HSA Mixed Practice Test #138

Question 1

Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1961 — Operation Vijay (December 1961) integrated Goa, Daman and Diu into India.‌​‍

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1954

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1971

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1947

Question 2

Last powerful Mughal emperor:

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Aurangzeb — Aurangzeb (1658-1707); empire declined after him.

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Akbar

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Jahangir

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Shah Jahan

Question 3

Seventy kilos ___ not what they want.

Accepted Answer

is — 'Seventy kilos' as a unit of measure takes singular verb 'is'.

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has

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have

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are

Question 4

Stokes' law: viscous force on a sphere moving in fluid is:

Accepted Answer

F = 6πηrv — Applies for small spheres, low Re. Terminal velocity when gravity = buoyancy + drag.

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F = ½ρv²A

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F = ρVg

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F = ηA dv/dx

Question 5

The 'Spice Garden of India' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala is the 'Spice Garden of India'.‌​‍

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Tamil Nadu

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Karnataka

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Andhra Pradesh

Question 6

The scientific study of living organisms is called:‌​‍

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Biology — Biology (Greek bios=life, logos=study) — the science of life.‌​‍

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Psychology

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Geology

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Sociology

Question 7

'The Waste Land' (1922) was written by:

Accepted Answer

T. S. Eliot — T. S. Eliot's modernist long poem — Nobel laureate (1948).

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W. B. Yeats

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Ezra Pound

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Robert Frost

Question 8

Find out the incorrect statement about Pandit Karuppan:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The king of Travancore honoured him with the title Kavithilakam — Pandit Karuppan received the title 'Kavithilakam' from the Cochin king, not Travancore.‌​‍

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Karuppan organized the Cochin Pulaya Maha Sabha in 1913

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In 1925 Pandit Karuppan was nominated to the Cochin Legislative Council

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Aacharabhushanam was written by Pandit Karuppan

Question 9

One word: Study of meanings:

Accepted Answer

Semantics — Semantics.

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Syntax

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Phonology

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Morphology

Question 10

A Money Bill can be introduced in:‌​‍

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Lok Sabha only — A Money Bill can ONLY be introduced in Lok Sabha (not Rajya Sabha). ‌​‍The Speaker certifies whether a bill is a Money Bill.

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Either House

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Rajya Sabha only

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Joint Session

HSA Mixed Practice Test #138