Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #783

Question 1

The last temple consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru was at:

Accepted Answer

Kalavancode — Kalavancode temple (1927) was his last consecration; he installed only a mirror as the deity.

Answer

Aruvippuram

Answer

Varkala

Answer

Sivagiri

Question 2

A patient is diagnosed with an obstruction in the superior vena cava. This would primarily impair venous return from which part of the body to the heart?

Accepted Answer

A. Head, neck, and upper limbs — The superior vena cava collects deoxygenated blood from the head, neck, upper limbs, and thorax and empties it into the right atrium. An obstruction here would impede venous return from these specific regions. The inferior vena cava collects blood from the abdomen and lower limbs. The lungs return oxygenated blood via pulmonary veins, and the liver and digestive organs drain into the hepatic portal system, eventually to the inferior vena cava.

Answer

B. Abdomen and lower limbs

Answer

C. Lungs

Answer

D. Liver and digestive organs

Question 3

Golden Quadrilateral is a ___ project.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Road — Golden Quadrilateral connects Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata via highways.‌​‍

Answer

Health

Answer

Telecommunication

Answer

Rail

Question 4

Colour blindness:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cone defect — Usually X-linked cone deficiency.‌​‍

Answer

Retina only

Answer

Lens

Answer

Rod defect

Question 5

The Kerala government recently launched the 'Aarogyam' initiative under the 'Health for All' mission. Which of the following is the PRIMARY objective of this initiative?

Accepted Answer

B. To ensure universal health coverage by strengthening primary healthcare services in all local self-government institutions — The 'Aarogyam' initiative is part of Kerala's 'Health for All' mission aimed at strengthening primary healthcare services (PHCs and sub-centers) across all local self-government institutions to ensure universal health coverage. Option A is too narrow (elderly-focused), C is a component but not the primary objective, and D is a separate initiative, not the core of 'Aarogyam'.

Answer

A. To provide free medical care to all elderly citizens above 60 years in Kerala

Answer

C. To distribute free essential medicines to patients with chronic diseases across government hospitals

Answer

D. To implement a state-wide telemedicine project for remote rural areas

Question 6

The minimum reservation for women in Kerala's Panchayati Raj institutions is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

50% — Kerala provides 50% reservation for women in local bodies, exceeding the constitutional minimum of 33% (one-third).‌​‍

Answer

25%

Answer

33%

Answer

40%

Question 7

Gravitational force between two masses is proportional to:

Accepted Answer

Product of masses — Newton's law of gravitation: F = G·m₁m₂/r².

Answer

Sum of masses

Answer

Difference of masses

Answer

Cube of distance

Question 8

Synonym of SEDULOUS:

Accepted Answer

Diligent — Showing dedication and diligence.

Answer

Lazy

Answer

Slow

Answer

Careless

Question 9

Cocaine is from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Coca plant (Erythroxylum coca, South America) — Stimulant of CNS — euphoria. Strongly addictive. Medical use: local anesthetic.‌​‍

Answer

Tobacco

Answer

Poppy

Answer

Cannabis

Question 10

Fossils are best preserved in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary rocks — Rapid burial in low-O2 sediment. ‌​‍Types: body fossils, trace fossils, amber, permineralisation. Index fossils for stratigraphic correlation.

Answer

Igneous

Answer

Metamorphic

Answer

Volcanic

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #783