Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #363

Question 1

The river on which the Idukki Dam is built is:

Accepted Answer

Periyar — Idukki Dam is built on the Periyar River in Idukki district. It is one of the highest arch dams in Asia.

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Pamba

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Bharathapuzha

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Chaliyar

Question 2

An adolescent often changes their style of dress, music preferences, and even future career aspirations based on the opinions and trends of their peer group. This behavior primarily reflects their struggle with:

Accepted Answer

C. Forming a stable personal identity — Adolescence is a crucial period for identity formation (Erikson's Identity vs. Role Confusion). Peer influence is significant as adolescents explore different roles and values to establish who they are, often leading to fluctuations in preferences. The other options relate to much earlier developmental stages or different psychological concepts.

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A. Developing object permanence

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B. Mastering conservation tasks

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D. Overcoming stranger anxiety

Question 3

The LCM of 12 and 18 is:

Accepted Answer

36 — 12 = 2²·3; 18 = 2·3²; LCM = 2²·3² = 36.

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24

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48

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72

Question 4

A significant recommendation of the National Education Policy 2020 is the promotion of multilingualism and the use of mother tongue/local language as a medium of instruction. Up to which grade level is this policy primarily emphasized?

Accepted Answer

B. Up to Grade 5 — The NEP 2020 strongly recommends that the medium of instruction till at least Grade 5, and preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, should be the mother tongue/local language. While it encourages this practice beyond Grade 5, the primary emphasis for its mandatory implementation is 'at least till Grade 5'. Other options represent either too early or too late a stage for this primary emphasis.

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A. Up to Grade 3

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C. Up to Grade 8

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D. Up to Grade 10

Question 5

In which year was the Wavell Plan proposed?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1945 — 1945 — Simla Conference. ‌​‍Proposed Executive Council with Indian members. Failed.

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1944

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1946

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1947

Question 6

The founder of N.S.S. (Nair Service Society) in Kerala was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mannathu Padmanabhan — Mannathu Padmanabhan founded NSS in 1914.‌​‍

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Ayyankali

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Sree Narayana Guru

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Vagbhatananda

Question 7

Which countries play the Ashes cricket tests?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

England-Australia — The Ashes — historic Test series between England and Australia.‌​‍

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England-New Zealand

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England-Sri Lanka

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England-France

Question 8

Mount Kilimanjaro is in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Africa — Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895 m) is in Tanzania, Africa — the highest peak in Africa.‌​‍

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South America

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Europe

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Asia

Question 9

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) as mandated by educational reforms in India aims to achieve which of the following primary objectives?

Accepted Answer

B. To provide a holistic profile of the learner's progress, covering both scholastic and co-scholastic aspects. — CCE's primary objective is to provide a holistic assessment of a child's development, encompassing both scholastic (academic) and co-scholastic (life skills, attitudes, values, co-curricular) areas. It integrates continuous assessment but does not eliminate examinations, nor does it solely focus on cognitive skills or competitive ranking, aiming instead for overall growth.

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A. To reduce the academic burden on students by eliminating examinations.

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C. To solely focus on evaluating cognitive skills through written tests.

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D. To rank students competitively based on their performance in final exams.

Question 10

Airports in India (operational):

Accepted Answer

~150 — Over 150 operational.

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~75

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~200

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500

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #363