HSA Mixed Practice Test #762

Question 1

Puttu kadala:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Breakfast — Popular Kerala breakfast.‌​‍

Answer

Snack

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Dinner

Answer

Lunch

Question 2

States with highest forest cover %:

Accepted Answer

Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya — NE states.

Answer

Punjab

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UP

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Haryana

Question 3

During a National Emergency, which articles CANNOT be suspended?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Articles 20 and 21 — After the 44th Amendment (1978), Articles 20 (protection against conviction) and 21 (right to life) cannot be suspended even during National Emergency.‌​‍

Answer

Articles 14 and 19

Answer

Articles 19 and 21

Answer

Articles 21 and 22

Question 4

First CIC:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Wajahat Habibullah — Wajahat Habibullah (2005-2010).‌​‍

Answer

M.M. Ansari

Answer

A.N. Tiwari

Answer

P.S. Gharyan

Question 5

Arthashastra was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kautilya — Kautilya (Chanakya) wrote Arthashastra — a treatise on statecraft and economics.‌​‍

Answer

Megasthenes

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Aryabhata

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Kalidasa

Question 6

Chloroplast parts:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stroma, thylakoid — Thylakoid (grana) + stroma.‌​‍

Answer

Cell wall

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Matrix, crista

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Nucleus, cytoplasm

Question 7

One who cannot read or write is called:

Accepted Answer

All of these — Illiterate, unlettered, uneducated all denote lack of reading/writing ability.

Answer

Illiterate

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Unlettered

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Uneducated

Question 8

The Right to Education was made a fundamental right in the Indian Constitution through a specific amendment. Which constitutional amendment inserted Article 21A, guaranteeing the right to education?

Accepted Answer

C. 86th Amendment Act, 2002 — The 86th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002, inserted Article 21A into the Constitution. This article made the Right to Education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14 years, paving the way for the enactment of the RTE Act, 2009.

Answer

A. 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

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B. 73rd Amendment Act, 1992

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D. 93rd Amendment Act, 2005

Question 9

Which supplement is now a new treatment for diarrhoea given along with ORS?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zinc — WHO/UNICEF recommend zinc supplementation with ORS to reduce diarrhoea duration and severity.‌​‍

Answer

Phosphorus

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Lithium

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Calcium

Question 10

Aligarh Movement led by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Syed Ahmed Khan — Sir Syed Ahmed Khan — modern education for Muslims.‌​‍

Answer

Ameer Ali

Answer

Aga Khan

Answer

Jinnah

HSA Mixed Practice Test #762