Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #734

Question 1

CDS (Chief of Defence Staff) 2024-26:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anil Chauhan — Gen Anil Chauhan since Sep 2022.‌​‍

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VK Singh

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Manoj Pande

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Bipin Rawat

Question 2

'The Waste Land' (1922) was written by:

Accepted Answer

T. S. Eliot — T. S. Eliot's modernist long poem — Nobel laureate (1948).

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W. B. Yeats

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Ezra Pound

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Robert Frost

Question 3

Personification gives human qualities to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Non-human things (objects, ideas, animals) — E.g., 'the angry sea', 'time flies'. ‌​‍Common in poetry. Pathetic fallacy: attributing human emotion to nature.

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Humans

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Only machines

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Only nature

Question 4

Benedict Anderson defined the nation as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Imagined political community — Anderson's 'Imagined Communities' (1983) — nation is imagined because members never know most fellow-members, yet feel communion.‌​‍

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Religious community

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Linguistic group

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Ethnic community

Question 5

1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

216 — Cubes: 1³ to 6³. 6³ = 216.‌​‍

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196

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256

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225

Question 6

An adolescent frequently changes their style of dress, musical preferences, and friend groups, expressing confusion about who they 'really are.' This struggle is primarily related to which developmental task?

Accepted Answer

C. Forming a sense of identity — According to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, the primary task for adolescents (ages 12-18) is 'Identity vs. Role Confusion.' This involves exploring different roles, beliefs, and behaviors to form a coherent sense of self. The described changes and confusion directly reflect this struggle for identity.

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A. Developing intimate relationships

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B. Achieving industry

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D. Mastering concrete operations

Question 7

Clock: angle at 2:30:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

105° — Hour hand 75°, minute 180°, diff 105°.‌​‍

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90°

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75°

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120°

Question 8

Inter-State Council chaired by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

PM — PM — Standing Committee by Home Minister.‌​‍

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CJI

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President

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Home Minister

Question 9

The correctly spelt word:

Accepted Answer

Maintenance — 'Maintenance' — despite the verb being 'maintain', the noun drops the 'ai' (main-ten-ance).

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Maintainance

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Maintenence

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Mantainance

Question 10

One word for 'a person who does not eat meat':

Accepted Answer

Vegetarian — Vegetarian: does not eat meat/fish. Vegan: no animal products at all.

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Carnivore

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Gourmet

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Vegan

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #734