DCOA Mixed Practice Test #554

Question 1

Milkha Singh was known as:‌​‍

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Flying Sikh — Milkha Singh was called the 'Flying Sikh' for his sprinting achievements (400m).‌​‍

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Golden Girl

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Blade Runner

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Lightning Bolt

Question 2

Vitiligo:

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Loss of skin pigment patches — Autoimmune melanocyte loss.

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Excess pigment

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Dry skin

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Acne

Question 3

The IUPAC name of CH₃COOH is:‌​‍

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Ethanoic acid — CH₃COOH = ethanoic acid (acetic acid in common name). ‌​‍Vinegar is ~5–10% acetic acid.

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Methanoic acid

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Propanoic acid

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Formic acid

Question 4

What is the approximate length of the Great Barrier Reef?‌​‍

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2300 km — World's largest coral system.

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1000 km

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3000 km

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500 km

Question 5

Ayyankali, a towering figure of the Kerala Renaissance, employed distinct methods to secure the rights and dignity of the marginalized communities, particularly the Pulayas. Among his various struggles, which of the following actions most directly challenged the traditional restrictions on education and public access for depressed classes in Travancore?

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A. Initiating the 'Villuvandi Samaram' (Bullock Cart Protest) to assert the right of access to public roads for untouchables and subsequently advocating for school entry. — Ayyankali's 'Villuvandi Samaram' (Bullock Cart Protest) in 1893 was a direct and symbolic act to assert the right of untouchables to use public roads, which was a fundamental challenge to their exclusion from public spaces. This assertion of public access subsequently paved the way for his demands regarding the right to education and entry into public schools, making it the most direct action challenging both public access and educational restrictions. While Kallumala Samaram was significant for dignity and SJPS for community upliftment, the Villuvandi Samaram directly addressed the public acc

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B. Leading the 'Sadhu Jana Paripalana Sangham' (SJPS) to lobby the government for land reforms and agricultural worker rights.

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C. Organizing the 'Mismatched Marriage' (Kallumala Samaram) protest to abolish discriminatory ornaments worn by Pulaya women.

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D. Establishing numerous temples for lower castes as an alternative to existing caste-ridden places of worship.

Question 6

Gram Panchayats in Kerala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

941 — 941.‌​‍

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777

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867

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1000

Question 7

Peristalsis:

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Wave-like muscle contractions in food tube — Moves food through alimentary canal.

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Digestion

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Blood flow

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Breathing

Question 8

Number of bones in an adult human body is:‌​‍

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206 — Adult human skeleton has 206 bones; infants have ~270 that fuse over time.‌​‍

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256

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300

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186

Question 9

Who is the author of 'Kanneerum Kinavum'?‌​‍

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V.T. Bhattathiripad — V.T. Bhattathiripad's autobiography, a classic of Malayalam literature.‌​‍

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Vagbhatananda

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Sree Narayana Guru

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Ayyankali

Question 10

C. Wright Mills's concept of 'Sociological Imagination' (1959):‌​‍

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Seeing connection between personal troubles and public issues — Mills: quality of mind that sees individual biography within historical and social context. ‌​‍Distinguishes sociology.

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Pure theory

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Individual creativity

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Daydreaming

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #554