Foundations of Education MCQs – Sindh Teaching License Test

Question 1

The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and sources of knowledge is:

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Epistemology

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Metaphysics

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Axiology

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Aesthetics

Question 2

"Learning by doing" is the central principle of which philosophy?

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Pragmatism

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Idealism

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Existentialism

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Perennialism

Question 3

The book "Emile", which presents naturalist views on education, was written by:

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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John Locke

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Plato

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Friedrich Froebel

Question 4

John Locke compared the mind of a newborn child to a:

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Tabula rasa (blank slate)

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Garden that grows by itself

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Miniature society

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Store of innate ideas

Question 5

According to idealism, the ultimate reality is:

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Ideas, mind and spirit

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Matter and the physical world

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Practical consequences

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Individual existence and choice

Question 6

A teacher lets young children learn mainly through free play, nature walks and sense experience, delaying formal book learning. This reflects:

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Naturalism

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Idealism

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Essentialism

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Realism

Question 7

"Existence precedes essence" is a key idea of:

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Existentialism

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Pragmatism

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Naturalism

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Idealism

Question 8

Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantees free and compulsory education to children aged:

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5 to 16 years

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4 to 14 years

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6 to 14 years

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5 to 18 years

Question 9

The First Pakistan Educational Conference was held in 1947 at:

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Karachi

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Lahore

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Dhaka

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Islamabad

Question 10

After the 18th Constitutional Amendment (2010), curriculum and school education in Pakistan became mainly:

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A provincial subject

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A federal subject

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A subject of the Higher Education Commission

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A local government subject

🏛️ Foundations of Education MCQs

Q1. The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and sources of knowledge is: