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Past Questions — 2022
Local Bodies play important role in education. Which of the following is not their role?
A)
Running schools in their respective area
B)
Appointing staff
C)
Providing mid-day meal, free school uniforms and textbooks through local taxes
D)
Providing equipment and finance to the these schools through local taxes and grants from the State Government
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Community participation in school education can be categorized as:
A)
Spontaneous participation
B)
Voluntary participation
C)
Sponsored participation
D)
Compulsory participation
Correct option: A. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Supervision is:
A)
A task or assessment of fault-finding and fact-finding in many job settings
B)
A creative and dynamic process of giving friendly guidance and direction to people for improving themselves for the accomplishment of the desired goals
C)
An official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal
D)
An instance of viewing, examining, or critically analyzing something with the purpose of improving it
Correct option: B. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Who are the propounders of theories of educational administration?
A)
Sears and Mort
B)
Sears and Simon
C)
Sears and Bernard
D)
Sears and Litchfield
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not a performance appraisal procedure?
A)
Establishing performance standards
B)
Communicating performance standards
C)
Measuring the actual performance
D)
Giving incentives to deserved ones
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
According to the Mizoram Education (Inspection of Recognised Schools) Rules, 2008, the annual inspection of Middle Schools and Primary Schools (Elementary Schools) vests in:
A)
District Education Officer
B)
Sub-Divisional Education Officer
C)
Circle Education Officer
D)
Sub-Divisional Education Officers and Circle Education Officers
Under the Mizoram Education (Inspection of Recognised Schools) Rules, 2008, the responsibility for the annual inspection of recognized schools is distributed based on the level of the institution. For Elementary Schools, which encompass both Primary Schools and Middle Schools, the authority to conduct the annual inspection is vested in the Circle Education Officer (CEO). The CEO acts as the primary field-level supervisory officer responsible for ensuring that these schools maintain the standards required for recognition. While District Education Officers (DEOs) and Sub-Divisional Education Officers (SDEOs) have higher administrative and supervisory roles, the specific mandate for the annual inspection of these particular school levels is assigned to the CEO to ensure granular monitoring of educational quality at the circle level.
The centre regulates various types of teacher education which prepare teachers for different levels of school education in the country through its regulatory council named:
A)
NCERT
B)
AICTE
C)
NCTE
D)
CABE
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not an aspect of school administration?
A)
Planning
B)
Organizing
C)
Coordinating
D)
Commanding
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not a positive school culture?
A)
Catering for individual needs
B)
Creating a health promoting physical environment
C)
Developing authoritative processes
D)
Enhancing self esteem.
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not a function of Village Education Committees?
A)
Maintenance of school infrastructure
B)
Maintenance of school records and registers
C)
Supervision of schools and teacher efficiency
D)
Participation in the preparation of village education plan
Correct option: B. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The scope of supervision covers:
A)
Instructional work, Co-curricular activities, Records and registers, School environment, Management, Guidance to teachers, Developmental activities
B)
Instructional work, Curricular activities, Records and registers, Students’ dress, Management, Regularity of teachers, Developmental activities
C)
Curricular activities, Co-curricular activities, Records and registers, School building, Management, Teachers’ service, Developmental activities
D)
Classroom teaching, Games and sports, School environment, Management, Teachers’ and students’ attendance, Developmental activities
Correct option: A. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not effective communication in educational supervision?
A)
Straightforward and direct communications, including written and spoken
B)
Listening when not speaking
C)
Keeping voice volume at a low and high levels alternately
D)
Paraphrasing and reflecting back what someone has said to make sure you understood correctly.
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The bulk of funds for government schools come from:
A)
The central government
B)
The state government
C)
The local bodies
D)
The public
Correct option: B. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not a function of NITI Aayog?
A)
Evolving a shared vision of national development priorities sectors and strategies with the active involvement of States in the light of national objectives
B)
Developing mechanisms to formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government
C)
Allocating financial resources to states
D)
Paying special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not benefiting adequately from economic progress
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Role of the teacher in PTA is:
A)
To convey the examination results of students to their parents
B)
If any student is absent for a long period of time, teacher should contact his parents and try to know the reason behind it
C)
Notifying parents if home work or project work assigned by the school to students is continuously incomplete
D)
All of the above
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
On the relationship between evaluation and supervision, which of the following is not correct?
A)
Both are the core processes in determining standards and maintaining quality in education
B)
Both enhance teachers’ performance
C)
Both boost the learners’ achievements
D)
Both enhance annual increment of teachers’ salary
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
A leader who believes that he or she knows more than others and makes all the decisions with little input from team members is said to have adopted:
A)
Autocratic leadership style
B)
Democratic leadership style
C)
Coaching leadership style
D)
Laissez-faire leadership style
Correct option: A. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The modern supervisor observes, studies and improves the following important elements of the teaching-learning situations:
A)
Physical environment, Social environment, Children, Teacher’s behavior
B)
School building, Social environment, Children, Teacher’s qualifications
C)
Library facilities, Social environment, Children, Parent-teacher interaction
D)
Physical environment, Sports activities, Children, Teacher’s service condition
Correct option: A. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The two primary purposes of performance appraisal are:
A)
Diagnostic and Evaluative
B)
Evaluative and Developmental
C)
Prescriptive and Developmental
D)
Diagnostic and Prescriptive
Correct option: B. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The Central Government assists the states for educational development in three ways. Which of the following is not among them?
A)
Central Government performs educational functions through NCERT, UGC, Central Universities, Central Schools’ organizations etc.
B)
Central Government sponsors schemes financed by it but implemented by the States
C)
Central Government partially finances some programmes, planned and implemented by the State Governments
D)
Central Government fully finances centrally sponsored schemes for eg. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan implemented by the State Governments
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not the role of Secretary, school education?
A)
To function as the link between Ministry and Directorate
B)
To decide state education agenda and plan according to it
C)
To guide the state government on educational policy
D)
To provide expert advice to institutions as well as Secretariat
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Which of the following is not a step of resource planning?
A)
Determine required resources
B)
Acquire resources
C)
Manage resources
D)
Distribute resources
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
According to the Mizoram Education (Transfer and Posting of School Teachers) Rules, 2006, in a cycle of 18 years from the date of commencement of these Rules, a teacher may be required to serve at least one spell of minimum tenure at a school located in
A)
A Category
B)
B Category
C)
C Category
D)
D Category
Under the Mizoram Education (Transfer and Posting of School Teachers) Rules, 2006, the state categorizes schools into different categories (A, B, C, and D) based on their location, accessibility, and hardship levels. To ensure equitable distribution of teaching staff and to ensure that remote and underdeveloped areas receive qualified teachers, the rules mandate a rotational system. Specifically, the rules stipulate that within a cycle of 18 years from the commencement of the rules, every teacher must serve at least one spell of minimum tenure in a school classified as 'C Category' (which typically represents hard-station or remote areas). This prevents teachers from remaining exclusively in urban or easily accessible 'A' or 'B' category schools throughout their career.
Which of the following is the feature of totalitarian type of educational administration?
A)
Individual differences and dignity are recognized
B)
Educational administration is flexible in nature
C)
Educational administration is highly centralized
D)
Educational administration is highly decentralized.
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
The hierarchical administrative structure of education at the state level (eg. Mizoram) is:
A)
Chief Minister; Cabinet Minister of Education; Minister of State i/c Education; Secretary i/c Education
B)
Dy. Chief Minister; Cabinet Minister of Education; Minister of State i/c Education; Secretary i/c Education
C)
Cabinet Minister of Education; Minister of State i/c Education; Secretary i/c Education; Joint Secretary i/c Education
D)
Cabinet Minister of Education; Minister of State i/c Education; Secretary i/c Education; Director of Education
In the administrative hierarchy of a state government department (such as Education in Mizoram), the structure follows a clear chain of command from political leadership to executive administration.
1. **Political Leadership**: The Cabinet Minister of Education holds the primary political responsibility for the portfolio. If there is a Minister of State (MoS) with independent charge or assisting the Cabinet Minister, they follow in the hierarchy.
2. **Administrative Leadership (Secretariat)**: The Secretary (i/c Education) is the highest-ranking civil servant in the department, acting as the principal advisor to the Minister and overseeing policy formulation and budget allocation at the Secretariat level.
3. **Executive Implementation (Directorate)**: The Director of Education is the head of the Directorate. While the Secretary handles policy and administration at the state level, the Director is responsible for the actual implementation of educational programs, management of schools, and field administration across the state.
Option (a) and (b) are incorrect because the Chief Minister or Deputy Chief Minister, while overseeing the entire government, are not part of the specific departmental hierarchical chain of command for education administration. Option (c) is incorrect because it lists the Joint Secretary, who is subordinate to the Secretary, but omits the Director, who is the critical link for the operational execution of education services in the state.