DCOA Mixed Practice Test #5

Question 1

Nuclear family consists of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Parents and unmarried children — Nuclear family = mother + father + unmarried children. ‌​‍Dominant in modern urban societies.

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Extended kin

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Only siblings

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Only couple

Question 2

Santhali language belongs to which language family?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Astro-Asiatic — Santhali is an Austroasiatic (Munda) language.‌​‍

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Sino-Tibetan

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Indo-European

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Dravidian

Question 3

What does distributive justice primarily concern?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fair distribution of benefits, resources, opportunities — Distributive justice asks: how should resources (income, jobs, healthcare) be allocated? ‌​‍Competing theories: utilitarian, Rawlsian, libertarian.

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Religion

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Property rights

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Punishment

Question 4

The 'Vidyakiranam Mission' (Public Education Rejuvenation Mission) has been a transformative initiative in Kerala's education sector. What is its fundamental aim, distinguishing it from routine departmental activities?

Accepted Answer

C. To elevate public education to global standards by enhancing physical infrastructure, digital learning, academic quality, and fostering community engagement. — The 'Vidyakiranam Mission' (Public Education Rejuvenation Mission) is a holistic initiative aimed at transforming the public education sector in Kerala. Its fundamental goal is to elevate the overall standard of government and aided schools by enhancing infrastructure, integrating digital learning, improving academic quality, and fostering active community participation, rather than just focusing on routine administrative tasks. The other options represent either routine activities or specific, limited aspects, not the fundamental transformative aim of the mission.

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A. To provide free textbooks and uniforms to all students in government schools.

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B. To focus on improving teacher-student ratios by strictly limiting class sizes across all public schools.

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D. To implement a new system of annual examinations for all students from Class 1 to 10.

Question 5

A high school teacher observes that a group of 15-year-old students has formed a tight-knit clique, adopting a distinct fashion style, slang, and shared interests, often preferring to spend time with each other over family activities. This behavior is most indicative of which key aspect of adolescent social development?

Accepted Answer

C. The strong need for peer acceptance and identity formation — During adolescence, the peer group becomes increasingly central to an individual's social world and identity formation. Adolescents actively seek peer acceptance, establish their social standing, and often conform to group norms as a means of exploring and defining their own identity separate from their family.

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A. Regression to earlier forms of egocentric play

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B. The primary influence of parental authority diminishing

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D. A developing disinterest in future career planning

Question 6

Phloem conducts:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Food (mainly sucrose) — sugars, organic solutes — Sieve tubes + companion cells + phloem parenchyma + fibres. ‌​‍Bidirectional. Xylem: water (unidirectional).

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Air

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Waste

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Water

Question 7

Isotopes of an element have the same number of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Protons but different neutrons — Isotopes: same Z, different A. Example: ¹H, ²H, ³H.‌​‍

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Electrons but different protons

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Nothing

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Neutrons

Question 8

The gap between two neurons across which signals pass is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Synapse — At the synapse, neurotransmitters cross the cleft to transmit signals.‌​‍

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Axon hillock

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Node of Ranvier

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Dendrite

Question 9

A tornado is characterised by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Funnel-shaped rotating wind — A tornado is a violently rotating column of air (funnel) extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.‌​‍

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Wide area of rain

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Gentle breeze

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Snowfall

Question 10

Rh factor named after:

Accepted Answer

Rhesus monkey — Discovered in Rhesus monkey blood.

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Rhine river

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Rh bacteria

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Rhodium

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #5