DCOA Mixed Practice Test #689

Question 1

Chandrika (newspaper):

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IUML — Muslim League newspaper.

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Congress

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CPI

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BJP

Question 2

Which motivational approach aligns best with Maslow's 'esteem needs' stage?

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A. Providing opportunities for students to lead group projects — Maslow's 'esteem needs' stage involves gaining respect, recognition, and self-confidence, which can be fostered by leadership roles (option A). Distractor B aligns with 'safety needs', C with extrinsic rewards, and D with self-actualization, which are not directly tied to esteem needs.

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B. Ensuring students have a clean and safe learning environment

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C. Offering monetary rewards for high test scores

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D. Encouraging students to explore creative hobbies unrelated to academics

Question 3

A student consistently arrives late to class and disrupts the learning environment by entering noisily. Which strategy is most likely to address this issue without punishing the student?

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B. Speaking to the student privately after class to understand and address the cause of lateness — Addressing the root cause through a private conversation (Option B) promotes understanding and cooperation while avoiding embarrassment. Public reprimand (Option A) and punitive measures like extra homework (Option C) can damage student-teacher relationships. Ignoring the issue (Option D) may normalize the behavior.

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A. Publicly reprimanding the student in front of the class to deter others

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C. Assigning extra homework as a consequence for repeated lateness

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D. Ignoring the behavior since it is the student's personal issue

Question 4

Spinal nerves count:‌​‍

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31 — 31 pairs.‌​‍

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24

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12

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40

Question 5

A primary school teacher, Ms. Devi, wants to improve student engagement during storytelling sessions. She plans to introduce interactive role-playing activities. According to the cyclical nature of action research, which step immediately precedes the 'Act' phase (implementing the activities)?

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D. Developing a detailed plan based on identified problems and research questions. — The action research cycle typically involves 'Plan, Act, Observe, Reflect'. The 'Plan' phase, which includes identifying the problem, formulating research questions, and developing a detailed intervention strategy, always precedes the 'Act' phase where the intervention is implemented. Observing students (C) occurs after acting, and disseminating findings (A) occurs after reflection.

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A. Disseminating the findings to colleagues.

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B. Reflecting on the impact of previous interventions.

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C. Observing the students' reaction during the new activity.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of formative assessment in a classroom setting?

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B. To identify learning gaps and provide timely feedback for improvement. — Formative assessment is designed to monitor student learning during instruction to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. Options A, C, and D describe purposes typically associated with summative assessment, which occurs at the end of a learning period for evaluation.

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A. To assign final grades at the end of a course.

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C. To compare student performance against a national standard.

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D. To rank students based on their overall academic achievement.

Question 7

The element with symbol 'K' is:‌​‍

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Potassium — K from Latin 'kalium'.‌​‍

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Krypton

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Calcium

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Carbon

Question 8

Convex lens can form:

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Both real and virtual — Real when object beyond F. Virtual when within F.

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Only real images

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Only virtual images

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No images

Question 9

Vitamin B12 deficiency:‌​‍

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Anaemia — Pernicious anaemia. Cobalamin. Source: meat, eggs.‌​‍

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Night blindness

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Scurvy

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Beriberi

Question 10

The 'Nivarthanam' (Abstention) Movement of 1932 in Travancore was a joint effort of:‌​‍

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Christian, Muslim, and Ezhava communities — The three communities demanded proportional representation in government jobs and the Legislative Assembly.‌​‍

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Nairs and Namboodiris

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Dalits and Tribals

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Hindus and Christians

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #689