DCOA Mixed Practice Test #158

Question 1

A patient undergoing chemotherapy for cancer develops Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, an infection that rarely affects individuals with healthy immune systems. This type of infection is classified as an:

Accepted Answer

B. Opportunistic infection — An opportunistic infection is caused by pathogens that take advantage of a host with a weakened immune system, often causing disease that would not occur in a healthy individual. Endemic refers to a constant presence of a disease in a population, latent means dormant, and primary is the initial infection.

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A. Endemic infection

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C. Latent infection

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D. Primary infection

Question 2

Who was the third signatory to the Malayali Memorial?

Accepted Answer

K.P. Sankara Menon — K.P. Sankara Menon — third signatory to Malayali Memorial (1891).

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Dr. Palpu

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G.P. Pillai

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N. Raman Pillai

Question 3

Anamudi, the highest peak in peninsular India, is located in:

Accepted Answer

Anaimalai hills (Kerala) — Anamudi (2,695 m) in the Anaimalai hills of Kerala is the tallest peak south of the Himalayas.

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Nilgiris

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Cardamom Hills

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Western Ghats of Karnataka

Question 4

Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer was the Dewan of:‌​‍

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Travancore — Sir C.P. ‌​‍was the last Dewan of Travancore. He wanted Travancore to be independent or join Pakistan.

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Cochin

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Malabar

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Mysore

Question 5

The Malayali newspaper 'Swadeshabhimani' was edited by:

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Ramakrishna Pillai — Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai edited the paper; he was exiled by the Travancore government in 1910 for criticism.

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Kumaran Asan

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C. V. Kunhiraman

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K. P. Kesava Menon

Question 6

Lemon contains:‌​‍

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Citric acid — Citric acid.‌​‍

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Formic acid

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Lactic acid

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Acetic acid

Question 7

The SI unit of magnetic field (flux density) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tesla — Tesla (T) = Wb/m²; 1 T = 10,000 gauss.‌​‍

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Henry

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Gauss

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Weber

Question 8

Rubber producer top:

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala — 90%+.

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AP

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Karnataka

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Tripura

Question 9

The 'Digital India' programme was launched in:‌​‍

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2015 — Digital India was launched on 1 July 2015 by PM Modi.‌​‍

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2020

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2012

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2014

Question 10

According to the Atkinson–Shiffrin model, the three distinct memory stores are:‌​‍

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Sensory, Short-term, Long-term memory — Atkinson & Shiffrin (1968) proposed Sensory, Short-term and Long-term memory stores.‌​‍

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Fluid, Short-term, Long-term memory

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Working, Short-term, Long-term memory

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Fluid memory, Crystallized memory

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #158