Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #487

Question 1

The 'KITE Victers' initiative is primarily designed to enhance which aspect of school education in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

B. Digital learning and classroom teaching through satellite broadcasts — KITE Victers (Virtual Classroom Technology on Edusat) is a digital learning platform using satellite broadcasts to deliver interactive lessons to students in remote areas. It does not focus on vocational training, infrastructure, or teacher recruitment, though it indirectly supports teacher training through digital resources.

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A. Vocational training for secondary school students

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C. Infrastructure development in government schools

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D. Teacher recruitment and training programmes

Question 2

LED works on principle of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Electroluminescence — photon emission on recombination — Direct bandgap semiconductors (GaAs, GaN). ‌​‍Energy of photon ≈ bandgap. Nobel 2014 for blue LED.

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Thermionic emission

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Diffraction

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Photoelectric effect

Question 3

WWW was invented by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tim Berners-Lee — Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN.‌​‍

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Bill Gates

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Steve Jobs

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Mark Zuckerberg

Question 4

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was established in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2010 — NGT Act 2010. ‌​‍Specialist tribunal for environmental cases. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta was first Chairperson.

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2005

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2016

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2013

Question 5

Deoxygenated blood pumped to lungs by:

Accepted Answer

Right ventricle — Right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs.

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Left atrium

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Left ventricle

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Right atrium

Question 6

The first life forms on Earth appeared approximately:

Accepted Answer

3.5–4 billion years ago — Oldest known microbial fossils are ~3.5–3.7 billion years old.

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10 million years ago

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500 million years ago

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1 billion years ago

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the 'Engage' phase of the 5E learning model in a constructivist classroom?

Accepted Answer

A. Students explore concepts through hands-on activities and inquiry to generate new questions. — The 'Engage' phase in the 5E model is designed to capture students' interest and stimulate curiosity by activating prior knowledge and posing questions. Option A aligns with this purpose, while B refers to the 'Explain' phase, C to 'Elaborate,' and D to 'Evaluate.'

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B. The teacher provides direct instruction to clarify misconceptions and reinforce learning.

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C. Students apply their understanding to new contexts through collaborative problem-solving.

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D. The teacher assesses prior knowledge to identify gaps before introducing new content.

Question 8

Who wrote 'The Social Contract' (1762)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rousseau — Rousseau's 'Du Contrat Social' argued sovereignty rests with the people.‌​‍

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John Locke

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Montesquieu

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Voltaire

Question 9

Which literary form involves a structured dialogue between two or more characters to explore a theme or idea, often used in classroom discussions to encourage critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

B. Dialogue — Dialogue is a literary form where two or more characters engage in conversation to explore themes or ideas. It is commonly used in classrooms to stimulate active participation and critical analysis. Monologue involves a single speaker, soliloquy is a speech delivered alone, and narrative is a story-telling form.

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A. Monologue

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C. Soliloquy

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D. Narrative

Question 10

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is based on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Natural selection — Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' (1859): species evolve via natural selection of heritable traits.‌​‍

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Lamarckism

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Spontaneous generation

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Catastrophism

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #487