KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #450

Question 1

Following rivers are NOT a tributary of Periyar:

Accepted Answer

Kattappanayar — Mullayar, Perumthurayar, Kallar are tributaries; Kattappanayar is not.

Answer

Mullayar

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Perumthurayar

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Kallar

Question 2

A curriculum designer ensures that topics like 'Photosynthesis' are introduced in elementary school with basic concepts, revisited in middle school with more detail on chemical reactions, and then explored in high school with advanced biochemical pathways. This approach exemplifies which of Bruner's key ideas?

Accepted Answer

C. Spiral curriculum — Jerome Bruner's concept of the spiral curriculum suggests that complex subjects should be taught in a way that the basic ideas are presented first, and then revisited repeatedly at increasing levels of complexity as the student progresses. This allows for continuous learning and deeper understanding over time.

Answer

A. Enactive representation

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B. Readiness for learning

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D. Iconic representation

Question 3

Ease of Doing Business (World Bank) used to rank countries (discontinued 2021):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

10 indicators — starting business, construction permits, electricity, property, credit, etc. — India rose from 142 (2014) to 63 (2020). Replaced by B-READY (Business Ready).‌​‍

Answer

Random

Answer

Only finance

Answer

Single factor

Question 4

SmartCity Kochi SEZ partner:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dubai — Dubai-based TECOM partnership.‌​‍

Answer

Singapore

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UK

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Israel

Question 5

'The news (A) are (B) very (C) shocking (D).' Error is in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

B — 'News' is uncountable/singular. Correct: 'The news is very shocking.'‌​‍

Answer

A

Answer

C

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D

Question 6

Choose the right preposition: 'She will arrive ___ Monday.'

Accepted Answer

on — 'On' is used with specific days.

Answer

at

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in

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by

Question 7

Antonym of STAY:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Leave — Stay ↔ leave.‌​‍

Answer

Wait

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Remain

Answer

Linger

Question 8

The play 'Nil Darpan' (The Indigo Planting Mirror, 1860), which depicted the sufferings of indigo farmers, was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dinabandhu Mitra — Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Nil Darpan in 1860 based on indigo farmers' miseries.‌​‍

Answer

Michael Madhusudan Dutt

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Rabindranath Tagore

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Question 9

Kerala GSDP growth avg:

Accepted Answer

5-7% — Moderate but stable.

Answer

10%

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3%

Answer

15%

Question 10

President's Rule was first imposed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Punjab (1951) — The first use of President's Rule was in Punjab in 1951, though its application in Kerala (1959) is more famous.‌​‍

Answer

PEPSU (1951)

Answer

Kerala (1959)

Answer

Travancore-Cochin (1956)

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #450