Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #173

Question 1

Pattupattu:

Accepted Answer

Sangam literature — Tamil Sangam era (influenced Kerala).

Answer

Malayalam

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Kalari text

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Food

Question 2

Which 'tinai' in ancient Tamil Sangam literature represents the coastal region?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Neithal — Neithal represents the coastal / sea landscape in the five tinais.‌​‍

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Kurunji

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Mullai

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Palai

Question 3

Which of the following chelating agents is commonly used in the treatment of lead poisoning?

Accepted Answer

C. Dimercaprol (BAL) — Dimercaprol (British Anti-Lewisite, BAL) is a classic chelating agent used to treat poisoning by heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, and mercury. It forms stable, non-toxic complexes with these metals, allowing them to be excreted from the body. Activated charcoal is for general toxin adsorption, while atropine and naloxone are antidotes for specific drug overdoses (cholinergic and opioid, respectively).

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A. Activated charcoal

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B. Atropine

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D. Naloxone

Question 4

Study of inscriptions:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Epigraphy — Epigraphy.‌​‍

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Numismatics

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Philately

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Calligraphy

Question 5

Bile is produced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Liver (stored in gall bladder) — Contains bile salts (emulsify fats), bilirubin (RBC breakdown), cholesterol. ‌​‍Not an enzyme — helps lipase.

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Gall bladder

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Stomach

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Pancreas

Question 6

Centre for Development Studies (CDS):

Accepted Answer

TVM — social sciences — TVM — premier social science research.

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Kochi

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Thrissur

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Kottayam

Question 7

Furosemide is a potent diuretic primarily used in conditions like acute pulmonary edema and severe hypertension. Its mechanism of action involves:

Accepted Answer

A. Inhibiting sodium-potassium-chloride co-transporter in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle — Furosemide is a loop diuretic that acts by inhibiting the Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporter (NKCC2) in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. This action prevents the reabsorption of sodium, potassium, and chloride ions, leading to a significant increase in water and electrolyte excretion. Blocking aldosterone receptors is the mechanism of potassium-sparing diuretics like spironolactone, inhibiting carbonic anhydrase is for acetazolamide, and decreasing sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule is the primary action of thiazide diuretics.

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B. Blocking aldosterone receptors in the collecting duct

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C. Inhibiting carbonic anhydrase in the proximal tubule

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D. Decreasing sodium reabsorption in the distal convoluted tubule

Question 8

A family where two previously divorced or widowed individuals with children marry or cohabitate is called a:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Blended Family — A blended (or step) family is formed when partners with existing children unite into one household.‌​‍

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Nuclear Family

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Single-Parent Family

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Extended Family

Question 9

Kerala sex ratio (2011):

Accepted Answer

1084 — 1,084 females per 1000 males — highest in India.

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950

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1000

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1100

Question 10

Kerala has ___ Assembly constituencies:

Accepted Answer

140 — Kerala Legislative Assembly has 140 seats.

Answer

130

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120

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150

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #173