HSA Mixed Practice Test #171

Question 1

Which is NOT a work of Pandit Karuppan?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anandasutram — 'Anandasutram' is by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, not Pandit Karuppan.‌​‍

Answer

Lankamardanam

Answer

Sthothramandaram

Answer

Acharabhooshanam

Question 2

Seismic waves — P waves are:

Accepted Answer

Faster (primary, compressional, through solid & liquid) — S (secondary, shear) don't travel through liquid — shadow zone proves Earth's outer core is liquid. Surface waves (Rayleigh, Love) cause most damage.

Answer

Slower

Answer

Surface only

Answer

Same speed

Question 3

Nalanda University by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kumaragupta I — Kumaragupta I (Gupta dynasty).‌​‍

Answer

Ashoka

Answer

Chandragupta II

Answer

Harsha

Question 4

The Periyar river originates from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anamalai Hills — Periyar originates from Sivagiri peak in the Anamalai Hills (Western Ghats).‌​‍

Answer

Palakkad Hills

Answer

Wayanad Hills

Answer

Cardamom Hills

Question 5

Smallpox vaccine by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jenner — Edward Jenner (1796).‌​‍

Answer

Koch

Answer

Pasteur

Answer

Lister

Question 6

Indirect: He said, 'I am busy.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He said that he was busy — Direct present → Indirect past: am→was. Pronouns change: I→he.‌​‍

Answer

He said that he is busy

Answer

He said that I am busy

Answer

He said that I was busy

Question 7

Oldest mountain range in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Aravalli — Aravalli Range — oldest fold mountains in India.‌​‍

Answer

Himalayas

Answer

Vindhya

Answer

Western Ghats

Question 8

The Preamble of Indian Constitution declares India as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Secular (added by 42nd Amendment 1976) — 'Secular' explicitly added to Preamble by 42nd Amendment. ‌​‍Courts held India was secular even before that amendment.

Answer

Theocratic

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Atheist

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Only Hindu

Question 9

Shah Jahan built Jama Masjid at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Delhi — Delhi — largest mosque in India.‌​‍

Answer

Lahore

Answer

Fatehpur

Answer

Agra

Question 10

What is evolved at the cathode during electrolysis of aqueous NaCl (brine)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen — At cathode: 2H⁺ + 2e⁻ → H₂ ↑ (water provides H⁺, not Na⁺ which has higher reduction potential to overcome).‌​‍

Answer

Sodium

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Chlorine

Answer

Oxygen

HSA Mixed Practice Test #171