HSA Mixed Practice Test #337

Question 1

Mizoram statehood:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1986 — 1986.‌​‍

Answer

1980

Answer

1972

Answer

1990

Question 2

Which Constitutional Amendment introduced GST?

Accepted Answer

101st Amendment — The 101st Constitutional Amendment (2016) introduced GST. It was implemented on 1 July 2017.

Answer

99th Amendment

Answer

100th Amendment

Answer

102nd Amendment

Question 3

Mountbatten Plan also called:

Accepted Answer

June 3 Plan — 3 June 1947 Plan.

Answer

Wavell Plan

Answer

Cabinet Mission

Answer

Cripps

Question 4

Third Buddhist Council under:

Accepted Answer

Ashoka — At Pataliputra.

Answer

Ajatashatru

Answer

Kalashoka

Answer

Kanishka

Question 5

Zinc deficiency affects:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Immunity and growth — Zinc is important for immune function and growth.‌​‍

Answer

Vision

Answer

Hearing

Answer

Breathing

Question 6

Nucleus discovered by:

Accepted Answer

Robert Brown — Robert Brown (1831).

Answer

Hooke

Answer

Leeuwenhoek

Answer

Virchow

Question 7

Tapti also a rift valley:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Yes — Tapti flows through a fault.‌​‍

Answer

No

Answer

Partial

Answer

Depends

Question 8

The Champaran Satyagraha was started by Gandhiji in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1917 — Champaran Satyagraha took place in 1917 (Bihar indigo farmers).‌​‍

Answer

1919

Answer

1916

Answer

1920

Question 9

Antonym of FRIVOLOUS:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Serious — Frivolous = not serious. Antonym = serious.‌​‍

Answer

Light

Answer

Silly

Answer

Playful

Question 10

A resident of a village in Kerala observes that a public road construction project, approved and funded by their Grama Panchayat, is significantly behind schedule and the quality of work appears substandard, leading to concerns about potential mismanagement or corruption. To seek redressal and formal investigation into such an issue concerning maladministration or financial impropriety within a Local Self-Government Institution in Kerala, which specialized autonomous body should the resident primarily approach?

Accepted Answer

C. The Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. — The Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala is an independent body established under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act to investigate allegations of maladministration, corruption, and other grievances against Local Self Government Institutions and their officials. The Appellate Tribunal primarily deals with appeals against specific decisions of LSGIs, the State Election Commission manages elections, and the District Planning Committee coordinates planning, none of which are primarily responsible for investigating individual grievances of corruption or mismanagement.

Answer

A. The Appellate Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions.

Answer

B. The State Election Commission.

Answer

D. The District Planning Committee.

HSA Mixed Practice Test #337