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Secondary School Teacher (SST) General — Past Paper
2016
PART I — ENGLISH
1. She is fond ___ reading novels.
(a) for
(b) with
(c) of
(d) in
Answer: (c) of
2. He insisted ___ paying the bill.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) for
(d) to
Answer: (a) on
3. Synonym of BENEVOLENT:
(a) cruel
(b) proud
(c) lazy
(d) kind
Answer: (d) kind
4. Antonym of OBSCURE:
(a) vague
(b) clear
(c) hidden
(d) dim
Answer: (b) clear
5. Choose the correct spelling:
(a) Accomodation
(b) Acommodation
(c) Accommodation
(d) Acomodation
Answer: (c) Accommodation
6. If she had studied harder, she ___ the exam.
(a) would pass
(b) will pass
(c) passed
(d) would have passed
Answer: (d) would have passed
7. Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.
(a) were
(b) was
(c) is
(d) has been
Answer: (a) were
8. Choose the correct sentence:
(a) One of my friend is a doctor.
(b) One of my friends is a doctor.
(c) One of my friends are a doctor.
(d) One of my friend are a doctor.
Answer: (b) One of my friends is a doctor.
9. Change into passive voice: “The principal has approved the plan.”
(a) The plan was approved by the principal.
(b) The plan had been approved by the principal.
(c) The plan has been approved by the principal.
(d) The plan is being approved by the principal.
Answer: (c) The plan has been approved by the principal.
10. Change into indirect speech: He said, “I am busy.”
(a) He said that he was busy.
(b) He said that he is busy.
(c) He said that I was busy.
(d) He told that he is busy.
Answer: (a) He said that he was busy.
11. The idiom “to burn the midnight oil” means:
(a) to waste resources
(b) to start a quarrel
(c) to sleep early
(d) to work late into the night
Answer: (d) to work late into the night
12. He is ___ honest man.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) no article
Answer: (b) an
13. You haven't finished your work, ___?
(a) haven't you
(b) have you
(c) did you
(d) don't you
Answer: (b) have you
14. A person who can speak two languages:
(a) Linguist
(b) Polyglot
(c) Translator
(d) Bilingual
Answer: (d) Bilingual
15. Plural of “criterion”:
(a) criteria
(b) criterions
(c) criterias
(d) criterium
Answer: (a) criteria
16. She finished the task QUICKLY. The capitalised word is a/an:
(a) adjective
(b) noun
(c) adverb
(d) preposition
Answer: (c) adverb
17. Synonym of DILIGENT:
(a) careless
(b) hardworking
(c) timid
(d) slow
Answer: (b) hardworking
18. I look forward to ___ you.
(a) meet
(b) be meet
(c) met
(d) meeting
Answer: (d) meeting
19. He ___ in Lahore since 2015.
(a) lives
(b) is living
(c) has been living
(d) lived
Answer: (c) has been living
20. Antonym of ARTIFICIAL:
(a) natural
(b) fake
(c) synthetic
(d) false
Answer: (a) natural
PART II — PROFESSIONAL
Foundations and Education in Pakistan
21. Which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantees free and compulsory education to children aged 5–16 years?
(a) Article 25
(b) Article 37
(c) Article 25-A
(d) Article 38
Answer: (c) Article 25-A
22. Article 25-A was inserted through the:
(a) 17th Amendment
(b) 18th Amendment
(c) 19th Amendment
(d) 21st Amendment
Answer: (b) 18th Amendment
23. The first Pakistan Educational Conference was held in:
(a) Karachi, 1947
(b) Lahore, 1947
(c) Karachi, 1951
(d) Lahore, 1959
Answer: (a) Karachi, 1947
24. The Commission on National Education, headed by S.M. Sharif, submitted its report in:
(a) 1951
(b) 1966
(c) 1959
(d) 1970
Answer: (c) 1959
25. Private educational institutions were nationalised under the Education Policy of:
(a) 1970
(b) 1972
(c) 1979
(d) 1992
Answer: (b) 1972
26. The Single National Curriculum (Phase-I, Grades 1–5) was launched in:
(a) 2018
(b) 2019
(c) 2020
(d) 2021
Answer: (d) 2021
27. Allama Iqbal Open University was established in:
(a) 1974
(b) 1969
(c) 1980
(d) 1985
Answer: (a) 1974
28. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan was established in:
(a) 1998
(b) 2000
(c) 2004
(d) 2002
Answer: (d) 2002
29. “Learning by doing” is associated with:
(a) John Dewey
(b) Plato
(c) Rousseau
(d) Froebel
Answer: (a) John Dewey
30. The founder of the Kindergarten system was:
(a) Froebel
(b) Montessori
(c) Pestalozzi
(d) Herbart
Answer: (a) Froebel
31. The famous book on education “Emile” was written by:
(a) Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Plato
(d) Dewey
Answer: (b) Rousseau
32. The philosophy which holds that ideas and the mind are the ultimate reality:
(a) Realism
(b) Pragmatism
(c) Existentialism
(d) Idealism
Answer: (d) Idealism
33. National Education Policy 2009 recommended raising education spending to:
(a) 4% of GDP
(b) 7% of GDP
(c) 5% of GDP
(d) 10% of GDP
Answer: (b) 7% of GDP
Educational Psychology
34. Who established the first psychology laboratory?
(a) Freud
(b) William James
(c) Skinner
(d) Wundt
Answer: (d) Wundt
35. According to Piaget, the concept of conservation develops in the:
(a) Sensorimotor stage
(b) Preoperational stage
(c) Concrete operational stage
(d) Formal operational stage
Answer: (c) Concrete operational stage
36. The “Zone of Proximal Development” was proposed by:
(a) Piaget
(b) Bruner
(c) Erikson
(d) Vygotsky
Answer: (d) Vygotsky
37. The “Law of Effect” was given by:
(a) Pavlov
(b) Skinner
(c) Thorndike
(d) Watson
Answer: (c) Thorndike
38. Operant conditioning is associated with:
(a) B.F. Skinner
(b) Pavlov
(c) Köhler
(d) Thorndike
Answer: (a) B.F. Skinner
39. Insight learning was demonstrated through experiments on chimpanzees by:
(a) Tolman
(b) Köhler
(c) Hull
(d) Watson
Answer: (b) Köhler
40. The lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is:
(a) Esteem
(b) Belongingness
(c) Self-actualization
(d) Physiological
Answer: (d) Physiological
41. The theory of Multiple Intelligences was presented by:
(a) Spearman
(b) Binet
(c) Howard Gardner
(d) Sternberg
Answer: (c) Howard Gardner
42. The formula for IQ is:
(a) MA/CA × 100
(b) CA/MA × 100
(c) MA × CA ÷ 100
(d) (MA − CA) × 100
Answer: (a) MA/CA × 100
43. Id, ego and superego are concepts of:
(a) Freud
(b) Adler
(c) Jung
(d) Erikson
Answer: (a) Freud
44. According to Erikson, the key conflict of adolescence is:
(a) Trust vs. Mistrust
(b) Industry vs. Inferiority
(c) Intimacy vs. Isolation
(d) Identity vs. Role Confusion
Answer: (d) Identity vs. Role Confusion
45. Removing an unpleasant stimulus to strengthen a behaviour is called:
(a) Punishment
(b) Positive reinforcement
(c) Extinction
(d) Negative reinforcement
Answer: (d) Negative reinforcement
46. Motivation that comes from within the learner is:
(a) Extrinsic
(b) Social
(c) Intrinsic
(d) Incentive-based
Answer: (c) Intrinsic
47. When learning one task hinders the learning of another, it is called:
(a) Negative transfer
(b) Positive transfer
(c) Zero transfer
(d) Vertical transfer
Answer: (a) Negative transfer
Teaching Methodology and Classroom Management
48. The inductive method proceeds from:
(a) general to specific
(b) specific to general
(c) abstract to concrete
(d) complex to simple
Answer: (b) specific to general
49. The Project Method was developed by:
(a) W.H. Kilpatrick
(b) John Dewey
(c) Helen Parkhurst
(d) Montessori
Answer: (a) W.H. Kilpatrick
50. The Dalton Plan was introduced by:
(a) Maria Montessori
(b) Helen Keller
(c) Helen Parkhurst
(d) Kilpatrick
Answer: (c) Helen Parkhurst
51. The Heuristic Method is associated with:
(a) H.E. Armstrong
(b) Herbart
(c) Froebel
(d) Bruner
Answer: (a) H.E. Armstrong
52. Discovery learning is associated with:
(a) Gagné
(b) Bloom
(c) Skinner
(d) Jerome Bruner
Answer: (d) Jerome Bruner
53. Micro-teaching was first developed at:
(a) Harvard University
(b) Stanford University
(c) Oxford University
(d) Columbia University
Answer: (b) Stanford University
54. The formal steps of lesson planning were given by:
(a) Dewey
(b) Pestalozzi
(c) Herbart
(d) Kilpatrick
Answer: (c) Herbart
55. Brainstorming is mainly used to:
(a) generate many ideas in a short time
(b) test memory
(c) maintain discipline
(d) grade students
Answer: (a) generate many ideas in a short time
56. A student whispers during the lesson. The best first response is to:
(a) send the student out of class
(b) use eye contact or move closer to the student
(c) shout at the student
(d) stop the lesson for the whole class
Answer: (b) use eye contact or move closer to the student
57. Which is a teacher-centred method?
(a) Lecture
(b) Discussion
(c) Project
(d) Discovery
Answer: (a) Lecture
58. “Think-Pair-Share” is a strategy of:
(a) rote learning
(b) cooperative learning
(c) programmed instruction
(d) lecturing
Answer: (b) cooperative learning
59. The demonstration method is most suitable for teaching:
(a) historical dates
(b) poetry appreciation
(c) grammar rules
(d) practical, skill-based tasks
Answer: (d) practical, skill-based tasks
Curriculum Development
60. “Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction” (1949) was written by:
(a) Hilda Taba
(b) D.K. Wheeler
(c) Kerr
(d) Ralph Tyler
Answer: (d) Ralph Tyler
61. The grassroots model of curriculum development was given by:
(a) Hilda Taba
(b) Ralph Tyler
(c) Saylor
(d) Oliva
Answer: (a) Hilda Taba
62. The cyclical model of curriculum development was presented by:
(a) Tyler
(b) Taba
(c) D.K. Wheeler
(d) Skilbeck
Answer: (c) D.K. Wheeler
63. “Hidden curriculum” refers to:
(a) a syllabus not yet published
(b) unwritten values and attitudes learned at school
(c) secret exam content
(d) the co-curricular timetable
Answer: (b) unwritten values and attitudes learned at school
64. The concept of the spiral curriculum was given by:
(a) Dewey
(b) Piaget
(c) Tyler
(d) Bruner
Answer: (d) Bruner
65. At the federal level, curriculum work in Pakistan is coordinated by the:
(a) Higher Education Commission
(b) National Curriculum Council
(c) NAVTTC
(d) Punjab Examination Commission
Answer: (b) National Curriculum Council
66. Evaluation carried out during curriculum development to improve it is:
(a) summative
(b) diagnostic
(c) formative
(d) placement
Answer: (c) formative
67. Core curriculum means:
(a) subjects compulsory for all students
(b) optional subjects
(c) co-curricular activities
(d) vocational subjects only
Answer: (a) subjects compulsory for all students
Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation
68. In the revised Bloom's Taxonomy (2001), the highest cognitive level is:
(a) Evaluating
(b) Analyzing
(c) Creating
(d) Applying
Answer: (c) Creating
69. Bloom's Taxonomy has how many domains?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Six
Answer: (b) Three
70. A test that measures what it is intended to measure has:
(a) reliability
(b) objectivity
(c) usability
(d) validity
Answer: (d) validity
71. Consistency of test scores over repeated administrations is called:
(a) reliability
(b) validity
(c) practicality
(d) norms
Answer: (a) reliability
72. Assessment used to identify students' learning difficulties is:
(a) summative
(b) placement
(c) diagnostic
(d) formative
Answer: (c) diagnostic
73. A test that compares a student's performance with that of other students is:
(a) criterion-referenced
(b) diagnostic
(c) achievement-based
(d) norm-referenced
Answer: (d) norm-referenced
74. The most frequently occurring score in a data set is the:
(a) mean
(b) median
(c) range
(d) mode
Answer: (d) mode
75. The mean of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 is:
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Answer: (b) 8
76. The median of 3, 7, 9, 12 and 15 is:
(a) 9
(b) 7
(c) 12
(d) 9.2
Answer: (a) 9
77. The split-half method is used to find a test's:
(a) validity
(b) difficulty index
(c) reliability
(d) discrimination index
Answer: (c) reliability
School Administration, Planning and Supervision
78. The acronym POSDCORB was coined by:
(a) Henri Fayol
(b) Luther Gulick
(c) F.W. Taylor
(d) Max Weber
Answer: (b) Luther Gulick
79. The father of scientific management is:
(a) F.W. Taylor
(b) Henri Fayol
(c) Elton Mayo
(d) Peter Drucker
Answer: (a) F.W. Taylor
80. The 14 principles of management were given by:
(a) Taylor
(b) Gulick
(c) Henri Fayol
(d) Mayo
Answer: (c) Henri Fayol
81. The Hawthorne Studies are associated with:
(a) Maslow
(b) McGregor
(c) Herzberg
(d) Elton Mayo
Answer: (d) Elton Mayo
82. Theory X and Theory Y were presented by:
(a) Herzberg
(b) Likert
(c) Ouchi
(d) Douglas McGregor
Answer: (d) Douglas McGregor
83. A leader who takes all decisions alone follows which style?
(a) Democratic
(b) Laissez-faire
(c) Autocratic
(d) Participative
Answer: (c) Autocratic
84. In SWOT analysis, “O” stands for:
(a) Objectives
(b) Opportunities
(c) Operations
(d) Outcomes
Answer: (b) Opportunities
85. A school prepares an alternate schedule in case of floods or emergency closures. This is:
(a) contingency planning
(b) strategic planning
(c) operational planning
(d) manpower planning
Answer: (a) contingency planning
86. The two-factor theory of motivation (hygiene factors and motivators) was given by:
(a) Vroom
(b) Maslow
(c) Alderfer
(d) Herzberg
Answer: (d) Herzberg
87. A school log book is used to record:
(a) fee collection
(b) daily student attendance
(c) important events and inspections
(d) stock items
Answer: (c) important events and inspections
Research in Education
88. Research conducted by teachers to solve their own immediate classroom problems is:
(a) action research
(b) basic research
(c) historical research
(d) survey research
Answer: (a) action research
89. A tentative statement that is tested through research is a:
(a) theory
(b) variable
(c) hypothesis
(d) assumption
Answer: (c) hypothesis
90. The variable manipulated by the researcher is the:
(a) independent variable
(b) dependent variable
(c) extraneous variable
(d) intervening variable
Answer: (a) independent variable
91. The null hypothesis states that:
(a) there is a significant difference
(b) there is no significant difference or relationship
(c) the sample is biased
(d) the research is complete
Answer: (b) there is no significant difference or relationship
92. Sampling in which every member of the population has an equal chance of selection:
(a) purposive
(b) convenience
(c) quota
(d) simple random
Answer: (d) simple random
93. The part of a thesis that discusses earlier studies on the topic is the:
(a) abstract
(b) appendix
(c) review of literature
(d) bibliography
Answer: (c) review of literature
Guidance and Counselling
94. Non-directive (client-centred) counselling was developed by:
(a) Carl Rogers
(b) E.G. Williamson
(c) Freud
(d) Frank Parsons
Answer: (a) Carl Rogers
95. Directive counselling is associated with:
(a) Carl Rogers
(b) E.G. Williamson
(c) F.C. Thorne
(d) Maslow
Answer: (b) E.G. Williamson
96. The father of vocational guidance is:
(a) Carl Rogers
(b) Donald Super
(c) Frank Parsons
(d) John Holland
Answer: (c) Frank Parsons
97. Eclectic counselling was introduced by:
(a) Williamson
(b) Rogers
(c) Parsons
(d) F.C. Thorne
Answer: (d) F.C. Thorne
ICT in Education
98. LMS stands for:
(a) Learning Management System
(b) Lesson Monitoring Software
(c) Learner Motivation Scheme
(d) Linked Media Service
Answer: (a) Learning Management System
99. In a flipped classroom:
(a) classes are held only online
(b) students study lesson content at home and do activities in class
(c) teacher and students swap roles permanently
(d) exams are given before teaching
Answer: (b) students study lesson content at home and do activities in class
100. MOOC stands for:
(a) Multiple Online Offline Classes
(b) Modern Online Organized Curriculum
(c) Mass Oriented Open College
(d) Massive Open Online Course
Answer: (d) Massive Open Online Course
Secondary School Teacher (SST) General — Past Paper
2018
PART I — ENGLISH
1. The story books which my teacher ___ last week ___ very interesting.
(a) recommends, is
(b) recommended, are
(c) recommended, was
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) recommended, are
2. It ___ always useless to argue with a stubborn man.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) were
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) is
3. While ___ in the garden yesterday, he ___ a small box.
(a) digging, finding
(b) dig, founded
(c) dug, is finding
(d) digging, found
Answer: (d) digging, found
4. Last summer, the travellers ___ the beautiful scenery as they ___ their way through the northern areas.
(a) enjoys, make
(b) enjoy, made
(c) enjoying, making
(d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these
5. ___ through her old photo album, Alia ___ by a few of the pictures.
(a) Looking, was amused
(b) Looks, amused
(c) Looking, has amused
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Looking, was amused
6. He appears to be completely ignorant ___ the rules.
(a) at
(b) in
(c) of
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) of
7. Students need easy access ___ the library.
(a) of
(b) in
(c) for
(d) to
Answer: (d) to
8. She is quite contented ___ her job.
(a) at
(b) of
(c) with
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) with
9. We should adhere ___ the school rules.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) at
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) to
10. Nature has endowed him ___ a sharp mind.
(a) of
(b) with
(c) at
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) with
11. The class laughed ___ him ___ forgetting his lines.
(a) on, for
(b) on, of
(c) at, for
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) at, for
12. This present was bought ___ my mother.
(a) for
(b) of
(c) at
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) for
13. An honest person always tells the ___.
(a) true
(b) truly
(c) trueness
(d) truth
Answer: (d) truth
14. ___ students plan their studies carefully.
(a) Wise
(b) Wisely
(c) Wisdom
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Wise
15. Since it was his first ___, the judge let him off with a warning.
(a) offend
(b) offence
(c) offender
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) offence
16. The coast guard received signals from a ship in ___.
(a) distress
(b) distressed
(c) distressingly
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) distress
17. Choose the word that can replace the capitalised words: Our family's PROFESSIONAL DRIVER is very punctual.
(a) new motorist
(b) chauffeur
(c) operator of automobiles
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) chauffeur
18. Choose the word that can replace the capitalised words: His manager did not forgive him for the FOOLISH MISTAKE.
(a) blunder
(b) brawl
(c) bravado
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) blunder
PART II — PROFESSIONAL
19. The sociologist Max Weber belonged to:
(a) Greece
(b) France
(c) Italy
(d) Germany
Answer: (d) Germany
20. Public spending on education is usually expressed as a percentage of:
(a) population
(b) inflation rate
(c) literacy rate
(d) GDP
Answer: (d) GDP
21. The view that all knowledge comes through sensory experience is called:
(a) Functionalism
(b) Empiricism
(c) Rationalism
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Empiricism
22. The early roots of psychology lie in philosophy and:
(a) Anatomy
(b) Logic
(c) Physiology
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Physiology
23. The part of the brain most closely associated with fear and anger is the:
(a) Hippocampus
(b) Cerebellum
(c) Medulla
(d) Amygdala
Answer: (d) Amygdala
24. Belief in only one God is called:
(a) Deism
(b) Monotheism
(c) Atheism
(d) Polytheism
Answer: (b) Monotheism
25. The main advantage of simulations is that students learn by:
(a) listening to lectures
(b) memorising definitions
(c) copying notes
(d) experiencing a situation as participants
Answer: (d) experiencing a situation as participants
26. The growth potential of healthy people was emphasised by:
(a) Cognitive neuroscience
(b) Structuralism
(c) Humanistic psychology
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Humanistic psychology
27. Who presented the Hierarchy of Needs?
(a) Maslow
(b) Freud
(c) Chomsky
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Maslow
28. ADHD in students is mainly characterised by:
(a) poor eyesight
(b) hearing loss
(c) slow handwriting
(d) inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity
Answer: (d) inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity
29. Modifying an existing mental structure to deal with a new situation is called:
(a) Learning
(b) Assimilation
(c) Accommodation
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Accommodation
30. Curriculum reflects the culture of:
(a) school
(b) humanity
(c) society
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) society
31. Research that tests and applies theories to solve practical problems is:
(a) descriptive research
(b) historical research
(c) applied research
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) applied research
32. Research that focuses on solving classroom problems is:
(a) basic research
(b) action research
(c) historical research
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) action research
33. A good hypothesis must be:
(a) testable
(b) already proven
(c) always accepted
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) testable
34. If a test gives consistent results on test and retest, it has:
(a) validity
(b) objectivity
(c) usability
(d) reliability
Answer: (d) reliability
35. The process of selecting individuals for a study is called:
(a) procedure
(b) sampling
(c) variety
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) sampling
36. A secondary school teacher is directly responsible to the:
(a) parents
(b) DEO
(c) students
(d) head of the institution
Answer: (d) head of the institution
37. The School Council mainly aims to involve ___ in school affairs.
(a) only students
(b) the police
(c) textbook publishers
(d) parents and the community
Answer: (d) parents and the community
38. Which theory holds that leaders are born, not made?
(a) Contingency theory
(b) Situational theory
(c) Trait (Great Man) theory
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Trait (Great Man) theory
39. The word “administration” literally means:
(a) to rule
(b) to serve or look after
(c) to punish
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) to serve or look after
40. Evaluation of a principal by teachers, parents and supervisors together is called:
(a) self-evaluation
(b) peer rating
(c) checklist rating
(d) 360-degree evaluation
Answer: (d) 360-degree evaluation
41. Transactional leadership motivates subordinates through:
(a) rewards and punishments
(b) rewards only
(c) punishments only
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) rewards and punishments
42. Which leadership style gives staff the least say in decisions?
(a) Democratic
(b) Autocratic
(c) Participative
(d) Laissez-faire
Answer: (b) Autocratic
43. Leave granted to a female employee for childbirth is called:
(a) earned leave
(b) casual leave
(c) study leave
(d) maternity leave
Answer: (d) maternity leave
44. Which Article of the Constitution of Pakistan provides free and compulsory education to children aged 5 to 16 years?
(a) 40-B
(b) 25-A
(c) 30-C
(d) 3-A
Answer: (b) 25-A
45. A principal's direct authority to supervise teachers and give them orders is:
(a) unity of command
(b) staff authority
(c) line authority
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) line authority
46. Principles such as “from known to unknown” and “from simple to complex” are called:
(a) planning
(b) tactics
(c) maxims of teaching
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) maxims of teaching
47. The art and science of teaching adults is called:
(a) Pedagogy
(b) Andragogy
(c) Strategy
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Andragogy
48. Combining separate ideas to form a new whole is called:
(a) synthesis
(b) evaluation
(c) analysis
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) synthesis
49. The teacher performs a task practically while explaining it in the:
(a) demonstration method
(b) lecture method
(c) discovery method
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) demonstration method
50. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is promoted mainly by:
(a) FIFA
(b) WTO
(c) IMF
(d) UNESCO
Answer: (d) UNESCO
51. Imparting knowledge or skill to someone through instruction or example is:
(a) teaching
(b) learning
(c) understanding
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) teaching
52. Absorbing new ideas into existing knowledge is called:
(a) change
(b) accommodation
(c) assimilation
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) assimilation
53. Which method suits young learners best at the elementary level?
(a) lecture method
(b) activity method
(c) dictation method
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) activity method
54. Students learn by experiencing a realistic situation in:
(a) assimilation
(b) lecture method
(c) simulation
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) simulation
55. The term “pedagogy” refers to:
(a) teaching adults
(b) the study of rocks
(c) the art and science of teaching
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) the art and science of teaching
56. According to Einstein, imagination is more important than:
(a) learning
(b) knowledge
(c) intelligence
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) knowledge
57. Trial and error, and imitation are ___ of learning.
(a) mechanisms
(b) evaluations
(c) adaptations
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) mechanisms
58. Evaluation answers the question:
(a) how well
(b) how fast
(c) how many
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) how well
59. Measurement answers the question:
(a) how well
(b) how much
(c) how ready
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) how much
60. Which of the following is the narrowest term?
(a) testing
(b) measurement
(c) assessment
(d) evaluation
Answer: (a) testing
61. Interviews are commonly used to ___ a candidate's behaviour and suitability.
(a) verify
(b) assess
(c) calculate
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) assess
62. A test that measures the minimum essential knowledge and skills of students is a:
(a) diagnostic test
(b) mastery test
(c) survey test
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) mastery test
63. A test that measures many skills with only a few items for each skill is a:
(a) survey test
(b) standardized test
(c) diagnostic test
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) survey test
64. Which type of test has the highest objectivity in marking?
(a) essay test
(b) short answer test
(c) oral test
(d) MCQs
Answer: (d) MCQs
65. The statement of the problem in an MCQ is called the:
(a) option
(b) premise
(c) stem
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) stem
66. The stem of an MCQ should be:
(a) lengthy and complex
(b) meaningful and clearly stated
(c) attractive
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) meaningful and clearly stated
67. A student scores at the 80th percentile. This means the student:
(a) obtained 80% marks
(b) scored higher than about 80% of the students
(c) obtained 80 marks
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) scored higher than about 80% of the students
68. An outline of the topics of a subject to be covered in a specific time is called:
(a) syllabus
(b) course
(c) curriculum
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) syllabus
69. The IQ of a student whose mental age equals chronological age is:
(a) 100
(b) 125
(c) zero
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) 100
70. Learning is best defined as a relatively permanent change in:
(a) height
(b) weight
(c) age
(d) behaviour
Answer: (d) behaviour
71. A sound curriculum must be based on the needs and aspirations of:
(a) society
(b) school
(c) teachers only
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) society
72. The effectiveness of a curriculum depends largely on the interest of the:
(a) teachers
(b) learners
(c) principals
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) learners
73. Curriculum development starts with the:
(a) evaluation of results
(b) selection of textbooks
(c) preparation of timetable
(d) formulation of objectives
Answer: (d) formulation of objectives
74. The most important person in curriculum implementation is the:
(a) principal
(b) student
(c) teacher
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) teacher
75. After the 18th Amendment (2010), school education in Pakistan became mainly a ___ subject.
(a) federal
(b) provincial
(c) local government
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) provincial
76. The idea of “going back to nature” is known as:
(a) Realism
(b) Pragmatism
(c) Naturalism
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Naturalism
77. The branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge and its methods is:
(a) Logic
(b) Aesthetics
(c) Epistemology
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Epistemology
78. Which of the following is NOT an aim of education in idealism?
(a) Beauty
(b) Moral values
(c) Personality development
(d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these
79. Education acquired without any fixed period and place is:
(a) indirect education
(b) informal education
(c) formal education
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) informal education
80. The use of technology to enhance teaching and learning is known as ___ in education.
(a) IQ
(b) GPA
(c) CPR
(d) ICT
Answer: (d) ICT
81. Frustration and anxiety produce ___ in an individual.
(a) success
(b) tension
(c) diffusion
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) tension
82. Prolonged tension causes:
(a) fever
(b) happiness
(c) boredom
(d) stress
Answer: (d) stress
83. Characteristics of information used to investigate an event are called:
(a) attributes
(b) quality
(c) trials
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) attributes
84. A career may be defined as a series of ___ that form a sequence of work.
(a) hobbies
(b) internships
(c) jobs
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) jobs
85. A scoring guide that describes different levels of quality in students' work is called a:
(a) rubric
(b) checklist
(c) inventory
(d) rating scale
Answer: (a) rubric
86. The combined knowledge, skills and expertise of the people in an organization is:
(a) human potential
(b) human capital
(c) power
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) human capital
87. Guidance that helps a student choose a suitable career is:
(a) vocational guidance
(b) personal guidance
(c) health guidance
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) vocational guidance
88. The term “meritocracy” means:
(a) fraud
(b) nepotism
(c) favouritism
(d) making appointments on merit
Answer: (d) making appointments on merit
89. The process that evaluates both how well and how employees perform their work is:
(a) placement
(b) orientation
(c) appraisal
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) appraisal
90. A choice made between two or more alternatives is called a:
(a) assumption
(b) report
(c) decision
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) decision
91. Improving the productive contribution of people in an organization is the aim of:
(a) physiology
(b) auditing
(c) personnel management
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) personnel management
92. Organizational growth should be matched with ___ growth.
(a) profit
(b) individual
(c) managerial
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) individual
93. Power that comes from a person's official post in an organization is called:
(a) position power
(b) personal power
(c) expert power
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) position power
94. Educational management deals with the best use of:
(a) money only
(b) buildings only
(c) the syllabus only
(d) human and material resources
Answer: (d) human and material resources
95. Administrative decision making is assumed to be:
(a) creative
(b) certain
(c) rational
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) rational
96. Settling a dispute in which each side gives up part of its demands is called:
(a) compromise
(b) consensus
(c) win-win
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) compromise
97. Which structure violates the principle of unity of command?
(a) democracy
(b) bureaucracy
(c) matrix structure
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) matrix structure
98. A school headmaster performs all of the following administrative functions except:
(a) controlling
(b) coordinating
(c) staffing
(d) None of these
Answer: (d) None of these
99. A senior employee who guides and supports new employees is a:
(a) coach
(b) referee
(c) mentor
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) mentor
100. Workplace conflicts are best resolved by the principal through:
(a) punishments
(b) ignoring the conflict
(c) transferring the staff
(d) win-win approach
Answer: (d) win-win approach