KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #748

Question 1

What is biomagnification?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Toxin accumulation up food chain — DDT, mercury accumulate.‌​‍

Answer

Reduction

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Nutrient flow

Answer

No effect

Question 2

Synonym of ARDUOUS:

Accepted Answer

Difficult — Arduous = requiring great effort, difficult.

Answer

Easy

Answer

Simple

Answer

Relaxing

Question 3

Gandhiji's first involvement in Indian political affairs was through:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Champaran Satyagraha — Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was his first satyagraha in India.‌​‍

Answer

Anti-Rowlatt campaign

Answer

Kheda Satyagraha

Answer

Salt Satyagraha

Question 4

'End of History' thesis was by:

Accepted Answer

Fukuyama — Francis Fukuyama's 'The End of History?' (1989 essay, 1992 book): liberal democracy + capitalism as final form of human government.

Answer

Huntington

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Kissinger

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Brzezinski

Question 5

AIR (All India Radio):

Accepted Answer

Public service broadcaster, Prasar Bharati (1997) — Started 1936 (Indian State Broadcasting Service). Akashvani (Tagore's name, 1956). Prasar Bharati autonomous body.

Answer

Private

Answer

Army

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Foreign

Question 6

The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at Bombay by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A. O. Hume — Retired ICS officer. ‌​‍First session (28-31 Dec 1885) at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay; 72 delegates; presided by W. C. ‌​‍Bonnerjee.

Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Surendranath Banerjee

Question 7

Which was the first poem written by Pandit K.P. Karuppan?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lankamardanam — Lankamardanam — Karuppan's first poem.‌​‍

Answer

Udayanavirunnu

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Sthothramandaram

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Jathikummi

Question 8

The calorific value of 1 g of carbohydrate is approximately:

Accepted Answer

4 kcal — Carbs and proteins: 4 kcal/g; fats: 9 kcal/g; alcohol: 7 kcal/g.

Answer

9 kcal

Answer

7 kcal

Answer

2 kcal

Question 9

'I would rather you ___ indoors.'

Accepted Answer

didn't smoke — 'Would rather' + past simple (didn't smoke) to express a present preference about someone else.

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won't smoke

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doesn't smoke

Answer

don't smoke

Question 10

NCFTE 2009 emphasizes the importance of 'reflective practice' for teachers. Which of the following activities best demonstrates a teacher engaging in reflective practice as envisioned by NCFTE 2009?

Accepted Answer

A. Analyzing one's own teaching methods and their impact on student learning after a lesson. — Reflective practice, as highlighted by NCFTE 2009, involves teachers critically examining their own teaching experiences, analyzing their effectiveness, and making adjustments for future lessons. Option A directly describes this process of self-assessment and continuous improvement. While other options relate to teaching, they do not inherently involve the critical self-analysis central to reflective practice.

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B. Strictly adhering to the prescribed textbook and syllabus without deviation.

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C. Attending a mandatory professional development workshop on a new pedagogical tool.

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D. Administering a standardized test to compare student performance with national averages.

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #748