Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #207

Question 1

Next: 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

720 — Factorials ×n: 720.‌​‍

Answer

240

Answer

500

Answer

600

Question 2

One who speaks for others:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Spokesperson — Speaks on behalf of a group.‌​‍

Answer

Mediator

Answer

Interpreter

Answer

Lawyer

Question 3

Antonym of PROLIFIC:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Unproductive — Prolific = producing a lot.‌​‍

Answer

Skilled

Answer

Creative

Answer

Productive

Question 4

Figure of speech in 'Fair is foul, and foul is fair' (Shakespeare):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron / Paradox — Contradictory terms juxtaposed — oxymoron; the whole line is a paradox.‌​‍

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Metonymy

Answer

Simile

Question 5

The Kerala model of development is often cited for its success in achieving high social indicators despite moderate economic growth. Which sector has played a crucial role in this model?

Accepted Answer

C. Healthcare and Education — The Kerala model's success is attributed to strong investments in healthcare and education, which improved human development indices even with lower per capita income. This sectoral focus enabled better life expectancy and literacy rates, unlike industrial sectors which are not the primary drivers.

Answer

A. Information Technology and Start-ups

Answer

B. Agriculture and Rural Development

Answer

D. Manufacturing and Heavy Industries

Question 6

Article 32 — 'heart and soul' of the Constitution — provides:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Right to constitutional remedies (writs) — Article 32 empowers citizens to approach Supreme Court directly to enforce Fundamental Rights. ‌​‍5 writs: habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, quo warranto.

Answer

Right to education

Answer

Right to privacy

Answer

Right to property

Question 7

Aditya-L1 reached L1 point in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jan 2024 — Reached Lagrange point 1 on 6 January 2024.‌​‍

Answer

Nov 2023

Answer

Feb 2024

Answer

Dec 2023

Question 8

Synonym of SARDONIC:

Accepted Answer

Sarcastic — Mocking.

Answer

Sweet

Answer

Kind

Answer

Sincere

Question 9

The American Civil War was fought over:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Slavery + Union (1861-65) — War between Union (North, Lincoln) and Confederacy (11 Southern slave states). ‌​‍600,000+ killed. Emancipation Proclamation 1863.

Answer

Taxes

Answer

Expansion

Answer

Religion

Question 10

The first Chief Minister of Kerala, after state formation, was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad — EMS formed the first elected Kerala government in 1957 after the 1956 state formation.‌​‍

Answer

C. Achutha Menon

Answer

Pattom Thanu Pillai

Answer

R. Sankar

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #207