LDC Mixed Practice Test #602

Question 1

UPSC is a constitutional body under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 315 — Article 315-323: Union Public Service Commission + State PSCs + Joint PSCs. ‌​‍UPSC conducts IAS, IPS etc. recruitment.

Answer

Article 148

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Article 338

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Article 324

Question 2

Money Bill can only be introduced in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lok Sabha — Money Bill introduced only in Lok Sabha (Article 110).‌​‍

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Rajya Sabha

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Joint Session

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Either House

Question 3

SVAMITVA scheme provides:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Property cards to rural homeowners using drone surveys — SVAMITVA uses drone mapping to provide property ownership cards to rural homeowners, enabling them to use property as financial asset.‌​‍

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Skill training to youth

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Insurance to farmers

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Solar panels to villages

Question 4

'Bona fide' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Genuine — Latin — in good faith, genuine.‌​‍

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Official

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Bad faith

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Unknown

Question 5

Ayyankali was a social reformer from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala (Pulaya community) — Fought for Dalit rights. ‌​‍Villuvandi Yatra (1893). Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham. ‌​‍Kerala's Ambedkar.

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Tamil Nadu

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Punjab

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Maharashtra

Question 6

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 significantly redrew the internal political map of India, primarily based on linguistic lines. While this move aimed to address regional aspirations and administrative convenience, it also brought certain challenges. Which of the following represents a significant long-term consequence or challenge arising from this reorganization?

Accepted Answer

C. The emergence of sub-regional identities and conflicts within linguistic states, leading to further demands for new states. — While linguistic reorganization aimed to resolve regional identity issues, it inadvertently led to the strengthening of sub-regional identities within the newly formed linguistic states. This often resulted in further demands for separate statehood based on cultural, economic, or administrative distinctiveness, as seen in the formation of states like Telangana and Jharkhand decades later. The Act did not eliminate regional aspirations but often refocused them.

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A. The immediate cessation of all regional linguistic movements and demands for greater autonomy.

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B. A substantial increase in inter-state river water disputes due to new state boundaries.

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D. A uniform adoption of Hindi as the sole official language across all reorganized states for administrative efficiency.

Question 7

Number of combinations of 4 items from 6:

Accepted Answer

15 — C(6,4) = 6!/(4!2!) = 15. Same as C(6,2) by symmetry.

Answer

4

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24

Answer

30

Question 8

The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

December 9, 1946 — First sitting of Constituent Assembly: 9 December 1946.‌​‍

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December 26, 1946

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November 26, 1946

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November 1946

Question 9

Milton's epic:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Paradise Lost — Blank verse epic (1667). ‌​‍12 books. Falls of Satan and Adam-Eve. ‌​‍'Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.'

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Iliad

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Odyssey

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Canterbury Tales

Question 10

The Preamble was based on the Objectives Resolution moved by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru — Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on 13 December 1946.‌​‍

Answer

Ambedkar

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Patel

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Rajendra Prasad

LDC Mixed Practice Test #602