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Past Questions — 2019

Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

The advantage of decentralization of education system is that it:

A) Enables easy coordination of educational efforts
B) Allows planning and manpower allocation to be done easily
C) Can achieve equality of educational opportunities
D) Provides well defined roles and responsibilities at the grassroots level.
Decentralization strengthens clearly defined grassroots roles and responsibilities.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

Individual responsibility and accountability is not given priority in:

A) Instructional administration
B) Authoritarian administration
C) Democratic administration
D) Laissez Faire administration
Authoritarian administration gives limited priority to shared individual responsibility/accountability.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

In Educational Administration, PERT stands for:

A) Progressive Education Review Technique
B) Programme Evaluation Review Technique
C) Progress and Evaluation Report of Teachers
D) Programme for Evaluation and Reporting Technique
PERT means Programme Evaluation and Review Technique.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

A Technocrat Administrator is someone who has:

A) Lots of experience in the administration field
B) Diverse set of skills and expertise in various areas
C) Has specific knowledge and skill in a particular area
D) All of these
A technocrat has specialized knowledge and skill in a particular area.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

In Mizoram, the funds from the National Foundation for Teachers’ Welfare can be acquired:

A) Once a year
B) Twice a year
C) Whenever needed
D) Every Month
The cited welfare assistance can be obtained whenever needed subject to the rules.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

If the letters of the word VERTICAL are arranged alphabetically how many letters will remain at the same position?

A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) None
Alphabetizing VERTICAL leaves two letters in their original positions.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

A good supervisor should have the following qualities:

A) Thoroughness
B) Fairness
C) Initiative
D) All of these
Thoroughness, fairness and initiative are all desirable qualities.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

The National Parents Teachers Association in India is called

A) Rashtriya Adhyapak Janak Samiti
B) Rashtriya Janak Adhyapak Sangati
C) Janak Adhyapak Sangatthan
D) None of these
None of the listed names is the accepted national title.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

A supervisor can improve the morale of teachers by:

A) Pointing out the mistakes of the teacher
B) Taking feedback from students regarding the teacher
C) Giving constructive criticisms
D) Reporting to the headmaster about the teacher’s activity
Constructive criticism can improve teacher morale and performance.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

The primarily responsibility of the Village Education Committee is:

A) Management of school affairs and school administration
B) Developing curriculum for village students
C) Organising cultural programmes
D) Engaging students in social work and awareness programmes
The Village Education Committee’s primary role is school management/administration support.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

What is central to administration?

A) Organization
B) Communication
C) Decision making
D) Coordination
Decision making is central to administration.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

Which of the following expression will be true when the given expression W < Z = L, X  F > W are definitely true?

A) L = F
B) F > L
C) X  F
D) Z > X
X ≥ F is explicitly one of the given conditions.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

The effective supervision is indicated by:

A) Good relations between teacher and supervisors
B) Helping teacher in their teaching
C) Helping teachers becoming more self sufficient
D) Criticizing teacher’s lessons
Effective supervision makes teachers increasingly self-sufficient.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

Henry Fayol’s Functions of management include: I. Commanding, Planning, Organizing II. Budgeting, Directing III. Coordinating, Controlling, IV. Reporting, Evaluating

A) I and III only
B) II and III only
C) III and IV only
D) I, II, III, and IV
Fayol’s listed functions here correspond to planning/organizing/commanding and coordinating/controlling: I and III.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

By default, who is the educational supervisor within a school:

A) Headmaster/Principal
B) Vice Principal
C) Senior Teacherss
D) Guidance and Counselling experts
The headmaster/principal is the default educational supervisor in the school.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

Which of the following is the most crucial question to consider when using community resources in the classroom?

A) Can the resources be used by several groups at the same time?
B) Have such resources been overused?
C) Do the resources meet the needs of the program?
D) What time limits have been established for the use of the resources?
The primary consideration is whether the resources meet programme needs.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-III

Which of the following should be involved in the decision-making process concerning curriculum? I. Curriculum experts II. Boards of education III. Professional staff IV. Parents and students

A) I and III only
B) II and III only
C) III and IV only
D) I, II, III, and IV
All four stakeholder groups should contribute to curriculum decisions.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

Motivation should be followed by

A) reproof
B) knowledge of results
C) punishment
D) reward
Correct option: A. reproof. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

Interest can be created in students in specific topics of study by the use of

A) chalkboard
B) fellain
C) bulletin board
D) all of these
All listed media can be used to stimulate interest.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

Lali is looking for an organized instructional programme in which the teacher and the learners can be physically separated. Which of the following will you choose for her

A) web quest
B) computer-based instruction
C) uniform resource locator
D) distance education
Correct option: A. web quest. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

Microchip was invented by

A) intel
B) dell
C) IBM
D) Microsoft
Correct option: B. dell. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Indian History.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

The most frequently occurring number in a set of values is called

A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) range
Correct option: B. median. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required. Topic: Quantitative Aptitude.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

CALL stands for

A) computer ability in language learning
B) computer assisted learning
C) computer aided linguistic learning
D) computer assisted lab lesson
Correct option: C. computer aided linguistic learning. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

One of the purposes for using an inductive approach is

A) analysis of findings
B) developing framework for evaluators
C) condense raw data into brief format
D) to get strong analytical strategies
Correct option: B. developing framework for evaluators. The selected option best matches the fact, rule, calculation, or passage-based inference required.
Education Officer • 2019 • Technical Paper-II

The rules of presenting the contents to make them easy are called

A) method of teaching
B) maxims of teaching
C) techniques of teaching
D) teaching strategies
Rules for making content easy to present are maxims of teaching.