University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #634

Question 1

V.T. Bhattathiripad:‌​‍

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Namboodiri social reformer — Reformed Namboodiri community.‌​‍

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Actor

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Poet

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Politician

Question 2

Agniveer term:‌​‍

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4 years — 4-year tenure.‌​‍

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3

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Permanent

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5

Question 3

Which social reformer is known as 'Pulaya Raja'?

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Ayyankali — Ayyankali, the great social reformer who fought for the rights of Dalits, was honoured as Pulaya Raja.

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Poykayil Yohannan

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Pandit Karuppan

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Kumaranasan

Question 4

Three-tier Panchayat:‌​‍

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Village, Block, District — Gram, Intermediate (Block), Zilla Parishad.‌​‍

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Village, District, State

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Ward, Block, Zilla

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Village, Tehsil, District

Question 5

Sum of roots of ax² + bx + c = 0:‌​‍

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-b/a — Product of roots: c/a. Vieta's formulas.‌​‍

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c/a

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-c/a

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b/a

Question 6

Accountancy golden rules — Personal account:‌​‍

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Debit the receiver, credit the giver — Real account: Debit what comes in, credit what goes out. ‌​‍Nominal: Debit expenses/losses, credit gains/incomes.

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Random

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All credit

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All debit

Question 7

The centroid of a triangle divides each median in the ratio:

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2:1 (vertex to midpoint of opp. side) — Centroid divides each median 2:1 from vertex to opposite side midpoint.

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1:1

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1:2 (from vertex)

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1:3

Question 8

Chandrika (newspaper):

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IUML — Muslim League newspaper.

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Congress

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CPI

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BJP

Question 9

The Arab Spring uprisings began in:‌​‍

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2010 (Tunisia) - 2011 — Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation (Dec 2010) in Tunisia triggered Arab Spring. ‌​‍Regimes fell in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen. Syria descended into civil war.

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2015

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2020

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2008

Question 10

P.T. Usha, often referred to as the 'Payyoli Express', is a legendary Indian athlete. Which of the following statements about her career and accolades is correct?

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B. She holds the record for the most individual gold medals (4) won by an Indian athlete in a single edition of the Asian Games. — P.T. Usha won four gold medals (in 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles, and 4x400m relay) and one silver medal at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, a record for individual gold medals by an Indian athlete in a single Asian Games edition. She narrowly missed an Olympic medal in 1984, securing fourth place, and did not receive the Dronacharya Award, which is for coaches. Her recent prominent nomination was to the Rajya Sabha in 2022, not the IOC Athletes' Commission.

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A. She became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in track and field at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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C. She was awarded the Dronacharya Award for coaching promising young athletes.

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D. She was inducted into the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission in 2016.

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #634