History/Perspective 0f Education.
.1. The curriculum schemes duly approved are passed on to the provincial textbook boards for preparation of textbooks.
o a. True*
o b. False
2. Textbooks often do not reflect the curriculum.
o a. True*
o b. False
3. The classroom teacher, who primarily focuses on textbooks and assessment, takes into account the educational objectives.
o a. True
o b. False*
4. ______ curriculum in Pakistan is the function of the respective departments of the universities or colleges.
o a. Higher education*
o b. Provincial
o c. Federal
o d. Secondary education
5. The textbooks at the basic level have:
o a. Minimal local context*
o b. Maximum local context
o c. Both
o d. None
6. In early childhood education, textbooks are required as these are meant for pre-reading and pre-numeracy skills.
o a. True
o b. False
7. Only ______% of Pakistani children finish primary school education.
o a. 50%
o b. 40%
o c. 63%*
o d. None of the above
8. The duration of compulsory education is from ages:
o a. 7-15
o b. 3-10
o c. 5-10
o d. 5-15*
9. The All Pakistan Education Conference was convened in:
o a. 1940
o b. 1947*
o c. 1948
o d. 1956
10. The National Education Conference held in:
o a. 1947
o b. 1948
o c. 1950
o d. 1951*
11. National Commission on Education:
o a. 1947
o b. 1956
o c. 1951
o d. 1959*
12. Education Policy with Nationalization:
o a. 1956
o b. 1948
o c. 1972
o d. 1982
13. National Education Policy:
o a. 1951
o b. 1947
o c. 1959
o d. 1979*
14. Education Policy:
o a. 1992
o b. 1979
o c. 1972
o d. 1951
15. What is the main area of emphasis in all these reports and policies?
o a. Emphasizing vocational education
o b. Equality of opportunity for education
o c. Free and compulsory elementary education
o d. All of these*
16. What was the basic recommendation of All-Pakistan Education Conference 1947?
o a. Education should be inspired by Islam
o b. Free and compulsory elementary education
o c. Emphasis on technical education
o d. All of these*
17. New textbooks planned to be in schools:
o a. 2000
o b. 2002
o c. 2004
o d. 2010*
18. Problem of curriculum planners:
o a. Background and mindset
o b. Approach to curriculum development
o c. National problems
o d. All of these*
19. In the National Education Policy 2009, a comprehensive review of school curricula was initiated in:
o a. 2001
o b. 2002
o c. 2005*
o d. 2007
20. Strategy for implementing curriculum change:
o a. Evolution of curriculum objectives
o b. Development of scheme of studies
o c. Development of syllabus of each subject
o d. Development of textbooks/instructional materials
o e. All of these*
21. The scheme of studies is based on:
o a. The national education policy
o b. Market demand
o c. Global issues that relate to new or contemporary education dimensions
o d. All of these*
22. Subject-specific syllabi are prepared in consultation with:
o a. Provincial curriculum centers
o b. Subject experts*
o c. Psychologists
o d. Serving teachers
o e. All of these*
23. Textbooks are produced by the Textbook Boards:
o a. Federal
o b. Provincial
o c. National
o d. All of these
24. The Textbook Boards select authors for the textbooks:
o a. True*
o b. False
25. A National Review Committee, comprising five or six members, includes at least one expert from the Syllabus Formulation Committee; two subject experts:
o a. Two school teachers
o b. Students
o c. Two educators
o d. All of these
26. The process of curriculum reform in Pakistan has been introduced as part of the successive series of national education policies:
o a. True*
o b. False
27. School education is the responsibility of:
o a. Tehsil
o b. Union
o c. District*
o d. All of these
28. The role and responsibilities distribution between the provincial and district governments must be:
o a. Thematic
o b. Functional
o c. Both*
o d. None
29. What is the main source of assessment?
o a. Textbooks*
o b. Curriculum
o c. Both
o d. None
30. What was the common thing in all education policies?
o a. Ideology of Pakistan
o b. Ideology of Quaid-I-Azam
o c. Preference of Islamic teachings
d. A & C*
