Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #432

Question 1

Municipal Corporation is headed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mayor — Municipal Corporation is headed by a Mayor (elected). ‌​‍The Commissioner (appointed) handles administration.

Answer

Collector

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Commissioner

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Chairman

Question 2

'___ Mount Everest is highest':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

No article — No article before names of mountains (but 'the Alps' — range).‌​‍

Answer

a

Answer

the

Answer

an

Question 3

The Ezhava Memorial (1896), submitted to the Travancore Maharaja, was led by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Palpu — Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu led the Ezhava Memorial demanding equal rights for Ezhavas in government jobs.

Answer

Sree Narayana Guru

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Sahodaran Ayyappan

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T. K. Madhavan

Question 4

Which of the following is a KEY characteristic that distinguishes action research from traditional educational research?

Accepted Answer

B. It involves collaboration with students, parents, and administrators — Action research is collaborative and involves stakeholders like students and parents (B), unlike traditional research, which may exclude participants. Ethical approval (A) is not always required in action research, and it is typically practitioner-led (C). The design is iterative and flexible (D), not fixed.

Answer

A. It requires approval from an ethical review board

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C. It is conducted exclusively by external researchers

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D. It follows a fixed, linear research design without revisions

Question 5

Who started Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha, a Dalit liberation movement in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

Poykayil Yohannan — Poykayil Yohannan founded PRDS in 1909.

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Pandit Karuppan

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Thycaud Ayya

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Nataraja Guru

Question 6

One word: Opposite-meaning word:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Antonym — Antonym.‌​‍

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Homonym

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Synonym

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Acronym

Question 7

Kalinga War:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

261 BCE — 261 BCE by Ashoka.‌​‍

Answer

321 BCE

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268 BCE

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232 BCE

Question 8

Anomie (normlessness) is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Durkheim — Durkheim: anomie = state of normlessness during rapid social change (e.g., transition from mechanical to organic solidarity).‌​‍

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Mead

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Weber

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Marx

Question 9

Antonym of UNITE:

Accepted Answer

Divide — Unite ↔ divide.

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Join

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Connect

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Combine

Question 10

Area of an equilateral triangle of side 'a' is:

Accepted Answer

(√3/4)a² — Area of equilateral triangle = (√3/4)·side².

Answer

a²

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(1/2)a²

Answer

πa²

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #432