KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #630

Question 1

Which institution acts as the banker to the Government of India?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reserve Bank of India — RBI is banker to Government, currency issuer, monetary authority, etc.‌​‍

Answer

SEBI

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State Bank of India

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LIC

Question 2

Environmental pollutant known as greenhouse gas is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

CO₂ — Absorbs IR. ‌​‍Others: CH₄, N₂O, CFCs, H₂O vapour, O₃. Preindustrial CO₂ ~280 ppm; now >420 ppm.

Answer

O₂

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N₂

Answer

H₂

Question 3

Currency of China:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Yuan — Yuan (Renminbi). Yen = Japan. Won = Korea.‌​‍

Answer

Yen

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Won

Answer

Ruble

Question 4

Resistance unit:

Accepted Answer

Ohm — Named after Georg Ohm.

Answer

Volt

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Ampere

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Watt

Question 5

The first Malayali Prime Minister was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

None — India has not had a Malayali PM — India hasn't had a Malayali PM. ‌​‍K. R. ‌​‍Narayanan from Kerala served as President (1997-2002) — India's first Dalit President.

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Pranab Mukherjee

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K. R. Narayanan

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V. V. Giri

Question 6

The correct tag for 'Let's go for a walk, ___?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

shall we — Question tags for 'Let's' always use 'shall we?'‌​‍

Answer

don't we

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will we

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won't we

Question 7

In a Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) classroom, which activity best fosters the use of English in real-life situations?

Accepted Answer

B. Role-playing a job interview in pairs — CLT emphasizes the use of language for meaningful communication. Role-playing a job interview simulates real-life interaction, unlike rote memorization or translation. Fill-in-the-blank exercises focus on form rather than function.

Answer

A. Memorizing grammar rules and applying them in drills

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C. Translating sentences from English to the mother tongue

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D. Completing fill-in-the-blank exercises with given vocabulary

Question 8

The three types of muscles in the human body are:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac — Skeletal (voluntary, striated), smooth (involuntary, non-striated), cardiac (involuntary, striated).‌​‍

Answer

Long, short, round

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Cardiac, skeletal, involuntary

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Voluntary, involuntary, reflex

Question 9

Goitre is caused by deficiency of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Iodine — Iodine deficiency impairs thyroxin production → enlarged thyroid (goitre).‌​‍

Answer

Iron

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Calcium

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Vitamin C

Question 10

IFFK held annually at:

Accepted Answer

TVM — Thiruvananthapuram.

Answer

Kochi

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Thrissur

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #630