LGS Mixed Practice Test #418

Question 1

The largest organ in the human body is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Skin — Skin is the largest organ (~1.5-2 sq metres in adults).‌​‍

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Liver

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Heart

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Brain

Question 2

Ayyankali, a towering figure of the Kerala Renaissance, employed distinct methods to secure the rights and dignity of the marginalized communities, particularly the Pulayas. Among his various struggles, which of the following actions most directly challenged the traditional restrictions on education and public access for depressed classes in Travancore?

Accepted Answer

A. Initiating the 'Villuvandi Samaram' (Bullock Cart Protest) to assert the right of access to public roads for untouchables and subsequently advocating for school entry. — Ayyankali's 'Villuvandi Samaram' (Bullock Cart Protest) in 1893 was a direct and symbolic act to assert the right of untouchables to use public roads, which was a fundamental challenge to their exclusion from public spaces. This assertion of public access subsequently paved the way for his demands regarding the right to education and entry into public schools, making it the most direct action challenging both public access and educational restrictions. While Kallumala Samaram was significant for dignity and SJPS for community upliftment, the Villuvandi Samaram directly addressed the public acc

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B. Leading the 'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham' (SJPS) to lobby the government for land reforms and agricultural worker rights.

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C. Organizing the 'Mismatched Marriage' (Kallumala Samaram) protest to abolish discriminatory ornaments worn by Pulaya women.

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D. Establishing numerous temples for lower castes as an alternative to existing caste-ridden places of worship.

Question 3

The largest bone in the human body is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Femur — Femur (thigh bone) is the largest and strongest bone.‌​‍

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Humerus

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Tibia

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Spine

Question 4

Error: 'Each of the boys have finished':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

have — 'Each' is singular → 'has' not 'have'.‌​‍

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Each

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boys

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finished

Question 5

Balika Samridhi Yojana was launched on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2 October 1997 — Balika Samridhi Yojana launched 2 October 1997.‌​‍

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15 August 1996

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15 August 1997

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2 October 1995

Question 6

Corporations:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

6 — TVM, Kollam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kannur.‌​‍

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10

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8

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4

Question 7

Baby horse:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Foal — Foal.‌​‍

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Calf

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Kid

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Cub

Question 8

Largest ship-breaking yard:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alang (Gujarat) — Alang, India.‌​‍

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Chittagong

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Pakistan

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China

Question 9

Isoelectronic species have:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Same number of electrons — e.g., Na⁺, Mg²⁺, O²⁻, F⁻, Ne all have 10 e⁻. Sizes differ with nuclear charge.‌​‍

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Same neutrons

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Same protons only

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Same mass

Question 10

Nucleus discovered by:

Accepted Answer

Robert Brown — Robert Brown (1831).

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Hooke

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Leeuwenhoek

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Virchow

LGS Mixed Practice Test #418