VFA Mixed Practice Test #240

Question 1

The Ezhava Memorial (1896), submitted to the Travancore Maharaja, was led by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dr. Palpu — Dr. ‌​‍Padmanabhan Palpu led the Ezhava Memorial demanding equal rights for Ezhavas in government jobs.

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Sree Narayana Guru

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Sahodaran Ayyappan

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T. K. Madhavan

Question 2

A school receives a child with locomotor disability who uses a wheelchair. Under the RPwD Act 2016, which infrastructure modification is mandatory?

Accepted Answer

A. Installing a ramp at the main entrance and accessible toilet facilities — The RPwD Act 2016 (Section 44-46) mandates universal accessibility in public buildings, including ramps and accessible toilets. While ground-floor classrooms (D) or peer support (C) may be helpful, the primary requirement is physical accessibility (A). Separate classrooms (B) are not mandated unless space constraints exist.

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B. Providing a separate classroom on the ground floor

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C. Assigning a peer buddy to assist the child in moving between classes

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D. Conducting all classes in the ground floor to avoid stairs

Question 3

Focus vs Epicenter:

Accepted Answer

Focus inside earth, epicenter surface directly above — Hypocenter (focus) = point underground.

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Same

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Reversed

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Unrelated

Question 4

What was India's population according to the 2011 census?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1.21 billion — Next census delayed by COVID. ‌​‍India surpassed China 2023 (~1.43 billion per UN est.).

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500 million

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1.5 billion

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1 billion

Question 5

Mampally copper plate of Sri Vallabhan Kota is significant because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First record that used Kollam Era — Mampally plates (c. 974 CE) are the earliest dated record using the Kollam Era.‌​‍

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None

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Mentions Salai

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Gifted land to Joseph Rabban

Question 6

According to Jean Piaget's theory, which stage involves the development of object permanence?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sensorimotor stage — Object permanence emerges in the sensorimotor stage (birth–2 years).‌​‍

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Formal operational stage

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Concrete operational stage

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Pre-operational stage

Question 7

Legumes are:

Accepted Answer

Dicots — Dicots.

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Monocots

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Gymnosperms

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Neither

Question 8

Statements about G7 — which are correct? ‌​‍(i) Intergovernmental forum of advanced democracies (ii) USA, Canada, Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK are members (iii) India invited in recent years (iv) Italy presided 2025 G7 Summit at Kananaskis

Accepted Answer

Only i & iii — G7 membership does NOT include Russia (France is member instead). ‌​‍2025 summit was in Kananaskis, hosted by Canada (not Italy).

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Only ii & iv

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Only i & ii

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Only ii & iii

Question 9

Kerala University of Health Sciences:

Accepted Answer

Thrissur — KUHS Thrissur.

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TVM

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Kozhikode

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Kochi

Question 10

What are the '5 Ws and 1 H' commonly used in news reporting?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

What, When, Where, Why, Who, How — Core questions of news writing. ‌​‍Inverted pyramid: most important first. Lead paragraph, body, conclusion.

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Only what

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3 Ws

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VFA Mixed Practice Test #240