KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #736

Question 1

Kepler's third law: T² ∝:

Accepted Answer

r³ — T² = 4π²r³/(GM). Basis of planetary period-distance relationship.

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r

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r²

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r⁴

Question 2

Zero-Based Budgeting is associated with:

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter — Jimmy Carter introduced ZBB in the US federal budget process as Georgia Governor and later President.

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Philip Kotler

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Ronald Reagan

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Gerald Ford

Question 3

In the context of Kerala's traditional coir industry, which of the following government initiatives best exemplifies a strategy to simultaneously enhance environmental sustainability and foster product diversification?

Accepted Answer

C. Establishing advanced common facility centres for the production of coir geotextiles and value-added coir composites. — Option C directly addresses both environmental sustainability and product diversification. Coir geotextiles are biodegradable and used for soil erosion control, making them environmentally sustainable. Coir composites represent diversification into high-value, engineered products. Options A and B primarily focus on supporting raw material producers or traditional processing methods, without a direct emphasis on both sustainability of the final product and diversification. Option D focuses on mechanization of a single process, not necessarily on the end-product's environmental benefits or broad

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A. Implementing minimum support prices for raw coir husk procurement.

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B. Providing substantial subsidies for the manual retting process in coastal areas.

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D. Offering interest-free loans exclusively for the purchase of conventional mechanical defibering machines.

Question 4

Tax slab new regime 2024-25:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

0-3L nil, 3-7L 5%... — Revised new regime.‌​‍

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Old slabs

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No change

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Higher

Question 5

Noida International Airport:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Both.‌​‍

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Greater Noida

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Jewar

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Under construction

Question 6

The smallpox virus has been:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Eradicated globally in 1980 — WHO declared smallpox eradicated on 8 May 1980 — first and only disease eradicated.‌​‍

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Never existed

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Still widespread

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Partially controlled

Question 7

Polysaccharide storage in animals:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Glycogen — In liver and muscles. ‌​‍Plants store starch (amylose + amylopectin). Cellulose = plant cell wall.

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Chitin

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Cellulose

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Starch

Question 8

A book which tells the life of another person is called a:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Biography — Biography: about someone by another. Autobiography: written by the subject.‌​‍

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Autobiography

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Journal

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Diary

Question 9

Which projection is used in the Survey of India topographical maps?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Polyconic — SoI uses the Polyconic projection for topo sheets.‌​‍

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Mercator

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Lambert Conformal Conic

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Azimuthal Equidistant

Question 10

Photoperiodism:

Accepted Answer

Response to day/night length — Flowering response to light duration.

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Water response

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Temperature

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Gravity

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #736