Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #77

Question 1

Before beginning a new unit on the circulatory system, a biology teacher presents a short overview highlighting the main functions of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, and connects these to the students' prior knowledge of the human body. This teaching strategy is an example of applying which of Ausubel's concepts?

Accepted Answer

B. Advance organizer — David Ausubel emphasized the importance of meaningful learning and proposed advance organizers as a key tool. An advance organizer is introductory material presented before a new learning task, designed to help learners connect new information to their existing cognitive structures by providing a conceptual framework. Reciprocal teaching is a Vygotskian strategy, and rote learning is the opposite of meaningful learning.

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A. Reciprocal teaching

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C. Inductive reasoning

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D. Rote learning

Question 2

One word for 'a person who does not eat meat':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vegetarian — Vegetarian: does not eat meat/fish. Vegan: no animal products at all.‌​‍

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Vegan

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Carnivore

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Gourmet

Question 3

The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising took place in which year?‌​‍

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1946 — The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising against the Travancore government took place in October 1946.‌​‍

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1921

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1930

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1957

Question 4

The Frankfurt School (critical theory) was founded in:‌​‍

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Frankfurt, Germany — Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt (1923). ‌​‍Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas — critical analysis of modern society.

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Berlin

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Paris

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London

Question 5

Synonym of QUIESCENT:‌​‍

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Inactive — In a state of inactivity.‌​‍

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Moving

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Active

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Busy

Question 6

India became the ___ country to land on the Moon's south pole:‌​‍

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First — India became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the Moon's south polar region.‌​‍

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Fourth

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Second

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Third

Question 7

Pazhassi Raja title:‌​‍

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Kerala Simham — Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala).‌​‍

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Kerala Gandhi

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Kerala Kesari

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Kerala Varma

Question 8

Browser is:‌​‍

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Software to access websites — Chrome, Firefox, Edge are web browsers.‌​‍

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Hardware

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Operating system

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Database

Question 9

Which district in Kerala has the longest coastline?

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Kannur — Kannur has the longest coastline among Kerala's 14 districts at about 82 km.

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Kozhikode

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Kasaragod

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Alappuzha

Question 10

European Union was established via Maastricht Treaty in:‌​‍

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1993 — Maastricht Treaty 1992 (effective Nov 1993) created EU from European Economic Community. ‌​‍Euro currency launched 1999 (physical 2002).

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2002

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1979

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1957

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #77