Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #751

Question 1

Direction: East + 90° clockwise =?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

South — South.‌​‍

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East

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West

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North

Question 2

V.T. Bhattathiripad's famous reformist play was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku — Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku (From Kitchen to Stage) - a landmark of Namboodiri reform.‌​‍

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Premamritham

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Kanneerum Kinavum

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Kesavante Vilapangal

Question 3

Antonym of SHORT:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Long — Short ↔ long.‌​‍

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Lengthy

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Brief

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Tall

Question 4

Cochin Shipyard in:

Accepted Answer

Ernakulam — Willingdon Island, Kochi — largest shipyard in India.

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Kollam

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Alappuzha

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Kannur

Question 5

Who is regarded as 'Kerala Hemingway'?

Accepted Answer

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — sometimes called the Hemingway of Kerala literature.

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

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C.V. Raman Pillai

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Kurisseri Gopala Pillai

Question 6

A student consistently studies hard to avoid parental scolding for poor grades. This is an example of which type of motivation?

Accepted Answer

B. Extrinsic motivation (avoidance-based) — The student's motivation is externally driven by the desire to avoid punishment, classifying it as extrinsic motivation (avoidance-based). Distractor A is incorrect as intrinsic motivation comes from within. Distractor C refers to reward-based extrinsic motivation, and D is unrelated to this scenario.

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A. Intrinsic motivation

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C. Extrinsic motivation (reward-based)

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D. Self-actualization

Question 7

What does 'Kollywood' represent?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tamil film industry of Chennai — Kollywood = Kodambakkam (Chennai) based Tamil cinema.‌​‍

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Kannada film industry of Hyderabad

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Telugu film industry of Hyderabad

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Bengali film industry of Kolkata

Question 8

Chavittunadakam:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Latin Christian musical theatre — Syro-Latin Catholic art form.‌​‍

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Hindu

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Muslim

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Tribal

Question 9

The Chipko Movement was led by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sunderlal Bahuguna — Sunderlal Bahuguna and Chandi Prasad Bhatt led the Chipko Movement (1973) in Uttarakhand.‌​‍

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Medha Patkar

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Anna Hazare

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Baba Amte

Question 10

Kasaragod taluk was added to Kerala in 1956 from:

Accepted Answer

South Karnataka — Kasaragod was part of South Karnataka before being added to Kerala on state formation.

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Coorg

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South Canara

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Madras Presidency

Junior Clerk Mixed Practice Test #751