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

Question 1

Operation Blue Star was conducted in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Punjab (Golden Temple) — Operation Blue Star (June 1984): Indian Army operation to remove militants from Golden Temple complex, Amritsar. ‌​‍Triggered Indira Gandhi's assassination.

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Kashmir

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Assam

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Sri Lanka

Question 2

Highest peak South India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anamudi — Anamudi (2,695 m, Kerala).‌​‍

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Doddabetta

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Nilgiri Peak

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Mahendragiri

Question 3

The Father of Green Revolution in India is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

M.S. Swaminathan — M.S. ‌​‍Swaminathan is the Father of the Green Revolution in India. Norman Borlaug is the Father of the Green Revolution globally.

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Norman Borlaug

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Dr. Verghese Kurien

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C. Subramaniam

Question 4

Preamble part of Constitution (SC ruling):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Kesavananda overruled Berubari on Preamble.‌​‍

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Berubari — No

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LIC case

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Kesavananda — Yes

Question 5

Kerala's electrification year (100%):

Accepted Answer

2017 — First fully electrified state — 2017.

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2019

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2021

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2015

Question 6

Photosynthesis in plants occurs in:

Accepted Answer

Chloroplast — Chloroplast — contains chlorophyll.

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Mitochondria

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Nucleus

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Ribosomes

Question 7

The concept of 'Orientalism' was proposed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Edward Said (1978) — Edward Said's 'Orientalism' (1978) — Western depictions of the East reinforce colonial power structures.‌​‍

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Noam Chomsky

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Michel Foucault

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Frantz Fanon

Question 8

Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was abrogated in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2019 — Article 370 was effectively abrogated on 5 August 2019 through a Presidential Order and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.‌​‍

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2018

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2020

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2017

Question 9

If ROAD is coded as URDG (+3 each), then SWAN = ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

VZDQ — S+3=V, W+3=Z, A+3=D, N+3=Q. SWAN = VZDQ.‌​‍

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VXDQ

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VZDR

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VYCQ

Question 10

Identify the conjunction: 'He studied hard yet he failed.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

yet — 'Yet' joins two clauses in contrast = coordinating conjunction.‌​‍

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failed

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hard

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studied

Question 11

One word: Humorous imitation:

Accepted Answer

Parody — Parody.

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Satire

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Farce

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Pun

Question 12

O.N.V. Kurup's literary position:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Poet — Renowned Malayalam poet.‌​‍

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Novelist

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Painter

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Playwright

Question 13

Malayalam was declared a Classical Language of India in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2013 — Malayalam was declared a Classical Language in 2013. ‌​‍Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), and Telugu (2008) received the status earlier.

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2004

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2008

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2015

Question 14

Vinegar is acidic because of the presence of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

acetic acid — Vinegar contains 4–8% acetic acid (CH₃COOH).‌​‍

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hydrochloric acid

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tartaric acid

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citric acid

Question 15

Cognitive psychology studies:

Accepted Answer

Mental processes — perception, memory, thinking, problem solving — 'Cognitive revolution' (1950s-60s). Influenced by linguistics, computer science. Piaget, Neisser, Miller.

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Only emotion

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Only instinct

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Behavior only

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