Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #68

Question 1

Kerala was declared India's first fully literate state on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

18 April 1991 — Kerala achieved full-literate status on 18 April 1991.‌​‍

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15 August 1947

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26 January 1950

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1 November 1956

Question 2

Iambic pentameter:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5 feet, iamb (unstressed-stressed) — Shakespeare's plays, sonnets. ‌​‍Da-DUM five times. Trochee: stressed-unstressed. ‌​‍Dactyl: stressed-unstressed-unstressed.

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No meter

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7 feet

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4 feet

Question 3

Who led the Third Estate representatives along with Abbé Sieyès and Mirabeau at the Tennis Court Oath?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jean-Sylvain Bailly — Bailly was president of the National Assembly on 20 June 1789.‌​‍

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Jean-Paul Marat

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Maximilien Robespierre

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Georges Danton

Question 4

Antonym of AFFLUENT:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Impoverished — Affluent = wealthy. Antonym = impoverished.‌​‍

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Rich

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Abundant

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Prosperous

Question 5

The Frankfurt School (critical theory) was founded in:

Accepted Answer

Frankfurt, Germany — Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt (1923). Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas — critical analysis of modern society.

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London

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Berlin

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Paris

Question 6

Indirect: He said to me, 'Please help me.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He requested me to help him — 'Please' = request. He requested me to help him.‌​‍

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He ordered me to help him

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He told me to help him

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He asked me that help him

Question 7

Banasura Sagar Dam, the largest earth dam in India, is in which district?

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Banasura Sagar Dam in Wayanad is the largest earth dam in India and the second largest in Asia.

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Idukki

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Palakkad

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Thrissur

Question 8

Thiruvonam star:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thiruvonam — Thiruvonam nakshatra — main Onam day.‌​‍

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Avittam

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Rohini

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Uthradam

Question 9

An audio-lingual approach to teaching English primarily focuses on

Accepted Answer

B. Repetition and pattern drills to develop habit formation — The audio-lingual method is based on behaviorist principles, using drills and repetition to build automaticity in language use. It prioritizes listening and speaking over reading or abstract writing. Explicit grammar teaching is not a core feature of this method.

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A. Reading comprehension and literary analysis

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C. Writing essays on abstract topics

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D. Explicit teaching of grammar rules before practice

Question 10

Pointing to a man, a woman says: 'He is son of my grandfather's only son.' Man is woman's:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Brother — Grandfather's only son = her father. His son = her brother.‌​‍

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Cousin

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Uncle

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Father

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #68