LGS Mixed Practice Test #48

Question 1

Technopark TVM:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

India's first IT park — First IT Park in India (1990).‌​‍

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Private

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Largest

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Third

Question 2

When was the Consumer Protection Act of India enacted?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1986, revised 2019 — Six consumer rights: safety, information, choice, redressal, consumer education, be heard. 2019 Act adds e-commerce, product liability.

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1947

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1991

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2015

Question 3

The slogan 'One Caste, One Religion, One God for Man' is associated with:

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru coined 'Oru Jati, Oru Matham, Oru Daivam Manushyanu'.

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Chattambi Swamikal

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Ayyankali

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Vaikunda Swami

Question 4

Lactose, a disaccharide found in milk, is composed of which two monosaccharide units?

Accepted Answer

B. Glucose and Galactose — Lactose is a disaccharide formed by a glycosidic bond between one molecule of glucose and one molecule of galactose. It is commonly known as 'milk sugar'. Sucrose (table sugar) is glucose and fructose, while maltose is two glucose units.

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A. Glucose and Fructose

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C. Glucose and Glucose

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D. Fructose and Galactose

Question 5

A major industrial complex in an ecologically sensitive zone of Kerala is found to be regularly violating environmental norms by discharging untreated effluents and emitting hazardous air pollutants, severely impacting the local ecosystem and public health. Which of the following is the principal umbrella legislation that empowers the Central Government to take comprehensive measures, including setting national standards, issuing directions, and coordinating actions for the prevention, control, and abatement of such multi-faceted environmental pollution?

Accepted Answer

C. The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, is an umbrella legislation enacted to provide for the protection and improvement of the environment and for matters connected therewith. It grants broad powers to the Central Government to take all necessary measures to protect and improve the quality of the environment, and to prevent, control, and abate environmental pollution, including setting national standards and issuing directions. While the Water Act and Air Act specifically address water and air pollution respectively, the EPA provides the overarching legal framework and comprehensive powers to

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A. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

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B. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

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D. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

Question 6

Project Tiger was launched in India in:

Accepted Answer

1973 — Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 at Jim Corbett.

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1950

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1991

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2005

Question 7

Kerala's first female IAS officer:

Accepted Answer

Anna Rajam Malhotra — Anna Rajam Malhotra — first IAS woman from Kerala.

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Padmaja Venugopal

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Sheela Thomas

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Renuka Sudhakar

Question 8

Date of Temple Entry Proclamation issued by Sree Chithira Thirunal:

Accepted Answer

November 12, 1936 — The Proclamation was signed on 12 November 1936 (27 Thulam 1112 ME).

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October 12, 1936

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August 12, 1936

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December 12, 1936

Question 9

Convex lens can form:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both real and virtual — Real when object beyond F. Virtual when within F.‌​‍

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Only virtual images

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Only real images

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No images

Question 10

What does Charles Horton Cooley's concept 'looking-glass self' mean?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

We develop self-image through others' perceptions — Cooley (1902): self emerges via 3 steps — we imagine how we appear to others, imagine their judgment, develop self-feeling.

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Self-reflection in mirrors

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Physical appearance

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Narcissism

LGS Mixed Practice Test #48