LDC Mixed Practice Test #462

Question 1

The BCG vaccine protects against:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis — BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine protects against Tuberculosis. ‌​‍Given to newborns.

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Polio

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Measles

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Tetanus

Question 2

22 January 2016 is Friday. Find day on 20 August 2016.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Saturday — Days from 22 Jan to 20 Aug: 9 (Jan) + 29 (Feb leap) + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 20 = 211 days. ‌​‍211 mod 7 = 1. Friday + 1 = Saturday.

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Friday

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Thursday

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Tuesday

Question 3

Identify the correct question tag: 'You are coming, ___?'

Accepted Answer

aren't you — Positive statement → negative tag; uses contracted 'aren't'.

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are not you

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is not you

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isn't you

Question 4

Who wrote the famous work 'Jathikummi'?

Accepted Answer

Pandit Karuppan — Pandit K.P. Karuppan composed Jathikummi (1912) — anti-caste poem.

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Kelappan

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E.M.S.

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O.N.V. Kurup

Question 5

Art 19(1)(a):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Freedom of speech and expression — Includes press freedom (implied).‌​‍

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Freedom of assembly

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Freedom of movement

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Freedom of trade

Question 6

The file extension for MS Excel documents is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

.xlsx — .xlsx is the file extension for MS Excel. ‌​‍.docx = Word, .pptx = PowerPoint, .pdf = Portable Document Format.

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.docx

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.pptx

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.pdf

Question 7

A primary school teacher observes that one of her students struggles significantly with reading and arithmetic but demonstrates exceptional coordination, balance, and rhythm, often being the first to master new physical games or dance routines. According to Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which intelligence is most prominently displayed by this student?

Accepted Answer

C. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence — Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, as proposed by Gardner, involves the ability to control one's body movements and to handle objects skillfully. The student's exceptional coordination, balance, rhythm, and mastery of physical games directly align with this intelligence, despite struggles in traditional academic areas like linguistic or logical-mathematical intelligence. Spatial intelligence relates to visual-spatial reasoning.

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A. Linguistic Intelligence

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B. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

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D. Spatial Intelligence

Question 8

Which district of Kerala has the highest population density?

Accepted Answer

Alappuzha — Alappuzha has the highest population density in Kerala at about 1,501 per sq km.

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Ernakulam

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Thrissur

Question 9

Synonym of QUINTESSENTIAL:

Accepted Answer

Typical — Representing the most perfect example.

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Rare

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Unusual

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Strange

Question 10

Gabriel García Márquez's magic realism masterpiece:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

One Hundred Years of Solitude — Colombian. ‌​‍Nobel 1982. Buendía family, Macondo town. ‌​‍Defined Latin American Boom.

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Ulysses

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1984

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Don Quixote

LDC Mixed Practice Test #462