Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #732

Question 1

Small Finance Banks in India were first licensed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2015 — RBI issued Small Finance Bank licences 2015 (10 entities). ‌​‍Focus: financial inclusion to small farmers, micro businesses.

Answer

2020

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2017

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2013

Question 2

Match the schemes with incorrect beneficiary pairings: (i) Swapna Saphalyam-NRKs (ii) Santhwana-Women (iii) Insight Projects-PWDs (iv) Aswasakiranam-Endosulfan victims‌​‍

Accepted Answer

(ii) and (iv) — Santhwana is for endosulfan victims (not women); Aswasakiranam is for bedridden patients' caregivers (not endosulfan).‌​‍

Answer

(i) and (iii)

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(ii) and (iii)

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(i) and (iv)

Question 3

'Geetanjali' in English was translated by:

Accepted Answer

Tagore himself — Tagore's own English translation (introduced by W. B. Yeats) won the Nobel in 1913.

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Yeats

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Eliot

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Pound

Question 4

Synonym of RESOLUTE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Determined — Firm.‌​‍

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Weak

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Wavering

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Unsure

Question 5

K-Rail proposed route length:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

530 km — ~530 km Kasaragod to TVM.‌​‍

Answer

1000

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300

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700

Question 6

Loka Kerala Sabha comprises:

Accepted Answer

Legislators + expatriates abroad + expatriates in other states — Loka Kerala Sabha brings together Kerala legislators, parliamentarians and Keralite expatriates globally and across India.

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Only expatriates abroad

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Legislators from Kerala + elected expatriates abroad

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Legislators + expatriates in other states

Question 7

Doldrums are located in:

Accepted Answer

Equatorial low-pressure belt — Doldrums = Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, equatorial low-pressure belt.

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Sub-tropical high-pressure belt

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Polar high-pressure belt

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Westerlies

Question 8

Which district is known as the 'Gateway to Kerala'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Palakkad — Palakkad, with the Palakkad Gap in the Western Ghats, serves as the natural gateway to Kerala from Tamil Nadu.‌​‍

Answer

Wayanad

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Thrissur

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Kasaragod

Question 9

Kerala's most densely populated district:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alappuzha (~1,500/km²) — Kerala density ~860/km². Idukki least dense. Kerala has >90% literacy.‌​‍

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram

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Wayanad

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Idukki

Question 10

The teacher asked the students to ___ their assignment before submitting it.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

look over — 'Look over' = review/examine.‌​‍

Answer

look down

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set off

Answer

turn down

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #732