Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #964

Question 1

A list of books:

Accepted Answer

Catalogue — Catalogue.

Answer

Dictionary

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Encyclopedia

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Thesaurus

Question 2

Who wrote the book 'A Nation in the Making'?

Accepted Answer

S.N. Banerjee — Surendranath Banerjee's 1925 autobiography.

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Sarojini Naidu

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Abul Kalam Azad

Question 3

Asexual reproduction — binary fission is seen in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Amoeba, Paramecium — Simplest type of asexual reproduction. ‌​‍Paramecium: transverse; Euglena: longitudinal. Produces genetically identical offspring.

Answer

Plants only

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Earthworm

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Humans

Question 4

The four 'founding fathers' of modern sociology are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Comte, Marx, Weber, Durkheim — Comte (positivism), Marx (conflict theory), Weber (interpretive sociology), Durkheim (functionalism) — classical sociology.‌​‍

Answer

Only Weber

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Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx

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Only Marx

Question 5

Chordates have:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal gill slits, post-anal tail — Four chordate features — at some stage of life. ‌​‍Vertebrates: notochord replaced by vertebral column.

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No spine

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Exoskeleton

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Only dorsal nerve

Question 6

Many drugs are primarily excreted by the kidneys. Which process within the nephron involves the movement of substances from the blood into the renal tubule, representing the initial step of urine formation?

Accepted Answer

B. Glomerular filtration — Glomerular filtration is the initial step in urine formation, occurring in the renal corpuscle. During this process, blood plasma, excluding large proteins and blood cells, is filtered from the glomerulus into Bowman's capsule to form the filtrate. Tubular reabsorption and secretion occur later in the renal tubules.

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A. Tubular reabsorption

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C. Tubular secretion

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D. Micturition

Question 7

Pamba River originates from:

Accepted Answer

Pulachimalai — The Pamba River originates from Pulachimalai hill in the Peermedu taluk of Idukki district.

Answer

Anamudi

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Devikulam

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Western Ghats near Peer Medu

Question 8

He ___ the door and went out.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

opened — Two sequential past actions: opened (past) and went (past).‌​‍

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open

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opens

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has opened

Question 9

During a science lesson on photosynthesis, a teacher asks students to brainstorm what they already know about how plants get food and to share any questions they have. Which phase of the 5E Instructional Model is the teacher primarily engaging in?

Accepted Answer

C. Engage — The Engage phase of the 5E model aims to capture students' attention, stimulate their thinking, and activate their prior knowledge, often through questions, discussions, or intriguing phenomena. Explore involves hands-on activities, Elaborate extends understanding, and Explain involves teachers clarifying concepts.

Answer

A. Explore

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B. Elaborate

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D. Explain

Question 10

Keoladeo (Bharatpur):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bird sanctuary, Rajasthan — UNESCO site — birds.‌​‍

Answer

Tiger

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Reptile

Answer

Mammals

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #964