LDC Mixed Practice Test #474

Question 1

Kerala's tourism ranked:

Accepted Answer

Top 10 global destinations (various lists) — Several international accolades.

Answer

Last

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Unknown

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Only Asia

Question 2

Silent Valley National Park is located in which district?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Palakkad — Silent Valley National Park is in Palakkad district. ‌​‍It is one of the last undisturbed tropical evergreen forests in India and is home to the Lion-tailed Macaque.

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Wayanad

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Idukki

Answer

Thrissur

Question 3

Silent Valley declared NP in:

Accepted Answer

1984 — 1984 — declared National Park.

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1980

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1990

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1996

Question 4

Vaikom Satyagraha:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1924-25 — 1924-25 for road access near temple.‌​‍

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1920-21

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1930-31

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1936

Question 5

Global terrorism — UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2006 — UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy adopted unanimously Sept 2006. ‌​‍Four pillars. India has long pushed for Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) without success.

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2015

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2020

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2001

Question 6

Which of the following is a key characteristic of formative assessment in education?

Accepted Answer

B. It focuses on providing ongoing feedback to improve learning and teaching. — Formative assessment emphasizes continuous feedback and improvement during the learning process, unlike summative assessment which evaluates at the end. Options A, C, and D describe features of summative assessment or unrelated processes.

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A. It is conducted only at the end of a course to evaluate overall learning.

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C. It assigns a single grade to summarize student performance.

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D. It is used exclusively for administrative decisions like promotions.

Question 7

What is the primary focus of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Women reservation — 33% reservation for women in LS and state legislature.‌​‍

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Rural empowerment

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Education

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Health

Question 8

In a scenario where the Indian economy is experiencing persistent high inflation while simultaneously facing a slowdown in private investment and industrial output, which of the following actions would the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) most likely prioritize, considering its primary objective of maintaining price stability while supporting growth?

Accepted Answer

C. Implement targeted long-term repo operations (TLTROs) for specific stressed sectors while maintaining a cautious stance on the policy rate. — Option C offers a balanced approach to address both high inflation and slowing growth. TLTROs provide targeted liquidity support to specific sectors, aiding growth without broadly stimulating the economy and worsening inflation. Maintaining a cautious stance on the policy rate helps in anchoring inflation expectations. Options A and D would exacerbate inflation or further stifle growth respectively, while Option B would primarily curb inflation but at the cost of worsening the growth slowdown.

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A. Drastically reduce the Repo Rate to encourage borrowing and stimulate economic activity.

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B. Significantly increase the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to absorb excess liquidity and curb inflation.

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D. Initiate large-scale open market operations (OMO) to sell government securities, thereby withdrawing liquidity from the system.

Question 9

Oppana performed at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Muslim weddings — Muslim wedding dance form (Mappila).‌​‍

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Christian events

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Any festival

Answer

Hindu weddings

Question 10

Residuary powers with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Parliament — Art 248 — Parliament.‌​‍

Answer

Both

Answer

Concurrent

Answer

States

LDC Mixed Practice Test #474