Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #210

Question 1

In an ICT-enabled classroom, which strategy would best promote collaborative learning among students?

Accepted Answer

C. Utilizing cloud-based tools like Google Docs for group projects — Google Docs enables real-time collaboration, allowing students to work together on documents, share ideas, and receive peer feedback, which directly supports collaborative learning. The other options are more individualistic or passive.

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A. Using individual tablets for self-paced exercises

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B. Implementing a flipped classroom model with pre-recorded lectures

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D. Assigning homework through an online assignment portal

Question 2

Complete the series: BJF, DKH, FMJ, HPL, ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

JQO — BJF, DKH, FMJ, HPL — 1st letter +2 each (B→D→F→H→J). ‌​‍2nd letter +1,+2,+3,+4 (J→K→M→P→T… variants). 3rd letter +2 each (F→H→J→L→N). ‌​‍Accepted PSC key: JQO.

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KON

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JON

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KRM

Question 3

Synonym of VEHEMENT:

Accepted Answer

Forceful — Showing strong feeling.

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Mild

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Weak

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Gentle

Question 4

Add the tag: 'The boys hardly practiced before the match, ___?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

did they? — 'Hardly' is negative in sense → positive tag; simple past verb → 'did they?'.‌​‍

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didn't they?

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have they?

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haven't they?

Question 5

Pareto efficient allocation is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

No one can be made better off without making someone worse off — Vilfredo Pareto: efficiency criterion. ‌​‍Distinct from equity — Pareto efficient allocations can be highly unequal.

Answer

Random

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Equal outcomes

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Maximum inequality

Question 6

Coping strategies:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Problem-focused and Emotion-focused (Lazarus & Folkman) — Problem-focused: change the situation. ‌​‍Emotion-focused: manage feelings. Adaptive vs maladaptive coping.

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Only avoidance

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Only confrontation

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None

Question 7

Nation-state system originated from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thirty Years War / Peace of Westphalia (1648) — Peace of Westphalia (1648) established sovereign states as the basic units of international relations.‌​‍

Answer

French Revolution

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Renaissance

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Industrial Revolution

Question 8

The four 'founding fathers' of modern sociology are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Comte, Marx, Weber, Durkheim — Comte (positivism), Marx (conflict theory), Weber (interpretive sociology), Durkheim (functionalism) — classical sociology.‌​‍

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Only Weber

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Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx

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Only Marx

Question 9

'In the nick of time' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Just in time, at the critical moment — In the nick of time = just in time, at the very last moment before it's too late.‌​‍

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Very late

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Never

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During winter

Question 10

Reported speech: The Manager asked Raji, 'Why didn't you come to the office yesterday?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Why she hadn't come the previous day — Past simple negative → past perfect negative in reported speech.‌​‍

Answer

Why she was not come the previous day

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Why she has not come the previous day

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Why she didn't come the previous day

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #210