HSA Mixed Practice Test #870

Question 1

A teacher notices that a student with specific learning difficulties struggles to keep up with the pace of the general classroom curriculum. To promote inclusive education, which of the following strategies would be most appropriate for the teacher to implement?

Accepted Answer

C. Providing differentiated instruction, using visual aids, and offering one-on-one support during class activities. — Differentiated instruction, utilizing various teaching aids, and providing individualized support within the regular classroom are key strategies for inclusive education. These approaches help to meet the diverse learning needs of all students without isolating them. Options A, B, and D represent exclusionary or less effective approaches that do not fully embody the principles of inclusion.

Answer

A. Assigning simpler, separate tasks to the student to avoid disrupting the class.

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B. Referring the student for placement in a special school.

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D. Reducing the student's workload significantly and lowering academic expectations.

Question 2

Ocean salinity highest in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Enclosed, high-evaporation seas (Red Sea, Mediterranean, Dead Sea) — Dead Sea ~340 ppt (most saline). ‌​‍World avg ~35 ppt. Salinity affects density and thermohaline circulation.

Answer

Indian Ocean

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Antarctic

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Arctic

Question 3

There is ___ money in the purse. It is empty.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

little — 'Little' (negative — almost none); 'a little' would mean some.‌​‍

Answer

a few

Answer

a little

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few

Question 4

Babur wrote his memoir, Baburnama, in which language?

Accepted Answer

Turki (Chagatai Turkish) — Baburnama was written in Chagatai Turkish; later translated into Persian by Akbar's order.

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Persian

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Arabic

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Sanskrit

Question 5

DNA fingerprinting was developed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alec Jeffreys (1984) — Based on VNTRs. ‌​‍Used in forensics, paternity, conservation. Indian version — Lalji Singh (CCMB Hyderabad).

Answer

Watson

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Darwin

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Mendel

Question 6

Dry ice:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Solid CO₂ — Solid CO₂.‌​‍

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Solid O₂

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Solid N₂

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Solid H₂O

Question 7

Landlocked countries in Africa:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

16+ — Many (Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, etc.).‌​‍

Answer

5

Answer

None

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Only Ethiopia

Question 8

The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) by Gandhi was against:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tinkathia indigo cultivation by European planters in Bihar — Rajkumar Shukla invited Gandhi. ‌​‍3/20 of land for indigo. Gandhi's first satyagraha in India; led to Champaran Agrarian Act 1918 abolishing tinkathia.

Answer

Moneylenders

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Zamindars

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Salt tax

Question 9

Vizhinjam International Seaport is being developed in which district?

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — Vizhinjam International Seaport, India's first deep-water transshipment port, is being built in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Kollam

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Ernakulam

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Alappuzha

Question 10

Who made the Temple Entry Proclamation in Travancore?

Accepted Answer

Sree Chithira Thirunal — Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma proclaimed temple entry on 12 November 1936.

Answer

Rani Gowri Lakshmi Bai

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Swathi Thirunal

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Sree Moolam Thirunal

HSA Mixed Practice Test #870