LDC Mixed Practice Test #785

Question 1

OpenAI CEO 2023-24 drama:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sam Altman fired and reinstated — Nov 2023 drama.‌​‍

Answer

Replaced

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Stayed

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Merged

Question 2

First Defence Minister:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Baldev Singh — Sardar Baldev Singh.‌​‍

Answer

Krishna Menon

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Patel

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 3

Expand (x − 2)²:

Accepted Answer

x² − 4x + 4 — (a−b)² = a² − 2ab + b².

Answer

x² − 4

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x² + 4x + 4

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x² − 4x

Question 4

Kerala's monorail plan:

Accepted Answer

Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram — Proposed, status fluctuates.

Answer

Kochi

Answer

Already built

Answer

Cancelled

Question 5

G. S. Ghurye is known as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Father of Indian Sociology — Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1893-1983) — pioneer of Indian sociology. ‌​‍His 'Caste and Race in India' (1932) is foundational.

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Father of Economics

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Father of Linguistics

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Father of Psychology

Question 6

The longest Constitution in the world belongs to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

India — The Indian Constitution is the longest written constitution in the world, with 470 articles (originally 395), 25 parts, and 12 schedules.‌​‍

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UK

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USA

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China

Question 7

The Frankfurt School (critical theory) was founded in:

Accepted Answer

Frankfurt, Germany — Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt (1923). Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas — critical analysis of modern society.

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London

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Berlin

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Paris

Question 8

Which statements about the Constituent Assembly of India are NOT correct? ‌​‍(i) Idea first proposed by M.N. Roy (ii) Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 recommended CA creation (iii) CA first convened 9 Dec 1946 (iv) Dr. ‌​‍Ambedkar was President of CA

Accepted Answer

Only (i)(ii)(iii) correct; (iv) incorrect — Dr. ‌​‍Rajendra Prasad was President of the CA; Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee.

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Only (i) correct; (ii)(iii)(iv) incorrect

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Only (ii)(iii)(iv) correct; (i) incorrect

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Only (i)(ii)(iv) correct; (iii) incorrect

Question 9

A clock seen through a mirror when time is 7 o'clock shows:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5:00 — Mirror image of 7 o'clock = 5:00 (reflection inverts left-right).‌​‍

Answer

7:00

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3:20

Answer

4:20

Question 10

Crypto tax India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

30% plus 1% TDS — Introduced in Budget 2022.‌​‍

Answer

5%

Answer

20%

Answer

Nil

LDC Mixed Practice Test #785