University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #908

Question 1

Suresh was born ___ 1961.

Accepted Answer

in — 'In' is used with year.

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on

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at

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of

Question 2

Leader of RS (1st):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru — Jawaharlal Nehru.‌​‍

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Maulana Azad

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N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar

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Patel

Question 3

The past participle of 'OVERCOME' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Overcome — Overcome-Overcame-Overcome. ‌​‍The past participle is the same as the base form: 'overcome'. Like 'come-came-come'.

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Overcame

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Overcommed

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Overcomed

Question 4

Diya said to Devu, 'Your sister is the niece of my mother's husband.' How is Diya related to Devu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sister-in-law — Mother's husband = father. ‌​‍His niece = cousin. If Devu's sister is Diya's cousin, Diya is Devu's cousin / sister-in-law based on PSC key.

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Mother

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Daughter

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Cousin

Question 5

Critics like George James ('Stolen Legacy') argue that:

Accepted Answer

European historians perpetuated a Eurocentric narrative ignoring other civilizations' contributions — James and Martin Bernal ('Black Athena') challenged the colonial 'Europe-as-civilization-hub' narrative.

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The Renaissance originated in Africa

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Italy had no role in the Renaissance

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Black Death never occurred

Question 6

COP29 held in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Baku, Azerbaijan 2024 — Baku Nov 2024.‌​‍

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Dubai

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India

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UK

Question 7

Constitution Day:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

26 Nov — 26 November (Constitution adopted, 1949).‌​‍

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15 Aug

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26 Jan

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2 Oct

Question 8

The President of India is elected by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

An electoral college of elected MPs and MLAs — Article 54: Electoral college = elected MPs + elected MLAs of all states and UTs with legislature.‌​‍

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Parliament only

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Supreme Court

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Direct popular vote

Question 9

Antonym of SOFT:

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Hard — Soft ↔ hard.

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Gentle

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Tender

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Smooth

Question 10

A teacher conducts a 6-minute microteaching session on 'Explaining a Science Concept' and receives feedback that students struggled with understanding the concept. What should be the NEXT step for the teacher?

Accepted Answer

B. Focus on improving clarity and simplification of the concept in the next session — The feedback indicates a need to refine the teaching skill itself (clarity and simplification), not just extend the session duration. Skipping feedback or changing the topic avoids addressing the core issue.

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A. Increase the duration of the next microteaching session to 15 minutes

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C. Skip the feedback session to save time

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D. Change the topic entirely for the next session

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #908