KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #119

Question 1

'Blessing in disguise' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bad thing that turns out good — Something bad that has positive results.‌​‍

Answer

Present

Answer

Gift

Answer

Religious blessing

Question 2

Under the Right to Education Act, 2009, what is the primary responsibility of a private unaided school regarding the admission of children from weaker sections and disadvantaged groups?

Accepted Answer

B. Reserve 25% of seats for these children at the entry level and provide free education. — The RTE Act mandates that private unaided schools must reserve 25% of the seats at the entry level (Class I or pre-primary) for children belonging to weaker sections and disadvantaged groups. These children are to be provided free and compulsory elementary education, with the state reimbursing the schools for the expenses. Other options present incorrect percentages, scope, or mechanisms.

Answer

A. Reserve 15% of seats for these children at all entry levels.

Answer

C. Provide free education to all children from these groups admitted through a lottery system.

Answer

D. Offer scholarships to 25% of admitted students from economically weaker sections.

Question 3

Which colour ration card is issued to Antyodaya beneficiaries?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pink — Antyodaya families receive pink (yellow in some states) ration cards.‌​‍

Answer

Green

Answer

White

Answer

Blue

Question 4

The idiom 'a piece of cake' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Something very easy — 'Piece of cake' = very easy task.‌​‍

Answer

A small portion of food

Answer

A dessert served at parties

Answer

Something very difficult

Question 5

The term 'light year' is a unit of:

Accepted Answer

distance — 1 light-year ≈ 9.46 × 10¹² km — a unit of astronomical distance.

Answer

intensity of light

Answer

speed of light

Answer

time

Question 6

I remembered ___ race.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

the horse winning — 'Remember + V-ing' = recall a past event. ‌​‍'The horse winning' (single horse, present participle).

Answer

the horse to win

Answer

the horses winning

Answer

the horses to win

Question 7

The normal pulse rate in an adult is approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

72 bpm — Normal adult resting pulse averages ~72 bpm (range 60–100).‌​‍

Answer

120 bpm

Answer

40 bpm

Answer

100 bpm

Question 8

The Vice-President of India is elected by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Members of both Houses of Parliament — Elected by members (both elected and nominated) of both Houses via proportional representation.‌​‍

Answer

Public

Answer

Only Rajya Sabha

Answer

State legislatures

Question 9

Troposphere features:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weather occurs here (~0-12 km); temperature decreases with altitude — ~75% of atmospheric mass. Lapse rate ~6.5°C/km. Tropopause above.‌​‍

Answer

No weather

Answer

Uniform temperature

Answer

Above stratosphere

Question 10

Typhoid is caused by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Salmonella typhi — Fecal-oral transmission. ‌​‍Widal test for diagnosis. Vaccine available. ‌​‍Complications: intestinal perforation.

Answer

Plasmodium

Answer

Virus

Answer

E. coli

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #119