HSA Mixed Practice Test #756

Question 1

Which statements about the solar system are true? ‌​‍(i) Ptolemy developed the Geocentric System (ii) In Geocentric, Earth is stationary at centre (iii) Heliocentric superseded Geocentric (iv) Heliocentric by Copernicus

Accepted Answer

All four — All four are correct historical and scientific facts.‌​‍

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Only (i & iv)

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Only (i & iii)

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Only (i, iii & iv)

Question 2

Fundamental Duties were added by which amendment?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

42nd Amendment — The 42nd Amendment (1976), based on the Swaran Singh Committee recommendation, added Part IVA containing Fundamental Duties.‌​‍

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44th Amendment

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73rd Amendment

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86th Amendment

Question 3

A parent residing in Kerala, belonging to an economically weaker section, seeks admission for their child in Class I of a private unaided school under the provisions of the Right to Education Act, 2009. Which of the following is the *primary* obligation of the private unaided school in this scenario, as per the Act's implementation?

Accepted Answer

C. To provide free and compulsory elementary education to the child, within the mandated 25% reservation for disadvantaged groups/EWS, without charging any tuition fees. — The Right to Education Act, 2009, mandates all private unaided schools to reserve 25% of their entry-level seats for children from disadvantaged groups and economically weaker sections. These children must be provided free and compulsory elementary education, with the state reimbursing the schools. The Act explicitly prohibits screening procedures for admission, making options A and D incorrect, while B describes a process, not the school's primary obligation.

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A. To conduct an interview with the child and parents to assess their commitment to the school's philosophy.

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B. To direct the parent to apply through the centralized admission portal managed by the state government for EWS admissions.

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D. To admit the child only if the school infrastructure can accommodate additional students beyond its sanctioned strength.

Question 4

'She has just finished her lunch.' Tense:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Present perfect — has/have + past participle = present perfect; 'just' signals recent completion.‌​‍

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Past perfect

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Past simple

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Present continuous

Question 5

Multiple sclerosis:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Myelin damage — Autoimmune — CNS myelin.‌​‍

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Muscle

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Blood

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Bone

Question 6

Purines in DNA:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A and G — Double-ring. ‌​‍Pyrimidines (single-ring): C, T (in DNA), U (in RNA). Chargaff's rule: A=T, G=C.

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Only A

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C and T

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A and T

Question 7

The Indian federation is described as:

Accepted Answer

Federal with unitary bias (quasi-federal) — K. C. Wheare called India 'quasi-federal'. Strong Centre with federal structure.

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Pure federal

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Pure unitary

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Confederation

Question 8

Reflex actions are controlled by the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Spinal cord — Reflex arcs bypass the brain and are mediated by the spinal cord.‌​‍

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Medulla

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Cerebellum

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Cerebrum

Question 9

The smallest bone in the human body is the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stapes (in ear) — Stapes (~3 mm) in middle ear is smallest; femur is largest.‌​‍

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Patella

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Phalanges

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Scaphoid

Question 10

Who was the first education minister of the independent India?

Accepted Answer

A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served as India's first Education Minister from 1947 to 1958. He played a pivotal role in shaping the country's educational policies, including the establishment of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the University Grants Commission (UGC). The other options were prominent leaders but not the first education minister.

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B. C. Rajagopalachari

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C. Rajendra Prasad

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D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

HSA Mixed Practice Test #756