VFA Mixed Practice Test #159

Question 1

Deccan Traps formed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Late Cretaceous (~66 mya, around K-Pg boundary) — Flood basalts covering ~500,000 km². ‌​‍Contributed (with Chicxulub impact) to dinosaur extinction. Named for step-like terrain (Dutch 'trap').

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Pleistocene

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Cenozoic

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Jurassic

Question 2

CMFRI Kochi:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute — ICAR institute.‌​‍

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State

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Private

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Kerala

Question 3

The gas produced when acid reacts with metal is:‌​‍

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Hydrogen — Metal + Acid → Salt + Hydrogen gas. The 'pop' test confirms hydrogen.‌​‍

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Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 4

The Frankfurt School (critical theory) was founded in:

Accepted Answer

Frankfurt, Germany — Institute for Social Research, Frankfurt (1923). Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas — critical analysis of modern society.

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London

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Berlin

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Paris

Question 5

Distance between (x₁,y₁) and (x₂,y₂):‌​‍

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√[(x₂-x₁)² + (y₂-y₁)²] — Pythagorean theorem. In 3D: add (z₂-z₁)².‌​‍

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x₂+y₂

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y₂-y₁

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|x₂-x₁|

Question 6

An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) serves as a vital link between the community and the public health system. Which of the following accurately describes a primary function of an ASHA worker?

Accepted Answer

C. Mobilizing the community for health awareness, facilitating access to services, and providing basic health counseling. — ASHAs are primarily responsible for community mobilization, health awareness, facilitating access to health services, and providing basic health counseling, especially for maternal and child health. They do not perform surgical procedures, prescribe allopathic medicines independently, or conduct complex diagnostic tests.

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A. Conducting minor surgical procedures at the village level.

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B. Prescribing allopathic medicines for common ailments without supervision.

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D. Performing complex diagnostic tests using sophisticated laboratory equipment.

Question 7

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is known for which endangered species?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Grizzled Giant Squirrel — Chinnar in Idukki is one of the last habitats of the endangered Grizzled Giant Squirrel in Kerala.‌​‍

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Nilgiri Tahr

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Lion-tailed Macaque

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Malabar Civet

Question 8

The IUPAC name of CH₃−OH is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Methanol — Methanol (methyl alcohol) CH₃OH — simplest alcohol.‌​‍

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Ethanol

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Methanoic acid

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Methanal

Question 9

Civil society refers to:‌​‍

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Non-state, non-family associations — NGOs, clubs, unions, religious groups — Civil society = space between state and family where citizens organise collectively — essential for democratic functioning.‌​‍

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Government

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Military

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Corporations only

Question 10

The Indian government launched a comprehensive program integrating Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE) schemes to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. Kerala implements this program with its own state-specific adaptations. What is this integrated scheme known as?

Accepted Answer

B. Samagra Shiksha Kerala — Samagra Shiksha Kerala is the state-specific implementation of the central government's integrated scheme, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. It consolidates Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE) to ensure holistic and equitable quality education across all levels of school education. Pothuvidyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam is Kerala's overarching state mission, while Hi-Tech School Project and Vidyakiranam are specific initiatives within the broader educational framework.

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A. Pothuvidyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam

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C. Hi-Tech School Project

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D. Vidyakiranam

VFA Mixed Practice Test #159