Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #741

Question 1

Vakkom Moulavi was a reformer associated with which community?

Accepted Answer

Muslim — Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi was a Muslim social reformer, educationist, and freedom fighter from Travancore.

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Hindu Ezhava

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Christian

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Buddhist

Question 2

Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

23 August 2023 — Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander successfully soft-landed on the Moon's south pole on 23 August 2023, making India the 4th country to land on the Moon.‌​‍

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23 July 2023

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14 September 2023

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23 October 2023

Question 3

The arithmetic mean of first 20 natural numbers (1..20) is:

Accepted Answer

10.5 — Mean = (n+1)/2 = 21/2 = 10.5.

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10

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11

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11.5

Question 4

Who wrote the song Kottiyoor Ulsavapattu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Chavara Kuriakose Elias — Composed by St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara.‌​‍

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Vakkom Maulavi

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Chattampi Swamikal

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Vagbhatananda

Question 5

Pen : Writer :: Needle : ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tailor — Writer uses Pen. Tailor uses Needle. Tool-user analogy.‌​‍

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Doctor

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Carpenter

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Painter

Question 6

What are Kerala's physiographic zones?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Highland, Midland, Lowland — West: lowland (coast 590 km). ‌​‍Middle: midland (rice, coconut). East: highland (Western Ghats).

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Only coast

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Only hills

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Only plains

Question 7

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a controlled nuclear chain reaction, a principle crucial for sustainable energy production?

Accepted Answer

C. The continuous generation of electricity in a nuclear power plant reactor. — A nuclear power plant reactor utilizes control rods to absorb excess neutrons, thereby maintaining a sustained and controlled chain reaction that generates heat for electricity. An atomic bomb represents an uncontrolled chain reaction, leading to a massive, instantaneous energy release. Spontaneous decay is a natural radioactive process, not a chain reaction, and nuclear fusion is a distinct process where light nuclei combine.

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A. The spontaneous decay of Uranium-238 into Thorium-234.

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B. The rapid, uncontrolled release of energy in an atomic bomb explosion.

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D. The fusion of hydrogen isotopes in the sun's core.

Question 8

Which planet has the largest number of moons?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Saturn — Saturn has 146+ known moons (as of 2024), surpassing Jupiter.‌​‍

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Jupiter

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Uranus

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Neptune

Question 9

Marthanda Varma defeated the Dutch at the Battle of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Colachel — The Battle of Colachel (1741) saw Travancore king Marthanda Varma defeat the Dutch, ending their colonial power in Kerala.‌​‍

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Kayamkulam

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Ambalapuzha

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Poovar

Question 10

Conflict theory in sociology emphasises:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Power, inequality, class conflict — Conflict theory (Marx, Dahrendorf, C. ‌​‍Wright Mills): society shaped by competition for scarce resources; dominant groups maintain power.

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Social harmony

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Face-to-face interaction

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Cultural symbols

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #741