HSA Mixed Practice Test #728

Question 1

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is described under which article?

Accepted Answer

Article 148 — Article 148 describes the CAG, who audits all government expenditure and is called the 'Guardian of the Public Purse'.

Answer

Article 76

Answer

Article 280

Answer

Article 324

Question 2

A teacher in a Kerala government school observes that one of her students, a child with low vision, is struggling to read the blackboard from the back of the classroom. Which of the following inclusive practices should the teacher prioritize first?

Accepted Answer

B. Providing the child with a magnifying glass and ensuring seating closer to the blackboard. — Inclusive education focuses on adapting the environment and teaching methods to meet the needs of all students within the mainstream classroom. Providing a magnifying glass and ensuring appropriate seating are direct, practical, and reasonable accommodations that allow the child to access the learning material independently. Other options either promote segregation, lower expectations, or create undue dependency, which are not primary inclusive practices.

Answer

A. Suggesting to the parents that they consider enrolling the child in a special school for visually impaired children.

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C. Giving the child simplified assignments and exempting them from blackboard-based activities.

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D. Asking a classmate to constantly assist the child by reading out everything written on the blackboard.

Question 3

EEG records:

Accepted Answer

Brain electrical activity — Electroencephalogram — brain activity.

Answer

Heart

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Eye

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Ear

Question 4

Heisenberg uncertainty principle states:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Δx·Δp ≥ h/(4π) — Position and momentum cannot be simultaneously known with absolute precision. ‌​‍h = Planck's constant.

Answer

ΔE·Δt = 0

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v = c always

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E = mc²

Question 5

Where are the Gamburtsev Mountains located?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet — The Gamburtsev Range is a buried mountain chain under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.‌​‍

Answer

In the Andes Mountains

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Under the Arctic Ocean

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Beneath the Sahara Desert

Question 6

'Blessing in disguise' means:

Accepted Answer

Bad thing that turns out good — Something bad that has positive results.

Answer

Gift

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Religious blessing

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Present

Question 7

Which of the following has the highest specific heat capacity?

Accepted Answer

Water — Water's specific heat (4.186 kJ/kg·K) is exceptionally high — regulates climate.

Answer

Iron

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Copper

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Mercury

Question 8

The Dandi Salt March (1930), covering 241 miles, ended at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dandi, Gujarat coast — Gandhi and 78 followers marched from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi (12 March – 6 April 1930).‌​‍

Answer

Champaran

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Vedaranyam

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Porbandar

Question 9

Who is regarded as 'Kerala Hemingway'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — sometimes called the Hemingway of Kerala literature.‌​‍

Answer

Kurisseri Gopala Pillai

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C.V. Raman Pillai

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Question 10

Which enzyme, primarily secreted by the stomach, is responsible for initiating the digestion of proteins into smaller polypeptides?

Accepted Answer

C. Pepsin — Pepsin is the principal enzyme secreted by the chief cells in the stomach lining. It functions in the highly acidic environment of the stomach to break down proteins into smaller polypeptides. Amylase digests carbohydrates, lipase digests fats, and trypsin is a pancreatic enzyme that continues protein digestion in the small intestine.

Answer

A. Amylase

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B. Lipase

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D. Trypsin

HSA Mixed Practice Test #728