LDC Mixed Practice Test #942

Question 1

16th Finance Commission chair:

Accepted Answer

Arvind Panagariya — Dr. Arvind Panagariya (2024).

Answer

N.K. Singh

Answer

C. Rangarajan

Answer

Vijay Kelkar

Question 2

A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%. The net change is:

Accepted Answer

4% decrease — Net = 100 → 120 → 96; 4% net decrease.

Answer

No change

Answer

4% increase

Answer

20% decrease

Question 3

Biden withdrawal 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

July 2024 — Dropped out July 2024.‌​‍

Answer

January

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October

Answer

Never

Question 4

Kerala's Gulf migration peak:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1970s-80s — Oil boom of 1970s drove migration.‌​‍

Answer

2000s

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1990s

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2010s

Question 5

Rahul Gandhi's Kerala seat:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Wayanad (till 2024).‌​‍

Answer

Thrissur

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Kottayam

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Palakkad

Question 6

Which of the following was the first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine in India, manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and NIV?

Accepted Answer

B. Covaxin — Covaxin (BBV152) was the first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed in India by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and NIV. Covishield is an Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, while Sputnik V and ZyCoV-D were developed later by foreign collaborations and Indian entities respectively.

Answer

A. Covishield

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C. Sputnik V

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D. ZyCoV-D

Question 7

The first Malayali Prime Minister was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

None — India has not had a Malayali PM — India hasn't had a Malayali PM. ‌​‍K. R. ‌​‍Narayanan from Kerala served as President (1997-2002) — India's first Dalit President.

Answer

Pranab Mukherjee

Answer

K. R. Narayanan

Answer

V. V. Giri

Question 8

The first state to implement 50% OBC reservation in local bodies was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tamil Nadu — Tamil Nadu leads in OBC reservations — long-standing policy dating to Dravidian movement; 69% total reservation protected by 9th Schedule.‌​‍

Answer

Bihar

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Rajasthan

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Kerala

Question 9

Pakistan PM 2024-26:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shehbaz Sharif — Shehbaz Sharif (PML-N).‌​‍

Answer

Bilawal

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Imran Khan

Answer

Anwar

Question 10

Verbal irony is:

Accepted Answer

Saying the opposite of what is meant — Sarcasm is a common form of verbal irony.

Answer

A literal statement

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A physical action

Answer

A stage direction

LDC Mixed Practice Test #942