Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #361

Question 1

Synonym of TRITE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Overused — Overused; lacking freshness.‌​‍

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Original

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Fresh

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Unique

Question 2

Kerala FACT (fertilizer):

Accepted Answer

Travancore headquartered — Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore, Udyogamandal.

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Bihar

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UP

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Gujarat

Question 3

The phrase 'We, the People of India' appears in which part of the Indian Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The Preamble — The Preamble opens with 'We, the People of India' asserting popular sovereignty.‌​‍

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Article 370

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Article 1

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Schedule I

Question 4

Biggest lake Africa:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria — Lake Victoria.‌​‍

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Malawi

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Tanganyika

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Chad

Question 5

Primary Deficit is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fiscal deficit − Interest payments — Primary deficit = fiscal deficit minus interest payments. ‌​‍Measures new borrowing need (excluding past debt servicing).

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Fiscal deficit + Interest payments

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Revenue deficit

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Monetised deficit

Question 6

Silent Valley National Park is known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lion-tailed Macaque — Silent Valley (Palakkad) has one of the last undisturbed tropical evergreen forests. ‌​‍Lion-tailed Macaque is its flagship species.

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Nilgiri Tahr

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Elephant

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Tiger

Question 7

'Not only A ___ also B':

Accepted Answer

but — Not only...but also.

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and

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or

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nor

Question 8

In a period of high inflation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aims to stabilize prices by reducing the money supply in the economy. Which of the following actions would be most effective for the RBI to achieve this objective?

Accepted Answer

C. Increasing the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for commercial banks. — Increasing the CRR mandates commercial banks to hold a larger fraction of their deposits with the RBI, thereby reducing the funds available for lending and contracting the money supply, which helps to curb inflation. Lowering the Repo Rate or purchasing government securities would inject liquidity, while decreasing SLR would free up funds for banks, all of which would exacerbate inflation.

Answer

A. Lowering the Repo Rate to stimulate credit growth.

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B. Conducting Open Market Operations to purchase government securities.

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D. Decreasing the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) requirements for banks.

Question 9

The fuse wire in an electrical circuit is made of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lead-tin alloy — Fuse wire is made of lead-tin alloy with low melting point — melts and breaks circuit during overload.‌​‍

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Copper

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Silver

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Gold

Question 10

Plural of 'goose':

Accepted Answer

geese — Irregular plural.

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gooses

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goosies

Answer

goosen

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #361