Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 3 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more

Question 1

The French ceded Pondicherry and associated territories to India in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1954 — France handed over Pondicherry, Mahe, Yanam, Karaikal and Chandranagar to India in 1954.‌​‍

Answer

1947

Answer

1971

Answer

1961

Question 2

Jet stream affecting India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Subtropical Westerly Jet (winter) and Tropical Easterly Jet (summer) — Westerly Jet brings western disturbances; Easterly Jet helps monsoon onset. ‌​‍High-altitude fast winds.

Answer

None

Answer

Only polar

Answer

Polar

Question 3

Indira Awas Yojana is related to construction of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rural Housing — IAY (1985) provides houses to rural BPL families.‌​‍

Answer

Rural Infrastructure

Answer

Urban Housing

Answer

Urban Infrastructure

Question 4

Part ___ of the Constitution deals with Panchayat Raj.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

IX — Part IX — Panchayats (added by 73rd Amendment).‌​‍

Answer

X

Answer

VI

Answer

III

Question 5

Name of rain water harvest programme organised by Kerala Government:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Varsha — 'Varsha' — Kerala's rainwater harvesting programme.‌​‍

Answer

Anugraha

Answer

Harita

Answer

Jalanidhi

Question 6

Lipase digests:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fats — Fat digestion.‌​‍

Answer

Carbohydrates

Answer

Nucleic acids

Answer

Proteins

Question 7

Ajanta caves are:

Accepted Answer

Buddhist — Buddhist murals and paintings.

Answer

Hindu

Answer

Jain

Answer

All three

Question 8

New CEC 2025:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gyanesh Kumar — Gyanesh Kumar from Feb 2025.‌​‍

Answer

Rajiv Kumar

Answer

Anup Chandra

Answer

Sanjay Mishra

Question 9

Odd one out: January, March, April, July

Accepted Answer

April — April has 30 days; rest have 31 days.

Answer

January

Answer

March

Answer

July

Question 10

Antonym of WASTE:

Accepted Answer

Save — Waste ↔ save.

Answer

Discard

Answer

Throw

Answer

Spend

Question 11

Antonym of ADVANCE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Retreat — Advance ↔ retreat.‌​‍

Answer

Move

Answer

Forward

Answer

Progress

Question 12

Ezhuthachan called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Father of Malayalam language — Thunchath Ezhuthachan — father of Malayalam language.‌​‍

Answer

Father of Kerala

Answer

First poet

Answer

Father of Malayalam cinema

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.‌​‍

Answer

Changampuzha

Answer

Vallathol

Answer

Ulloor

Question 14

The 'Dowry Prohibition Act' in India was enacted in:

Accepted Answer

1961 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — first anti-dowry legislation.

Answer

1955

Answer

1976

Answer

1986

Question 15

Muzhappilangad drive-in beach:

Accepted Answer

Kannur — Kannur district — drivable beach.

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Kochi

Answer

Kasaragod

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 3 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more