HSA Mixed Practice Test #902

Question 1

Padmanabhaswamy Temple is in:

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram — richest temple.

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Thrissur

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Ernakulam

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Kollam

Question 2

Alluvial soil found in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Northern Plains + river deltas — Most widespread and fertile.‌​‍

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Thar Desert

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Western Ghats

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Deccan only

Question 3

An authentic scientifically written book on Koodiyattam:

Accepted Answer

Natya Kalpadrumam — Natya Kalpadrumam by Mani Madhava Chakyar is the classic treatise on Koodiyattam.

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Hasta Lakshana Deepika

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Natya Shastra

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Thapathi Samvaranam

Question 4

Mattupetty dam:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Munnar (Idukki) — Munnar hills.‌​‍

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Palakkad

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Silent Valley

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Wayanad

Question 5

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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Patna

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Pavapuri

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Nalanda

Question 6

A school adopts an inclusive education approach. Which of the following practices best exemplifies the core principle of inclusive education, rather than just integration?

Accepted Answer

B. Providing individualized support and adapting the curriculum for all students to learn together in a common classroom setting. — Inclusive education aims to transform the entire educational system to accommodate diversity, ensuring all students learn together in general classrooms with appropriate support and curriculum adaptations. Option A is segregation, while C and D represent limited forms of integration rather than full systemic inclusion.

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A. Placing students with disabilities in separate special education classrooms within the same school building.

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C. Admitting students with disabilities only if they can keep pace with the general curriculum without modifications.

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D. Organizing occasional joint activities between students with and without disabilities in a mainstream school.

Question 7

A traditional herbal preparation for hypertension contains dried roots of *Rauwolfia serpentina*. Which specific alkaloid from this plant is primarily responsible for its antihypertensive and tranquilizing effects by depleting catecholamines and serotonin from nerve endings?

Accepted Answer

C. Reserpine — Reserpine is the main indole alkaloid isolated from *Rauwolfia serpentina* that exhibits significant antihypertensive and tranquilizing properties. It acts by irreversibly blocking the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT), leading to depletion of norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin. Atropine, Morphine, and Quinine are alkaloids from different plant sources with distinct pharmacological actions.

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A. Atropine

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B. Morphine

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D. Quinine

Question 8

Battle of Plassey:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1757 — 1757 — Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah. Beginning of British rule.‌​‍

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1857

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1764

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1947

Question 9

Chandrayaan-1 discovered:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Water on Moon — Chandrayaan-1 (2008) discovered water molecules on the Moon's surface — a major scientific finding.‌​‍

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Life on Moon

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Gold on Moon

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Oxygen on Moon

Question 10

'Origin of Species' was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin — Charles Darwin wrote Origin of Species (1859), proposing the theory of evolution by natural selection.‌​‍

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Newton

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Einstein

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Mendel

HSA Mixed Practice Test #902