DCOA Mixed Practice Test #298

Question 1

Manu Bhaker at Paris Olympics 2024 won medals in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shooting — Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals in shooting events, becoming the first Indian to win two medals in a single Olympics since 1900.‌​‍

Answer

Boxing

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Archery

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Wrestling

Question 2

√2 approximately:

Accepted Answer

1.414 — 1.414.

Answer

1.732

Answer

2

Answer

1.5

Question 3

Metamorphic: slate is derived from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shale — Low-grade metamorphism. ‌​‍Marble from limestone. Quartzite from sandstone. ‌​‍Gneiss from granite.

Answer

Granite

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Basalt

Answer

Limestone

Question 4

Kerala Lok Sabha seats (18th LS):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

20 — 20 seats.‌​‍

Answer

15

Answer

30

Answer

25

Question 5

One light year is approximately equal to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both are equivalent — 1 light year ≈ 9.46 × 10¹⁵ m = 9.46 × 10¹² km.‌​‍

Answer

3 × 10⁸ km

Answer

9.46 × 10¹² km

Answer

9.46 × 10¹⁵ m

Question 6

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thrissur — Thrissur.‌​‍

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Kochi

Answer

TVM

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a key benefit for a teacher who regularly engages in action research within their classroom?

Accepted Answer

B. It enhances the teacher's professional development by fostering critical reflection and problem-solving skills. — Action research significantly contributes to a teacher's professional development by encouraging critical self-reflection, problem identification, and the development of context-specific solutions. It's a continuous process of improvement, not a one-time fix (A), nor is its primary purpose administrative evaluation (C) or standardization (D).

Answer

A. It provides a definitive solution to all classroom problems permanently.

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C. It primarily serves as a method for administrators to evaluate teacher performance.

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D. It standardizes teaching practices across all classrooms regardless of context.

Question 8

Kinetic energy of a body of mass m moving with speed v is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

½mv² — K = ½mv² = p²/(2m). SI unit Joule.‌​‍

Answer

mv²

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m²v

Answer

mv

Question 9

The author of 'God of Small Things' is:

Accepted Answer

Arundhati Roy — Arundhati Roy won the 1997 Booker Prize for 'The God of Small Things'.

Answer

Kiran Desai

Answer

Jhumpa Lahiri

Answer

Vikram Seth

Question 10

An object weighs 0.2 kgwt in air and 0.19 kgwt in water. The buoyant force is:

Accepted Answer

0.01 kgwt — Buoyant force = apparent loss of weight = 0.2 − 0.19 = 0.01 kgwt.

Answer

0.02 kgwt

Answer

0.10 kgwt

Answer

0.20 kgwt

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #298