HSA Mixed Practice Test #370

Question 1

Kerala HC current CJ (2024-26):

Accepted Answer

Changes periodically — Keeps changing.

Answer

Political appointment

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Life tenure

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Permanent

Question 2

The 'Asthenosphere' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The semi-plastic molten-rock zone beneath the lithosphere over which tectonic plates move — Asthenosphere is the ductile upper-mantle zone that enables plate motion.‌​‍

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The Earth's solid crust

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The deepest ocean trench

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The Earth's inner core

Question 3

Which chemical is used in fire extinguishers?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sodium bicarbonate — Sodium bicarbonate releases CO₂ to smother flames.‌​‍

Answer

Potassium bicarbonate

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Sodium chloride

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Sodium nitrate

Question 4

Operant conditioning developed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

B. F. Skinner (reinforcement, punishment) — Skinner box. ‌​‍Positive/negative reinforcement strengthens behavior. Punishment weakens. ‌​‍Schedules of reinforcement.

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Pavlov

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Freud

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Wundt

Question 5

Which of the following physiographic divisions of India is characterized by the presence of the Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range?

Accepted Answer

D. The Indian Desert — The Thar Desert and the Aravalli Range are located in the Indian Desert region, which is part of the broader physiographic division of the Peninsular Plateau. The Northern Mountains are the Himalayas, the Northern Plains are fertile alluvial lands, and the Indian Desert is a sub-region within the Peninsular Plateau.

Answer

A. The Northern Mountains

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B. The Northern Plains

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C. The Peninsular Plateau

Question 6

Which Indian state was the first to establish the Panchayati Raj system (1959)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rajasthan — Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayati Raj on 2 October 1959 at Nagaur. ‌​‍Andhra Pradesh was the second.

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Andhra Pradesh

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Kerala

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Maharashtra

Question 7

Raja Bhoja known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Scholarly Paramara ruler (1010-55).‌​‍

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Scholar-king

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Paramara dynasty

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Only warrior

Question 8

One-word substitute for the killing of women and girls because of their gender:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Femicide — Femicide = gender-based killing of women.‌​‍

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Filicide

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Foeticide

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Fratricide

Question 9

When was the second proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 made in India?

Accepted Answer

1971 — December 1971 during the Indo-Pakistan War (the first was 1962 Sino-Indian War).

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1962

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1972

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1975

Question 10

Partition of Bengal reasons:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Religious divide — Divide-and-rule on Hindu-Muslim lines.‌​‍

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Administrative

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Ethnic

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Economic

HSA Mixed Practice Test #370