Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #252

Question 1

Indian sociology pioneer:‌​‍

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All — Ghurye: 'Caste and Race in India'. ‌​‍Srinivas: coined 'Sanskritisation'. Karve: kinship in India. ‌​‍Also D.P. Mukherji, A.R. ‌​‍Desai.

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G. S. Ghurye

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Irawati Karve

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M. N. Srinivas

Question 2

Tiger:‌​‍

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All — National animal since 1973.‌​‍

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Sacred

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National Animal

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State

Question 3

Cataract involves:

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Clouding of the lens — Cataract is opacification of the eye lens, typically age-related; treated by surgical replacement.

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Detached retina

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Pupil enlargement

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Corneal ulcer

Question 4

Kalidasa's other famous play (besides Shakuntala) is:

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Malavikagnimitram — Kalidasa's three plays: Malavikagnimitram, Vikramorvashiyam, Abhijnanashakuntalam.

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Mrichhakatika

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Mudrarakshasa

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Mahabharata

Question 5

Accommodation of the eye refers to:

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Changing focal length of the eye lens to focus on near/far objects — Ciliary muscles change lens curvature → accommodation.

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Adjusting iris

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Moving the whole eye

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Wavelength change

Question 6

The Tundra climate is also known as the:‌​‍

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Polar/Arctic Climate — Tundra = Polar/Arctic climate — short summers, very long winters.‌​‍

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Mediterranean Climate

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Monsoon Climate

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Equatorial Climate

Question 7

Mammals characteristics:‌​‍

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Hair, mammary glands — Hair and mammary glands.‌​‍

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Scales

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Lay eggs

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Gills

Question 8

The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 extended the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. What was the key change introduced by this amendment?

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B. Removed the reservation for Anglo-Indians — The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 removed the reservation for Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, while extending the reservation for SCs and STs by another 10 years (from 70 to 80 years). It did not introduce any changes to the Rajya Sabha or increase reservation percentages.

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A. Increased the reservation period from 70 to 80 years

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C. Extended reservation to the Rajya Sabha

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D. Increased the reservation percentage from 15% to 20%

Question 9

Kurinji Mala is the highest peak in:

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Idukki — Anamudi (2,695m) in Idukki is Kerala's highest peak.

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Wayanad

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Palakkad

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Pathanamthitta

Question 10

A fear of heights is called:

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Acrophobia — Acrophobia = fear of heights; claustrophobia = enclosed spaces; agoraphobia = open spaces.

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Claustrophobia

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Agoraphobia

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Hydrophobia

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #252