Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #459

Question 1

Synonym of INNOCUOUS:

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Harmless — Not harmful.

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Harmful

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Dangerous

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Bad

Question 2

The United Nations was founded on:‌​‍

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24 October 1945 — UN Charter signed 26 June 1945 at San Francisco; ratified and operational 24 October 1945 (UN Day). ‌​‍51 original members.

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26 June 1945

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15 August 1947

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8 May 1945

Question 3

Synonym of COGENT:

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Convincing — Clear, logical, convincing.

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Weak

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Uncertain

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Doubtful

Question 4

The 'General Education Protection Mission' (Pothu Vidhyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam) was launched by the Kerala government with the objective of rejuvenating the public education sector. Which of the following best describes a core strategy employed by this mission to achieve its goals?

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D. Transforming public schools into 'Centers of Excellence' by improving infrastructure, academic quality, and community participation. — The General Education Protection Mission (Pothu Vidhyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam) aims to rejuvenate public schools by transforming them into 'Centers of Excellence' through comprehensive improvements in infrastructure, academic quality, and fostering community engagement. Options A and C propose actions contrary to strengthening public education, while option B describes a narrow focus that does not encompass the mission's broad objectives.

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A. Privatizing underperforming government schools to improve efficiency.

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B. Focusing exclusively on establishing new vocational training centers in urban areas.

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C. Encouraging parents to admit their children to private schools through financial incentives.

Question 5

Bharat Ratna 2024 first announced:‌​‍

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Karpoori Thakur — Karpoori Thakur (posthumous) announced first.‌​‍

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LK Advani

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Chaudhary Charan Singh

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Narasimha Rao

Question 6

'The Last Supper' is a famous fresco painted by which great Renaissance artist?‌​‍

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Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci's mural at Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan (1495-98).‌​‍

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Titian

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Michelangelo

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Donatello

Question 7

A patient frequently experiences severe anxiety attacks without any identifiable external trigger or conscious reason. A psychodynamic perspective would suggest that these attacks might be rooted in which part of the mind?

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C. The unconscious mind, containing repressed conflicts or unresolved issues. — In psychodynamic theory, the unconscious mind holds thoughts, memories, and desires that are outside of conscious awareness but can still profoundly influence behavior and emotional states. Unexplained anxiety attacks are often attributed to repressed conflicts or unresolved issues residing in the unconscious. The conscious mind deals with current awareness, the preconscious with accessible memories, and the superego with moral judgments.

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A. The conscious mind, due to recent stressful events.

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B. The preconscious mind, holding easily retrievable memories.

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D. The superego, enforcing moralistic ideals.

Question 8

The Cultural Revolution in China was launched by Mao in:‌​‍

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1966 — Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76) — Mao's purge to reassert communist ideology. ‌​‍Chaos, 1-2 million deaths, economic damage.

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1976

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1949

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1958

Question 9

The arithmetic mean of first 10 odd numbers (1,3,...,19) is:

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10 — Sum = 10² = 100; mean = 100/10 = 10.

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9

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11

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20

Question 10

In a constructivist classroom, a teacher uses a jigsaw activity where each student becomes an expert on a subtopic and teaches it to peers. Which phase of the 5E model does this activity support?

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C. Elaborate — The 'Elaborate' phase involves extending learning by applying knowledge to new contexts, such as peer teaching in a jigsaw activity. 'Explain' (A) involves clarifying ideas, 'Explore' (B) involves hands-on activities, and 'Evaluate' (D) involves assessing understanding.

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A. Explain

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B. Explore

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D. Evaluate

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #459