Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #17

Question 1

The river on which Idukki Dam is built:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Periyar — Idukki Dam is on the Periyar River in Idukki district. ‌​‍It is one of the highest arch dams in Asia.

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Pamba

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Chaliyar

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Bharathapuzha

Question 2

Malayala Manorama newspaper was founded in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1888 — Malayala Manorama was founded in 1888 by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai. ‌​‍It is currently the largest circulated Malayalam newspaper.

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1847

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1887

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1923

Question 3

Masculine of 'duck':

Accepted Answer

drake — Drake.

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duckling

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duke

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doe

Question 4

The tertiary structure of a protein is critical for its biological function and often determines the specificity of drug binding. Which type of bond or interaction is least likely to contribute significantly to the stabilization of a protein's tertiary structure?

Accepted Answer

D. Peptide bonds — Peptide bonds form the primary structure (amino acid sequence) of a protein, linking amino acids together. While fundamental, they do not directly contribute to the intricate folding and stabilization that defines the tertiary structure. Hydrogen bonds, disulfide bridges, and hydrophobic interactions are all crucial non-covalent and covalent forces that stabilize the unique three-dimensional tertiary structure.

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A. Hydrogen bonds

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B. Disulfide bridges

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C. Hydrophobic interactions

Question 5

NEP 2020 proposes a restructuring of the school curriculum into a 5+3+3+4 model. What does the first '5' represent?

Accepted Answer

B. Foundational stage — The first '5' in the 5+3+3+4 model represents the foundational stage (ages 3-8), focusing on play-based learning. Pre-primary education (A) is part of this stage, but not the entire 5 years. Preparatory (C) and middle stages (D) are later phases.

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A. Pre-primary education

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C. Preparatory stage

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D. Middle stage

Question 6

Artificial Intelligence popular paradigms:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Symbolic (rule-based) and Connectionist (neural networks) — Alan Turing (Turing test, 1950). ‌​‍Dartmouth Conference 1956 coined AI. Deep learning resurgence from ~2012 (ImageNet).

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Only ML

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Only expert systems

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Symbolic only

Question 7

Ayyankali's 'Villuvandi Samaram' (bullock-cart protest) in 1893 was aimed at establishing:

Accepted Answer

Right to travel on public roads for Dalits — Ayyankali rode a bullock cart on roads forbidden to Pulayas, asserting their right to use public roads.

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Right to education

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Temple entry

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Voting rights

Question 8

Synonym of 'awful':

Accepted Answer

terrible — Awful = terrible, dreadful.

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nice

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fight

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friendly

Question 9

The Suez Crisis (1956) was triggered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Egypt's nationalisation of Suez Canal by Nasser — Nasser nationalised Canal (July 1956). ‌​‍UK, France, Israel invaded. US pressure forced withdrawal. ‌​‍End of British/French dominance in Middle East.

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Oil embargo

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Partition

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WWII

Question 10

'End of History' thesis was by:

Accepted Answer

Fukuyama — Francis Fukuyama's 'The End of History?' (1989 essay, 1992 book): liberal democracy + capitalism as final form of human government.

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Huntington

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Kissinger

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Brzezinski

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #17