LDC Mixed Practice Test #18

Question 1

Puducherry Legislative Assembly status came under:

Accepted Answer

Government of Union Territories Act 1963 — Puducherry has an elected Assembly since 1963 under GoUT Act 1963 (not a Constitutional amendment).

Answer

69th Amendment

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86th Amendment

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91st Amendment

Question 2

Homophones:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Same sound, different spelling/meaning — E.g., there/their/they're; pair/pear. ‌​‍Homographs: same spelling. Homonyms: same spelling and pronunciation.

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Antonym

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Rhyme only

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Same spelling, different meaning

Question 3

Artificial Intelligence popular paradigms:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Symbolic (rule-based) and Connectionist (neural networks) — Alan Turing (Turing test, 1950). ‌​‍Dartmouth Conference 1956 coined AI. Deep learning resurgence from ~2012 (ImageNet).

Answer

Only ML

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Only expert systems

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Symbolic only

Question 4

Antonym of 'Discrepancy':

Accepted Answer

consistency — Discrepancy = inconsistency/difference; opposite is consistency.

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respectful

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disrespectful

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inconsistency

Question 5

Mangrove forests in India:

Accepted Answer

Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika, Pichavaram — Coastal mangroves.

Answer

Himalayas

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Thar

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Nilgiris

Question 6

Vasco da Gama:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1498 — 20 May 1498 at Calicut.‌​‍

Answer

1492

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1502

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1510

Question 7

Edakkal Caves in:

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Ancient petroglyphs.

Answer

Idukki

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Thrissur

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Palakkad

Question 8

A school counselor notices that a 15-year-old student has been increasingly withdrawn, avoiding social interactions, and showing signs of low self-esteem. Which psychosocial crisis, according to Erikson's stages, is this adolescent most likely experiencing?

Accepted Answer

B. Identity vs. Role Confusion — Erikson's fifth stage, Identity vs. Role Confusion (adolescence, ages 12-18), involves the struggle to form a coherent sense of self. Withdrawal and low self-esteem are common signs of unresolved role confusion. Option A applies to middle childhood, C to young adulthood, and D to toddlerhood.

Answer

A. Industry vs. Inferiority

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C. Intimacy vs. Isolation

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D. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Question 9

The main venue of the Salt Satyagraha in Kerala was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Payyannur — K. Kelappan led the Salt Satyagraha at Payyannur (1930).‌​‍

Answer

Kozhikode

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Guruvayur

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Ponnani

Question 10

International Criminal Court (ICC) is based in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The Hague, Netherlands — ICC established 2002 under Rome Statute. ‌​‍Prosecutes genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, aggression. USA, China, India are non-members.

Answer

Geneva

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Paris

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New York

LDC Mixed Practice Test #18