KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #476

Question 1

Kumaranasan 3 major works:

Accepted Answer

Veenapoovu, Chandala Bhikshuki, Chintavishtayaya Sita — Several landmark poems.

Answer

Only one

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Two

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Many

Question 2

Zwitterion form of amino acid has:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Positive amino (+NH₃) and negative carboxyl (-COO⁻) — Net zero charge at isoelectric point (pI). Amino acids are amphoteric.‌​‍

Answer

No charge

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Both positive

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Both negative

Question 3

Which language teaching method emphasizes the use of the mother tongue in the initial stages of learning a second language and is commonly associated with the Kerala State Education Department's curriculum guidelines?

Accepted Answer

A. Grammar-Translation Method — The Grammar-Translation Method is the correct answer as it prioritizes the use of the mother tongue (L1) for explaining grammar rules and vocabulary in the target language (L2), aligning with traditional Kerala PSC-relevant pedagogical approaches. The Audiolingual Method focuses on habit formation through drills (B), the Direct Method on L2-only instruction (C), and Communicative Language Teaching on real-life communication (D), none of which emphasize mother tongue use in the same way.

Answer

B. Audiolingual Method

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C. Direct Method

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D. Communicative Language Teaching

Question 4

The Constituent Assembly took how long to draft the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

2 years 11 months 18 days — From 9 December 1946 to 26 November 1949 — 2 years, 11 months, 18 days. 165 days of active sitting.

Answer

1 year 10 months 2 days

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3 years 1 month 15 days

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4 years 2 months 10 days

Question 5

Vasco da Gama arrived:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1498 — 20 May 1498 at Calicut.‌​‍

Answer

1492

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1502

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1510

Question 6

Which of the following powers is uniquely vested in a High Court in India, distinguishing it from the Supreme Court, particularly regarding its direct administrative and judicial oversight over subordinate courts and tribunals?

Accepted Answer

B. The power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territory for which it exercises jurisdiction, excluding those constituted by a law relating to the armed forces. — Article 227 of the Constitution grants High Courts the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals within their territorial jurisdiction, except military tribunals. This unique power involves both administrative and judicial oversight, allowing High Courts to call for returns, make general rules, and prescribe forms for regulating the practice and proceedings of such courts, a power not vested in the Supreme Court. While High Courts also have wide writ jurisdiction, the power of superintendence is distinct and exclusive to them in exercising direct oversight.

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A. The power to issue writs (Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, Quo Warranto) for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and for 'any other purpose'.

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C. The power to declare a law unconstitutional if it violates the basic structure of the Constitution, a power shared concurrently with the Supreme Court.

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D. The power to transfer cases from one High Court to another High Court or from any court to itself when substantial questions of law are involved.

Question 7

National Voters' Day is observed on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

25 January — 25 January commemorates the Election Commission's founding day (since 2011).‌​‍

Answer

1 July

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26 January

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15 August

Question 8

Which disease is caused by the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malaria — Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. ‌​‍Dengue/Chikungunya/Zika = Aedes mosquito.

Answer

Chikungunya

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Dengue

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Zika

Question 9

Balpakram NP:

Accepted Answer

Meghalaya — Meghalaya.

Answer

Assam

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Arunachal

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Manipur

Question 10

The past participle of 'write' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

written — Write — wrote — written. 'I have written a letter.'‌​‍

Answer

writing

Answer

wrote

Answer

writ

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #476