LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +6 more

15 questions · 18 minutes

Question 1

India's national tree is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Banyan — Indian Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) is the national tree.‌​‍

Answer

Peepul

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Mango

Answer

Neem

Question 2

Journalism's primary role:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Inform, educate, scrutinise — 'fourth estate' role — Press freedom essential to democracy. ‌​‍India ranks poorly in World Press Freedom Index. Edmund Burke coined 'fourth estate'.

Answer

Advertisements

Answer

Entertainment only

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Politics only

Question 3

India mobile subscribers:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~1.16 billion — Around 1.16B total mobile subs.‌​‍

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2B

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500M

Answer

50M

Question 4

Padma Awards for Kerala 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Multiple — Several from Kerala.‌​‍

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Unknown

Answer

None

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Only one

Question 5

Choose the odd one: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Accepted Answer

2012 — 2012 is a leap year; the rest are not.

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2011

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2013

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2014

Question 6

If A = 1, B = 2, C = 3... Z = 26, then CAT = ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

24 — Letter-position sum: C + A + T = 3 + 1 + 20 = 24.‌​‍

Answer

20

Answer

22

Answer

25

Question 7

Mean kinetic energy per molecule of ideal gas at absolute T is:

Accepted Answer

(3/2)kT — Equipartition: (1/2)kT per DOF. Monatomic gas has 3 translational DOF.

Answer

kT

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(5/2)kT

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RT

Question 8

Vulcanisation of rubber:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Heating natural rubber with sulfur — improves strength and elasticity — Goodyear (1839). ‌​‍Sulfur cross-links polyisoprene chains. Car tyres, conveyor belts.

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Heating only

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Cooling

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Boiling

Question 9

Haemophilia is a disorder of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Blood clotting — Haemophilia is an X-linked recessive disorder impairing clotting factors VIII or IX.‌​‍

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Eyes

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Bones

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Nervous system

Question 10

Synonym of RECONDITE:

Accepted Answer

Obscure — Little known.

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Obvious

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Simple

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Clear

Question 11

One word: Short poem expressing emotion:

Accepted Answer

Lyric — Lyric.

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Sonnet

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Epic

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Ballad

Question 12

Oldest Malayalam literary work:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramacharitam — Ramacharitam (12th century Cheeraman).‌​‍

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Krishnagatha

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Jnanappana

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Narayaneeyam

Question 13

Malayalam was declared a Classical Language of India in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2013 — Malayalam was declared a Classical Language in 2013. ‌​‍Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Kannada (2008), and Telugu (2008) received the status earlier.

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2004

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2008

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2015

Question 14

India's population (2024 estimate):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

143+ crore — Around 143-144 crore.‌​‍

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130 crore

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150 crore

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140 crore

Question 15

Synonym of FELICITOUS:

Accepted Answer

Apt — Well-chosen; apt.

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Unlucky

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Clumsy

Answer

Wrong

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +6 more