LDC Mixed Practice Test #221

Question 1

A new educational policy in Kerala emphasizes a competency-based learning approach for elementary education. Which state-level body is primarily responsible for translating this policy into a revised curriculum, developing new textbooks, and conducting in-service training for teachers on the new pedagogical methods?

Accepted Answer

B. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) — SCERT is the apex academic body at the state level, responsible for curriculum development, syllabus design, textbook preparation, and conducting teacher training programs (both pre-service and in-service) to implement educational policies. DPI focuses on administrative control, SSA on elementary education universalization and infrastructure, while KSHEC deals with higher education.

Answer

A. Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI)

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C. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

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D. Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC)

Question 2

d/dx (e^x) =

Accepted Answer

e^x — e^x is its own derivative. d/dx(ln x) = 1/x.

Answer

x·e^(x-1)

Answer

1

Answer

x

Question 3

Original strength of Supreme Court judges was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

8 (1 CJI + 7 others) — Originally 8 judges (1+7). Currently 34 (1 CJI + 33) after 2019 increase.‌​‍

Answer

11

Answer

7

Answer

15

Question 4

The test was ___, because I ___ studied.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

hard, hardly — 'hard' (adjective/adverb for test) and 'hardly' (meaning scarcely).‌​‍

Answer

hard, harder

Answer

hardly, hard

Answer

harder, hard

Question 5

Study of earthquakes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Seismology — Seismology = study of earthquakes. Geology = Earth. Meteorology = weather.‌​‍

Answer

Ecology

Answer

Geology

Answer

Meteorology

Question 6

A high school science teacher notices students are struggling to connect atomic theory with chemical reactions. Which constructivist strategy + 5E phase would best address this gap?

Accepted Answer

C. Conduct a lecture on atomic structure in the 'Engage' phase — Constructivism advocates scaffolding through activities like demonstrations in the 'Engage' phase. Distractors like 'worked examples' are wrong because they are passive tools, not active strategy for this gap.

Answer

A. Use worked examples in the 'Explain' phase to scaffold connections

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B. Focus on memorisation of equations in the 'Elaborate' phase

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D. Assign textbook reading on reactions as homework

Question 7

In a remote tribal area of Idukki, Kerala, a community leader observes that the local government primary school consistently lacks a sufficient number of qualified teachers and struggles with inadequate basic sanitation facilities, despite repeated appeals. This situation directly impacts the quality of education for children in the village.

Accepted Answer

B. The State Government, in collaboration with local authorities, is primarily responsible for ensuring that all schools comply with the norms and standards for infrastructure and teacher availability as prescribed by the RTE Act, 2009. — The RTE Act, 2009, explicitly outlines norms and standards for elementary schools, including requirements for adequate infrastructure, functional sanitation facilities, and a prescribed pupil-teacher ratio with qualified teachers. Both the State Government and local authorities share the primary responsibility to ensure that all schools, irrespective of their location, adhere to these standards to provide a conducive learning environment for every child. Relying solely on the PTA or exempting schools from norms due to location are incorrect interpretations of the Act.

Answer

A. The primary responsibility for addressing these issues rests with the local Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) to raise funds and recruit teachers.

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C. The RTE Act, 2009, primarily focuses on ensuring access to education, leaving specific school infrastructure and teacher qualification standards to be decided by district-level education officers.

Answer

D. While teacher availability is a concern, the RTE Act exempts schools in remote tribal areas from stringent infrastructure norms due to geographical challenges.

Question 8

If cost price = ₹100, selling price = ₹120, profit %:

Accepted Answer

20% — Profit = 20. Profit% = 20/100 × 100 = 20%.

Answer

10%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Question 9

Iron cage of rationality was coined by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Max Weber — Weber in 'Protestant Ethic' — modern rational-bureaucratic society creates an 'iron cage' (stahlhartes Gehäuse) of calculation, limiting human freedom.‌​‍

Answer

Parsons

Answer

Marx

Answer

Foucault

Question 10

Kudumbashree, the poverty eradication programme of Kerala, was launched in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1998 — Kudumbashree was launched on 17 May 1998 by the Government of Kerala. ‌​‍It is one of the largest women's empowerment programmes in the country.

Answer

2005

Answer

2000

Answer

1995

LDC Mixed Practice Test #221