HSA Mixed Practice Test #287

Question 1

If three 60 W bulbs operate for 5 hours daily for 30 days, energy consumed is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

27 kWh — Total power = 180 W; E = 180 × 5 × 30 = 27,000 Wh = 27 kWh.‌​‍

Answer

90 kWh

Answer

54 kWh

Answer

9 kWh

Question 2

The Kerala State Government decides to revise the curriculum for primary education to integrate more activity-based learning methodologies. Which state-level autonomous body is primarily tasked with the development of such curricula, textbooks, and teacher support materials, as well as providing academic guidance for teacher training programs in Kerala?

Accepted Answer

C. The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) — SCERT Kerala is the apex academic body responsible for curriculum development, textbook preparation, research, and providing academic support for teacher education programs in the state. KITE focuses on IT education, the DGE on overall administration, and the Commissioner for Government Examinations on conducting exams.

Answer

A. Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)

Answer

B. The Director of General Education (DGE)

Answer

D. The Commissioner for Government Examinations

Question 3

Study of eye:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ophthalmology — Ophthalmology.‌​‍

Answer

Otology

Answer

Dermatology

Answer

Cardiology

Question 4

Bakelite is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde polymer — Leo Baekeland (1907) — first fully synthetic plastic. ‌​‍Cross-linked; once set, cannot be remoulded. Electrical insulator.

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Thermoplastic

Answer

Natural

Question 5

Governing Council of NITI Aayog:

Accepted Answer

CMs + LG + PM — PM + CMs + UT LGs.

Answer

PM only

Answer

All MPs

Answer

Cabinet

Question 6

Party defection — exception:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Merger — Only merger now.‌​‍

Answer

None

Answer

Both A and B

Answer

Split (removed 2003)

Question 7

Schedule 12:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Municipal 18 subjects — Added by 74th Amendment.‌​‍

Answer

Cooperatives

Answer

Panchayat

Answer

Languages

Question 8

Largest airport India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Delhi IGI — Delhi IGI — busiest.‌​‍

Answer

Mumbai CSMI

Answer

Bangalore

Answer

Kochi

Question 9

Who led the East India Company's forces to victory at the Battle of Plassey (1757)?

Accepted Answer

Robert Clive — Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Nawab of Bengal, at Plassey in 1757.

Answer

Warren Hastings

Answer

Lord Cornwallis

Answer

Lord Wellesley

Question 10

Number of muscles in human body:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

600+ — More than 600 muscles.‌​‍

Answer

400

Answer

206

Answer

300

HSA Mixed Practice Test #287