LDC Mixed Practice Test #228

Question 1

The Treaty of Versailles (1919) ended:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

World War I — Treaty of Versailles imposed harsh reparations on Germany; seeds of WWII.‌​‍

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World War II

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Franco-Prussian War

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Napoleonic Wars

Question 2

The concept of 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' in the Preamble is borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

French Revolution — French Revolution's ideals of liberté, égalité, fraternité inform the Preamble.‌​‍

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Chinese Revolution

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Russian Revolution

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American Revolution

Question 3

What does Charles Horton Cooley's concept 'looking-glass self' mean?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

We develop self-image through others' perceptions — Cooley (1902): self emerges via 3 steps — we imagine how we appear to others, imagine their judgment, develop self-feeling.

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Self-reflection in mirrors

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Physical appearance

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Narcissism

Question 4

What does German silver contain?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cu + Zn + Ni — German silver has no silver — it is an alloy of Cu, Zn, Ni.‌​‍

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Silver + zinc

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Silver only

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Silver + copper

Question 5

Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam, 1965) — For 'Odakkuzhal'. ‌​‍Malayalam's first Jnanpith. Other Malayalam Jnanpith: SK Pottekkatt, Thakazhi, MT Vasudevan Nair, ONV Kurup, Akkitham.

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Premchand

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Tagore (Nobel not Jnanpith)

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Nirala

Question 6

'The Waste Land' (1922) by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

T. S. Eliot — Modernist masterpiece. ‌​‍Fragmented, allusive. 'April is the cruellest month.' Nobel 1948.

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Yeats

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Pound

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Frost

Question 7

Mount Etna in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Italy (Sicily) — Europe's most active.‌​‍

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Iceland

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Greece

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Japan

Question 8

De Lannoy was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dutch captain captured at Colachel — Captured by Marthanda Varma. Later became military advisor to Travancore.‌​‍

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Portuguese admiral

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British governor

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French missionary

Question 9

Kerala HMT factory:

Accepted Answer

Kalamassery — Hindustan Machine Tools Kalamassery.

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Ernakulam

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TVM

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Kozhikode

Question 10

Guruvayur Satyagraha:

Accepted Answer

1931-32 — Temple entry movement.

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1920

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1947

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1950

LDC Mixed Practice Test #228