LDC Mixed Practice Test #134

Question 1

The symbol '©' denotes:

Accepted Answer

Copyright — © indicates copyright ownership of a work.

Answer

Copyleft

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Public domain

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Creative Commons

Question 2

Journalism's primary role:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Inform, educate, scrutinise — 'fourth estate' role — Press freedom essential to democracy. ‌​‍India ranks poorly in World Press Freedom Index. Edmund Burke coined 'fourth estate'.

Answer

Advertisements

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Entertainment only

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Politics only

Question 3

What was the original name of Thycaud Ayya?

Accepted Answer

Subbarayan — Subbarayan was the original name of Thycaud Ayya Swami.

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Kunjikannan

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Mudisoodum Perumal

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Muthukutty

Question 4

C. Wright Mills's concept of 'Sociological Imagination' (1959):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Seeing connection between personal troubles and public issues — Mills: quality of mind that sees individual biography within historical and social context. ‌​‍Distinguishes sociology.

Answer

Pure theory

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Individual creativity

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Daydreaming

Question 5

Definite integral ∫₀^π sin x dx =‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2 — [-cos x]₀^π = -cos π + cos 0 = 1 + 1 = 2. Area under positive half-cycle.‌​‍

Answer

π

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1

Answer

0

Question 6

Finance Commission first constituted:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1951 — 1951 — first FC chaired by K.C. Neogy.‌​‍

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1956

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1950

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1952

Question 7

Raja Ravi Varma from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kilimanoor, Kerala — Kilimanoor palace — 1848.‌​‍

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TVM

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Kochi

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Thrissur

Question 8

P. Bhaskaran:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Film lyricist, director — Neelakuyil director, lyricist.‌​‍

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Actor

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Novelist only

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Politician

Question 9

In an English language classroom, the teacher frequently uses repetition drills, memorization of dialogues, and minimal pairs exercises. The primary goal is to form good language habits and prevent errors through overlearning, often with a strong emphasis on correct pronunciation and intonation. This teaching approach is most characteristic of which method?

Accepted Answer

C. Audio-lingual Method — The description directly points to the Audio-lingual Method, which emerged from behaviorist psychology and emphasizes habit formation through extensive drilling, repetition, and memorization of dialogues, with a focus on accurate pronunciation. CLT and TBLT prioritize meaningful communication and authentic tasks, while the Grammar-Translation Method focuses on grammatical rules and translation of written texts.

Answer

A. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

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B. Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)

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D. Grammar-Translation Method

Question 10

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore in:

Accepted Answer

1913 — Tagore won the Nobel for 'Gitanjali' in 1913 — first Asian Nobel laureate.

Answer

1901

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1907

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1920

LDC Mixed Practice Test #134