HSA Mixed Practice Test #900

Question 1

Election to President — method:

Accepted Answer

Proportional representation STV — Proportional Representation by Single Transferable Vote.

Answer

Simple majority

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Secret ballot only

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Roll call

Question 2

Joule's law of heating states heat produced is proportional to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

I²RT — H = I²Rt (Joules); heat dissipated in a resistor.‌​‍

Answer

V²/R

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Voltage × resistance

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Current × Time

Question 3

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, exert their bactericidal effect primarily by inhibiting which bacterial enzyme?

Accepted Answer

C. DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV — Fluoroquinolones are bactericidal antibiotics that inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase (topoisomerase II) and topoisomerase IV. These enzymes are crucial for bacterial DNA replication, transcription, repair, and recombination, thus preventing bacterial growth and division.

Answer

A. Peptidoglycan transpeptidase

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B. Dihydrofolate reductase

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D. Ribosomal 50S subunit

Question 4

The state animal of Kerala is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indian Elephant — Indian Elephant is Kerala's state animal.‌​‍

Answer

Tiger

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Nilgiri Tahr

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Lion-tailed Macaque

Question 5

Art 46 directs:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Promote interests of SC/ST — Educational and economic interests.‌​‍

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Cow protection

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Separation of judiciary

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Uniform Civil Code

Question 6

Tawang in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Arunachal — Arunachal — famous monastery.‌​‍

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Sikkim

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Meghalaya

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Assam

Question 7

The Emergency in India (1975) was declared under which article?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Article 352 — National Emergency was declared on 25 June 1975 under Article 352. ‌​‍Art. 356 = State Emergency (President's Rule). ‌​‍Art. 360 = Financial Emergency.

Answer

Article 370

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Article 356

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Article 360

Question 8

Emperor Akbar's 'Din-i Ilahi' is often misunderstood as a new religion. Which of the following statements most accurately reflects its true nature and purpose?

Accepted Answer

B. It was a philosophical order or a code of conduct for a select group of loyal nobles, promoting universal peace and tolerance. — Din-i Ilahi was not a new religion but rather a socio-religious order or a spiritual fraternity initiated by Akbar. It aimed to promote universal peace and tolerance (Sulh-i Kul) by drawing principles from various religions, including Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, and Christianity, emphasizing morality, piety, and devotion to the Emperor. It was restricted to a select few loyal nobles and never intended to replace existing religions or be a mass movement.

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A. It was a syncretic religion intended to replace Islam as the state religion of the Mughal Empire.

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C. It was a political strategy to suppress religious dissent among various communities within his vast empire.

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D. It was an attempt to merge Hinduism and Islam into a single, unified faith to achieve political stability.

Question 9

Number of chromosomes in human somatic cells:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

46 (44 autosomes + 2 sex) — 22 pairs autosomes + XX (female) or XY (male). Discovered by Tjio & Levan 1956.‌​‍

Answer

92

Answer

48

Answer

23

Question 10

Kerala is experiencing a significant shift in its traditional industries, such as coir and cashew processing, due to automation and changing global demand. Many workers, especially those with lower skills, are finding it difficult to secure new employment opportunities in emerging sectors like IT or advanced manufacturing, despite available vacancies. Which type of unemployment primarily describes this situation, and what would be a key policy intervention to address it?

Accepted Answer

C. Structural unemployment; investing in vocational training and re-skilling programs. — The scenario describes a mismatch between the skills possessed by the available workforce and the skills demanded by the evolving economy, which is the defining characteristic of structural unemployment. Investing in vocational training and re-skilling programs directly addresses this skill gap by equipping workers for new industries. Cyclical unemployment relates to overall economic downturns, frictional to temporary job transitions, and disguised to surplus labor with zero marginal productivity, none of which are the primary issue described here.

Answer

A. Cyclical unemployment; increasing aggregate demand through fiscal stimulus.

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B. Frictional unemployment; improving job search efficiency through online portals.

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D. Disguised unemployment; promoting self-employment in agriculture.

HSA Mixed Practice Test #900