LDC Mixed Practice Test #398

Question 1

'False consciousness' is Marx's term for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Working class acceptance of capitalist ideology that masks its own exploitation — Marx: ideology makes workers see capitalism as natural. ‌​‍Must develop 'class consciousness' to see their true interests.

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Insanity

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Religious belief

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Revolution

Question 2

Emergency provisions are in which Part of the Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Part XVIII — Part XVIII (Articles 352-360). ‌​‍352 = National Emergency, 356 = State Emergency (President's Rule), 360 = Financial Emergency.

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Part XVII

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Part XV

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Part XIX

Question 3

Kerala's per capita income:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Higher than national avg — Higher than national average.‌​‍

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Unknown

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Equal

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Lower

Question 4

What are the '5 Ws and 1 H' commonly used in news reporting?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

What, When, Where, Why, Who, How — Core questions of news writing. ‌​‍Inverted pyramid: most important first. Lead paragraph, body, conclusion.

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Only what

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3 Ws

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Random

Question 5

Height of the Anamudi Peak:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2695 m — Anamudi (Idukki) — 2,695 m, highest peak in South India.‌​‍

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2690 m

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2685 m

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2650 m

Question 6

Indirect form: 'Where is my umbrella?' John asked his mother.

Accepted Answer

John asked his mother where his umbrella was — Reported speech: pronoun shift (my→his) and tense backshift (is→was); no inversion.

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John asked his mother where is my umbrella

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John asked his mother where is his umbrella

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John asked his mother where was his umbrella

Question 7

The concept of parliamentary government was borrowed from:

Accepted Answer

UK — India follows British-style parliamentary democracy with a bicameral legislature.

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USA

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France

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Canada

Question 8

'Ad hoc' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

For a specific purpose — Latin — for this specific purpose.‌​‍

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Permanent

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Urgent

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Randomly

Question 9

'Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail' (VVPAT) was introduced to:

Accepted Answer

Provide printed paper proof of each vote cast on an EVM — VVPAT prints a paper slip after each vote for verification — safeguard against EVM disputes.

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Speed up counting

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Replace EVMs

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Count postal ballots

Question 10

The Famine of 1943 (Bengal Famine) killed approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

30 lakh — The Bengal Famine (1943) killed ~30 lakh (3 million) people. ‌​‍It was partly caused by WWII supply disruptions and British policies.

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5 lakh

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15 lakh

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50 lakh

LDC Mixed Practice Test #398