DCOA Mixed Practice Test #115

Question 1

Which is NOT a colligative property?

Accepted Answer

Viscosity — Colligative properties depend on particle number: ΔTb, ΔTf, osmotic pressure, vapour pressure lowering.

Answer

Boiling point elevation

Answer

Freezing point depression

Answer

Osmotic pressure

Question 2

Who led the first agricultural labourers' strike in Kerala demanding social and economic rights?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali led the historic 1907 strike by Dalit labourers in Travancore.‌​‍

Answer

EMS Namboodiripad

Answer

P. Krishna Pillai

Answer

A.K. Gopalan

Question 3

Nuclear fission:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Splitting heavy atoms — Uranium/Plutonium splits. Nuclear power.‌​‍

Answer

Chemical reaction

Answer

Burning coal

Answer

Joining atoms

Question 4

Who was related to the Muthukulam speech of 1947?

Accepted Answer

C. Kesavan — C. Kesavan's Muthukulam speech (May 1947).

Answer

Mannathu Padmanabhan

Answer

P. Krishna Pillai

Answer

Dr. K.B. Menon

Question 5

Which is the only district in Kerala without a coastline on the Arabian Sea?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both Idukki and Wayanad — Both Idukki and Wayanad are landlocked districts with no Arabian Sea coastline.‌​‍

Answer

Pathanamthitta

Answer

Wayanad

Answer

Idukki

Question 6

State Veteran award:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sahitya Akademi Distinguished Fellowship — Various state-level awards.‌​‍

Answer

All

Answer

None

Answer

Only one

Question 7

Name the Greek philosopher who wrote 'The Republic':

Accepted Answer

Plato — Plato authored 'The Republic'.

Answer

Socrates

Answer

Aristotle

Answer

Archimedes

Question 8

Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Silver — Silver is the best metallic conductor; copper/aluminium used practically.‌​‍

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 9

World Refugees Day is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

20 June — World Refugee Day 20 June (UN). ‌​‍Coincides with African Refugee Day. Highlights plight of 100+ million displaced people globally.

Answer

8 March

Answer

10 December

Answer

24 October

Question 10

Kerala's social reform movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries were instrumental in challenging entrenched caste hierarchies. A distinctive feature of these movements, when compared to similar efforts in some other regions of India, was:

Accepted Answer

B. The prominent role of leaders who emerged from the marginalized communities themselves, directly asserting their rights and advocating for social equality. — A defining characteristic of Kerala's social reform movements was the emergence of powerful leaders from the marginalized communities themselves, such as Sree Narayana Guru (Ezhava) and Ayyankali (Pulaya). These leaders directly organized their communities, asserted their rights, and challenged traditional caste hierarchies, rather than solely relying on reforms initiated by upper-caste reformers or the state. While legislative changes and some support from progressive upper castes existed, the self-assertion of the oppressed communities was paramount.

Answer

A. Their exclusive reliance on legislative reforms initiated by the princely states.

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C. Their primary focus on religious conversion as the sole means to escape caste oppression.

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D. The complete absence of support from progressive sections of the dominant upper castes.

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #115