Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #527

Question 1

The Attingal Revolt of 1721 is notable as:

Accepted Answer

The first organised popular uprising against the British in India — The 1721 Attingal Revolt saw locals attack and kill a 140-strong British contingent led by Gifford.

Answer

The first tribal revolt in Kerala

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The first sepoy mutiny

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A revolt against the Portuguese

Question 2

Which of the following is a reducing agent?

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen — H₂ readily donates electrons (or H atoms) → reducing agent.

Answer

Potassium permanganate

Answer

Chlorine

Answer

Fluorine

Question 3

The leaders of the 1921 Malabar Rebellion included:

Accepted Answer

Ali Musliyar, Variyankunnath Kunjahammed Haji, M.P. Narayana Menon — Malabar Rebellion leaders: Ali Musliyar, Variyankunnath Kunjahammed Haji, M.P. Narayana Menon.

Answer

Pazhassi Raja and Velu Thampi

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T.K. Madhavan, Kelappan, Gandhi

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Sree Narayana Guru, Ayyankali

Question 4

Reynolds number > ~2000 indicates:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Turbulent flow — Re = ρvd/η. ‌​‍Low Re → laminar (viscous dominant); high Re → turbulent (inertial dominant).

Answer

Static

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Laminar flow

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No flow

Question 5

Lakshadweep Islands are composed mainly of:

Accepted Answer

Coral — Lakshadweep consists of coral atolls in the Arabian Sea.

Answer

Volcanic rocks

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Sandstone

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Granite

Question 6

Mendel's work on pea plants established the laws of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Heredity (inheritance) — Gregor Mendel (1866) discovered dominant/recessive inheritance — father of genetics.‌​‍

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Motion

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Evolution

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Thermodynamics

Question 7

Chief Minister of Kerala 2026:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pinarayi Vijayan — Pinarayi Vijayan (2nd consecutive term since 2021).‌​‍

Answer

Oommen Chandy

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V.S. Achuthanandan

Answer

Ramesh Chennithala

Question 8

Pierre Bourdieu's concept of 'cultural capital' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Non-material resources (education, speech, taste) that enable social mobility — Bourdieu: capital = economic, cultural, social, symbolic. ‌​‍Cultural capital (knowledge, credentials, manners) reproduces class across generations.

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Labour

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Money

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Only land

Question 9

The first Prime Minister of Kochi after Praja Mandal's merger with Congress was:

Accepted Answer

Ikkanda Warrier — Ikkanda Warrier became Kochi's first Congress PM (1948-49).

Answer

Panampilly Govinda Menon

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Pattom Thanu Pillai

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C. Kesavan

Question 10

Probability of getting a prime number on a die roll is:

Accepted Answer

1/2 — Primes in {1..6}: 2, 3, 5 → 3 outcomes; P = 3/6 = 1/2.

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #527