Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #383

Question 1

G20 Delhi Declaration:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Consensus document with nuanced wording.‌​‍

Answer

Russia-Ukraine phrasing

Answer

Consensus

Answer

None

Question 2

'No sooner had he left ___ the phone rang':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

than — No sooner...than.‌​‍

Answer

then

Answer

when

Answer

before

Question 3

Human gestation period:

Accepted Answer

280 days (~40 weeks) — From last menstrual period (LMP). Embryo → fetus at 8 weeks. Parturition involves oxytocin surge.

Answer

200 days

Answer

365 days

Answer

100 days

Question 4

Sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral is:

Accepted Answer

360° — For n sides: (n−2)·180°; for n=4: 360°.

Answer

180°

Answer

270°

Answer

720°

Question 5

Kerala Chief Electoral Officer:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rtd. IAS — Senior IAS officer.‌​‍

Answer

Political

Answer

Judicial

Answer

None

Question 6

Kerala's first ministry under E.M.S. Namboodiripad assumed power on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5 April 1957 — EMS became first elected CM of Kerala on 5 April 1957.‌​‍

Answer

15 August 1947

Answer

23 April 1994

Answer

1 November 1956

Question 7

The correct plural of 'foot' (body part) is:

Accepted Answer

Feet — Foot → feet (irregular plural).

Answer

Foots

Answer

Footes

Answer

Feeth

Question 8

One word: Short poem expressing emotion:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lyric — Lyric.‌​‍

Answer

Epic

Answer

Ballad

Answer

Sonnet

Question 9

In a row, Anil is 11th from left, Akhil is 11th from right. ‌​‍After interchange, Akhil is 15th from right. How many boys in the row?

Accepted Answer

25 — After swap, Akhil is at Anil's old place. ‌​‍So Anil's old position = 15th from right. Anil 11th from left = 15th from right → total = 11+15-1 = 25.

Answer

22

Answer

18

Answer

26

Question 10

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 places significant emphasis on achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for all children. Which specific national initiative was launched to operationalize this goal, especially for children by Grade 3?

Accepted Answer

B. National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat Mission) — The NIPUN Bharat Mission (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) was launched to ensure that every child achieves foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, as envisioned by NEP 2020. While RUSA and NHEQF pertain to higher education and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan is a broader school education program, NIPUN Bharat is specifically designed to address the FLN goals.

Answer

A. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

Answer

C. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for secondary education

Answer

D. National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #383