DCOA Mixed Practice Test #220

Question 1

Taiga/Boreal latitude:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

50-70°N — Subarctic coniferous.‌​‍

Answer

30-50°N

Answer

70-90°N

Answer

0-30°N

Question 2

The critical angle of glass (n ≈ 1.5) for total internal reflection in air is approximately:

Accepted Answer

42° — sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8° ≈ 42°.

Answer

48°

Answer

62°

Answer

90°

Question 3

Which of the following drugs is derived from the latex of a plant and used as a purgative?

Accepted Answer

C. Aloin — Aloin is a purgative obtained from the latex of Aloe barbadensis (Aloe vera). Opium is from Papaver somniferum, colchicine from Colchicum autumnale, and quinine from Cinchona bark.

Answer

A. Opium

Answer

B. Colchicine

Answer

D. Quinine

Question 4

Ctrl + P is used to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Print — Ctrl+P opens the Print dialog. Ctrl+V = Paste.‌​‍

Answer

Paste

Answer

Preview

Answer

Paragraph

Question 5

Which Kerala government scheme aims to provide free textbooks to students from economically weaker sections in government and aided schools?

Accepted Answer

C. Samagra Shiksha Kerala — Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) is a centrally sponsored scheme that includes provisions for free textbooks. KITE Victers is an educational TV channel, KSFE is a financial institution, and KUDUMBASHREE focuses on women's self-help groups.

Answer

A. KITE Victers

Answer

B. KSFE Savings Scheme

Answer

D. KUDUMBASHREE Education Loan

Question 6

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) in Kerala is mandated to:

Accepted Answer

B. Develop and revise the state curriculum framework and syllabi — SCERT is primarily responsible for developing and revising the state curriculum framework and syllabi. Mid-day meal distribution (Option A) is managed by other departments like SSA or Education. Conducting examinations (Option C) is the role of examination boards, not SCERT. Fund allocation (Option D) is handled by the finance department or SSA.

Answer

A. Distribute mid-day meals to government school students

Answer

C. Conduct annual examinations for Class 10 and Class 12

Answer

D. Allocate funds for school infrastructure development

Question 7

ISRO's PSLV stands for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle — PSLV = Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle — ISRO's workhorse rocket.‌​‍

Answer

Primary Satellite Launch Vehicle

Answer

Payload Satellite Launch Vehicle

Answer

Power Satellite Launch Vehicle

Question 8

Who said 'Although a rebel, Pazhassi Raja was one of the natural chieftains of the country and might be considered on that account rather a fallen enemy'?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Harvey Baber — British official Thomas Harvey Baber supervised Pazhassi Raja's funeral and made this comment.

Answer

Arthur Wellesley

Answer

K.M. Panicker

Answer

William Logan

Question 9

'The Waste Land' (1922) by:

Accepted Answer

T. S. Eliot — Modernist masterpiece. Fragmented, allusive. 'April is the cruellest month.' Nobel 1948.

Answer

Yeats

Answer

Pound

Answer

Frost

Question 10

International Yoga Day is on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

21 June — 21 June = International Day of Yoga, declared by UN in 2014 on India's proposal.‌​‍

Answer

5 June

Answer

21 March

Answer

2 October

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #220