Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #463

Question 1

Kudumbashree was launched on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

17 May 1998 — Kudumbashree, Kerala's women empowerment and poverty eradication programme, was launched on 17 May 1998.‌​‍

Answer

17 May 1996

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1 November 2000

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15 August 2002

Question 2

In what language was Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' written?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Middle English — ~1387-1400. ‌​‍Pilgrims' tales on way to Canterbury. Father of English poetry. ‌​‍Old English: Beowulf.

Answer

Old English

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Latin

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Modern English

Question 3

UN HQ:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

New York — New York.‌​‍

Answer

Geneva

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London

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Paris

Question 4

Curie temperature is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Temperature above which ferromagnet becomes paramagnet — Thermal agitation destroys domain alignment. For iron Tc ≈ 1043 K.‌​‍

Answer

Absolute zero

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Boiling point

Answer

Melting point

Question 5

The 1928 Payyannur Congress Conference that demanded a separate Kerala state was chaired by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru — Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the 1928 Payyannur Congress which demanded linguistic statehood for Kerala.‌​‍

Answer

K. Kelappan

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 6

Malappuram formed:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1969 — 16 June 1969.‌​‍

Answer

1980

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1956

Answer

1990

Question 7

Who served as the first Chief Minister of the newly formed Travancore-Cochin state after the merger?

Accepted Answer

B. Pattom A. Thanu Pillai — Pattom A. Thanu Pillai became the first Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin after the merger. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer was the Dewan of Travancore before the merger, while T. K. Narayana Pillai and Panampilly Govinda Menon served later in the state's political history. The question tests knowledge of post-merger leadership.

Answer

A. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer

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C. T. K. Narayana Pillai

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D. Panampilly Govinda Menon

Question 8

India's rescue operation to bring back Indian nationals during the Hamas–Israel conflict:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Operation Ajay — Operation Ajay was launched in October 2023.‌​‍

Answer

Operation Vijay

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Operation Hamas

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Operation Bluestar

Question 9

Habitat destruction is the primary cause of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Biodiversity loss — Evil quartet: habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation, alien species invasion, co-extinctions.‌​‍

Answer

Ozone depletion

Answer

Global warming only

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Pollution

Question 10

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a crucial component of intravenous fluids like normal saline. What is its primary physiological role that makes it essential for maintaining fluid balance?

Accepted Answer

B. Maintains osmotic pressure and extracellular fluid volume. — Sodium is the primary cation in the extracellular fluid, and chloride is its main accompanying anion. Together, they are critical for maintaining osmotic pressure, which in turn regulates the distribution of water between intracellular and extracellular compartments, thus maintaining extracellular fluid volume and blood pressure. The other options are not primary physiological roles of NaCl in fluid balance.

Answer

A. Acts as a coenzyme for metabolic reactions.

Answer

C. Directly regulates blood glucose levels.

Answer

D. Functions as a potent antioxidant.

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #463