School Principal / Headmaster Exams
School Principal / Headmaster Exams include topics on educational leadership, school management, pedagogy, administration, policies, teaching methods, and staff coordination. This section helps candidates prepare with syllabus-based study material, MCQs, and exam-focused resources.
Q1. Who is responsible for overall academic leadership in a school?
A. Teachers
B. Principal
C. Management committee
D. District officer
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Q2. What is the primary objective of school administration?
A. Increase fees
B. Ensure student learning and development
C. Hire more staff
D. Organize events
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Q4. According to RTE Act, free education is provided to children of age?
A. 3–6 years
B. 6–14 years
C. 14–18 years
D. 16–20 years
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Q5. Who prepares the School Development Plan?
A. Principal
B. School Management Committee
C. Teachers
D. District Collector
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Q6. Which leadership style encourages participation in decision-making?
A. Autocratic
B. Democratic
C. Laissez-faire
D. Authoritarian
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Q7. In which learning theory is “learning by doing” emphasized?
A. Behaviorism
B. Constructivism
C. Cognitivism
D. Psychoanalysis
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Q8. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) focuses on?
A. Only academics
B. Both scholastic and co-scholastic areas
C. Only sports
D. Only discipline
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Q9. What is the full form of SMC?
A. School Monitoring Council
B. School Management Committee
C. School Moderation Committee
D. Student Management Council
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Q10. Which commission recommended 10+2+3 education structure?
A. Kothari Commission
B. Mudaliar Commission
C. Hunter Commission
D. NPE Commission
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Q11. The main goal of educational supervision is?
A. Punish teachers
B. Improve teaching-learning process
C. Increase exams
D. Change curriculum
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Q12. What does TLM stand for?
A. Teaching Learning Methods
B. Teaching Learning Materials
C. Teacher Leadership Model
D. Test Learning Module
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Q13. Which authority conducts teacher training?
A. NCERT
B. DIET
C. UGC
D. AICTE
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Q14. Which method motivates teachers intrinsically?
A. Salary hike
B. Recognition and appreciation
C. Penalty
D. Compulsory tasks
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Q15. School timetable should be?
A. Rigid
B. Flexible and efficient
C. Random
D. Teacher-based
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Q16. Conflict resolution in schools is best handled by?
A. Punishment
B. Counseling
C. Suspension
D. Parent meetings only
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Q17. Which is a key responsibility of the Principal?
A. Teaching all subjects
B. Building school culture
C. Managing cafeteria
D. Conducting only exams
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Q18. Who chairs the School Management Committee?
A. Headmaster
B. Parent representative
C. District officer
D. Teacher representative
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Q19. Bloom’s taxonomy classifies?
A. Learning outcomes
B. School budgets
C. Student punishments
D. Teacher salaries
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Q20. Summative evaluation is conducted?
A. During teaching
B. After completion of unit/term
C. Before teaching
D. Daily
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Q21. Parent–Teacher Meetings help in?
A. Discussing student progress
B. Increasing school fees
C. Hiring teachers
D. Punishing parents
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Q22. Which is NOT a school record?
A. Attendance register
B. Admission register
C. Stock register
D. Aadhaar card list
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Q23. Which act focuses on child rights in India?
A. RTE Act
B. Child Labour Act
C. POSCO Act
D. Domestic Violence Act
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Q24. Pedagogy refers to?
A. Class discipline
B. Science of teaching
C. Exam framework
D. Student record keeping
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Q25. In school budgeting, expenditure on buildings is?
A. Recurring expenditure
B. Non-recurring expenditure
C. Daily expenditure
D. Irregular expenditure
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Q26. Leadership that focuses on vision and change is?
A. Transactional
B. Transformational
C. Autocratic
D. Laissez-faire
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Q27. The main purpose of school inspection is?
A. Criticize teachers
B. Ensure educational standards
C. Increase admission
D. Fire staff
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Q28. What is the full form of NCERT?
A. National Council of Educational Research and Training
B. National Committee of Elementary Research Training
C. New Council for Education Research
D. National Corporation of Educational Research
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Q29. Which committee recommended child-centered education?
A. NPE 1986
B. Kothari Commission
C. Ramamurti Committee
D. NCF Committee
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Q30. What is essential for effective school discipline?
A. Fear
B. Clear rules & consistency
C. Frequent punishments
D. Isolation
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