Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #636

Question 1

Anti-incumbency broken in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

2021 LDF — 2021 — LDF broke alternating.

Answer

1977

Answer

1957

Answer

Never

Question 2

AICTE established:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1987 — AICTE Act 1987.‌​‍

Answer

1990

Answer

2000

Answer

1945

Question 3

'She has been waiting ___ two hours.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

for — 'For' is used with duration (two hours). 'Since' with a point in time.‌​‍

Answer

from

Answer

at

Answer

since

Question 4

The Inca Empire (Peru) was conquered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro (1532) — Pizarro captured and executed Incan Emperor Atahualpa (1533). ‌​‍Spanish conquest of South America followed.

Answer

Cortés

Answer

Magellan

Answer

Columbus

Question 5

Puducherry Legislative Assembly status came under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Government of Union Territories Act 1963 — Puducherry has an elected Assembly since 1963 under GoUT Act 1963 (not a Constitutional amendment).‌​‍

Answer

86th Amendment

Answer

69th Amendment

Answer

91st Amendment

Question 6

Regarding removal of untouchability in Kerala, which is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

C. Krishnan championed against untouchability through Desabhimani — C. Krishnan championed against untouchability through 'Mitavadi', not Desabhimani.

Answer

T.K. Madhavan was a dynamic leader against untouchability

Answer

Mannath Padmanabhan organised Savarna Jatha

Answer

K. Kelappan led Vaikom Satyagraha

Question 7

A woman describes a feeling of bearing down in the pelvis, as if everything would escape through the vagina. She feels indifferent towards her family, desires solitude, and paradoxically feels better after strenuous exercise. She is often irritable and easily offended. Which remedy is indicated for this symptom complex?

Accepted Answer

B. Sepia — Sepia is strongly indicated by the characteristic bearing-down sensation in the pelvis, the mental state of indifference to loved ones and desire for solitude, and the unique modality of feeling better from strenuous exercise. Pulsatilla is typically mild and tearful, Lilium tigrinum also has a bearing-down sensation but often with more sexual irritation, and Natrum muriaticum is known for grief and reserved nature.

Answer

A. Lilium tigrinum

Answer

C. Pulsatilla

Answer

D. Natrum muriaticum

Question 8

When I reached the office, the manager ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

had gone — Past perfect 'had gone' for action completed before another past action.‌​‍

Answer

went

Answer

has gone

Answer

will go

Question 9

Make in India initiative launched:

Accepted Answer

2014 — September 25, 2014. 25 sectors. Objectives: increase manufacturing GDP share, create jobs, attract FDI. Sectors: defense, automobile, pharma.

Answer

2016

Answer

2010

Answer

2020

Question 10

Number of subsets of a set with n elements:

Accepted Answer

2^n — Each element is in or out → 2 choices. Empty set counts. Number of proper subsets: 2^n - 1.

Answer

n

Answer

n²

Answer

n!

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #636