LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +8 more

Question 1

Charles Horton Cooley's concept 'looking-glass self' means:

Accepted Answer

We develop self-image through others' perceptions — Cooley (1902): self emerges via 3 steps — we imagine how we appear to others, imagine their judgment, develop self-feeling.

Answer

Self-reflection in mirrors

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Physical appearance

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Narcissism

Question 2

Largest hot desert:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sahara — Sahara Desert, Africa.‌​‍

Answer

Thar

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Gobi

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Kalahari

Question 3

India assumed G20 presidency on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 December 2022 — India assumed the G20 presidency on 1 December 2022, holding it until 30 November 2023.‌​‍

Answer

1 January 2023

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15 August 2022

Answer

1 November 2022

Question 4

India's DigiYatra uses which technology for airport entry?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Facial recognition — DigiYatra uses facial recognition technology for contactless, paperless airport entry at Indian airports.‌​‍

Answer

Fingerprint scan

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Iris scan

Answer

QR code only

Question 5

In a group of 50, 30 like tea, 25 like coffee, 10 like both. Like only tea:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

20 — Only tea = 30 - 10 = 20.‌​‍

Answer

15

Answer

30

Answer

10

Question 6

A, B, C, D, E sit in row. ‌​‍A left of B. C right of D. ‌​‍E at left end. D between E and A. ‌​‍Order:

Accepted Answer

E,D,A,B,C — E at left. ‌​‍D between E and A. So E,D,A. ‌​‍A left of B → A,B. C right of D → already placed. ‌​‍Order E,D,A,B,C.

Answer

Can't determine

Answer

E,A,D,B,C

Answer

E,D,A,C,B

Question 7

SI unit of force:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Newton — Newton (N) = kg⋅m/s².‌​‍

Answer

Joule

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Watt

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Pascal

Question 8

'Plaster of Paris' is:

Accepted Answer

CaSO₄·½H₂O — Plaster of Paris = CaSO₄·½H₂O (calcium sulphate hemihydrate).

Answer

CaSO₄·2H₂O

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CaSO₄·5H₂O

Answer

(A) and (C)

Question 9

The largest artery in the human body is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Aorta — The aorta carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body.‌​‍

Answer

Pulmonary artery

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Carotid artery

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Vena cava

Question 10

Synonym of LUCID:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Clear — Lucid = clearly expressed.‌​‍

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Heavy

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Dark

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Confusing

Question 11

Passive of 'She has finished the work':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The work has been finished by her — Present Perfect passive: has/have been + V3.‌​‍

Answer

The work is finished by her

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The work was finished by her

Answer

The work had been finished by her

Question 12

Who wrote Khasakkinte Ithihasam?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

O.V. Vijayan — O.V. Vijayan (1969).‌​‍

Answer

Basheer

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

M.T.

Question 13

'Khasakkinte Ithihasam' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

O.V. Vijayan — O.V. ‌​‍Vijayan wrote Khasakkinte Ithihasam (The Legends of Khasak, 1969), a landmark modernist Malayalam novel.

Answer

Basheer

Answer

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

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S.K. Pottekkatt

Question 14

Strait of Malacca between:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malaysia-Sumatra — Malay Peninsula - Sumatra.‌​‍

Answer

India-Sri Lanka

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Spain-Morocco

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Iran-Oman

Question 15

Vector cross product magnitude |a × b|:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

|a||b| sin θ — Direction: right-hand rule, perpendicular to both. ‌​‍|a×b| = area of parallelogram.

Answer

|a||b| cos θ

Answer

|a|+|b|

Answer

a+b

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +8 more