LDC Mixed Practice Test #146

Question 1

Kerala Development Report (Planning Commission):

Accepted Answer

2008 — 2008 report on state model.

Answer

2000

Answer

2013

Answer

2018

Question 2

A patient recently diagnosed with a chronic, progressive illness repeatedly states, "This can't be happening to me; the doctors must have made a mistake." Which defense mechanism is primarily demonstrated by this patient?

Accepted Answer

B. Denial — Denial is a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or facts, often to avoid painful feelings or thoughts. Rationalization involves creating logical but false explanations for unacceptable thoughts or behaviors. Projection attributes one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to another person, and regression involves reverting to an earlier, more immature stage of development.

Answer

A. Rationalization

Answer

C. Projection

Answer

D. Regression

Question 3

___ was launched to ameliorate conditions of urban slum dwellers below poverty line without adequate shelter:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Valmiki Ambedkar Awaas Yojana — VAMBAY (2001) — for urban slum housing.‌​‍

Answer

Bharat Nirman

Answer

Antyodaya Anna Yojana

Answer

Samagra Awaas Yojana

Question 4

Kerala's first hydroelectric project was at:

Accepted Answer

Pallivasal — Pallivasal Hydroelectric Project in Idukki district was Kerala's first major hydroelectric project, commissioned in 1940.

Answer

Idukki

Answer

Sabarigiri

Answer

Malampuzha

Question 5

How many Fundamental Duties are there currently?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

11 — There are currently 11 Fundamental Duties. ‌​‍The original 10 were added by the 42nd Amendment (1976); the 11th was added by the 86th Amendment (2002).

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

15

Question 6

Which of the following is the most effective pedagogical strategy to improve students' creative writing skills in Malayalam?

Accepted Answer

B. Encouraging peer review sessions and collaborative storytelling — Peer review and collaborative storytelling (Option B) foster creativity and critical thinking by allowing students to learn from each other’s perspectives. Grammar-focused (A) and memorization-based (C) approaches neglect creative expression, while repetitive exercises (D) may limit originality. The collaborative method aligns with modern pedagogy emphasizing social learning.

Answer

A. Focusing solely on grammar rules and sentence construction

Answer

C. Memorizing and reciting classical Malayalam poems

Answer

D. Assigning repetitive writing exercises from textbooks

Question 7

Which was Kerala's first Malayalam newspaper?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rajyasamacharam (1847, by Hermann Gundert) — Talasseri. ‌​‍Gundert (German missionary) also compiled Malayalam-English dictionary (1872). Paschimodayam was second.

Answer

Manorama

Answer

Mathrubhumi

Answer

Kerala Kaumudi

Question 8

Synonym of PREDILECTION:

Accepted Answer

Preference — Preference.

Answer

Dislike

Answer

Hatred

Answer

Aversion

Question 9

Largest circulation Malayalam daily:

Accepted Answer

Malayala Manorama — Malayala Manorama.

Answer

Mathrubhumi

Answer

Deshabhimani

Answer

Madhyamam

Question 10

The four 'founding fathers' of modern sociology are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Comte, Marx, Weber, Durkheim — Comte (positivism), Marx (conflict theory), Weber (interpretive sociology), Durkheim (functionalism) — classical sociology.‌​‍

Answer

Only Weber

Answer

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx

Answer

Only Marx

LDC Mixed Practice Test #146