HSA Mixed Practice Test #847

Question 1

Synonym of CHICANERY:

Accepted Answer

Trickery — Trickery.

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Honesty

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Kindness

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Truth

Question 2

A teacher wants to implement an activity that aligns with the principles of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Which of the following activities would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

C. Students engage in a role-play scenario to order food at a restaurant. — CLT prioritizes activities that require students to use language for meaningful communication and interaction, such as role-plays, problem-solving tasks, and information gaps. Options A and B are typical of the Audio-lingual Method, focusing on repetition and structural accuracy respectively, while D, though a listening exercise, does not inherently promote communicative interaction in the way role-play does.

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A. Students repeat dialogues verbatim after the teacher.

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B. Students complete a gap-fill exercise focusing on verb conjugations.

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D. Students listen to a recording and write down every word they hear.

Question 3

Superconductors are materials that have:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zero resistance below critical temperature — Below Tc, superconductors exhibit zero electrical resistance and expel magnetic fields (Meissner effect).‌​‍

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Magnetic properties only

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Very high resistance

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Infinite capacitance

Question 4

One word: Accepted as self-evident:

Accepted Answer

Axiom — Axiom.

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Theorem

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Hypothesis

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Paradigm

Question 5

Which traveller from Morocco documented the Delhi Sultanate under Muhammad bin Tughlaq?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ibn Battuta — Ibn Battuta served at Muhammad bin Tughlaq's court and recorded his observations in the Rihla.‌​‍

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Al-Biruni

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Marco Polo

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Nicolo Conti

Question 6

The river on which Idukki Dam is built:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Periyar — Idukki Dam is on the Periyar River in Idukki district. ‌​‍It is one of the highest arch dams in Asia.

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Pamba

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Chaliyar

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Bharathapuzha

Question 7

Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, was born in:

Accepted Answer

Vaishali (Bihar) — Mahavira born c. 599 BCE at Kundagrama near Vaishali.

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Pavapuri

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Nalanda

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Patna

Question 8

One who cannot read or write is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

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

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Unlettered

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Uneducated

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Illiterate

Question 9

Haemoglobin has:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Iron — Iron (gives blood red colour).‌​‍

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Copper

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Zinc

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Calcium

Question 10

Who started the literary organisation called Vidya Poshini?

Accepted Answer

Sahodaran Ayyappan — Sahodaran Ayyappan founded Vidya Poshini Sabha.

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Ayyankali

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C. Krishnan

Answer

T.K. Madhavan

HSA Mixed Practice Test #847