Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 8 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more

Question 1

Treaty of Purandar (1665):

Accepted Answer

Shivaji vs Aurangzeb — Shivaji ceded forts to Mughals.

Answer

Peshwa

Answer

Maratha-Mughal

Answer

Bhonsle

Question 2

The Cape of Good Hope, rounded by Dias in 1488, is located at the southern tip of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Africa — Cape of Good Hope is in present-day South Africa.‌​‍

Answer

South America

Answer

Asia

Answer

Australia

Question 3

Banking — commercial bank functions:

Accepted Answer

Accept deposits, lend money, credit creation, agency and utility services — Primary: deposits (demand, time) and loans. Agency: collection, payment. Utility: lockers, DDs, TCs.

Answer

Only lending

Answer

Only deposits

Answer

Only RBI

Question 4

Dist and Sessions Judge appointed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Governor — Governor in consultation with HC.‌​‍

Answer

CJI

Answer

President

Answer

HC CJ

Question 5

Kudumbashree, Kerala's women empowerment programme, was launched in:

Accepted Answer

1998 — Kudumbashree was launched in 1998 as a community-based poverty eradication programme for women.

Answer

1991

Answer

2001

Answer

2005

Question 6

Tropisms types:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Phototropism, geotropism, hydrotropism — Growth movements.‌​‍

Answer

Only water

Answer

Only light

Answer

Only gravity

Question 7

The 'nine rasas' (rasas) in Indian dramatic theory were formalised in:

Accepted Answer

Bharata's Natyashastra — Bharata Muni's Natyashastra (~200 BCE-200 CE) is foundational Indian text on drama, dance, music.

Answer

Ramayana

Answer

Arthashastra

Answer

Yoga Sutras

Question 8

ONDC is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Open Network for Digital Commerce — Open protocol for e-commerce. Like UPI for shopping.‌​‍

Answer

Defence system

Answer

Satellite

Answer

New currency

Question 9

Odd: 27, 125, 64, 49‌​‍

Accepted Answer

49 — Others are perfect cubes; 49 is a square.‌​‍

Answer

27

Answer

64

Answer

125

Question 10

Antonym of WEAK:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Strong — Weak ↔ strong.‌​‍

Answer

Frail

Answer

Fragile

Answer

Feeble

Question 11

One word: Word formed from initials:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Acronym — Acronym.‌​‍

Answer

Portmanteau

Answer

Abbreviation

Answer

Contraction

Question 12

Author of Oru Deshathinte Katha:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

S.K. Pottekkatt — S.K. ‌​‍Pottekkatt — won Jnanpith Award. Oru Deshathinte Katha = Story of a Landscape.

Answer

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Question 13

Who wrote Oru Deshathinte Katha?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

S.K. Pottekkatt — S.K. Pottekkatt (Jnanpith 1980).‌​‍

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

Basheer

Answer

M.T.

Question 14

Which of the following is the PRIMARY mode of transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Accepted Answer

B. Inhalation of aerosolized droplets — Mycobacterium tuberculosis is primarily spread through inhalation of aerosolized droplets expelled by an infected person during coughing or sneezing. It is not transmitted through direct contact with blood, ingestion of food, or vector-borne routes.

Answer

A. Direct contact with infected blood

Answer

C. Ingestion of contaminated food

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D. Vector-borne transmission via mosquitoes

Question 15

Appam stew:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Both.‌​‍

Answer

Syrian Christian delicacy

Answer

Breakfast

Answer

Dinner

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 8 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more