Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #6

Question 1

The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) holds a significant place in India's freedom struggle and social reform movements. What was its most profound contribution to the strategy of challenging caste-based discrimination in princely states like Travancore?

Accepted Answer

B. It demonstrated the efficacy of a sustained, non-violent civil disobedience movement to assert the right of marginalized communities to use public spaces, significantly influencing future social reform efforts. — The Vaikom Satyagraha was a pioneering movement that effectively utilized Gandhian methods of non-violent civil disobedience, including continuous marches and picketing, to challenge the discriminatory practice of untouchability and assert the right of lower castes to use public roads around temples. Its sustained nature and the involvement of national leaders brought widespread attention, demonstrating a powerful strategy for social reform that influenced subsequent movements like the Guruvayoor Satyagraha and the broader temple entry movement across India. Options A, C, and D describe method

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A. It successfully lobbied the British Resident to enforce anti-discrimination laws, thereby setting a precedent for state intervention.

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C. It initiated a widespread armed peasant uprising against the landlord class, linking economic exploitation with caste oppression.

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D. It exclusively focused on demanding separate electorates for lower castes, aiming for political representation rather than social integration.

Question 2

The Cochin International Airport is the first in the world to be:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fully solar powered — CIAL became the world's first airport fully powered by solar energy in 2015.‌​‍

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Built on water

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Privately owned

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Underground

Question 3

Resistors in series have an equivalent resistance of:‌​‍

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Sum of individual resistances — R_total = R₁ + R₂ + R₃ + … for series connection.‌​‍

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Average

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Reciprocal of sum of reciprocals

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Product divided by sum

Question 4

The valency of oxygen is:‌​‍

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2 — Oxygen needs 2 electrons to complete octet; valency = 2.‌​‍

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3

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1

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4

Question 5

The first telegraph line in India was between:‌​‍

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Calcutta-Diamond Harbour — First telegraph line: Calcutta to Diamond Harbour (1851) under Lord Dalhousie.‌​‍

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Delhi-Agra

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Bombay-Thane

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Madras-Bangalore

Question 6

'Déjà vu' means:

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Feeling of having already experienced — 'Already seen' — sense of familiarity.

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New experience

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French food

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Dance

Question 7

Gymnosperms bear:‌​‍

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Naked seeds (not enclosed in fruit) — Conifers, cycads, ginkgo. Pollination by wind. Pinus has cones (strobili).‌​‍

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Flowers

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Enclosed seeds

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Spores only

Question 8

Adrenaline is called the:‌​‍

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Fight or flight hormone — Adrenaline (epinephrine) is the 'fight or flight' hormone, released during stress.‌​‍

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Sleep hormone

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Growth hormone

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Love hormone

Question 9

The functional group of an alcohol is:‌​‍

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

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−NH₂

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−CHO

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−COOH

Question 10

A group of 17-year-olds decides to try a dangerous stunt they saw online, despite knowing the potential risks. When questioned, they downplay the dangers and focus on the thrill. This tendency among adolescents to engage in risky behaviors, often underestimating negative consequences and overestimating immediate rewards, can be partly attributed to the ongoing development of which brain region?

Accepted Answer

C. Prefrontal cortex — The prefrontal cortex, responsible for executive functions like planning, impulse control, risk assessment, and decision-making, continues to mature throughout adolescence and into early adulthood. Its incomplete development during the teenage years can lead to a greater propensity for risk-taking and a less developed ability to weigh long-term consequences against immediate gratification.

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A. Cerebellum

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B. Brainstem

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D. Amygdala

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #6