PAST PAPER (HEADMASTER/HEADMISTRESS) SPSC
35. The central focous of idealistic education?
(A) practical skill development
(B) Moral character& intellectual growth
(C) rote memorization of fect
(D) achievement on standardised test
36. Who emphasized that education ought to
Be a social endeavor?
(A) Rousseau (B) Tayler
(C) Dewey (D) Pestalozzi
37. The philosopher who for the first time mentioned the importance of play (or sports) in education was
(A). Socrates (B) Plato
(C) Aristotle (D) John Locke
38. The application of ideas, knowledge and skills to achieve the desired results is called
(A). Problem solving
(B) critical thinking
(C) reasoned arguments
(D) deductive method
39. The use of a physical punishment for class management is called:
(A). Extinction technique
(B) satiation technique
(C) time out technique
(D) Corporal punishment
40. Period starting from Zygote to 250-300 days is:
(A) Pre-natal (B) Neo-natal
(C) Adolescence (D) Adulthood
41. Laws of learning was founded by:
(A). Thorndike (B). Skinner
(C). Watson (D). Pavlov
42. In learning disabilities, the name for mathematical disorder is.
(A) Dyspraxia (B) Dyslexia
(C) Dyscalculia (D) Dysphasia
43. The process quantifying the observed performance of learner in class room is called.
(A). Evaluation (B). Measurement
(C). Assessment (D) Test
44 .Research is directed towards the solution of a.
(A) Hypothesis (B). Experiment
(C). Problem (D). Assumption
45. The process of transforming qualitative research data from written interviews Or field notes into typed text?
(A). Segmenting (B) Coding
(C) Transcription (D) Notes taking
46. Permanent Change in behavior as a result of experience is.
(A). Learning (B). Assumption
(C). Education (D). Experiment
47 Non-formal Education has?
(A) Flexible rules of entry and exit
(B) Rigid rules of entry and exit
(C) No rules of entry and exit
(D) Few rules of entry and exit
48 Informal education is?
(A) Just schooling (B) Time bound
(C) Lifelong (D) Pre-planned
49– Axiology in philosophy deals with?
(A) Knowledge (B) Reality
(C) Value (D) Culture
50. Metaphysics deals with the nature of?
A)Towed values (B) Knowledge
(C) Universe (D) Reality
PAST PAPER 02 (HEADMASTER- 2024) SPSC
01 What does “enigmatic “mean?
(A) Clear and understandable
(B) Difficult to interpret
(C) Energetic and lively
(D) None of these
02 Identify the correct use of a comma in the sentence
(A) In the meeting, we discussed budget, planning, and, staffing needs
(B) We need to buy bread, milk, and butter, on our way home
(C) Before we leave, remember to check the doors, windows, and turn off the lights
(D) After dinner, we went for a walk
03 Which sentence correctly uses a relative pronoun?
(A) The book, that she borrowed from the library , is overdue
(B) The man who called yesterday is my bro
(C) She is the one which saw the accident
(D)The store where I buy my groceries, is closed to
04 Select the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.
( A) She loves cooking; her brother prefers baking
(B) There are three things to consider; the cost, the time; and the risk Involved
(C) The cat slept through the storm; the dog, however, was restless
(D) Both A and C are correct
05 Identify the sentence that correctly employs the past perfect continuous tense:
(A) She has been reading the book for two hours
(B) She had been reading the book for two hours
(C) She was reading the book for two hours
(D) She reads the book for two hours
06 Give cold shoulder” means
(A) To support (B) Cold meat
(C) To ignore (D) Shiver
07 Fill in the blank: Many people reported … a noise in the night.
(A) To hear (B) Having heard
(C) To have heard (D) Been hearing
08-Choose the correct Synonym of “Sententious”
(A) Exciting
(B) Open discipline in order to attain
(C) Pompous and moralizing
(D) Carried away by
09–Choose the correct Antonym of “Covert”
(A) Clandestine (B) Open
(C) Virtuous (D) Virtuous
10 The person who renounces the world and practices self discipline tin oder to attain salvation is called?
(A) Sceptic (B) Ascetic
(C) Devotee (D) Antiquarian
11 The process of reasoning where conclusions are drawn from the premises is called:
(A) Deductive Reasoning
(B) Inductive Reasoning
(C) Qualitative Reasoning
(D) Quantitative Reason
12 Every educational system is built around?
(A) Ideology of nation
(B) Social development
(C) Intellectual Development
(D) Skill
13 Relationship of subjects at different level is called
(A) Centralization
(B) De centralization
(C) Horizontal alignment
(D) Vertical alignment
14 Which of the following assessment methods is typically associated with summative evaluation?
(A ) Classroom discussions and debates
(B) Formative quizzes and exercises
(C) End-of-year exams, standardized tests
(D) Peer evaluation and group projects
15 Naturalism in education emphasizes:
(A) The development of spiritual values
(B) Learning through direct experience with nature
(C) The importance of absolute knowledge and truth
(D) Shaping the child according to societal no
16 The famous book “The Republic” was written by:
(A) Socrates (B) Plato
(C) Aristotle (D) John Locke
17 The concept of Perennialism in education means school curricula should focus on what is:
(A) important (B) Everlasting
(C) in demand (D) in need