Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #273

Question 1

Kerala Old Age Pension eligibility:

Accepted Answer

60+ — 60+ years.

Answer

65+

Answer

55+

Answer

All retired

Question 2

What made the 2021 Kerala Assembly election historic?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First time LDF retained power consecutively — Ended alternating trend.‌​‍

Answer

UDF always wins

Answer

Alternating ended

Answer

All

Question 3

If a²=b³, a=?

Accepted Answer

b^(3/2) — a=b^(3/2).

Answer

b

Answer

b²

Answer

b³

Question 4

Emile Durkheim's pioneering sociological study on the social causes of suicide was published in:

Accepted Answer

1897 — Durkheim's 'Suicide' (1897) demonstrated that suicide rates reflect social forces, not just personal choice.

Answer

1867

Answer

1907

Answer

1917

Question 5

New Criminal Laws 2023:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

BNS, BNSS, BSA — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Sakshya Adhiniyam — effective 1 July 2024.‌​‍

Answer

CrPC continues

Answer

Indian Evidence continues

Answer

IPC continues

Question 6

Leaders inspired by Sree Narayana Guru: (i) Dr. ‌​‍Palpu (ii) Kumaran Asan (iii) Nataraja Guru (iv) Nitya Chaitanya Yati

Accepted Answer

All four — All four drew inspiration from Sree Narayana Guru.‌​‍

Answer

Only (ii & iii)

Answer

Only (i, ii & iii)

Answer

Only (i & ii)

Question 7

The foundation of modern higher education in India was laid by a significant dispatch from the British government, which recommended the establishment of universities in key cities. Which historic document is famously associated with proposing the establishment of the Universities of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras?

Accepted Answer

B. Wood's Despatch (1854) — Wood's Despatch of 1854 is widely considered the 'Magna Carta of English Education in India' as it recommended the establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras, modelled on the University of London. Macaulay's Minute (1835) advocated for English education, while the Hunter Commission (1882) reviewed the progress of education after Wood's Despatch, and the Sadler Commission (1917) focused specifically on the problems of Calcutta University.

Answer

A. Macaulay's Minute on Indian Education (1835)

Answer

C. Hunter Education Commission (1882)

Answer

D. Sadler Commission (1917)

Question 8

Which glycoside is responsible for the sweet taste of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)?

Accepted Answer

A. Glycyrrhizin — Glycyrrhizin is the major sweet-tasting glycoside in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), 50 times sweeter than sucrose. Rutin, hesperidin, and quercetin are flavonoids found in other plants but not in licorice.

Answer

B. Rutin

Answer

C. Hesperidin

Answer

D. Quercetin

Question 9

'Bona fide' means:

Accepted Answer

Genuine — Latin — in good faith, genuine.

Answer

Bad faith

Answer

Unknown

Answer

Official

Question 10

Bread and butter ___ good for breakfast.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

is — Bread and butter (treated as a single dish) takes singular verb 'is'.‌​‍

Answer

none

Answer

were

Answer

are

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #273