LDC Mixed Practice Test #801

Question 1

Synonym of FASTIDIOUS:

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Meticulous — Attentive to detail.

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Careless

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Slow

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Rough

Question 2

Mamankam festival:‌​‍

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All — All true — Tirunavaya.‌​‍

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Every 12 years

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Historical

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At Bharathapuzha

Question 3

What is the formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

C = ε₀A/d — With dielectric K: C = Kε₀A/d. Units Farad. Energy stored: ½CV².‌​‍

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C = ε₀d/A

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C = 1/ε₀

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C = A/d

Question 4

Citizenship means:

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Full legal membership of a political community with rights and duties — Citizenship grants full political, civil, and social rights + corresponding duties.

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Residence only

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Passport

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Voting

Question 5

Who was the official calligrapher of the Indian Constitution?‌​‍

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Prem Behari Narain Raizada — Prem Behari Narain Raizada hand-wrote the Constitution in flowing italic calligraphy.

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Ram Parshad

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N.V. Gadgil

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Nand Lal Bose

Question 6

Pseudo forces appear in:‌​‍

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Non-inertial frames — E.g. ‌​‍centrifugal force in rotating frame, Coriolis force. Added to apply F=ma in accelerating frames.

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Rest frames

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All frames

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Inertial frames

Question 7

A 6-month-old infant is brought for a routine well-baby check-up. Which of the following gross motor milestones is typically expected at this age?

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B. Sitting without support — At 6 months, infants typically achieve the milestone of sitting without support. Walking with assistance is expected around 9-12 months, standing independently around 12-15 months, and crawling often starts between 6-10 months but sitting without support is a more consistent 6-month milestone.

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A. Walking with assistance

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C. Standing independently

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D. Crawling on hands and knees

Question 8

The phrase 'Bag of borrowings' was used by some critics to describe the Indian Constitution because it borrowed from:‌​‍

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Several constitutions (UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Germany etc.) — Ambedkar acknowledged borrowings: parliamentary system (UK), FRs/judicial review (US), DPSPs (Ireland), federation with strong Centre (Canada), emergency (Weimar Germany), socialist ideals (USSR), amendment (South Africa).‌​‍

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Ancient Indian texts

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Only US Constitution

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British Act of 1935

Question 9

A newborn infant at 1 minute of life has a heart rate of 90 bpm, weak cry, some flexion of extremities, grimaces to stimulation, and a pink body with blue extremities. What is the APGAR score for this infant?

Accepted Answer

B. 5 — The APGAR score is calculated as follows: Appearance (pink body, blue extremities) = 1 point; Pulse (heart rate 90 bpm, less than 100) = 1 point; Grimace (grimaces to stimulation) = 1 point; Activity (some flexion of extremities) = 1 point; Respiration (weak cry) = 1 point. Summing these points gives a total APGAR score of 5. This score indicates moderate distress and requires close observation and possible intervention.

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A. 4

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C. 6

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D. 7

Question 10

In the 5E learning model, which phase directly involves students in applying prior knowledge to construct new understanding?

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A. Engage — The 'Engage' phase uses activities like brainstorming to connect existing knowledge to the new topic. Distractors like 'Explore' (hands-on) are wrong because they focus on discovery, not prior knowledge application.

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B. Explore

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C. Explain

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D. Elaborate

LDC Mixed Practice Test #801