VFA Mixed Practice Test #698

Question 1

Election Commissioner of India (CEC 2024-26):

Accepted Answer

Both A and B — Rajiv Kumar till Feb 2025; Gyanesh Kumar after.

Answer

Rajiv Kumar

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Gyanesh Kumar

Answer

Sushil Chandra

Question 2

The property of matter by which it resists change in state of rest or uniform motion is:

Accepted Answer

Inertia — Inertia is quantified by mass; more mass = more inertia.

Answer

Momentum

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Velocity

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Force

Question 3

The 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)' in Kerala is implemented under which of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

C. Ministry of Human Resource Development — Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a flagship programme of the Government of India aimed at universalizing elementary education, and it is implemented under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now known as Ministry of Education). The other ministries listed have different roles and do not oversee SSA.

Answer

A. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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B. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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D. Ministry of Women and Child Development

Question 4

Speaker Lok Sabha 18th:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Om Birla — Om Birla re-elected Speaker.‌​‍

Answer

Rajnath Singh

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Sumitra Mahajan

Answer

Meira Kumar

Question 5

State Election Commission conducts:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Panchayat elections — Panchayat and Municipality elections. ECI does LS and Assembly.‌​‍

Answer

LS elections

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Assembly elections

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Presidential election

Question 6

Paul Krugman definition of convergence:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Digital convergence — print, broadcast, internet merging — Modern journalism — multi-platform, interactive. ‌​‍Social media, citizen journalism, fake news challenges. Fact-checking rise.

Answer

Only broadcast

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Only print

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Economics only

Question 7

Idukki Dam type:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Arch dam — Double curvature arch dam. One of highest in Asia.‌​‍

Answer

Gravity dam

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Buttress dam

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Earthen dam

Question 8

Hybridization in methane (CH₄):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

sp³ — Four equivalent C-H bonds, tetrahedral (109.5°). ‌​‍sp² in ethene (C=C), sp in ethyne (C≡C).

Answer

sp

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sp²

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sp³d

Question 9

An object floats in a fluid when its density is:

Accepted Answer

Less than or equal to fluid — If ρ_body ≤ ρ_fluid, body floats; else it sinks.

Answer

Greater than fluid

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Zero

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Equal to air

Question 10

Miss World 2025 (72nd):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Opal Suchata — Opal Suchata Chuangsri (Thailand) won Miss World 2025 held in India.‌​‍

Answer

Toni-Ann Singh

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Krystyna Pyszková

Answer

Karolina Bielawska

VFA Mixed Practice Test #698