Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #59

Question 1

The 2024 Olympic Games were held in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Paris — Paris hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics. ‌​‍Tokyo hosted 2020 (held 2021). LA will host 2028.

Answer

Tokyo

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Los Angeles

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London

Question 2

The plural of 'radius' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Radii — Latin-origin plural: radius → radii (similarly focus → foci, locus → loci).‌​‍

Answer

Radioi

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Radia

Answer

Radiuses

Question 3

The opposite gender of 'hero' is:

Accepted Answer

Heroine — Hero (male) ↔ heroine (female).

Answer

Hera

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Heroess

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Heroina

Question 4

A primary school teacher observes that one of her students struggles significantly with reading and arithmetic but demonstrates exceptional coordination, balance, and rhythm, often being the first to master new physical games or dance routines. According to Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which intelligence is most prominently displayed by this student?

Accepted Answer

C. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence — Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, as proposed by Gardner, involves the ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully. The student's exceptional coordination, balance, rhythm, and mastery of physical games directly align with this intelligence, despite struggles in traditional academic areas like linguistic or logical-mathematical intelligence. Spatial intelligence relates to visual-spatial reasoning.

Answer

A. Linguistic Intelligence

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B. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

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D. Spatial Intelligence

Question 5

Synonym of UNSCRUPULOUS:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Unethical — Without moral principles.‌​‍

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Fair

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Honest

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Kind

Question 6

Rousseau's 'general will' concept means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The common good / collective interest of the community — Rousseau's 'general will' (volonté générale) — always aims at the common good, distinct from mere majority opinion.‌​‍

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Majority rule

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Voters' will

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Dictator's will

Question 7

Defence Minister 2024-26:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rajnath Singh — Rajnath Singh.‌​‍

Answer

Nirmala

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Pralhad Joshi

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Amit Shah

Question 8

Capital of Myanmar:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Naypyidaw — Naypyidaw (since 2006). Yangon was former capital.‌​‍

Answer

Yangon

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Mandalay

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Bagan

Question 9

Coping strategies:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Problem-focused and Emotion-focused (Lazarus & Folkman) — Problem-focused: change the situation. ‌​‍Emotion-focused: manage feelings. Adaptive vs maladaptive coping.

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Only avoidance

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Only confrontation

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None

Question 10

Emergency never declared:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Financial — Financial Emergency (Art. 360) — never declared.‌​‍

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National

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State

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All declared

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #59