DCOA Mixed Practice Test #277

Question 1

Anomie (normlessness) is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Durkheim — Durkheim: anomie = state of normlessness during rapid social change (e.g., transition from mechanical to organic solidarity).‌​‍

Answer

Mead

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Weber

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Marx

Question 2

As per the Kerala Land Reforms Act Section 82, maximum land permissible for an individual is:

Accepted Answer

7.5 acres — Individual cap 7.5 acres; family cap 15 acres (up to 20 acres if more than 5 members).

Answer

5 acres

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10 acres

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15 acres

Question 3

Rowlatt Act (Black Act):

Accepted Answer

1919 — 1919 — allowed detention without trial, curtailed civil liberties.

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1918

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1920

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1922

Question 4

Abhijit Banerjee won the Nobel in Economics in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2019 — Abhijit Banerjee (Kolkata-born) shared 2019 Nobel with Esther Duflo (his wife) and Michael Kremer for RCT-based poverty research.‌​‍

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2018

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2017

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2020

Question 5

A mother brings her 10-month-old infant to the Sub-Centre for routine immunization. According to the National Immunization Schedule (NIS) in India, which vaccine is typically due around this age?

Accepted Answer

C. Measles and Rubella (MR) first dose — According to the National Immunization Schedule (NIS) in India, the first dose of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine is administered at 9 completed months to 12 months of age. BCG is given at birth, and the DPT booster dose is typically given at 16-24 months. MMR is not part of the standard NIS in India, which primarily uses MR vaccine.

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A. BCG vaccine

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B. First dose of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

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D. DPT booster dose

Question 6

Persistence of vision (~0.1 s) is the principle behind:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Moving pictures/movies — The eye retains an image for ~0.1 s; 24+ frames per second blend into smooth motion.‌​‍

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Loudspeakers

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Radios

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Thermometers

Question 7

The image formed by a convex lens when the object is beyond 2F is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Real, inverted, diminished — Object beyond 2F → image between F and 2F, real, inverted, diminished.‌​‍

Answer

Real, inverted, magnified

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Virtual, erect, magnified

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Virtual, erect, diminished

Question 8

India overtook China as most populous country in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2023 — April 2023 per UN estimates.‌​‍

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Not yet

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2022

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2024

Question 9

Social movement types:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reformative, redemptive, revolutionary, transformative, new (identity-based) — Examples: environmental (Chipko), women's, Dalit, LGBT, farmers'. ‌​‍NRM characterised by networks, media, cultural politics.

Answer

Only religious

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None

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Only political

Question 10

AIDS is caused by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

HIV virus — AIDS = Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).‌​‍

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Bacteria

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Fungus

Answer

Protozoa

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #277