Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #146

Question 1

Social Mobility types include:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vertical (up/down) and Horizontal (same level different role), Intragenerational and Intergenerational — Classical distinctions in mobility studies — also open vs closed societies, structural vs individual mobility.‌​‍

Answer

Only one type

Answer

Only upward

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Only economic

Question 2

Let us go for a walk, ___?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

shall we? — Question tag for 'Let us' is 'shall we?'‌​‍

Answer

do we?

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didn't we?

Answer

don't we?

Question 3

Antonym of KNOWN:

Accepted Answer

Unknown — Known ↔ unknown.

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Familiar

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Recognized

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Famous

Question 4

Under the recent NEP 2020 framework, which of the following is a key recommendation for the foundational stage of school education (ages 3-8) in Kerala’s public schools?

Accepted Answer

B. Focus on play-based and activity-based learning with no formal assessment until Grade 3 — NEP 2020 emphasizes foundational learning through play, discovery, and activity-based pedagogy for ages 3-8, delaying formal assessments until at least Grade 3. Option A is incorrect as formal exams are not recommended at this stage; Option C contradicts the policy’s emphasis on multilingualism; Option D overstates the role of mother tongue, which is prioritized but not enforced exclusively.

Answer

A. Introduction of formal examinations at the end of Grade 2 to assess foundational literacy and numeracy

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C. Mandatory transition to English-medium instruction from Grade 1 in all government schools

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D. Implementation of a standardized curriculum exclusively in the mother tongue for Grades 1-3

Question 5

The poem 'Daffodils' ('I wandered lonely as a cloud') was written by:

Accepted Answer

William Wordsworth — Wordsworth (Romantic poet) celebrated nature in 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud' (1807).

Answer

John Keats

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Robert Frost

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William Blake

Question 6

The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam was founded in 1903 by:

Accepted Answer

Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu and Kumaran Asan with Narayana Guru as patron — Dr. Palpu initiated the SNDP Yogam in 1903 with Kumaran Asan as first secretary and Narayana Guru as patron.

Answer

Sree Narayana Guru personally alone

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Ayyankali

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Chattambi Swamikal

Question 7

Second longest river in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Bharathapuzha — Bharathapuzha (Nila) — 209 km, second longest.

Answer

Pamba

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Chaliyar

Answer

Muvattupuzha

Question 8

In Shakespeare's 'Seven Ages', the lover sighs 'like a furnace with a woeful ballad' made to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

His mistress's eyebrow — Shakespeare: 'sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad / Made to his mistress' eyebrow.'‌​‍

Answer

His mother

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His wife

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The king

Question 9

IPL 2024 MVP:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sunil Narine — Narine — player of tournament.‌​‍

Answer

Gautam Gambhir

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Virat

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Pat Cummins

Question 10

Probability: at least one head in 3 coin tosses:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

7/8 — 1-1/8=7/8.‌​‍

Answer

5/8

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/8

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #146