Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #623

Question 1

The first Malayali Prime Minister was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

None — India has not had a Malayali PM — India hasn't had a Malayali PM. ‌​‍K. R. ‌​‍Narayanan from Kerala served as President (1997-2002) — India's first Dalit President.

Answer

Pranab Mukherjee

Answer

K. R. Narayanan

Answer

V. V. Giri

Question 2

Viksit Bharat goal year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2047 — Viksit Bharat @ 2047 — 100 years of independence.‌​‍

Answer

2050

Answer

2040

Answer

2030

Question 3

Monkeypox India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cases reported — Few cases reported.‌​‍

Answer

Major outbreak

Answer

Unknown

Answer

None

Question 4

X (Twitter) sold to Musk:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Oct 2022 — $44B acquisition Oct 2022.‌​‍

Answer

2023

Answer

2021

Answer

2024

Question 5

IPL 2024 winner:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

KKR — Kolkata Knight Riders — 3rd title.‌​‍

Answer

MI

Answer

CSK

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RCB

Question 6

The Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, and its subsequent comprehensive amendments, especially the 1969 Amendment, significantly reshaped agrarian relations in Kerala. Considering the period 1957-1969, which of the following provisions was a central and defining feature of these land reforms aimed at empowering the cultivating tenants?

Accepted Answer

B. Granting absolute ownership rights to the cultivating tenants over the land they tilled, subject to certain conditions. — A central tenet of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, and particularly the comprehensive 1969 Amendment, was the conferment of ownership rights on cultivating tenants. This legislation abolished landlordism and intermediaries, granting fixity of tenure and the right to purchase land to the actual cultivators, thereby empowering them significantly. Options A, C, and D represent different agricultural or fiscal policies, not the core land reform provisions related to tenant rights and land ownership during this period.

Answer

A. Establishment of large-scale cooperative farming societies managed by the state.

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C. Nationalization of all private plantations and their conversion into state-owned agricultural farms.

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D. Introduction of a progressive income tax on agricultural produce to fund rural development projects.

Question 7

Kohlberg's moral development stages:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Preconventional, Conventional, Postconventional (3 levels, 6 stages) — Based on Heinz dilemma. ‌​‍Criticised by Carol Gilligan for gender bias (ethics of care in women).

Answer

5

Answer

Only 2

Answer

Only preconventional

Question 8

Mathew Kuzhalnadan:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Politician — Kerala MLA.‌​‍

Answer

Engineer

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Author

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Actor

Question 9

Chaliyar flows through:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malappuram and Kozhikode — Malappuram and Kozhikode districts.‌​‍

Answer

Idukki

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Palakkad

Answer

TVM

Question 10

Kerala's Land Reform Act was passed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1969 — The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act 1969 abolished landlordism and redistributed land to tillers. ‌​‍It was one of the most radical land reforms in India.

Answer

1957

Answer

1963

Answer

1975

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #623