HSA Mixed Practice Test #1059

Question 1

Which Indian state consistently has the highest Human Development Index (HDI)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala consistently ranks highest among Indian states in HDI, owing to its high literacy rate, better health indicators, and social development.‌​‍

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Tamil Nadu

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Goa

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Karnataka

Question 2

Which type of bone cell is primarily responsible for breaking down bone tissue, a process crucial for bone remodeling and calcium homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

D. Osteoclasts — Osteoclasts are large, multinucleated cells that resorb bone tissue by secreting acids and enzymes, thereby releasing minerals like calcium into the blood. Osteoblasts are responsible for building new bone, while osteocytes maintain bone tissue and chondrocytes are cartilage cells.

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A. Osteoblasts

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B. Osteocytes

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C. Chondrocytes

Question 3

Cochin Biennale:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

All — Kochi-Muziris Biennale since 2012.‌​‍

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Art festival

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Kochi-Muziris Biennale

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Every 2 years

Question 4

Antonym of OPTIMIST:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pessimist — Pessimist.‌​‍

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Realist

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Idealist

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Rationalist

Question 5

Puducherry special status under Article:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

239A — Article 239A — Legislature for UTs (Puducherry).‌​‍

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370

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239

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239AA

Question 6

The year in which Sree Narayana Guru's famous Sivagiri pilgrimage was formally started (by his directive) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1928 (realised posthumously from 1933) — Narayana Guru advised the Sivagiri pilgrimage in 1928; the first pilgrimage was in 1933, after his death.‌​‍

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1903

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1888

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1936

Question 7

Writ jurisdiction of HC:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Art 226 — Article 226 — HC writs, wider than Art 32.‌​‍

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Art 143

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Art 32

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Art 136

Question 8

Rabies is transmitted by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dog bite — Rabies virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected animal (usually dogs). ‌​‍Louis Pasteur developed the vaccine.

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Mosquito

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Contaminated water

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Air

Question 9

Samagra Shiksha Kerala (SSK) is the state-level implementation of a comprehensive program for school education. Which of the following correctly identifies the three centrally sponsored schemes that were integrated to form Samagra Shiksha?

Accepted Answer

B. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE). — Samagra Shiksha is an overarching program that integrates the three previous Centrally Sponsored Schemes: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for elementary education, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for secondary education, and Teacher Education (TE). This integration aims to provide a holistic and seamless approach to education from pre-school to senior secondary level. The other options list unrelated or partially related schemes/initiatives, not the core three integrated under Samagra Shiksha.

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A. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and National Skill Development Mission.

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C. District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools (NPMDMS), and Right to Education Act (RTE).

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D. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme, and National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme.

Question 10

LED works on principle of:

Accepted Answer

Electroluminescence — photon emission on recombination — Direct bandgap semiconductors (GaAs, GaN). Energy of photon ≈ bandgap. Nobel 2014 for blue LED.

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Thermionic emission

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Photoelectric effect

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Diffraction

HSA Mixed Practice Test #1059