Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #257

Question 1

CAT (Central Admin Tribunal):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1985 — CAT Act 1985.‌​‍

Answer

1995

Answer

2000

Answer

1990

Question 2

Place for burial:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cemetery — Cemetery.‌​‍

Answer

Morgue

Answer

Hospital

Answer

Temple

Question 3

India's retail inflation (CPI) in March 2026 was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3.4% — CPI inflation edged up to 3.4% in March 2026 per NSO data, well within RBI's 2-6% target band.‌​‍

Answer

2.8%

Answer

3.1%

Answer

4.2%

Question 4

The idiom 'a piece of cake' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Something very easy — 'Piece of cake' = very easy task.‌​‍

Answer

A small portion of food

Answer

A dessert served at parties

Answer

Something very difficult

Question 5

National Commission for Backward Classes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Constitutional status via 102nd Amendment 2018.‌​‍

Answer

1993

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2000

Answer

2018 (constitutional status)

Question 6

To foster a sense of responsibility and ownership among students regarding classroom rules, which approach is most effective?

Accepted Answer

C. The teacher and students collaboratively develop a set of classroom rules. — Collaboratively developing rules with students promotes a sense of ownership and responsibility, as students are more likely to adhere to guidelines they helped create. This approach fosters a positive classroom community and reduces resistance to rules, leading to more self-managed behavior.

Answer

A. The teacher dictates all rules at the beginning of the year and enforces them rigidly.

Answer

B. Students are given a list of rules to sign as an agreement.

Answer

D. Rules are only introduced when a problem arises.

Question 7

Pointing to a man, a woman says 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' The woman is the man's:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mother — 'Only daughter of my mother' = the woman herself. ‌​‍So the man's mother is the woman = Mother.

Answer

Sister

Answer

Aunt

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Grandmother

Question 8

Kerala Tourism Domestic tourists:

Accepted Answer

~1.8 crore/year — About 1.8 crore pre-pandemic.

Answer

1 crore

Answer

50 lakh

Answer

3 crore

Question 9

Antonym of FAR:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Near — Far ↔ near.‌​‍

Answer

Distant

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Remote

Answer

Away

Question 10

In a scenario where the Indian economy is experiencing persistent inflationary pressures despite robust growth, which of the following actions is the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) most likely to undertake to stabilize prices and manage liquidity?

Accepted Answer

D. Increase the Reverse Repo Rate to absorb excess liquidity from the banking system. — To combat persistent inflationary pressures, the RBI typically adopts a contractionary monetary policy. Increasing the Reverse Repo Rate incentivizes commercial banks to deposit their surplus funds with the RBI, thereby absorbing excess liquidity from the system. This makes borrowing more expensive for banks and, consequently, for businesses and consumers, helping to curb inflation. Reducing the Repo Rate or CRR, or purchasing government securities through OMOs, would inject liquidity and further exacerbate inflation.

Answer

A. Reduce the Repo Rate to encourage commercial banks to borrow more from RBI.

Answer

B. Decrease the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to inject more liquidity into the banking system.

Answer

C. Conduct Open Market Operations (OMOs) to purchase government securities from commercial banks.

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #257