KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #345

Question 1

Moplah Rebellion:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1921 — 1921 Kerala (Malabar).‌​‍

Answer

1920

Answer

1857

Answer

1942

Question 2

Which country is known as 'The Land of the Midnight Sun'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Norway (and neighbouring polar regions) — Regions above the Arctic Circle (incl. ‌​‍Norway, Sweden, Finland) experience continuous summer daylight.

Answer

Japan

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India

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Brazil

Question 3

Kerala's backwaters length:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~900 km — About 900 km of navigable backwaters.‌​‍

Answer

500

Answer

2000

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300

Question 4

Aryabhata, the mathematician-astronomer who calculated the value of pi and proposed Earth's rotation, lived during the:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gupta period — Aryabhata (b. 476 CE) flourished during the Gupta age.‌​‍

Answer

Chola period

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Delhi Sultanate

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Mauryan period

Question 5

Fort Kochi:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ernakulam — Kochi's old European quarter.‌​‍

Answer

Kozhikode

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Kollam

Answer

TVM

Question 6

Monocot vs Dicot — seed leaves:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 vs 2 — Monocot has 1 cotyledon, dicot has 2.‌​‍

Answer

Varies

Answer

2 vs 1

Answer

Same

Question 7

Kinship terminology — Iroquois system classes:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cross cousins distinct from parallel cousins — Lewis Henry Morgan studied. ‌​‍Cross cousins (father's sister's/mother's brother's children) preferred marriage partners in many Dravidian systems.

Answer

Only siblings

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No cousins

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All cousins same

Question 8

Mr. Suresh observes that his students often become noisy and disorganised during the transition from one activity (e.g., math to science) to another. What is the most effective strategy Mr. Suresh can implement to improve these transitions?

Accepted Answer

B. Provide clear, concise instructions and practice transition routines regularly. — Clear, concise instructions and regular practice of transition routines help students move smoothly and efficiently between activities, reducing noise and disorganization. Allowing free talk can exacerbate chaos, and using a bell or punishment alone does not teach students the expected procedures for transitions.

Answer

A. Allow students to talk freely during transitions to release energy.

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C. Use a loud bell to signal the start and end of every transition period.

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D. Punish students who take too long to transition by making them stay after class.

Question 9

Milton's epic:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Paradise Lost — Blank verse epic (1667). ‌​‍12 books. Falls of Satan and Adam-Eve. ‌​‍'Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.'

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Iliad

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Odyssey

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Canterbury Tales

Question 10

Longest river in India:

Accepted Answer

Ganga — Ganga — 2,525 km within India.

Answer

Godavari

Answer

Brahmaputra

Answer

Yamuna

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #345