Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #6

Question 1

India's first Armed Forces Day:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jan 15 (Army Day) — Army Day 15 Jan.‌​‍

Answer

15 Aug

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26 Jan

Answer

None common

Question 2

Mullaperiyar Dam built:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1895 — Completed 1895 — operated by Tamil Nadu, located in Kerala.‌​‍

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1920

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1900

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1947

Question 3

President's veto types:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Absolute, Suspensive, Pocket — Three types: Absolute, Suspensive, Pocket.‌​‍

Answer

Pocket only

Answer

Suspensive, Absolute

Answer

Qualified, Pocket

Question 4

Which literary form is best suited for summarizing a complex concept through a short, rhythmic verse or rhyme, making it easier for students to recall information?

Accepted Answer

B. Poem — A poem uses rhythmic and rhyming language to condense complex ideas into a memorable format, aiding retention. Essays and reports are prose-based and less rhythmic, while drama relies on performance rather than concise recall.

Answer

A. Essay

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C. Drama

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D. Report

Question 5

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Xi Jinping (2013) — BRI (One Belt One Road) launched by Xi 2013. ‌​‍Ambitious infrastructure investments across Asia, Africa, Europe. India hasn't joined due to CPEC through PoK.

Answer

Mao

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Hu Jintao

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Deng Xiaoping

Question 6

First cyber police station in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — India's first cyber police station opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.‌​‍

Answer

Bangalore

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Hyderabad

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Mumbai

Question 7

A resident of a village in Kerala observes that a public road construction project, approved and funded by their Grama Panchayat, is significantly behind schedule and the quality of work appears substandard, leading to concerns about potential mismanagement or corruption. To seek redressal and formal investigation into such an issue concerning maladministration or financial impropriety within a Local Self-Government Institution in Kerala, which specialized autonomous body should the resident primarily approach?

Accepted Answer

C. The Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. — The Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala is an independent body established under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act to investigate allegations of maladministration, corruption, and other grievances against Local Self Government Institutions and their officials. The Appellate Tribunal primarily deals with appeals against specific decisions of LSGIs, the State Election Commission manages elections, and the District Planning Committee coordinates planning, none of which are primarily responsible for investigating individual grievances of corruption or mismanagement.

Answer

A. The Appellate Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions.

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B. The State Election Commission.

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D. The District Planning Committee.

Question 8

Advocate General is for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

State — State level — Article 165.‌​‍

Answer

Both

Answer

Centre

Answer

SC

Question 9

Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was for:

Accepted Answer

Road access near temple — For the right of lower castes to use roads near Vaikom temple.

Answer

Temple entry

Answer

Land rights

Answer

Education rights

Question 10

If × means +, + means ÷, ÷ means -, - means ×, then 8 × 7 - 8 + 4 ÷ 2 = ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

20 — Substitute operators: 8 + 7 × 8 ÷ 4 - 2. ‌​‍Apply BODMAS: 7×8÷4 = 14. Then 8 + 14 - 2 = 20.

Answer

24

Answer

18

Answer

22

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #6