Driver Cum Office Attendant Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

Antarctic stations of India:

Accepted Answer

All three (Dakshin Gangotri inactive) — Maitri, Bharati active; Dakshin Gangotri abandoned.

Answer

Maitri, Bharati

Answer

Only Maitri

Answer

Dakshin Gangotri

Question 2

RCC Thiruvananthapuram:

Accepted Answer

Regional Cancer Centre — Regional Cancer Centre.

Answer

Research

Answer

Both

Answer

Hospital

Question 3

How many islands are envisaged to be connected by the Kochi Water Metro?

Accepted Answer

Ten — The Kochi Water Metro connects 10 islands around Greater Kochi.

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Answer

Eight

Question 4

CAG of India 2024-26:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both A and B — G.C. Murmu till Nov 2024; K. Sanjay Murthy after.‌​‍

Answer

G.C. Murmu

Answer

K. Sanjay Murthy

Answer

Rajiv Mehrishi

Question 5

A and B play football and cricket. B and C play cricket and hockey. A and D play basketball and football. C and D play hockey and basketball. Who plays football, basketball and hockey?

Accepted Answer

D — D plays basketball (with A and C) and hockey (with C). D also plays football? A and D play basketball and football → D plays football too. So D plays all three.

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 6

In a row, Anil is 11th from left, Akhil is 11th from right. After interchange, Akhil is 15th from right. How many boys in the row?

Accepted Answer

25 — After swap, Akhil is at Anil's old place. So Anil's old position = 15th from right. Anil 11th from left = 15th from right → total = 11+15-1 = 25.

Answer

22

Answer

26

Answer

18

Question 7

In a sample with 10,000 radioactive atoms of half-life 1 month, atoms remaining after 3 months:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1,250 — After n half-lives: N = N₀/2ⁿ. 3 half-lives: 10000/8 = 1250.‌​‍

Answer

Nil

Answer

5,000

Answer

2,500

Question 8

Percentage of N in NH₃ (M=17):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

14/17 = 82.35% — %N = (14/17) × 100 ≈ 82.35%. H = 3/17 ≈ 17.65%.‌​‍

Answer

100%

Answer

17%

Answer

14%

Question 9

Calcitonin:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lowers blood Ca — Produced by thyroid C cells.‌​‍

Answer

No effect

Answer

Renal

Answer

Raises

Question 10

Tense — present perfect:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

I have eaten (action completed with present relevance) — 'Have/has + past participle'. ‌​‍Just, already, yet, since, for. Connects past to present.

Answer

I eat

Answer

I will eat

Answer

I was eating

Question 11

One word: Long narrative poem on hero:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Epic — Epic.‌​‍

Answer

Lyric

Answer

Sonnet

Answer

Ode

Question 12

Who wrote Mathilukal?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Basheer — Basheer — novella about prison love story.‌​‍

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

M.T.

Answer

Pottekkatt

Question 13

Who wrote Pathummayude Aadu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Basheer — Vaikom Muhammad Basheer — humorous novel.‌​‍

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Answer

Uroob

Question 14

Buddha born at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lumbini — Lumbini, Nepal.‌​‍

Answer

Bodh Gaya

Answer

Sarnath

Answer

Kushinagar

Question 15

Electrolysis of NaCl (brine) industrially gives:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

NaOH, H₂, Cl₂ (Chlor-alkali process) — Mercury cell or membrane cell. ‌​‍Key industrial process. Molten NaCl (Down's process) gives Na metal.

Answer

Only H₂

Answer

Na and Cl₂

Answer

Na metal

Driver Cum Office Attendant Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more