Assistant Education Officer - Paper 1
Q1: Which teaching method encourages student self-discovery and problem-solving?
A) Lecture Method
B) Demonstration Method
C) Discovery Method ✅ Answer
D) Drill Method
Q2: The concept of Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is central to the theory of:
A) Jean Piaget
B) B.F. Skinner
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Lev Vygotsky ✅ Answer
Q3: The hidden curriculum refers to:
A) The official timetable
B) The planned syllabus
C) Unintended lessons learned from school environment ✅ Answer
D) Lessons learned outside the school
Q4: Educational management primarily focuses on the efficient use of:
A) Technology only
B) Curricular material
C) Human and material resources ✅ Answer
D) Evaluation techniques
Q5: A hypothesis in research is a:
A) Final conclusion
B) Tentative statement about the relationship between variables ✅ Answer
C) Research design
D) Data collection tool
Q6: Progressivism in education emphasizes:
A) Eternal truths
B) Subject-matter discipline
C) Experiential learning and child-centeredness ✅ Answer
D) The study of great books
Q7: The three components of the teaching-learning process are:
A) Evaluation, testing, and feedback
B) Motivation, interest, and retention
C) Teacher, student, and curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Goals, methods, and resources
Q8: The 'Law of Effect' in learning theory was proposed by:
A) Ivan Pavlov
B) John B. Watson
C) Edward Thorndike ✅ Answer
D) Wolfgang Köhler
Q9: The cyclical process of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting is the core of:
A) Survey Research
B) Experimental Research
C) Causal-comparative Research
D) Action Research ✅ Answer
Q10: Educational administration is more concerned with:
A) Curriculum development
B) Overall policy formulation and direction ✅ Answer
C) Classroom interaction
D) Counseling students
Q11: The Cognitive Domain in Bloom's Taxonomy deals with:
A) Feelings and attitudes
B) Physical skills
C) Intellectual skills and knowledge acquisition ✅ Answer
D) Social interaction
Q12: Which type of motivation arises from within the individual?
A) Extrinsic Motivation
B) Intrinsic Motivation ✅ Answer
C) Achievement Motivation
D) Affiliation Motivation
Q13: A detailed plan for a single lesson session is called a:
A) Unit Plan
B) Curriculum Outline
C) Lesson Plan ✅ Answer
D) Scheme of Work
Q14: Idealism views the ultimate reality as:
A) The material world
B) Change and experience
C) Mind and Spirit ✅ Answer
D) Individual freedom
Q15: A norm-referenced test compares a student's performance to:
A) A fixed standard
B) The instructor's expectations
C) The performance of a peer group ✅ Answer
D) Their previous score
Q16: Sociology of education primarily studies the interaction between:
A) Teacher and student
B) School and curriculum
C) School and society ✅ Answer
D) Education and economy
Q17: The use of case studies to understand an individual's deep history and context is characteristic of which research method?
A) Quantitative Research
B) Correlational Research
C) Qualitative Research ✅ Answer
D) Experimental Research
Q18: The democratic style of educational leadership is characterized by:
A) Authoritarian control
B) Minimal involvement
C) Shared decision-making and participation ✅ Answer
D) Focus on rules only
Q19: Which term refers to the appropriate sequence of educational content across grade levels?
A) Scope
B) Continuity ✅ Answer
C) Integration
D) Balance
Q20: The primary goal of educational psychology is to:
A) Develop new curricula
B) Manage school finances
C) Understand and improve teaching and learning ✅ Answer
D) Set national education policy
Q21: The Socratic Method primarily uses:
A) Direct instruction
B) Memorization
C) Questioning to stimulate critical thinking ✅ Answer
D) Punishment and reward
Q22: The main purpose of summative assessment is:
A) Guiding instruction during a unit
B) Identifying student learning difficulties
C) Evaluating overall student achievement at the end ✅ Answer
D) Providing immediate feedback
Q23: Realism in education advocates for curriculum based on:
A) Personal feelings
B) Abstract ideas
C) Objective reality and natural laws ✅ Answer
D) Social change
Q24: The process of coordinating various school activities to achieve institutional goals is:
A) Supervision
B) Inspection
C) Organization ✅ Answer
D) Evaluation
Q25: The measure of central tendency most affected by extreme scores is the:
A) Mode
B) Median
C) Mean ✅ Answer
D) Standard Deviation
Q26: The learning theory that emphasizes mental processes like memory, perception, and problem-solving is:
A) Behaviorism
B) Cognitivism ✅ Answer
C) Humanism
D) Constructivism
Q27: A criterion-referenced test measures a student's performance against:
A) Their peers
B) The national average
C) Pre-established standards or objectives ✅ Answer
D) The teacher's grading curve
Q28: Educational supervision focuses on:
A) Checking teacher attendance
B) Improving instruction and curriculum ✅ Answer
C) Managing financial accounts
D) Maintaining school buildings
Q29: Who is known for the hierarchy of needs, a humanist perspective on motivation?
A) Carl Rogers
B) Jean Piaget
C) Abraham Maslow ✅ Answer
D) John Dewey
Q30: The core idea of Constructivism is that knowledge is:
A) Received passively
B) Discovered through conditioning
C) Actively built by the learner ✅ Answer
D) Transmitted by the teacher
Q31: The part of the curriculum that is often unplanned and consists of students' experiences and school culture is the:
A) Explicit Curriculum
B) Null Curriculum
C) Hidden Curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Taught Curriculum
Q32: Which philosophy of education emphasizes the existence of the individual as a free and responsible agent?
A) Idealism
B) Pragmatism
C) Realism
D) Existentialism ✅ Answer
Q33: When all students have an equal chance of being selected for a sample, the method is called:
A) Stratified Sampling
B) Convenience Sampling
C) Quota Sampling
D) Random Sampling ✅ Answer
Q34: The purpose of a pilot study is to:
A) Finalize the results
B) Test the feasibility of the research plan and instruments ✅ Answer
C) Analyze the main data
D) Train the research staff
Q35: The principle of 'readiness' in learning is most closely associated with:
A) Repetition
B) Maturation ✅ Answer
C) Punishment
D) Reinforcement
Q36: Which term describes the process of setting educational objectives and determining the necessary resources and procedures?
A) Controlling
B) Directing
C) Planning ✅ Answer
D) Evaluating
Q37: Perennialism advocates for a curriculum centered on:
A) Vocational skills
B) Contemporary social issues
C) Timeless works and intellectual tradition ✅ Answer
D) The individual child's interests
Q38: The three domains of Bloom's Taxonomy are Cognitive, Affective, and:
A) Social
B) Emotional
C) Psychomotor ✅ Answer
D) Spiritual
Q39: In educational research, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher is the:
A) Dependent Variable
B) Control Variable
C) Confounding Variable
D) Independent Variable ✅ Answer
Q40: The process of making sense of information and fitting it into existing mental schemas is called:
A) Accommodation
B) Organization
C) Assimilation ✅ Answer
D) Equilibrium
Q41: The term Didactic most accurately relates to which teaching style?
A) Collaborative
B) Student-led
C) Instructive or expository ✅ Answer
D) Inquiry-based
Q42: The school's overall culture, ethos, and values fall under the umbrella of:
A) School finance
B) Curriculum planning
C) Educational Administration ✅ Answer
D) Instructional design
Q43: Which research method explores the historical development of a phenomenon?
A) Descriptive
B) Experimental
C) Historical ✅ Answer
D) Correlational
Q44: The philosophy that believes knowledge is derived from sense experience is:
A) Rationalism
B) Idealism
C) Empiricism ✅ Answer
D) Existentialism
Q45: The term School Climate refers to:
A) The weather conditions around the school
B) The financial state of the school
C) The overall atmosphere and feeling of the school ✅ Answer
D) The number of students enrolled
Q46: Transfer of learning is best defined as:
A) Moving a student to a new class
B) Applying knowledge from one context to another ✅ Answer
C) Changing curriculum content
D) Assigning new homework
Q47: The main goal of supervision in education is to:
A) Enforce rules
B) Criticize teachers
C) Improve the quality of teaching ✅ Answer
D) Control school funding
Q48: The process of systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information to determine the extent to which learning objectives have been achieved is:
A) Teaching
B) Instruction
C) Management
D) Evaluation ✅ Answer
Q49: The affective domain of learning concerns:
A) Thinking skills
B) Motor skills
C) Attitudes, values, and emotions ✅ Answer
D) Memory retention
Q50: A Sociogram is a tool used in educational sociology to map:
A) Student achievement scores
B) School expenditure
C) Patterns of social relationships among students ✅ Answer
D) Teacher-parent communications
Q51: A major initiative in Pakistan to standardize teacher education with four-year degrees was the introduction of the:
A) Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC)
B) Certificate in Teaching (CT)
C) Associate Degree in Education (ADE) and B.Ed. (Hons) ✅ Answer
D) Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Q52: The National Education Policy (NEP) 1970 is historically significant as it was the first policy to:
A) Propose mass literacy
B) Introduce co-education
C) Be formulated for the entire country (pre-1971 separation) ✅ Answer
D) Focus on technical education
Q53: What is the primary focus of in-service teacher education?
A) Preparing new teachers for the profession
B) Professional growth of practicing teachers ✅ Answer
C) College-level curriculum development
D) Research methodology training
Q54: The Education Policy 1978/79 is often associated with the process of:
A) Secularization of education
B) Emphasis on non-technical subjects
C) Islamization of the curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Total nationalization of schools
Q55: A key recommendation of the National Education Policy 1998-2010 was the promotion of:
A) Single national curriculum
B) Information Technology (IT) in education ✅ Answer
C) Only religious education
D) Decreasing expenditure on education
Q56: The term Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) primarily relates to a teacher's knowledge of:
A) General teaching theories
B) The subject matter itself
C) How to teach a specific subject matter ✅ Answer
D) School administrative rules
Q57: Under the 18th Constitutional Amendment in Pakistan (2010), the subject of education was largely devolved to the:
A) Federal Government
B) Provincial Governments ✅ Answer
C) Local District Government
D) International Aid Agencies
Q58: The initial National Education Policy of Pakistan (1959) emphasized the development of a student's:
A) Professional career only
B) Spiritual, moral, and vocational aspects ✅ Answer
C) Theoretical knowledge base only
D) Sports abilities
Q59: Which professional qualification is generally considered the pre-service requirement for a secondary school teacher in Pakistan?
A) M.Phil.
B) Ph.D.
C) B.Ed. ✅ Answer
D) MBA
Q60: Standardization of teacher qualifications across Pakistan is the objective of the regulatory body known as the:
A) Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B) National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C) National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE) ✅ Answer
D) Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE)
Q61: The currency of Japan is the:
A) Won
B) Yuan
C) Yen ✅ Answer
D) Ringgit
Q62: The country with the longest coastline in the world is:
A) Russia
B) Australia
C) Canada ✅ Answer
D) China
Q63: Pakistan's national poet is:
A) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
B) Mirza Ghalib
C) Allama Muhammad Iqbal ✅ Answer
D) Ahmed Faraz
Q64: The world's busiest artificial waterway is the:
A) Panama Canal
B) Suez Canal ✅ Answer
C) Kiel Canal
D) Grand Canal
Q65: The largest fresh-water lake in Pakistan by area is:
A) Rawal Lake
B) Saif-ul-Malook Lake
C) Manchar Lake ✅ Answer
D) Attabad Lake
Q66: The headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is located in:
A) Geneva
B) New York
C) London
D) The Hague ✅ Answer
Q67: The Durand Line is the international border between Pakistan and:
A) Iran
B) China
C) Afghanistan ✅ Answer
D) India
Q68: Which of the following is NOT a member of the G7 group of nations?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Russia ✅ Answer
D) Japan
Q69: The capital of Australia is:
A) Sydney
B) Melbourne
C) Canberra ✅ Answer
D) Perth
Q70: The Khyber Pass connects Peshawar with:
A) Quetta
B) Lahore
C) Kabul ✅ Answer
D) Gilgit
Q71: The constitution of Pakistan was fully enforced on:
A) 14 August 1947
B) 23 March 1956
C) 14 August 1973 ✅ Answer
D) 23 March 1940
Q72: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All India Muslim League in:
A) 1906
B) 1910
C) 1913 ✅ Answer
D) 1920
Q73: The second longest river in Pakistan is the:
A) Indus River
B) Jhelum River
C) Chenab River
D) Sutlej River ✅ Answer
Q74: The present name of the former North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is:
A) Balochistan
B) Sindh
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ✅ Answer
D) Punjab
Q75: The first martial law in Pakistan was declared by:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Ayub Khan ✅ Answer
D) Yahya Khan
Q76: The name Pakistan was coined by:
A) Allama Muhammad Iqbal
B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali ✅ Answer
D) Quaid-e-Azam
Q77: The highest civil award in Pakistan is:
A) Sitara-e-Jurat
B) Hilal-e-Pakistan
C) Nishan-e-Pakistan ✅ Answer
D) Tamgha-e-Shujaat
Q78: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a part of China's initiative known as the:
A) Silk Road Project
B) Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) ✅ Answer
C) Maritime Silk Road
D) New Global Partnership
Q79: The total number of divisions in Sindh province (as of 2025) is:
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8 ✅ Answer
Q80: Which amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan restored the original 1973 Constitution to a great extent and limited the President's powers?
A) 17th Amendment
B) 18th Amendment ✅ Answer
C) 19th Amendment
D) 20th Amendment
Q81: The migration of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) from Makkah to Madinah is known as the:
A) Isra'
B) Mi'raj
C) Hijra ✅ Answer
D) Ghazwa
Q82: The second pillar of Islam is:
A) Shahada (Testimony of Faith)
B) Zakat (Alms-giving)
C) Hajj (Pilgrimage)
D) Salat (Prayer) ✅ Answer
Q83: The Holy Quran was revealed over a period of approximately:
A) 10 years
B) 15 years
C) 23 years ✅ Answer
D) 30 years
Q84: Which famous battle is also known as Yaum al-Furqan (The Day of the Criterion)?
A) Battle of Uhud
B) Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)
C) Battle of Badr ✅ Answer
D) Battle of Khaybar
Q85: The compilation of the Quran into one single volume (Mushaf) during the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA) was initiated after the battle of:
A) Uhud
B) Khaybar
C) Yamama ✅ Answer
D) Tabuk
Q86: The total number of verses (Ayat) in Surah Al-Fatiha is:
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7 ✅ Answer
D) 8
Q87: Who is known as Sayyid-ul-Anbiya (Leader of the Prophets)?
A) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
B) Hazrat Musa (AS)
C) Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Isa (AS)
Q88: The Islamic month of fasting is:
A) Shawwal
B) Muharram
C) Rajab
D) Ramadan ✅ Answer
Q89: Which Caliph introduced the Islamic calendar (Hijri Calendar)?
A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
B) Hazrat Umar (RA) ✅ Answer
C) Hazrat Uthman (RA)
D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Q90: The concept of Ijtihad in Islamic jurisprudence means:
A) Following a specific school of thought
B) Independent reasoning or judgment ✅ Answer
C) Consensus of the community
D) Literal interpretation of texts
Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Diligent':
A) Lazy
B) Careless
C) Industrious ✅ Answer
D) Slow
Q92: Antonym of 'Transparent' is:
A) Clear
B) Open
C) Opaque ✅ Answer
D) Visible
Q93: She is waiting _____ the bus stop. (Fill in the blank with the correct preposition)
A) on
B) in
C) at ✅ Answer
D) for
Q94: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Separate
B) Seperate
C) Separait
D) Seperait
✅ Answer: A) Separate
Q95: Identify the grammatically correct sentence:
A) Each of the students have passed the test.
B) Each of the students has passed the test. ✅ Answer
C) All of the students has passed the test.
D) Student are pass the test.
Q96: Which component of a computer acts as its temporary, volatile memory?
A) ROM
B) Hard Drive
C) CPU
D) RAM ✅ Answer
Q97: The chemical formula for common table salt is:
A) H2O
B) CO2
C) NaCl ✅ Answer
D) C6H12O6
Q98: The force that opposes motion between two surfaces in contact is called:
A) Gravity
B) Tension
C) Friction ✅ Answer
D) Momentum
Q99: Which protocol is typically used to send email?
A) HTTP
B) FTP
C) POP3
D) SMTP ✅ Answer
Q100: The unit for measuring electric current is the:
A) Volt
B) Watt
C) Ohm
D) Ampere ✅ Answer
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