KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #156

Question 1

In a closed organ pipe, the fundamental frequency is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

v/(4L) — Node at closed end, antinode at open. λ = 4L. Only odd harmonics.‌​‍

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v/(2L)

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2v/L

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v/L

Question 2

Kailasa Temple at Ellora built by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rashtrakuta — Krishna I of Rashtrakuta.‌​‍

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Chola

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Pallava

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Chalukya

Question 3

An appeal against an order or decision of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) lies directly to which court?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court — An appeal against an NGT order can be made to the Supreme Court within 90 days.

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High Court

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Central Administrative Tribunal

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National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

Question 4

Chipko Movement was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Forest conservation hugging trees (Uttarakhand, 1973) — Sunderlal Bahuguna, Chandi Prasad Bhatt. ‌​‍Women prominent (Gaura Devi). Inspired Appiko in Karnataka.

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Sports

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Political

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Urban

Question 5

Renewable energy sources include:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, tidal — Renewables are replenished on human timescales.‌​‍

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Nuclear

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Shale gas

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Coal and oil

Question 6

Which assessment tool is most suitable for evaluating the creative writing skills of students in Malayalam, particularly their ability to construct narratives?

Accepted Answer

B. Essay writing on a given topic with a rubric — Essay writing with a rubric (B) assesses narrative construction, creativity, and language application comprehensively. Multiple-choice questions (A) test discrete knowledge, oral recitation (C) focuses on memorization, and fill-in-the-blank exercises (D) only evaluate vocabulary recall.

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A. Multiple-choice questions on grammar rules

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C. Oral recitation of predefined poems

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D. Fill-in-the-blank exercises on vocabulary

Question 7

The Dr. B.C. Roy Award is a prestigious national award in India, presented annually to individuals for their outstanding contributions in various fields of medicine, including medical education and public health. Which regulatory body was historically responsible for conferring this esteemed award?

Accepted Answer

C. Medical Council of India (MCI) — The Dr. B.C. Roy Award was traditionally conferred by the Medical Council of India (MCI), which was the apex regulatory body for medical education and practice in India before being replaced by the National Medical Commission (NMC). While IMA and the Ministry of Health are involved in healthcare, they are not the conferring bodies for this specific award.

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A. Indian Medical Association (IMA)

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B. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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D. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)

Question 8

The three dimensions of equality discussed in modern democracy are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Political, social, economic — Democratic equality has political (vote/contest), social (non-discrimination), and economic (equal work/pay) dimensions.‌​‍

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Individual, group, state

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National, regional, local

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Moral, spiritual, physical

Question 9

Inverted pyramid in journalism:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Most important info at top; least important at bottom — Originated in telegraph era. ‌​‍Editor can cut from bottom without losing essence. Feature writing uses other structures.

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Chronological

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Narrative

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Reverse

Question 10

Keralapanineeyam, the definitive Malayalam grammar, was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A.R. Raja Raja Varma — A.R. ‌​‍Raja Raja Varma wrote Keralapanineeyam, modelled after Panini's Sanskrit grammar. He is called 'Kerala Panini'.

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Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan

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Hermann Gundert

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Kumaranasan

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #156