Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 12 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +10 more

Question 1

During WWI, Indians supported Britain hoping for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Self-rule/Home Rule — Indian nationalists supported Britain expecting self-governance after the war. ‌​‍The Lucknow Pact (1916) and Home Rule Leagues emerged.

Answer

Territory

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Economic aid

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Military training

Question 2

India's largest salt lake:

Accepted Answer

Sambhar Lake — Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan — India's largest inland salt lake.

Answer

Chilika Lake

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Pangong Lake

Answer

Pulicat Lake

Question 3

NABARD is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rural and agriculture credit — NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), established in 1982, provides credit for rural development and agriculture.‌​‍

Answer

Stock market regulation

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Foreign trade

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Insurance regulation

Question 4

Total CA sessions to complete Constitution:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

11 — 11 sessions.‌​‍

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15

Answer

22

Answer

8

Question 5

Kerala HC current CJ (2024-26):

Accepted Answer

Changes periodically — Keeps changing.

Answer

Political appointment

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Life tenure

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Permanent

Question 6

Dehydration treated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

ORS — Oral Rehydration Solution (WHO formula).‌​‍

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Soda

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Tea

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Milk

Question 7

Kalidasa's other famous play (besides Shakuntala) is:

Accepted Answer

Malavikagnimitram — Kalidasa's three plays: Malavikagnimitram, Vikramorvashiyam, Abhijnanashakuntalam.

Answer

Mrichhakatika

Answer

Mudrarakshasa

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Mahabharata

Question 8

TCS CEO 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

K Krithivasan — Krithivasan from June 2023.‌​‍

Answer

Ramadorai

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Chandra

Answer

Rajesh Gopinathan

Question 9

Direction: North + 180° = ?

Accepted Answer

South — Opposite.

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East

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West

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North

Question 10

'The out-of-syllabus questions put the students ___' (idiom)‌​‍

Accepted Answer

at sea — 'At sea' = confused or bewildered.‌​‍

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at bay

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at hand

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at bottom

Question 11

Synonym of TANTAMOUNT:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Equivalent — Equivalent in effect.‌​‍

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Different

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Unequal

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Opposite

Question 12

'Khasakkinte Ithihasam' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

O.V. Vijayan — O.V. ‌​‍Vijayan wrote Khasakkinte Ithihasam (The Legends of Khasak, 1969), a landmark modernist Malayalam novel.

Answer

Basheer

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

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S.K. Pottekkatt

Question 13

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramanan — Famous for Ramanan (1936) elegy.‌​‍

Answer

Only Ramanan

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Political

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Religious

Question 14

Synonym of PHILANTHROPIST:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Humanitarian — One who loves humanity.‌​‍

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Hermit

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Miser

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Cruel

Question 15

Phrase vs clause:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Phrase has no verb; clause has subject and verb — Main clause stands alone; subordinate doesn't. ‌​‍Phrase types: noun, adjective, adverb, prepositional, participial.

Answer

Same

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Both must have verb

Answer

Only clause

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 12 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +10 more