HSA Mixed Practice Test #603

Question 1

Disease caused by Vitamin D deficiency:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rickets — Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.‌​‍

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Pellagra

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Beriberi

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Scurvy

Question 2

Hydrolysis of fats and oils with NaOH giving soap is called:

Accepted Answer

Saponification — Saponification: fat + NaOH → glycerol + sodium salt of fatty acid (soap).

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Esterification

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Hydrogenation

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Oxidation

Question 3

Beri-beri is caused by deficiency of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B₁ (thiamine) — Thiamine deficiency → beri-beri (nervous/cardiac symptoms).‌​‍

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Vitamin K

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin A

Question 4

In a Kerala classroom where students struggle with English pronunciation, a teacher decides to use minimal pairs to improve their listening and speaking skills. Which language teaching method is this teacher most likely employing?

Accepted Answer

B. Audio-Lingual Method — The Audio-Lingual Method is the correct answer because it relies heavily on drills, repetition, and minimal pairs to develop listening and speaking skills, as seen in the teacher's approach. Task-Based Learning (A) focuses on completing real-world tasks, the Silent Way (C) uses non-verbal techniques like Cuisenaire rods, and the Lexical Approach (D) emphasizes learning language chunks, making them less relevant to this specific scenario.

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A. Task-Based Learning

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C. Silent Way

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D. Lexical Approach

Question 5

Pazhassi Raja title:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala Simham — Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala).‌​‍

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Kerala Gandhi

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Kerala Kesari

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Kerala Varma

Question 6

'My brother is interested ___ reading science fictions.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

in — Interested IN — fixed preposition.‌​‍

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at

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on

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with

Question 7

Choose the meaning of the idiom 'to blaze a trail':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

to initiate work — 'Blaze a trail' = pioneer, lead the way, initiate something new.‌​‍

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to be annoying

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to set fire

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to blow one's trumpet

Question 8

Luni river:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rajasthan (ends in Rann) — Only river to drain into Rann of Kutch.‌​‍

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MP

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Gujarat

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Punjab

Question 9

Speaker's decision on defection:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Final (subject to judicial review) — Final but subject to judicial review (Kihoto Hollohan 1992).‌​‍

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EC reviews

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Cannot be challenged

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CJI reviews

Question 10

The Cabinet Mission to India (1946) was led by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pethick-Lawrence — Cabinet Mission: Pethick-Lawrence (leader), Cripps, Alexander. ‌​‍Proposed unified India with three groups.

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Stafford Cripps

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Lord Wavell

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Lord Mountbatten

HSA Mixed Practice Test #603