VFA Mixed Practice Test #608

Question 1

Malala was shot by the Taliban for advocating:

Accepted Answer

Girls' education — She was shot on 9 October 2012 on a school bus in Swat Valley for championing girls' education.

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Women's right to vote

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Peace only

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Independence

Question 2

Which vitamin is called 'Sunshine Vitamin'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin D — Vitamin D is synthesised in skin exposed to sunlight.‌​‍

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Vitamin A

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Vitamin B

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Vitamin C

Question 3

The Diwan Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer's resignation in 1947 was primarily due to which of the following events?

Accepted Answer

A. The Punnapra-Vayalar uprising against his autocratic rule — Sir C.P. Ramaswami Iyer resigned in 1947 following the violent Punnapra-Vayalar uprising (1946), a communist-led rebellion against his policies. While integration into India (1949) was a later development, the uprising directly triggered his resignation.

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B. The Quit India Movement's impact on Travancore

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C. The integration of Travancore into the Indian Union

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D. The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Question 4

Common buffer in blood maintains pH ~7.4:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻/H₂CO₃) and phosphate (HPO₄²⁻/H₂PO₄⁻) — Primary regulator of blood pH. ‌​‍Metabolic/respiratory acidosis or alkalosis when this fails.

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Citrate

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Phosphate only

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Ammonia

Question 5

Humanistic psychology emphasises:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Self-actualisation, growth (Maslow, Rogers) — 'Third force'. ‌​‍Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Carl Rogers' client-centered therapy.

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Cognition only

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Stimulus-response

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Unconscious

Question 6

Taiga/Boreal latitude:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

50-70°N — Subarctic coniferous.‌​‍

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30-50°N

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70-90°N

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0-30°N

Question 7

The Cochin International Airport is the first in the world to be:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fully solar powered — CIAL became the world's first airport fully powered by solar energy in 2015.‌​‍

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Built on water

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Privately owned

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Underground

Question 8

Aqua regia is a mixture of HCl and HNO₃ in ratio:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3:1 (HCl:HNO₃) — Aqua regia = 3 parts conc. ‌​‍HCl + 1 part conc. HNO₃; dissolves gold and platinum.

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1:3 (HCl:HNO₃)

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1:1

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2:1

Question 9

Hypothalamus:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Homeostasis, hormones — Links nervous + endocrine systems.‌​‍

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Respiration

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Vision

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Digestion

Question 10

Kerala's universities count:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

20+ — 20+ state and central universities.‌​‍

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10

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30

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5

VFA Mixed Practice Test #608