Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #365

Question 1

Antonym of GOOD:

Accepted Answer

Bad — Good ↔ bad.

Answer

Fine

Answer

Nice

Answer

Positive

Question 2

22 January 2016 is Friday. Find day on 20 August 2016.

Accepted Answer

Saturday — Days from 22 Jan to 20 Aug: 9 (Jan) + 29 (Feb leap) + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 20 = 211 days. 211 mod 7 = 1. Friday + 1 = Saturday.

Answer

Friday

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Tuesday

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Thursday

Question 3

Indirect: He said, 'I am busy.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He said that he was busy — Direct present → Indirect past: am→was. Pronouns change: I→he.‌​‍

Answer

He said that he is busy

Answer

He said that I am busy

Answer

He said that I was busy

Question 4

Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Statutory — State vigilance agency.‌​‍

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Administrative

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Political

Answer

None

Question 5

Who was the third signatory to the Malayali Memorial?

Accepted Answer

K.P. Sankara Menon — K.P. Sankara Menon — third signatory to Malayali Memorial (1891).

Answer

Dr. Palpu

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G.P. Pillai

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N. Raman Pillai

Question 6

The Kochi Rajya Praja Mandal was formed in 1941 demanding:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Responsible government — Praja Mandal led by Ikkanda Warrier, Panampilly Govinda Menon and V.R. ‌​‍Krishnan Ezhuthachan fought for responsible government.

Answer

Land reform

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Temple entry

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Linguistic reorganization

Question 7

Kerala's first Malayalam newspaper:

Accepted Answer

Rajyasamacharam (1847, by Hermann Gundert) — Talasseri. Gundert (German missionary) also compiled Malayalam-English dictionary (1872). Paschimodayam was second.

Answer

Mathrubhumi

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Manorama

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Kerala Kaumudi

Question 8

The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024 was awarded to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun — Ambros and Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel for microRNA discovery and post-transcriptional gene regulation.‌​‍

Answer

Svante Paabo

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Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman

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David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian

Question 9

A 14-year-old girl frequently experiences intense mood swings, from extreme happiness to deep sadness, and often feels misunderstood by her parents, believing 'no one gets what I'm going through.' This emotional intensity and sense of uniqueness are primarily linked to:

Accepted Answer

B. The rapid development of the limbic system in the brain — The limbic system, responsible for emotions and memory, develops more rapidly during adolescence than the prefrontal cortex, which handles impulse control and reasoning. This developmental imbalance often contributes to heightened emotional reactivity and difficulty in regulating strong feelings, leading to experiences like intense mood swings and feelings of being misunderstood.

Answer

A. Early childhood attachment issues resurfacing

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C. A lack of effective communication skills training

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D. Over-reliance on social media for validation

Question 10

Higher-order derivative d²y/dx² is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

All of above — Second derivative. ‌​‍Positive: concave up; negative: concave down. Zero and changing sign: point of inflection.

Answer

Acceleration (in kinematics)

Answer

Rate of change of rate

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Concavity indicator

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #365