HSA Mixed Practice Test #727

Question 1

Kerala's first Chief Minister:

Accepted Answer

EMS Namboodiripad — EMS Namboodiripad — first CM of Kerala (1957), first elected communist CM in India.

Answer

Pattom Thanu Pillai

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R. Sankar

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C. Achutha Menon

Question 2

Synonym of 'disposition':

Accepted Answer

Character — Disposition = a person's inherent nature / character.

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Status

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Position

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Disagreement

Question 3

The 73rd Amendment (1992) relates to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Panchayati Raj — The 73rd Amendment (1992) gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions and added the 11th Schedule. ‌​‍The 74th Amendment deals with Municipalities.

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Municipalities

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GST

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Anti-defection

Question 4

The Bhakti movement saint Kabir is associated with which religious synthesis?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hindu–Islamic (Nirguna Bhakti) — Kabir preached Nirguna Bhakti combining Hindu and Islamic ideas; he was a disciple of Ramananda.‌​‍

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Hindu–Jain

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Hindu–Buddhist

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Sikh only

Question 5

Which of the following is the constitutional body responsible for overseeing the implementation and recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India?

Accepted Answer

B. GST Council — The GST Council, chaired by the Union Finance Minister, is the constitutional body (Article 279A) that makes recommendations on GST rates, exemptions, and other policy matters. NITI Aayog is a policy think tank, the Finance Commission deals with fiscal federalism, and RBI regulates monetary policy, not GST implementation.

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A. NITI Aayog

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C. Finance Commission

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D. Reserve Bank of India

Question 6

India's net zero target year:

Accepted Answer

2070 — PM Modi announced net zero emissions by 2070 at COP26.

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2050

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2060

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2080

Question 7

The Partition of Bengal was announced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lord Curzon — Lord Curzon announced the Partition of Bengal on 16 October 1905. ‌​‍It was revoked in 1911 by Lord Hardinge.

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Lord Ripon

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Lord Hardinge

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Lord Irwin

Question 8

Two events in the 15th century that launched the Age of Discovery were:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Turkish conquest of Constantinople & Portuguese arrival on Guinea Coast — 1453 conquest of Constantinople + Portuguese reaching Guinea Coast (Africa) triggered the search for new sea routes.‌​‍

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Black Death & Hundred Years' War

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Columbus's voyage & Magellan's circumnavigation

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Fall of Rome & Crusades

Question 9

Monocot vs Dicot — seed leaves:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 vs 2 — Monocot has 1 cotyledon, dicot has 2.‌​‍

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Varies

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2 vs 1

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Same

Question 10

A person who studies stars and planets is called:

Accepted Answer

Astronomer — Astronomer studies celestial objects scientifically; astrologer predicts fate from stars.

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Astrologer

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Geologist

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Biologist

HSA Mixed Practice Test #727