point is the temperature at which the air must be cooled to become fully saturated with:
A) Oxygen
B) Nitrogen
C) Water vapor (to form dew/fog) ✅ Answer
D) Carbon dioxide
Q71: The 1962 Constitution of Pakistan was abrogated by which military leader?
A) Ayub Khan
B) Zia-ul-Haq
C) Yahya Khan ✅ Answer
D) Pervaiz Musharraf
Q72: Pakistan’s National Anthem, "Pak Sarzamin," was composed by:
A) Hafeez Jalandhri
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla ✅ Answer
D) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Q73: The Third Martial Law in Pakistan was imposed by General Zia-ul-Haq in the year:
A) 1958
B) 1969
C) 1977 ✅ Answer
D) 1999
Q74: The founder of the Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam (an important early Muslim educational organization) was:
A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Maulvi Hameed-ud-Din ✅ Answer
C) Quaid-e-Azam
D) Allama Iqbal
Q75: The Himalayan Mountain Range is located mainly in the North of Pakistan, bordering which major administrative unit?
A) Punjab
B) Balochistan
C) Sindh
D) Gilgit-Baltistan ✅ Answer
Q76: The Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 1950 was signed between the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India regarding:
A) Kashmir war
B) Minority Rights and Refugee Issues ✅ Answer
C) Indus Waters
D) Border demarcation
Q77: The Senate of Pakistan is composed of equal representation from all four provinces, following the principle of:
A) Population size
B) Military strength
C) Parity (equal status) ✅ Answer
D) Economic contribution
Q78: The second largest city of Pakistan by population is:
A) Islamabad
B) Karachi
C) Lahore ✅ Answer
D) Faisalabad
Q79: The Pakistan-Iran border is primarily along the mountainous region of:
A) Sindh
B) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
C) Balochistan ✅ Answer
D) Punjab
Q80: Which amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (1973) made the Prime Minister's post significantly weaker than the President's (until later amendments)?
A) 1st Amendment
B) 7th Amendment
C) 8th Amendment (Zia-ul-Haq era) ✅ Answer
D) 18th Amendment
Q81: The total number of Surahs in the Holy Quran beginning with the word "Qul" is:
A) 3
B) 5 ✅ Answer
C) 7
D) 10
Q82: The fourth Caliph of Islam was:
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
C) Hazrat Uthman (RA)
D) Hazrat Ali (RA) ✅ Answer
Q83: The Islamic concept of Wahi refers to:
A) Consensus
B) Analogical reasoning
C) Divine Revelation (to the Prophets) ✅ Answer
D) Personal opinion
Q84: The two most important Eid festivals in Islam are Eid-ul-Fitr and:
A) Eid Milad-un-Nabi
B) Shab-e-Barat
C) Eid-ul-Adha ✅ Answer
D) Ashura
Q85: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had a daughter who was married to Hazrat Ali (RA). Her name was:
A) Hazrat Zaynab (RA)
B) Hazrat Ruqayyah (RA)
C) Hazrat Umm Kulthum (RA)
D) Hazrat Fatima (RA) ✅ Answer
Q86: The Islamic principle that refers to the ability to pay back a loan or debt is:
A) Zakat
B) Nisab
C) Qard ✅ Answer
D) Sadaqa
Q87: Tayammum is the substitute for Wudu or Ghusl using clean dust or earth when:
A) The time is short
B) Water is unavailable or harmful ✅ Answer
C) One is traveling
D) One is tired
Q88: The First Mosque on the site of the Holy Kaaba was established by:
A) Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
B) Prophet Musa (AS)
C) Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and Ismail (AS) ✅ Answer
D) Prophet Isa (AS)
Q89: The Islamic calendar is a Lunar Calendar based on the cycles of the:
A) Sun
B) Earth
C) Moon ✅ Answer
D) Stars
Q90: The Five Daily Prayers (Salat) were made compulsory during the:
A) Hijra
B) Battle of Badr
C) Mi'raj (Ascension) ✅ Answer
D) Conquest of Makkah
Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Innate':
A) Learned
B) Acquired
C) Inborn/Natural ✅ Answer
D) Foreign
Q92: Antonym of 'Docile' is:
A) Obedient
B) Submissive
C) Unruly/Stubborn ✅ Answer
D) Tame
Q93: The verb in the sentence "The sun rises in the East" is in the:
A) Past Tense
B) Future Tense
C) Present Tense (Simple) ✅ Answer
D) Past Perfect Tense
Q94: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Sucessful
B) Succesful
C) Successful ✅ Answer
D) Successfull
Q95: Which sentence contains a Coordinating Conjunction?
A) Although it was raining, we left.
B) He is rich, yet he is unhappy.
C) She ran because she was late.
D) He is rich, yet he is unhappy. ✅ Answer (The coordinating conjunction is 'yet' connecting two independent clauses)
Q96: The chemical symbol for Potassium is:
A) P
B) Po
C) Pt
D) K ✅ Answer
Q97: The velocity of sound is fastest in which medium?
A) Air (Gas)
B) Water (Liquid)
C) Vacuum
D) Steel (Solid) ✅ Answer
Q98: HTTP is the primary protocol for transferring information on the World Wide Web, and it stands for:
A) Hyper Text Transmission Protocol
B) HyperText Transfer Protocol ✅ Answer
C) High Track Transfer Protocol
D) Home Text Transfer Program
Q99: Which blood component is primarily responsible for blood clotting?
A) Red Blood Cells
B) White Blood Cells
C) Plasma
D) Platelets ✅ Answer
Q100: Biotechnology is the field of study that primarily uses living organisms and their processes to develop products, especially in the fields of medicine and:
A) Physics
B) Astronomy
C) Agriculture ✅ Answer
D) Geology
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