University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #349

Question 1

Who designed the Indian Parliament building?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker — Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker designed New Delhi including the Parliament House (completed 1927).‌​‍

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Le Corbusier

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Charles Correa

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Laurie Baker

Question 2

Ustad Ahmad Lahauri is the principal designer of which famous building?

Accepted Answer

Taj Mahal — Ustad Ahmad Lahauri — chief architect of Taj Mahal under Shah Jahan.

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Qutub Minar

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Red Fort

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Charminar

Question 3

Basic Structure elements (Kesavananda):

Accepted Answer

All and more — Multiple — not an exhaustive list, includes federalism, republic, democracy.

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Supremacy of Constitution

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Secular nature

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Judicial review, rule of law

Question 4

A senior government official working in a public sector undertaking in Kerala is repeatedly ignoring a specific statutory directive that mandates the timely processing of public grievances, leading to significant delays and citizen distress. Which of the following legal avenues is most appropriate for an affected citizen to compel the official to perform their duty through the High Court of Kerala?

Accepted Answer

C. Petitioning for a writ of Mandamus to direct the official to perform their statutory duty. — The writ of Mandamus is the most appropriate legal remedy in this situation. It is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to command a public official or authority to perform a public or statutory duty that they have failed or refused to perform. Options A, B, and D are not the primary or most direct means to compel the performance of a specific statutory duty in such a case.

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A. Filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to seek compensation for the delays caused.

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B. Seeking a writ of Quo Warranto to question the official's authority to hold their office.

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D. Initiating a criminal prosecution against the official for dereliction of duty.

Question 5

Antonym of BEGIN:

Accepted Answer

End — Begin ↔ end.

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Start

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Launch

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Open

Question 6

Which of the following are the components of prejudice?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cognitive (stereotype) + Affective (prejudice) + Behavioral (discrimination) — Stereotype = belief. ‌​‍Prejudice = attitude. Discrimination = behavior. ‌​‍Contact hypothesis reduces prejudice (Allport).

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None

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Only action

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Only belief

Question 7

Logic output of AND gate with inputs (1,1):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 — AND: 1 iff all inputs 1. ‌​‍OR: 1 if any input 1. NOT: inverts. ‌​‍XOR: 1 iff inputs differ.

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Undefined

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0

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Variable

Question 8

Mode of 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5 is:

Accepted Answer

4 — 4 appears most often (3 times).

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3

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5

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2

Question 9

Analogy: Cobbler : Shoe :: Tailor : ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Clothes — Tailor makes clothes.‌​‍

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Cloth

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Machine

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Thread

Question 10

Which statements about the Constituent Assembly of India are NOT correct? ‌​‍(i) Idea first proposed by M.N. Roy (ii) Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 recommended CA creation (iii) CA first convened 9 Dec 1946 (iv) Dr. ‌​‍Ambedkar was President of CA

Accepted Answer

Only (i)(ii)(iii) correct; (iv) incorrect — Dr. ‌​‍Rajendra Prasad was President of the CA; Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.

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Only (i) correct; (ii)(iii)(iv) incorrect

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Only (ii)(iii)(iv) correct; (i) incorrect

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Only (i)(ii)(iv) correct; (iii) incorrect

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #349