VFA Mixed Practice Test #720

Question 1

SNDP Yogam founded:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1903 — 1903 by Dr. Palpu.‌​‍

Answer

1888

Answer

1907

Answer

1914

Question 2

What is the natural pacemaker of the heart?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

SA node — Sinoatrial node initiates heartbeat.

Answer

AV node

Answer

Bundle of His

Answer

Purkinje fibres

Question 3

Diamond is an allotrope of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Carbon — Diamond is a crystalline allotrope of Carbon. Graphite is another allotrope.‌​‍

Answer

Silicon

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Aluminium

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Boron

Question 4

Phloem conducts:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Food (mainly sucrose) — sugars, organic solutes — Sieve tubes + companion cells + phloem parenchyma + fibres. ‌​‍Bidirectional. Xylem: water (unidirectional).

Answer

Air

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Waste

Answer

Water

Question 5

Kerala's NSS (sample survey) for:

Accepted Answer

Household data — Comprehensive household survey basis.

Answer

Population only

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Labour only

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Unemployment only

Question 6

Pinaka range upgrade:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

90 km version — Enhanced Pinaka range up to 90 km.‌​‍

Answer

Cancelled

Answer

45 km

Answer

Only 40

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the role of a teacher in a classroom primarily guided by constructivist principles and the 5E learning model?

Accepted Answer

B. A facilitator who guides discovery, poses questions, and provides resources. — In a constructivist and 5E classroom, the teacher acts as a facilitator, guiding students through discovery, encouraging inquiry, posing thought-provoking questions, and providing necessary resources. The focus shifts from direct instruction and information dispensing to supporting students in actively constructing their own knowledge.

Answer

A. A dispenser of information and primary source of knowledge.

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C. A strict disciplinarian focused on maintaining order and quiet.

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D. An assessor whose main task is to grade students' recall of facts.

Question 8

Which country is known as 'The Land of the Midnight Sun'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Norway (and neighbouring polar regions) — Regions above the Arctic Circle (incl. ‌​‍Norway, Sweden, Finland) experience continuous summer daylight.

Answer

Japan

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India

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Brazil

Question 9

Pazhassi Raja's guerrilla war:

Accepted Answer

1793-1805 — Fought British in Malabar.

Answer

1857

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1700

Answer

1947

Question 10

Blood group was discovered by:

Accepted Answer

Karl Landsteiner — Karl Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system in 1901 and received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1930.

Answer

Louis Pasteur

Answer

Alexander Fleming

Answer

Robert Koch

VFA Mixed Practice Test #720