Assistant Education Officer - Paper 8
Q1: The Buzz Group technique is used in teaching to encourage:
A) Individual silent reading
B) Quick, informal small-group discussion ✅ Answer
C) Formal presentation to the whole class
D) Rote memorization
Q2: The psychological concept of Instinct in behavior refers to a pattern of activity that is:
A) Learned through conditioning
B) Acquired through observation
C) Innate, unlearned, and genetically predetermined ✅ Answer
D) Based on logical reasoning
Q3: The Broad Fields Curriculum approach aims to solve the problem of curriculum fragmentation by:
A) Eliminating all subjects
B) Grouping related subjects into larger categories ✅ Answer
C) Focusing on a single discipline
D) Using only project-based learning
Q4: The POSDCORB element B stands for:
A) Behavior
B) Beliefs
C) Budgeting ✅ Answer
D) Breakdown
Q5: The research methodology that examines the characteristics of people who belong to a group that has experienced a natural disaster or event (where the researcher cannot manipulate the independent variable) is:
A) Experimental Research
B) Correlational Research
C) Ex Post Facto (Causal-Comparative) Research ✅ Answer
D) Action Research
Q6: Essentialism advocates for the use of traditional methods of teaching, such as:
A) Discovery learning
B) Role-playing
C) Lecture and recitation ✅ Answer
D) Self-directed learning
Q7: The teaching maxim "From known to unknown" is based on the principle of:
A) Motivation
B) Connecting new knowledge to prior knowledge ✅ Answer
C) Punishment
D) Generalization
Q8: The developmental stage where a child begins to think symbolically but still struggles with the concept of Conservation (e.g., volume) is Piaget's:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Preoperational Stage ✅ Answer
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
Q9: The term Test-Retest Reliability refers to the consistency of scores over:
A) Different forms of the test
B) Different observers
C) Time ✅ Answer
D) Different content areas
Q10: The process of reviewing the work of subordinates and ensuring their performance aligns with the school's goals is known as:
A) Directing
B) Planning
C) Monitoring/Controlling ✅ Answer
D) Staffing
Q11: The level of Responding in the Affective Domain involves the student's:
A) Passive listening
B) Active participation and reaction to a stimulus ✅ Answer
C) Commitment to a value
D) Physical performance
Q12: Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory emphasizes that the key to learning is the interaction of cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors in a process called:
A) Conditioning
B) Assimilation
C) Reciprocal Determinism ✅ Answer
D) Scaffolding
Q13: Curriculum Fidelity refers to the degree to which a program is:
A) Popular with students
B) Implemented as intended by the developers ✅ Answer
C) Low in cost
D) Based on technology
Q14: Realism in education suggests that the curriculum should be drawn primarily from:
A) Abstract spiritual ideas
B) Student interests
C) The organized bodies of knowledge (disciplines) ✅ Answer
D) Social problems
Q15: The Inter-Rater Reliability of a research tool (e.g., an observation scale) is high when:
A) The tool is administered multiple times
B) Different observers or raters agree on the scores/ratings ✅ Answer
C) The test predicts future performance
D) The content is relevant
Q16: The sociological concept of the School as an Agent of Socialization means that the school helps students:
A) Acquire financial literacy
B) Learn the norms, values, and skills of the society ✅ Answer
C) Challenge all authority
D) Choose a career
Q17: The process of systematically examining and categorizing qualitative data (e.g., interview transcripts) is called:
A) Calculation
B) Coding ✅ Answer
C) Correlation
D) Experimentation
Q18: The administrative principle of Delegation is successful when authority is transferred along with equivalent:
A) Financial resources
B) Responsibility and accountability ✅ Answer
C) Time off
D) Popularity
Q19: Curriculum Balance refers to the proper distribution of content among:
A) Teachers and students
B) Academic, practical, and co-curricular activities ✅ Answer
C) Past and future events
D) Only theory
Q20: The psychological theory that views learning as the result of a connection formed between a Stimulus (S) and a Response (R) is:
A) Gestalt Theory
B) Connectionism (Thorndike) ✅ Answer
C) Psychoanalysis
D) Humanism
Q21: The Case Study Method in teaching is best suited for developing:
A) Manual skills
B) Factual knowledge
C) Analytical and decision-making skills in complex situations ✅ Answer
D) Rote memory
Q22: The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a data set is the:
A) Standard Deviation
B) Variance
C) Median
D) Range ✅ Answer
Q23: Pragmatism views the teacher as primarily a/an:
A) Dictator
B) Spiritual guide
C) Director of studies and co-learner ✅ Answer
D) Transmitter of eternal truths
Q24: A school's Annual Report is an example of which administrative function?
A) Organizing
B) Staffing
C) Reporting ✅ Answer
D) Budgeting
Q25: The total set of individuals, objects, or events being studied in a research project is the:
A) Sample
B) Control group
C) Population ✅ Answer
D) Variable
Q26: Cognitive Maps, or mental representations of physical space, are a key concept of which type of learning?
A) Classical Conditioning
B) Operant Conditioning
C) Latent Learning (Tolman) ✅ Answer
D) Social Learning
Q27: A student's Grade Point Average (GPA) is an example of which type of assessment outcome?
A) Diagnostic
B) Formative
C) Summative ✅ Answer
D) Placement
Q28: The administrative principle of Esprit de Corps emphasizes:
A) Strict adherence to rules
B) Centralized authority
C) Team spirit, morale, and harmony among staff ✅ Answer
D) High financial profits
Q29: Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence includes analytical, creative, and which intelligence?
A) Emotional
B) Moral
C) Practical ✅ Answer
D) Verbal
Q30: The type of learning that results from associating a voluntary behavior with its consequences (reward or punishment) is:
A) Classical Conditioning
B) Operant Conditioning ✅ Answer
C) Observational Learning
D) Insight Learning
Q31: The curriculum element that provides the criteria for selecting content and learning experiences is the:
A) Evaluation plan
B) Objectives ✅ Answer
C) Textbook
D) Timetable
Q32: Perennialism advocates that the purpose of education is to cultivate the intellect through the study of:
A) Social reform
B) Practical skills
C) The Great Books ✅ Answer
D) Current events
Q33: A detailed, non-numerical description of observations, interactions, and events in a natural setting is an example of:
A) Quantitative Data
B) Correlational Data
C) Qualitative Data ✅ Answer
D) Experimental Data
Q34: The use of multiple methods, data sources, or theories to verify research findings is called:
A) Generalization
B) Coding
C) Triangulation ✅ Answer
D) Replication
Q35: The concept of Intrinsic Reinforcement in humanism is primarily derived from:
A) Money or prizes
B) Avoiding punishment
C) The feeling of competence, mastery, or enjoyment ✅ Answer
D) Parental approval
Q36: The POSDCORB element D stands for:
A) Delegation
B) Discovery
C) Directing ✅ Answer
D) Discipline
Q37: Realism views the student's mind as a:
A) Blank slate (Tabula Rasa)
B) Source of innate ideas
C) Mechanism for observing and processing data from the world ✅ Answer
D) Center of emotional conflict
Q38: The highest level in the original Cognitive Domain (Bloom's Taxonomy) is:
A) Comprehension
B) Analysis
C) Evaluation ✅ Answer
D) Synthesis
Q39: A type of research that involves comparing two or more existing groups on a dependent variable without random assignment or manipulation is:
A) Experimental Research
B) Correlational Research
C) Causal-Comparative Research ✅ Answer
D) Basic Research
Q40: Piaget's principle of Reversibility (the ability to mentally undo an action) is a key cognitive achievement of the:
A) Preoperational Stage
B) Concrete Operational Stage ✅ Answer
C) Formal Operational Stage
D) Sensorimotor Stage
Q41: The Brainstorming technique is primarily used to generate:
A) Logical conclusions
B) A single correct answer
C) A large quantity of creative ideas ✅ Answer
D) Detailed notes
Q42: The administrative concept of Accountability primarily ensures that staff are answerable to the:
A) Students
B) Community
C) Authority that delegated the responsibility ✅ Answer
D) Lowest rank
Q43: The curriculum component that focuses on the subject matter and learning experiences is the:
A) Aims
B) Evaluation
C) Content ✅ Answer
D) Administration
Q44: Aesthetics in philosophy is the study of:
A) Knowledge
B) Reality
C) Art, beauty, and taste ✅ Answer
D) Logic
Q45: The process of gathering and translating research findings, societal needs, and philosophical ideas into actionable content for the curriculum is:
A) Curriculum Implementation
B) Curriculum Evaluation
C) Curriculum Formulation (or Design) ✅ Answer
D) Curriculum Testing
Q46: The Panel Discussion method in teaching involves:
A) A single expert speaker
B) A small group of experts discussing a topic before an audience ✅ Answer
C) Students working on a long-term project
D) Teacher-led questioning
Q47: Guidance aims to be developmental and help an individual deal with:
A) Only severe mental illness
B) Only past mistakes
C) Normal life challenges and future choices ✅ Answer
D) Teacher conflicts
Q48: The central location of a data set, defined as the arithmetic average, is the:
A) Median
B) Mode
C) Mean ✅ Answer
D) Range
Q49: The sociological concept of Culture is best defined as the:
A) Material wealth of a society
B) Shared values, beliefs, behaviors, and products of a group ✅ Answer
C) Political system only
D) Population density
Q50: Democratic Leadership in a school is characterized by maximum participation and minimum:
A) Planning
B) Organization
C) Autocracy/Centralized Control ✅ Answer
D) Supervision
Q51: The CPD (Continuous Professional Development) framework primarily aims to keep teachers current with:
A) Financial markets
B) New pedagogical knowledge and subject innovations ✅ Answer
C) Military affairs
D) Political history
Q52: The NEP 1979 aimed to give education an Islamic bias and emphasized the role of the teacher as a:
A) Secular scientist
B) Spiritual and moral guide ✅ Answer
C) Political activist
D) Administrator
Q53: The Professional Code of Ethics for teachers is essential for establishing and maintaining high standards of:
A) Financial accounting
B) Conduct and professionalism ✅ Answer
C) Military training
D) Infrastructure maintenance
Q54: The NEP 1972-80 policy created the National Book Foundation (NBF) with the primary goal of:
A) Printing religious texts only
B) Mass production and distribution of low-cost textbooks ✅ Answer
C) Regulating private schools
D) Training university professors
Q55: Reflective teaching is most often assessed in teacher training programs through the use of:
A) Standardized multiple-choice tests
B) Final course grades
C) Teaching portfolios, reflective journals, and self-assessment ✅ Answer
D) Peer grading
Q56: The Education Policy 2009 specifically proposed the integration of technology in education through the promotion of:
A) Paper-based exams only
B) ICT (Information and Communication Technology) ✅ Answer
C) Traditional blackboards
D) Manual attendance registers
Q57: Which type of training prepares teachers to handle issues of classroom diversity, inclusion, and special needs?
A) Subject-specific training
B) Inclusive/Special Education Training ✅ Answer
C) Administrative training
D) Physical education training
Q58: The NEP 1998-2010 emphasized the concept of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to:
A) Increase nationalization
B) Enhance quality and expand educational access ✅ Answer
C) Eliminate all private schools
D) Focus only on public finance
Q59: Teacher Licensing/Certification is required primarily to protect the public by ensuring that teachers have the minimum required:
A) Income
B) Competence and knowledge ✅ Answer
C) Political affiliation
D) Military background
Q60: A key consequence of the 18th Amendment (2010) was the establishment of Provincial Examination Boards to manage:
A) Federal university admissions
B) Local examination and assessment systems ✅ Answer
C) Foreign policy exams
D) National standardized testing
Q61: The line of longitude that serves as the reference point for calculating the Earth's time zones is the:
A) Equator
B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Prime Meridian (0∘ longitude) ✅ Answer
D) International Date Line
Q62: The capital city of Canada is:
A) Toronto
B) Montreal
C) Vancouver
D) Ottawa ✅ Answer
Q63: Pakistan's official National Language is:
A) English
B) Punjabi
C) Sindhi
D) Urdu ✅ Answer
Q64: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the:
A) European Union
B) NATO
C) United Nations (UN) ✅ Answer
D) G20
Q65: The Balkan Peninsula is located in which continent?
A) Asia
B) Africa
C) Europe ✅ Answer
D) South America
Q66: The Kirthar Mountain Range is primarily located in which provinces of Pakistan?
A) Punjab and KP
B) Sindh and Balochistan ✅ Answer
C) Gilgit-Baltistan
D) FATA and Punjab
Q67: The largest lake in the world by surface area is the:
A) Lake Superior
B) Lake Victoria
C) Caspian Sea ✅ Answer
D) Aral Sea
Q68: The UNESCO organization is a specialized agency of the UN dealing with:
A) Military affairs
B) Health
C) Education, Science, and Culture ✅ Answer
D) Finance
Q69: Which city is known as the "City of Gardens" in Pakistan?
A) Islamabad
B) Karachi
C) Faisalabad
D) Lahore ✅ Answer
Q70: The Sun is composed mainly of which two elements?
A) Oxygen and Carbon
B) Iron and Nickel
C) Hydrogen and Helium ✅ Answer
D) Nitrogen and Oxygen
Q71: The 1956 Constitution of Pakistan declared the country as the:
A) Dominion of Pakistan
B) Islamic Republic of Pakistan ✅ Answer
C) People's Republic of Pakistan
D) United States of Pakistan
Q72: The First President of Pakistan under the 1956 Constitution was:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Iskander Mirza ✅ Answer
D) Ayub Khan
Q73: The Pakistan Resolution (1940) demanded the creation of:
A) A single Muslim state in the East
B) Independent states in the Muslim-majority areas of the North-Western and Eastern Zones ✅ Answer
C) A federation of Indian provinces
D) A unitary state
Q74: The year Pakistan officially separated from the British Commonwealth (temporarily) was:
A) 1947
B) 1956
C) 1972 (after the Bangladesh separation) ✅ Answer
D) 1999
Q75: The Second Round Table Conference (1931) was significant because which leader represented the Muslims?
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Allama Muhammad Iqbal ✅ Answer
C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Q76: The Quaid-e-Azam's first address to the Constituent Assembly in 1947 emphasized the principle of:
A) Theocracy
B) Equality, rule of law, and non-interference of the state in personal beliefs ✅ Answer
C) Centralized military rule
D) Isolation from the world
Q77: The National Flag of Pakistan was hoisted for the first time on:
A) 23 March 1940
B) 14 August 1947 ✅ Answer
C) 23 March 1956
D) 16 December 1971
Q78: The highest dam in the world by height is the:
A) Tarbela Dam
B) Mangla Dam
C) Nurek Dam (Tajikistan) ✅ Answer
D) Three Gorges Dam
Q79: Which Pakistani city is located near the mouth of the Indus River?
A) Hyderabad
B) Multan
C) Karachi ✅ Answer
D) Sukkur
Q80: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) terminates in Pakistan at the port of:
A) Karachi
B) Port Qasim
C) Gwadar ✅ Answer
D) Lahore
Q81: The total number of Prophets and Messengers (according to popular Islamic belief) sent by Allah is around:
A) 1,000
B) 12,000
C) 124,000 ✅ Answer
D) 240,000
Q82: Hajj is performed during which Islamic month?
A) Ramadan
B) Shawwal
C) Dhul-Hijjah ✅ Answer
D) Rajab
Q83: The term Tafseer of the Holy Quran refers to its:
A) Recitation
B) Memorization
C) Interpretation and explanation ✅ Answer
D) Translation
Q84: The first person to accept Islam from among the women was:
A) Hazrat Ayesha (RA)
B) Hazrat Khadija (RA) ✅ Answer
C) Hazrat Fatima (RA)
D) Hazrat Sumayyah (RA)
Q85: The Battle of Uhud (3 AH) resulted in the martyrdom of which beloved companion of the Prophet (PBUH)?
A) Hazrat Ali (RA)
B) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
C) Hazrat Hamza (RA) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Zayd (RA)
Q86: The Holy Book revealed to Prophet Ibrahim (AS) (Abraham) was the:
A) Tawrat
B) Zabur
C) Injil
D) Suhuf (Scrolls) ✅ Answer
Q87: Wudu (ablution) is a necessary prerequisite for performing:
A) Fasting
B) Zakat
C) Salah (Prayer) ✅ Answer
D) Hajj
Q88: The Year of Sorrow ('Aam al-Huzn) was the year in which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) lost his wife Hazrat Khadija (RA) and his uncle:
A) Hazrat Abbas (RA)
B) Abu Talib ✅ Answer
C) Abu Lahab
D) Hazrat Hamza (RA)
Q89: Which Caliph compiled the first uniform copies of the Holy Quran (Mushaf) and distributed them to the Muslim world?
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Hazrat Umar (RA)
C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Q90: The Islamic concept of Riba refers to:
A) Charity
B) Usury or interest ✅ Answer
C) Lawful trade
D) Inheritance
Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Mundane':
A) Extraordinary
B) Exciting
C) Ordinary/Everyday ✅ Answer
D) Spiritual
Q92: Antonym of 'Cautious' is:
A) Careful
B) Reserved
C) Reckless/Rash ✅ Answer
D) Thoughtful
Q93: The boy is taller than his sister. (Fill in the blank with the correct word for comparison):
A) then
B) so
C) than ✅ Answer
D) to
Q94: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Seporate
B) Separate
C) Separately ✅ Answer
D) Sepratly
Q95: Identify the Adverb in the sentence: "The elderly gentleman walked slowly but steadily."
A) elderly
B) gentleman
C) walked
D) slowly ✅ Answer
Q96: The chemical symbol for Silver is:
A) Au
B) Fe
C) Na
D) Ag ✅ Answer
Q97: The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun is:
A) Friction
B) Magnetism
C) Electromagnetism
D) Gravity ✅ Answer
Q98: A device that converts analog signals to digital signals (and vice versa) to allow computers to communicate over telephone lines is a:
A) Router
B) Switch
C) Modem ✅ Answer
D) Monitor
Q99: The process by which green plants release water vapor into the atmosphere is called:
A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) Evaporation
D) Transpiration ✅ Answer
Q100: Hard Water is characterized by the presence of high concentrations of dissolved:
A) Sodium and Potassium
B) Calcium and Magnesium ✅ Answer
C) Iron and Zinc
D) Chlorine and Fluoride
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