DCOA Mixed Practice Test #833

Question 1

What is the focus of the KAVAL PLUS scheme?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Provide protective services to children at risk — Kerala's KAVAL PLUS scheme provides protective services to children at risk of abuse or neglect.‌​‍

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Improve children's educational outcomes

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Provide financial aid to underprivileged children

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Reduce school dropout rates among children

Question 2

Which statement about Han Kang (Nobel Prize in Literature 2024) is INCORRECT? ‌​‍(i) Began career in 1993 as poet (ii) Famous works: Vegetarian, Human Acts, We Do Not Part (iii) 'The Vegetarian' first published in 2017 (iv) Story of graphic designer who stops eating meat

Accepted Answer

(iii) only — 'The Vegetarian' was originally published in Korean in 2007 (English translation 2015), not 2017.‌​‍

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(iv) only

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(i) only

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(i) and (iv)

Question 3

Kerala Kalamandalam located at:

Accepted Answer

Cheruthuruthy — Cheruthuruthy, Thrissur district.

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Thrissur

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Palakkad

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Malappuram

Question 4

Water boils at sea level at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

100 °C — Water boils at 100 °C (= 212 °F) at 1 atmosphere. ‌​‍Boiling point decreases at lower pressure (higher altitude).

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90 °C

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120 °C

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110 °C

Question 5

Saponification is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ester + base → soap + alcohol — Basis of soap making. ‌​‍NaOH + fat (glyceryl tristearate) → sodium stearate (soap) + glycerol.

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Only oxidation

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Hydrolysis of sugar

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Alcohol + acid → ester

Question 6

KIIFB:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board — Off-budget infra funding.‌​‍

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None

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Financial

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Industrial

Question 7

Planck's quantum of energy:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E = hν — h = 6.626 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s. Einstein used this to explain photoelectric effect.‌​‍

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E = mc²

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E = kT

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E = ½mv²

Question 8

Kerala's 'Public Education Rejuvenation Mission' (Pothuvidyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam) was launched with a vision to transform public education. Which of the following was a key strategy adopted under this mission to achieve its objectives?

Accepted Answer

C. Implementing 'Hi-Tech' classroom projects with advanced digital learning tools. — The Public Education Rejuvenation Mission heavily emphasized modernizing public school infrastructure and teaching methods, with 'Hi-Tech' classrooms being a prominent initiative. Options A and B contradict the mission's goals of strengthening public education and making it accessible, while D is an overstatement of the administrative shift.

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A. Reducing the number of public schools to consolidate resources.

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B. Introducing a mandatory fee structure for all public school students.

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D. Shifting complete administrative control of public schools to local self-governments.

Question 9

Venice of the East:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alappuzha — Alappuzha (Alleppey) — backwaters.‌​‍

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Kochi

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Kollam

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Kumarakom

Question 10

Which type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion, exemplified by the shoulder and hip joints?

Accepted Answer

C. Ball-and-socket joint — Ball-and-socket joints, such as the shoulder and hip joints, allow for the greatest range of motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, and circumduction. Hinge joints (like the elbow) allow movement in one plane, pivot joints (like the atlantoaxial joint) allow rotation, and condyloid joints (like the wrist) allow movement in two planes but no rotation.

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A. Hinge joint

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B. Pivot joint

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D. Condyloid joint

DCOA Mixed Practice Test #833