Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #1062

Question 1

Antonym of GIVE:

Accepted Answer

Take — Give ↔ take.

Answer

Donate

Answer

Provide

Answer

Offer

Question 2

In which year was Ayya Vaikundar born in Swamithoppu?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1815 — Ayya Vaikundar was born in 1815 (some sources 1809; standard PSC: 1815).‌​‍

Answer

1850

Answer

1809

Answer

1875

Question 3

PACE, launched by NASA on 8 February 2024, stands for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem — PACE = Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem — NASA Earth-science satellite.‌​‍

Answer

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ecosystem

Answer

Plankton, Algae, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem

Answer

Plankton, Atomiser, Cloud, Ecosystem

Question 4

NRI remittance state — top:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala receives highest NRI remittances (Gulf workers).‌​‍

Answer

Gujarat

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Tamil Nadu

Answer

Punjab

Question 5

Amoeba belongs to which kingdom?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Protista — Unicellular protist.

Answer

Monera

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Fungi

Answer

Animalia

Question 6

Troposphere features:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weather occurs here (~0-12 km); temperature decreases with altitude — ~75% of atmospheric mass. Lapse rate ~6.5°C/km. Tropopause above.‌​‍

Answer

No weather

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Uniform temperature

Answer

Above stratosphere

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the Travancore-Cochin Integration Act of 1950 is correct?

Accepted Answer

C. It provided for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to their population. — The Travancore-Cochin Integration Act of 1950 facilitated the formation of the Travancore-Cochin state and included provisions for proportional reservation of seats for SCs and STs, aligning with the constitutional principles. Option A is incorrect as Malabar was already part of the Madras Presidency, not merged in 1950. Option B is wrong as Kerala did not have a bicameral legislature at that time. Option D is incorrect as the act merged princely states but did not abolish them entirely.

Answer

A. It led to the merger of Travancore, Cochin, and Malabar into a single political unit.

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B. It established a bicameral legislature in the newly formed state.

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D. It abolished the princely states and introduced a unitary form of government in Kerala.

Question 8

The Black Death (bubonic plague) killed what fraction of Europe's population?

Accepted Answer

~30-50% (1347-51) — Black Death (1347-1351) killed 75-200 million globally; 30-50% of Europe's population. Transformed labour markets, ended serfdom in many regions.

Answer

~10%

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~25%

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~75%

Question 9

Kerala first woman IPS:

Accepted Answer

Sakuntala Narayanan — Sakuntala Narayanan.

Answer

Lakshmi

Answer

R Sreelekha

Answer

Merin Joseph

Question 10

International Booker 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jenny Erpenbeck (Kairos) — Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos (translator Michael Hofmann).‌​‍

Answer

Samantha Harvey

Answer

Geetanjali Shree

Answer

Han Kang

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #1062