Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #665

Question 1

According to the 'Divine Right Theory':

Accepted Answer

The king is the representative of God and accountable only to God — Divine Right held that monarchs drew authority from God, not the people.

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The king is elected by the people

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The king must share power with parliament

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The king derives authority from law

Question 2

If a die is rolled, probability of getting a number greater than 4 is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1/3 — Favourable: {5, 6} = 2 outcomes; P = 2/6 = 1/3.‌​‍

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1/2

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1/6

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2/3

Question 3

Three words: Barbarous, Crude, Rude. Pick the class word.

Accepted Answer

unrefined — All three describe lack of refinement.

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gentlemanly

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rude

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cultured

Question 4

Twin primes example:

Accepted Answer

3,5 — 3,5 differ by 2.

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7,11

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4,6

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9,11

Question 5

The Dandi March started on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

12 March 1930 — The Dandi March started on 12 March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram. ‌​‍It ended at Dandi on 6 April 1930.

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6 April 1930

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26 January 1930

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12 March 1931

Question 6

Sree Narayana Guru's core teaching:‌​‍

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'One caste, one religion, one God for humanity' — Ezhava social reformer (Kerala). ‌​‍Aruvippuram consecration (1888). SNDP Yogam (1903). ‌​‍Inspired Vaikom Satyagraha.

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Orthodoxy

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Caste Hierarchy

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Violence

Question 7

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indian Elephant and Tiger — Periyar in Idukki is famous for Indian Elephants and Tigers (it's a Tiger Reserve).‌​‍

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Nilgiri Tahr

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Asiatic Lion

Question 8

A 6-month-old infant receives antibodies from their mother through breastfeeding. This type of immunity is known as:

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C. Naturally acquired passive immunity. — Naturally acquired passive immunity occurs when antibodies are transferred from one individual to another without stimulating the recipient's immune system, such as antibodies passed from mother to infant through breast milk or across the placenta. Naturally acquired active immunity (A) develops after exposure to infection, while artificially acquired active (B) and passive (D) immunity involve vaccination or injection of pre-formed antibodies, respectively.

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A. Naturally acquired active immunity.

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B. Artificially acquired active immunity.

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D. Artificially acquired passive immunity.

Question 9

The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024 was awarded to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun — Ambros and Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel for microRNA discovery and post-transcriptional gene regulation.‌​‍

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Svante Paabo

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Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman

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David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian

Question 10

If A is square matrix, A is non-singular when:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

det A ≠ 0 — Non-singular ↔ invertible ↔ det ≠ 0 ↔ full rank ↔ unique solution to Ax=b.‌​‍

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Diagonal

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det A = 0

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A symmetric

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #665