Driver Cum Office Attendant Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

'Brace position' in aviation safety instructions refers to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A protective body position during crash landings — Brace position protects head, neck and limbs during impact.‌​‍

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An emergency exit

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A life jacket

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A saluting gesture

Question 2

The Enlightenment (Age of Reason) occurred in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

17th-18th C — Enlightenment (1680s-1780s) — Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Kant, Newton, Diderot. ‌​‍Reason, science, liberty, progress — inspired American and French Revolutions.

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19th C

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14th-15th C

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20th C

Question 3

Who is the chairperson of the 16th Finance Commission of India?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dr. Arvind Panagariya — Dr Arvind Panagariya was appointed chair of the 16th Finance Commission in December 2023.‌​‍

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Shaktikanta Das

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Nand Kishore Singh

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Jagdish Bhagwati

Question 4

Swapna Suresh:

Accepted Answer

2020 gold case — Accused in 2020 gold case.

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Actor

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Politician

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Businesswoman

Question 5

Choose the odd one: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Accepted Answer

2012 — 2012 is a leap year; the rest are not.

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2011

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2013

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2014

Question 6

Facing East, turn left twice. Now facing?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

West — East → left = North → left = West.‌​‍

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South

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North

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East

Question 7

Wien's displacement law λ_max T = b (constant). Constant b ≈:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2.9 × 10⁻³ m·K — Wien's constant 2.898 × 10⁻³ m·K. ‌​‍Used to find Sun's surface temperature (~5800 K).

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6.63 × 10⁻³⁴

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5.67 × 10⁻⁸

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1.38 × 10⁻²³

Question 8

Hydrogen is placed in group 1 AND sometimes 17 because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Similar to alkali metals (1 valence e⁻) and halogens (1 short of octet) — Most abundant element in universe. Has isotopes: protium, deuterium, tritium.‌​‍

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Noble gas

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Radioactive

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Unique element

Question 9

Study of old age medicine:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Geriatrics — Geriatrics.‌​‍

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Gynaecology

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Andrology

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Paediatrics

Question 10

Synonym of JADED:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weary — Tired or bored.‌​‍

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Eager

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Fresh

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Excited

Question 11

A book which tells the life of another person is called a:

Accepted Answer

Biography — Biography: about someone by another. Autobiography: written by the subject.

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Autobiography

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Diary

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Journal

Question 12

Who wrote Veena Poovu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kumaranasan — Kumaranasan (1907) — poem on transience of life.‌​‍

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Changampuzha

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Vallathol

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Ulloor

Question 13

'Veena Poovu' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kumaranasan — Kumaranasan wrote Veena Poovu (The Fallen Flower, 1907), a poem meditating on the transience of life through the metaphor of a fallen flower.‌​‍

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Changampuzha

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Vallathol

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Ulloor

Question 14

The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was:

Accepted Answer

Sukumar Sen — Sukumar Sen (1950-58) — conducted India's first two general elections.

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T.N. Seshan

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K.V.K. Sundaram

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S.P. Sen Verma

Question 15

Gravitational potential at a point is defined as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Work done to bring unit mass from infinity to that point — V = -GM/r (scalar). Field g = -dV/dr.‌​‍

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Force

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Field

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Energy

Driver Cum Office Attendant Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more