KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #755

Question 1

PLI sectors:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

14 sectors — 14 sectors covered.‌​‍

Answer

10

Answer

25

Answer

3

Question 2

Art 21A:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Right to education — Right to Education (86th Amendment, 2002).‌​‍

Answer

Right to life

Answer

Right to property

Answer

Right to privacy

Question 3

Laboratory test for unsaturation (alkene):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bromine water decolourisation / Baeyer's reagent — Baeyer's (alk KMnO₄) decolourised by C=C. Bromine water orange → colourless.‌​‍

Answer

Litmus

Answer

Flame

Answer

Fehling's

Question 4

'She has a pet dog, ___?' (Question tag)

Accepted Answer

doesn't she — 'Has' here means possess → main verb → tag uses do/does/did.

Answer

hasn't she

Answer

isn't she

Answer

haven't she

Question 5

The 'social contract' theory was advanced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau — Thomas Hobbes ('Leviathan' 1651), John Locke ('Two Treatises' 1689), Jean-Jacques Rousseau ('Social Contract' 1762) — all theorised state as contract.‌​‍

Answer

Mill

Answer

Only Hobbes

Answer

Only Locke

Question 6

A local Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) in Kerala is actively involved in mobilizing funds, volunteering for school maintenance, and participating in academic review meetings to improve the overall quality of education in their public school. This community engagement is a key pillar of the state's broader initiative to rejuvenate public education. Which of the following initiatives primarily emphasizes and facilitates such widespread community participation for school development?

Accepted Answer

D. Pothuvidyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam — Pothuvidyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam is the comprehensive public education rejuvenation mission launched by the Kerala government, which explicitly emphasizes the crucial role of community participation, including PTAs, in improving public schools. While other options represent specific programs or events, they do not encompass the overarching focus on community engagement as a core strategy for holistic school development.

Answer

A. Little KITES

Answer

B. Pravesanolsavam

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C. Haritha Vidyalayam

Question 7

Wular Lake, India's largest freshwater lake, is in:

Accepted Answer

Jammu and Kashmir — Wular Lake in J&K is the largest freshwater lake (~130 sq km).

Answer

Himachal Pradesh

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Uttarakhand

Answer

Sikkim

Question 8

The leader of the Malabar Rebellion was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Variyankunnathu Kunjahammed Haji — Variyankunnathu Kunjahammed Haji was the key leader of the 1921 Malabar Rebellion.‌​‍

Answer

K. Kelappan

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T.K. Madhavan

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Pazhassi Raja

Question 9

Kudumbashree mission was launched on 17 May 1998 by then PM:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Atal Bihari Vajpayee — Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated Kudumbashree on 17 May 1998.‌​‍

Answer

H.D. Deve Gowda

Answer

P.V. Narasimha Rao

Answer

Manmohan Singh

Question 10

Kerala's Supreme Court judges (ever):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

K.K. Mathew, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Fathima Beevi, K.T. Thomas, K.G. Balakrishnan — Several.‌​‍

Answer

None

Answer

Only one

Answer

Two

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #755