KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #8

Question 1

SEBI regulates:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Stock market — Securities and Exchange Board of India.‌​‍

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Banking

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Insurance

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Telecom

Question 2

Father of taxonomy:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Linnaeus — Carolus Linnaeus.‌​‍

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Darwin

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Aristotle

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Mendel

Question 3

The minimum age to contest state assembly elections is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

25 — Minimum age for Vidhan Sabha = 25 years (same as Lok Sabha). ‌​‍Vidhan Parishad = 30 years.

Answer

18

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21

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30

Question 4

Grammy 2024 Album of the Year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift (Midnights) — Taylor Swift — Midnights won Grammy 2024.‌​‍

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Beyoncé

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Harry Styles

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Adele

Question 5

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019 provided:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) — 103rd Amendment (2019) added Articles 15(6) and 16(6) providing 10% reservation for EWS of unreserved categories.‌​‍

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Reservation for SCs

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Reservation for women

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Creation of UT of Ladakh

Question 6

The speed of sound in air is approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

343 m/s — Speed of sound in air ≈ 343 m/s (at 20°C). Much slower than light (3×10⁸ m/s).‌​‍

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100 m/s

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3,000 m/s

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300,000 m/s

Question 7

The first Chief Minister of Kerala was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad — E.M.S. ‌​‍Namboodiripad became the first CM of Kerala in 1957, heading India's first democratically elected communist government.

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Pattom Thanu Pillai

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R. Sankar

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C. Achutha Menon

Question 8

The Swadeshi Movement was a response to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Partition of Bengal — The Swadeshi Movement (1905) was a response to Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal.‌​‍

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Rowlatt Act

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Jallianwala Bagh

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Salt Tax

Question 9

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire, founded by:

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan (early 13th C) — Genghis Khan (Temujin) founded Mongol Empire 1206. At peak covered 24 million km² from Korea to Hungary. Grandson Kublai Khan founded Yuan dynasty in China.

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Kublai Khan

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Timur

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Babur

Question 10

The Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act gave permanent rights to tenants from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 January 1970 — Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act came into effect on 1 January 1970 abolishing the Janmi system.‌​‍

Answer

18 April 1991

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1 November 1956

Answer

1 January 1957

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #8