Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #797

Question 1

Antonym of BEGIN:

Accepted Answer

End — Begin ↔ end.

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Start

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Launch

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Open

Question 2

A school under the RTE Act 2009 fails to admit a child with locomotor disability due to lack of infrastructure. Which authority is empowered to take action against the school?

Accepted Answer

A. State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) — The SCPCR is mandated under the RTE Act to monitor compliance and take action against schools denying admission. While the DEO oversees education, the SCPCR has specific powers for RTE violations, including inclusive education.

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B. District Education Officer (DEO)

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C. Local Self-Government (Panchayat/Municipality)

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D. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

Question 3

The functional group of an aldehyde is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

−CHO — Aldehyde: R−CHO (e.g., formaldehyde HCHO, acetaldehyde CH₃CHO).‌​‍

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−COOH

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−CO−

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−OH

Question 4

Which initiative launched by the Kerala State Education Department aims to provide free and quality education to all children up to the higher secondary level, including those from marginalized communities?

Accepted Answer

A. Samagra Shiksha Kerala — Samagra Shiksha Kerala is an integrated scheme for school education covering pre-primary to Class 12, focusing on equity, inclusion, and quality. The KITE Victors Programme and KITE focus on ICT integration, while Vidya Samiksha Kendra is a data-driven monitoring platform.

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B. KITE Victors Programme

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C. Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)

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D. Vidya Samiksha Kendra

Question 5

First man in space:‌​‍

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Gagarin — Yuri Gagarin (1961).‌​‍

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Armstrong

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Aldrin

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Tereshkova

Question 6

A science teacher designs a curriculum where basic concepts like 'energy' are introduced in simple forms in primary grades and then revisited with increasing complexity and abstractness in middle and high school. This approach aligns most closely with which of Bruner's educational principles?

Accepted Answer

C. Spiral curriculum — Bruner's concept of the spiral curriculum advocates for revisiting fundamental ideas repeatedly, building on them in increasing depth and complexity over time. This allows students to continually construct and restructure their understanding. Meaningful reception learning is Ausubel's theory, ZPD is Vygotsky's, and enactive representation is one of Bruner's modes of representation, not a curriculum design principle.

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A. Meaningful reception learning

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B. Zone of Proximal Development

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D. Enactive representation

Question 7

A woman describes a feeling of bearing down in the pelvis, as if everything would escape through the vagina. She feels indifferent towards her family, desires solitude, and paradoxically feels better after strenuous exercise. She is often irritable and easily offended. Which remedy is indicated for this symptom complex?

Accepted Answer

B. Sepia — Sepia is strongly indicated by the characteristic bearing-down sensation in the pelvis, the mental state of indifference to loved ones and desire for solitude, and the unique modality of feeling better from strenuous exercise. Pulsatilla is typically mild and tearful, Lilium tigrinum also has a bearing-down sensation but often with more sexual irritation, and Natrum muriaticum is known for grief and reserved nature.

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A. Lilium tigrinum

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C. Pulsatilla

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D. Natrum muriaticum

Question 8

'Cut corners' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Do something in a cheap/quick way, sacrificing quality — Cut corners = do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often sacrificing quality.‌​‍

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Shape something

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Turn sharply

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Reduce waste

Question 9

A school counselor notices that a 15-year-old student has been increasingly withdrawn, avoiding social interactions, and showing signs of low self-esteem. Which psychosocial crisis, according to Erikson's stages, is this adolescent most likely experiencing?

Accepted Answer

B. Identity vs. Role Confusion — Erikson's fifth stage, Identity vs. Role Confusion (adolescence, ages 12-18), involves the struggle to form a coherent sense of self. Withdrawal and low self-esteem are common signs of unresolved role confusion. Option A applies to middle childhood, C to young adulthood, and D to toddlerhood.

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A. Industry vs. Inferiority

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C. Intimacy vs. Isolation

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D. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Question 10

The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is the highest literary honor given by the Government of Kerala. Which of the following best describes the primary criterion for selecting the recipient of this award?

Accepted Answer

B. Overall contribution to Malayalam literature and language. — The Ezhuthachan Puraskaram is a lifetime achievement award, recognizing an individual's outstanding and comprehensive contribution to Malayalam literature and language over their career. It is not awarded for a single work, a specific genre like short stories, or for critical studies or translations alone.

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A. The best short story collection published in the preceding year.

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C. The most influential critical study on a Malayalam literary work.

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D. Translation of a classic Malayalam work into a foreign language.

Plus 2 Lecturer Mixed Practice Test #797