DCOA Mixed Practice Test #350

Question 1

The National Education Policy 2020 strongly advocates for mother tongue/local language as the medium of instruction. Up to which grade level is this ideally recommended?

Accepted Answer

C. Grade 5 — The NEP 2020 recommends that the medium of instruction until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8 and beyond, should be the home language/mother tongue/local language/regional language. This policy aims to improve learning outcomes and make education more accessible and engaging for young children. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as the policy explicitly states 'at least till Grade 5'.

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A. Grade 2

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B. Grade 3

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D. Grade 8

Question 2

First cyber police station in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — India's first cyber police station opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.‌​‍

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Bangalore

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Hyderabad

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Mumbai

Question 3

ARPANET was the precursor of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Internet — ARPANET (1969, US Defense) was the precursor of the modern internet.‌​‍

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Television

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Mobile phones

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GPS

Question 4

The James–Lange Theory of emotion states that:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Physiological responses occur first and produce emotional experience — James–Lange: we feel emotion because of bodily changes (e.g., we are afraid because we tremble).‌​‍

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Emotion and physical response are simultaneous

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Thoughts are responsible for emotions

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Emotion occurs first, then physiological responses

Question 5

The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was a movement for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Temple entry and anti-untouchability — The Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) was a movement against untouchability, demanding the right of lower castes to use roads near the Vaikom Temple in Travancore.‌​‍

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Land reform

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Independence from British rule

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Workers' rights

Question 6

How many lines does a sonnet typically have?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

14 — Petrarchan/Italian: octave (8) + sestet (6). ‌​‍Shakespearean/English: 3 quatrains + couplet (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG).

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20

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16

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10

Question 7

Which is the major component of LPG?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Butane — LPG is primarily butane (with some propane).‌​‍

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Methane

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Hexane

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Ethane

Question 8

'Dominant caste' concept was also by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Srinivas — Dominant caste: numerically preponderant + economically prosperous + politically powerful in a village. ‌​‍Not necessarily upper caste in ritual hierarchy.

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Ghurye

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Ambedkar

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Gandhi

Question 9

Year when Cyclone Ockhi wreaked havoc in Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2017 — Cyclone Ockhi devastated Kerala's coast in late November 2017.‌​‍

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2018

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2015

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2016

Question 10

Deoxygenated blood pumped to lungs by:

Accepted Answer

Right ventricle — Right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs.

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Left atrium

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Left ventricle

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Right atrium

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #350