University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #407

Question 1

The video ___ if you press this button.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

pauses — Zero conditional (general truth): if + present, present.‌​‍

Answer

pause

Answer

will pause

Answer

paused

Question 2

Mt. Everest's height:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

8,848.86 m — Re-surveyed 2020 (Nepal-China). ‌​‍Nepali: Sagarmatha, Tibetan: Chomolungma. In Himalayas (Great Himalayan range).

Answer

7,500 m

Answer

9,000 m

Answer

10,000 m

Question 3

Change to a question: 'He has finished his homework.'

Accepted Answer

Has he finished his homework? — Present perfect → invert auxiliary 'has' with subject.

Answer

Does he finish his homework?

Answer

Is he finishing his homework?

Answer

Did he finish his homework?

Question 4

Whip authority:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Party discipline — Party-level; Anti-defection law enforces.‌​‍

Answer

No basis

Answer

Constitutional

Answer

Legal

Question 5

Synonym of 'delinquent':

Accepted Answer

criminal — Delinquent = someone who commits an offence; criminal.

Answer

dutiful

Answer

innocent

Answer

obedient

Question 6

Karl Marx and Engels published 'Communist Manifesto' in:

Accepted Answer

1848 — Manifesto published Feb 1848, amid European revolutions. 'A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of Communism.'

Answer

1789

Answer

1867

Answer

1917

Question 7

An object weighs 0.2 kgwt in air and 0.19 kgwt in water. The buoyant force is:

Accepted Answer

0.01 kgwt — Buoyant force = apparent loss of weight = 0.2 − 0.19 = 0.01 kgwt.

Answer

0.02 kgwt

Answer

0.10 kgwt

Answer

0.20 kgwt

Question 8

Kerala's first test cricketer:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tinu Yohannan — Tinu Yohannan (2002 vs England).‌​‍

Answer

Sanju Samson

Answer

Unnikrishnan

Answer

Sreesanth

Question 9

Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which provision mandates the establishment of neighbourhood schools within a defined distance from every child's residence in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

A. Section 6 - Neighborhood Schools Provision — Section 6 of the RTE Act explicitly states the obligation of the State to establish neighbourhood schools within a distance of 1 km from the child’s residence for Classes 1-5 and within 3 km for Classes 6-8. Section 12 focuses on private school admissions, Section 3 on disability inclusion, and Section 16 on promotion policies.

Answer

B. Section 12 - Free and Compulsory Education

Answer

C. Section 3 - Admission of Children with Disabilities

Answer

D. Section 16 - Prohibition of Detention

Question 10

Ratio of present ages A:B = 3:5. After 5 years 2:3. A's present age:

Accepted Answer

15 — 3x+5 : 5x+5 = 2:3. 9x+15 = 10x+10. x=5. A=15.

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

20

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #407