Assistant Director Education BPS 17 SPSC

 Assistant Director Education BPS 17 SPSC Paper HELD NOV 2023

General Instructions:

•              Attempt all questions.

•              Each wrong answer will result in the deduction of half (0.5) marks.

 

Question 1: Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Quit India Movement?

(A) Lord Wallington      (B) Lord Mountbatten     (C) Lord Linlithgow      (D) Lord Wavell

Correct Answer: (C) Lord Linlithgow

 

Question 2: Which was the first bank in Pakistan?

(A) Habib Bank            (B) Allied Bank                   (C) State Bank (                    D) National Bank

Correct Answer: (A) Habib Bank

 

Question 3: Where is the biggest ship breaking company in Pakistan?

(A) Kiamari                    (B) Gadani                           (C) Hydri                               (D) Pasni

Correct Answer: (B) Gadani

 

Question 4: What was the capital of King Dahir of Sindh?

(A) Debal                      (B) Arore                               (C) Thatta                            (D) Neroon Kot

Correct Answer: (A) Debal

 

Question 5: What was the old name of Hyderabad?

(A) Giddu                    (B) Naroon Kot                     (C) Rani Bagh                      (D) Heerabad

Correct Answer: (D) Naroon Kot

 

Question 6: When were the Police Reforms Introduced?

(A) 2002                    (B) 2005                                   (C) 2010                                  (D) 2012

 

Question 7: How many countries are the members of NATO?

(A) 31                       (B) 29                                              (C) 28                                   (D) 27

Correct Answer: (A) 31

Question 8: Which country started the first newspaper in the world?

(A) China                         (B) USA                                   (C) United Kingdom              (D) France

Correct Answer (A) China                         

 

Question 9: What is the weight of heart of a normal adult human being?

(A) 100 grams               (B) 200 grams                          (C) 300 grams                           (D) 400 grams

Correct Answer: (B) 300 grams

 

Question 10: Who won the Nobel Prize 2023 in literature?

(A) Jon Fosse                 (B) David Julius                      (C) Adam Patapoutian           (D) Annie Ernaux

Correct Answer: (A) Jon Fosse                

 

Question 11: How many member countries are in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?

(A) 7 members             (B) 8 members                     (C) 9 members                        (D) 10 members

Correct Answer: (C) 9 members

 

Question 12: Which country has hosted the Islamic Solidarity Games 2022?

(A) Kenya                   (B) Indonesia                          (C) Turkey                             (D) Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: (C) Turkey

 

Question 13: Which one is the most electronegative element?

(A) Nitrogen                 (B) Oxygen                        (C) Chlorine                             (D) Fluorine

Correct Answer: (D) Fluorine

 

Question 14: Which was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone?

(A) Silicon                   (B) Phosphorous                 (C) Charcoal                            (D) Graphite

Correct Answer: (A) Motorola

 

Question 15: What is Free Trade?

(A) goods and services can be bought and sold across international borders

(B) Import & export

 (C) Tax free Sell

(D) Management services in a company

Correct Answer: (A) goods and services can be bought and sold across international borders

 

Question 16: Who is the President of World Bank in 2023?

(A) Lewis Preston         (B) David Malpass              (C) Ajay Banga                 (D) Jim Yong Kim

Correct Answer: (C) Ajay Banga

 

Question 17: Who is the first Indian author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

(A) Kalidas                      (B) Kabir                      (C) Rabindranath Tagore        (D) Kavi Kant

Correct Answer: (C) Rabindranath Tagore

 

Question 18: Who is the author of the Harry Potter book series?

(A) J.R. Tolkien               (B) J.K. Rowling             (C) George R.R. Martin          (D) Dan Brown

Correct Answer: (B) J.K. Rowling

 

Question 19: What is graphology?

(A) Study of handwriting    (B) Study of geography    (C) Study of photography    (D) Study of graphs

Correct Answer: (A) Study of handwriting

 

Question 20: When was the CPEC agreement signed between China and Pakistan?

(A) 20 June 2015 (B) 20 April 2015 (C) 20 April 2014 (D) 20 June 2014

Correct Answer: (A) 20 June 2015

 

Question 21: Who is often considered the father of educational psychology?

(A) Sigmund Freud (B) B.F. Skinner (C) Jean Piaget (D) William James

Correct Answer: (C) Jean Piaget _____________ thondike

 

Question 22: Which theory suggests that individuals construct their knowledge through experience and reflection?

(A) Behaviorism             (B) Cognitivism           (C) Constructivism                  (D) Humanism

Correct Answer: (C) Constructivism

 

Question 23: What is “scaffolding” often associated with in educational psychology?

(A) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory                                      (B) Maslow's hierarchy of needs

(C) Erikson's stages of psychosocial development              (D) Skinner's operant conditioning

Correct Answer: (A) Vygotsky's sociocultural theory

 

Question 24: What does the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) signify in educational psychology?

(A) The range of subjects a student can learn independently

 (B) The difference between a student’s actual and potential ability

(C) The level of anxiety experienced during learning

(D) The period in which learning is most effective

Correct Answer: (B) The difference between a student’s actual and potential ability

 

Question 25: What is the term for adapting to new information by incorporating it into existing mental structures?

(A) Accommodation              (B) Assimilation            (C) Adaptation                  (D) Amalgamation

Correct Answer: (B) Assimilation

 

Question 26: According to Erik Erikson, what is the primary psychosocial crisis during adolescence?

(A) Trust vs. mistrust      (B) Initiative vs. guilt     (C) Identity vs. role confusion      (D) Intimacy vs. isolation

Correct Answer: (C) Identity vs. role confusion

 

Question 27: According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the highest level of need that individuals strive to fulfill?

(A) Physiological needs                                                         (B) Safety needs   \

(C) Love and belongingness needs                                   (D) Self-actualization needs

Correct Answer: (D) Self-actualization needs

Question 28: Which component of a lesson plan outlines the overall goal of the lesson and what students should learn?

(A) Materials and resources                   (B) Learning objectives

 (C) Assessment methods                          (D) Classroom management strategies

Correct Answer: (B) Learning objectives

Question 29: When should you include opportunities for formative assessment in a lesson plan?

(A) Only at the beginning of the lesson            (B) Throughout the lesson

 (C) Only at the end of the lesson                    (D) Formative assessment is not necessary in lesson planning

Correct Answer: (B) Throughout the lesson

Question 30: Which educational philosophy emphasizes the teacher as the ultimate authority and the use of strict discipline and structured lessons?

(A) Progressivism        (B) Perennialism       (C) Behaviorism               (D) Constructivism

Correct Answer: Perennialism       

Question 31: Who is often associated with essentialist philosophy of education?

(A) John Dewey            (B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau                 (C) Mortimer Adler         (D) Maria Montessori

Correct Answer: (C) Mortimer Adler is associated with perennialism    wrong stem

Question 32: Who is known for advocating that education should help individuals find their “self-actualization” and reach their fullest potential?

(A) John Dewey     (B) Abraham Maslow         (C) Albert Bandura             (D) Lev Vygotsky

Correct Answer: (A) Abraham Maslow

Question 33: Existentialism as an educational philosophy is concerned with:

(A) Developing individual character and morals               (B) Emphasizing the role of society and culture

(C) Nurturing creativity and artistic expression         (D) Embracing uncertainty and personal responsibility

Correct Answer: (D) Embracing uncertainty and personal responsibility

Question 34: Which philosophy of education believes that learning should occur within the context of the learner's culture and experience?

(A) Perennialism    (B) Essentialism       (C) Multiculturalism      (D) Behaviorism

Correct Answer: Essentialism       

                                                                          

Question 35: What is the primary purpose of assessment in education?

(A) To rank students   (B) To improve learning     (C) To provide grades       (D) To enforce discipline

Correct Answer: (B) To improve learning

Question 36: Antonym of “Frugal” is:               (A) Extravagant    (B) Rich     (C) Miserable      (D) Happy

Correct Answer: (A) Extravagant

 

Question 37: Antonym of “Consolidate” is:       (A) Weaken       (B) Expand       (C) Destroy       (D) Build

Correct Answer: (B) Expand

 

Question 38: “One who looks on the dark side of things” (One word substitution)

(A) Inaudible      (B) Obsolete        (C) Pessimist      (D) None of these

Correct Answer: (C) Pessimist

 

Question 39: "One who speaks less"?  (A) Omniscient     (B) Reticent    (C) Centenarian      (D) Theist

Correct Answer: (B) Reticent

 

Question 40: "To keep one's temper" means:

(A) To become hungry      (B) To be in good mood    (C) To preserve one's energy      (D) To be aloof from

Correct Answer: (C) to preserve one's energy

 

Question 41: Synonym of "Ecstatic" is:   (A) Animated    (B) Bewildered    (C) Enraptured       (D) Willful

Correct Answer: (C) Enraptured

 

Question 42: Antonym of "Capitulate" is:     (A) Resist      (B) Yield      (C) Give in      (D) Build

Correct Answer: (A) Resist

 

Question 43: A person who thinks whole world his home is called:

(A) Contemporary   (B) Cosmopolitan     (C) Cosmetic          (D) None of these

Correct Answer: (B) Cosmopolitan

 

Question 44: The phrase "To have your hands full" expresses mean:

(A) To be a sinner                                (B) To have too many things to do

 (C) To have plenty of wealth          (D) Something related to fighting

Correct Answer: (B) to have too many things to do

Question 45: Upon the inquiry I found out that I had ______ the car:

(A) Mistake         (B) Mistook            (C) Mistaken          (D) Mistakes

Correct Answer: (B) Mistook

 

Question 46: We must draw back from the abyss of war (identify the underlined word).

(A) Noun              (B) Verb                 (C) Adverb                   (D) Adjective

Correct Answer: (C) Adverb

 

Question 47: Ali must have the ______ to stick to his diet, if he wants to lose weight.

(A) Obstinacy       (B) Determination              (C) Decision            (D) Obligation

Correct Answer: (B) Determination

 

Question 48: Synonym of "Recuperate" is:   (A) Rehabilitate     (B) Recover   (C) Reimburse     (D) Relocate

Correct Answer: (B) Recover

 

Question 49: Synonym of "Imperceptible" is: (A) Mean (B) Obvious (C) Subtle (D) Humble

Correct Answer: (C) Subtle

 

Question 50: Antonym of "Quiescent" is: (A) Dormant (B) Weak (C) Unconcerned (D) Active

Correct Answer: (D) Active