LGS Mixed Practice Test #729

Question 1

The laws of motion were given by:‌​‍

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Isaac Newton — Sir Isaac Newton formulated the three laws of motion (published in Principia, 1687).‌​‍

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Einstein

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Galileo

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Kepler

Question 2

Athirappilly Falls sometimes called:‌​‍

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All — Multiple epithets.‌​‍

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Niagara of South

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Niagara Kerala

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Niagara of India

Question 3

'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Abdul Kalam — A.P.J. ‌​‍Abdul Kalam wrote Wings of Fire — his autobiography describing his life and career.

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Vikram Sarabhai

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Homi Bhabha

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C.V. Raman

Question 4

The Aikya Kerala Movement for a united Malayalam-speaking state resulted in the formation of Kerala State on:‌​‍

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1 November 1956 — Kerala State was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act; 1 July 1949 was the Travancore-Cochin merger.‌​‍

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26 January 1950

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1 July 1949

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15 August 1947

Question 5

The Nehru Trophy Boat Race features:‌​‍

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Chundan Vallam (snake boats) — The race features Chundan Vallam (snake boats) — long boats rowed by 100+ oarsmen.‌​‍

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Motor boats

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Kayaks

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Fishing boats

Question 6

UPI was launched by NPCI in:‌​‍

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April 2016 — UPI (Unified Payments Interface) by NPCI in April 2016. ‌​‍Revolutionised India's digital payments (now over 10 billion transactions/month).

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2018

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April 2014

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2017

Question 7

During a parent-teacher meeting in a Kerala government school, a parent expresses concern that their child, a student with a learning disability, is frequently reprimanded publicly by the teacher for not keeping up with the class, causing the child emotional distress. Which provision of the RTE Act, 2009, is most directly being violated in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

B. Prohibition of physical punishment and mental harassment. — The RTE Act, 2009 explicitly prohibits physical punishment and mental harassment of children. Public reprimand that causes emotional distress, especially to a child with special needs, falls under mental harassment and is a direct violation of this provision. The other options are valid provisions of the RTE Act but are not directly applicable to the scenario described.

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A. Prohibition of private tuition by teachers.

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C. Provision for admission of children from weaker sections.

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D. Requirement for minimum number of working days in an academic year.

Question 8

Largest desert in the world:‌​‍

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Antarctic (cold desert) — ~14 million km². ‌​‍Sahara is largest hot desert (~9.2 million km²). Desert = <250 mm/year precipitation.

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Sahara

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Arabian

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Gobi

Question 9

Martyrs' Day:‌​‍

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30 Jan — 30 January (Gandhi's assassination, 1948).‌​‍

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15 Aug

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26 Jan

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2 Oct

Question 10

The portal started by Government of Kerala to get services and proceedings of Grama Panchayat:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Citizen Portal — Kerala's LSG Citizen Portal offers panchayat services online.‌​‍

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E-office portal

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Friends

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Sampoorna Portal

LGS Mixed Practice Test #729