HSA Mixed Practice Test #141

Question 1

Himachal Pradesh became full state:

Accepted Answer

1971 — 1971.

Answer

1966

Answer

1975

Answer

1947

Question 2

Antonym of TRUE:

Accepted Answer

False — True ↔ false.

Answer

Real

Answer

Honest

Answer

Fact

Question 3

A word that sounds the same but has different meanings (e.g., 'bat' animal vs 'bat' sports equipment) is a:

Accepted Answer

Homophone / Homonym — Homonyms: same spelling/pronunciation, different meanings; homophones: same sound, different spellings.

Answer

Synonym

Answer

Antonym

Answer

Adjective

Question 4

'The assailant ___ several places before being apprehended by the police.' (phrasal verb)

Accepted Answer

called at — 'Called at' = visited a place; 'called on' = visited a person.

Answer

called on

Answer

called up

Answer

called upon

Question 5

Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Speaker of Lok Sabha — Article 110(3): Speaker's decision on Money Bill status is final.‌​‍

Answer

Chairman Rajya Sabha

Answer

President

Answer

PM

Question 6

'To be or not to be' is from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hamlet — Act 3, Scene 1. ‌​‍Hamlet's soliloquy on existence and death. One of the most famous lines in English literature.

Answer

Romeo and Juliet

Answer

King Lear

Answer

Macbeth

Question 7

Which of the following is a key characteristic of formative assessment in the context of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)?

Accepted Answer

B. It focuses on providing immediate feedback to improve learning during the instructional process. — Formative assessment is designed to monitor student learning and provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. It is not conducted at the end of the year, does not rely solely on written exams, and is not primarily for ranking students.

Answer

A. It is conducted only at the end of the academic year to evaluate overall performance.

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C. It assigns grades based solely on written examinations and does not consider other evaluation methods.

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D. It is used to rank students for competitive examinations like Kerala PSC.

Question 8

Panipat 1 result:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mughal Empire founded — 1526 — Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi.‌​‍

Answer

Draw

Answer

Marathas lost

Answer

Lodis won

Question 9

Which is a noble gas?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ne — Group 18: He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn. ‌​‍Full octet (He: 2). Xe forms compounds (XeF₂, XeF₄).

Answer

CO

Answer

N₂

Answer

H₂

Question 10

Jawaharlal Nehru moved the 'Objectives Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

22 January 1947 — Objectives Resolution adopted 22 January 1947 — became the Preamble's basis.‌​‍

Answer

26 November 1949

Answer

13 December 1946

Answer

26 January 1950

HSA Mixed Practice Test #141