Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #333

Question 1

Currency of UK:‌​‍

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Pound Sterling — Pound Sterling (£).‌​‍

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Euro

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Franc

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Dollar

Question 2

During a Gram staining procedure, a microbiologist observes purple-colored, rod-shaped bacteria under the microscope. Based on this observation, how would these bacteria be classified?

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C. Gram-positive bacilli. — Gram-positive bacteria retain the crystal violet stain due to their thick peptidoglycan layer, appearing purple under the microscope. Rod-shaped bacteria are referred to as bacilli. Therefore, purple, rod-shaped bacteria are classified as Gram-positive bacilli. Gram-negative bacteria would appear pink or red, and cocci are spherical, not rod-shaped.

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A. Gram-positive cocci.

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B. Gram-negative bacilli.

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D. Gram-negative cocci.

Question 3

UN Security Council has how many permanent members with veto power?‌​‍

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5 (P5: US, UK, France, Russia, China) — P5 permanent members with veto. ‌​‍10 non-permanent elected for 2-year terms. India has been non-permanent member 8 times.

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10

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3

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7

Question 4

tan 90° =

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Undefined (∞) — tan 90° = sin 90°/cos 90° = 1/0 → undefined.

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0

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1

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−1

Question 5

One word: Repetition of initial consonants:

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Alliteration — Alliteration.

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Assonance

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Rhyme

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Meter

Question 6

A teacher observes that a 15-year-old student is frequently overwhelmed by academic stress and exhibits difficulty in managing their emotions, sometimes leading to outbursts. Which of the following strategies would be most effective for the teacher to help the student develop better emotional regulation skills?

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C. Teaching and modeling self-calming techniques, problem-solving skills, and encouraging expression of feelings. — Effective emotional regulation strategies for adolescents involve teaching coping mechanisms like self-calming, problem-solving, and providing a safe space for them to express and understand their feelings without judgment. Simply ignoring emotions, immediately deferring to parents without providing support, or punishing outbursts are unhelpful and can be counterproductive to healthy emotional development.

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A. Advising the student to simply 'tough it out' and ignore the feelings.

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B. Immediately contacting the parents to have them solve the problem.

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D. Punishing the student for emotional outbursts to discourage future occurrences.

Question 7

The 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)' scheme primarily aims to provide financial support to which group of beneficiaries?

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A. Marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. — PM-KISAN provides income support of ₹6,000 per year in three equal installments to all landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria. The scheme specifically targets marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as the scheme does not cover landless laborers, focuses on all farmers meeting the land criteria (not just women or loan recipients), and does not restrict eligibility to bank loan holders.

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B. All landless agricultural laborers in rural areas.

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C. Women farmers engaged in organic farming.

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D. Farmers who have availed farm loans from nationalized banks.

Question 8

Which organization did Ayyankali found?‌​‍

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Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham — Ayyankali — social reformer, founded Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham (1907).‌​‍

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Yogakshema Sabha

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SNDP

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Nair Service Society

Question 9

If 1 Jan 2024 is Monday, 1 Jan 2025 is:

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Wednesday — 2024 is leap year (366). 366 mod 7 = 2. Mon+2 = Wed.

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Sunday

Question 10

The largest producer of rubber in India is:

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Kerala — Kerala produces ~70% of India's natural rubber; Kottayam is the hub.

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Tamil Nadu

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Karnataka

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Tripura

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #333