LDC Mixed Practice Test #164

Question 1

Choose the correct form: 'Neither the teacher nor the students ___ aware.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

were — With 'neither/nor', verb agrees with the nearer subject ('students' — plural).‌​‍

Answer

is

Answer

was

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are

Question 2

The writer of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is:

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain — Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) — American novelist, 1884.

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Charles Dickens

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Ernest Hemingway

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Jack London

Question 3

Three-tier Panchayat:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Village, Block, District — Gram, Intermediate (Block), Zilla Parishad.‌​‍

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Village, District, State

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Ward, Block, Zilla

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Village, Tehsil, District

Question 4

n(n+1)(n+2) for n=3:

Accepted Answer

60 — 3×4×5=60.

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30

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36

Answer

24

Question 5

Council of Ministers collectively responsible to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lok Sabha — Article 75 — collectively responsible to Lok Sabha.‌​‍

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PM

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Rajya Sabha

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President

Question 6

A Grama Panchayat in Kerala is reviewing its progress in implementing the Right to Education Act, 2009. Which of the following actions best reflects a primary responsibility of this local authority under the RTE Act within its jurisdiction?

Accepted Answer

B. Ensuring that every child residing in the Panchayat has access to a neighborhood school and monitoring their enrollment and attendance. — The RTE Act, 2009, assigns local authorities, such as Grama Panchayats in Kerala, the crucial responsibility of ensuring every child within their jurisdiction has access to a neighborhood school. They are also tasked with monitoring children's enrollment, attendance, and completion of elementary education. Other options describe responsibilities typically handled by academic bodies, school management, or higher levels of government.

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A. Formulating the syllabus and recommending textbooks for all elementary schools in the Panchayat area.

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C. Conducting annual performance appraisals for all teachers in government and aided schools within the Panchayat.

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D. Providing financial grants directly to private unaided schools for infrastructure development and teacher salaries.

Question 7

Self-financing colleges in Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Managed by private — Private unaided colleges.‌​‍

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Govt

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Unknown

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Co-op

Question 8

The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) is recognized as a landmark event in Kerala's social reform movements. Its strategic significance lay in which of the following aspects?

Accepted Answer

C. Its pioneering application of Gandhian non-violent direct action to challenge caste-based restrictions on access to public spaces. — The Vaikom Satyagraha was pivotal for its strategic adoption of Gandhian non-violent direct action (Satyagraha) to fight against the deeply entrenched caste-based discrimination, specifically targeting the denial of access to public roads around temples. While it didn't achieve immediate full temple entry, it significantly raised national awareness and set a precedent for future struggles for social equality. Options A, B, and D misrepresent the movement's immediate impact, focus, or core objective.

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A. Its successful immediate implementation of the Temple Entry Proclamation across all Travancore temples.

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B. Its exclusive focus on inter-religious harmony, avoiding direct confrontation with caste hierarchies.

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D. Its primary objective being the establishment of a separate political entity for oppressed castes within Travancore.

Question 9

Parliamentary system source:

Accepted Answer

UK — Westminster / UK.

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US

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Ireland

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France

Question 10

Child Labour (P&R) Act amended:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Original 1986; amended 2016.‌​‍

Answer

1986 original

Answer

Neither

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2016 amendment

LDC Mixed Practice Test #164