Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #555

Question 1

V. T. Bhattathiripad is famous for:‌​‍

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Namboothiri social reform — V. ‌​‍T. Bhattathiripad led the Yogakshema Sabha reform movement within the Namboothiri Brahmin community.

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Temple entry movement

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Anti-untouchability

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Tribal welfare

Question 2

Which of the following is considered a characteristic of effective feedback in a microteaching session?

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B. Focused on a single, specific teaching skill. — Effective feedback in microteaching is specific, focused, and immediate, concentrating on one particular teaching skill that was the objective of the micro-lesson. General, delayed, or solely supervisor-driven feedback is less effective for targeted skill improvement.

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A. General and vague, covering all aspects of the lesson.

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C. Delivered only by the supervisor, not peers.

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D. Delayed until the end of the entire training program.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the role of the 'Malabar Rebellion' (1921-22) in Kerala's freedom struggle?

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B. It marked the first successful armed resistance against the British in South India, later influencing the Non-Cooperation Movement. — The Malabar Rebellion (Moplah Uprising) was an armed insurrection against British rule and feudal oppression, with political demands like Khilafat and Swaraj. It influenced the broader freedom struggle by demonstrating mass resistance. Option A is incorrect as it had strong political objectives; C misrepresents the leadership; D is inaccurate as full responsible government was not granted immediately.

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A. It was primarily a communal uprising against the British without significant political demands.

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C. It was a localized agrarian revolt led by landlords against peasant farmers, unrelated to the freedom struggle.

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D. It resulted in the immediate grant of responsible government to the Madras Presidency under the Government of India Act 1919.

Question 4

'Faux pas' means:

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Social blunder — French-origin — embarrassing social mistake.

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Fake pass

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Dance step

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Greeting

Question 5

'The book which I bought yesterday is interesting.' Identify the relative clause:‌​‍

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which I bought yesterday — 'which I bought yesterday' modifies 'book' → relative clause.‌​‍

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The book

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the book is interesting

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is interesting

Question 6

Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's tomb at:

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Tughlaqabad — Tughlaqabad fort, Delhi.

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Agra

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Delhi

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Lahore

Question 7

Leap year rule:‌​‍

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Div by 4, century by 400 — Standard rule.‌​‍

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Div by 2

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Div by 100

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Div by 4

Question 8

PM Vishwakarma Yojana:‌​‍

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Artisans and craftsmen — Support for traditional artisans. Launched September 2023.‌​‍

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Defence

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Agriculture

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Education

Question 9

What is the primary difference in the approach to error correction between the Audio-Lingual Method (ALM) and Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?

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A. ALM emphasizes immediate and direct error correction, while CLT prioritizes fluency over immediate correction. — ALM, rooted in behaviorism, emphasizes immediate and direct correction of errors to prevent the formation of 'bad habits' and ensure accuracy. In contrast, CLT often tolerates errors that do not impede communication, prioritizing fluency and meaning-making, and often uses delayed or indirect correction to avoid disrupting the communication flow. Options B, C, and D misrepresent the core principles of both methods.

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B. ALM encourages peer correction, while CLT relies solely on teacher correction.

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C. ALM focuses on correcting content errors, while CLT corrects only grammatical errors.

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D. ALM ignores errors to build confidence, while CLT corrects every mistake rigorously.

Question 10

The arithmetic mean of first 20 natural numbers (1..20) is:

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10.5 — Mean = (n+1)/2 = 21/2 = 10.5.

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10

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11

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11.5

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #555