Education Officer • 2025
Choose the most appropriate meaning for the idiom: A fair weather friend
A)
A selfish friend
B)
A lazy friend
C)
A selfless friend
D)
A complete friend
Option A is correct: A selfish friend.
Education Officer • 2025
Select the appropriate indirect speech for: Sarah said, “The soldiers were marching towards the castle”
A)
Sarah said that the soldiers were marching towards the castle
B)
Sarah said that the soldiers had marched towards the castle
C)
Sarah said that the soldiers have been marching towards the castle
D)
Sarah said that the soldiers had been marching towards the castle
Option A is correct: Sarah said that the soldiers were marching towards the castle.
Education Officer • 2025
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition/conjunction: She insisted ________ helping me with the dishes.
A)
on
B)
for
C)
in
D)
against
Option A is correct: on.
Education Officer • 2025
Choose the correct word to connect the following sentences: It is not certain ________ he will leave or stay.
A)
that
B)
whether
C)
because
D)
which
Option C is correct: because.
Education Officer • 2025
Choose a word that is similar in meaning to the given word: eloquence
A)
elegance
B)
despair
C)
fluency
D)
obstinate
Option C is correct: fluency.
Education Officer • 2025
Transform the following sentence into a negative sentence: Everybody is present.
A)
Everybody is absent.
B)
Everybody is not present.
C)
Nobody is present.
D)
Nobody is absent.
Option D is correct: Nobody is absent..
Education Officer • 2025
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: While the doctor________ the patient, there was an uproar in the hall.
A)
is examining
B)
has examined
C)
was examining
D)
examines
Option C is correct: was examining.
Education Officer • 2025
Transform the following sentence into an interrogative sentence: It is useless to cry over spilt milk.
A)
Is it useful to not cry over spilt milk?
B)
Is it not useless to cry over spilt milk?
C)
Is it useless to cry over spilt milk?
D)
Is it useless to not cry over spilt milk?
Option C is correct: Is it useless to cry over spilt milk?.
Education Officer • 2025
Change the following sentence to Past Continuous Tense: The man spread false rumours about his wife
A)
The man was spreading false rumours about his wife
B)
The man is spreading false rumours about his wife
C)
The man had been spreading false rumours about his wife
D)
The man had spread false rumours about his wife
Option A is correct: The man was spreading false rumours about his wife.
Education Officer • 2025
Choose the most appropriate meaning for the idiom: A wild goose chase
A)
A significant chase
B)
A well-planned pursuit
C)
An impromptu treasure hunt
D)
A foolish and useless pursuit
Option D is correct: A foolish and useless pursuit.
Education Officer • 2025
Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition/conjunction: The manager told his staff that he would return ________ a month.
A)
for
B)
on
C)
within
D)
with
Option D is correct: with.
Education Officer • 2025
Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the verb: Mr. Miyagi ________ on this project since 2022.
A)
will work
B)
will be working
C)
has been working
D)
had worked
Option C is correct: has been working.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Which of the following is not a step involved in evaluation?
A)
Identifying and defining general and specific objectives
B)
Evaluating
C)
Using the results as feedback
D)
Declaration of result
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Local bodies in education include:
A)
Panchayats, Village Councils
B)
Panchayats, Village Councils, Local Councils
C)
Panchayats, Village Councils, Local Councils, Municipalities (Board, Council, Corporation)
D)
Panchayats, Municipalities (Board, Council, Corporation), District Bodies (Zilla Parisads/District Councils)
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Which of the following is not the main role of the centre in education?
A)
To lay down the general policies of education and to give guidance to the state in carrying out these policies
B)
To maintain elementary schools for universalization of education
C)
To act as a coordinating agency
D)
To maintain educational and cultural relations with other countries
Correct option: B. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Which of the following is not a principle of educational supervision:
A)
Supervision is directed towards maintaining and improving the teaching-learning process
B)
Supervisor’s role is that of supporting, assisting and sharing rather than directing the teacher
C)
Good supervision is based upon autocratic philosophy
D)
Good supervision will be creative and not prescriptive
Correct option: C. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
The state educational plans are implemented through the:
A)
Cabinet meeting
B)
Secretariat of Education
C)
Directorate of Education
D)
Secretariat and Directorate of Education
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
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.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Demonstration lessons as supervision technique involves:
A)
Illustrating the best methods of teaching by giving model lessons
B)
Asking a teacher to teach in the presence of the supervisor
C)
Demonstration of teaching aids in the class
D)
Demonstration of lab equipment and materials
Correct option: A. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
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.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
Self-evaluation in performance appraisal has some advantages. Which of the following is not an advantage?
A)
Help supervisors understand how employees view their strengths and weaknesses
B)
Identify where there may be discrepancies between the employee’s and supervisor’s point of view regarding overall performance
C)
Allow employees to make early corrections
D)
Employees may under or over estimate their performance
Correct option: D. The choice best matches the definition or rule asked in the question.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
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.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
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.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
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.
Education Officer • 2022 • Technical Paper-III
According to the Mizoram Education (Inspection of Recognised Schools) Rules, 2008, the inspection of schools should be held:
A)
Before school hours
B)
During school hours
C)
After school hours
D)
At any convenient time of the day
Under the Mizoram Education (Inspection of Recognised Schools) Rules, 2008, the primary objective of inspection is to evaluate the actual teaching-learning process, the conduct of students, the performance of teachers, and the overall administration of the school in real-time. To achieve an authentic assessment of these parameters, inspections must be conducted while the school is operational. Therefore, inspections are mandated to be held 'During school hours'. Conducting inspections before or after school hours would fail to capture the active educational environment, and 'any convenient time' would lack the standardization required for official regulatory oversight.
