Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #966

Question 1

120, 60, 30, 15, ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

7.5 — Each ÷ 2. 15 ÷ 2 = 7.5.‌​‍

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

10

Question 2

A handwriting that cannot be read:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

illegible — Illegible = impossible to read.‌​‍

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indelible

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illogical

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inaudible

Question 3

Pedro Álvares Cabral is associated with the European discovery of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Brazil — Cabral claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500.‌​‍

Answer

Australia

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Newfoundland

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New Zealand

Question 4

'She ___ longer, if she hadn't fallen.' (third conditional)‌​‍

Accepted Answer

would have lived — Third conditional: If + past perfect, would have + past participle.‌​‍

Answer

will have lived

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wouldn't live

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would live

Question 5

Which of the following is the first indigenous vaccine developed in India?

Accepted Answer

C. Rotavac — Rotavac, developed by the Serum Institute of India in collaboration with the Indian government, is the first indigenous vaccine against rotavirus diarrhea in India, approved for use in 2014. BCG vaccine was developed earlier but not indigenously in India. OPV was introduced in India but is not indigenous. PCV is a more recent vaccine and not the first indigenous one.

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A. BCG vaccine

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B. Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)

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D. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Question 6

Kerala Water Resources Dept:

Accepted Answer

Both different — Separate entities.

Answer

KWRD / WRD

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KWA

Answer

One

Question 7

The Rubber Board of India is headquartered at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kottayam — Rubber Board HQ is in Kottayam — the rubber capital of India.‌​‍

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram

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Kochi

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Idukki

Question 8

Antonym of APPROVE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reject — Approve ↔ reject/disapprove.‌​‍

Answer

Accept

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Agree

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Sanction

Question 9

Behaviourism school's key figure:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

John B. Watson / B.F. Skinner — Studies observable behavior only. ‌​‍Watson's 'Little Albert' experiment. Skinner's operant conditioning.

Answer

James

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Rogers

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Freud

Question 10

Communitarianism opposes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Atomistic individualism of classical liberalism — Communitarians (MacIntyre, Sandel, Taylor, Walzer) emphasise the community-embedded self vs liberalism's abstract unencumbered self.‌​‍

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Community values

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Democracy

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Rule of law

Secretariat Assistant Mixed Practice Test #966