LDC Mixed Practice Test #79

Question 1

Under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016, what is the minimum percentage of reservation for persons with disabilities in government educational institutions?

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A. 3% — The RPwD Act 2016 mandates a minimum of 3% reservation for persons with disabilities in government educational institutions. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as they do not reflect the legally prescribed percentage.

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B. 4%

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C. 5%

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D. 6%

Question 2

Which was the first European power to lose a naval battle to an Indian ruler?‌​‍

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Dutch to Travancore — At Colachel (1741), Marthandavarma's Travancore navy defeated the Dutch — the first European defeat to an Indian ruler.‌​‍

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French to Mysore

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Portuguese to Zamorin

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British to Marathas

Question 3

A couple is planning to have a child. The father is a known carrier for a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder, while the mother has no family history of the disorder and tests negative for the carrier gene. Based on this information, what is the probability that their child will be affected by this specific recessive genetic disorder?

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A. 0% — For an autosomal recessive disorder, an individual must inherit two copies of the recessive allele (one from each parent) to be affected. In this scenario, the father is a carrier (heterozygous, e.g., Aa) and the mother is homozygous dominant (AA) as she tested negative and has no family history. A cross between Aa and AA individuals will produce only AA (unaffected) and Aa (carrier) offspring, meaning there is no possibility of an 'aa' (affected) genotype. Therefore, the probability of their child being affected is 0%.

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B. 25%

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C. 50%

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D. 75%

Question 4

Right to Education Act:‌​‍

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2009 — RTE Act 2009.‌​‍

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2015

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2012

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2005

Question 5

Synonym of ARDUOUS:

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Difficult — Arduous = requiring great effort, difficult.

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Easy

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Simple

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Relaxing

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the role of the 'Engage' phase in the 5E learning model under a constructivist framework?

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B. Students connect prior knowledge to new concepts through interactive activities or questions. — The 'Engage' phase aims to spark curiosity and activate prior knowledge, making option B correct. Option A contradicts constructivism by promoting passive learning, while C and D describe later phases ('Elaborate' and 'Evaluate'). Distractors are plausible misconceptions of the model's sequence.

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A. Students passively receive information from the teacher to build new knowledge.

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C. Students demonstrate mastery by applying learned concepts in authentic assessments.

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D. Students reflect on their learning processes and misconceptions in a group discussion.

Question 7

The 'Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award' is given for excellence in which field?

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C. Music and dance — The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is specifically awarded for excellence in music and dance. Option A refers to a different award (Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award), while options B and D are incorrect as the Akademi focuses on performing arts rather than theatre or visual arts.

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A. Literature and poetry

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B. Theatre and performing arts

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D. Visual arts and sculpture

Question 8

Synonym of GARRULOUS:‌​‍

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Talkative — Garrulous = excessively talkative.‌​‍

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Quiet

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Boring

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Shy

Question 9

The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act of 1969 fundamentally reshaped agrarian relations in the state. Which of the following statements best characterizes its most significant and immediate impact?

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B. It effectively abolished landlordism by vesting absolute ownership rights in cultivating tenants and 'kudikidappukars' over the land they occupied, making the purchase of ownership mandatory for tenants. — The 1969 Amendment Act was revolutionary as it made the right of cultivating tenants and 'kudikidappukars' to purchase ownership of their land absolute and mandatory. This effectively abolished landlordism and intermediaries, directly vesting ownership in the actual tillers of the soil and hutment dwellers, thus fundamentally altering the land ownership structure in Kerala. Options A, C, and D describe unrelated or incorrect primary impacts of the 1969 amendment.

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A. It introduced a comprehensive scheme for the consolidation of uneconomic land holdings to improve agricultural efficiency.

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C. It established a new system of state-owned collective farms, where all agricultural land was nationalized and managed by government agencies.

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D. It primarily focused on regulating agricultural wages and working conditions for landless laborers, without directly altering land ownership structures.

Question 10

JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal) was signed in:‌​‍

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2015 (P5+1 with Iran) — JCPOA (2015): P5+1 (UNSC members + Germany). ‌​‍Iran limited nuclear program for sanctions relief. USA withdrew 2018 (Trump). ‌​‍Effort to revive ongoing.

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2003

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2020

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2018

LDC Mixed Practice Test #79