Police Constable Practice Test 2 — Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Biology +9 more

Question 1

Bosphorus Strait in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Turkey — Istanbul — separates Europe and Asia.‌​‍

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Greece

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Egypt

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Italy

Question 2

Cognitive psychology studies:‌​‍

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Mental processes — perception, memory, thinking, problem solving — 'Cognitive revolution' (1950s-60s). ‌​‍Influenced by linguistics, computer science. Piaget, Neisser, Miller.

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Behavior only

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Only instinct

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Only emotion

Question 3

Vizhinjam port inauguration (commercial):

Accepted Answer

2023-24 — Container operations began 2023-24.

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2020

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2015

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2025

Question 4

When was the Swachh Bharat Mission launched?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2014 — Launched 2 October 2014 by PM Modi.‌​‍

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2015

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2013

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2016

Question 5

Din-i-Ilahi propagated by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Akbar — Akbar's syncretic religion (1582).‌​‍

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Babur

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Humayun

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Shah Jahan

Question 6

The Vishaka Guidelines (1997) laid down by the Supreme Court related to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sexual harassment at workplace — Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan (1997) laid down guidelines — codified in POSH Act 2013.‌​‍

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Child marriage

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Dowry prohibition

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Right to Education

Question 7

Schedule 10:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anti-defection — Added by 52nd Amendment.‌​‍

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Languages

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Panchayat subjects

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Municipal

Question 8

Highest peak South India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anamudi — Anamudi (2,695 m, Kerala).‌​‍

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Doddabetta

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Nilgiri Peak

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Mahendragiri

Question 9

Who wrote 'Unniyadi Charitham'?

Accepted Answer

Appan Thampuran — Appan Thampuran's historical novel is a landmark of early Malayalam prose.

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Rayaramilla

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Damodara Chakkyar

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Kerala Varma

Question 10

The hottest planet in the solar system is:‌​‍

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Venus — Venus is the hottest planet due to its thick CO₂ atmosphere creating an extreme greenhouse effect (~460°C surface temperature). ‌​‍Mercury is closer to the Sun but has no atmosphere.

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Mercury

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Mars

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Jupiter

Question 11

Complex [Ni(CN)₄]²⁻ geometry:

Accepted Answer

Square planar (dsp² hybridisation, low-spin) — Ni²⁺ is d⁸. Strong field CN⁻ pairs up electrons → square planar. Tetrahedral in [NiCl₄]²⁻ (weak field).

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Octahedral

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Tetrahedral

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Linear

Question 12

Dietary fibre (roughage) is derived from:

Accepted Answer

Plant cell walls (cellulose) — Humans cannot digest cellulose; it adds bulk aiding bowel movement.

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Animal protein

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Minerals

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Simple sugars

Question 13

Clock: angle between hands at 4:00:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

120° — Each hour on a clock face = 360°/12 = 30°. ‌​‍At 4:00, hour hand is 4 hours past 12, minute hand is at 12, so angle = 4 × 30° = 120°.

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60°

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90°

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150°

Question 14

How many days are there from 1 March to 30 April (inclusive)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

61 — March has 31 days + April has 30 days = 61 days total (from 1 March to 30 April inclusive).‌​‍

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60

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62

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63

Question 15

'Leaders are born and not made' is based on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Trait Theory of Leadership — Trait Theory assumes great leaders possess inborn qualities.‌​‍

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Contingency Theory

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Fiedler's Model

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Situational Leadership

Police Constable Practice Test 2 — Current Affairs, General Knowledge, Biology +9 more