LGS Mixed Practice Test #25

Question 1

The Sangam Age (Tamil literature) belongs to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

c. 300 BCE - 300 CE — Sangam literature — Three Sangams at Madurai according to tradition. ‌​‍Earliest Tamil classical literature. Key texts: Tolkappiyam, Tirukkural, Silappadikaram, Manimekalai, Ettuthokai.

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Modern

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Medieval

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5000 BCE

Question 2

Pamba dam:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pathanamthitta — Pathanamthitta.‌​‍

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Alappuzha

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Ernakulam

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Kottayam

Question 3

Kerala's first Health Minister:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A.R. Menon — Dr. A.R. Menon — first Health Minister (1957).‌​‍

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K.R. Narayanan

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A.K. Antony

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K.M. Mani

Question 4

The Sufi Chishti saint whose dargah at Ajmer is a major pilgrimage site was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Moinuddin Chishti — Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti (d. ‌​‍1236) founded Chishti silsila in India. Ajmer Sharif Dargah — visited by Akbar multiple times; Mughal patronage.

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Nizamuddin Auliya

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Salim Chishti

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Baba Farid

Question 5

Western Ghats stretch from:‌​‍

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Tapi river to Kanyakumari — ~1,600 km. ‌​‍UNESCO WHS. Biodiversity hotspot. ‌​‍Anaimudi (2,695 m) highest in Kerala. Sahyadri in Maharashtra.

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Gujarat to Kerala

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Only Maharashtra

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Himalayas only

Question 6

The year in which Sree Narayana Guru's famous Sivagiri pilgrimage was formally started (by his directive) is:

Accepted Answer

1928 (realised posthumously from 1933) — Narayana Guru advised the Sivagiri pilgrimage in 1928; the first pilgrimage was in 1933, after his death.

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1888

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1903

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1936

Question 7

Which of the following awards is NOT conferred by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for higher education in India?

Accepted Answer

D. Kerala State Award for Higher Education — The correct answer is option D, the Kerala State Award for Higher Education, as it is not an award by the UGC but by the Government of Kerala. Options A, B, and C are all UGC-recognized national awards for educational excellence.

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A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy

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B. Visitor's Award for Best University

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C. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching Award

Question 8

In a Kerala classroom where students struggle with English pronunciation, a teacher decides to use minimal pairs to improve their listening and speaking skills. Which language teaching method is this teacher most likely employing?

Accepted Answer

B. Audio-Lingual Method — The Audio-Lingual Method is the correct answer because it relies heavily on drills, repetition, and minimal pairs to develop listening and speaking skills, as seen in the teacher's approach. Task-Based Learning (A) focuses on completing real-world tasks, the Silent Way (C) uses non-verbal techniques like Cuisenaire rods, and the Lexical Approach (D) emphasizes learning language chunks, making them less relevant to this specific scenario.

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A. Task-Based Learning

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C. Silent Way

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D. Lexical Approach

Question 9

UDF full form:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

United Democratic Front — United Democratic Front.‌​‍

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Unified Defence Forum

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Union DF

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Untied Dem F

Question 10

Hepatic portal vein carries blood from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Digestive organs to liver — Unique system between two capillary beds. ‌​‍Nutrients processed by liver before reaching systemic circulation.

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Kidney to heart

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Liver to heart

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Lungs to heart

LGS Mixed Practice Test #25