HSA Mixed Practice Test #956

Question 1

Antonym of BENEVOLENT:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malevolent — Benevolent = well-meaning. Antonym = malevolent.‌​‍

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Kind

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Charitable

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Generous

Question 2

Manas National Park is in which state?

Accepted Answer

Assam — Manas National Park in Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Tiger Reserve at the Bhutan border.

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Meghalaya

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Nagaland

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Arunachal Pradesh

Question 3

The Bhakti saint who wrote Abhangas in Marathi and is associated with Pandharpur was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Tukaram — 17th-century Varkari saint. ‌​‍Devotee of Vithoba of Pandharpur. Abhangas are devotional verses. ‌​‍Other Marathi saints: Jnaneshwar, Namdev, Eknath.

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Mirabai

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Kabir

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Surdas

Question 4

NIA Act:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2008 (post 26/11) — NIA Act December 2008.‌​‍

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2010

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2000

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1985

Question 5

Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy influenced which leader most prominently:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. — Mandela and MLK Jr. ‌​‍explicitly cited Gandhi's non-violent resistance as inspiration. Also Cesar Chavez, Aung San Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama, etc.

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Hitler

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Stalin

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Mao

Question 6

The concept of 'Republic' in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

French Constitution — The concept of Republic, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in the Preamble was borrowed from the French Constitution (French Revolution ideals).‌​‍

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Canadian Constitution

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British Constitution

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USA Constitution

Question 7

Aranmula Boat Race on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pamba — On Pamba river during Onam.‌​‍

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Periyar

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Bharathapuzha

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Vembanad

Question 8

Kabir (c. 1440-1518) was a:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weaver-saint of the Nirguna tradition — critiqued orthodoxy in both Hinduism and Islam — Verses preserved in Bijak, Kabir Granthavali, and Guru Granth Sahib. ‌​‍Disciple tradition says of Ramananda.

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Court poet

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Sufi pir

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Sultan

Question 9

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary is located in the heart of which city?

Accepted Answer

Kochi — Mangalavanam is a mangrove wetland in the heart of Kochi city, often called the green lung of Kochi.

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Thrissur

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Kozhikode

Question 10

The maximum number of electrons accommodated in the M-shell (n=3) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

18 — 2n² formula: 2×3² = 18.‌​‍

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2

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8

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32

HSA Mixed Practice Test #956