Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #718

Question 1

HCF of 90 and 162 is:

Accepted Answer

18 — 90 = 2×3²×5; 162 = 2×3⁴. HCF = 2×3² = 18.

Answer

9

Answer

12

Answer

24

Question 2

Day on 26 January 2020 (Monday is 1 Jan):

Accepted Answer

Sunday — 25 days gap. 25 mod 7 = 4. Wed (1 Jan 2020) + 25 = ... answer per 2020 calendar.

Answer

Saturday

Answer

Friday

Answer

Monday

Question 3

Bering Strait between:

Accepted Answer

Alaska-Russia — Alaska-Chukotka.

Answer

USA-Canada

Answer

Japan-Korea

Answer

China-Russia

Question 4

Ujjwala Yojana provides:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Free LPG connections to BPL families — PM Ujjwala Yojana (2016) provides free LPG gas connections to women from BPL households.‌​‍

Answer

Free electricity

Answer

Free laptops

Answer

Free Wi-Fi

Question 5

SC judge retires at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

65 — 65 years.‌​‍

Answer

62

Answer

60

Answer

70

Question 6

The Governor of a state is appointed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

President — The Governor is appointed by the President on the advice of the Central Government.‌​‍

Answer

CM

Answer

State Legislature

Answer

PM

Question 7

Sum of roots of ax² + bx + c = 0:

Accepted Answer

-b/a — Product of roots: c/a. Vieta's formulas.

Answer

b/a

Answer

c/a

Answer

-c/a

Question 8

Kerala's lok sabha seats:

Accepted Answer

20 — 20 Lok Sabha constituencies.

Answer

14

Answer

18

Answer

24

Question 9

Ms. Geetha, an English teacher, structures her lessons around authentic materials like newspaper articles and real-life conversations. She encourages students to work in groups to solve communication problems and prioritizes fluency over absolute grammatical accuracy in initial stages. Ms. Geetha's teaching methodology primarily reflects the principles of:

Accepted Answer

D. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) — Ms. Geetha's approach, which involves authentic materials, group work, problem-solving, and prioritizing fluency, are hallmarks of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). CLT aims to develop communicative competence by focusing on meaningful interaction and real-world language use. Other methods like Audio-lingual, Grammar-Translation, or Direct Method have different primary focuses and classroom applications.

Answer

A. Audio-lingual Method

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B. Grammar-Translation Method

Answer

C. Direct Method

Question 10

Malayalam classical status:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2013 — 2013.‌​‍

Answer

2008

Answer

2004

Answer

2015

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #718