Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #345

Question 1

Autobiography vs Biography:

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Autobio: by oneself. Bio: by someone else — Gandhi's 'My Experiments with Truth' is autobio. Memoir: focus on specific period/theme, not whole life.

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Same

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Both by others

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Neither exists

Question 2

Which of the following is a key feature of the 'Keralam-Malayalam University' initiative under the Kerala Education Policy 2022?

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B. Promoting Malayalam language and literature through higher education — The Kerala Education Policy 2022 proposes a 'Keralam-Malayalam University' to promote the Malayalam language and literature. It does not involve merging universities (A), distributing laptops (C), or focusing solely on medical education (D).

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A. Merging all universities in Kerala into one

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C. Providing free laptops to all college students in Kerala

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D. Establishing international standard medical colleges

Question 3

Synonym of EXONERATE:‌​‍

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Acquit — Exonerate = absolve from blame.‌​‍

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Convict

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Punish

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Blame

Question 4

When preparing sterile intravenous admixtures in a laminar airflow workbench (LAFW), which of the following practices is crucial to maintain sterility?

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C. Wiping down all surfaces with 70% isopropyl alcohol before and periodically during compounding. — Wiping surfaces with 70% isopropyl alcohol effectively disinfects the workspace, a critical step in maintaining an aseptic environment. Working at the front edge creates turbulence and placing non-sterile items downstream contaminates sterile items; blocking the HEPA filter compromises the airflow and filtration efficiency.

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A. Working at the front edge of the LAFW to maximize air turbulence.

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B. Placing non-sterile items downstream of sterile items in the airflow.

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D. Blocking the HEPA filter with large items to prevent contamination.

Question 5

Kerala's Education Index rank in India:

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Top 3 — Consistently top.

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Top 10

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Middle

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Bottom

Question 6

Kerala Karshaka Pension:

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Farmer pension — Farmer welfare.

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General

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Widow

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Disability

Question 7

What is the functional unit of the kidney?‌​‍

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Nephron — ~1 million per kidney. ‌​‍Components: Bowman's capsule, PCT, loop of Henle, DCT, collecting duct.

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Neuron

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Alveolus

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Bronchiole

Question 8

Choose the pair where words are differently related:

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Algeria - Africa — Canberra/Norway/Iran are city/country pairs (Canberra=capital of Australia). Algeria-Africa is country-continent. Algeria is the odd one.

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Canberra - Australia

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Norway - Europe

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Iran - Asia

Question 9

The state fish of Kerala is:‌​‍

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Pearl Spot (Karimeen) — Karimeen (Green Chromide/Pearl Spot) is Kerala's state fish.‌​‍

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Sardine

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Tuna

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Pomfret

Question 10

In Python, the len() function returns:

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Length/number of elements — len(obj) gives the number of items in a sequence/collection.

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Last element

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Sum

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First element

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #345