University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #574

Question 1

Languages recognised in the 8th Schedule number:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

22 — Originally 14, now 22 languages. ‌​‍Most recent additions (2003): Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santali.

Answer

28

Answer

18

Answer

14

Question 2

India smartphone market:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Samsung/Xiaomi/Vivo — Multiple brands.‌​‍

Answer

BlackBerry

Answer

Nokia

Answer

Apple dominant

Question 3

Maximum period a proclamation of emergency by the President can remain in force without parliamentary approval:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Six months — Art. ‌​‍352(4): must be approved within one month; approved proclamation lasts 6 months.

Answer

Two months from issue

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Four months

Answer

One year

Question 4

Wipro CEO 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Srinivas Pallia — Pallia from April 2024.‌​‍

Answer

Abidali

Answer

Thierry Delaporte

Answer

Premji

Question 5

Who became the President of Sri Lanka in 2015?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Maithripala Sirisena — Sirisena defeated Rajapaksa in January 2015.‌​‍

Answer

Ranil Wickremesinghe

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Mahinda Rajapaksa

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Chandrika Kumaratunga

Question 6

Volume of cuboid 10×5×2:

Accepted Answer

100 — LBH.

Answer

50

Answer

200

Answer

40

Question 7

Miller's magical number (STM capacity):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

7 ± 2 items — George Miller (1956). ‌​‍Chunking can expand effective capacity. Modern estimates ~4 ± 1 for working memory.

Answer

3

Answer

100

Answer

20

Question 8

Self-financing colleges in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Managed by private — Private unaided colleges.

Answer

Govt

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Co-op

Answer

Unknown

Question 9

NEP 2020 emphasizes a shift in assessment practices from primarily summative and rote-learning based to one that is more:

Accepted Answer

B. Formative, competency-based, and designed to promote learning and development. — NEP 2020 calls for a transformation in assessment, moving towards formative, competency-based evaluation that assesses higher-order skills and promotes learning, rather than just rote memorization. Option A contradicts the policy's move away from high-stakes, frequent standardized tests. Option C suggests an exclusive reliance which is too extreme. Option D highlights a traditional use of assessment that NEP 2020 seeks to de-emphasize.

Answer

A. Focused on standardized national-level examinations at every grade.

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C. Exclusively reliant on peer-assessment and self-assessment for all academic levels.

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D. Primarily used for ranking students and schools at district and state levels.

Question 10

Jerome Bruner's theory of instruction emphasizes the importance of scaffolding. Which of the following is the most accurate description of scaffolding in Bruner's context?

Accepted Answer

B. Adjusting the level of support given to a learner based on their needs, gradually reducing it as competence grows — Scaffolding in Bruner's theory involves providing temporary support to a learner, which is gradually withdrawn as the learner becomes more competent. It is not about reducing student effort (A), using punishment/rewards (C), or rote memorization (D). Instead, it is a dynamic and adaptive process of adjusting support.

Answer

A. Providing step-by-step instructions to reduce student effort

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C. Using punishment and rewards to reinforce desired behaviors

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D. Rote memorization of factual information to build foundational knowledge

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #574