VFA Mixed Practice Test #477

Question 1

Arjuna Award is for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Outstanding sports performance over 4 years — Arjuna Award for consistent outstanding sporting performance.‌​‍

Answer

Best coach

Answer

Best film

Answer

Best author

Question 2

Wayanad formed:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1980 — 1 November 1980 from Kozhikode-Kannur.‌​‍

Answer

1956

Answer

1990

Answer

1970

Question 3

Packing efficiency of FCC:

Accepted Answer

74.05% — Maximum in cubic systems. HCP also 74%. Simple cubic: 52.4%; BCC: 68%.

Answer

52.36%

Answer

68%

Answer

100%

Question 4

Malayala Manorama newspaper was founded in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1888 — Malayala Manorama was founded in 1888 by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai. ‌​‍It is currently the largest circulated Malayalam newspaper.

Answer

1847

Answer

1887

Answer

1923

Question 5

First law of thermodynamics:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

ΔU = q + w — Internal energy change = heat added + work done ON system (chemistry sign convention). ‌​‍State function.

Answer

Entropy

Answer

Absolute zero

Answer

Energy of activation

Question 6

The 'KITE Victers' initiative is primarily designed to enhance which aspect of school education in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

B. Digital learning and classroom teaching through satellite broadcasts — KITE Victers (Virtual Classroom Technology on Edusat) is a digital learning platform using satellite broadcasts to deliver interactive lessons to students in remote areas. It does not focus on vocational training, infrastructure, or teacher recruitment, though it indirectly supports teacher training through digital resources.

Answer

A. Vocational training for secondary school students

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C. Infrastructure development in government schools

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D. Teacher recruitment and training programmes

Question 7

Gravitational force between two masses is proportional to:

Accepted Answer

Product of masses — Newton's law of gravitation: F = G·m₁m₂/r².

Answer

Sum of masses

Answer

Difference of masses

Answer

Cube of distance

Question 8

Stainless steel typically contains:

Accepted Answer

Fe + Cr (10-18%) + Ni (8%) — Stainless steel resists corrosion due to Cr-oxide protective layer.

Answer

Fe + Cu

Answer

Fe + Zn

Answer

Fe + Al

Question 9

One word: Long narrative poem on hero:

Accepted Answer

Epic — Epic.

Answer

Lyric

Answer

Sonnet

Answer

Ode

Question 10

The highest point of a transverse wave is called the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Crest — Crest = peak (highest); trough = lowest point of a transverse wave.‌​‍

Answer

Antinode

Answer

Trough

Answer

Node

VFA Mixed Practice Test #477