Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #746

Question 1

PMLA Act:

Accepted Answer

2002 — Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002.

Answer

2005

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2010

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2015

Question 2

AGMUT cadre:

Accepted Answer

IAS joint for Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram, UTs — All India Service cadre.

Answer

Single state

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Private

Answer

None

Question 3

India's first Green Hydrogen Mission targets how much production by 2030?

Accepted Answer

5 MMT — The National Green Hydrogen Mission targets 5 million metric tonnes of annual green hydrogen production by 2030.

Answer

1 MMT

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3 MMT

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10 MMT

Question 4

What do antihistamines do?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Relieve allergy symptoms (histamine antagonists) e.g. cetirizine — H1 receptor blockers. ‌​‍Older drugs sedating (diphenhydramine); newer (cetirizine, loratadine) less.

Answer

Pain killers

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Antacids

Answer

Sleep only

Question 5

If 4y − 7 = 3y + 5, then y =

Accepted Answer

12 — y = 12 (move terms: y = 5 + 7 = 12).

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

15

Question 6

Antonym of LAZY:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Active — Lazy ↔ active.‌​‍

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Sluggish

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Slow

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Idle

Question 7

Mughal Empire lasted:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1526-1857 — Babur to Bahadur Shah Zafar.‌​‍

Answer

1556-1857

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1526-1707

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1556-1707

Question 8

'Martin ate the ___ amount of shawarma at the party.' (superlative form of 'little')

Accepted Answer

least — Little → less → least. Superlative = 'least'.

Answer

little

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less

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lest

Question 9

Meghalaya from:

Accepted Answer

Assam — Carved out of Assam 1972.

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Bengal

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Bihar

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Tripura

Question 10

A teacher designs a science lesson where students work in small groups to design and conduct experiments to test different hypotheses about plant growth, rather than simply reading a textbook chapter. This approach primarily aligns with which core principle of constructivism?

Accepted Answer

C. Learners actively construct their understanding through experience and reflection. — Constructivism emphasizes that learners are not empty vessels but active participants who build their own knowledge structures. By designing and conducting experiments, students are directly engaging with the content, experiencing it, and reflecting on their findings, which is the essence of active knowledge construction. Options A, B, and D represent opposing pedagogical views.

Answer

A. Learning is a process of passive absorption of information.

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B. Knowledge is best transmitted through direct instruction from an expert.

Answer

D. The primary goal of education is rote memorization of facts.

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #746