KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #842

Question 1

Nobel Peace Prize 2024 was awarded to:‌​‍

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Nihon Hidankyo — Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors (Hibakusha), won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.‌​‍

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IPCC

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UNHCR

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World Food Programme

Question 2

Deccan Traps formed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Late Cretaceous (~66 mya, around K-Pg boundary) — Flood basalts covering ~500,000 km². ‌​‍Contributed (with Chicxulub impact) to dinosaur extinction. Named for step-like terrain (Dutch 'trap').

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Pleistocene

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Cenozoic

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Jurassic

Question 3

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (first in India) set up:‌​‍

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1986 — Biosphere reserves: in-situ conservation. ‌​‍India has 18. Gulf of Mannar, Sundarbans, Nanda Devi, etc.

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1972

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2000

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1947

Question 4

Emergency provisions are in which Part of the Constitution?‌​‍

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Part XVIII — Part XVIII (Articles 352-360). ‌​‍352 = National Emergency, 356 = State Emergency (President's Rule), 360 = Financial Emergency.

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Part XVII

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Part XV

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Part XIX

Question 5

Which colour bends the least through a prism?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Red — Red is least deviated; violet most.‌​‍

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Violet

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Blue

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Green

Question 6

A private unaided school in Kerala receives an application for admission to Grade 1 from a child belonging to an economically weaker section. According to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, what is the school's obligation towards this child's admission?

Accepted Answer

B. The school is obligated to admit the child and provide free and compulsory education, reserving at least 25% of the seats for such children. — The RTE Act, 2009, mandates that all private unaided schools reserve at least 25% of their entry-level seats for children from economically weaker sections and disadvantaged groups, providing them with free and compulsory education. Option A is incorrect as the reservation is a primary obligation, not contingent on general admissions. Option C is wrong because the education must be free. Option D is incorrect as the Act explicitly applies to private unaided schools for this provision.

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A. The school must admit the child only if it has vacant seats after admitting all general category students.

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C. The school can admit the child but is not required to provide free education as it is a private unaided institution.

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D. The RTE Act does not apply to private unaided schools, so they are not obligated to admit children from disadvantaged groups.

Question 7

Power of a lens:

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1/f (metres), in dioptre — P = 1/f. Positive for convex, negative for concave. 1 D = 1 m⁻¹.

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f

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f²

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1/f²

Question 8

Kerala's first Malayalam newspaper:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rajyasamacharam (1847, by Hermann Gundert) — Talasseri. ‌​‍Gundert (German missionary) also compiled Malayalam-English dictionary (1872). Paschimodayam was second.

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Kerala Kaumudi

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Mathrubhumi

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Manorama

Question 9

Reported speech: 'Which country do you come from?' said Ram.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ram asked which country I came from — Reported question: pronoun shift (you→I), tense back-shift (do come → came).‌​‍

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Ram asked which country you came from

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Ram asked which country are you coming from

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Ram asked which country I am coming from

Question 10

A Gram stain is performed on a bacterial sample from a patient's wound. The results show purple-colored cocci arranged in clusters. This finding most likely indicates the presence of a:

Accepted Answer

B. Gram-positive coccus. — Gram-positive bacteria retain the crystal violet stain and appear purple under the microscope, whereas Gram-negative bacteria appear red/pink. Cocci refer to spherical bacteria, and their arrangement in clusters is characteristic of Staphylococcus species. Therefore, purple-colored cocci in clusters indicate a Gram-positive coccus.

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A. Gram-negative bacillus.

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C. Gram-negative coccus.

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D. Gram-positive bacillus.

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #842