LDC Mixed Practice Test #340

Question 1

Zamorin full title:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Samoothiri — Samoothiri Raja.‌​‍

Answer

Perumal

Answer

Thirumulpad

Answer

Raja

Question 2

Obedience to authority — Milgram experiment:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~65% administered lethal shocks under instruction — Shocked by post-Holocaust context. ‌​‍Stanley Milgram (Yale, 1963). Ethics controversial.

Answer

Low

Answer

Harmless

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Unknown

Question 3

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is described under which article?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 148 — Article 148 deals with the CAG. ‌​‍The CAG is called the 'Guardian of the Public Purse' and audits all government expenditure.

Answer

Article 76

Answer

Article 280

Answer

Article 324

Question 4

A Kerala PSC HSA Part A candidate designs a question paper where formative assessment includes 'Portfolio Assessment' for a student project. Which statement about its application in CCE Kerala model is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

B. It helps the teacher assess students' progress, skills, and attitudes over time through documented evidence — Portfolio assessment in formative CCE gathers samples (projects, observations) to evaluate progress, skills, and attitudes. Distractor B is wrong because grades are assigned via summative written exams, not portfolio size. It is NOT a standardised comparison tool.

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A. Portfolio assessment is used exclusively to evaluate students' handwriting skills in projects

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C. Portfolio assessment is a summative tool to assign grades based on project size

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D. It is a standardised assessment to compare students across schools

Question 5

Which ICT tool is most effective for providing immediate feedback to students during assessments?

Accepted Answer

A. Online quizzes with automated scoring — Online quizzes with automated scoring are most effective for providing immediate feedback as they instantly evaluate student responses and provide results. Interactive whiteboards, educational videos, and digital textbooks are useful but do not offer immediate feedback during assessments.

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B. Interactive whiteboards

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C. Educational videos

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D. Digital textbooks

Question 6

Synonym of ANTIPATHY:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dislike — Strong dislike.‌​‍

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Love

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Agreement

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Neutral

Question 7

In which year did the Planning Commission publish the Kerala Development Report?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2008 — 2008 report on state model.

Answer

2000

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2013

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2018

Question 8

Adolf Hitler committed suicide in:

Accepted Answer

1945 — Hitler died by suicide in his Berlin bunker on 30 April 1945.

Answer

1943

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1944

Answer

1946

Question 9

International Computer Security Day:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

30 November — 30 November — Computer Security Day.‌​‍

Answer

18 July

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2 December

Answer

23 December

Question 10

Détente refers to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Easing of Cold War tensions (1970s) — SALT, arms control — Détente period (c. ‌​‍1967-79): SALT I (1972), SALT II, Helsinki Accords (1975), ping-pong diplomacy with China.

Answer

Alliance

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War

Answer

Trade war

LDC Mixed Practice Test #340