Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 9 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more

Question 1

Sher Shah Suri's major administrative contributions include:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Land-revenue reform (zabti), silver rupiya, Grand Trunk Road restoration — Introduced silver rupiya and copper dam, reformed revenue via measurement (zabti), extended GT Road (Sonar Gaon to Peshawar). ‌​‍Todar Mal was his revenue officer.

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Zamindari

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Jizya

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Mansabdari

Question 2

Mango showers:

Accepted Answer

Pre-monsoon rain — Kerala/Karnataka April-May.

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Monsoon

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Winter

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Post-monsoon

Question 3

Business finance needed for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fixed capital (long-term) + Working capital (short-term) — Fixed: land, building, machinery. ‌​‍Working: raw materials, debtors, cash. Current assets - current liabilities = net working capital.

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Fixed assets only

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Only wages

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Tax only

Question 4

The term of Lok Sabha is normally:

Accepted Answer

5 years — Lok Sabha term = 5 years unless dissolved earlier; extendable by 1 year during Emergency.

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4 years

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6 years

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7 years

Question 5

Kerala Old Age Pension eligibility:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

60+ — 60+ years.‌​‍

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65+

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55+

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All retired

Question 6

Cambium function:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Secondary growth — Lateral meristem — secondary thickening.‌​‍

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Primary

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Roots

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Leaves

Question 7

'Warli Painting' is a tribal art form from which region?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Maharashtra/Gujarat — Warli is a tribal painting tradition of the Warli people in North Maharashtra and Gujarat border.‌​‍

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Odisha

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Jharkhand

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Kerala

Question 8

India's 2024 General Election phases:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

7 phases — 7 phases, April-June 2024.‌​‍

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4 phases

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5 phases

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6 phases

Question 9

Next in series: 1, 8, 27, 64, ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

125 — Cubes of natural numbers: 1³, 2³, 3³, 4³, 5³ = 125.‌​‍

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216

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343

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100

Question 10

Show us the way and we will ___.

Accepted Answer

proceed — 'Proceed' is the correct spelling (to go forward).

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precede

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preceed

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procede

Question 11

He has ___ his habit of smoking.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

given up — 'Give up' = stop/quit a habit.‌​‍

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given out

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given back

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given away

Question 12

Kerala language:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malayalam — Official language.‌​‍

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Kannada

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Tamil

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Telugu

Question 13

Who is known as the 'Father of Malayalam literature'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan — Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan is the Father of Malayalam literature. ‌​‍He wrote Adhyatma Ramayanam Kilippattu and standardised the Malayalam script.

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Cherusseri Namboothiri

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Poonthanam

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Melpathur

Question 14

Formic acid (HCOOH) is found naturally in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ant bites — Formic acid (methanoic acid) is the simplest carboxylic acid; produced by ants and bee stings.‌​‍

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Lemon

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Battery

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Vinegar

Question 15

Glucose exists as ring form:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pyranose (6-membered) anomers α and β — Mutarotation — equilibrium between α and β forms. Fructose as furanose.‌​‍

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No ring

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Only furanose

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Only open chain

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 9 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +11 more