Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #460

Question 1

Largest district by area:

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Idukki — Idukki — 4,358 sq km, largest district.

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Palakkad

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Wayanad

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Kannur

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of formative assessment in a classroom setting?

Accepted Answer

B. To identify learning gaps and provide timely feedback for improvement. — Formative assessment is designed to monitor student learning during instruction to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. Options A, C, and D describe purposes typically associated with summative assessment, which occurs at the end of a learning period for evaluation.

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A. To assign final grades at the end of a course.

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C. To compare student performance against a national standard.

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D. To rank students based on their overall academic achievement.

Question 3

Synonym of INSOLENT:

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Rude — Disrespectful.

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Polite

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Friendly

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Humble

Question 4

A primary school teacher is planning a lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly. To engage all students, she incorporates activities like students acting out the different stages, creating clay models of the butterfly, and performing a short dance sequence depicting its transformation. Which of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences is the teacher primarily aiming to stimulate with these instructional methods?

Accepted Answer

B. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence. — Gardner's Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence refers to the ability to use one's body to express ideas and feelings, and to use one's hands to produce or transform things. The activities described – acting, creating models, and dancing – all involve physical movement and hands-on manipulation, directly targeting this intelligence. While the topic is naturalistic, the *methods* are kinesthetic, and other options like linguistic or musical are not the primary focus here.

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A. Linguistic Intelligence.

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C. Musical Intelligence.

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D. Naturalistic Intelligence.

Question 5

The term 'sociology' was coined by:‌​‍

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Auguste Comte (1838) — Auguste Comte (French, 1798-1857) coined 'sociology' in 1838, combining Latin 'socius' (companion) + Greek 'logos' (study). ‌​‍'Father of sociology.'

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Karl Marx

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Max Weber

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Emile Durkheim

Question 6

He is ___ honest man.‌​‍

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an — 'An' before silent 'h' — honest is pronounced /ˈɒnɪst/ (vowel sound).‌​‍

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a

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the

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no article

Question 7

International Criminal Court (ICC) is based in:‌​‍

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The Hague, Netherlands — ICC established 2002 under Rome Statute. ‌​‍Prosecutes genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, aggression. USA, China, India are non-members.

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Geneva

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Paris

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New York

Question 8

Odd one: Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi, Paris‌​‍

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Paris — Paris is not in India. Others are Indian cities.‌​‍

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Delhi

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Mumbai

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Kochi

Question 9

Who led the first agricultural labourers' strike in Kerala demanding social and economic rights?

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali led the historic 1907 strike by Dalit labourers in Travancore.

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A.K. Gopalan

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P. Krishna Pillai

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EMS Namboodiripad

Question 10

Synonym of TRACTABLE:

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Manageable — Easily managed.

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Stubborn

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Defiant

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Wild

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #460