LGS (Last Grade Servants) Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more

Question 1

Obedience to authority — Milgram experiment:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~65% administered lethal shocks under instruction — Shocked by post-Holocaust context. ‌​‍Stanley Milgram (Yale, 1963). Ethics controversial.

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Low

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Harmless

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Unknown

Question 2

Who is called the 'Missile Man of India'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam — Dr. ‌​‍A.P.J. Abdul Kalam led DRDO's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

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C.V. Raman

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Homi Bhabha

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Vikram Sarabhai

Question 3

India's G20 logo meaning:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lotus, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam — Lotus + theme.‌​‍

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Simple emblem

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Peacock

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Tiger

Question 4

Bharatmala:

Accepted Answer

Highway project — National highway development programme.

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Railways

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Ports

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Airports

Question 5

5 friends P, Q, R, S, T sit in a row. P is at the left end. R is in the middle. Q is between P and R. S is to the right of R. Who sits at the right end?

Accepted Answer

T — Positions 1-5: P Q R S _. Only T is left, so T is at the right end (position 5).

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Q

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R

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S

Question 6

Pen is to ink as car is to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

petrol — Pen needs ink to function; car needs petrol.‌​‍

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tire

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scooter

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steering

Question 7

Earth's satellite:

Accepted Answer

Moon — Moon — only natural satellite.

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Phobos

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Titan

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Europa

Question 8

In which atmospheric layer is ozone gas found?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere — Ozone layer lies in the stratosphere (15–35 km).‌​‍

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Ionosphere

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Lithosphere

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Mesosphere

Question 9

Bones get strength from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Calcium phosphate — Hydroxyapatite crystals.‌​‍

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Silica

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Magnesium

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Iron

Question 10

Change to reported speech: Ram said, 'I have finished my work.'

Accepted Answer

Ram said that he had finished his work — Present perfect → past perfect; 'I' → 'he'; 'my' → 'his'.

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Ram said he has finished his work

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Ram said I have finished my work

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Ram says he had finished his work

Question 11

One word: Exaggeration for effect:

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole — Hyperbole.

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Alliteration

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Simile

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Irony

Question 12

'Kesavante Vilapangal' is written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

M. Mukundan — M. Mukundan's acclaimed Malayalam novel.‌​‍

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O.V. Vijayan

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Anand

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Perumbadavam Sreedharan

Question 13

മലയാളം ക്ലാസ്സിൽ 'സംവാദ രീതി' (Debate method) ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ കുട്ടികളിൽ വളർത്തിയെടുക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്ന പ്രധാന കഴിവ് ഏതാണ്?

Accepted Answer

A. കാര്യകാരണ സഹിതം സ്വന്തം അഭിപ്രായം അവതരിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ് — സംവാദ രീതിയുടെ പ്രധാന ലക്ഷ്യം വിദ്യാർത്ഥികളിൽ വിമർശനാത്മക ചിന്തയും വാദിക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവും വളർത്തുക എന്നതാണ്. സ്വന്തം അഭിപ്രായങ്ങളെ യുക്തിസഹമായി അവതരിപ്പിക്കാനും മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ വാദങ്ങളെ വിലയിരുത്താനും ഇത് സഹായിക്കുന്നു. കൈയക്ഷരം, മനഃപാഠമാക്കൽ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുതിയ വാക്കുകൾ കണ്ടെത്തൽ എന്നിവ സംവാദ രീതിയുടെ നേരിട്ടുള്ള ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളല്ല.

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B. മനോഹരമായ കൈയക്ഷരം

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C. പാഠഭാഗങ്ങൾ മനഃപാഠമാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ്

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D. പുതിയ വാക്കുകൾ വേഗത്തിൽ കണ്ടെത്താനുള്ള കഴിവ്

Question 14

HIV infects:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Helper T (CD4+) lymphocytes — Retrovirus (RNA). ‌​‍Causes AIDS. Reverse transcriptase makes DNA from RNA. ‌​‍ART: combination of drugs.

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Nerve

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Muscle

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RBC

Question 15

The Indian Constitution is written in English and:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hindi — Article 394A: official English and Hindi copies of Constitution.‌​‍

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Marathi

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Sanskrit

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Urdu

LGS (Last Grade Servants) Practice Test 5 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +7 more