LGS Mixed Practice Test #609

Question 1

A teacher frequently changes their voice pitch, uses gestures, and alters their position in the classroom during a lesson. Which microteaching skill is being effectively demonstrated here?

Accepted Answer

C. Skill of Stimulus Variation — The Skill of Stimulus Variation involves changing the teacher's behavior—including movement, gestures, and voice modulation—to maintain student attention and engagement throughout a lesson. This prevents monotony and keeps the learning environment dynamic, unlike the other listed skills which serve different instructional purposes.

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A. Skill of Explaining

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B. Skill of Reinforcement

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D. Skill of Probing Questions

Question 2

Pellagra (3 Ds: dermatitis, diarrhoea, dementia) is caused by deficiency of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B₃ (niacin) — Niacin deficiency leads to pellagra.‌​‍

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin B₆

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Vitamin B₁

Question 3

Which Kerala art form was recognised by UNESCO as 'Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity'?

Accepted Answer

Koodiyattam — Koodiyattam was proclaimed in 2001; it is the world's oldest surviving Sanskrit theatre.

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Kathakali

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Padayani

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Ottamthullal

Question 4

Amplitude modulation (AM) varies:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Amplitude of carrier with signal — AM radio. FM modulates frequency — better noise immunity. PM modulates phase.‌​‍

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Power only

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Phase

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Frequency

Question 5

Fear of heights:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Acrophobia — Acrophobia.‌​‍

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Claustrophobia

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Agoraphobia

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Hydrophobia

Question 6

Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) is the state-level implementation of a comprehensive program for school education. Which of the following correctly identifies the three centrally sponsored schemes that were integrated to form Samagra Shiksha?

Accepted Answer

B. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE). — Samagra Shiksha is an overarching program that integrates the three previous Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for elementary education, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for secondary education, and Teacher Education (TE). This integration aims to provide a holistic and seamless approach to education from pre-school to senior secondary level. The other options list unrelated or partially related schemes/initiatives, not the core three integrated under Samagra Shiksha.

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A. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and National Skill Development Mission.

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C. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools (NPMDMS), and Right to Education Act (RTE).

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D. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme, and National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme.

Question 7

Double fertilization in angiosperms produces:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zygote (2n) and triploid endosperm (3n) — One sperm + egg → zygote. ‌​‍Other sperm + two polar nuclei → endosperm. Unique to flowering plants.

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Zygote only

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Two zygotes

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Only endosperm

Question 8

KSEB:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala State Electricity Board — KSEB Ltd — state utility.‌​‍

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Kerala Sports Ed Board

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Kerala Senior Ed B

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Kerala State Env B

Question 9

Kerala's Multidimensional Poverty Index:

Accepted Answer

Lowest among states — NITI Aayog MPI — Kerala best.

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Average

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Highest

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Unknown

Question 10

The gap between two neurons across which signals pass is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Synapse — At the synapse, neurotransmitters cross the cleft to transmit signals.‌​‍

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Axon hillock

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Node of Ranvier

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Dendrite

LGS Mixed Practice Test #609