Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #216

Question 1

What is the name of India's vaccine export initiative?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vaccine Maitri — Vaccine diplomacy.‌​‍

Answer

Stopped

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Limited

Answer

Unknown

Question 2

Synonym of ALACRITY:

Accepted Answer

Eagerness — Eagerness, promptness.

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Slowness

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Delay

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Fear

Question 3

What is the functional group -CHO?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Aldehyde — R-CHO. ‌​‍Named -al (e.g., methanal = HCHO, ethanal = CH₃CHO). Ketones R-CO-R' (-one).

Answer

Ketone

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Alcohol

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Ester

Question 4

Kerala Tourism Statistics (foreign):

Accepted Answer

~10 lakh arrivals/year pre-COVID — About 1.1 million in 2019.

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1 crore

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50 lakh

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2 lakh

Question 5

After a group of students completes an investigation and shares their observations, the teacher facilitates a class discussion. During this discussion, the teacher introduces scientific terminology, clarifies any misconceptions, and helps students formalize the concepts they discovered. Which stage of the 5E model does this scenario best represent?

Accepted Answer

C. Explain — The Explain stage is where the teacher guides students to formalize their understanding, introducing concepts, definitions, and theories based on their earlier explorations. It involves direct instruction, clarification of misconceptions, and helping students articulate what they have learned. Engage sparks interest, Explore involves hands-on investigation, and Evaluate assesses learning.

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A. Engage

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B. Explore

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D. Evaluate

Question 6

Silent Valley National Park is known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lion-tailed Macaque — Silent Valley (Palakkad) has one of the last undisturbed tropical evergreen forests. ‌​‍Lion-tailed Macaque is its flagship species.

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Nilgiri Tahr

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Elephant

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Tiger

Question 7

The Pampadum Shola National Park is in which district?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Idukki — Pampadum Shola NP (1.32 km²) — India's smallest national park — is in Idukki.‌​‍

Answer

Pathanamthitta

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Kollam

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Wayanad

Question 8

Identify the infinitive in 'I want to learn French.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

to learn — 'To + base verb' = infinitive.‌​‍

Answer

French

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learn

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want

Question 9

Proper noun is:

Accepted Answer

Specific name of person/place/thing, capitalised — E.g., Kerala, Ganga, Einstein. Common nouns: general class (river, country). Abstract: qualities (love, honesty).

Answer

Any name

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Common

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Pronoun

Question 10

If DOG = 26, CAT = 24, then ELEPHANT = ?

Accepted Answer

81 — Scheme: letter-position sum. D+O+G = 4+15+7 = 26 ✓. C+A+T = 3+1+20 = 24 ✓. E+L+E+P+H+A+N+T = 5+12+5+16+8+1+14+20 = 81.

Answer

77

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82

Answer

86

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #216