Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #111

Question 1

Synonym of STAGNANT:

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Still — Not flowing, inactive.

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Flowing

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Moving

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Dynamic

Question 2

UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) is based in:‌​‍

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Geneva — UNHCR founded 1950, based in Geneva. ‌​‍Protects refugees and stateless persons. Won Nobel Peace Prize 1954 and 1981.

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New York

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London

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Paris

Question 3

Kerala HC current CJ (2024-26):‌​‍

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Changes periodically — Keeps changing.‌​‍

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Permanent

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Political appointment

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Life tenure

Question 4

Which event marked the beginning of the Malabar Rebellion (Mappila Uprising) in 1921, often considered a significant chapter in Kerala's freedom struggle against British colonialism and feudal oppression?

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B. The arrest of Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and the subsequent declaration of jihad — The arrest of Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji on 20 August 1921 triggered a mass uprising in Malabar, symbolizing resistance against British rule and feudal landlord oppression. While the Khilafat Movement provided ideological support, the rebellion's immediate spark was Haji's arrest. The non-cooperation movement and Communist Party formation were later developments.

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A. The Khilafat Movement's alignment with the Indian National Congress

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C. The non-cooperation movement led by Gandhiji in Kerala

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D. The formation of the Communist Party of India in Malabar

Question 5

Which word is a noun?‌​‍

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Happiness — Abstract noun from adjective 'happy'.‌​‍

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Running

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Quickly

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Happy

Question 6

'Take after' means:‌​‍

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Resemble (family) — Resemble a family member.‌​‍

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Take away

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Chase

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Follow

Question 7

Synonym of QUANDARY:‌​‍

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Dilemma — State of uncertainty.‌​‍

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Certainty

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Ease

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Peace

Question 8

Religious fundamentalism is:

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Modern response: strict return to 'fundamentals' of scripture against modernisation — Fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon — reaction to modernity, secularisation. Term originated in American Protestantism (1910s).

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Ancient religion

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Atheism

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Mysticism

Question 9

One word: Same-meaning word:‌​‍

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Synonym — Synonym.‌​‍

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Acronym

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Antonym

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Homonym

Question 10

Kochi Rajya Praja Mandalam was formed in the year:‌​‍

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1940 — Cochin Rajya Praja Mandalam founded 1941. ‌​‍Standard PSC: 1941. (Some sources 1940.)

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1943

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1942

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1941

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #111