HSA Mixed Practice Test #139

Question 1

At the end of the academic year, students in a Kerala PSC HSA preparation course take a comprehensive model examination designed to evaluate their overall understanding of the syllabus and readiness for the actual exam. The results are used to assign final grades and determine qualification. This assessment best represents:

Accepted Answer

C. Summative Assessment — Summative assessment occurs at the end of a learning period to evaluate overall achievement and assign grades, much like an annual or final examination. Formative assessment provides ongoing feedback, continuous assessment is a broader term often encompassing formative, and diagnostic assessment identifies learning difficulties at the beginning or during a unit.

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A. Formative Assessment

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B. Continuous Assessment

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D. Diagnostic Assessment

Question 2

Mountbatten arrived India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

March 1947 — 22 March 1947.‌​‍

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June 1946

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Feb 1946

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August 1947

Question 3

Judges of the Supreme Court retire at age:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

65 — Article 124: SC judges retire at 65. High Court judges retire at 62.‌​‍

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60

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68

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62

Question 4

Deepika (oldest running Malayalam):

Accepted Answer

1887 — Nasrani Deepika 1887 — oldest Malayalam paper still running.

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1900

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1920

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1947

Question 5

The cerebellum is responsible for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Balance and coordination — Cerebellum fine-tunes voluntary movement and maintains balance.‌​‍

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Hearing

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Memory

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Thinking

Question 6

Round Table Conferences held in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

London — Three Round Table Conferences in London (1930-32).‌​‍

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Bombay

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Delhi

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Calcutta

Question 7

The procedure of amendment of the Constitution (Article 368) is borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

South Africa — Amendment procedure was inspired by South Africa; some features from other constitutions too.‌​‍

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USA

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Japan

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Australia

Question 8

Work done by a conservative force along a closed path is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zero — Conservative forces (gravity, spring) — W around closed loop = 0, path-independent. ‌​‍Defines potential energy.

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Depends on path

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Positive

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Negative

Question 9

Kerala Piravi:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 Nov — 1 November — Kerala Day.‌​‍

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2 Oct

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15 Aug

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26 Jan

Question 10

The first President elected unopposed was:

Accepted Answer

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy — N. S. Reddy was elected unopposed in 1977 — the only President to be elected without contest.

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Rajendra Prasad

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V. V. Giri

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Zakir Hussain

HSA Mixed Practice Test #139