DCOA Mixed Practice Test #40

Question 1

The major component of LPG (cooking gas) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Butane (and propane) — LPG is mainly butane (C₄H₁₀) with some propane (C₃H₈).‌​‍

Answer

Hydrogen

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Methane

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Ethane

Question 2

A teacher in a mainstream school notices a student with visual impairment struggling to read blackboard content. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate immediate action under the RPwD Act, 2016?

Accepted Answer

B. Provide Braille or large-print materials and assistive devices — The RPwD Act emphasizes reasonable accommodations, such as providing Braille materials, large-print books, or assistive devices, to enable students with disabilities to participate fully. Segregation or reliance on peers is not an inclusive solution.

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A. Request the parent to arrange private tuition for the student

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C. Ask the student to sit in the front row and take notes from peers

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D. Suggest the student switch to a special school for the visually impaired

Question 3

Vaccine Maitri (diplomacy) involved India exporting vaccines to:

Accepted Answer

~100 countries from Jan 2021 — India's Vaccine Maitri (Jan 2021 onwards) — exported COVISHIELD/COVAXIN to nearly 100 countries before focusing on domestic vaccination.

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Only SAARC nations

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Only Africa

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EU countries

Question 4

Cricket World Cup 2023 was held in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

India — India hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Australia won the final against India.‌​‍

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England

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Australia

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South Africa

Question 5

Cell wall in plant cells made of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cellulose — Cellulose.‌​‍

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Chitin

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Protein

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Lipid

Question 6

Christopher Columbus reached the Bahamas in 1492 with financial backing from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain — The Spanish Catholic monarchs sponsored Columbus's westward voyage.‌​‍

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Queen Elizabeth I of England

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King John II of Portugal

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Louis XII of France

Question 7

Geology as science studies:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Earth's composition, structure, processes, and history — James Hutton — father of modern geology (1788, 'Theory of the Earth'). ‌​‍Uniformitarianism — present is key to past.

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Only minerals

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Weather

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Only rocks

Question 8

Kerala backwaters total length:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

900 km — ~900 km of interconnected waterways.‌​‍

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1,500 km

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500 km

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2,000 km

Question 9

Who was the first non-Brahmin man to ring the temple bell of Guruvayoor Temple?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

P. Krishna Pillai — P. Krishna Pillai rang Guruvayoor temple bell, defying caste restrictions.‌​‍

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K. Kelappan

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T.K. Madhavan

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Mannathu Padmanabhan

Question 10

The Punnapra-Vayalar struggle (1946) in Alappuzha was against the Diwan of Travancore:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

C.P. Ramaswami Iyer — Sir C.P. ‌​‍Ramaswami Iyer's proposal for 'American Model Arabikadalil' triggered the uprising.

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P. Rajagopalachari

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T. Madhava Rao

Answer

R.K. Shanmukham Chetty

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #40