VFA Mixed Practice Test #772

Question 1

NCF 2005 strongly recommended a shift in assessment practices to reduce stress on students and make evaluation more comprehensive. Which of the following approaches aligns best with its recommendations?

Accepted Answer

B. Promoting Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) that integrates formative and summative assessments. — NCF 2005 advocated for Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) to move away from high-stakes, one-time examinations. CCE aims to assess all aspects of a child's development, including scholastic and co-scholastic areas, through a variety of tools and techniques, integrating both formative and summative assessments to provide holistic feedback. Options A, C, and D represent practices that increase stress or narrow the scope of assessment, contrary to NCF 2005's vision.

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A. Sole reliance on year-end board examinations for all grades.

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C. Emphasizing competitive tests and rankings as the primary measure of learning.

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D. Standardizing national entrance exams for admission to all primary schools.

Question 2

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a student who is frequently hungry, lacks adequate sleep, and feels unsafe at home will likely struggle most with academic learning because their most basic needs are not being met. Which level of needs is primarily unfulfilled in this situation?

Accepted Answer

C. Physiological and Safety needs. — The correct answer is C. Maslow's Hierarchy places physiological needs (food, water, sleep) and safety needs (security, stability) at the foundational levels. When these basic needs are unfulfilled, an individual's focus remains on meeting them, making it difficult to attend to higher-level needs like learning. Esteem, self-actualization, and love/belonging needs are higher up the hierarchy and become salient only after the more fundamental needs are addressed.

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A. Esteem needs.

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B. Self-actualization needs.

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D. Love and Belonging needs.

Question 3

To foster students' creative expression, appreciation for evocative language, and ability to convey complex emotions through concise forms, which literary form would best serve these learning goals in a language arts class?

Accepted Answer

C. Writing and performing original poetry — Poetry, through its concise structure and reliance on evocative language, imagery, and symbolism, is uniquely suited to foster creative expression and the conveyance of complex emotions. Writing and performing poetry directly engage students in crafting and presenting such linguistic artistry. Other forms serve different purposes or do not emphasize these specific aspects as strongly.

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A. Crafting detailed short stories with intricate plots

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B. Analyzing historical documents for factual interpretation

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D. Summarizing non-fiction essays for main ideas

Question 4

India mobile subscribers:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~1.16 billion — Around 1.16B total mobile subs.‌​‍

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2B

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500M

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50M

Question 5

Ward Committees are mandatory in municipalities with population over:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3 lakh — Ward Committees are mandatory in municipalities with population of 3 lakh and above.‌​‍

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1 lakh

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5 lakh

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10 lakh

Question 6

Balika Samridhi Yojana was launched on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2 October 1997 — Balika Samridhi Yojana launched 2 October 1997.‌​‍

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15 August 1996

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15 August 1997

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2 October 1995

Question 7

The general formula of alkenes is:

Accepted Answer

CₙH₂ₙ — Alkenes have one C=C double bond; general formula CₙH₂ₙ.

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CₙH₂ₙ₊₂

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CₙH₂ₙ₋₂

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CₙHₙ

Question 8

Which of the following best defines Brewster's angle?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Angle at which refracted ray is perpendicular to reflected; reflected is fully polarised — tan θB = n₂/n₁. ‌​‍For glass-air θB ≈ 57°. Polarising sunglasses use this principle.

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45°

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Zero

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Critical angle

Question 9

Malabar Special Police (MSP) was formed in the year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1884 — The Malabar Special Police was established in 1884 and is one of the oldest armed police forces in India.‌​‍

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1947

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1921

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1885

Question 10

SA node of heart is called pacemaker because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Initiates heartbeat (myogenic, ~72/min at rest) — In right atrium. ‌​‍Signal to AV node → bundle of His → Purkinje fibres. Vagus nerve slows it.

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Oxygenates blood

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It receives all blood

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Makes sound

VFA Mixed Practice Test #772