Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #452

Question 1

Portuguese fort at Cochin built:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1503 — Fort Emmanuel 1503.‌​‍

Answer

1510

Answer

1600

Answer

1600

Question 2

Idukki Dam is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Arch dam — Idukki — double curvature arch dam on Periyar.‌​‍

Answer

Earthen dam

Answer

Gravity dam

Answer

Rockfill

Question 3

In which year did Kumaran Asan pass away?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1924 — Kumaran Asan drowned in the Pallana boat tragedy on 16 January 1924.‌​‍

Answer

1928

Answer

1922

Answer

1926

Question 4

The soldier, in Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages of Man', seeks:

Accepted Answer

Reputation (bubble reputation) — 'Seeking the bubble reputation / Even in the cannon's mouth.'

Answer

Riches

Answer

Love

Answer

Old age

Question 5

Kerala's traditional boat:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kettuvallam — Kettuvallam — rice barge turned houseboat.‌​‍

Answer

Dinghy

Answer

Dhow

Answer

Catamaran

Question 6

Who led the German unification in 1871?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bismarck (Prussia) — Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Prussia, unified Germany through 3 wars (Danish 1864, Austro-Prussian 1866, Franco-Prussian 1870-71). ‌​‍Kaiser Wilhelm I crowned 1871.

Answer

Goethe

Answer

Hitler

Answer

Wilhelm I alone

Question 7

Olympic frequency:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

4 years — Every 4 years.‌​‍

Answer

2 years

Answer

3 years

Answer

5 years

Question 8

Kerala has ___ Assembly constituencies:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

140 — Kerala Legislative Assembly has 140 seats.‌​‍

Answer

130

Answer

120

Answer

150

Question 9

The International Space Station orbits at approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

400 km — ISS orbits at ~408 km altitude. It completes one orbit every ~90 minutes.‌​‍

Answer

100 km

Answer

200 km

Answer

1000 km

Question 10

The Kerala Land Reform Act of 1963 aimed to achieve which of the following objectives?

Accepted Answer

C. Establish a ceiling on land holdings and redistribute surplus land to landless laborers. — The Kerala Land Reform Act of 1963 primarily aimed to impose a ceiling on land holdings and redistribute surplus land to landless laborers and small farmers, addressing historical injustices. Option A is partially correct but not the primary objective. Option B is incorrect as the act did not propose nationalization. Option D is wrong as the act focused on land redistribution rather than corporate farming.

Answer

A. Abolish the Zamindari system and redistribute land to tenant cultivators.

Answer

B. Nationalize all agricultural land to promote cooperative farming.

Answer

D. Introduce corporate farming to modernize Kerala's agriculture sector.

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #452