Assistant Education Officer - Paper 2
Q1: The primary focus of a Child-Centered approach to teaching is:
A) Completion of the syllabus
B) Adherence to rules
C) The needs, interests, and capabilities of the student ✅ Answer
D) The teacher's convenience
Q2: The concept of scaffolding in education is most closely related to whose theory?
A) Jean Piaget
B) B.F. Skinner
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Lev Vygotsky ✅ Answer
Q3: The spiral curriculum model emphasizes:
A) Teaching all content once
B) A random sequence of topics
C) Revisiting subjects at increasing levels of complexity ✅ Answer
D) Teacher specialization
Q4: The chain of command and clear hierarchy in an educational institution is characteristic of which management approach?
A) Human Relations Theory
B) Bureaucratic Theory ✅ Answer
C) Systems Theory
D) Scientific Management
Q5: A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called the:
A) Dependent Variable
B) Moderator Variable
C) Independent Variable ✅ Answer
D) Extraneous Variable
Q6: According to Idealism, the aim of education is to:
A) Prepare the student for practical life
B) Achieve self-realization and develop moral character ✅ Answer
C) Transmit cultural heritage
D) Promote social change
Q7: Which term describes the process of systematically observing and recording the behavior of students in a natural setting?
A) Experimentation
B) Naturalistic Observation ✅ Answer
C) Standardized Testing
D) Laboratory Research
Q8: The most effective method for developing critical thinking and reasoning in students is generally considered to be the:
A) Dictation Method
B) Rote Memorization
C) Inquiry or Problem-Solving Method ✅ Answer
D) Lecture Method
Q9: The term Didactics often refers to the theory and practice of:
A) School finance
B) Teaching and instruction ✅ Answer
C) Psychological counseling
D) Curriculum design
Q10: Educational Supervision focuses more on:
A) Administrative paperwork
B) Budget preparation
C) Guidance and technical assistance to teachers ✅ Answer
D) Hiring new staff
Q11: The highest level in the Cognitive Domain (Original Bloom's Taxonomy) is:
A) Application
B) Analysis
C) Evaluation ✅ Answer
D) Comprehension
Q12: According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, children begin to think logically about concrete events during the:
A) Sensorimotor Stage
B) Preoperational Stage
C) Concrete Operational Stage ✅ Answer
D) Formal Operational Stage
Q13: A Scope and Sequence chart in curriculum planning defines the:
A) Exam timetable
B) Teacher's salary scale
C) Breadth and arrangement of content over time ✅ Answer
D) Student extracurricular activities
Q14: Realism views the teacher as a:
A) Spiritual guide
B) Facilitator of growth
C) Presenter of objective knowledge ✅ Answer
D) Change agent
Q15: A test that measures a student's capacity or potential to learn a new skill is an:
A) Achievement Test
B) Diagnostic Test
C) Aptitude Test ✅ Answer
D) Personality Test
Q16: The study of the relationship between education and the economic system is part of:
A) Educational Philosophy
B) Sociology of Education ✅ Answer
C) Educational Administration
D) Curriculum Design
Q17: The process of drawing general conclusions from specific observations is called:
A) Deduction
B) Experimentation
C) Induction ✅ Answer
D) Correlation
Q18: The leadership style where the leader makes all decisions unilaterally and expects obedience is:
A) Democratic
B) Laissez-faire
C) Transactional
D) Autocratic ✅ Answer
Q19: Which is the most crucial element in ensuring the effectiveness of a curriculum?
A) Low cost
B) Large number of textbooks
C) Alignment with national goals and social needs ✅ Answer
D) Strict adherence to old traditions
Q20: The psychological concept that refers to the ability to retain and recall information over time is:
A) Perception
B) Sensation
C) Memory ✅ Answer
D) Attention
Q21: In the Project Method, the learning is primarily achieved through:
A) Listening to lectures
B) Execution of a purposeful, real-life task ✅ Answer
C) Reading textbooks
D) Repetitive drills
Q22: A Diagnostic Assessment is primarily used to:
A) Give final grades
B) Identify specific learning difficulties or strengths ✅ Answer
C) Motivate students
D) Predict future performance
Q23: Pragmatism supports a curriculum that is:
A) Fixed and classical
B) Focused on abstract truths
C) Relevant to the students' life and experience ✅ Answer
D) Exclusively religious
Q24: The effective utilization of funds, materials, and facilities in a school falls under:
A) Curriculum Instruction
B) Educational Psychology
C) Educational Finance and Management ✅ Answer
D) Pedagogy
Q25: The measure of variability that indicates the spread of data points around the mean is the:
A) Mode
B) Median
C) Range
D) Standard Deviation ✅ Answer
Q26: The Operant Conditioning theory, known for using reinforcement and punishment, is associated with:
A) Ivan Pavlov
B) Edward Thorndike
C) B.F. Skinner ✅ Answer
D) Albert Bandura
Q27: An assessment conducted at the beginning of a unit or course to gauge prior knowledge is called:
A) Formative Assessment
B) Summative Assessment
C) Placement Assessment (or Pre-test) ✅ Answer
D) Achievement Assessment
Q28: Which administrative task is mainly concerned with assigning duties and coordinating the work of various staff members?
A) Budgeting
B) Planning
C) Organizing ✅ Answer
D) Reporting
Q29: The theory of Multiple Intelligences was proposed by:
A) Daniel Goleman
B) Howard Gardner ✅ Answer
C) Robert Sternberg
D) Alfred Binet
Q30: Social Learning Theory emphasizes learning through:
A) Trial and error
B) Classical conditioning
C) Observation and imitation (modeling) ✅ Answer
D) Self-actualization
Q31: The part of the curriculum that is deliberately excluded from the teaching process is the:
A) Taught Curriculum
B) Explicit Curriculum
C) Null Curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Hidden Curriculum
Q32: Which philosophy is most closely linked to the establishment of essential subjects (the 3 R's) and cultural literacy?
A) Existentialism
B) Pragmatism
C) Essentialism ✅ Answer
D) Romanticism
Q33: When a researcher uses every 10th name on a student roster for a survey, the sampling technique is:
A) Stratified Sampling
B) Cluster Sampling
C) Systematic Sampling ✅ Answer
D) Convenience Sampling
Q34: The consistency of a research instrument (test) in measuring what it is supposed to measure is called:
A) Validity
B) Objectivity
C) Reliability ✅ Answer
D) Practicability
Q35: The concept of insightful learning (Gestalt theory) is most famously demonstrated by experiments on:
A) Rats in a maze
B) Dogs and bells
C) Chimpanzees and reaching a banana ✅ Answer
D) Pigeons and levers
Q36: The Democratic style of educational administration often results in:
A) Quick decision-making
B) Chaos and disorder
C) High morale and cooperation among staff ✅ Answer
D) Centralized power
Q37: Perennialism advocates that education should be centered around:
A) Preparation for a specific job
B) Great books and core subjects ✅ Answer
C) Current social problems
D) Student immediate needs
Q38: The Affective Domain includes the level of valuing, which means:
A) Memorizing facts
B) Performing a skill
C) Attaching worth to a phenomenon or behavior ✅ Answer
D) Analyzing data
Q39: A type of research that determines the degree of relationship between two or more variables is:
A) Experimental Research
B) Causal-Comparative Research
C) Correlational Research ✅ Answer
D) Historical Research
Q40: Ego-centrism is a cognitive limitation characteristic of children in which of Piaget's stages?
A) Sensorimotor
B) Preoperational ✅ Answer
C) Concrete Operational
D) Formal Operational
Q41: The use of audio-visual aids in teaching primarily aims to:
A) Entertain students
B) Replace the teacher
C) Make learning concrete, permanent, and vivid ✅ Answer
D) Increase teacher workload
Q42: The function of management that involves establishing performance standards and monitoring results is:
A) Directing
B) Organizing
C) Controlling ✅ Answer
D) Planning
Q43: The principle of Transfer of Training suggests that learning is enhanced when:
A) The topics are completely different
B) The classroom environment is hostile
C) There is similarity between the learning and application situations ✅ Answer
D) Rote memorization is used
Q44: Existentialists believe that education's main purpose is to help individuals:
A) Follow societal norms
B) Discover pre-determined truths
C) Determine their own meaning and essence ✅ Answer
D) Obey religious doctrines
Q45: In the context of the curriculum, Integration means:
A) Making subjects completely separate
B) Connecting different subjects or learning areas ✅ Answer
C) Evaluating student performance
D) Setting a fixed timetable
Q46: Which teaching method relies heavily on role-playing and socio-dramatic activities?
A) Lecture
B) Demonstration
C) Dramatization Method ✅ Answer
D) Seminar
Q47: The psychological concept of readiness for learning is heavily dependent on:
A) Reward and punishment
B) The complexity of the subject
C) The student's maturity level ✅ Answer
D) Teacher's qualifications
Q48: The process of determining the quality or worth of an educational program, product, or plan is:
A) Testing
B) Measurement
C) Evaluation ✅ Answer
D) Experimentation
Q49: The principle of individual differences in education implies that:
A) All students must be taught the same way
B) Students should only study alone
C) Teaching methods and pace should be varied for each student ✅ Answer
D) Standardized testing is the only measure of success
Q50: A school principal acting as a transformational leader would primarily focus on:
A) Maintaining the status quo
B) Issuing clear orders
C) Motivating and inspiring staff toward a shared vision ✅ Answer
D) Trading rewards for performance
Q51: Which of the following is an example of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for a teacher?
A) Getting a B.Ed. degree
B) Joining a teacher union
C) Attending a short training workshop on new assessment techniques ✅ Answer
D) Taking a day off
Q52: The National Education Policy (NEP) 1972-80 is particularly noted for the nationalization of:
A) Textbooks and curriculum only
B) All privately managed educational institutions ✅ Answer
C) Teacher training institutes
D) Examination boards
Q53: The primary objective of Micro-teaching is to:
A) Practice with large classes
B) Teach a whole unit in a short time
C) Develop specific teaching skills under controlled conditions ✅ Answer
D) Use technology in the classroom
Q54: Which Education Policy in Pakistan aimed to introduce a basic level of vocational and technical education at the high school level?
A) NEP 1959
B) NEP 1972-80
C) NEP 1979 ✅ Answer
D) NEP 1998-2010
Q55: In the context of pre-service training, the practice of a student teacher teaching in a real school environment is called:
A) Internship
B) Micro-teaching
C) Teaching Practice (or Practicum) ✅ Answer
D) Peer observation
Q56: The Single National Curriculum (SNC) launched in Pakistan aims to promote:
A) Regional language differences
B) Uniformity and quality across different school systems
C) Complete decentralization
D) Exclusive focus on religious studies
Q57: The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in Pakistan, part of HEC, focuses on standardizing and ensuring quality in:
A) Primary schools only
B) Technical and vocational training
C) Higher education and teacher education programs ✅ Answer
D) School finance
Q58: The NEP 1998-2010 focused heavily on achieving universal access to education, particularly at the primary level, through programs like:
A) Higher education scholarships
B) Military training
C) Free schooling, provision of textbooks, and stipends ✅ Answer
D) Privatization of schools
Q59: Which policy measure is a contemporary strategy to ensure that teachers update their knowledge and skills throughout their career?
A) Final degree exams
B) Compulsory retirement
C) Continuous Professional Development (CPD) ✅ Answer
D) Salary cuts
Q60: Teacher Certification is an official recognition that a teacher:
A) Has taught for a fixed number of years
B) Is a union member
C) Meets the minimum professional standards for practice ✅ Answer
D) Has the highest academic degree
Q61: The Earth's rotation on its axis causes:
A) Seasons
B) Tides
C) Day and Night ✅ Answer
D) Eclipses
Q62: Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
A) China
B) South Korea
C) Thailand
D) Japan ✅ Answer
Q63: The world's largest non-polar desert is the:
A) Gobi Desert
B) Thar Desert
C) Sahara Desert ✅ Answer
D) Arabian Desert
Q64: The official residence of the President of Pakistan is the:
A) Prime Minister House
B) Governor House
C) Aiwan-e-Sadr ✅ Answer
D) Parliament House
Q65: The organization OPEC deals primarily with the trade and production of:
A) Natural Gas
B) Coal
C) Petroleum (Oil) ✅ Answer
D) Gold
Q66: Pakistan is officially known as the:
A) Federal Republic of Pakistan
B) Islamic Republic of Pakistan ✅ Answer
C) Democratic Republic of Pakistan
D) People's Republic of Pakistan
Q67: The deepest point in all the world's oceans is the:
A) Puerto Rico Trench
B) Java Trench
C) Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep) ✅ Answer
D) Tonga Trench
Q68: The city of Mohenjo-daro, an ancient civilization site, is located in which province of Pakistan?
A) Punjab
B) Balochistan
C) Sindh ✅ Answer
D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Q69: The term Brexit refers to the withdrawal of a country from the European Union. Which country was it?
A) France
B) Germany
C) United Kingdom ✅ Answer
D) Italy
Q70: The largest dam in Pakistan, built on the Indus River, is the:
A) Mangla Dam
B) Warsak Dam
C) Tarbela Dam ✅ Answer
D) Diamer Bhasha Dam
Q71: The Two-Nation Theory fundamentally states that:
A) Muslims and Hindus should live together
B) Pakistan should have two provinces
C) Hindus and Muslims are two separate nations ✅ Answer
D) There should be two heads of government
Q72: The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was dissolved in:
A) 1947
B) 1951
C) 1954 ✅ Answer
D) 1956
Q73: The Green Revolution in Pakistan primarily focused on increasing the production of:
A) Fruits and vegetables
B) Livestock
C) Wheat and Rice (high-yield crops) ✅ Answer
D) Fish
Q74: The year Pakistan joined the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1954 ✅ Answer
D) 1965
Q75: The port city of Karachi was the first capital of Pakistan, before it was shifted to Rawalpindi/Islamabad in:
A) 1947
B) 1950
C) 1959 ✅ Answer
D) 1967
Q76: The highest battlefield in the world, contested by Pakistan and India, is:
A) Kargil
B) Line of Control (LoC)
C) Siachen Glacier ✅ Answer
D) Saltoro Range
Q77: The Federal Shariat Court in Pakistan was established during the regime of:
A) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
B) Ayub Khan
C) Zia-ul-Haq ✅ Answer
D) Pervaiz Musharraf
Q78: The National Flag of Pakistan was designed by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
C) Amiruddin Kidwai ✅ Answer
D) Quaid-e-Azam
Q79: Which province of Pakistan shares its longest border with Iran?
A) Sindh
B) Punjab
C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
D) Balochistan ✅ Answer
Q80: The first woman to become a Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (in 2022) was:
A) Nasira Iqbal
B) Khalida Rashid
C) Ayesha Malik ✅ Answer
D) Majida Rizvi
Q81: The total number of Ghazwat (battles in which Prophet Muhammad PBUH participated) is:
A) 15
B) 20
C) 27 ✅ Answer
D) 30
Q82: The third Caliph of Islam was:
A) Hazrat Umar (RA)
B) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)
C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Ali (RA)
Q83: The term Sunnah in Islamic jurisprudence refers to:
A) The consensus of the scholars
B) The words, actions, and silent approvals of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) ✅ Answer
C) Personal reasoning
D) Analogy
Q84: The Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wida) took place in which Hijri year?
A) 8 AH
B) 9 AH
C) 10 AH ✅ Answer
D) 11 AH
Q85: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) belonged to the tribe of:
A) Banu Nadir
B) Banu Khazraj
C) Quraish ✅ Answer
D) Banu Taym
Q86: The Holy Book revealed to Prophet Musa (AS) was the:
A) Injil (Gospel)
B) Zabur (Psalms)
C) Tawrat (Torah) ✅ Answer
D) Quran
Q87: The act of running seven times between the hills of Safa and Marwah during Hajj or Umrah is called:
A) Tawaf
B) Rami
C) Sa'i ✅ Answer
D) Wuquf
Q88: The battle fought in the 5th Hijri year, involving a siege of Madinah by a large confederate army, was the:
A) Battle of Badr
B) Battle of Uhud
C) Battle of the Trench (Khandaq) ✅ Answer
D) Battle of Khaybar
Q89: Which angel is responsible for bringing down revelations to the Prophets?
A) Angel Israfil
B) Angel Mika'il
C) Angel Jibra'il (Gabriel) ✅ Answer
D) Angel Azra'il
Q90: The fundamental source of Islamic law after the Holy Quran is the:
A) Ijtihad
B) Qiyas (Analogy)
C) Sunnah ✅ Answer
D) Ijma (Consensus)
Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Vast':
A) Small
B) Narrow
C) Enormous ✅ Answer
D) Tiny
Q92: Antonym of 'Artificial' is:
A) Fake
B) Synthetic
C) Man-made
D) Natural ✅ Answer
Q93: Neither John nor his brothers _____ coming to the party. (Fill in the blank with the correct verb form)
A) is
B) was
C) are ✅ Answer
D) has
Q94: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Definitly
B) Definetly
C) Definitely ✅ Answer
D) Definatly
Q95: Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "She speaks fluently."
A) Adjective
B) Verb
C) Noun
D) Adverb ✅ Answer
Q96: The primary component of natural gas is:
A) Ethane
B) Propane
C) Methane ✅ Answer
D) Butane
Q97: The process of changing a liquid into a gas is called:
A) Condensation
B) Sublimation
C) Melting
D) Evaporation ✅ Answer
Q98: Which computer device is used for both inputting data and moving the cursor on the screen?
A) Keyboard
B) Scanner
C) Monitor
D) Mouse ✅ Answer
Q99: What does URL stand for in computing?
A) Unique Resource Link
B) Universal Register Location
C) Uniform Resource Locator ✅ Answer
D) Unified Remote Link
Q100: The chemical substance that acts as the basic unit of heredity in living organisms is:
A) Protein
B) Carbohydrate
C) DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) ✅ Answer
D) Fatty Acid
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