LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 14 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

Dr. Kalam is popularly known as the:

Accepted Answer

Both Missile Man and People's President — Kalam is known as the 'Missile Man' (for SLV-3, Agni, Prithvi) and 'People's President'.

Answer

Iron Man of India

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Missile Man of India

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People's President

Question 2

Kant's Categorical Imperative:

Accepted Answer

Act only on maxim you could will as universal law — Groundwork of Metaphysics of Morals (1785). Deontology (duty ethics). Contrast: consequentialism (Bentham, Mill — utilitarianism).

Answer

Act selfishly

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Follow authority

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No ethics

Question 3

Swapna Suresh:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2020 gold case — Accused in 2020 gold case.‌​‍

Answer

Actor

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Politician

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Businesswoman

Question 4

India's rank in the 2024 Global Innovation Index:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

39th — India ranked 39th in the 2024 Global Innovation Index, up from 40th in 2023, top among lower-middle-income economies.‌​‍

Answer

40th

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38th

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48th

Question 5

'A is the brother of B. ‌​‍B is the sister of C. C is the father of D.' How is A related to D?

Accepted Answer

Uncle — C is D's father. ‌​‍B is C's sister. A is B's brother = also C's sibling. ‌​‍So A is D's uncle.

Answer

Father

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Grandfather

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Brother

Question 6

Kennel : Dog :: Stable : ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Horse — Kennel houses dogs; stable houses horses.‌​‍

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Lion

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Pig

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Tiger

Question 7

Efficiency of a real transformer is typically:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

95-99% — Modern power transformers achieve 95-99% efficiency; losses = copper + iron (core) losses.‌​‍

Answer

50%

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100% always

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75%

Question 8

Oxidation is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Loss of electrons — OIL RIG — Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain (of electrons). ‌​‍Oxidising agent itself gets reduced.

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Gain of H

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Loss of O

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Gain of electrons

Question 9

Melatonin from:

Accepted Answer

Pineal gland — Sleep hormone.

Answer

Thyroid

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Pituitary

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Adrenal

Question 10

Antonym of VERBOSE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Concise — Verbose = using too many words.‌​‍

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Wordy

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Detailed

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Lengthy

Question 11

'On cloud nine' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Extremely happy — Very happy.‌​‍

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High up

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Sleeping

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Confused

Question 12

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai is famous for which poem?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramanan — Changampuzha's Ramanan (1936) is one of the most popular romantic poems in Malayalam literature.‌​‍

Answer

Karuna

Answer

Veena Poovu

Answer

Duravastha

Question 13

First Malayalam novel (widely accepted):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indulekha — Indulekha (O. Chandu Menon, 1889).‌​‍

Answer

Chemmeen

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Marthanda Varma

Answer

Kundalatha

Question 14

Earth's age is approximately:

Accepted Answer

~4.54 billion years — Dated via radiometric dating of meteorites and oldest rocks. Universe: ~13.8 billion years (Big Bang).

Answer

1 million

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100 million

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13.8 billion (universe)

Question 15

Sher Shah Suri is known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Grand Trunk Road and administrative reforms — Sher Shah built the Grand Trunk Road (Peshawar to Bengal) and introduced postal and revenue reforms.‌​‍

Answer

Building Taj Mahal

Answer

Din-i-Ilahi

Answer

Conquering Deccan

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 14 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more