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2016 Academic Decathlon Super Quiz Practice
2016 Academic Decathlon Super Quiz Practice
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Created by Arcadia High School Academic Decathlon
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SOCIAL SCIENCE: The great founder of the Aligarh Movement was
Lord Curzon
Dadabhai Naoroji
Gandhi
Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
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SCIENCE: A riffle is BEST described as
the increased competitive pressure from an invasive species
a fast moving portion of a stream
the fluctuation in weather over the course of a year
the pattern of predator-prey population change
3
ART: The bust of a man sculpture is dated to 2,000 BCE making it contemporaneous with the
Middle Stone Age
Cycladic and Minoan civilizations
Neoclassical style
Persian Empire
4
LITERATURE: “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” can BEST be described as
historical fiction
fantasy
folklore
autobiography
5
ECONOMICS: What is the purpose of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
to guarantee rural households receive 100 days wages yearly
raises yearly wages for the oldest male of rural households
to guarantee every rural male has perennial employment
100-day employment annually to one member of rural household
6
MUSIC: Which group was revived the Kamaicha in Manganiar music during the twentieth century?
All India Radio
Sony
the Rajasthan government
Manganiar
7
ECON: This theory says ppl decide allocation of limited resources based upon own best interests
scarcity
resource priority
insufficiency
infrequency
8
LITERATURE: The dominant figurative device used in “Tryst with Destiny” is
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metonymy
9
SOCIAL SCIENCE: All of the following are true of the Indian caste system EXCEPT it
is confined only to the Hindu religion
was formalized by the Indian Census of 1881
consisted of varna and jati
was changed greatly under British colonization
10
ECON: In 2000s, India’s urban popul. increase to how many million ppl, straining infrastruc.?
186 million
486 million
377 million
412 million
11
LITERATURE: In Nectar in a Sieve, Ruku’s special skill is her ability to
weave cloth
barter
read and write
save money
12
SCIENCE: What does the intermediate disturbance hypothesis state?
Introducing invasive species improve overall biodiversity.
Periodic disturbances degrade the ecosystem.
Periodic disturbances produce increased species diversity
Periodic disturbances produce decreased species diversity
13
MUSIC: The term
andolan
describes what ornamentation in Carnatic music?
bend
slide
oscillation
touch
14
SCIENCE: Approximately how many species have been identified and described?
11000
7.5 million
250000
1.7 million
15
MUSIC: Why are the scripts in most Bollywood films written in a mixture of Hindi and Urdu?
to reach the broadest possible international market
to reflect colloquial speech in North India
all of the above
to depict class struggles
16
ECONOMICS: Average labor productivity depends upon all of the following factors EXCEPT
technological knowledge
net exports
human capital
physical capital
17
ART: Christian groups justified their presence in India using Edmund Burke’s
desire to see the growth of Catholic monasteries
designs for St. Martin-in-the-Field
theory of “enlightened imperialism”
political policy of driving Islam from India
18
MUSIC: Instruments that have 2+ strings that are plucked/bowed/struck are best classified as
aerophones
chordophones
membranophones
idiophones
19
SOCIAL SCIENCE: Under the Permanent Settlement by Cornwallis, Indian landlords were called
zamindars, and they delegated land to tenants called ryots
ryots, and they delegated land out to tenants called shudras
ryots, and they delegated land to tenants called zamindars
zamindars, and they delegated land to tenants called shudras
20
ECONOMICS: Monopolies arise for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
when multiple companies agree on single price for commodity
there are prohibitive barriers to entry into the market
key resources are owned entirely by a single company
gov't own resources they choose to distribute selectively
21
MUSIC: Which drum is most commonly associated with processions in the state of Kerala?
Dhol
Dholak
Chenda
Idakka
22
SCIENCE: Which of these is usually TRUE about the location of coral reefs?
They are located in shallow water.
They are surrounded by deep ocean waters.
They are located in arctic regions
The growth of coral reefs causes decrease in animal species
23
LITERATURE: Which L.P. Hartley novel is referred to in the opening of “Imaginary Homelands”?
The Brickfield
Eustace and Hilda
The Betrayal
The Go-Between
24
ART: Seen on all of the modern paper currency of India are portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and?
the Great Stupa
Prime Minister Nehru
the Ashoka pillar with its lion capital
a scene of salt-gathering in Dandi
25
ART: In
Ramayana
, Rama is exiled into the woods, and travels with Lakshmana and Rama’s wife,
Lakshami
Queen Maya
a Bodhisattva
Sita
26
LITERATURE: In
Nectar in a Sieve
, Ruku’s family must face all of the following hardships EXCEPT
insect infestation
flooding
social shunning
theft of possesions
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SOCIAL SCIENCE: In the second Five Year Plan, production would be divided in such a way that
crucial indust. are free, less essential ones are govt-owned
crucial indust. are govt-owned, less essential ones are free
all industry would be government controlled
all industry would be free
28
ART: The Qubbat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi, built in 1198 combines Islamic layout with
Portuguese architecture
decorative brickwork
Indian-styled fresco murals
Indian construction techniques
29
SOCIAL SCIENCE: The revised ruling on the case of Shah Bano was an important step towards
gender equality outside of religion
improved access to education and technology for women
more fair tax base between agriculture and industry
religious equality between Muslims and Hindus
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SCIENCE: Kinetic energy is best described as
the energy stored in carbohydrates
the energy of an object in motion
the energy that is used in respiration
thermal energy in a stream
