MCQs for AEO exam with Answers PDF | Paper 3

 Assistant Education Officer - Paper 3

 

Q1: The primary objective of the Drill and Practice method is to:

A) Foster creativity

B) Encourage discovery

C) Ensure mastery and automaticity of skills ✅ Answer

D) Develop critical thinking

Q2: Classical Conditioning is most famously associated with the experiments conducted by:

A) B.F. Skinner

B) Ivan Pavlov ✅ Answer

C) Edward Thorndike

D) Albert Bandura

Q3: The Syllabus is generally considered a subset of the:

A) Timetable

B) Lesson Plan

C) Curriculum ✅ Answer

D) Textbook

Q4: Which function of educational administration involves recruiting, selecting, training, and retaining staff?

A) Budgeting

B) Controlling

C) Staffing ✅ Answer

D) Coordinating

Q5: A study designed to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between variables is called:

A) Descriptive Research

B) Correlational Research

C) Experimental Research ✅ Answer

D) Historical Research

Q6: The educational philosophy of Reconstructionism primarily advocates for schools to:

A) Preserve eternal truths

B) Focus on individual self-discovery

C) Be agents of social change and reform ✅ Answer

D) Transmit objective knowledge

Q7: The major difference between teaching and instruction is that instruction is typically more:

A) Student-centered

B) Informal

C) Structured and directed (focused on delivering content) ✅ Answer

D) Evaluation-based

Q8: The term Maturation in psychology refers to developmental changes that are primarily influenced by:

A) Learning and experience

B) Schooling

C) Heredity and biological programming ✅ Answer

D) Social environment

Q9: The consistency of test scores over repeated administrations is known as:

A) Validity

B) Objectivity

C) Reliability ✅ Answer

D) Standardization

Q10: Educational administration operates on the principle of delegation of authority, meaning:

A) The head must do all tasks

B) Power is centralized

C) Passing decision-making power to subordinates ✅ Answer

D) Ignoring the chain of command

Q11: The Psychomotor Domain in Bloom's Taxonomy focuses on the development of:

A) Emotional skills

B) Mental processes

C) Manual and physical skills ✅ Answer

D) Values and attitudes

Q12: According to Piaget, the stage where a child develops the ability to use symbols, language, and imagination, but lacks logic, is the:

A) Sensorimotor Stage

B) Preoperational Stage ✅ Answer

C) Concrete Operational Stage

D) Formal Operational Stage

Q13: Which method of curriculum organization arranges subjects into broad fields of study (e.g., General Science instead of separate Chemistry, Physics, Biology)?

A) Subject-Centered

B) Integrated Curriculum

C) Broad Fields Curriculum ✅ Answer

D) Activity-Centered

Q14: The philosophy that views the student as a rational being whose mind should be trained through disciplined study is:

A) Existentialism

B) Pragmatism

C) Essentialism ✅ Answer

D) Romanticism

Q15: A Rating Scale is a tool commonly used in research for measuring:

A) Specific knowledge

B) Ability to solve problems

C) Attitudes, preferences, or observable behaviors ✅ Answer

D) Physical speed

Q16: The effect of social class on educational opportunities and achievement is a key concern of:

A) Educational Philosophy

B) Sociology of Education ✅ Answer

C) Developmental Psychology

D) Educational Management

Q17: In a scientific report, the section that describes the subjects, materials, and procedures used is the:

A) Introduction

B) Results

C) Methodology ✅ Answer

D) Discussion

Q18: Which type of leadership is characterized by the leader simply providing resources and allowing the group members to make their own decisions?

A) Democratic

B) Transactional

C) Autocratic

D) Laissez-faire ✅ Answer

Q19: The fundamental element that provides the overall framework and justification for the curriculum is the:

A) Textbook

B) Exam

C) Aims and Objectives of Education ✅ Answer

D) Timetable

Q20: The psychological principle that refers to a person's desire to achieve challenging goals is:

A) Need for Affiliation

B) Need for Power

C) Need for Achievement ✅ Answer

D) Self-actualization

Q21: The Heuristic Method of teaching is primarily associated with:

A) Rote learning

B) Teacher demonstration

C) The student finding out or discovering the answer for himself ✅ Answer

D) Collaborative group work

Q22: A test's ability to measure what it is intended to measure is called:

A) Reliability

B) Objectivity

C) Validity ✅ Answer

D) Practicality

Q23: Existentialism places the greatest emphasis on the freedom and responsibility of the:

A) Society

B) State

C) Teacher

D) Individual Learner ✅ Answer

Q24: The process of getting people to work together efficiently towards a common goal is called:

A) Planning

B) Budgeting

C) Coordination ✅ Answer

D) Staffing

Q25: In a normal distribution curve, the Mean, Median, and Mode are:

A) All different

B) All equal ✅ Answer

C) Mean is highest, Mode is lowest

D) Median is highest, Mean is lowest

Q26: Which learning theory uses the concept of Modeling (learning by observing others)?

A) Behaviorism

B) Cognitivism

C) Social Learning Theory (Bandura) ✅ Answer

D) Humanism

Q27: A grading system that assigns grades based on a student's relative position in a group (e.g., top 10% get an A) is an example of:

A) Criterion-Referenced Evaluation

B) Absolute Grading

C) Norm-Referenced Evaluation ✅ Answer

D) Mastery Learning

Q28: Time Management in an educational setting is critical for the efficient utilization of which resource?

A) Financial resources

B) Building and facilities

C) Human resources (staff and students) ✅ Answer

D) Curriculum documents

Q29: The theory of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) was popularized by:

A) Howard Gardner

B) Daniel Goleman ✅ Answer

C) Robert Sternberg

D) Jean Piaget

Q30: Cognitive Dissonance occurs when a person holds:

A) Two similar beliefs

B) Two conflicting beliefs or ideas ✅ Answer

C) A stable emotional state

D) A clear memory

Q31: The curriculum that includes the subjects actually taught and the learning that actually takes place in the classroom is the:

A) Explicit Curriculum

B) Hidden Curriculum

C) Taught Curriculum ✅ Answer

D) Null Curriculum

Q32: Naturalism in education, as championed by Rousseau, emphasizes learning that is:

A) Heavily structured by the teacher

B) Based on formal textbooks

C) Unfolding from the child's own experience and nature ✅ Answer

D) Focused on spiritual reality

Q33: When a researcher studies a few carefully selected groups or settings that are representative of the larger population, the sampling method is:

A) Simple Random Sampling

B) Cluster Sampling ✅ Answer

C) Convenience Sampling

D) Quota Sampling

Q34: The purpose of the Review of Literature in research is primarily to:

A) Prove the hypothesis

B) Identify what is already known and gap in existing knowledge ✅ Answer

C) Collect new data

D) Analyze statistical results

Q35: The phenomenon where an organism stops responding to a stimulus after repeated exposure without reinforcement is called:

A) Extinction

B) Spontaneous recovery

C) Generalization

D) Habituation ✅ Answer

Q36: The process of allocating and monitoring funds for different school activities is called:

A) Accounting

B) Budgeting ✅ Answer

C) Auditing

D) Planning

Q37: Which philosophy emphasizes that education should cultivate intelligence to improve society and solve public problems?

A) Idealism

B) Realism

C) Reconstructionism ✅ Answer

D) Essentialism

Q38: The highest level in the revised Cognitive Domain (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) is:

A) Evaluation

B) Analyzing

C) Creating ✅ Answer

D) Synthesizing

Q39: Research that aims to describe the characteristics of a population or phenomenon is:

A) Experimental Research

B) Correlational Research

C) Descriptive Research ✅ Answer

D) Action Research

Q40: Reinforcement in behaviorism is anything that:

A) Punishes behavior

B) Increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated ✅ Answer

C) Decreases the likelihood of a behavior

D) Stops a behavior immediately

Q41: The technique of using a series of specific, focused questions to help students explore a topic in depth is known as:

A) Lecture

B) Demonstration

C) Socratic Questioning ✅ Answer

D) Drill

Q42: The concept of Centralization in administration means:

A) Decentralized authority

B) Decision-making authority concentrated at the top ✅ Answer

C) Power sharing

D) Autonomy for local units

Q43: Which term refers to the vertical relationship among the subjects of the curriculum across different grade levels?

A) Scope

B) Integration

C) Articulation

D) Sequence ✅ Answer

Q44: The main proponents of Idealism were:

A) Dewey and Pierce

B) Plato and Kant ✅ Answer

C) Locke and Aristotle

D) Marx and Lenin

Q45: The term Co-curricular activities refers to activities that are:

A) Not related to school

B) Only for teachers

C) Related to the curriculum but outside the academic program ✅ Answer

D) Only for high-achieving students

Q46: Which teaching method involves breaking down complex material into small, manageable steps and providing immediate feedback?

A) Discovery Learning

B) Programmed Instruction ✅ Answer

C) Discussion Method

D) Project Method

Q47: Educational counseling that focuses on resolving immediate personal and emotional problems is called:

A) Vocational Counseling

B) Educational Guidance

C) Personal Counseling ✅ Answer

D) Behavioral Counseling

Q48: The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a data set is the:

A) Mean

B) Median

C) Standard Deviation

D) Range ✅ Answer

Q49: The process by which individuals acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and habits necessary to successfully function in their society is:

A) Integration

B) Education

C) Socialization ✅ Answer

D) Acculturation

Q50: The main purpose of a Mock Test or Practice Test is to provide students with:

A) Final grading

B) Familiarity with the exam format and practice ✅ Answer

C) Certification

D) Promotion

Q51: The National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST) in Pakistan primarily aim to define the:

A) Minimum salary for teachers

B) Promotion criteria for headmasters

C) Knowledge, skills, and dispositions required for effective teaching ✅ Answer

D) Number of teaching hours per week

Q52: The first comprehensive education policy after the separation of East Pakistan was announced in:

A) 1969

B) 1972 ✅ Answer

C) 1980

D) 1992

Q53: The primary purpose of Reflection in teacher education is to encourage teachers to:

A) Memorize new facts

B) Critically analyze their own practice and learn from experience ✅ Answer

C) Increase their workload

D) Follow instructions blindly

Q54: The Education Policy of 1992 gave special attention to the establishment of the concept of:

A) Co-education

B) Basic Mass Education (through non-formal means) ✅ Answer

C) Higher military training

D) Privatization only

Q55: What is the main distinction between pre-service and in-service teacher training?

A) Content difficulty

B) Pre-service is before teaching, in-service is while teaching ✅ Answer

C) Subject area

D) Duration of the course

Q56: The Education Policy 2009 introduced the concept of Article 25A to the constitution, which guarantees:

A) Free technical education

B) Women's quota in teaching jobs

C) Free and compulsory education to all children 5-16 years ✅ Answer

D) Higher education funding

Q57: The system of Peer Observation in teacher training involves:

A) Only the principal watching the teacher

B) Self-evaluation by the teacher

C) Teachers observing and providing feedback to their colleagues ✅ Answer

D) Student evaluation of the teacher

Q58: The National Education Policy (NEP) 1979 emphasized the role of education in developing a society aligned with:

A) Western democratic values

B) Capitalist economic models

C) Islamic Ideology and national unity ✅ Answer

D) Socialist principles

Q59: Which institution is responsible for the overall planning and development of education at the university level in Pakistan?

A) Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE)

B) Higher Education Commission (HEC) ✅ Answer

C) National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

D) Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

Q60: The modern approach to teacher education emphasizes a shift from content-based instruction to Competency-Based Teacher Education (CBTE), focusing on:

A) Rote learning

B) Demonstrable skills and performance ✅ Answer

C) Length of service

D) Theoretical knowledge only

61: The largest river in the world by the volume of water discharged is the:

A) Nile

B) Indus

C) Amazon ✅ Answer

D) Yangtze

Q62: Which body of water separates the continents of Europe and Africa?

A) Suez Canal

B) Red Sea

C) Strait of Gibraltar ✅ Answer

D) Bosphorus

Q63: The smallest province of Pakistan by area is:

A) Punjab

B) Balochistan

C) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

D) Sindh ✅ Answer

Q64: The official residence of the British Prime Minister is at:

A) Buckingham Palace

B) Windsor Castle

C) 10 Downing Street ✅ Answer

D) Westminster Abbey

Q65: The SAARC organization, of which Pakistan is a member, stands for:

A) South Asian Arms Control Cooperation

B) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ✅ Answer

C) Southeast Asian Alliance for Research Cooperation

D) Sino-Afghan Alliance and Regional Convention

Q66: The highest rainfall area in Pakistan is:

A) Lahore

B) Karachi

C) Murree ✅ Answer

D) Quetta

Q67: The Tropic of Cancer is located at approximately:

A) 0∘ latitude

B) 66.5∘N latitude

C) 23.5∘N latitude ✅ Answer

D) 23.5∘S latitude

Q68: The ancient Greek philosopher who was the teacher of Alexander the Great was:

A) Plato

B) Socrates

C) Aristotle ✅ Answer

D) Homer

Q69: Which country is an archipelago, meaning it is made up of a group of islands?

A) Brazil

B) Russia

C) Germany

D) Indonesia ✅ Answer

Q70: The main port in the province of Sindh, which is Pakistan's largest city, is:

A) Gwadar

B) Bin Qasim

C) Karachi Port ✅ Answer

D) Port Qasim

Q71: The Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed on:

A) 14 August 1947

B) 23 March 1947

C) 23 March 1940 ✅ Answer

D) 16 December 1971

Q72: The First Constitution of Pakistan was abrogated in the year:

A) 1956

B) 1958 ✅ Answer

C) 1962

D) 1971

Q73: The title Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) was formally given to Muhammad Ali Jinnah by:

A) Allama Iqbal

B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

C) Maulana Mazharuddin Shaida ✅ Answer

D) Lord Mountbatten

Q74: The year Pakistan successfully conducted its first nuclear tests (Chagai-I) was:

A) 1996

B) 1997

C) 1998 ✅ Answer

D) 1999

Q75: The Golan Heights is a disputed territory between Israel and which Arab country?

A) Lebanon

B) Jordan

C) Syria ✅ Answer

D) Egypt

Q76: The Rann of Kutch is a disputed boundary area between Pakistan and India, located in which Pakistani province?

A) Balochistan

B) Punjab

C) Sindh ✅ Answer

D) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Q77: The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral legislature, and its members are elected for a term of:

A) 4 years

B) 5 years

C) 6 years ✅ Answer

D) 7 years

Q78: The largest source of electricity generation in Pakistan (as of 2025) is primarily:

A) Hydro Power

B) Nuclear Power

C) Thermal Power (Gas/Oil/Coal) ✅ Answer

D) Wind Power

Q79: The Pakistan Resolution was presented at the annual session of the All India Muslim League held in:

A) Delhi

B) Bombay

C) Lahore ✅ Answer

D) Calcutta

Q80: Who was the second Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A) Quaid-e-Azam

B) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali

C) Khawaja Nazimuddin ✅ Answer

D) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Q81: The total number of verses (Ayat) in the Holy Quran is usually considered to be:

A) 6660

B) 6666

C) 6236 (Most commonly cited scholarly figure) ✅ Answer

D) 6300

Q82: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had how many sons who attained adulthood?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) None ✅ Answer (All sons passed away in infancy)

Q83: The Islamic concept of Ijma refers to:

A) Individual effort

B) Analogical deduction

C) Consensus of the qualified Muslim jurists (scholars) ✅ Answer

D) Literal text

Q84: Jihad-e-Akbar (The Greater Jihad) is defined as the struggle against:

A) The enemies of Islam

B) Non-believers

C) One's own evil desires and self ✅ Answer

D) Poverty

Q85: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in which city?

A) Madinah

B) Taif

C) Makkah ✅ Answer

D) Jerusalem

Q86: The Holy Book revealed to Prophet Dawood (AS) was the:

A) Injil

B) Tawrat

C) Zabur (Psalms) ✅ Answer

D) Suhuf

Q87: Khums in Islamic finance refers to the compulsory payment of one-fifth of:

A) Annual income

B) Livestock

C) Spoils of war and certain minerals/treasures ✅ Answer

D) Agricultural output

Q88: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was signed between the Muslims of Madinah and the Quraish of Makkah in which Hijri year?

A) 5 AH

B) 6 AH ✅ Answer

C) 7 AH

D) 8 AH

Q89: Which Caliph is most known for standardizing and distributing the authoritative copy of the Quran (Mushaf)?

A) Hazrat Abu Bakr (RA)

B) Hazrat Umar (RA)

C) Hazrat Uthman (RA) ✅ Answer

D) Hazrat Ali (RA)

Q90: The place where the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) delivered his Farewell Sermon was the Plain of:

A) Muzdalifah

B) Mina

C) Arafat ✅ Answer

D) Safa

Q91: Choose the correct synonym of 'Obsolete':

A) Modern

B) New

C) Outdated ✅ Answer

D) Popular

Q92: Antonym of 'Hostile' is:

A) Aggressive

B) Angry

C) Warlike

D) Friendly ✅ Answer

Q93: If I were a bird, I would fly in the sky. (This sentence structure is an example of a/an):

A) Simple Conditional

B) Past Conditional

C) Second Conditional (or Hypothetical) ✅ Answer

D) Zero Conditional

Q94: Choose the correct spelling:

A) Occurence

B) Occurrance

C) Occurrence ✅ Answer

D) Occurencee

Q95: Which sentence uses the word 'affect' correctly?

A) The change will have a positive affect.

B) The affect of the storm was minimal.

C) The storm will affect the city's power supply. ✅ Answer

D) The affectation was clearly visible.

Q96: The unit of electric resistance is the:

A) Ampere

B) Volt

C) Watt

D) Ohm ✅ Answer

Q97: Which planet is known for having a prominent system of rings?

A) Mars

B) Jupiter

C) Saturn ✅ Answer

D) Venus

Q98: A collection of related data stored in a structured way is called a:

A) Spreadsheet

B) Word Processor

C) Database ✅ Answer

D) Operating System

Q99: Which deficiency disease is caused by a lack of Vitamin C?

A) Rickets

B) Night Blindness

C) Beriberi

D) Scurvy ✅ Answer

Q100: The process of converting digital data into an unreadable format to prevent unauthorized access is known as:

A) Compression

B) Encoding

C) Encryption ✅ Answer

D) Decryption

 

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