HSA Mixed Practice Test #126

Question 1

English Channel between:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

UK and France — Connects Atlantic - North Sea.‌​‍

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France and Spain

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UK and Netherlands

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UK and Ireland

Question 2

The first Five Year Plan in India was started on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 April 1951 — First Five Year Plan: 1 April 1951 to 31 March 1956.‌​‍

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26 January 1950

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15 August 1949

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11 April 1950

Question 3

EVMs were used in all 543 Lok Sabha constituencies starting from:

Accepted Answer

2004 — 2004 Lok Sabha elections — first fully-EVM general election.

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1998

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1999

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2009

Question 4

Antonym of POOR:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rich — Poor ↔ rich.‌​‍

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Broke

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Needy

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Destitute

Question 5

Separating a mixture of sand and salt involves:

Accepted Answer

Dissolving in water, filtering, then evaporating — Salt dissolves; sand is filtered off; then evaporate water to recover salt.

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Filtration only

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Evaporation only

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Sublimation

Question 6

During the 'Explain' phase of a 5E model lesson on Newton's laws of motion, a teacher observes students are still confused about the concept of inertia. What is the most constructivist approach for the teacher to address this?

Accepted Answer

B. Ask students to share their current understanding and guide them to correct misconceptions through questioning. — Option B reflects constructivist teaching by addressing misconceptions through student-led discussion and scaffolding. Option A is teacher-centered, C is passive, and D avoids addressing the learning gap—all inconsistent with constructivist principles.

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A. Provide a detailed lecture with diagrams and examples to clarify the concept.

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C. Assign additional textbook readings on the topic for independent study.

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D. Move on to the next topic and revisit inertia in the next lesson.

Question 7

The Allahabad HC ruling on Indira Gandhi's election in 1975 was delivered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha — Justice J.L. ‌​‍Sinha nullified Indira Gandhi's 1971 election in Raj Narain vs Indira Gandhi (June 1975).

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Justice P.N. Bhagwati

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Justice A.N. Ray

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Justice H.R. Khanna

Question 8

Correctly punctuated sentence:

Accepted Answer

What's your name? — Interrogative + apostrophe in 'What's' (What is).

Answer

Whats your name

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Whats your name.

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What's your name!

Question 9

'Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhoomi' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad — E.M.S. wrote the classic ideological work outlining Malayali aspirations.‌​‍

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Kumaran Asan

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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

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Vallathol

Question 10

The Governor can reserve a bill for the consideration of the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

President — Under Article 200, the Governor can reserve a state bill for the President's consideration. ‌​‍The President can give assent, withhold assent, or return it.

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Speaker

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Chief Minister

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Supreme Court

HSA Mixed Practice Test #126