18/06/2025
Here are 30 high‑yield PPSC Headmaster/Headmistress MCQs (with answers) drawn from past papers and standard prep materials:
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🧠 Pedagogy & Learning Theories
1. **Who presented Classical Conditioning Theory?**
Answer: Ivan Pavlov
2. **According to behaviorism, what is important for behavior change?**
Answer: Environment
3. **The IQ formula (M.A/C.A × 100) was given by?**
Answer: Stern
4. **Hierarchy of Needs theory was proposed by?**
Answer: Maslow
5. **Who is called the first psychologist?**
Answer: Aristotle
6. **In teaching, experienced members guide the immature ones for?**
Answer: Adjustment of life
7. **Which teaching method involves demonstration followed by explanation?**
Answer: Demonstration method
8. **Psychomotor domain was classified by Simpson in which year?**
Answer: 1972
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🏫 School Administration & Management
9. **The ACR (Annual Confidential Report) cannot be initiated for a period less than?**
Answer: Three months
10. **Teacher salaries and allowances are recorded in which register?**
Answer: Cash Register
11. **In teaching‐learning, who usually carries out supervision?**
Answer: Principal
12. **According to Henri Fayol, the elements of administration are how many?**
Answer: Five – Planning, Organizing, Commanding, Coordinating, Controlling
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📜 Educational Philosophy & History
13. **According to the Charter Act, the objective of education was?**
Answer: Preaching Christianity
14. **Under the Charter Act, the medium of instruction for promoting scientific knowledge was?**
Answer: English
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🔧 Supervision & Evaluation
15. **The main purpose of teaching supervision should be?**
Answer: Carrying out of the curriculum
16. **Supervision should be primarily?**
Answer: Preventive and corrective
17. **The basic purpose of supervision is to help?**
Answer: Children learn more effectively
18. **Elementary school teachers report directly to?**
Answer: Headmaster
19. **Criticism often launched at school administrators is that they?**
Answer: Fail to provide leadership
20. **School headmasters are expected to?**
Answer: All of the above (implement study courses, hold meetings, prepare budget)
21. **A supervisor is one who?**
Answer: Gives directions
22. **Effective supervision is indicated by?**
Answer: Helping teachers in their teaching
23. **School policy should be determined by?**
Answer: The professional educators
24. **The chief responsibility of the principal is?**
Answer: Provide leadership in instructional planning
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📏 Curriculum & Assessment
25. **In POSDCORB, “P” stands for?**
Answer: Planning
26. **Axiology in philosophy deals with?**
Answer: Values
27. **A multiple‑choice question is composed of a question referred as?**
Answer: Stem
28. **The table of specification helps in?**
Answer: Test construction
29. **Reliability of a test is estimated by which method?**
Answer: Kuder–Richardson method
30. **Value dividing data into two equal parts is known as?**
Answer: Median
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✅ Tips for Using These MCQs
Practice smartly: Time yourself while practicing.
Focus areas: Prioritize recurring topics like supervision, evaluation, educational philosophy, and administrative duties.
Detailed review: After answering, read explanations and enrich your understanding with B.Ed materials.
