University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #205

Question 1

India's Woman Naval Officer on warship:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Commanding officer (first) — Historic firsts in Navy.‌​‍

Answer

Only deck

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None

Answer

Cancelled

Question 2

What technology did the first generation of computers primarily use?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vacuum Tubes — First generation computers (1940-1956) used vacuum tubes. ‌​‍ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer.

Answer

Transistors

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Integrated Circuits

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Microprocessors

Question 3

The first Chief Minister of the newly formed Kerala (1957) belonged to which party?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Communist Party of India — EMS Namboodiripad led the world's first democratically elected Communist government.‌​‍

Answer

INC

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Muslim League

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Socialist Party

Question 4

The idiom 'burning the midnight oil' means:

Accepted Answer

Studying or working late into the night — Originally from using oil lamps for late-night work.

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Fire accident

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Wasting fuel

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Energy saving

Question 5

5 friends P, Q, R, S, T sit in a row. P is at the left end. R is in the middle. Q is between P and R. S is to the right of R. Who sits at the right end?

Accepted Answer

T — Positions 1-5: P Q R S _. Only T is left, so T is at the right end (position 5).

Answer

Q

Answer

R

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S

Question 6

Habitus (Bourdieu) refers to:

Accepted Answer

Internalised dispositions shaped by one's social position — Habitus: embodied schemes of perception, thought, action — how class/culture shapes individual practice unconsciously.

Answer

Habits

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Diet

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Location

Question 7

Displacement current was introduced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Maxwell — To maintain consistency of Ampere's law with changing E field. ‌​‍ID = ε₀ dΦE/dt. Led to EM waves.

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Faraday

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Hertz

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Ampere

Question 8

Which of the following is a key feature of the urea cycle?

Accepted Answer

D. Converts ammonia to urea for excretion — The urea cycle converts toxic ammonia (from protein metabolism) into urea for renal excretion. It occurs partly in mitochondria and partly in the cytoplasm (A), uses N-acetylglutamate (not biotin) (B), and does not produce ammonia (C).

Answer

A. Occurs entirely in the cytoplasm

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B. Requires biotin as a cofactor

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C. Produces ammonia as a byproduct

Question 9

Largest desert:

Accepted Answer

Antarctic — Antarctic Desert is the largest (cold desert).

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Sahara

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Gobi

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Arabian

Question 10

Vishukkani is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vishu — Vishukkani = the auspicious arrangement seen first thing on Vishu morning (Malayalam New Year).‌​‍

Answer

Onam

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Thrissur Pooram

Answer

Theyyam

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #205