KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #556

Question 1

Kerala State Bird scientific name:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Buceros bicornis — Buceros bicornis — Great Indian Hornbill.‌​‍

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Pavo cristatus

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Corvus splendens

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Ardea alba

Question 2

Dengue transmitted by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Aedes — Aedes aegypti mosquito. Daytime biter.‌​‍

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Anopheles

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Housefly

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Rat

Question 3

In a constructivist classroom, a teacher notices students are struggling to understand photosynthesis. The teacher decides to use a hands-on activity where students model the process using colored beads and pipe cleaners. Which phase of the 5E model is this activity most aligned with?

Accepted Answer

A. Explore — The 'Explore' phase involves active learning through experiments or models, as described in option A. Option B ('Explain') would involve direct instruction, C ('Elaborate') would extend the concept, and D ('Evaluate') would assess understanding. This aligns with constructivist principles of learning by doing.

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B. Explain

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C. Elaborate

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D. Evaluate

Question 4

How many Fundamental Rights are currently guaranteed by the Indian Constitution?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

6 — Originally 7, but Right to Property was removed by the 44th Amendment (1978). ‌​‍Now there are 6 Fundamental Rights.

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5

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7

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8

Question 5

Ilbert Bill introduced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ripon — Lord Ripon (1883).‌​‍

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Dufferin

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Lytton

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Curzon

Question 6

Current electricity requires:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Complete circuit with EMF source — EMF = energy per unit charge imparted by source. ‌​‍Terminal voltage = EMF - Ir (internal resistance drop).

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Only voltage

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Only resistance

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Just wire

Question 7

The boiling point of water is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

100°C — Water boils at 100°C (212°F) at standard atmospheric pressure.‌​‍

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90°C

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110°C

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120°C

Question 8

Karl Marx's theory of society was based on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Class struggle + historical materialism — Marx: history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles. ‌​‍Economic base shapes superstructure (politics, law, ideology).

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Culture

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Religion

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Rationality

Question 9

Iambic pentameter:

Accepted Answer

5 feet, iamb (unstressed-stressed) — Shakespeare's plays, sonnets. Da-DUM five times. Trochee: stressed-unstressed. Dactyl: stressed-unstressed-unstressed.

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4 feet

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7 feet

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No meter

Question 10

Chandrayaan-3 made India ___ country to soft-land on Moon:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

4th — 4th (after US, USSR, China) — first on south pole.‌​‍

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6th

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3rd

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5th

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #556