LGS Mixed Practice Test #416

Question 1

A patient who recently lost a job shows a sudden increase in interest in learning new skills and setting career goals. Which theory of motivation best explains this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs — Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggests that individuals are motivated to fulfill needs in a specific order, and loss of a job (a physiological need) may drive the patient to seek higher-level needs like esteem and self-actualization. Herzberg's theory focuses on job satisfaction factors, McClelland's theory emphasizes achievement, power, and affiliation motives, and Skinner's theory relates to behavioral reinforcement.

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B. Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

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C. McClelland's Achievement Motivation Theory

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D. Skinner's Operant Conditioning

Question 2

The 'Heat Budget' of the Earth refers to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Balance between incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial radiation — Earth's heat budget keeps temperature balanced by matching absorbed solar radiation with emitted infrared.‌​‍

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Earth's expenditure on heating

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Carbon credits

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Tax on energy

Question 3

On which day was 'Mangalyaan' launched from Sriharikota?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5 November 2013 — Mars Orbiter Mission launched on 5 November 2013.‌​‍

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24 January 2014

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24 September 2014

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5 November 2012

Question 4

The state tree of Kerala is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Coconut — Coconut tree is Kerala's state tree. Kerala literally means 'Land of Coconuts'.‌​‍

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Teak

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Rosewood

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Rubber

Question 5

CRISPR-Cas9 is used for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gene editing — precise DNA cuts guided by RNA — From bacterial immune system. ‌​‍Nobel 2020 (Charpentier & Doudna). Applications: therapy, agriculture, basic research.

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Vaccination

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Staining

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Only diagnostics

Question 6

Aral Sea shrinking due to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Both irrigation + climate.‌​‍

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Irrigation diversion Soviet era

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Natural

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Climate

Question 7

Cherry blossoms in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shillong region — Meghalaya, Shillong.‌​‍

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Kashmir

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Sikkim

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Meghalaya

Question 8

ATP full form:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Adenosine triphosphate — Adenosine Triphosphate — energy currency.‌​‍

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Adenine tri phosphate

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Adenosine tri phase

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Alanine tri P

Question 9

The most abundant metal in Earth's crust is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Aluminium — Aluminium (~8%) is the most abundant metal. ‌​‍Oxygen (~46%) is the most abundant element overall.

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Iron

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Copper

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Gold

Question 10

The strongest muscle in the human body is the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Masseter (jaw) — By force relative to size, the masseter is the strongest muscle.‌​‍

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Quadriceps

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Heart

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Biceps

LGS Mixed Practice Test #416