Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #772

Question 1

Graphite is a ______ of carbon.

Accepted Answer

Allotrope — Graphite, diamond, fullerene are allotropes of carbon.

Answer

Isotope

Answer

Isobar

Answer

Alloy

Question 2

She asked her mother where she ___ put the box.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

should — Reported speech: 'shall' becomes 'should'.‌​‍

Answer

shall

Answer

will

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can

Question 3

Who wrote the famous book 'A Short History of the Peasant Movement' in Kerala?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

C. Achutha Menon — C. Achutha Menon authored the work on Kerala peasant movements.‌​‍

Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad

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Pattom Thanu Pillai

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P.K. Vasudevan Nair

Question 4

Mukesh Ambani chairman:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reliance Industries — RIL chairman.‌​‍

Answer

Tata

Answer

Birla

Answer

Adani

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a key benefit for a teacher who regularly engages in action research within their classroom?

Accepted Answer

B. It enhances the teacher's professional development by fostering critical reflection and problem-solving skills. — Action research significantly contributes to a teacher's professional development by encouraging critical self-reflection, problem identification, and the development of context-specific solutions. It's a continuous process of improvement, not a one-time fix (A), nor is its primary purpose administrative evaluation (C) or standardization (D).

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A. It provides a definitive solution to all classroom problems permanently.

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C. It primarily serves as a method for administrators to evaluate teacher performance.

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D. It standardizes teaching practices across all classrooms regardless of context.

Question 6

East-flowing rivers of Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Kabini, Bhavani, Pambar — Kabini, Bhavani, Pambar — tributaries of Cauvery.

Answer

Periyar, Pamba, Bharathapuzha

Answer

Periyar, Chaliyar

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Only Kabini

Question 7

Synonym of ERUDITE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Learned — Scholarly.‌​‍

Answer

Simple

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Ignorant

Answer

Rude

Question 8

Who was the first woman in India to become a school teacher?

Accepted Answer

A. Savitribai Phule — Savitribai Phule holds this historic distinction as she began teaching in 1848 at the Bhudevi Patil's school in Pune, pioneering women's education in India. The other options are significant but wrong: Kadambini Ganguly was a physician, Anandibai Joshee was a physician, and Fatima Sheikh co-founded India's first school for girls with Savitribai.

Answer

B. Kadambini Ganguly

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C. Anandibai Joshee

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D. Fatima Sheikh

Question 9

Sree Narayana Guru performed Shiva Prathishta (consecration) at:

Accepted Answer

Aruvippuram — Aruvippuram Prathishta in 1888 — revolutionary act against caste discrimination.

Answer

Sivagiri

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Kalavancode

Answer

Varkala

Question 10

Spot the gerund in 'Swimming is good exercise':

Accepted Answer

Swimming — Gerund = verb + ing acting as a noun; 'Swimming' here is the subject.

Answer

is

Answer

good

Answer

exercise

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #772