LDC Mixed Practice Test #207

Question 1

The Hiroshima atomic bomb was dropped on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

6 August 1945 — Hiroshima: 6 August 1945. ‌​‍Nagasaki: 9 August 1945. Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945 (same date as India's independence, 2 years later).

Answer

6 August 1944

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9 August 1945

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15 August 1945

Question 2

Highest mountain Africa:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kilimanjaro — Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,895m).‌​‍

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Meru

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Kenya

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Toubkal

Question 3

'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players' is from Shakespeare's:

Accepted Answer

As You Like It — Jaques's 'Seven Ages of Man' speech in As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII.

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Hamlet

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Macbeth

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The Tempest

Question 4

Which scheme aims to change negative attitudes toward girl child at birth and her mother?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Balika Samridhi Yojana — BSY's objective includes changing community attitudes towards the girl child.‌​‍

Answer

Indira Awas Yojana

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Mahila Samridhi Yojana

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ICDS

Question 5

Kerala Panchayats — villages:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

941 — 941 gram panchayats.‌​‍

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1000

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500

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1200

Question 6

The 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)' in Kerala is implemented under which of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

C. Ministry of Human Resource Development — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a flagship programme of the Government of India aimed at universalizing elementary education, and it is implemented under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now known as Ministry of Education). The other ministries listed have different roles and do not oversee SSA.

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A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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D. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Question 7

A 6-month-old infant receives their first dose of the DTaP vaccine. This type of immunity, acquired through vaccination, is best described as:

Accepted Answer

D. Artificial active immunity. — Vaccination involves introducing attenuated or inactivated pathogens, or their components, to stimulate the body's immune system to produce its own antibodies and memory cells. This process is considered artificial because it's induced by medical intervention (vaccine), and active because the host's immune system is directly involved in generating the immune response.

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A. Natural passive immunity.

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B. Artificial passive immunity.

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C. Natural active immunity.

Question 8

CM Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pinarayi Vijayan — Pinarayi Vijayan.‌​‍

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Oommen Chandy

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Vijayan

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Shashi Tharoor

Question 9

Under the National Health Policy 2017, which of the following strategies is recommended to address the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas?

Accepted Answer

C. Expanding the role of AYUSH practitioners in primary healthcare delivery through bridge courses — The National Health Policy 2017 emphasizes the integration of AYUSH practitioners into primary healthcare through bridge courses to address the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas. Option A is incorrect as the policy does not mandate a fixed duration but promotes incentives for rural service. Option B is incorrect as the focus is on decentralizing medical education to rural areas. Option D is incorrect as the policy advocates strengthening public health infrastructure rather than phasing out PHCs.

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A. Mandatory rural postings for all medical graduates for a minimum of 5 years

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B. Increasing the number of medical colleges in urban areas to boost overall physician supply

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D. Phasing out government-run primary health centers in favor of private sector clinics

Question 10

The Anti-Defection Law is contained in which Schedule?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

10th Schedule — The Anti-Defection Law is in the 10th Schedule, added by the 52nd Amendment (1985). ‌​‍It disqualifies legislators who defect from their party.

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8th Schedule

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9th Schedule

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11th Schedule

LDC Mixed Practice Test #207