Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #683

Question 1

According to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which of the following practices is strictly prohibited in schools for children undergoing elementary education?

Accepted Answer

B. Subjecting a child to physical punishment or mental harassment. — Section 17 of the RTE Act, 2009, explicitly prohibits physical punishment and mental harassment of children in schools. While charging capitation fees (Section 13) is also prohibited by the Act, it pertains to the admission process rather than practices within the school environment concerning student discipline and treatment. Assigning minimal homework or conducting assessments are not strictly prohibited by the Act, although CCE is promoted and detention is prohibited.

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A. Assigning homework to students in Class 1 and 2.

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C. Conducting annual examinations for all classes to assess learning outcomes.

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D. Charging capitation fees for admission to any class.

Question 2

PM from Karnataka:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Deve Gowda — H.D. Deve Gowda.‌​‍

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Rao

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Vajpayee

Question 3

Boar : Sow :: Gander : ___

Accepted Answer

Goose — Male-female pairs: Boar-Sow (pig), Gander-Goose.

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Drake

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Duck

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Gobbler

Question 4

Jnanpith winner M.T. Vasudevan Nair got it for:

Accepted Answer

Entire oeuvre — MT won Jnanpith 1995 for overall contribution.

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Naalukettu

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Randamoozham

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Kaalam

Question 5

After a group of students completes an investigation and shares their observations, the teacher facilitates a class discussion. During this discussion, the teacher introduces scientific terminology, clarifies any misconceptions, and helps students formalize the concepts they discovered. Which stage of the 5E model does this scenario best represent?

Accepted Answer

C. Explain — The Explain stage is where the teacher guides students to formalize their understanding, introducing concepts, definitions, and theories based on their earlier explorations. It involves direct instruction, clarification of misconceptions, and helping students articulate what they have learned. Engage sparks interest, Explore involves hands-on investigation, and Evaluate assesses learning.

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A. Engage

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B. Explore

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D. Evaluate

Question 6

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 evolved from:

Accepted Answer

Vishakha Judgement — The Act codified the Vishakha Guidelines (Vishakha v State of Rajasthan, 1997).

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Provision for just and humane conditions of work

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The State's special provision for women

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Article 15(3)

Question 7

Who wrote the book 'India after Gandhi'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramachandra Guha — Ramachandra Guha's celebrated 2007 history of post-independence India.‌​‍

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Sumit Sarkar

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Ranajit Guha

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Bipan Chandra

Question 8

Praggnanandhaa, who challenged for the World Chess Championship candidates, plays for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

India — R. ‌​‍Praggnanandhaa is an Indian chess grandmaster who became one of the youngest candidates tournament qualifiers.

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China

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Russia

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USA

Question 9

National Emergency can be declared on grounds of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

External aggression or armed rebellion — Article 352: National Emergency on grounds of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion (44th Amendment changed 'internal disturbance' to 'armed rebellion').‌​‍

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War only

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Financial instability

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State government failure

Question 10

The meaning of the idiom 'cat and dog life' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Constant arguments between couple — Living a cat-and-dog life = quarrelsome domestic life.‌​‍

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Loving pets

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Happy family

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Wild nature

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #683