LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 16 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +6 more

Question 1

Radio was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Guglielmo Marconi — Guglielmo Marconi is credited with inventing radio communication. ‌​‍Nobel Prize 1909.

Answer

Bell

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Edison

Answer

Tesla

Question 2

Which Kerala leader is known as 'Bharathiya Vidyabhavan' founder?

Accepted Answer

K.M. Munshi — K.M. Munshi (Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi) founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 1938. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly.

Answer

V.K. Krishna Menon

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E.M.S. Namboodiripad

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K. Karunakaran

Question 3

India-Australia ECTA:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Signed 2022 in force — Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement.‌​‍

Answer

Unknown

Answer

Cancelled

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Under talks

Question 4

Name the newly appointed chairman of ISRO (Apr 2016):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar — Dr. A.S. Kiran Kumar was ISRO Chairman from January 2015 to January 2018.‌​‍

Answer

Sankar Aggarwal

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G. Madhavan Nair

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M.T. Thambidurai

Question 5

A clock seen through a mirror when time is 7 o'clock shows:

Accepted Answer

5:00 — Mirror image of 7 o'clock = 5:00 (reflection inverts left-right).

Answer

3:20

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4:20

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7:00

Question 6

Letters: B, E, I, N, ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

T — +3,+4,+5,+6=T.‌​‍

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U

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S

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R

Question 7

Mass defect gives binding energy via:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E = mc² (Einstein) — Binding energy per nucleon maximum around Fe-56 (~8.8 MeV/nucleon). ‌​‍Fission of heavy, fusion of light release energy.

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E = kT

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E = ½mv²

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E = qV

Question 8

White phosphorus differs from red phosphorus in that white P is:

Accepted Answer

Toxic and spontaneously combustible in air — White P (P₄) is stored under water; red P is stable and used in matches.

Answer

Stable in air

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Used in matchsticks

Answer

A polymer

Question 9

Which vitamin deficiency causes 'Night Blindness'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin A — Vitamin A (Retinol) deficiency causes Night Blindness (Nyctalopia). ‌​‍Rich sources: carrot, papaya, milk, liver.

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin D

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Vitamin B

Question 10

Which sentence contains a participle used as an adjective?

Accepted Answer

He gave me a broken glass — 'Broken' is a past participle functioning adjectivally to describe 'glass'.

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He is smoking a cigarette

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He has spoken the truth

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The work has been completed

Question 11

Antonym of OPEN:

Accepted Answer

Closed — Open ↔ closed.

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Ajar

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Wide

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Clear

Question 12

Kerala language:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malayalam — Official language.‌​‍

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Kannada

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Tamil

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Telugu

Question 13

'Kesavante Vilapangal' is written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

M. Mukundan — M. Mukundan's acclaimed Malayalam novel.‌​‍

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Answer

Anand

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Perumbadavam Sreedharan

Question 14

The princess has a beautiful white ___ (feminine of horse).‌​‍

Accepted Answer

mare — Mare is the female of horse.‌​‍

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vixen

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horsess

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bitch

Question 15

'I am knowing him for 5 years.' Correct:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

I have known him for 5 years — Stative verb 'know' doesn't use continuous. Present perfect for duration.‌​‍

Answer

I know him for 5 years

Answer

I am known him for 5 years

Answer

I knew him for 5 years

LDC (Lower Division Clerk) Practice Test 16 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +6 more