DCOA Mixed Practice Test #26

Question 1

The National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 in India emphasizes a shift in healthcare approach. Which of the following best represents the primary focus of this policy?

Accepted Answer

B. Shifting from a 'sick-care' approach to a 'wellness' orientation, focusing on preventive and promotive health. — The NHP 2017 primarily aims to shift India's healthcare system from a 'sick-care' approach to a 'wellness' orientation, emphasizing preventive and promotive health. While other options represent components or aspects of healthcare, the overarching policy goal is comprehensive wellness, not solely tertiary care, privatization, or just communicable disease control.

Answer

A. Prioritizing the development of high-tech tertiary care facilities across all districts.

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C. Promoting the exclusive privatization of healthcare services to improve efficiency.

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D. Concentrating resources primarily on controlling communicable diseases through mass vaccination campaigns.

Question 2

മലയാളം പഠനത്തിൽ രചനാത്മകമായ സമീപനം (Constructivist approach) പിന്തുടരുന്ന ഒരു അധ്യാപികയുടെ ക്ലാസ്സ് മുറിയിലെ പ്രധാന സവിശേഷത എന്തായിരിക്കും?

Accepted Answer

B. വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾ സ്വയം അറിവ് നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നതിനും ആശയങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവെക്കുന്നതിനും അവസരം ലഭിക്കുന്നു — രചനാത്മകമായ സമീപനത്തിൽ, വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾ അറിവിന്റെ നിഷ്ക്രിയ സ്വീകർത്താക്കളാകുന്നതിനു പകരം, സജീവമായി അറിവ് നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നവരായി മാറുന്നു. അവർക്ക് സ്വന്തം ആശയങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവെക്കാനും പുതിയ അറിവുകൾ കണ്ടെത്താനും അവസരം ലഭിക്കുന്നു. അധ്യാപികയുടെ പ്രഭാഷണം, പാഠപുസ്തകത്തെ മാത്രം ആശ്രയിക്കൽ, മനഃപാഠമാക്കൽ എന്നിവ പരമ്പരാഗത പഠനരീതികളാണ്.

Answer

A. അധ്യാപിക പാഠഭാഗങ്ങൾ വിശദമായി പ്രഭാഷണം നടത്തുന്നു

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C. എല്ലാ പഠനപ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളും പാഠപുസ്തകത്തെ മാത്രം അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ളതായിരിക്കും

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D. വിദ്യാർത്ഥികൾ വ്യാകരണ നിയമങ്ങൾ മനഃപാഠമാക്കുന്നതിൽ ശ്രദ്ധ കേന്ദ്രീകരിക്കുന്നു

Question 3

Padma Awards for Kerala 2024:

Accepted Answer

Multiple — Several from Kerala.

Answer

Only one

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None

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Unknown

Question 4

Pokkali rice cultivation is unique to which region?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Coastal Ernakulam/Thrissur/Alappuzha — Pokkali is a saline-tolerant rice variety cultivated in the coastal waterlogged fields of Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Alappuzha.‌​‍

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Wayanad

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Idukki

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Kuttanad

Question 5

A student consistently arrives late to class, disrupting the lesson. What is the most effective initial approach to manage this issue?

Accepted Answer

B. Schedule a private conversation to understand the reason for lateness and collaborate on a solution — A private conversation (B) helps identify underlying causes (e.g., transportation, health) and builds rapport. Reporting to administration (A) is premature, extra homework (C) may not address the root issue, and public shaming (D) erodes trust and motivation.

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A. Immediately report the student to the school administration for disciplinary action

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C. Assign the student extra homework as a consequence

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D. Publicly ask the student to explain their tardiness in front of the class

Question 6

Kudumbashree (Kerala) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Women's self-help poverty alleviation programme — 1998 by Kerala govt + NABARD. ‌​‍SHGs, neighbourhood groups, CDS. Empowered rural women. ‌​‍Micro-enterprises.

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Industry

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Political party

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Bank

Question 7

Who wrote the first biography of Sree Narayana Guru?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Murkothu Kumaran — Murkothu Kumaran's biography of Sree Narayana Guru was the first.‌​‍

Answer

Dr. Palpu

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Kumaranasan

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Moorkoth Ramunni

Question 8

J.C. Daniel Award:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lifetime Achievement (Kerala film) — Kerala's highest film honour.‌​‍

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Actor

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Producer

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Director only

Question 9

A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness insists that their doctor has made a mistake and refuses to believe the diagnosis, demanding more tests. Which defense mechanism is this patient primarily exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

C. Denial — Denial is a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or a fact. The patient's refusal to believe the diagnosis despite evidence is a direct example of denial. Rationalization involves creating logical excuses, projection attributes one's own feelings to others, and repression is unconsciously pushing disturbing thoughts out of awareness.

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A. Rationalization

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B. Projection

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D. Repression

Question 10

Kerala's first Malayalam newspaper:

Accepted Answer

Rajyasamacharam (1847, by Hermann Gundert) — Talasseri. Gundert (German missionary) also compiled Malayalam-English dictionary (1872). Paschimodayam was second.

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Mathrubhumi

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Manorama

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Kerala Kaumudi

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #26