Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #94

Question 1

Gondwana rocks in India:

Accepted Answer

Coal beds — Main coal reserves.

Answer

Granite

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Basalt

Answer

Sandstone only

Question 2

Cochin Shipyard Ltd:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

PSU, largest shipyard — Major PSU.‌​‍

Answer

Private

Answer

Defence only

Answer

Small

Question 3

Identify the figure of speech: 'Oh death, where is thy sting?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Personification / Apostrophe — Addressing an abstract concept (death) as if it were a person = apostrophe/personification.‌​‍

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Simile

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Oxymoron

Question 4

Kerala Tourism slogan:

Accepted Answer

God's Own Country — 'God's Own Country' — coined 1989.

Answer

Gods Own

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Kerala the Land

Answer

Paradise

Question 5

'No sooner had he left ___ the phone rang':

Accepted Answer

than — No sooner...than.

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when

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then

Answer

before

Question 6

A teacher conducts a 6-minute microteaching session on 'Explaining a Science Concept' and receives feedback that students struggled with understanding the concept. What should be the NEXT step for the teacher?

Accepted Answer

B. Focus on improving clarity and simplification of the concept in the next session — The feedback indicates a need to refine the teaching skill itself (clarity and simplification), not just extend the session duration. Skipping feedback or changing the topic avoids addressing the core issue.

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A. Increase the duration of the next microteaching session to 15 minutes

Answer

C. Skip the feedback session to save time

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D. Change the topic entirely for the next session

Question 7

Ramon Magsaysay Award is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Nobel of Asia — Often called 'Nobel Prize of Asia'. Named after Philippine president.‌​‍

Answer

Oscar of Asia

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Grammy of Asia

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Pulitzer of Asia

Question 8

Phrasal verb 'give up' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Surrender or stop doing — Verb + preposition/particle with idiomatic meaning. ‌​‍'Put off' = postpone. 'Look after' = take care.

Answer

Continue

Answer

Begin

Answer

Receive

Question 9

Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri:

Accepted Answer

Both — Jnanpith 2019 for poetry.

Answer

Jnanpith 2019

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Literature

Answer

Only poet

Question 10

Kerala State Bird scientific name:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Buceros bicornis — Buceros bicornis — Great Indian Hornbill.‌​‍

Answer

Pavo cristatus

Answer

Corvus splendens

Answer

Ardea alba

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #94