LDC Mixed Practice Test #630

Question 1

The synonym of 'ENORMOUS' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Huge — Enormous = very large, immense, huge.‌​‍

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Tiny

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Average

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Normal

Question 2

What is the natural pacemaker of the heart?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

SA node — Sinoatrial node initiates heartbeat.

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AV node

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Bundle of His

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Purkinje fibres

Question 3

Kerala's first Lok Sabha election:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1952 — 1952 — before Kerala formation; earlier Travancore-Cochin.‌​‍

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1967

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1957

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1962

Question 4

Which figure of speech compares using 'like' or 'as'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Simile — Simile: 'brave as a lion'. Metaphor is direct without 'like'/'as'.‌​‍

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Hyperbole

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Metaphor

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Personification

Question 5

The longest wall in the world is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Great Wall of China — Great Wall of China (~21,196 km). ‌​‍Built over centuries to protect against invasions.

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Berlin Wall

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Hadrian's Wall

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Western Wall

Question 6

What is a distinguishing characteristic of the Fifty Millesimal Potencies (LM or Q potencies) compared to the Centesimal (C) or Decimal (X) scales?

Accepted Answer

C. They utilize a much larger dilution factor (1:50,000) at each step. — LM potencies are uniquely characterized by an extremely high dilution ratio of 1 part of the drug to 50,000 parts of diluent at each step. This contrasts significantly with the 1:10 (X) and 1:100 (C) ratios of other scales, and they involve succussion, not just trituration.

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A. They require a much higher number of succussions at each step.

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B. They are prepared using a 1:10 dilution ratio.

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D. They are exclusively prepared by trituration, not succussion.

Question 7

Kochi Rajya Praja Mandalam was formed in the year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1940 — Cochin Rajya Praja Mandalam founded 1941. ‌​‍Standard PSC: 1941. (Some sources 1940.)

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1943

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1942

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1941

Question 8

Government of India Act 1935 introduced:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Provincial autonomy — Provincial autonomy, All-India Federation (never implemented), federal court.‌​‍

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Dyarchy at Centre

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Complete independence

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Separate electorates

Question 9

FIFA HQ:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zurich — Zurich, Switzerland.‌​‍

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Paris

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London

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Geneva

Question 10

The Berlin Wall was built in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1961 (by East Germany/USSR) — East Germany began building Wall 13 August 1961 to prevent defections. ‌​‍Became symbol of Cold War division. Fell 9 November 1989.

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1989

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1945

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1949

LDC Mixed Practice Test #630