University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #737

Question 1

Negative rights (e.g., right to freedom of speech) require:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

State to not interfere — Negative rights = State should not interfere (speech, assembly, privacy). ‌​‍Positive rights = State must provide (education, health).

Answer

State intervention to provide

Answer

Taxation

Answer

Welfare provision

Question 2

Kerala Panchayat Raj Act:

Accepted Answer

1994 — Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994.

Answer

1993

Answer

1990

Answer

2000

Question 3

Battle of Colachel year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1741 — 1741 (Travancore vs Dutch).‌​‍

Answer

1729

Answer

1750

Answer

1757

Question 4

Study of coins:

Accepted Answer

Numismatics — Numismatics.

Answer

Philately

Answer

Epigraphy

Answer

Calligraphy

Question 5

75% of A = 25% of B and B = x% of A. The value of x is:

Accepted Answer

300 — 3/4×A = 1/4×B → B = 3A. So x = 300%.

Answer

180

Answer

75

Answer

150

Question 6

A train 120 m long passes a pole in 6 seconds. Its speed is:

Accepted Answer

72 km/h — Speed = 120/6 = 20 m/s = 20 × 18/5 = 72 km/h.

Answer

36 km/h

Answer

54 km/h

Answer

60 km/h

Question 7

Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) is an integrated scheme for school education encompassing pre-school to higher secondary levels. Which of the following is NOT a primary objective or component of SSK in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

D. Providing free laptops and internet connectivity to all students in government schools. — Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) integrates schemes like SSA, RMSA, and Teacher Education with primary objectives of improving access, equity, quality, and promoting vocational education and inclusive education. While digital initiatives are part of SSK, providing free laptops and internet connectivity to *all* students is not a core primary objective or explicitly stated universal component of the scheme's main mandate, unlike the other options which are central to its design.

Answer

A. Enhancing access to quality education from pre-school to higher secondary levels.

Answer

B. Promoting vocational education and skill development for all students.

Answer

C. Ensuring equitable and inclusive education for all children, including those with special needs.

Question 8

Volume of a cone of radius r, height h is:

Accepted Answer

(1/3)πr²h — Cone volume = (1/3) × base area × height.

Answer

πr²h

Answer

(2/3)πr²h

Answer

(1/2)πr²h

Question 9

Max Weber's key concept was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Verstehen (understanding) + ideal types — Weber: interpretive sociology (verstehen) — understanding meanings actors attach to their behaviour. ‌​‍'Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' (1905).

Answer

Class struggle

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Symbolic interactionism

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Social facts

Question 10

Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of:

Accepted Answer

17 — Born July 1997; awarded December 2014 at age 17 — youngest Nobel laureate ever.

Answer

14

Answer

15

Answer

16

University Assistant Mixed Practice Test #737