LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 9 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

A family where two previously divorced or widowed individuals with children marry or cohabitate is called a:

Accepted Answer

Blended Family — A blended (or step) family is formed when partners with existing children unite into one household.

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Nuclear Family

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Extended Family

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Single-Parent Family

Question 2

Paytm founder:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vijay Shekhar Sharma — VSS.‌​‍

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Kunal

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Binny

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Sachin Bansal

Question 3

Nipah outbreak 2023:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kozhikode — Kozhikode, September 2023.‌​‍

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Ernakulam

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TVM

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Thrissur

Question 4

Gautam Adani 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

US indictment for bribery — US DOJ charges Nov 2024.‌​‍

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Cleared

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Retired

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Expanded

Question 5

A man walks 15m east, turns right and walks 10m, turns right and walks 9m, turns right and walks 2m, finally turns left and walks 6m. Now he is facing:

Accepted Answer

West — E → S (right) → W (right) → N (right) → W (left). Final direction: West.

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East

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North

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South

Question 6

5, 11, 23, 47, ___‌​‍

Accepted Answer

95 — Pattern: ×2+1. 47×2+1 = 95.‌​‍

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91

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93

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97

Question 7

Nuclear fusion:

Accepted Answer

Joining light atoms — Hydrogen → Helium. Powers the Sun.

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Splitting atoms

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Burning gas

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Chemical reaction

Question 8

Sulphuric acid is often called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

All of these — H₂SO₄ is called the king of chemicals and oil of vitriol — major industrial acid.‌​‍

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King of acids

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Oil of vitriol

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Queen of chemicals

Question 9

Normal BP:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

120/80 — 120/80 mmHg.‌​‍

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80/120

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140/90

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100/60

Question 10

She is ___ colleague of mine.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

a — 'A colleague' (consonant sound) — non-specific singular.‌​‍

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the

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an

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one

Question 11

Which part of speech is 'quickly'?

Accepted Answer

Adverb — Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs; 'quickly' describes how.

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Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

Question 12

'Nandanar' is the pen name of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

P.C. Gopalan — Malayalam writer P.C. Gopalan wrote under the pen-name 'Nandanar'.‌​‍

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C. Govinda Pisharady

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P.C. Kuttikrishnan

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R. Ramachandran Nair

Question 13

The first travelogue in Malayalam is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Varthamanappusthakam — Varthamanappusthakam by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar (1785) is the first travelogue in Malayalam, describing his journey to Rome.‌​‍

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Indulekha

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Malabar Manual

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Krishnagatha

Question 14

Bharat Ratna 2024 first announced:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Karpoori Thakur — Karpoori Thakur (posthumous) announced first.‌​‍

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LK Advani

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Chaudhary Charan Singh

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Narasimha Rao

Question 15

Varna system in ancient India had how many divisions?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

4 (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra) — Rigvedic Purusha Sukta described 4 varnas. ‌​‍Later jatis (castes) proliferated into thousands. Untouchables were outside the 4-fold system.

Answer

7

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3

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2

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 9 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more