HSA Mixed Practice Test #319

Question 1

'My friend showed me the ropes' — idiom means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Teach or guide someone, especially in a new job — 'Show someone the ropes' = teach them how to do a job/task.‌​‍

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Solve a problem independently

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Leave someone to succeed or fail alone

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Take care of oneself

Question 2

Pandit Karuppan is known as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lincoln of Kerala — Pandit Karuppan (1885-1938) from Cochin is called the 'Lincoln of Kerala' for fighting for Dalit rights.‌​‍

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Kerala Gandhi

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Kerala Simham

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Pulaya King

Question 3

Article 370 granting special status to J&K was revoked in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2019 — Article 370 abrogated on 5 August 2019; J&K bifurcated into two UTs (J&K + Ladakh).‌​‍

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2014

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2022

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2017

Question 4

Political Parties registered under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Representation of People Act 1951 — Registered under RPA 1951 Section 29A.‌​‍

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RPI

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Constitution directly

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ECI Act

Question 5

The trip was ___ exciting that we did not feel any sense of boredom.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

so — 'So … that' pattern.‌​‍

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too

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much

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very

Question 6

Correct the sentence: 'No newses are good newses.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

No news is good news. — 'News' is uncountable; verb and form are singular.‌​‍

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No newses are good newses.

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No newses is good newses.

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No news are good news.

Question 7

One who knows many languages is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Polyglot — A Polyglot is a person who knows and can use several languages. ‌​‍While 'linguist' and 'multilingual' are related, 'polyglot' is the standard one-word substitution in PSC.

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Linguist

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Multilingual

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Philologist

Question 8

The Greek 'Golden Age' (5th C BCE) is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Athens under Pericles — Pericles (c. ‌​‍495-429 BCE) — Athenian leader during 'Age of Pericles.' Parthenon, Socrates, Sophocles, democracy.

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Rome

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Alexandria

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Sparta

Question 9

The strip of land between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea is called the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Konkan-Malabar Coast — The western coast comprises Konkan (north) and Malabar (south) coastal plains.‌​‍

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Coromandel Coast

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Northern Circars

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Utkal Plain

Question 10

The eye of a cyclone is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A calm, clear area at the centre — The eye is a calm, mostly clear area at the centre of a cyclone, surrounded by the destructive eyewall.‌​‍

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The most destructive part

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The outer edge

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The base

HSA Mixed Practice Test #319