Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #723

Question 1

Who was CJI of India at the start and end of 2025?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Khanna then Gavai — Start of 2025: Sanjiv Khanna (since 11 Nov 2024). ‌​‍He retired on 13 May 2025. Since 14 May 2025: B.R. ‌​‍Gavai.

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Gavai both

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Khanna both

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Chandrachud then Khanna

Question 2

The writer of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is:

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain — Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) — American novelist, 1884.

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Charles Dickens

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Ernest Hemingway

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Jack London

Question 3

Taiga/Boreal forest in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sub-arctic — Sub-arctic coniferous forests.‌​‍

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Deserts

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Mountains

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Tropics

Question 4

Largest district by area:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Idukki — Idukki — 4,358 sq km, largest district.‌​‍

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Palakkad

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Kannur

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Wayanad

Question 5

The NEP 2020 proposes a significant shift in the assessment system for school education. Which of the following best describes the intended nature of assessment for students?

Accepted Answer

B. Formative assessments tracking progress, promoting critical thinking and conceptual understanding. — NEP 2020 aims to move away from rote learning and high-stakes exams, promoting regular, formative, competency-based assessments that track student progress and encourage critical thinking and conceptual understanding. Options A and C represent traditional assessment methods that NEP seeks to reform. Option D is only one aspect of assessment, not its primary intended nature for students.

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A. Primarily summative assessments focused on rote memorization.

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C. High-stakes board exams conducted annually from Grade 5 onwards.

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D. Standardized tests designed only for comparing school performance.

Question 6

The District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was a precursor to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). What was the MAIN objective of DPEP in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

B. Achieving universal primary education and reducing gender disparities — DPEP aimed to achieve universal primary education and bridge gender and social gaps in enrollment and retention. Option A is unrelated (secondary education), Option C was not a DPEP focus, and Option D describes a later SSA strategy, not DPEP's core objective.

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A. Universalization of secondary education in the state

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C. Introducing vocational education in high schools

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D. Establishing private-public partnerships for school infrastructure

Question 7

Synonym of JADED:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weary — Tired or bored.‌​‍

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Eager

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Fresh

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Excited

Question 8

Which of the following was the primary reason for the Travancore-Kochi merger in 1949 that led to the formation of the Travancore-Cochin State?

Accepted Answer

A. Economic integration to address post-independence financial challenges — The merger of Travancore and Cochin in 1949 was primarily driven by economic integration to address financial instability and administrative efficiency in the post-independence period. Option B is incorrect as the British had already left India by 1949. Option C refers to a later period (1956), and Option D pertains to the formation of Kerala State, not the initial merger.

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B. Political pressure from the British to consolidate princely states

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C. The recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission (1956)

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D. The demand for linguistic reorganization based on Malayalam-speaking regions

Question 9

Who wrote the play 'Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

V.T. Bhattathiripad — V.T. Bhattathiripad's reformist play (1929) — 'From the Kitchen to the Stage'.‌​‍

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Swami Vivekananda

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Poikayil Yohannan

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Ezhuthachan

Question 10

Jewish Synagogue in Kochi built in:

Accepted Answer

1568 — Paradesi Synagogue in Mattancherry, Kochi — built 1568.

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1468

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1668

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1768

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #723