Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 6 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more

Question 1

Takshashila (Taxila) in:

Accepted Answer

Gandhara (Pakistan) — Ancient centre of learning.

Answer

Bihar

Answer

UP

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Question 2

Doldrums are located in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Equatorial low-pressure belt — Doldrums = Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, equatorial low-pressure belt.‌​‍

Answer

Westerlies

Answer

Polar high-pressure belt

Answer

Sub-tropical high-pressure belt

Question 3

Smart Cities Mission:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

100 cities — 100 cities under mission.‌​‍

Answer

150

Answer

200

Answer

50

Question 4

First Finance Minister:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shanmukham Chetty — R.K. Shanmukham Chetty.‌​‍

Answer

John Mathai

Answer

Liaquat Ali

Answer

C.D. Deshmukh

Question 5

Who is the Chairperson of Kerala State Vanitha Commission (then)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

K.C. Rosakutty — K.C. Rosakutty was Chairperson of KSWC at the time.‌​‍

Answer

C.K. Janu

Answer

Sugatha Kumari

Answer

K. Ajitha

Question 6

Spleen recycles:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

RBCs — Old RBCs broken down.‌​‍

Answer

Platelets

Answer

Plasma

Answer

WBCs

Question 7

Indian poet Kamala Das wrote in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both English and Malayalam (as Madhavikutty) — Confessional poetry. ‌​‍'An Introduction', 'My Story' (autobiography). Controversial bold themes.

Answer

Tamil

Answer

Only English

Answer

Hindi

Question 8

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.‌​‍

Answer

Shaktikanta Das

Answer

Nand Kishore Singh

Answer

Jagdish Bhagwati

Question 9

1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

22 — Differences: 1,2,3,4,5. Next = 6. 16+6 = 22.‌​‍

Answer

20

Answer

24

Answer

28

Question 10

The orphanage could not have been constructed without the efforts of the altruist who helped in his spare time. Find out the antonym of the italicised word 'altruist'.

Accepted Answer

egoist — Altruist (selfless) ↔ Egoist (self-centred).

Answer

humanitarian

Answer

famous

Answer

philanthropist

Question 11

Synonym of SEDULOUS:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Diligent — Showing dedication and diligence.‌​‍

Answer

Lazy

Answer

Slow

Answer

Careless

Question 12

Who wrote Veena Poovu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

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

Answer

Changampuzha

Answer

Vallathol

Answer

Ulloor

Question 13

Chemmeen by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thakazhi — Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1956).‌​‍

Answer

Basheer

Answer

Vijayan

Answer

M.T.

Question 14

Rate of reaction depends on concentration as per:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rate law: rate = k[A]^m[B]^n — Order = m+n (experimentally determined). ‌​‍Different from stoichiometric coefficients (unless elementary).

Answer

Ohm's law

Answer

Raoult's law

Answer

Arrhenius

Question 15

He said, 'I am tired.' Indirect:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He said that he was tired — Present → past in indirect speech. am → was.‌​‍

Answer

He said that he is tired

Answer

He said that he were tired

Answer

He said that he had been tired

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 6 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more