Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #297

Question 1

I.M. Vijayan football:‌​‍

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Thrissur, Kerala — Thrissur born footballer.‌​‍

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Kannur

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TVM

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Kozhikode

Question 2

Antonym of LOSE:

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Find — Lose ↔ find.

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Misplace

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Drop

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Fail

Question 3

The Odakkuzhal Award, a prominent literary prize in Malayalam, is uniquely presented by a specific trust. Which trust is responsible for conferring this award?

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C. G. Sankara Kurup Memorial Trust — The Odakkuzhal Award was instituted in 1968 by G. Sankara Kurup, the first Jnanpith awardee, using the royalty amount received from his Jnanpith prize. It is presented annually by the G. Sankara Kurup Memorial Trust (Guruvayurappan Trust). The other trusts mentioned are associated with other literary figures or awards, but not with the Odakkuzhal Award.

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A. Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust

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B. P. Kunhiraman Nair Memorial Trust

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D. M.T. Vasudevan Nair Foundation

Question 4

The area of a triangle is 216 cm² and its sides are in the ratio 3:4:5. The perimeter of the triangle is:

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72 cm — 3-4-5 right triangle. Sides 3k, 4k, 5k. Area = (1/2)(3k)(4k) = 6k² = 216 → k²=36 → k=6. Perimeter = 12k = 72 cm.

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60 cm

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100 cm

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56 cm

Question 5

If a:b = 3:4, b:c = 5:6, a:c = ?

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15:24 — Make b common 20. a:b:c = 15:20:24. a:c=15:24.

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5:8

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12:15

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10:8

Question 6

The 7th Schedule of the Constitution contains:‌​‍

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Union, State, and Concurrent Lists — 7th Schedule: Union List (100 items), State List (61 items), Concurrent List (52 items). ‌​‍Division of legislative powers.

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Tribal areas

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Forms of oath

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Languages

Question 7

Find the incorrect 'Father of the Nation' pair:‌​‍

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Indonesia — Lee Kuan Yew — Indonesia's founding father is Sukarno. Lee Kuan Yew founded modern Singapore.‌​‍

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South Africa — Nelson Mandela

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Vietnam — Ho Chi Minh

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Cambodia — Norodom Sihanouk

Question 8

A Kerala PSC HSA Part A candidate designs a question paper where formative assessment includes 'Portfolio Assessment' for a student project. Which statement about its application in CCE Kerala model is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

B. It helps the teacher assess students' progress, skills, and attitudes over time through documented evidence — Portfolio assessment in formative CCE gathers samples (projects, observations) to evaluate progress, skills, and attitudes. Distractor B is wrong because grades are assigned via summative written exams, not portfolio size. It is NOT a standardised comparison tool.

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A. Portfolio assessment is used exclusively to evaluate students' handwriting skills in projects

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C. Portfolio assessment is a summative tool to assign grades based on project size

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D. It is a standardised assessment to compare students across schools

Question 9

The test was ___, because I ___ studied.‌​‍

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hard, hardly — 'hard' (adjective/adverb for test) and 'hardly' (meaning scarcely).‌​‍

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hard, harder

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hardly, hard

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harder, hard

Question 10

Collective behaviour includes:‌​‍

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Crowds, mobs, riots, fads, fashions, social movements — Blumer, Park — relatively unstructured, spontaneous group behaviour. ‌​‍Distinguishes from organized group behavior.

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Only religion

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Only politics

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Individual acts

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #297