LDC Mixed Practice Test #860

Question 1

The famous quote 'I have completed 18 years of age, my name is included in the voters' list' relates to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

61st Constitutional Amendment — 61st Amendment (1989) reduced voting age from 21 to 18.‌​‍

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42nd Amendment

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73rd Amendment

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86th Amendment

Question 2

The opposite gender of 'king' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Queen — King (male monarch) ↔ queen (female monarch).‌​‍

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Prince

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Lady

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Princess

Question 3

Positive rights include:

Accepted Answer

Right to education, healthcare, work — Positive rights obligate the State to provide — education, health, housing, social security.

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Freedom of speech

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Right to privacy

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Right against arrest

Question 4

The book by Malala, 'I Am Malala', was co-authored with:

Accepted Answer

Christina Lamb — Christina Lamb, British journalist, co-wrote 'I Am Malala' (2013).

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Christiane Amanpour

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Kailash Satyarthi

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Arundhati Roy

Question 5

Projective personality test:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rorschach Inkblot, TAT (Thematic Apperception Test) — Ambiguous stimuli reveal unconscious. ‌​‍Projective — subject projects internal conflicts. Psychodynamic tradition.

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IQ

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MMPI

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NEO-PI

Question 6

Present simple for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Habits and facts — Present simple — habitual, universal truths.‌​‍

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Past action

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Future

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Ongoing action

Question 7

What is the eccentricity of a circle?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

0 — Ellipse: 0<e<1. ‌​‍Parabola: e=1. Hyperbola: e>1. ‌​‍Circle is special ellipse with a=b.

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∞

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1

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2

Question 8

In a Malayalam classroom, students frequently confuse the use of 'എന്നാൽ' (ennāl) and 'എങ്കിലും' (enkilum). Which instructional strategy would be most effective for clarifying their usage?

Accepted Answer

B. Using comparative sentence pairs in context to highlight nuanced differences — Comparative sentence pairs in context help students discern subtle differences in usage through practical examples, which is more effective than rote memorization or abstract rules. Option A lacks depth, Option C is too theoretical, and Option D does not promote active understanding.

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A. Providing a list of synonyms for both words with minimal explanation

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C. Teaching the grammatical rules without real-life examples

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D. Asking students to memorize definitions from a dictionary

Question 9

Mean of first n natural numbers:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

(n+1)/2 — Sum = n(n+1)/2; Mean = sum/n = (n+1)/2.‌​‍

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(n-1)/2

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n²/2

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n

Question 10

Vaccine Maitri (diplomacy) involved India exporting vaccines to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~100 countries from Jan 2021 — India's Vaccine Maitri (Jan 2021 onwards) — exported COVISHIELD/COVAXIN to nearly 100 countries before focusing on domestic vaccination.‌​‍

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Only SAARC nations

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Only Africa

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EU countries

LDC Mixed Practice Test #860