KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #395

Question 1

Rousseau's 'general will' concept means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The common good / collective interest of the community — Rousseau's 'general will' (volonté générale) — always aims at the common good, distinct from mere majority opinion.‌​‍

Answer

Majority rule

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Voters' will

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Dictator's will

Question 2

Where was the famous newspaper 'Swadeshabhimani' started by Vakkom Abdul Khader Maulavi?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anchuthengu — Swadeshabhimani was launched in 1905 from Anchuthengu (Anjengo).‌​‍

Answer

Attingal

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Kannur

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Cochin

Question 3

Delhi Art:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

239AA — Special provisions NCT Delhi.‌​‍

Answer

239A

Answer

239

Answer

370

Question 4

Article 45 of the Constitution (original) directed: (i) Right to Education to Adults (ii) Free and Compulsory Education to Children (iii) Education to children below fourteen (iv) Parent/guardian to provide educational opportunities‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Only (ii) and (iii) — Original Article 45 directed the State to provide free compulsory education for children under 14.‌​‍

Answer

Only (iv) and (i)

Answer

Only (i)

Answer

All of the above

Question 5

Which fuel has the highest calorific value per kg?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen — H₂ has calorific value ~143 MJ/kg — highest of any chemical fuel.‌​‍

Answer

Coal

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Wood

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Petrol

Question 6

Which type of sampling involves dividing the population into distinct subgroups and selecting a random sample from each subgroup?

Accepted Answer

Stratified Sampling — Stratified sampling divides the population into homogeneous strata and samples from each.

Answer

Simple Random Sampling

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Cluster Sampling

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Convenience Sampling

Question 7

CCI (Competition Commission) under:

Accepted Answer

Competition Act 2002 — Quasi-judicial body.

Answer

MRTP

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FEMA

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IPC

Question 8

The Communal Award (1932) that reserved separate electorates for Dalits was issued by British PM:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ramsay MacDonald — MacDonald's Communal Award gave Dalits separate electorate; Gandhi opposed it vehemently.‌​‍

Answer

Baldwin

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Churchill

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Attlee

Question 9

The narrow stretch of land that connects peninsular India with northeastern states is called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Siliguri Corridor — Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck) — narrow strip in West Bengal connecting India to NE states.‌​‍

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Sikkim Corridor

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Gangtok Corridor

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Darjeeling Corridor

Question 10

Conflict theory in sociology emphasises:

Accepted Answer

Power, inequality, class conflict — Conflict theory (Marx, Dahrendorf, C. Wright Mills): society shaped by competition for scarce resources; dominant groups maintain power.

Answer

Social harmony

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Face-to-face interaction

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Cultural symbols

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #395