VFA Mixed Practice Test #45

Question 1

Kerala tourist destinations — Munnar famous for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tea gardens, hills — Hill station tea gardens.‌​‍

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Deserts

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Beaches

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Backwaters

Question 2

The Malayali Memorial was submitted to the Maharaja on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 January 1891 — Malayali Memorial (1 January 1891) demanded adequate representation of Malayalis in government jobs.‌​‍

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26 July 1859

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11 January 1809

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3 September 1896

Question 3

What was India's peak foreign exchange reserves in 2024?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

$700+ B — Crossed $700 billion.‌​‍

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$800 B

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$600 B

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$500 B

Question 4

Habitus (Bourdieu) refers to:

Accepted Answer

Internalised dispositions shaped by one's social position — Habitus: embodied schemes of perception, thought, action — how class/culture shapes individual practice unconsciously.

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Habits

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Diet

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Location

Question 5

Maslow's hierarchy — top level:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Self-actualisation — Order: Physiological → Safety → Love/belonging → Esteem → Self-actualisation. ‌​‍Self-transcendence added later.

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Physiological

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Safety

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Esteem

Question 6

In Kerala, the 'Kerala State Co-operative Marketing Federation (MARKETFED)' primarily assists farmers by:

Accepted Answer

B. Facilitating collective bargaining and marketing of agricultural produce — MARKETFED is a state-level cooperative that helps farmers sell their produce collectively to secure better prices, acting as a marketing intermediary. Option A is incorrect as it does not provide subsidies for machinery. Option C is wrong because MARKETFED does not impose price ceilings. Option D is incorrect as it does not regulate imports of agricultural machinery.

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A. Providing direct subsidies for purchasing tractors

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C. Imposing price ceilings on essential food items

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D. Regulating the import of agricultural machinery

Question 7

Why is it critically important for large volume parenteral (LVP) solutions, administered intravenously, to be isotonic with blood plasma?

Accepted Answer

C. To avoid hemolysis or crenation of red blood cells. — Isotonicity ensures that the osmotic pressure of the LVP solution matches that of blood plasma. Administering hypotonic solutions can cause red blood cells to swell and lyse (hemolysis), while hypertonic solutions can cause them to shrink (crenation), both leading to serious adverse effects. Maintaining isotonicity is crucial for patient safety and physiological compatibility.

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A. To prevent drug precipitation at the injection site.

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B. To ensure the solution remains sterile during administration.

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D. To enhance the drug's solubility and bioavailability.

Question 8

Defense mechanism — reaction formation:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Expressing opposite of what one feels — Other defenses: repression, denial, projection, displacement, sublimation, rationalisation, regression.‌​‍

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Confronting

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Forgetting

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Accepting

Question 9

Which is the fastest memory component in a computer?

Accepted Answer

Registers — Registers (inside CPU) are the fastest memory.

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Hard disk

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Cache Memories

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RAM

Question 10

Guanine in DNA pairs with:

Accepted Answer

Cytosine — G–C base pair forms 3 hydrogen bonds.

Answer

Adenine

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Thymine

Answer

Uracil

VFA Mixed Practice Test #45