Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #95

Question 1

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq's disastrous 'token currency' experiment (1329-30) failed because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Copper/brass tokens were easily forged — The bronze tanka was issued as token currency but was widely counterfeited, so the government had to redeem all tokens at face value — huge treasury loss.‌​‍

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Famines

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Invasions

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No demand

Question 2

All cats are mammals. All mammals have hair. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

All cats have hair — Valid syllogism.

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Some cats have hair

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No cats have hair

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Hair is for cats only

Question 3

New Criminal Laws 2023:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

BNS, BNSS, BSA — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Sakshya Adhiniyam — effective 1 July 2024.‌​‍

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CrPC continues

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Indian Evidence continues

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IPC continues

Question 4

Syrian regime change 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Assad fled, rebels took over Dec 2024 — Assad regime fell Dec 2024; HTS rebels took Damascus.‌​‍

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Democracy

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Continued

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Partition

Question 5

Which modernist novelists are known for using the stream of consciousness technique?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

James Joyce (Ulysses), Virginia Woolf — Interior monologue technique. ‌​‍Also Faulkner ('The Sound and the Fury'). Early 20th century modernism.

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Dickens

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Hemingway

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Shakespeare

Question 6

Representative democracy is also called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indirect/Parliamentary democracy — Citizens elect representatives who make decisions on their behalf. ‌​‍Most modern democracies (India, UK, USA, etc.).

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Oligarchy

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Direct democracy

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Plutocracy

Question 7

A teacher uses a 'flipped classroom' model where students learn new concepts at home via pre-recorded videos and apply them in class. Which teaching aid is primarily facilitating this approach?

Accepted Answer

B. Learning Management System (LMS) — A Learning Management System (LMS) is essential for delivering, tracking, and managing the pre-recorded videos and other digital content in a flipped classroom. Whiteboards (A) and projectors (D) are physical tools, while textbooks (C) lack the interactive and digital capabilities needed for this model.

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A. Whiteboard and markers

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C. Traditional textbook

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D. Overhead projector

Question 8

ONDC is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Open Network for Digital Commerce — Open protocol for e-commerce. Like UPI for shopping.‌​‍

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Defence system

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Satellite

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New currency

Question 9

Allegory:

Accepted Answer

Story with deeper symbolic/moral meaning — E.g., Pilgrim's Progress, Animal Farm. Extended metaphor as narrative. Fables teach lesson.

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Literal

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Only dialogue

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Description

Question 10

Marthanda Varma dedicated the Travancore kingdom to Lord Padmanabha (Thripadidanam) in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1750 — In 1750, Marthanda Varma dedicated the entire kingdom of Travancore to Lord Padmanabha of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, and thereafter ruled as 'Padmanabhadasa' (servant of Padmanabha).‌​‍

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1729

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1741

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1758

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #95