DCOA Mixed Practice Test #754

Question 1

Testosterone is produced mainly by:

Accepted Answer

Testes — Testosterone from testes (Leydig cells) — male secondary characteristics.

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Ovaries

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Pancreas

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Thyroid

Question 2

Anamudi, the highest peak in peninsular India, is located in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anaimalai hills (Kerala) — Anamudi (2,695 m) in the Anaimalai hills of Kerala is the tallest peak south of the Himalayas.‌​‍

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Cardamom Hills

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Nilgiris

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Western Ghats of Karnataka

Question 3

Bowman's capsule:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Filters blood — Glomerular filtration.‌​‍

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Secretes

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Reabsorbs

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Stores

Question 4

A new agricultural policy aims to promote cultivation of plantation crops like tea, coffee, and cardamom, alongside developing adventure tourism and hydroelectric projects. Which physiographic division of Kerala would be the primary focus for implementing such a policy?

Accepted Answer

C. Highlands — The Highlands, characterized by high elevations, steep slopes, and dense forests, provide the ideal climatic conditions and topography for plantation crops like tea, coffee, and cardamom. This region is also suitable for adventure tourism and has the necessary elevation differences for hydroelectric power generation, unlike the relatively flat lowlands and midlands.

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A. Coastal Lowlands

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B. Midlands

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D. Backwater Regions

Question 5

According to Jean Piaget's theory, which stage involves the development of object permanence?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor stage — Object permanence emerges in the sensorimotor stage (birth–2 years).‌​‍

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Formal operational stage

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Concrete operational stage

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Pre-operational stage

Question 6

Who founded Advaita Ashram at Aluva?

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru founded Advaita Ashram at Aluva in 1913.

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Sankaracharya

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Chattampi Swamikal

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Swami Chinmayananda

Question 7

Athirappilly Falls sometimes called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

All — Multiple epithets.‌​‍

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Niagara of South

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Niagara Kerala

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Niagara of India

Question 8

Kerala Tourism Statistics (foreign):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~10 lakh arrivals/year pre-COVID — About 1.1 million in 2019.‌​‍

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2 lakh

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1 crore

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50 lakh

Question 9

A teacher regularly provides feedback to students on their essays, focusing on areas for improvement in structure and argumentation before the final submission. Which type of assessment is primarily being employed here?

Accepted Answer

C. Formative Assessment — Formative assessment is designed to monitor student learning during instruction and provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. Providing feedback for improvement before a final submission is a hallmark of formative assessment. Summative assessment evaluates learning at the end of a unit, diagnostic identifies pre-existing difficulties, and norm-referenced compares students to a group.

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A. Summative Assessment

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B. Diagnostic Assessment

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D. Norm-referenced Assessment

Question 10

A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:

Accepted Answer

Sectors — Tracks → Sectors. Multiple sectors form a cluster.

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Clusters

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Vectors

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Heads

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #754