LDC Mixed Practice Test #566

Question 1

CAG appointed under Article:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

148 — Article 148 — CAG appointed by President, can be removed like SC judge.‌​‍

Answer

151

Answer

150

Answer

149

Question 2

Article 76 deals with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Attorney General — Article 76 = Attorney General of India (chief legal advisor to Union Government).‌​‍

Answer

Advocate General

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CAG

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UPSC

Question 3

Pulses producer (largest):

Accepted Answer

MP — Madhya Pradesh.

Answer

UP

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Rajasthan

Answer

Maharashtra

Question 4

'End of History?' thesis (1989) by Francis Fukuyama argued:

Accepted Answer

Liberal democracy + capitalism = final form of government — Fukuyama (1989 essay, 1992 book). Thesis largely discredited given rise of China, populism, authoritarianism post-2001.

Answer

World ending

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Cyclical history

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Communist victory

Question 5

I have been living here ___ 2010.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

since — 'Since' is used with a specific point in time (2010). ‌​‍'For' is used with a duration (e.g., 'for 14 years'). Both require Perfect Continuous tense.

Answer

for

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from

Answer

by

Question 6

C.V. Raman won Nobel for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Physics — Physics (1930) — Raman Effect (scattering of light).‌​‍

Answer

Literature

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Peace

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Chemistry

Question 7

The first man to walk on the Moon was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong — Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon on 20 July 1969 during NASA's Apollo 11 mission. ‌​‍His famous words: 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'

Answer

Yuri Gagarin

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Buzz Aldrin

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Michael Collins

Question 8

Ms. Geetha, an English teacher, structures her lessons around authentic materials like newspaper articles and real-life conversations. She encourages students to work in groups to solve communication problems and prioritizes fluency over absolute grammatical accuracy in initial stages. Ms. Geetha's teaching methodology primarily reflects the principles of:

Accepted Answer

D. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) — Ms. Geetha's approach, which involves authentic materials, group work, problem-solving, and prioritizing fluency, are hallmarks of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). CLT aims to develop communicative competence by focusing on meaningful interaction and real-world language use. Other methods like Audio-lingual, Grammar-Translation, or Direct Method have different primary focuses and classroom applications.

Answer

A. Audio-lingual Method

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B. Grammar-Translation Method

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C. Direct Method

Question 9

A student suddenly becomes highly agitated and starts shouting in the middle of a class, disrupting everyone. What should be the teacher's immediate priority in managing this situation?

Accepted Answer

B. Ensuring the safety of all students, including the agitated student, and de-escalating the situation. — In an acute disruptive situation involving agitation, the teacher's absolute immediate priority is to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students, including the one who is agitated. De-escalation techniques should be applied to calm the student and restore order. Demanding an apology (A) or ignoring the behavior (C) can escalate the situation, while contacting parents (D) is a subsequent step after immediate safety and control are established.

Answer

A. Demanding an immediate apology from the student in front of the class.

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C. Continuing the lesson as if nothing happened to avoid giving attention to the behavior.

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D. Immediately contacting the student's parents to report the incident.

Question 10

Slavery abolished in Travancore:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1812 — 1812.‌​‍

Answer

1836

Answer

1855

Answer

1865

LDC Mixed Practice Test #566