LGS (Last Grade Servants) Practice Test 3 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +8 more

Question 1

Attachment theory key figure:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

John Bowlby (+ Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation) — Secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganised. ‌​‍Early attachment shapes adult relationships.

Answer

Freud

Answer

Vygotsky

Answer

Piaget

Question 2

Teachers' Day is celebrated on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5 September — 5 September (Dr. ‌​‍S. Radhakrishnan's birthday) = Teachers' Day. ‌​‍14 Nov = Children's Day (Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday).

Answer

14 November

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2 October

Answer

15 August

Question 3

Sabarimala review pending before:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

9-judge — Referred to 9-judge bench.‌​‍

Answer

11-judge

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5-judge

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7-judge

Question 4

X (Twitter) sold to Musk:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Oct 2022 — $44B acquisition Oct 2022.‌​‍

Answer

2023

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2021

Answer

2024

Question 5

Total of the ages of A, B and C at present are 90 years. ‌​‍Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 1:2:3. What is the age of B at present?

Accepted Answer

30 — 10 yrs ago total=90-30=60. ‌​‍Ratio 1:2:3 means shares of 60 = 10:20:30. B then was 20, now 30.

Answer

20

Answer

40

Answer

50

Question 6

Eye : See :: Ear : ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hear — Eye → see, Ear → hear.‌​‍

Answer

Touch

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Sound

Answer

Listen

Question 7

The speed of sound in air at 20 °C is approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

343 m/s — In dry air at 20 °C, sound travels ~343 m/s.‌​‍

Answer

150 m/s

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1500 m/s

Answer

3 × 10⁸ m/s

Question 8

A pharmacist is asked to identify a crude drug characterized by its strong aromatic odor and an essential oil content primarily consisting of eugenol. This drug is commonly used as a dental analgesic and antiseptic. Which part of the plant is this crude drug derived from?

Accepted Answer

B. Dried flower bud — Clove is the dried flower bud of *Syzygium aromaticum*. Its characteristic odor and dental analgesic properties are due to eugenol, an essential oil found abundantly in the flower buds. Rhizomes, bark, and leaves are parts of other crude drugs but not clove.

Answer

A. Dried rhizome

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C. Dried bark

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D. Dried leaves

Question 9

The infective stage of malarial parasite Plasmodium that enters human body is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

sporozoite — Sporozoites are injected by Anopheles mosquito and infect human liver cells.‌​‍

Answer

merozoite

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minuta form

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gametocyte

Question 10

Which sentence expresses ability?

Accepted Answer

You can swim — 'Can' expresses ability or permission.

Answer

You must go

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You should study

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You shall see

Question 11

Salutation in a formal letter typically begins with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dear Sir / Dear Madam / Respected Sir — Formal salutations are respectful and gender-aware.‌​‍

Answer

Hey

Answer

What's up

Answer

Hi

Question 12

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramanan — Famous for Ramanan (1936) elegy.‌​‍

Answer

Only Ramanan

Answer

Political

Answer

Religious

Question 13

Who wrote Keralapanineeyam?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A.R. Raja Raja Varma — A.R. Raja Raja Varma — definitive Malayalam grammar. Called 'Kerala Panini'.‌​‍

Answer

Ezhuthachan

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Gundert

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Kumaranasan

Question 14

Total districts in Kerala:

Accepted Answer

14 — Kerala has 14 districts.

Answer

12

Answer

13

Answer

15

Question 15

The Lion Capital of Ashoka (at Sarnath) is the National Emblem. ‌​‍Associated wheel (Ashoka Chakra) has how many spokes?

Accepted Answer

24 — Ashoka Chakra (Dharma Wheel) — 24 spokes. ‌​‍Symbolises dharma, law, continuous motion. Placed on Indian flag centre.

Answer

32

Answer

108

Answer

20

LGS (Last Grade Servants) Practice Test 3 — Current Affairs, English, General Knowledge +8 more