LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 10 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

A baby horse is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Foal — A baby horse is a Foal. Calf = baby cow, Kid = baby goat, Cub = baby lion/bear.‌​‍

Answer

Calf

Answer

Kid

Answer

Cub

Question 2

IQ = (MA/CA) × 100 was defined by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stern (William Stern, 1912) — MA = mental age (from Binet-Simon test). ‌​‍CA = chronological age. Modern IQ uses standard scores (mean 100, SD 15).

Answer

Binet

Answer

Spearman

Answer

Gardner

Question 3

Which government health insurance scheme was launched in 2018?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ayushman Bharat – PM Jan Arogya Yojana — Ayushman Bharat – PMJAY was launched on 23 September 2018 with ₹5 lakh family cover.‌​‍

Answer

PM Suraksha Bima Yojana

Answer

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

Answer

PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

Question 4

Who was appointed as CEO of NITI Aayog?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Amitabh Kant — Amitabh Kant was appointed CEO of NITI Aayog in February 2016.‌​‍

Answer

Arun Jaitley

Answer

Amitabh Bachchan

Answer

Sania Mirza

Question 5

Mirror image of AMBULANCE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Written reversed so readable in mirror — AMBULANCE written reversed on vehicles so drivers ahead can read it in rear-view mirror.‌​‍

Answer

Reversed

Answer

Upside down

Answer

Same

Question 6

All cats are mammals. All mammals have hair. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

All cats have hair — Valid syllogism.

Answer

Some cats have hair

Answer

No cats have hair

Answer

Hair is for cats only

Question 7

Stefan-Boltzmann law applies to:

Accepted Answer

Ideal blackbody — P/A = σT⁴. Real objects have emissivity ε < 1 → P = εσT⁴. Kirchhoff's law: absorptivity = emissivity.

Answer

Any object

Answer

Only gases

Answer

Only stars

Question 8

Haloalkanes on reaction with alcoholic KOH give:

Accepted Answer

Alkene (E2 elimination) — Aqueous KOH gives alcohol (SN2). Saytzeff rule: more substituted alkene is major product.

Answer

Alcohol

Answer

Ether

Answer

Aldehyde

Question 9

Which of the following conditions, according to Hahnemann, represents an external manifestation of the Psora miasm, but is not considered a miasm itself?

Accepted Answer

C. Scabies — Hahnemann identified Psora, Syphilis, and Sycosis as the three fundamental miasms. Scabies, while a key external manifestation indicating the presence of Psora, is considered a symptom complex of the miasm, not a miasm itself. Tuberculosis is a disease, not a miasm.

Answer

A. Syphilis

Answer

B. Sycosis

Answer

D. Tuberculosis

Question 10

Antonym of SAME:

Accepted Answer

Different — Same ↔ different.

Answer

Similar

Answer

Identical

Answer

Alike

Question 11

He is ____ honest man.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

an — 'An' is used before words starting with a vowel sound. ‌​‍'Honest' starts with a vowel sound (the 'h' is silent: /ˈɒnɪst/), so we use 'an'.

Answer

a

Answer

the

Answer

no article

Question 12

Chemmeen author:

Accepted Answer

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — Thakazhi (1956).

Answer

Basheer

Answer

MT

Answer

OV Vijayan

Question 13

Match authors to works: (a) C.V. Raman Pillai (b) K.M. Panikkar (c) A.R. Raja Raja Varma (d) Kesava Dev with (i) Malaya Vilasam (ii) Premamritam (iii) Parankipatayali (iv) Odayil Ninnu

Accepted Answer

a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv — Premamritam-C.V. Raman Pillai; Parankipatayali-K.M. Panikkar; Malaya Vilasam-A.R. Raja Raja Varma; Odayil Ninnu-Kesava Dev.

Answer

a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv

Answer

a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv

Answer

a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i

Question 14

How long CA took to draft:

Accepted Answer

2 years 11 months 18 days — Started 9 Dec 1946, adopted 26 Nov 1949.

Answer

1 year

Answer

3 years

Answer

5 years

Question 15

The right to freedom of religion is guaranteed under which Articles of the Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Articles 25–28 — Articles 25 to 28 cover the Right to Freedom of Religion.‌​‍

Answer

Articles 29–30

Answer

Articles 23–24

Answer

Articles 19–22

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 10 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more