HSA Mixed Practice Test #842

Question 1

The Indus Valley Civilisation site of Lothal is located in which state?

Accepted Answer

Gujarat — Lothal is in Gujarat. It was a major Indus Valley Civilisation city with an ancient dockyard — one of the earliest known docks in the world.

Answer

Rajasthan

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Haryana

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Punjab

Question 2

For uniform acceleration, relation v² = u² + 2as assumes:

Accepted Answer

Constant a along straight line — Third equation of kinematics under constant acceleration on a straight path.

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Variable a

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Circular motion

Answer

Only free fall

Question 3

Kerala backwaters total length:

Accepted Answer

900 km — ~900 km of interconnected waterways.

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500 km

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1,500 km

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2,000 km

Question 4

Replace the underlined phrase with a word: He is a person who eats too much.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Glutton — Glutton = person who eats and drinks excessively.‌​‍

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Man

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Lion

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Obese

Question 5

Who founded Advaita Ashram at Aluva?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru founded Advaita Ashram at Aluva in 1913.‌​‍

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Swami Chinmayananda

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Chattampi Swamikal

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Sankaracharya

Question 6

Synonym of ANOMALY:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Abnormality — Deviation from normal.‌​‍

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Regularity

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Norm

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Rule

Question 7

Leaders inspired by Sree Narayana Guru: (i) Dr. ‌​‍Palpu (ii) Kumaran Asan (iii) Nataraja Guru (iv) Nitya Chaitanya Yati

Accepted Answer

All four — All four drew inspiration from Sree Narayana Guru.‌​‍

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Only (ii & iii)

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Only (i, ii & iii)

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Only (i & ii)

Question 8

The 'Iqta' system in the Delhi Sultanate referred to:

Accepted Answer

Land/revenue assignments to nobles in lieu of salary — Iqta was a revenue-farming assignment (not hereditary ownership) given to nobles (iqtadars/muqtis). Introduced by Iltutmish on a large scale.

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Tax-free land grants to scholars

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Royal mint

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Religious endowment

Question 9

The Sikh kingdom in Punjab was established by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ranjit Singh — Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) founded the Sikh Empire with Lahore as capital.‌​‍

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Banda Bahadur

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Guru Gobind Singh

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Hari Singh Nalwa

Question 10

Pepsin works in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stomach — Protein digestion in acidic medium.‌​‍

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Mouth

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Small intestine

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Large intestine

HSA Mixed Practice Test #842