LDC Mixed Practice Test #216

Question 1

A high school history teacher is planning a lesson on the Indian independence movement. He wants to encourage critical thinking, research skills, and collaborative learning among his students. Which ICT-enabled activity would best facilitate these objectives?

Accepted Answer

C. Facilitating group projects where students use online archives and digital tools to create presentations or digital timelines. — Facilitating group projects using online archives and digital tools (Option C) directly promotes critical thinking, research skills, and collaboration as students analyze information and synthesize it into a presentation. While other options use ICT, they are more passive or individualistic. Showing a documentary (A) is largely passive, reading e-textbooks (B) is individual recall, and using an interactive whiteboard for copying (D) primarily supports note-taking rather than higher-order thinking or collaboration.

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A. Showing a documentary film on the movement and conducting a Q&A session.

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B. Assigning individual students to read specific chapters from an e-textbook.

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D. Using an interactive whiteboard to display key dates and events for students to copy down.

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness consistently blames their family for not taking them to the doctor earlier, despite having delayed seeking medical attention themselves. Which defense mechanism is this patient primarily exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

C. Projection — Projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to another person. In this scenario, the patient is blaming their family for their own delay in seeking medical attention. Denial would be refusing to accept the diagnosis, repression would be unconsciously forgetting, and rationalization would be justifying their own actions with false but plausible reasons.

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A. Denial

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B. Repression

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D. Rationalization

Question 3

'We, the people of India' in the Preamble indicates:‌​‍

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Popular sovereignty — The phrase 'We, the people' establishes that the Constitution derives its authority from the people — popular sovereignty.‌​‍

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Parliamentary sovereignty

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Judicial supremacy

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Executive power

Question 4

Paris 2024 Olympics duration:‌​‍

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26 July - 11 Aug — 26 July to 11 August 2024.‌​‍

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August only

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Sept

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July only

Question 5

First Indian to win Nobel in Literature:‌​‍

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Rabindranath Tagore (1913) — For Gitanjali (Song Offerings). ‌​‍Composed national anthems of India, Bangladesh. Founded Santiniketan (Visva-Bharati).

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Gandhi

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Tagore father

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 6

CDS (Chief of Defence Staff) 2024-26:‌​‍

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Anil Chauhan — Gen Anil Chauhan since Sep 2022.‌​‍

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VK Singh

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Manoj Pande

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Bipin Rawat

Question 7

Among BRICS, SAARC, and ASEAN, each organization employs distinct strategies for regional and global engagement. Which of the following statements most accurately describes a fundamental aspect of ASEAN's unique approach to regional cooperation?

Accepted Answer

B. ASEAN emphasizes a policy of non-interference in internal affairs and consensus-based decision-making, fostering a unique 'ASEAN Way' that prioritizes regional stability and economic integration. — Option B correctly identifies the 'ASEAN Way', a unique approach characterized by non-interference in internal affairs and decision-making through consultation and consensus, which has been crucial for fostering regional stability and facilitating economic integration. Option A is incorrect as ASEAN does not prioritize military intervention or a common defense pact in that manner. Option C describes a broader role for developing nations, not specific to ASEAN's primary regional focus. Option D, while outlining economic goals, exaggerates the current level of integration (e.g., no single curren

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A. ASEAN primarily aims to establish a common defense pact and coordinate military interventions in member states facing internal conflicts.

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C. ASEAN's main objective is to serve as a forum for developing nations to collectively bargain against developed economies on trade and climate change issues.

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D. ASEAN's core strategy involves creating a fully integrated economic union with a single currency and free movement of capital, labor, and goods across all member states.

Question 8

The total number of amendments to the Indian Constitution is (approximate, as of 2020s):

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~100+ — As of 2024, 105+ amendments have been passed. Constitution is rigid+flexible hybrid.

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~50

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~75

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~150

Question 9

According to NCF 2005, which of the following is the primary goal of school education in India?

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C. To promote cognitive, emotional, and social development of children — NCF 2005 emphasizes holistic development of children, focusing on cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth, not just academic or exam-oriented outcomes. Uniform syllabus or literacy targets are not its primary focus.

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A. To achieve 100% literacy by 2030

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B. To prepare students for competitive examinations

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D. To implement uniform syllabus across all states

Question 10

Kerala's main export:

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Spices, cashew, seafood — Spices, cashew, seafood, coir.

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Rice

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Steel

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Cars

LDC Mixed Practice Test #216