University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #80

Question 1

Kerala's anti-CAA legal challenge:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

In SC — Filed in Supreme Court.‌​‍

Answer

Withdrew

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Only resolution

Answer

None

Question 2

Gukesh Dommaraju became FIDE World Chess Champion 2024 by defeating:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ding Liren — Gukesh beat reigning champion Ding Liren in Singapore (Dec 2024), becoming the youngest World Champion at 18.‌​‍

Answer

Garry Kasparov

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Hikaru Nakamura

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Magnus Carlsen

Question 3

Democratic means:

Accepted Answer

Government by people — Government by elected representatives.

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No elections

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Dictatorial

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Monarchy

Question 4

India's first Five-Year Plan (1951-56) was based on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Harrod-Domar model — First FYP based on Harrod-Domar growth model (savings-led). ‌​‍Focus: agriculture, irrigation, power.

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Nehru-Mahalanobis model

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Mahalanobis model

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Gandhian model

Question 5

Which is the first municipality in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

Thalassery — Fort Cochin and Thalassery were among the first municipalities in Kerala, with Thalassery municipality formed in 1866.

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram

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Kochi

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Kozhikode

Question 6

Obedience to authority — Milgram experiment:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~65% administered lethal shocks under instruction — Shocked by post-Holocaust context. ‌​‍Stanley Milgram (Yale, 1963). Ethics controversial.

Answer

Low

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Harmless

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Unknown

Question 7

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore in:

Accepted Answer

1913 — Tagore won the Nobel for 'Gitanjali' in 1913 — first Asian Nobel laureate.

Answer

1901

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1907

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1920

Question 8

The most widespread type of natural vegetation in India is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tropical Deciduous — Tropical Deciduous Forests (Monsoon Forests) are the most widespread forest type in India, found in areas with 70-200 cm rainfall.‌​‍

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Tropical Evergreen

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Thorn Forest

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Mangrove

Question 9

Question tag: 'I am on the right track, ___?'

Accepted Answer

aren't I? — For 'I am', the accepted tag is 'aren't I?'.

Answer

amn't I?

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am I?

Answer

None of these

Question 10

2nd Plan steel plants at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela — Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Durgapur (WB), Rourkela (Odisha).‌​‍

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Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Salem

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Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

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Delhi, Lucknow, Patna

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #80