Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #542

Question 1

RSS 100 years:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2025 centenary — Founded 1925.‌​‍

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1925-2025

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2023

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2030

Question 2

'Paradise Lost' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Milton — John Milton's epic (1667) recounts the Fall of Man.‌​‍

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Chaucer

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Shakespeare

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Donne

Question 3

The 1971 Lok Sabha election slogan of Indira Gandhi was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Garibi Hatao — 'Garibi Hatao' (Remove Poverty) was Indira Gandhi's 1971 election slogan. ‌​‍Congress won 352/518 seats.

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India Shining

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Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

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Sarva Shiksha

Question 4

The 'Land of Rising Sun' is:

Accepted Answer

Japan — Japan is called the 'Land of the Rising Sun' because the kanji for Japan (日本) literally means 'origin of the sun'.

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China

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Thailand

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South Korea

Question 5

Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) is an integrated scheme for school education from pre-school to senior secondary levels. Which of the following is NOT a primary objective of SSK in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

C. Providing financial assistance for higher education to meritorious students. — SSK aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, promote vocational education, and bridge social and gender gaps within the school education system (pre-school to senior secondary). Providing financial assistance for higher education (beyond senior secondary) falls outside the direct scope of SSK, which focuses on foundational and secondary schooling.

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A. Ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels.

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B. Promoting vocational education and skill development from elementary to secondary.

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D. Bridging social and gender gaps in school education.

Question 6

The Konark Sun Temple is in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Odisha — Konark Sun Temple (13th century) is in Odisha — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.‌​‍

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Rajasthan

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MP

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Gujarat

Question 7

The Rosetta Stone helped decipher:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Egyptian hieroglyphs (by Champollion, 1822) — Discovered 1799 by Napoleon's troops. ‌​‍Same decree in 3 scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic, Greek). Champollion cracked hieroglyphs 1822.

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Linear B

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Chinese

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Cuneiform

Question 8

Kerala's Supreme Court judges (ever):

Accepted Answer

K.K. Mathew, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Fathima Beevi, K.T. Thomas, K.G. Balakrishnan — Several.

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Only one

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None

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Two

Question 9

Velu Thampi Dalawa issued his anti-British 'Kundara Proclamation' on:

Accepted Answer

11 January 1809 — Kundara Proclamation on 11 January 1809 (Kollam Era 984 Makaram 1) called for armed struggle against the British.

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30 November 1805

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26 July 1859

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12 November 1936

Question 10

The idiom 'bite the bullet' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Endure a painful or difficult situation bravely — From era before anaesthesia — soldiers bit bullets to endure pain.‌​‍

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Eat quickly

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Damage teeth

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Shoot a gun

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #542