University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #817

Question 1

Collective behaviour includes:‌​‍

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Crowds, mobs, riots, fads, fashions, social movements — Blumer, Park — relatively unstructured, spontaneous group behaviour. ‌​‍Distinguishes from organized group behavior.

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Only religion

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Only politics

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Individual acts

Question 2

SNDP Yogam:‌​‍

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1903 — 1903 (Dr. Palpu).‌​‍

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1888

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1907

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1914

Question 3

Repetition of the initial consonant sound in neighbouring words is:‌​‍

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Alliteration — Alliteration: 'Peter Piper picked...', 'wild and windy'.‌​‍

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Rhyme

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Personification

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Metaphor

Question 4

How many odd days in an ordinary year:‌​‍

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1 — 365 mod 7 = 1 odd day.‌​‍

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3

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2

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0

Question 5

HC under Article:‌​‍

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All — 214 (HC for states), 215 (court of record), 216 (judges).‌​‍

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216

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214

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215

Question 6

Sati was abolished by:‌​‍

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Lord Bentinck — Lord William Bentinck abolished Sati in 1829 with support from Raja Ram Mohan Roy.‌​‍

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Lord Ripon

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Lord Dalhousie

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Lord Canning

Question 7

Which step in the action research cycle involves planning and implementing changes based on initial findings?

Accepted Answer

C. Taking action — The 'Taking action' step involves planning and implementing changes based on data analysis, making option C correct. Option A is incorrect as it refers to the initial problem identification. Option B is incorrect as it focuses on data collection and analysis. Option D is incorrect as it pertains to the reflection phase after action has been taken.

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A. Identifying the problem

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B. Collecting and analyzing data

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D. Reflecting on outcomes

Question 8

A state legislature passes a law that is subsequently challenged in the High Court for allegedly violating a fundamental right guaranteed under Part III of the Constitution. Which of the following statements accurately describes the High Court's power of judicial review in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

B. The High Court can examine whether the law is inconsistent with any provision of Part III of the Constitution and can declare it null and void to the extent of such inconsistency. — Option B accurately describes the High Court's power of judicial review in cases of fundamental rights violation. Under Article 226 (and informed by Article 13), High Courts can declare laws inconsistent with fundamental rights null and void to the extent of such inconsistency. Option A is incorrect as judicial review extends beyond legislative competence to the substantive content of the law. Option C is incorrect because substantive content is indeed subject to judicial scrutiny. Option D is incorrect as High Courts have the power to strike down unconstitutional laws.

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A. The High Court can only declare the law unconstitutional if it finds that the state legislature lacked the legislative competence to enact it.

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C. The High Court's review is limited to ensuring the law was passed through proper parliamentary procedures, not its substantive content.

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D. The High Court can only recommend amendments to the law to the state legislature but cannot strike it down independently.

Question 9

JavaScript primarily runs in:

Accepted Answer

Web browsers (client-side) and Node.js (server-side) — JS is the programming language of the web — also used server-side via Node.js.

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Operating system kernel

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Database

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Printer

Question 10

National Emergency can be declared on grounds of:‌​‍

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External aggression or armed rebellion — Article 352: National Emergency on grounds of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion (44th Amendment changed 'internal disturbance' to 'armed rebellion').‌​‍

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War only

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Financial instability

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State government failure

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #817