HSA Mixed Practice Test #751

Question 1

Synonym of BRUSQUE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Abrupt — Abrupt in manner.‌​‍

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Slow

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Polite

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Gentle

Question 2

Synonym of QUERULOUS:

Accepted Answer

Complaining — Complaining.

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Content

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Satisfied

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Grateful

Question 3

First Chief Justice of Kerala HC:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

K.T. Koshi — Justice K.T. Koshi.‌​‍

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P.T. Raman Nair

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V.R. Krishna Iyer

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M.S. Menon

Question 4

Subhas Chandra Bose formed which party after breaking from Congress?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Forward Bloc — Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 after resigning from Congress presidency.‌​‍

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Revolutionary Socialist Party

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Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party

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Congress Socialist Party

Question 5

Acetylcholine is a:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Neurotransmitter — Acetylcholine is a major neurotransmitter at neuromuscular junctions and in autonomic nervous system.‌​‍

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Hormone

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Digestive enzyme

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Antibody

Question 6

States Reorganisation Act:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1956 — 1956 — 14 states and 6 UTs created on linguistic basis.‌​‍

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1960

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1966

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1953

Question 7

Which of the following initiatives launched by the Government of Kerala is specifically aimed at improving the health and nutrition status of adolescent girls in the state?

Accepted Answer

B. Snehasparsham (Adolescent Health Programme) — Snehasparsham is a dedicated adolescent health programme in Kerala that focuses on addressing the health, nutrition, and psychosocial needs of adolescent girls. The other options target different demographics or objectives: K-SWIFT supports widows and single women, Haritha Keralam is an environmental mission, and Kudumbashree is a poverty alleviation programme.

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A. K-SWIFT (Kerala State Widow and Single Women Empowerment Programme)

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C. Haritha Keralam (Green Kerala Mission)

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D. Kudumbashree (Poverty Alleviation Mission)

Question 8

Correct increasing order of elements by atomic number:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon, Phosphorous — Atomic numbers: Na (11) → Mg (12) → Al (13) → Si (14) → P (15).‌​‍

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Magnesium, Aluminium, Phosphorous, Sodium, Silicon

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Sodium, Aluminium, Silicon, Phosphorous, Magnesium

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Aluminium, Phosphorous, Silicon, Sodium, Magnesium

Question 9

Vulcanisation of rubber:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Heating natural rubber with sulfur — improves strength and elasticity — Goodyear (1839). ‌​‍Sulfur cross-links polyisoprene chains. Car tyres, conveyor belts.

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Heating only

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Cooling

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Boiling

Question 10

The total number of seats in the Lok Sabha is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

543 — Lok Sabha currently has 543 seats (530 from states + 13 from UTs). ‌​‍The constitutional maximum is 552.

Answer

500

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545

Answer

552

HSA Mixed Practice Test #751