VFA Mixed Practice Test #492

Question 1

Constantinople was founded by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Constantine (330 CE) — Emperor Constantine the Great founded Constantinople on site of old Byzantium (330 CE). ‌​‍Capital of Eastern Roman Empire. Fell to Ottomans 1453.

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Hadrian

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Justinian

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Nero

Question 2

Olympic frequency:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

4 years — Every 4 years.‌​‍

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2 years

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3 years

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5 years

Question 3

Coefficient of static friction is generally:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Greater than kinetic — μ_s > μ_k. Why it is harder to start motion than to keep moving.‌​‍

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Equal to kinetic

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Zero

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Less than kinetic

Question 4

The simplest hydrocarbon is:

Accepted Answer

Methane — CH₄ — one carbon, four hydrogens — simplest alkane.

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Ethane

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Ethene

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Ethyne

Question 5

Kirchhoff's Junction Law is based on conservation of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Charge — ΣI at node = 0. Loop Law (ΣV around loop = 0) is based on energy conservation.‌​‍

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Mass

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Momentum

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Energy

Question 6

Kerala's smallest district by pop:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Wayanad (though some vary).‌​‍

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Pathanamthitta

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Idukki

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Kasaragod

Question 7

If the density of a substance is 8 g/cm³ and its volume is 25 cm³, its mass is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

200 g — mass = density × volume = 8 × 25 = 200 g.‌​‍

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150 g

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175 g

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125 g

Question 8

Vizhinjam port inauguration (commercial):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2023-24 — Container operations began 2023-24.‌​‍

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2025

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2015

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2020

Question 9

Who wrote the play 'Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

V.T. Bhattathiripad — V.T. Bhattathiripad's reformist play (1929) — 'From the Kitchen to the Stage'.‌​‍

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Swami Vivekananda

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Poikayil Yohannan

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Ezhuthachan

Question 10

In the early 19th century, Velu Thampi Dalawa's rebellion in Travancore was a significant resistance against British paramountcy. Which of the following factors most accurately represents the primary catalyst for his uprising?

Accepted Answer

B. The demand for increased financial subsidies from Travancore by the British Resident and the growing interference in state administration. — Velu Thampi Dalawa's rebellion was primarily triggered by the oppressive demands for increased financial subsidies (arrears) from Travancore by the British Resident, Colonel Macaulay, and the escalating British interference in the state's internal administration. His famous Kundara Proclamation vividly expressed these grievances, rallying people against the British and their local allies. The other options represent either later developments, less direct causes, or inaccurate historical contexts for the primary catalyst of his rebellion.

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A. The British imposition of a uniform legal code across all princely states, undermining local customs.

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C. The British support for Christian missionaries, which was perceived as a threat to Hindu religious traditions.

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D. The British efforts to abolish the practice of slavery in Travancore, which affected the economic interests of the ruling class.

VFA Mixed Practice Test #492