KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #491

Question 1

Haemoglobin contains:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Iron — Iron — gives blood red colour.‌​‍

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Magnesium

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Calcium

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Zinc

Question 2

Ultrasound used in:‌​‍

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Sonography (medical scans) — Above 20,000 Hz. Also by bats/dolphins.‌​‍

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Television

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Radio

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Phone calls

Question 3

Antonym of BARREN:

Accepted Answer

Fertile — Barren ↔ fertile.

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Empty

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Dry

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Hollow

Question 4

A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness consistently blames their family for not taking them to the doctor earlier, despite having delayed seeking medical attention themselves. Which defense mechanism is this patient primarily exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

C. Projection — Projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to another person. In this scenario, the patient is blaming their family for their own delay in seeking medical attention. Denial would be refusing to accept the diagnosis, repression would be unconsciously forgetting, and rationalization would be justifying their own actions with false but plausible reasons.

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A. Denial

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B. Repression

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D. Rationalization

Question 5

K. Karunakaran:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

CM (multiple terms) — Former CM, senior Congress leader.‌​‍

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Writer

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Actor

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Industrialist

Question 6

UN headquarters is at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

New York — UN headquarters is in New York City, USA.‌​‍

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Geneva

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London

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Paris

Question 7

Synonym of EQUIVOCAL:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ambiguous — Open to interpretation.‌​‍

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Clear

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Simple

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Direct

Question 8

Fifth Schedule deals with:

Accepted Answer

Scheduled Areas — Administration of Scheduled Areas/STs (except NE Sixth Schedule).

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Tribal Areas NE

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Languages

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Oaths

Question 9

The correctly spelt word:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Maintenance — 'Maintenance' — despite the verb being 'maintain', the noun drops the 'ai' (main-ten-ance).‌​‍

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Maintainance

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Mantainance

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Maintenence

Question 10

Radiation from the Sun primarily reaches Earth as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic radiation (light and heat) — Sun radiates EM waves (visible, IR, UV) across ~150 million km.‌​‍

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Sound waves

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Mechanical waves

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Nuclear particles

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #491