Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #102

Question 1

JavaScript primarily runs in:

Accepted Answer

Web browsers (client-side) and Node.js (server-side) — JS is the programming language of the web — also used server-side via Node.js.

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Operating system kernel

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Database

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Printer

Question 2

Kerala's Folk Dances:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thiruvathira, Kaikottikkali, Oppana, Margamkali, Duffmuttu — Several folk forms.‌​‍

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Two

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Only one

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Three

Question 3

What is the Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Slope of indifference curve — rate at which consumer exchanges one good for another — MRS diminishes along indifference curve (as you consume more of one good, you give up less of the other).‌​‍

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Quantity ratio

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Income ratio

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Price ratio

Question 4

Mount Vesuvius in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Italy — Italy — destroyed Pompeii (79 CE).‌​‍

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Spain

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Greece

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Turkey

Question 5

Proper noun is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Specific name of person/place/thing, capitalised — E.g., Kerala, Ganga, Einstein. ‌​‍Common nouns: general class (river, country). Abstract: qualities (love, honesty).

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Pronoun

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Any name

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Common

Question 6

Kerala's first female IAS officer:

Accepted Answer

Anna Rajam Malhotra — Anna Rajam Malhotra — first IAS woman from Kerala.

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Padmaja Venugopal

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Sheela Thomas

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Renuka Sudhakar

Question 7

Consider a situation where a particular State Government is perceived to be failing in implementing a critical national policy related to 'Public Order' (a State List subject), leading to significant inter-state repercussions. Which of the following constitutional provisions would most appropriately allow the Union Parliament to legislate on this matter, assuming there is no national emergency declared?

Accepted Answer

A. Article 249 (Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest). — Article 249 empowers the Parliament to legislate on a State List subject if the Rajya Sabha declares, by a 2/3rd majority, that it is necessary in the national interest. This mechanism allows for central legislative intervention without requiring state consent or the declaration of a national emergency. Article 252 requires the consent of the concerned states, Article 253 is specifically for international agreements, and Article 356 involves the imposition of President's Rule, which is a more drastic measure implying a complete breakdown of constitutional machinery, not merely legislative inte

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B. Article 252 (Power of Parliament to legislate for two or more States by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other State).

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C. Article 253 (Legislation for giving effect to international agreements).

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D. Article 356 (Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in States).

Question 8

India's renewable energy capacity (GW 2024):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

200+ — Over 200 GW installed.‌​‍

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100

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50

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500

Question 9

Wayanad tourist attractions:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Forests, waterfalls — Hilly forests, Edakkal caves.‌​‍

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Beach

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Plains

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Desert

Question 10

Bitcoin legal in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Regulated crypto asset — Not legal tender but not banned; taxed.‌​‍

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Banned

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Legal tender

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Unknown

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #102