Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 14 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +10 more

Question 1

The Mizo Peace Accord granting statehood was signed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1986 — Mizo Accord of 30 June 1986 ended the insurgency; Mizoram became a state in 1987.‌​‍

Answer

1985

Answer

1988

Answer

1992

Question 2

The Dowladhar (Dhauladhar) range is part of:

Accepted Answer

Himachal Himalayas — Dhauladhar ('white range') is in the Himachal Himalaya region.

Answer

Trans-Himalayas

Answer

Kashmir Himalayas

Answer

Purvachal

Question 3

Brown Revolution:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Leather/cocoa — Leather/cocoa.‌​‍

Answer

Wheat

Answer

Fish

Answer

Cotton

Question 4

Who described the Directive Principles of State Policy as a 'novel feature' of the Indian Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar — Dr Ambedkar used the phrase during the Constituent Assembly debates.‌​‍

Answer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 5

Municipalities:

Accepted Answer

87 — 87 municipalities.

Answer

100

Answer

60

Answer

200

Question 6

Kidney stones main type:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Calcium oxalate — Most common kidney stones.‌​‍

Answer

Struvite

Answer

Cystine

Answer

Uric acid

Question 7

Kalaripayattu originated in:

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kalaripayattu — ancient martial art from Kerala, possibly world's oldest.

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Karnataka

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Question 8

Kashi Vishwanath Corridor:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2021 inauguration — 13 Dec 2021.‌​‍

Answer

2024

Answer

2019

Answer

2023

Question 9

Blood relation: B is daughter of A. C is wife of A. B to C:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Daughter — C is mother.‌​‍

Answer

Aunt

Answer

Sister

Answer

Niece

Question 10

Which word is NOT a noun?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Clever — 'Clever' is an adjective; others are abstract nouns.‌​‍

Answer

Wisdom

Answer

Knowledge

Answer

Ability

Question 11

'Physics ___ my favourite subject.'

Accepted Answer

is — 'Physics' (like mathematics, economics) ends in -s but is singular → 'is'.

Answer

are

Answer

have

Answer

has

Question 12

'Kesavante Vilapangal' is written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

M. Mukundan — M. Mukundan's acclaimed Malayalam novel.‌​‍

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Answer

Anand

Answer

Perumbadavam Sreedharan

Question 13

Who wrote Keralapanineeyam?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A.R. Raja Raja Varma — A.R. Raja Raja Varma — definitive Malayalam grammar. Called 'Kerala Panini'.‌​‍

Answer

Ezhuthachan

Answer

Gundert

Answer

Kumaranasan

Question 14

Transgenic organism:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Has foreign gene — GMO with introduced gene.‌​‍

Answer

Mutant

Answer

Cloned

Answer

Sterile

Question 15

When is International Cooperative Day celebrated?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First Saturday of July — ICA has celebrated International Day of Cooperatives on the first Saturday of July since 1923.‌​‍

Answer

Second Saturday of November

Answer

Second Saturday of July

Answer

First Saturday of November

Civil Excise Officer Practice Test 14 — Art & Culture, Current Affairs, English +10 more