LGS Mixed Practice Test #708

Question 1

Eskimos' dome-shaped winter shelters made of snow blocks are called:

Accepted Answer

Igloo — Igloos are the winter snow-block shelters of the Inuit.

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Yurt

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Tepee

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Wigwam

Question 2

The minimum energy required for a reaction to occur is called:

Accepted Answer

Activation energy — Activation energy (Eₐ) is the energy barrier that must be crossed.

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Ionisation energy

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Bond energy

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Lattice energy

Question 3

Spleen function:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Blood filter, immune — Filter blood, recycle RBCs, immune role.‌​‍

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Respiration

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Digestion

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Waste

Question 4

A student misinterprets the phrase 'the cat sat on the mat' as 'the mat sat on the cat.' Which of Bruner's modes of representation is the student primarily using in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

C. Symbolic representation (language-based). — Bruner's iconic mode involves visual or image-based understanding, and misinterpreting the subject-object relationship in a sentence suggests the student is relying on a literal or visual interpretation of the words rather than their symbolic meaning. Enactive (A) involves physical action, symbolic (C) involves abstract language rules, and concrete operational (D) is Piaget's concept, not Bruner's.

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A. Enactive representation (action-based).

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B. Iconic representation (image-based).

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D. Concrete operational representation (logical thinking).

Question 5

The Delimitation Commission is appointed after each:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Census — Delimitation Commission set up after each Census to redraw Parliamentary/Assembly constituencies based on population. ‌​‍Has been held 4 times (1952, 1963, 1973, 2002).

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General election

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5 years

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10 years

Question 6

The functional group of an alcohol is:

Accepted Answer

−OH — −OH (hydroxyl) is the functional group of alcohols (e.g., methanol CH₃OH).

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−COOH

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−CHO

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−NH₂

Question 7

Tranquilisers are used for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anxiety, mental agitation (e.g., Valium, equanil) — Sedatives for stress. ‌​‍Barbiturates are older class. Benzodiazepines (valium) safer.

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Heart

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Infection

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Pain relief

Question 8

The pH of human gastric juice is approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1–2 — Strong HCl in stomach gives pH ~1.5–2.0 for digestion and microbe killing.‌​‍

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8–9

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5–6

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7

Question 9

Kerala gold smuggling case:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2020 — 2020 UAE consulate case.‌​‍

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2018

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2019

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2022

Question 10

George Orwell's '1984' depicts:

Accepted Answer

Totalitarian dystopia with Big Brother — 'War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.' Also Animal Farm (1945, allegorical).

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Utopia

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Romance

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Comedy

LGS Mixed Practice Test #708