KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #91

Question 1

Which is the French intelligence agency?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

DGSE — DGSE (Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure) is France's external intelligence agency.‌​‍

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CSIS

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CIRO

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MI6

Question 2

Antonym of 'adversity':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

prosperity — Adversity (hardship) ↔ Prosperity (good fortune).‌​‍

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extremity

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affliction

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distress

Question 3

Partition of Bengal reasons:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Religious divide — Divide-and-rule on Hindu-Muslim lines.‌​‍

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Administrative

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Ethnic

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Economic

Question 4

A chilly, flabby, fair-haired child with a large head and profuse sour sweat on the scalp, especially during sleep, is brought in. They have a craving for indigestible things like eggs and chalk, and are generally slow in development. What is the most probable remedy?

Accepted Answer

D. Calcarea Carbonica — Calcarea Carbonica is characterized by a chilly, flabby constitution, sour perspiration on the scalp (especially during sleep), delayed development, and peculiar cravings for eggs or indigestible substances. Graphites patients are generally obese and have skin eruptions with sticky discharges, Hepar Sulph is extremely chilly and sensitive to pain, and Silica is delicate, refined, and lacks vital heat, none matching the full picture.

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A. Graphites

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B. Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum

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C. Silica

Question 5

Kerala's Panchayat level women reservation:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

50% — 50% — state higher than constitutional 33%.‌​‍

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33%

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25%

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75%

Question 6

The Governor can reserve a bill for the consideration of the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

President — Under Article 200, the Governor can reserve a state bill for the President's consideration. ‌​‍The President can give assent, withhold assent, or return it.

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Speaker

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Chief Minister

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Supreme Court

Question 7

Mao Zedong founded People's Republic of China in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1949 — After civil war (CPC vs KMT), Mao declared PRC 1 October 1949 at Tiananmen. ‌​‍Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan.

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1966

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1912

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1953

Question 8

C4 plants:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Higher photosynthetic efficiency — Sugarcane, maize, sorghum — efficient in hot dry conditions.‌​‍

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Only desert

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Lower

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Only tropical

Question 9

Vizhinjam International Seaport is being developed in which district?

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — Vizhinjam International Seaport, India's first deep-water transshipment port, is being built in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Kollam

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Ernakulam

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Alappuzha

Question 10

Mumbai High is:

Accepted Answer

Offshore oil field in Arabian Sea — Discovered 1974. ONGC flagship. Produces ~50% of India's crude oil. Bombay High renamed.

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Hill

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Mountain

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River

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #91