KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #661

Question 1

NHRC Chairperson qualification:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Former CJI — Must be a former Chief Justice of India (or SC judge after 2019 amendment).‌​‍

Answer

Former SC judge

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Not defined

Answer

Any retired judge

Question 2

Kosi called:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sorrow of Bihar — Floods devastate Bihar.‌​‍

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None

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Sorrow of Bengal

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Ganga's sister

Question 3

Kerala Development Report (Planning Commission):

Accepted Answer

2008 — 2008 report on state model.

Answer

2000

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2013

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2018

Question 4

The transition zone that separates the mantle-core boundary of the Earth is:

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg Discontinuity — Gutenberg Discontinuity separates the lower mantle from the outer core (~2900 km depth).

Answer

Moho Discontinuity

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Lehmann Discontinuity

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Conrad Discontinuity

Question 5

Byju's crisis:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Insolvency proceedings — Under NCLT proceedings.‌​‍

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Merged

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IPO

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Still thriving

Question 6

'The Waste Land' (1922) was written by:

Accepted Answer

T. S. Eliot — T. S. Eliot's modernist long poem — Nobel laureate (1948).

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W. B. Yeats

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Ezra Pound

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Robert Frost

Question 7

Before introducing a complex unit on the human circulatory system, a biology teacher begins the lesson by presenting a brief overview of how different body systems work together to maintain life, and then specifically highlights the general function of transportation within the body. This approach is most consistent with which of David Ausubel's principles of meaningful learning?

Accepted Answer

C. Advance organizers — Ausubel's theory of meaningful verbal learning emphasizes the use of advance organizers, which are introductory materials presented before new learning material. Their purpose is to provide a conceptual framework or overview that helps learners connect new information to their existing cognitive structure. Subsumption is the process of integrating new information, while rote learning is the opposite of meaningful learning, and discovery learning is a concept by Bruner.

Answer

A. Subsumption

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B. Rote learning

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D. Discovery learning

Question 8

Dronacharya Award is for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Best coach — Outstanding sports coaches.‌​‍

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Best player

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Lifetime achievement

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Best referee

Question 9

Willingdon Island in Kochi is:

Accepted Answer

An artificial island — Willingdon Island is the largest artificial island in India, created during the construction of Kochi port in 1933.

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A natural island

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A coral island

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A volcanic island

Question 10

Sustainable Development was defined by Brundtland Commission (1987) as:

Accepted Answer

Meeting present needs without compromising future generations — Our Common Future (1987): sustainable development balances economic, social, and environmental needs across generations.

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Economic growth

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Zero growth

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Environmentalism only

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #661