KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #855

Question 1

Beri-beri is caused by deficiency of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vitamin B₁ (thiamine) — Thiamine deficiency → beri-beri (nervous/cardiac symptoms).‌​‍

Answer

Vitamin K

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Vitamin C

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Vitamin A

Question 2

Vulcanisation of rubber involves adding:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sulphur to cross-link chains — Vulcanisation (Charles Goodyear) cross-links rubber polymer chains with sulphur, improving elasticity and strength.‌​‍

Answer

Water

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Carbon

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Nitrogen

Question 3

Taj Mahal:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shah Jahan — Shah Jahan (for Mumtaz Mahal).‌​‍

Answer

Akbar

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Jahangir

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Aurangzeb

Question 4

Narmada rift valley between:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vindhya-Satpura — Runs through rift between Vindhya and Satpura.‌​‍

Answer

Western-Eastern Ghats

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Kashmir-Karakoram

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Himalaya-Aravalli

Question 5

Synonym of 'hazardous':

Accepted Answer

Dangerous — Hazardous = dangerous, perilous, risky.

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Safe

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Calm

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Easy

Question 6

A school counselor notices that a 16-year-old often isolates themselves after conflicts with peers. The counselor suspects this is due to the adolescent's developing sense of self and vulnerability. Which concept best describes this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A. Personal Fable (Elkind) — The Personal Fable (Elkind) refers to adolescents' belief that their experiences and feelings are unique and misunderstood, leading to isolation after peer conflicts. Cognitive dissonance involves mental discomfort from conflicting beliefs, self-efficacy is about confidence in abilities, and learned helplessness is a passive resignation to failure.

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B. Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger)

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C. Self-Efficacy (Bandura)

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D. Learned Helplessness (Seligman)

Question 7

Kolar Gold Fields in:

Accepted Answer

Karnataka — Karnataka — historic gold mines.

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

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Tamil Nadu

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Kerala

Question 8

The SI unit of length is:

Accepted Answer

metre — The SI base unit of length is the metre (m).

Answer

centimetre

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millimetre

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kilometre

Question 9

Indian Constitution bans:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Untouchability (Article 17) — a fundamental right — Protection of Civil Rights Act 1955 (earlier Untouchability Offences Act). ‌​‍SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.

Answer

Marriage

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Religion

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All castes

Question 10

The 'Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award' is given for excellence in which field?

Accepted Answer

C. Music and dance — The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award is specifically awarded for excellence in music and dance. Option A refers to a different award (Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award), while options B and D are incorrect as the Akademi focuses on performing arts rather than theatre or visual arts.

Answer

A. Literature and poetry

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B. Theatre and performing arts

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D. Visual arts and sculpture

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #855