HSA Mixed Practice Test #704

Question 1

Antonym of KNOWN:

Accepted Answer

Unknown — Known ↔ unknown.

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Familiar

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Recognized

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Famous

Question 2

Freedom of the press is protected in India under:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 19(1)(a) freedom of speech and expression — Press freedom implicit in Article 19(1)(a). ‌​‍Subject to reasonable restrictions under 19(2) — security, public order, decency, contempt of court.

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Article 32

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Article 14

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Article 21

Question 3

Reported speech: He said, 'I am reading a book.'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He said that he was reading a book. — Present → past tense shift in reported speech.‌​‍

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He says he was reading a book.

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He said he read a book.

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He said he is reading a book.

Question 4

Robert Nozick's 'Anarchy, State and Utopia' (1974) argued for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Minimal (night-watchman) state — Nozick's libertarian response to Rawls — only minimal state (protecting against force, theft, fraud) is morally justifiable.‌​‍

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Dictatorship

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Welfare state

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Anarchy

Question 5

Pathanamthitta known for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sabarimala — Sabarimala temple. Newest district (1982).‌​‍

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Theyyam

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Backwaters

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Pooram

Question 6

Modulation index in AM is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Amplitude of signal / amplitude of carrier (≤ 1 to avoid distortion) — μ = Am/Ac. Over-modulation (μ>1) causes distortion.‌​‍

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Phase ratio

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Frequency ratio

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Power ratio

Question 7

Double fertilization in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Angiosperms — Unique to angiosperms.‌​‍

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Gymnosperms

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Algae

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Ferns

Question 8

Gandhi died at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Birla House Delhi — Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti).‌​‍

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Sevagram

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Porbandar

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Sabarmati

Question 9

The British PM who signed the Munich Agreement and proclaimed 'peace of our time' was:

Accepted Answer

Neville Chamberlain — Chamberlain's appeasement policy at Munich has become a byword for failed diplomacy.

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Winston Churchill

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Stanley Baldwin

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Clement Attlee

Question 10

A teacher observes that a student can solve simple multiplication problems independently but struggles with multi-digit multiplication. With the teacher's guidance and specific hints, the student successfully solves the complex problems. Vygotsky's theory would identify the skill set the student mastered with assistance as being within their:

Accepted Answer

B. Zone of Proximal Development — The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) refers to the range of tasks that a learner can perform with the guidance and support of a more knowledgeable other (like the teacher), but cannot yet perform independently. Scaffolding is the support provided within the ZPD, not the zone itself. Schema development is a Piagetian concept, and concrete operational stage refers to a specific developmental period in Piaget's theory.

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A. Schema development

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C. Concrete operational stage

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D. Scaffolding potential

HSA Mixed Practice Test #704