HSA Mixed Practice Test #754

Question 1

Antonym of GOOD:

Accepted Answer

Bad — Good ↔ bad.

Answer

Fine

Answer

Nice

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Positive

Question 2

Alauddin Khalji's market reforms aimed at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Fixing prices/rations of essential goods in Delhi — Alauddin Khalji (r. ‌​‍1296-1316) imposed price controls on grain, cloth, livestock to maintain large standing army cheaply.

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Taxation

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Trade freedom

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Agriculture

Question 3

Aryabhata stated Earth rotates:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Once a day on its axis — Revolutionary theory 499 CE.‌​‍

Answer

Unknown

Answer

Stationary

Answer

Once a year

Question 4

Antonio Gramsci's concept of 'hegemony' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cultural/ideological dominance of ruling class making its worldview seem natural — Gramsci (Prison Notebooks): hegemony = ruling class maintains power not just through force but by making its ideas accepted as common sense.‌​‍

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Military dominance

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Diplomatic power

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Economic monopoly

Question 5

'To be or not to be, that is the question' is from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hamlet — Hamlet's soliloquy (Act III, Scene I).‌​‍

Answer

Othello

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King Lear

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Macbeth

Question 6

A Headmaster of a Government High School in Kozhikode district requires approval for a significant infrastructure repair project and needs to address a grievance related to a teacher's transfer within the district. To whom should the Headmaster primarily address these matters at the immediate district administrative level of the Education Department?

Accepted Answer

C. Deputy Director of Education (DDE) — The Deputy Director of Education (DDE) is the chief administrative officer for general education at the district level, overseeing schools, teachers, and infrastructure within their jurisdiction. The BEO operates at the block level, the District Collector is for general district administration, and the DGE is the head of the department at the state level.

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A. Block Education Officer (BEO)

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B. District Collector

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D. Director of General Education (DGE)

Question 7

Kerala Women's Commission:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1996 — 1996.‌​‍

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2005

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2000

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1990

Question 8

First woman Chief Minister of Kerala:

Accepted Answer

No woman CM yet — Kerala has not had a woman Chief Minister as of 2026.

Answer

K.R. Gowri Amma

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Aruna Roy

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Lakshmi Sahgal

Question 9

VSEPR theory is used to predict:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Molecular geometry/shape — Electron pairs (bonding + lone) arrange to minimise repulsion. ‌​‍Predicts linear, bent, trigonal, tetrahedral, etc.

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Nuclear stability

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Electronic configuration

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Atomic mass

Question 10

Kerala Tourism slogan:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

God's Own Country — 'God's Own Country' — coined 1989.‌​‍

Answer

Gods Own

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Kerala the Land

Answer

Paradise

HSA Mixed Practice Test #754