HSA Mixed Practice Test #198

Question 1

Bipolar disorder features:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alternating episodes of mania and depression — Bipolar I: full mania. ‌​‍Bipolar II: hypomania + depression. Lithium traditional mood stabiliser.

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Only depression

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Only anxiety

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Only mania

Question 2

Synonym of PROLIFIC:‌​‍

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Productive — Producing much.‌​‍

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Slow

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Unproductive

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Limited

Question 3

The Indian Neolithic site Mehrgarh (in present-day Pakistan) is significant because:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

It's the oldest farming village in South Asia (~7000 BCE) — Mehrgarh — one of world's earliest Neolithic sites showing farming, 7000 BCE.‌​‍

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It's a Harappan port

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It's where Vedic texts were composed

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It's the Mauryan capital

Question 4

Gandhi-Irwin Pact:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1931 — March 1931 — suspended Civil Disobedience, Gandhi attended RTC.‌​‍

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1932

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1933

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1930

Question 5

The SI unit of physical quantity with dimension [M L^2 T^-2] is:‌​‍

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Joule — [M L^2 T^-2] is energy. SI unit = Joule (J) = kg·m²/s². 1 J = 1 N·m.‌​‍

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Pascal

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Watt

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Newton

Question 6

A primary school English teacher notices that her students struggle to initiate conversations and express their thoughts freely despite knowing basic vocabulary and grammar. She wants to adopt a method that prioritizes authentic language use and interaction over strict grammatical accuracy in the initial stages. Which language teaching method would be most aligned with her objective?

Accepted Answer

C. Communicative Language Teaching — Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) directly aims to develop communicative competence, prioritizing authentic interaction and meaning-making, which aligns with the teacher's goal of encouraging spontaneous conversation. The Grammar-Translation Method focuses on rules and translation, the Audio-Lingual Method on drills, and Total Physical Response on comprehension through commands, none of which primarily address free expression and interaction as their initial focus.

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A. Grammar-Translation Method

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B. Audio-Lingual Method

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D. Total Physical Response

Question 7

Joint sitting of Parliament is called under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 108 — Article 108: President can summon joint sitting if there is a deadlock (not on Money Bills or Constitutional Amendment Bills). ‌​‍Presided by Lok Sabha Speaker.

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Article 123

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Article 110

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Article 112

Question 8

Eight Degree Channel:‌​‍

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Maldives-Minicoy (Lakshadweep) — Maldives-Minicoy.‌​‍

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India-Maldives

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Between Andamans

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Other

Question 9

Synonym of CAPITULATE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Surrender — Give up, surrender.‌​‍

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Resist

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Escape

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Fight

Question 10

E.V. Ramasamy Periyar participated in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vaikom Satyagraha — Periyar from Tamil Nadu participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha alongside T.K. ‌​‍Madhavan.

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Quit India

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Salt March

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Malabar Rebellion

HSA Mixed Practice Test #198