Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #96

Question 1

A significant recommendation of the National Education Policy 2020 is the promotion of multilingualism and the use of mother tongue/local language as a medium of instruction. Up to which grade level is this policy primarily emphasized?

Accepted Answer

B. Up to Grade 5 — The NEP 2020 strongly recommends that the medium of instruction till at least Grade 5, and preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, should be the mother tongue/local language. While it encourages this practice beyond Grade 5, the primary emphasis for its mandatory implementation is 'at least till Grade 5'. Other options represent either too early or too late a stage for this primary emphasis.

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A. Up to Grade 3

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C. Up to Grade 8

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D. Up to Grade 10

Question 2

Synonym of PROLIFIC:

Accepted Answer

Productive — Producing much.

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Unproductive

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Slow

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Limited

Question 3

Dholavira (Gujarat) is distinctive for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Water reservoirs + 3-division city layout — Dholavira (Rann of Kutch) — sophisticated water management via reservoirs. ‌​‍UNESCO World Heritage 2021.

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Dockyard

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Granary

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Great Bath

Question 4

The Kerala State Film Awards are among the most prestigious recognitions for cinematic excellence in Malayalam cinema. Which governmental body is primarily responsible for instituting and administering these annual awards?

Accepted Answer

C. Kerala State Chalachitra Academy — The Kerala State Film Awards are instituted and administered by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, which functions under the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. The Kerala Sahitya Akademi focuses on literature, and the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board is concerned with youth-related activities, making them incorrect choices for film awards. While the Department of Cultural Affairs is the parent department, the specific autonomous body responsible is the Chalachitra Academy.

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A. Kerala Sahitya Akademi

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B. Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala

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D. Kerala State Youth Welfare Board

Question 5

A thesaurus gives:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Synonyms and antonyms — Thesaurus lists words of similar/opposite meanings.‌​‍

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Word meanings

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Grammar rules

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Maps

Question 6

A introduces B as 'the daughter of my father's only daughter.' B is A's:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Daughter — Father's only daughter = A herself (if female). ‌​‍Daughter of A = B is A's daughter.

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Sister

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Niece

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Mother

Question 7

On a remote island, a population of deer faces a severe and prolonged winter, leading to a scarcity of their usual plant-based food sources. During this period, deer with a genetically determined thicker coat of fur are observed to have a significantly higher survival rate due to better insulation against the cold. Over several generations, the average thickness of fur in the deer population increases noticeably. This evolutionary change is best described as an example of:

Accepted Answer

D. Directional selection — This scenario describes directional selection, where an environmental change (severe winter favoring thicker fur) causes one extreme phenotype (thicker fur) to have a survival advantage over others. This leads to a shift in the population's average trait value over generations. Genetic drift involves random changes, gene flow introduces new alleles from other populations, and stabilizing selection favors intermediate traits, none of which accurately describe the observed selection pressure and resulting change.

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A. Genetic drift

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B. Gene flow

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C. Stabilizing selection

Question 8

The Age of Consent Act, raising the minimum age of marriage for girls to 12, was passed in:

Accepted Answer

1891 — Age of Consent Act 1891 was driven by Behramji Malabari after 'Phulmani case'.

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1856

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1872

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1929

Question 9

World Computer Literacy Day is celebrated on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2 December — World Computer Literacy Day is observed on 2 December.‌​‍

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22 January

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20 May

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5 March

Question 10

Writ jurisdiction of HC:

Accepted Answer

Art 226 — Article 226 — HC writs, wider than Art 32.

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Art 32

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Art 136

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Art 143

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #96