Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #150

Question 1

Which of the following is a key component of health education aimed at preventing non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes?

Accepted Answer

B. Encouraging regular physical activity and balanced diet — Regular physical activity and a balanced diet are cornerstones of preventing non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes. While vaccination and deworming are important, they target communicable diseases. Antibiotics are not relevant to chronic disease prevention. Distractors are plausible due to their public health significance.

Answer

A. Promoting routine vaccination

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C. Providing antibiotics for infections

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D. Conducting mass deworming programs

Question 2

NDA coalition first PM:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vajpayee 1998 — BJP-led NDA.‌​‍

Answer

Deve Gowda

Answer

Gujral

Answer

Rajiv

Question 3

Antonym of RARE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Common — Rare ↔ common.‌​‍

Answer

Scarce

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Unusual

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Uncommon

Question 4

The mirror ___ broken when I dropped it in the bathroom.

Accepted Answer

got — Past simple 'got' matches the past action 'dropped'.

Answer

gets

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get

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has got

Question 5

Synonym of VIGILANT:

Accepted Answer

Watchful — Keeping careful watch.

Answer

Careless

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Sleepy

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Relaxed

Question 6

Kerala's first Film Censor Board chair Malayalam:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Adoor — Various over years — Adoor chaired FTII.‌​‍

Answer

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

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Shahji

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None

Question 7

If radius doubles, area of a circle becomes:

Accepted Answer

4× — Area ∝ r²; doubling radius quadruples area.

Answer

Same

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2×

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8×

Question 8

As per the Kerala Right to Education Rules, 2011, what is the minimum percentage of seats reserved for children with disabilities in government-aided schools in the state?

Accepted Answer

D. 5% — The Kerala Right to Education Rules, 2011, mandate a 4% reservation for children with disabilities in government-aided schools, in compliance with the RTE Act and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. Options 2%, 3%, and 5% do not align with the state-specific implementation of RTE rules.

Answer

A. 2%

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B. 3%

Answer

C. 4%

Question 9

A nuclear family consists of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Parents + unmarried children — Trend in urban India. Reasons: migration, housing cost, women's work. Traditional joint family still in rural areas.

Answer

Joint

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Only parents

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Only children

Question 10

The 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)' scheme primarily aims to provide financial support to which group of beneficiaries?

Accepted Answer

A. Marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. — PM-KISAN provides income support of ₹6,000 per year in three equal installments to all landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria. The scheme specifically targets marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as the scheme does not cover landless laborers, focuses on all farmers meeting the land criteria (not just women or loan recipients), and does not restrict eligibility to bank loan holders.

Answer

B. All landless agricultural laborers in rural areas.

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C. Women farmers engaged in organic farming.

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D. Farmers who have availed farm loans from nationalized banks.

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #150