KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #35

Question 1

A high school history teacher is planning a lesson on the Indian independence movement. He wants to encourage critical thinking, research skills, and collaborative learning among his students. Which ICT-enabled activity would best facilitate these objectives?

Accepted Answer

C. Facilitating group projects where students use online archives and digital tools to create presentations or digital timelines. — Facilitating group projects using online archives and digital tools (Option C) directly promotes critical thinking, research skills, and collaboration as students analyze information and synthesize it into a presentation. While other options use ICT, they are more passive or individualistic. Showing a documentary (A) is largely passive, reading e-textbooks (B) is individual recall, and using an interactive whiteboard for copying (D) primarily supports note-taking rather than higher-order thinking or collaboration.

Answer

A. Showing a documentary film on the movement and conducting a Q&A session.

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B. Assigning individual students to read specific chapters from an e-textbook.

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D. Using an interactive whiteboard to display key dates and events for students to copy down.

Question 2

He ___ here for 10 years.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

has lived — 'For 10 years' (continuing to present) = Present Perfect: has lived.‌​‍

Answer

lives

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lived

Answer

had lived

Question 3

Demand-pull inflation occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Demand exceeds supply — Demand-pull: too much money chasing too few goods. Cost-push: rising input costs push prices up.

Answer

Supply shocks

Answer

Only oil prices rise

Answer

Govt borrows too much

Question 4

Land Reform Act year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1969 — 1969.‌​‍

Answer

1957

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1963

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1975

Question 5

The headquarters of Kerala State Planning Board is at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — The Kerala State Planning Board is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital.‌​‍

Answer

Thrissur

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Kochi

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Kozhikode

Question 6

The temperature at which a liquid changes into vapour at a fixed pressure is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Boiling point — Boiling point of water = 100 °C at 1 atm; decreases at lower pressure.‌​‍

Answer

Dew point

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Freezing point

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Melting point

Question 7

First Finance Minister:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shanmukham Chetty — R.K. Shanmukham Chetty.‌​‍

Answer

John Mathai

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Liaquat Ali

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C.D. Deshmukh

Question 8

'He reads the newspaper every morning.' Change to passive voice:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The newspaper is read by him every morning — Present simple passive: is/are + past participle.‌​‍

Answer

The newspaper was read by him

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The newspaper has been read

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The newspaper reads him

Question 9

Make in India was launched in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2014 — Make in India was launched on 25 September 2014 to encourage manufacturing in India.‌​‍

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2012

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2016

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2018

Question 10

Which part of the respiratory system is primarily responsible for the actual exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) between the air and the blood?

Accepted Answer

C. Alveoli — The alveoli are tiny air sacs within the lungs where the vital process of gas exchange occurs. Oxygen diffuses from the alveoli into the bloodstream, while carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the alveoli to be exhaled. The other options are part of the conducting airways, facilitating air passage but not gas exchange.

Answer

A. Trachea

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B. Bronchi

Answer

D. Larynx

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #35