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Academic Decathlon® Super Quiz™ Relay Practice Test 7

30 QuestionsArt, Music, Economics, Literature,

Social Science, and Science

2015-2016

Round 1

In an economy that has 10 citizens and $100 to distribute, which of the following is NOT a pareto efficient allocation?

a. $20 to five peopleb. $10 to each personc. $5 to each persond. $100 to one persone. $10 to five people and $25 to two people

* Economics*

In an economy that has 10 citizens and $100 to distribute, which of the following is NOT a pareto efficient allocation?

a. $20 to five peopleb. $10 to each personc. $5 to each persond. $100 to one persone. $10 to five people and $25 to two people

* Economics*

Colonial forces affect Rukmani in manyways in Nectar in a Sieve, including all ofthe following EXCEPT 

a. her father’s diminished status in the villageb. the reshaping of the economic structure of her villagec. foreigners, both good and bad, came into the village d. education was brought to the village childrene. village inhabitants showed signs of greed

* Literature*

Colonial forces affect Rukmani in manyways in Nectar in a Sieve, including all ofthe following EXCEPT 

a. her father’s diminished status in the villageb. the reshaping of the economic structure of her villagec. foreigners, both good and bad, came into the village d. education was brought to the village childrene. village inhabitants showed signs of greed

* Literature*

The vertically stratified layers of soil canbe BEST described as the 

a. horizonb. B horizonc. soil profiled. twelve orderse. soil texture

* Science*

The vertically stratified layers of soil canbe BEST described as the 

a. horizonb. B horizonc. soil profiled. twelve orderse. soil texture

* Science*

What is the title of the guidebook penned by a scholarof the Deoband school which is still widely circulated inSouth Asia today and is often given to a young womanas a present on the verge of marriage?

a. Bahisthi Zaheerb. Harijanc. Tafsir-e-Usmanid. Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaqe. Mirat-al-Urus * Social Science*

What is the title of the guidebook penned by a scholarof the Deoband school which is still widely circulated inSouth Asia today and is often given to a young womanas a present on the verge of marriage?

a. Bahisthi Zaheerb. Harijanc. Tafsir-e-Usmanid. Tehzeeb-ul-Akhlaqe. Mirat-al-Urus * Social Science*

Which of the following individuals isknown as a premier chitravinaperformer? 

a. Shankarb. Unnikrishnanc. Subramaniand. Ravikirane. Banerjee

* Music *

Which of the following individuals isknown as a premier chitravinaperformer? 

a. Shankarb. Unnikrishnanc. Subramaniand. Ravikirane. Banerjee

* Music *

Another name for aerial perspective is 

a. hierarchical perspectiveb. atmospheric perspectivec. single-point perspectived. angular perspectivee. linear perspective

* Art*

Another name for aerial perspective is 

a. hierarchical perspectiveb. atmospheric perspectivec. single-point perspectived. angular perspectivee. linear perspective

* Art*

Devotion to a deity that is “without characteristics” and who cannot be perceived directly is _______________ bhakti. 

a. talab. sindhic. nirgund. pandite. sangita

*Music*

Devotion to a deity that is “without characteristics” and who cannot be perceived directly is _______________ bhakti. 

a. talab. sindhic. nirgund. pandite. sangita

*Music*

Nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds via 

a. nitrogen fixationb. eutrophication c. global warmingd. fragmentatione. photosynthesis

*Science*

Nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds via

 a. nitrogen fixationb. eutrophication c. global warmingd. fragmentatione. photosynthesis

*Science*

Which of the following persons was associated with the Battle of Plassey?  

a. Hector Munrob. Robert Clivec. Hyder Alid. Ahmad Shah Durranie. Sir William Medows

*Social Science*

Which of the following persons was associated with the Battle of Plassey?  

a. Hector Munrob. Robert Clivec. Hyder Alid. Ahmad Shah Durranie. Sir William Medows

*Social Science*

The ruler who vastly increased the number of stupas was  

a. Shah Jahanb. Emperor Ashokac. Emperor Meijid. Kubla Khane. Genghis Khan

 

*Art*

The ruler who vastly increased the number of stupas was  

a. Shah Jahanb. Emperor Ashokac. Emperor Meijid. Kubla Khane. Genghis Khan

 

*Art*

Round 2

In the setting of Nectar in a Sieve, women found husbands at an early age. Rukmani says she could “delay no longer” Ira’s marriage whenIra was  

a. one year younger than Rukmani was at marriageb. the same age as Rukmani was at marriagec. one year older than Rukmani was at marriaged. two years older than Rukmani was at marriagee. three years older than Rukmani was at marriage

*Literature*

In the setting of Nectar in a Sieve, women found husbands at an early age. Rukmani says she could “delay no longer” Ira’s marriage whenIra was  

a. one year younger than Rukmani was at marriageb. the same age as Rukmani was at marriagec. one year older than Rukmani was at marriaged. two years older than Rukmani was at marriagee. three years older than Rukmani was at marriage

*Literature*

Which of the following is one cause for the Consumer Price Index to be biased? 

a. pricesb. quantitiesc. quality changed. measurement errorse. politics

*Economics*

Which of the following is one cause for the Consumer Price Index to be biased? 

a. pricesb. quantitiesc. quality changed. measurement errorse. politics

*Economics*

Today the Viceregal Lodge in Shimla is managed by the Ministry of

a. Cultureb. Financec. Defensed. Educatione. Transportation

*Art*

Today the Viceregal Lodge in Shimla is managed by the Ministry of

a. Cultureb. Financec. Defensed. Educatione. Transportation

*Art*

Which historical period or event in Indian history was fictionalized in a short story by Premchand in 1924?  

a. Battle of Plasseyb. Santhal Hoolc. Awadh prior to its annexation by the Britishd. Awadh after its annexation by the Britishe. British conquest of Sind

*Social Science*

Which historical period or event in Indian history was fictionalized in a short story by Premchand in 1924?  

a. Battle of Plasseyb. Santhal Hoolc. Awadh prior to its annexation by the Britishd. Awadh after its annexation by the Britishe. British conquest of Sind

*Social Science*

The positive species interaction whereby two species are dependent on each other for survival can be BEST described as  

a. facultative relationshipb. probiosis c. amensalism d. obligatory mutualisme. commensalism  

*Science*

The positive species interaction whereby two species are dependent on each other for survival can be BEST described as  

a. facultative relationshipb. probiosis c. amensalism d. obligatory mutualisme. commensalism  

*Science*

In Carnatic theory, there are _______________ basic gamaka that can be used in classical performance. 

a. eightb. tenc. twelved. fifteene. twenty-two

*Music*

In Carnatic theory, there are _______________ basic gamaka that can be used in classical performance. 

a. eightb. tenc. twelved. fifteene. twenty-two

*Music*

The allusion to Yeats at the end of the essay “’Commonwealth Literature’ Does Not Exist”is to symbolize  

a. the danger of stereotypesb. greatness of the English languagec. diversity of the worldd. freedom from restraining labelse. the end of an era

*Literature*

The allusion to Yeats at the end of the essay “’Commonwealth Literature’ Does Not Exist”is to symbolize  

a. the danger of stereotypesb. greatness of the English languagec. diversity of the worldd. freedom from restraining labelse. the end of an era

*Literature*

In what year did a major attack against five-star hotels and a Jewish community center in Mumbai (Bombay) carried out by Pakistan-supported terrorists take place?  a. 2006b. 2009c. 2008d. 2010e. 2007

*Social Science*

In what year did a major attack against five-star hotels and a Jewish community center in Mumbai (Bombay) carried out by Pakistan-supported terrorists take place?  a. 2006b. 2009c. 2008d. 2010e. 2007

*Social Science*

The horse in The Emperor Shahjahan Riding

a. bows slightlyb. stands erectc. rears up slightlyd. gallops fiercelye. eats marsh grass

*Art*

The horse in The Emperor Shahjahan Riding

a. bows slightlyb. stands erectc. rears up slightlyd. gallops fiercelye. eats marsh grass

*Art*

India’s government has a number of programs in place to provide a basic social safety net to the nation’s poor. Which of the following is an example of this type of program? 

a. Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)b. Integrated Childe Development Service (ICDS)c. Public Distribution System (PDS)d. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)e. all of the above

*Economics*

India’s government has a number of programs in place to provide a basic social safety net to the nation’s poor. Which of the following is an example of this type of program? 

a. Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)b. Integrated Childe Development Service (ICDS)c. Public Distribution System (PDS)d. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)e. all of the above

*Economics*

Round 3

Which of the following castes includes men or women who are attached to a local deity and perform on a ravanhattha? 

a. Bhandb. Natc. Saperasd. Bhate. Bhopas

*Music*

Which of the following castes includes men or women who are attached to a local deity and perform on a ravanhattha? 

a. Bhandb. Natc. Saperasd. Bhate. Bhopas

*Music*

Which of the following terms states that energy has the tendency to disperse from localized conditions unless prevented from doing so?  

a. kinetic energyb. 1st law of thermodynamicsc. 2nd law of thermodynamicsd. potential energye. enthalpy

*Science*

Which of the following terms states that energy has the tendency to disperse from localized conditions unless prevented from doing so?  

a. kinetic energyb. 1st law of thermodynamicsc. 2nd law of thermodynamicsd. potential energye. enthalpy

*Science*

When the price of a good is increased by 1%, the decrease in the quantity demanded is more than 1%. The demand for this good is _______. 

a. elasticb. unit elasticc. inelasticd. on salee. none of the above

*Economics*

When the price of a good is increased by 1%, the decrease in the quantity demanded is more than 1%. The demand for this good is _______. 

a. elasticb. unit elasticc. inelasticd. on salee. none of the above

*Economics*

Rushdie insinuates in “’Commonwealth Literature’ Does Not Exist” that the antithesis of authentic in cultural literature is  

a. eclectic b. purec. foreignd. Commonwealthe. third world

*Literature*

Rushdie insinuates in “’Commonwealth Literature’ Does Not Exist” that the antithesis of authentic in cultural literature is  

a. eclectic b. purec. foreignd. Commonwealthe. third world

*Literature*

India’s caste system _______. 

a. encourages economic developmentb. creates economically disadvantaged groupsc. increases Indian GDPd. increases Indian per capita incomee. has no effect on the economy

*Economics*

India’s caste system _______. 

a. encourages economic developmentb. creates economically disadvantaged groupsb. increases Indian GDPd. increases Indian per capita incomee. has no effect on the economy

*Economics*

Nehru, in his speech “Tryst with Destiny” depicts India’s situation metaphorically as all of the following EXCEPT 

a. a birthb. a questc. sleep and wakefulnessd. astronomye. hunger

*Literature*

Nehru, in his speech “Tryst with Destiny” depicts India’s situation metaphorically as all of the following EXCEPT 

a. a birthb. a questc. sleep and wakefulnessd. astronomye. hunger

*Literature*

A holy man in the forest was created using

a. watercolors on paperb. ink and color on paperc. oil on canvasd. tempera on panele. ink and color on silk

*Art*

A holy man in the forest was created using

a. watercolors on paperb. ink and color on paperc. oil on canvasd. tempera on panele. ink and color on silk

*Art*

Which of the following countries is NOT usually included when discussing “South Asia?” 

a. Indiab. Bangladeshc. Nepald. Koreae. Sri Lanka

*Music*

Which of the following countries is NOT usually included when discussing “South Asia?” 

a. Indiab. Bangladeshc. Nepald. Koreae. Sri Lanka

*Music*

The major determinants of primary productivity in aquatic ecosystems are  

a. temperature and lightb. salinity and carbonc. air pressure and wind d. depth and biodiversity e. mesopelagic drift

*Science*

The major determinants of primary productivity in aquatic ecosystems are  

a. temperature and lightb. salinity and carbonc. air pressure and wind d. depth and biodiversity e. mesopelagic drift

*Science*

What is the name of English diplomat or official who won permission for the East India Company to build a factory at Surat?  

a. Warren Hastingsb. Thomas Roec. James Lancasterd. Anthony Abdye. Josiah Child

 *Social Science*

What is the name of English diplomat or official who won permission for the East India Company to build a factory at Surat?  

a. Warren Hastingsb. Thomas Roec. James Lancasterd. Anthony Abdye. Josiah Child

 *Social Science*