HSA Mixed Practice Test #50

Question 1

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dhaka — All-India Muslim League founded on 30 December 1906 at Dhaka (then East Bengal).‌​‍

Answer

Lahore

Answer

Delhi

Answer

Aligarh

Question 2

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kerala Education Department launched the 'FIRST BELL' digital classes. What was its primary mode of delivery to ensure maximum reach among students?

Accepted Answer

B. Primarily via Victers Channel through television and online streaming. — The 'FIRST BELL' digital classes, a crucial initiative by KITE (Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education), primarily utilized the Victers educational channel for telecasting lessons through television. This method ensured accessibility to a vast majority of students, including those with limited or no internet access. While online streaming and other digital platforms complemented this, television broadcast was the core delivery mechanism for mass outreach.

Answer

A. Exclusively through dedicated mobile applications requiring high-speed internet.

Answer

C. Distribution of pre-recorded DVD lessons to students' homes.

Answer

D. Live interactive sessions conducted daily by teachers using video conferencing platforms.

Question 3

5m South, 5m East, 5m North. Displacement:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5m East — Ends 5m East of start.‌​‍

Answer

10m

Answer

5m North

Answer

0

Question 4

Whip authority:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Party discipline — Party-level; Anti-defection law enforces.‌​‍

Answer

No basis

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Constitutional

Answer

Legal

Question 5

India's first nuclear power station was at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tarapur — Tarapur Atomic Power Station (Maharashtra, 1969) was India's first nuclear power plant.‌​‍

Answer

Kalpakkam

Answer

Rawatbhata

Answer

Kudankulam

Question 6

The Savarna Jatha procession in support of Vaikom Satyagraha was led by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mannath Padmanabhan — Mannath Padmanabhan led the Savarna Jatha from Vaikom to Thiruvananthapuram.‌​‍

Answer

Kumaran Asan

Answer

Chattampi Swamikal

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Sree Narayana Guru

Question 7

Teesta river in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sikkim, WB — Sikkim, flows to Bangladesh via WB.‌​‍

Answer

Assam

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Kerala

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Odisha

Question 8

Who said 'Although a rebel, Pazhassi Raja was one of the natural chieftains of the country and might be considered on that account rather a fallen enemy'?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Harvey Baber — British official Thomas Harvey Baber supervised Pazhassi Raja's funeral and made this comment.

Answer

Arthur Wellesley

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K.M. Panicker

Answer

William Logan

Question 9

Antonym of 'indefatigable':

Accepted Answer

weary — Indefatigable = tireless; opposite is weary/exhausted.

Answer

tireless

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persistent

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enduring

Question 10

Who was the first Keralite to serve twice as Finance Minister in the Central Cabinet?

Accepted Answer

Dr. John Mathai — Dr. John Mathai held the Finance portfolio 1949–1950 in the Nehru cabinet.

Answer

A.K. Antony

Answer

K. Karunakaran

Answer

Krishna Kumar

HSA Mixed Practice Test #50