SSC Havaldar Session II Mock Test - 8 - SSC Havaldar MCQ

The correct answer is Shri Dilip Mahalanabis.

In News

• The Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced the Padma Awards on 25 January 2023.

Key Points

• Shri Dilip Mahalanabis was an Indian paediatrician known for pioneering the use of oral rehydration therapy to treat diarrhoeal diseases. 
• Mahalanabis had begun researching oral rehydration therapy in 1966 as a research investigator for the Johns Hopkins University International Center for Medical Research and Training in Calcutta, India.
• During the Bangladeshi war for independence, he led the effort by the Johns Hopkins Center that demonstrated the dramatic life-saving effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy when cholera broke out in 1971 among refugees from East Bengal (now Bangladesh) who had sought asylum in West Bengal

Additional Information

• Other Padma Vibhushan Awardees:
  • Zakir Hussain -  Art (Maharashtra)
  • S M Krishna - Public Affairs (Karnataka)
  • Srinivas Varadhan - Science & Engineering (United States of America)
• Ninety-one other people, who have been selected for Padma Shri, are physician Ratan Chandra Kar (Medicine), Hirabai Lobi (Social Work), Tula Ram Upreti (Agriculture) etc.

The correct answer is Sutlej.

The Right to work is a directive principle and a Right under NREGA. Article 41 says to secure the right to work, to education, and to public assistance in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness, and disablement.

The correct answer is Paris

Key Points

UNESCO:

• It stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
• It was formed on 16th November 1945.
• Its headquarters are in Paris, France.
• As of July 2023, UNESCO has 194 member states and 12 associate members.
  • The Israel, and Liechtenstein are members of the UN, but not members UNESCO.
  • Three countries, namely, Palestine, Niue, and the Cook Islands are members of UNESCO, but not of the UN.
• India was the founding member of UNESCO.

​​Thus, the headquarters of UNESCO is located in Paris.

• The currency of Thailand is Thai Baht.
• The currency of China is Yuan.
• The currency of Malaysia is Ringgit.
• The currency of India is Rupee.
•  1 Thai Bhat = 2.28 Rupees (as of feb 2018)

Booth capturing is a type of electoral fraud in which party loyalists "capture" a polling booth and vote in place of legitimate voters to ensure that their candidate wins.

The correct answer is Jharkhand.

In News

• President Draupadi Murmu appointed new governors in 13 states. 

Key Points

• President Droupadi Murmu appointed 13 new Governors while accepting the resignations of Bhagat Singh Koshyari as Governor of Maharashtra and of Radha Krishnan Mathur as Lt. Governor of Ladakh on 12 February 2023.
• C.P. Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Governor of Jharkhand in place of Ramesh Bais who was appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.
• GC Kataria was appointed Governor of Assam.

Additional Information

• Appointment of Governors:
  • Article 153 of the Indian Constitution says “There shall be a Governor for each State.”
  • According to Article 155 "the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President."
  • Under Article 156, "the Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President", but his term shall be five years.
  • The Governor must be a citizen of India and must have completed 35 years of age.

The correct answer is Kadirabad, Darbhanga.

Key Points

• In Darbhanga, Bihar's first floating solar power plant was officially opened. It has a 2 MW capacity.
• The Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency has overseen its preparation (BREDA).
• There are 4,004 solar modules in the facility. Each module, which is positioned in the pond, can produce 505 MWp of power at its peak.
• They'll produce about 2 MW of clean, green energy.
• In its 25-year lifespan, the floating power plant will generate 2.7 million units yearly and contribute to a reduction of 64,125 tonnes of carbon dioxide. It will also help to advance fish farming.
• 10,000 residents of the state will have access to electricity once the facility is operational.

The correct answer is Afghanistan.

Key Points

• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:
  • ​SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
  • It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
  • It was created in 2001.
  • India and Pakistan became members in 2017. 
  • The SCO Charter was signed in 2002 and entered into force in 2003.
  • It is a statutory document that outlines the organisation's goals and principles, as well as its structure and core activities.
  • The SCO's official languages are Russian and Chinese. 
  • The SCO Secretariat based in Beijing. 
  • Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is a permanent organ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Its objective is to help members states fight combat, extremism, terrorism and separatism. The Head of RATs is elected for a three-year term. All the member’s states also have their own representatives at RATS. 

Additional Information

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001.
• The SCO currently comprises eight Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan), four Observer States interested in acceding to full membership (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia), and six “Dialogue Partners” (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey).
• In 2021, the decision was made to start the accession process of Iran to the SCO as a full member, and Egypt, Qatar as well as Saudi Arabia became dialogue partners.

The ordinal utility theory or the indifference curve analysis is based on four main assumptions.

Rational behavior of the consumer.

Utility is ordinal.

Diminishing marginal rate of substitution.

Consistency in choice. 

After Balban's death in 1287, Delhi's kotwal Malik al-Umara Fakhruddin enthroned Balban's teenage grandson Muiz ud din Qaiqabad (or Kayqubad) with the title Muizzuddin. Qaiqabad was a weak ruler, and the administration was actually run by his officer Malik Nizamuddin. After Nizamuddin was poisoned by some rival officers, Qaiqabad summoned Jalal-ud-din from Samana to Delhi, gave him the title "Shaista Khan", appointed him as the ariz-i-mumalik, and made him the governor of Baran.

By this time, Qaiqabad's health had deteriorated, and two rival factions of nobles vied for the power in Delhi. One faction, led by Malik Aytemur Surkha, sought to maintain the power of the old Turkic nobility, and wanted to retain Balban's family on the throne. The other faction, led by Jalal-ud-din, supported the rise of the new nobility

The correct answer is To establish a Welfare State.

Key Points

• The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) were included in the Indian Constitution to establish a welfare state, which is a concept of government where the state has a responsibility for the welfare of its citizens.
• DPSP represents the ideals and aspirations of the framers of the Constitution, who wanted India to be a welfare state.
• The concept of a welfare state implies that it plays a key role in protecting and promoting its citizens' social and economic well-being, essentially based on the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those who lack the minimal necessities of a good life.
• The principles include various socioeconomic rights, environmental rights, and administrative instructions to the government

Additional Information

• Though the establishment of social and economic justice is an important goal of DPSP, they are meant for more than this.
• They are aimed at realizing the high ideals of justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity as outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution.
• Economic and social justice is a part of the larger concept of the welfare of the state.
• In order to reach total justice as envisaged by our Constitution makers, our Constitution introduced comprehensive DPSP, which if implemented in their true spirit, may result in an egalitarian society.

The correct answer is Lord Mayo.

Key Points 

• In 1872, Lord Mayo, the Viceroy of India was assassinated at Port Blair by Sher Ali. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.
• Sher Ali was given life imprisonment at the penal settlement in the Andaman Islands when he stabbed and killed Lord Mayo.
• In February 1872, Lord Mayo was on a vice-regal visit to the Province of British Burma, which, since the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852, had been administered by a Chief Commissioner as part of the East India Company's (EIC) domains headquartered in Calcutta.

Additional Information

• Lord Mayo (1869-1872)
  • Opening of the Rajkot College in Kathiawar and the Mayo College at Ajmer for political training of Indian princes.
  • Establishment of Statistical Survey of India.
  • Establishment of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
  • Introduction of state railways.

One word substitution is Archaeology.

Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, human behavior and societies in the past and present.

Archaeology is the science which studies ancient societies based on their material remains. Through the analysis of objects and those works constructed by ancient peoples, this science can arrive at conclusions about their culture and their ways of life. There are several branches of Archaeology as well as many tools relevant to this science.

History is the past as it is described in written documents, and the study thereof.

Ethnology is (anthropology) the branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

The sentence "I saw him leaving the house" is in the active voice.

The correct option that expresses the same sentence in the passive voice is:

A. He was seen leaving the house by me.

The meaning of word Appreciation (Noun) is: Thankfulness. It’s antonym should be: Aspersions, e.g, to criticize harshly.

He told us that he had read Milton in a prose translation which he had borrowed from his teacher and enjoyed it.

Use structure “subject + auxiliary + past participle + by + object”
As per the given above sentence is given in Passive Voice.
The wounded woman was being helped by some people.
Therefore ,required answer will be option B .

The word Hasten (Verb) means : hurry; to say or do something without delay.
The word Dawdle (Verb) means : to take a long time to do something or go somewhere. 

It is not, therefore with any feeling of unfriendliness to a particular member of that class that I pay tribute to conductors as a class.

One meaning of fathom is to comprehend, and hence misconstrue is the closest antonym.

• Identify the Context: The sentence talks about motivating employees with traditional authority and financial rewards.


• Analysis of Options:
  
  
  
  • Option A - matters: Does not fit the context of motivating employees with authority and financial incentives.
  
  
  • Option B - curbs: Does not align with the idea of motivation or providing incentives.
  
  
  • Option C - incentives (Correct Answer): This fits perfectly in the context of motivating employees with financial incentives.
  
  
  • Option D - guidelines: Does not relate to motivating employees with rewards.
  
  
  • Option E - restrictions: Does not convey the idea of motivation through rewards.
  
  
  
  

• Identify the context: The sentence is discussing how motivating employees with traditional authority and financial incentives has become increasingly something as employees become economically secure and less dependent on any one organization.



• Eliminate options:
  
  
  
  • Option A: "expensive" does not fit the context of the sentence.
  
  
  • Option B: "simple" does not convey the idea of increasing difficulty.
  
  
  • Option D: "unrealistic" is not the opposite of what is being described in the sentence.
  
  
  • Option E: "illegitimate" is not relevant to the context.
  
  
  
  



• Choose the correct answer:
  
  
  
  • Option C: "difficult" is the most appropriate word for Blank No. 12 as it fits the idea that motivating employees with traditional authority and financial incentives has become increasingly challenging as employees become more economically secure and less dependent on any one organization.
  
  
  
  

• Identify the context: The sentence talks about an employee feeling that his/her something is an instrument for obtaining desired rewards.


• Matching options: Among the given options, "performance" seems most appropriate in the context of obtaining rewards based on one's performance.


• Definition of performance: Performance is directly related to how well an individual does in their job or role, which can lead to rewards and recognition.


• Relevance to the sentence: In the sentence, the motivation of an employee is linked to the perception that their performance will lead to desired rewards, making it the most suitable choice for Blank No. 15.

Attenuate means reduce the force, effect, or value of

Some construction materials very rapidly attenuate cell phone signal strength

The given sentence is in the active voice: "I expect you to complete this work before sunset."

The correct transformation of this sentence into the passive voice is: "You are expected to complete this work before sunset."

Therefore, the correct answer is option B: "You are expected to complete this work before sunset."

The word Meticulous (Adjective) means : paying careful attention to every detail; fastidious; thorough.
Careless in option (c) is the correct autonomy.