KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #297

Question 1

An individual, despite having minimal formal education, successfully manages a thriving small business, adeptly handles unexpected logistical challenges, and effectively negotiates with suppliers and customers in a complex market environment. According to Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, which type of intelligence is this individual predominantly demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

C. Practical Intelligence — Sternberg's Practical Intelligence (also known as contextual intelligence) involves the ability to adapt to, shape, or select real-world environments. The individual's success in managing a business, handling challenges, and negotiating effectively in a real-world context, despite limited formal education, is a clear manifestation of practical intelligence. Analytical intelligence involves problem-solving and analysis, while creative intelligence involves generating new ideas.

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A. Analytical Intelligence

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B. Creative Intelligence

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D. Linguistic Intelligence

Question 2

Lokayukta state first:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Maharashtra 1971 — Maharashtra first.‌​‍

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Odisha 1970

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UP 1975

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Bihar 1974

Question 3

Vitamin C deficiency causes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Scurvy — Scurvy — bleeding gums, weakness. Vitamin C in citrus fruits.‌​‍

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Rickets

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Pellagra

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Night blindness

Question 4

Quicklime (CaO) on adding water forms:

Accepted Answer

Slaked lime [Ca(OH)₂] — CaO + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂ (exothermic); used in whitewashing.

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Gypsum

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Limestone

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Marble

Question 5

Protected forests:

Accepted Answer

Some use allowed — Regulated use.

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Fully open

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Strict

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None

Question 6

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan opposed the Delimitation Bill 2026 on grounds of penalising states that:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Implemented population control policies — CM Vijayan argued that southern states like Kerala, TN, Karnataka that sincerely implemented the National Population Policy of 1976 would lose seats.‌​‍

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Have low GDP

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Have fewer Lok Sabha seats

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Border other countries

Question 7

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

W.C. Bonnerjee — Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee was the first President of INC. ‌​‍A.O. Hume was the founder but not the president.

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A.O. Hume

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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Surendranath Banerjee

Question 8

'See eye to eye' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Agree completely — See eye to eye = agree with someone, share the same view.‌​‍

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Look at someone

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Have good vision

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Face each other

Question 9

The cochlea of the ear is involved in:‌​‍

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Hearing (converting sound to nerve impulses) — Cochlea houses the organ of Corti; hair cells convert vibrations to neural signals.‌​‍

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Taste

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Balance only

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Smell

Question 10

Synonym of LETHARGIC:‌​‍

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Sluggish — Lacking energy.‌​‍

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Energetic

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Excited

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Active

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #297