KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #641

Question 1

The process by which plants lose water vapour through leaves is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Transpiration — Transpiration occurs mainly through stomata; cools plant and aids upward water transport.‌​‍

Answer

Guttation

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Evaporation

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Respiration

Question 2

Sonnet has how many lines:

Accepted Answer

14 — Petrarchan/Italian: octave (8) + sestet (6). Shakespearean/English: 3 quatrains + couplet (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG).

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

16

Question 3

The SI unit of acceleration is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

m/s² — Acceleration = change in velocity / time; SI unit is m/s².‌​‍

Answer

m/s

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km/h

Answer

N/kg

Question 4

Diamagnetic materials have:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Weak repulsion (χ < 0, very small negative) — Paramagnetic: weak attraction (χ small positive). ‌​‍Ferromagnetic: strong attraction (χ >> 1).

Answer

Weak attraction

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Strong attraction

Answer

No response

Question 5

NITI Aayog chairman:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Prime Minister — PM is ex-officio chairman. Vice Chairman is functional head.‌​‍

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Finance Minister

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RBI Governor

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President

Question 6

Indirect: He asked, 'Where do you live?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

He asked where I lived — WH-question: remove do/does, change tense. No question mark in indirect.‌​‍

Answer

He asked where do I live

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He asked where did I live

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He asked that where I lived

Question 7

Which action by a teacher would be LEAST consistent with a constructivist approach to teaching?

Accepted Answer

D. Delivering a lecture that requires students to passively listen and take detailed notes on new information. — A constructivist approach emphasizes active learning, student inquiry, and knowledge construction, where students are not passive recipients. Delivering a lecture that requires passive listening is a traditional, transmission-based model, which is least consistent with constructivism. Options A, B, and C all promote active engagement, critical thinking, and collaborative learning, which are central to constructivism.

Answer

A. Encouraging students to debate different interpretations of a historical event.

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B. Providing open-ended projects that allow students to explore topics of interest.

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C. Setting up collaborative group tasks for students to solve complex problems.

Question 8

The tank appears shallower than its actual depth, due to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Refraction — Refraction at water-air interface bends light, making submerged objects appear shallower.‌​‍

Answer

Interference

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Diffraction

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Reflection

Question 9

Cyclone prone coast:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

East — Bay of Bengal produces more cyclones.‌​‍

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West

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Neither

Answer

Both

Question 10

The Qur'an was compiled during whose caliphate?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Uthman (c. 650 CE standard compilation) — Caliph Uthman bin Affan ordered standardisation of Qur'anic text c. ‌​‍650 CE — the 'Uthmanic recension.'

Answer

Ali

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Umar

Answer

Abu Bakr

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #641