VFA Mixed Practice Test #536

Question 1

Who called Ayyankali 'Pulaya Raja'?

Accepted Answer

Gandhiji — Gandhiji conferred the title 'Pulaya Raja' on Ayyankali during his 1937 visit.

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Sree Narayana Guru

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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Nehru

Question 2

The 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)' scheme primarily aims to provide financial support to which group of beneficiaries?

Accepted Answer

A. Marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. — PM-KISAN provides income support of ₹6,000 per year in three equal installments to all landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria. The scheme specifically targets marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as the scheme does not cover landless laborers, focuses on all farmers meeting the land criteria (not just women or loan recipients), and does not restrict eligibility to bank loan holders.

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B. All landless agricultural laborers in rural areas.

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C. Women farmers engaged in organic farming.

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D. Farmers who have availed farm loans from nationalized banks.

Question 3

Kerala 100% literacy year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1991 — 18 April 1991 declared.‌​‍

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1995

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1990

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1989

Question 4

Wave velocity v, frequency f and wavelength λ are related by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

v = f × λ — The fundamental wave equation: speed = frequency × wavelength.‌​‍

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v = λ/f

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v = f/λ

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v = f + λ

Question 5

The school Malala attended, founded by her father, was called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Khushal School — Ziauddin Yousafzai ran Khushal Public School where Malala studied.‌​‍

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Taliban School

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Mingora School

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Swat School

Question 6

The Meiji Restoration in Japan (1868) led to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rapid modernisation + industrialisation — Emperor Meiji ended Tokugawa shogunate; rapid Western-style reforms. ‌​‍Japan became first Asian industrial power; defeated Russia 1905.

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Revolution

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Isolation

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Decline

Question 7

The Gini Coefficient in Kerala has shown a rising trend in recent years. What does this trend primarily indicate about the state's economic situation?

Accepted Answer

B. An increase in income inequality, where the gap between the richest and poorest is widening — A rising Gini Coefficient indicates increasing income inequality (Option B), as it measures the disparity in income distribution within a population. It does not necessarily imply a decrease in absolute poverty (Option A), which would require separate indicators like the poverty headcount ratio. It also does not directly measure public expenditure (Option C) or economic sector shifts (Option D), though these factors may contribute to inequality.

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A. A decrease in absolute poverty levels across all income groups

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C. A reduction in public expenditure on welfare schemes like PDS and MGNREGS

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D. A shift in economic growth from agriculture to high-productivity industries only benefiting urban areas

Question 8

The three types of muscles in the human body are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac — Skeletal (voluntary, striated), smooth (involuntary, non-striated), cardiac (involuntary, striated).‌​‍

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Long, short, round

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Cardiac, skeletal, involuntary

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Voluntary, involuntary, reflex

Question 9

East-flowing rivers of Kerala:

Accepted Answer

Kabini, Bhavani, Pambar — Kabini, Bhavani, Pambar — tributaries of Cauvery.

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Periyar, Pamba, Bharathapuzha

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Periyar, Chaliyar

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Only Kabini

Question 10

Right brain:‌​‍

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Spatial, creative — Creative, spatial.‌​‍

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Logic

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Math

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Language

VFA Mixed Practice Test #536