Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #83

Question 1

Sree Narayana Guru installed a Shiva Linga at Aruvippuram in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1888 — The Aruvippuram Prathishta (1888) was a landmark act defying caste monopoly on temple rituals.‌​‍

Answer

1885

Answer

1891

Answer

1903

Question 2

Micron India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gujarat ATMP — Sanand, Gujarat.‌​‍

Answer

Karnataka

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AP

Answer

TN

Question 3

Art 324:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

EC — Election Commission of India.‌​‍

Answer

UPSC

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Finance Commission

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CAG

Question 4

Preamble amended by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

42nd — 42nd Amendment (1976) added Socialist, Secular, Integrity.‌​‍

Answer

1st

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44th

Answer

86th

Question 5

Mitosis produces:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2 identical diploid daughter cells — Growth, repair. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. Cytokinesis follows.‌​‍

Answer

2 haploid

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Gametes

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4 haploid cells

Question 6

Kerala Ombudsman for local bodies:

Accepted Answer

Existed under Act 1999 — Kerala Local Fund Audit Act and Ombudsman.

Answer

Not yet

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Private

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No

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a voluntary muscle?

Accepted Answer

C. Biceps brachii — Voluntary muscles are those that can be consciously controlled by an individual. The biceps brachii, responsible for flexing the arm, is a skeletal muscle and is under voluntary control. Cardiac muscle and intestinal wall muscles (smooth muscle) are involuntary, while the diaphragm, though skeletal, has both voluntary and involuntary control, but its primary function is autonomic.

Answer

A. Cardiac muscle

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B. Muscles of the intestinal wall

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D. Diaphragm

Question 8

Which are associated with K. ‌​‍Kelappan? (i) Vaikom Satyagraha (ii) Salt Satyagraha (iii) Travancore Legislative Council (iv) Malayali Memorial

Accepted Answer

Only i & ii — K. ‌​‍Kelappan led the Vaikom Satyagraha (1924) and participated in the Salt Satyagraha (1930).

Answer

Only i & iii

Answer

Only i, ii & iii

Answer

All the above

Question 9

Joint Parliamentary Committees:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Both — ad-hoc for specific or standing.‌​‍

Answer

None

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Standing

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Ad-hoc

Question 10

SHG model in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Kudumbashree (~46 lakh members) — Massive grassroots network.

Answer

Few members

Answer

Urban only

Answer

Rural only

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #83