Assistant Education Officer - Paper 7
Q1: The Team Teaching approach involves:
A) One teacher lecturing to a large class
B) Students working in groups
C) Two or more teachers planning, teaching, and evaluating the same group of students ✅ Answer
D) The use of technology in the classroom
Q2: Classical Conditioning involves learning through the association of:
A) Behavior and consequence
B) Two stimuli ✅ Answer
C) Observation and imitation
D) Insight and discovery
Q3: The process of designing the curriculum to address the unique needs and context of a local school or community is called:
A) Standardization
B) Centralization
C) Curriculum Localization ✅ Answer
D) Broad Fields approach
Q4: A school budget preparation method that requires justification for every item, regardless of past spending, is called:
A) Line-Item Budgeting
B) Program Budgeting
C) Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) ✅ Answer
D) Traditional Budgeting
Q5: The research approach that investigates a small sample or group over an extended period of time is a:
A) Cross-sectional study
B) Longitudinal study ✅ Answer
C) Survey research
D) Historical study
Q6: Idealism views the ultimate reality as:
A) Matter
B) Experience
C) Ideas, Mind, and Spirit ✅ Answer
D) Social consensus
Q7: The Inductive Method of teaching is particularly suited for teaching:
A) Fixed rules
B) Generalizations and Scientific Principles ✅ Answer
C) Historical facts
D) Vocational skills
Q8: The developmental stage where a child achieves Object Permanence (understanding that objects exist even when unseen) is Piaget's:
A) Preoperational Stage
B) Sensorimotor Stage ✅ Answer
C) Concrete Operational Stage
D) Formal Operational Stage
Q9: The type of validity where a new test's results are highly correlated with the results of a proven, existing test (administered concurrently) is:
A) Content Validity
B) Predictive Validity
C) Concurrent Validity ✅ Answer
D) Construct Validity
Q10: The process of grouping tasks and responsibilities into specific jobs and departments within a school structure is:
A) Staffing
B) Directing
C) Organizing ✅ Answer
D) Coordinating
Q11: The level of Characterization (or Internalization) in the Affective Domain means the individual's value system:
A) Is still being formed
B) Is only external
C) Controls their entire life and behavior ✅ Answer
D) Is focused on one single value
Q12: Ego Identity vs. Role Confusion is the key psychosocial conflict faced during adolescence, according to the stages of:
A) Jean Piaget
B) Abraham Maslow
C) Erik Erikson ✅ Answer
D) Sigmund Freud
Q13: A curriculum framework that is based entirely on the needs and interests expressed by the students themselves is the:
A) Subject-Centered Curriculum
B) Core Curriculum
C) Activity/Experience-Centered Curriculum ✅ Answer
D) Broad Fields Curriculum
Q14: Realism emphasizes that the best way to gain knowledge is through:
A) Divine revelation
B) Abstract reasoning
C) Scientific inquiry and sensory perception ✅ Answer
D) Personal feelings
Q15: The Null Hypothesis (H0) in research typically proposes that:
A) The variables are strongly related
B) The research will fail
C) There is no significant difference or relationship between variables ✅ Answer
D) The results are definitive
Q16: The study of how different social groups (e.g., gender, race, class) are represented in educational materials is part of:
A) Educational Measurement
B) Sociology of Education ✅ Answer
C) Educational Administration
D) Cognitive Psychology
Q17: The error that occurs when a researcher fails to reject the null hypothesis when it is actually false is called a:
A) Type I Error
B) Type II Error ✅ Answer
C) Sampling Error
D) Measurement Error
Q18: Which leadership style relies on the leader's ability to create a vision and inspire followers to achieve it, often leading to profound change?
A) Transactional Leadership
B) Bureaucratic Leadership
C) Transformational Leadership ✅ Answer
D) Laissez-faire Leadership
Q19: Curriculum Continuity refers to the repeated recurrence of key elements at successive levels, ensuring a:
A) Flat structure
B) Vertical relationship (sequence) ✅ Answer
C) Random arrangement
D) Single-subject focus
Q20: The principle of Generalization in learning means that a learned response occurs to:
A) A new, unrelated stimulus
B) Stimuli similar to the original conditioned stimulus ✅ Answer
C) Only the original stimulus
D) No stimulus at all
Q21: The Deductive Method of teaching proceeds from:
A) Example to Rule (Specific to General)
B) Rule to Example (General to Specific) ✅ Answer
C) Observation to Experiment
D) Hypothesis to data collection
Q22: A teacher providing detailed feedback to a student about their essay structure is an example of which type of assessment function?
A) Summative
B) Formative ✅ Answer
C) Placement
D) Predictive
Q23: The philosophy of education that advocates for a flexible curriculum adapted to individual interests and current social change is:
A) Perennialism
B) Essentialism
C) Progressivism ✅ Answer
D) Idealism
Q24: The administrative activity that deals with the physical facilities and environment of the school (buildings, grounds, equipment) is:
A) Financial Management
B) Personnel Management
C) Plant Management ✅ Answer
D) Curriculum Management
Q25: In a set of scores, the Variance measures the:
A) Middle score
B) Most common score
C) Average of the squared differences from the mean ✅ Answer
D) Highest score only
Q26: Insight Learning (Köhler) is characterized by:
A) Trial and error
B) Gradual conditioning
C) A sudden realization of the solution to a problem ✅ Answer
D) Memorization
Q27: An assessment used to place students into groups or levels according to their prior knowledge or skills is a:
A) Diagnostic Test
B) Summative Test
C) Placement Test ✅ Answer
D) Achievement Test
**Q28: The administrative function of Supervision is primarily focused on the improvement of:
A) School buildings
B) Instruction/Teaching ✅ Answer
C) Financial accounts
D) Student attendance records
Q29: The concept of Creativity is often associated with which type of thinking?
A) Convergent Thinking
B) Critical Thinking
C) Divergent Thinking ✅ Answer
D) Logical Thinking
Q30: Drive Reduction Theory (Hull) in motivation suggests that behavior is motivated by the need to:
A) Increase sensory stimulation
B) Achieve self-actualization
C) Reduce internal, unpleasant tensions (drives) ✅ Answer
D) Receive external rewards
Q31: The curriculum component that asks: "How can the effectiveness of learning experiences be determined?" is:
A) Aims and Objectives
B) Content Selection
C) Organization of Learning
D) Evaluation ✅ Answer
Q32: Axiology in philosophy is the study of:
A) Reality
B) Knowledge
C) Value (including ethics and aesthetics) ✅ Answer
D) Existence
Q33: Research that is conducted to systematically develop and test a product or program (e.g., a new teaching module) is known as:
A) Action Research
B) Correlational Research
C) Developmental Research ✅ Answer
D) Descriptive Research
Q34: The process of converting the results of a qualitative research study into quantitative data is known as:
A) Coding
B) Triangulation
C) Quantification of Qualitative Data ✅ Answer
D) Saturation
Q35: The psychological concept that refers to an individual's need to understand and explore their world is:
A) Need for Affiliation
B) Need for Power
C) Curiosity Drive ✅ Answer
D) Achievement Motivation
Q36: The POSDCORB element O stands for:
A) Order
B) Orientation
C) Organizing ✅ Answer
D) Outcome
Q37: The philosophy that advocates for the use of the scientific method in education and bases curriculum on observable facts is:
A) Idealism
B) Pragmatism
C) Scientific Realism ✅ Answer
D) Existentialism
Q38: The level of Manipulation in the Psychomotor Domain (Dave's model) involves:
A) Performing a skill naturally
B) Following instructions to perform a skill ✅ Answer
C) Inventing a new skill
D) Only observing a skill
Q39: Research that examines the opinions, perceptions, or attitudes of a large group of people about an issue is typically a:
A) Experimental Study
B) Case Study
C) Survey Research ✅ Answer
D) Ethnographic Study
Q40: Assimilation in Piaget's theory occurs when a child interprets a new experience based on:
A) Social interaction
B) Their current mental schemas ✅ Answer
C) New knowledge only
D) Punishment
Q41: The teaching method that involves students learning through solving real-world, complex, and ill-defined problems is the:
A) Lecture Method
B) Demonstration Method
C) Problem-Based Learning (PBL) ✅ Answer
D) Drill Method
Q42: The concept of Accountability in educational administration means that staff must be held responsible for:
A) Only their mistakes
B) Only their financial expenditures
C) Achieving stated educational outcomes and goals ✅ Answer
D) Their personal opinions
Q43: The difference between a curriculum and a course of study is that the course of study is generally:
A) Broader in scope
B) More detailed and subject-specific ✅ Answer
C) Focused on student experience
D) Not evaluated
Q44: Naturalism in education views the child as a/an:
A) Inherently evil being
B) Self-sufficient, capable of natural development ✅ Answer
C) Spiritual perfectionist
D) Product of strict discipline
Q45: The process of curriculum implementation where new concepts and skills are introduced at increasing levels of difficulty over successive grades is called:
A) Integration
B) Sequencing (Spiral) ✅ Answer
C) Articulation
D) Balance
Q46: Which teaching method involves the teacher modeling a specific skill or process, followed by students practicing it?
A) Inquiry Method
B) Lecture Method
C) Demonstration and Practice ✅ Answer
D) Discussion Method
Q47: Personal Counseling in a school setting helps students with issues related to:
A) Career choice
B) Subject selection
C) Emotional distress, social conflicts, and self-esteem ✅ Answer
D) Financial aid
Q48: In a scatter plot, a perfect positive correlation is represented by a correlation coefficient (r) of:
A) 0.0
B) -1.0
C) +1.0 ✅ Answer
D) +0.5
Q49: The sociological theory that views society as a system of interconnected parts, each contributing to the stability of the whole, is:
A) Conflict Theory
B) Interactionism
C) Functionalism ✅ Answer
D) Marxism
Q50: The administrative concept of Hierarchy in a school setting establishes a clear system of:
A) Equal power distribution
B) Levels of authority and reporting relationships ✅ Answer
C) Flexible decision-making
D) Only horizontal communication
Q51: A core component of modern pre-service teacher education is the development of PCK, which is the intersection of pedagogy, content knowledge, and:
A) Financial skills
B) Contextual/Curricular knowledge ✅ Answer
C) Political science
D) Military strategy
Q52: The NEP 1979 introduced the concept of Muallim-e-Haram (teacher of the Holy Places) to promote:
A) Vocational training
B) Islamic education and ideology ✅ Answer
C) Scientific research
D) Co-education
Q53: The purpose of a Teacher Induction Program is to provide newly hired teachers with:
A) A permanent job contract
B) Structured support during their first year of teaching ✅ Answer
C) Final certification
D) A promotion
Q54: The NEP 1998-2010 placed a strong emphasis on achieving the goal of Education for All (EFA), especially focusing on which group?
A) University faculty
B) Girls and disadvantaged groups ✅ Answer
C) Administrative staff
D) Retired professionals
Q55: Reflective Practice is a key skill emphasized in teacher training, primarily popularized by:
A) John Dewey
B) Donald Schön ✅ Answer
C) B.F. Skinner
D) Jean Piaget
Q56: The major change brought about by the 18th Amendment (2010) was the constitutional guarantee of Article 25A regarding:
A) Free high school education
B) Free and compulsory education (age 5-16) ✅ Answer
C) Centralization of exams
D) Foreign investment in education
Q57: Professional Ethics for teachers primarily relate to their behavior and conduct concerning students, colleagues, and the:
A) Stock market
B) Military
C) Community/Profession ✅ Answer
D) Foreign policies
Q58: The NEP 1972-80 policy aimed to ensure that education was accessible to all, largely through the process of:
A) Private school expansion
B) Nationalization of institutions ✅ Answer
C) Selective enrollment
D) High fees
Q59: The role of School Support Committees (SSCs) or Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) in the context of policy is to promote:
A) Teacher grading only
B) Community participation and school accountability ✅ Answer
C) Military training
D) International relations
Q60: The modern trend in teacher assessment focuses on evaluating the teacher's Impact on Student Learning, moving beyond just:
A) Subject knowledge
B) Teacher inputs (qualifications/attendance) ✅ Answer
C) Lesson planning
D) School administration
Q61: The country known as the "Roof of the World" is:
A) Nepal
B) India
C) Tibet ✅ Answer
D) Bhutan
Q62: The largest desert in Asia is the:
A) Arabian Desert
B) Thar Desert
C) Gobi Desert ✅ Answer
D) Taklamakan Desert
Q63: Pakistan's official national motto is:
A) Truth, Justice, Peace
B) Unity, Faith, Discipline ✅ Answer
C) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
D) Justice, Prosperity, Success
Q64: The NATO alliance is primarily concerned with matters of:
A) Trade and tariffs
B) Environmental protection
C) Military and collective security ✅ Answer
D) Global health
Q65: The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the:
A) Black Sea
B) Arabian Sea
C) Red Sea ✅ Answer
D) Caspian Sea
Q66: The highest peak of the Salt Range in Pakistan is:
A) K2
B) Nanga Parbat
C) Sakesar ✅ Answer
D) Tirich Mir
Q67: The Pyramids of Giza are located in which country?
A) Iraq
B) Jordan
C) Egypt ✅ Answer
D) Sudan
Q68: The World Health Organization (WHO) has its headquarters in:
A) New York
B) The Hague
C) Geneva ✅ Answer
D) Vienna
Q69: The Khunjerab Pass connects Pakistan with:
A) Afghanistan
B) India
C) China ✅ Answer
D) Iran
Q70: Geothermal energy is derived from:
A) Wind
B) Tides
C) Heat within the Earth ✅ Answer
D) Solar panels
Q71: The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan declared Islam as the:
A) Only religion allowed
B) State religion ✅ Answer
C) Minorities' religion
D) Private religion
Q72: Pakistan’s first Prime Minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, presented the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly in:
A) 1947
B) 1949 ✅ Answer
C) 1956
D) 1973
Q73: The Simla Agreement (1972) established the line of control (LoC) in:
A) Balochistan
B) Sindh
C) Kashmir ✅ Answer
D) Punjab
Q74: The founder of the All India Muslim League was:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk/Nawab Salimullah Khan ✅ Answer
D) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Q75: The largest natural gas field in Pakistan is located at:
A) Sui (Balochistan)
B) Dhodak (Punjab)
C) Pirkoh (Balochistan)
D) Sui (Balochistan) ✅ Answer
Q76: The 25th Amendment (2018) to the Constitution of Pakistan officially integrated which previously autonomous region into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
A) Gilgit-Baltistan
B) Azad Kashmir
C) FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) ✅ Answer
D) Islamabad Capital Territory
Q77: The Federal Shariat Court was established in Pakistan to examine whether the laws of the country conform to the injunctions of:
A) British Common Law
B) Local customs
C) Islam ✅ Answer
D) International law
Q78: The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house, and its members are elected for a term of:
A) 4 years
B) 5 years ✅ Answer
C) 6 years
D) 7 years
Q79: The Pakistan-China border is primarily along the mountain range of:
A) Himalayas
B) Hindu Kush
C) Karakoram ✅ Answer
D) Salt Range
Q80: Which city is known as the Gateway of Pakistan?
A) Lahore
B) Quetta
C) Karachi ✅ Answer
D) Peshawar
Q81: The total number of Madani Surahs (revealed in Madinah) in the Holy Quran is:
A) 114
B) 86
C) 30
D) 28 ✅ Answer
Q82: The four Angels of high rank are Jibra'il, Mika'il, Israfil, and:
A) Malik
B) Harut
C) Azra'il ✅ Answer
D) Raqib
Q83: The term Sunnah is the second source of Islamic law, following the:
A) Ijma (Consensus)
B) Qiyas (Analogy)
C) Holy Quran ✅ Answer
D) Fiqh (Jurisprudence)
Q84: The first wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was:
A) Hazrat Ayesha (RA)
B) Hazrat Hafsa (RA)
C) Hazrat Khadija (RA) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Saudah (RA)
Q85: Salah (Prayer) was made obligatory during the event of:
A) Hijra to Madinah
B) The Battle of Badr
C) Mi'raj (Ascension) ✅ Answer
D) Revelation of the first verse
Q86: The Holy Book containing the Psalms, revealed to Prophet Dawood (AS), is the:
A) Tawrat
B) Injil
C) Zabur ✅ Answer
D) Suhuf
Q87: The Islamic term for the call to prayer is:
A) Iqama
B) Wudu
C) Adhan ✅ Answer
D) Takbir
Q88: The Conquest of Makkah by the Muslims occurred in which Hijri year?
A) 6 AH
B) 7 AH
C) 8 AH ✅ Answer
D) 10 AH
Q89: Which Prophet is titled Ruh-ullah (Spirit of God)?
A) Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)
B) Hazrat Musa (AS)
C) Hazrat Isa (AS) ✅ Answer
D) Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
Q90: The concept of Shirk in Islam is the:
A) Refusal to pay Zakat
B) Associating partners with God (idolatry) ✅ Answer
C) Disobeying parents
D) Missing a fast
Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Inadvertent':
A) Intentional
B) Deliberate
C) Unintentional/Accidental ✅ Answer
D) Careful
Q92: Antonym of 'Apparent' is:
A) Clear
B) Obvious
C) Obscure/Hidden ✅ Answer
D) Visible
Q93: If he had studied harder, he would have passed the exam. (This sentence structure is an example of a/an):
A) First Conditional
B) Second Conditional
C) Third Conditional (Past Unreal) ✅ Answer
D) Zero Conditional
Q94: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Liason
B) Lieson
C) Liaison ✅ Answer
D) Liasonn
Q95: Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?
A) Running quickly, the bus was caught by the student.
B) The student, running quickly, caught the bus.
C) The bus was caught by the student running quickly.
D) Running quickly, the student caught the bus. ✅ Answer (A is the classic example, but D is grammatically correct. Rephrasing A to be the correct answer choice.)
Correct Answer Choice should be: A) Running quickly, the bus was caught by the student. (Implies the bus was running quickly)
Q96: The chemical symbol for Gold is:
A) Ag
B) Fe
C) Pt
D) Au ✅ Answer
Q97: The standard unit of force in the International System of Units (SI) is the:
A) Pascal
B) Joule
C) Newton ✅ Answer
D) Watt
Q98: ROM in computer hardware stands for:
A) Random Only Memory
B) Read On Monitor
C) Read-Only Memory ✅ Answer
D) Ready Operational Module
Q99: The study of the human body and its functions is called:
A) Biology
B) Anatomy
C) Physiology ✅ Answer
D) Pathology
Q100: Which type of radiation from the sun is responsible for causing sunburn?
A) Infrared
B) Visible Light
C) Microwaves
D) Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation ✅ Answer
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