DCOA Mixed Practice Test #433

Question 1

In an ICT-enabled classroom, which strategy would best promote collaborative learning among students?

Accepted Answer

C. Utilizing cloud-based tools like Google Docs for group projects — Google Docs enables real-time collaboration, allowing students to work together on documents, share ideas, and receive peer feedback, which directly supports collaborative learning. The other options are more individualistic or passive.

Answer

A. Using individual tablets for self-paced exercises

Answer

B. Implementing a flipped classroom model with pre-recorded lectures

Answer

D. Assigning homework through an online assignment portal

Question 2

NDA seats 2024 LS:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

293 — 293 (BJP 240).‌​‍

Answer

200

Answer

245

Answer

303

Question 3

Across a period, atomic radius generally:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Decreases (increasing nuclear charge, same shell) — Down a group: increases (more shells). Ionisation energy trends are opposite.‌​‍

Answer

Increases

Answer

Stays constant

Answer

Fluctuates randomly

Question 4

Veto power in UN Security Council is held by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

P5: USA, UK, France, Russia, China — Permanent 5 members can veto any substantive resolution. ‌​‍Reform demands from India, Brazil, Japan, Germany (G4) to get permanent seats have stalled.

Answer

All members

Answer

Only USA

Answer

Rotating

Question 5

Which river in Kerala was nicknamed 'English Channel' during British rule?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mahe river — Mayyazhipuzha (Mahé river) separated French Mahé from British territory.‌​‍

Answer

Karamana river

Answer

Ponnani river

Answer

Chalakkudy river

Question 6

Which dosage form is MOST suitable for a drug that undergoes extensive first-pass metabolism and requires rapid systemic absorption?

Accepted Answer

C. Sublingual tablets — Transdermal patches provide controlled systemic absorption bypassing the first-pass metabolism. Sublingual tablets also bypass first-pass metabolism but are less suitable for sustained delivery. Oral tablets and capsules are subject to first-pass metabolism.

Answer

A. Oral tablets

Answer

B. Transdermal patches

Answer

D. Controlled-release capsules

Question 7

The 'Kerala Model of Development' is known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Low GDP, high social indicators — Kerala Model = high social indicators (literacy, health, life expectancy) despite moderate per capita income.‌​‍

Answer

High GDP, low social indicators

Answer

High GDP, high social indicators

Answer

Low both

Question 8

An allergy is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

An exaggerated immune response to a harmless substance — Allergies (hay fever, asthma, food allergy) involve hypersensitivity — typically IgE-mediated.‌​‍

Answer

A normal metabolic process

Answer

Viral infection

Answer

Cell death

Question 9

Author of Oru Deshathinte Katha:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

S.K. Pottekkatt — S.K. ‌​‍Pottekkatt — won Jnanpith Award. Oru Deshathinte Katha = Story of a Landscape.

Answer

Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

Answer

Thakazhi

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Question 10

'Dry Ice' is the solid form of:

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide — Dry ice = solid CO₂ (sublimes directly to gas).

Answer

Water

Answer

Sodium carbonate

Answer

Calcium sulphate

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #433