LGS Mixed Practice Test #314

Question 1

Kerala's agricultural landscape has undergone a significant transformation, with a historical shift from subsistence food crops to commercial cash crops like rubber, coconut, and spices. What is a major long-term economic consequence of this specialization for the state's agriculture sector?

Accepted Answer

B. Increased vulnerability of farmer incomes to global commodity price fluctuations and external market forces. — The specialization in cash crops makes Kerala's agricultural economy highly susceptible to global market volatility. Fluctuations in international prices for commodities like rubber or spices directly impact farmer incomes, leading to economic instability and risk. While export earnings can facilitate food imports, the inherent dependency on external markets poses a significant long-term economic vulnerability rather than enhancing overall food security or promoting land consolidation.

Answer

A. Enhanced food security through increased export earnings, enabling the import of necessary food grains.

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C. Significant reduction in land fragmentation due to consolidation of holdings for large-scale commercial farming.

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D. Greater self-sufficiency in fodder and feed production for livestock due to diversified cropping patterns.

Question 2

What does secularism in India mean?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

State equidistant from all religions + principled distance — Indian secularism (Rajeev Bhargava) = principled distance — state can intervene in religion to ensure reform and equality.‌​‍

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Strict separation of state and religion (Western model)

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Anti-religion

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Promotion of majority religion

Question 3

PSLV stands for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle — PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) is ISRO's workhorse rocket — most reliable.‌​‍

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Payload Satellite Launch Vehicle

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Primary Space Launch Vehicle

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Permanent Satellite Launch Vehicle

Question 4

√2 approximately:

Accepted Answer

1.414 — 1.414.

Answer

1.732

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2

Answer

1.5

Question 5

India's first open-access quantum research facility (AQRF) was inaugurated in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Amaravati — AP CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the Amaravati Quantum Reference Facility on 14 April 2026 (World Quantum Day).‌​‍

Answer

Bengaluru

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Hyderabad

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Chennai

Question 6

Oestrogen from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ovary — Female sex hormone.‌​‍

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Pituitary

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Thyroid

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Testes

Question 7

Five-kingdom classification by Whittaker (1969) includes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia — Based on cell type, organisation, nutrition, reproduction. ‌​‍Three-domain (Woese): Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya.

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Virus as separate

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Prokaryota, Eukaryota

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Plantae and Animalia only

Question 8

Blood pH:

Accepted Answer

7.35-7.45 — Slightly alkaline.

Answer

6.0

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7.8

Answer

8.0

Question 9

E-Amrit portal relates to: (1) Consumer awareness on EVs (2) Collaborative knowledge exchange with US government (3) Accelerates decarbonization‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 — E-Amrit is the India-US EV knowledge-exchange portal that sensitises consumers and pushes decarbonization.‌​‍

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2 and 3

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1 and 3

Answer

1 and 2

Question 10

Project Tiger was launched in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1973 — 9 initial reserves; now 53+. ‌​‍India has ~75% of world tiger population. Project Elephant 1992. ‌​‍Gir (Asiatic lion).

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1947

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1947

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2000

LGS Mixed Practice Test #314