University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #92

Question 1

When an adolescent prioritizes spending time with their peer group over family activities and increasingly seeks independence from parental control, which primary social developmental task are they demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

C. Achieving autonomy and forming peer relationships. — Adolescence is a critical period for achieving autonomy from parents and forming strong, influential peer relationships, which are essential for identity formation and social skill development. Developing early attachment bonds and overcoming stranger anxiety are tasks of infancy, while establishing a sense of industry is a task of middle childhood (Erikson's stages).

Answer

A. Developing early attachment bonds.

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B. Establishing a sense of industry.

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D. Overcoming stranger anxiety.

Question 2

In which year was Kerala declared a fully literate state?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1991 — Kerala was declared the first fully-literate state of India on 18 April 1991.‌​‍

Answer

1989

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1990

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1992

Question 3

IIT Palakkad:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2015 — 2015.‌​‍

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2020

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2008

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2019

Question 4

How many islands are envisaged to be connected by the Kochi Water Metro?

Accepted Answer

Ten — The Kochi Water Metro connects 10 islands around Greater Kochi.

Answer

Four

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Five

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Eight

Question 5

IP version 4 address format:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

32-bit, 4 octets — ~4.3 billion addresses. ‌​‍IPv6: 128-bit (2^128 addresses). IPv4 exhaustion led to IPv6 adoption. ‌​‍Dual-stack transition.

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8-bit

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128-bit

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64-bit

Question 6

Vaikom Satyagraha began on:

Accepted Answer

30 March 1924 — Vaikom Satyagraha began on 30 March 1924 demanding temple access for lower castes.

Answer

1 November 1931

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12 November 1936

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26 January 1930

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding the stereochemistry of drugs is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

C. Stereoisomers can exhibit different pharmacokinetic profiles and pharmacodynamic effects. — Stereoisomers, especially enantiomers, can interact differently with chiral biological targets (receptors, enzymes), leading to different pharmacokinetic profiles (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) and pharmacodynamic effects (activity, potency, side effects). Enantiomers do not always have identical activity; one enantiomer is often more active, or they might have different activities. Diastereomers are not mirror images and are not superimposable.

Answer

A. Enantiomers always have identical pharmacological activity and potency.

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B. Only racemic mixtures are therapeutically active, never pure enantiomers.

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D. Diastereomers are mirror images of each other and are superimposable.

Question 8

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 1901 (first-ever) went to:

Accepted Answer

Sully Prudhomme (France) — Sully Prudhomme received the first Nobel Literature prize in 1901.

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Kipling

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Yeats

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Tagore

Question 9

K.G. Balakrishnan — CJI from Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Also President NHRC — All true.

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First Dalit CJI

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First Kerala CJI

Answer

Both

Question 10

The Black Death (bubonic plague) killed what fraction of Europe's population?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~30-50% (1347-51) — Black Death (1347-1351) killed 75-200 million globally; 30-50% of Europe's population. ‌​‍Transformed labour markets, ended serfdom in many regions.

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~75%

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~25%

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~10%

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #92