Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #128

Question 1

The collective noun for a group of fish is:

Accepted Answer

School — A school (or shoal) of fish.

Answer

Flock

Answer

Pride

Answer

Herd

Question 2

Number of permutations of word 'MATHS':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

120 — 5 distinct letters → 5! ‌​‍= 120. With repetition, divide by factorial of repeat counts.

Answer

720

Answer

24

Answer

60

Question 3

Hitler became German Chancellor in:

Accepted Answer

1933 — Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor 30 January 1933. Enabling Act March 1933 gave dictatorial powers. Became Führer 1934.

Answer

1918

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1923

Answer

1939

Question 4

What is the correct sequence of Maslow's hierarchy of needs in management?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Physiological → Safety → Social → Esteem → Self-actualisation — Lower needs must be met before higher. ‌​‍Used in motivation theories. Herzberg's two-factor theory builds on this.

Answer

Only safety

Answer

Only financial

Answer

Random

Question 5

Both NCF 2005 and NEP 2020 advocate for significant reforms in assessment practices. Which of the following is a common emphasis in their recommendations regarding student evaluation?

Accepted Answer

B. Integrating continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) with a focus on holistic development. — The correct answer is B. Both NCF 2005 (through Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation - CCE) and NEP 2020 advocate for holistic, continuous, and formative assessments that go beyond rote memorization and evaluate a child's all-round development. Options A and C promote high-stakes, summative testing which both policies aim to reduce, while Option D suggests an unrealistic and narrow shift in assessment modalities.

Answer

A. Moving towards purely summative assessments to ensure accountability.

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C. Prioritizing high-stakes board examinations for all grades.

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D. Shifting the focus entirely from written exams to oral assessments.

Question 6

First Nipah outbreak Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2018 — May 2018 Kozhikode.‌​‍

Answer

2020

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2023

Answer

2015

Question 7

How many days in February in a leap year?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

29 — February has 29 days in a leap year, 28 in non-leap.‌​‍

Answer

28

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30

Answer

31

Question 8

The AP 5, 10, 15, ..., 100. Number of terms:

Accepted Answer

20 — aₙ = 100; a = 5, d = 5 → 100 = 5 + (n−1)·5 → n = 20.

Answer

18

Answer

19

Answer

21

Question 9

Synonym of PAUCITY:

Accepted Answer

Scarcity — Small amount.

Answer

Abundance

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Plenty

Answer

Lots

Question 10

'His wife can't ___ his terrible behaviour anymore.' (phrasal verb)

Accepted Answer

put up with — 'Put up with' = tolerate.

Answer

put down

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put off

Answer

put away

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #128