LDC Mixed Practice Test #43

Question 1

Governing Council of NITI Aayog:

Accepted Answer

CMs + LG + PM — PM + CMs + UT LGs.

Answer

PM only

Answer

All MPs

Answer

Cabinet

Question 2

The opposite of 'success' is:

Accepted Answer

Failure — Success ↔ failure.

Answer

Achievement

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Victory

Answer

Triumph

Question 3

The angle of elevation of a tower is 30° from 30 m away. Height of tower:

Accepted Answer

10√3 m — tan 30° = h/30 → h = 30·(1/√3) = 30/√3 = 10√3 ≈ 17.3 m.

Answer

10 m

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15 m

Answer

30 m

Question 4

Analogy: Triangle : 3 :: Pentagon : ?

Accepted Answer

5 — 5 sides.

Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

7

Question 5

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 winner:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Australia — Australia beat India in the final at Ahmedabad.‌​‍

Answer

South Africa

Answer

England

Answer

India

Question 6

Plate tectonics theory explains:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Movement of lithospheric plates driving geological features — 7 major + several minor plates. ‌​‍Divergent, convergent, transform boundaries. Sea-floor spreading (Harry Hess).

Answer

Only mountains

Answer

Only earthquakes

Answer

Only volcanism

Question 7

Age diff doesn't change over time:

Accepted Answer

True — Always constant.

Answer

False

Answer

Sometimes

Answer

Only kids

Question 8

A teacher in a Kerala government school is introducing English to Class 6 students who have minimal prior exposure. She prioritizes activities like role-playing, pair work, and using authentic materials such as local newspaper clippings and simple dialogues related to daily life in Kerala. Her main goal is to enable students to communicate effectively in everyday situations. Which language teaching method is she primarily employing?

Accepted Answer

C. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) — The teacher's approach emphasizes meaningful interaction, authentic materials, and student-centered activities like role-playing and pair work, all aimed at enabling effective communication. These are the core tenets of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Other methods like Grammar-Translation or Audio-Lingual focus more on rules, translation, or habit formation through drills, rather than authentic communication.

Answer

A. Grammar-Translation Method

Answer

B. Audio-Lingual Method

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D. Direct Method

Question 9

Choose the meaning of the idiom 'to blaze a trail':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

to initiate work — 'Blaze a trail' = pioneer, lead the way, initiate something new.‌​‍

Answer

to be annoying

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to set fire

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to blow one's trumpet

Question 10

Alice ___ that she liked fruits with ice creams.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

replied — 'Replied that' is the standard reporting verb construction.‌​‍

Answer

described

Answer

talked

Answer

spoke

LDC Mixed Practice Test #43