HSA Mixed Practice Test #265

Question 1

India-Myanmar border:

Accepted Answer

1,643 km — Myanmar border.

Answer

1,000 km

Answer

2,000 km

Answer

500 km

Question 2

First Indian newspaper:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hicky's Bengal Gazette (James Augustus Hicky, 1780) — English weekly, Kolkata. ‌​‍Government closed it 1782 after sedition. First Indian-owned: Samachar Darpan (1818, Bengali, Serampore).

Answer

Times of India

Answer

Hindu

Answer

Amrit Bazar Patrika

Question 3

A handwriting that cannot be read:

Accepted Answer

illegible — Illegible = impossible to read.

Answer

indelible

Answer

illogical

Answer

inaudible

Question 4

ΔH_fus for ice at 0°C:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

+6.01 kJ/mol — Endothermic. ‌​‍ΔH_vap of water at 100°C = +40.7 kJ/mol. Much larger — hydrogen bonds more disrupted.

Answer

+40.7 kJ/mol

Answer

0

Answer

-6.01

Question 5

The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alauddin Bahman Shah — Alauddin Bahman Shah (Hasan Gangu) founded the Bahmani Sultanate in 1347 in the Deccan.‌​‍

Answer

Muhammad Gawan

Answer

Yusuf Adil Shah

Answer

Ibrahim Adil Shah

Question 6

Zero Hour in Parliament:

Accepted Answer

After Question Hour — Immediately after Question Hour, starts 12 noon.

Answer

12 noon

Answer

Before Question Hour

Answer

Morning

Question 7

Central Information Commission:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Under RTI Act — Statutory under RTI Act 2005.‌​‍

Answer

Under CVC

Answer

Under CBI

Answer

Under NHRC

Question 8

The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President (1938) was C. ‌​‍Kunjikkavamma, who was notable for:

Accepted Answer

Participating in Harijan uplift and Khadi Campaign — C. Kunjikkavamma led women's wing and Harijan uplift activities.‌​‍

Answer

Founding Yogakshema Sabha

Answer

Writing the Malabar Manual

Answer

Leading the Salt Satyagraha

Question 9

State Election Commissions were created by which Constitutional Amendments?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

73rd and 74th — Articles 243K and 243ZA (73rd/74th Amendments) set up State Election Commissions for local bodies.‌​‍

Answer

86th and 91st

Answer

42nd and 44th

Answer

101st and 102nd

Question 10

Uniform circular motion has:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Constant speed but varying velocity — Direction of velocity changes, so velocity vector changes — non-zero centripetal acceleration.‌​‍

Answer

Constant velocity

Answer

Zero acceleration

Answer

Zero force

HSA Mixed Practice Test #265