LDC Mixed Practice Test #690

Question 1

Correct the sentence: Candy taste sweet.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Candy tastes sweet. — Subject-verb agreement: singular subject 'Candy' needs 'tastes'.‌​‍

Answer

Candy tasting nice.

Answer

Candy taste nice.

Answer

Sweet taste sweet.

Question 2

How many Fundamental Rights are currently guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

6 — Originally 7, but Right to Property was removed by the 44th Amendment (1978). ‌​‍Now there are 6 Fundamental Rights.

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 3

Mandal Commission recommended OBC reservation of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

27% — 27% OBC reservation in central government jobs and educational institutions. ‌​‍Implemented 1990; upheld by SC in Indra Sawhney (1992).

Answer

15%

Answer

50%

Answer

22.5%

Question 4

Polyandry is practised traditionally among:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Toda tribe of Nilgiris, some Himalayan communities — Fraternal polyandry in Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti (HP). ‌​‍Rare. Polygyny (multiple wives): Muslim Personal Law permits up to 4.

Answer

All Indians

Answer

Urban India

Answer

All tribes

Question 5

Attachment theory key figure:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

John Bowlby (+ Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation) — Secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganised. ‌​‍Early attachment shapes adult relationships.

Answer

Freud

Answer

Vygotsky

Answer

Piaget

Question 6

Under the 'Samagra Shiksha Kerala' programme, which component specifically addresses the learning needs of children with disabilities by providing assistive devices, transportation, and special educators?

Accepted Answer

B. Inclusive Education (IE) — The Inclusive Education (IE) component under Samagra Shiksha Kerala ensures equitable learning opportunities for children with disabilities by funding assistive devices, special educators, and transport facilities. Vidya Samiksha Kendra is a monitoring dashboard, School Complex Management streamlines school administration, and Digital Shiksha focuses on e-learning.

Answer

A. Vidya Samiksha Kendra

Answer

C. School Complex Management

Answer

D. Digital Shiksha

Question 7

A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness repeatedly claims that the doctors have made a mistake and that they are perfectly healthy. Which defense mechanism is this patient primarily utilizing?

Accepted Answer

B. Denial — Denial is a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or a fact. In this scenario, the patient is refusing to acknowledge the terminal diagnosis. Repression involves unconsciously pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious, while projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts to another person, and sublimation channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable ones.

Answer

A. Repression

Answer

C. Projection

Answer

D. Sublimation

Question 8

Which literary form involves a structured dialogue between two or more characters to explore a theme or idea, often used in classroom discussions to encourage critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

B. Dialogue — Dialogue is a literary form where two or more characters engage in conversation to explore themes or ideas. It is commonly used in classrooms to stimulate active participation and critical analysis. Monologue involves a single speaker, soliloquy is a speech delivered alone, and narrative is a story-telling form.

Answer

A. Monologue

Answer

C. Soliloquy

Answer

D. Narrative

Question 9

Distance between points (0,0) and (3,4) is:

Accepted Answer

5 — d = √(3²+4²) = √25 = 5 (3-4-5 triangle).

Answer

7

Answer

√7

Answer

12

Question 10

Deshabhimani by:

Accepted Answer

CPI(M) — CPI(M) newspaper.

Answer

Congress

Answer

RSS

Answer

Private

LDC Mixed Practice Test #690