KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #868

Question 1

The superlative form of 'bad' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Worst — Bad — worse — worst.‌​‍

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Badder

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More bad

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Worse

Question 2

Lyman series (hydrogen) transitions end at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

n=1 (UV) — Balmer (n=2, visible), Paschen (n=3), Brackett (n=4), Pfund (n=5). ‌​‍All in IR except Lyman and Balmer.

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n=3 (IR)

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n=2 (visible)

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n=4

Question 3

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The total money value of all final goods and services produced within a country's boundaries in a year — GDP measures domestic output only — regardless of producer nationality.‌​‍

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The value of all goods exchanged in markets

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The income of citizens abroad

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A country's foreign reserves

Question 4

The People's Plan Campaign (PPC) in Kerala, initiated in 1996, is considered a landmark in the state's development journey. What was its most significant contribution to the Kerala Model?

Accepted Answer

C. It significantly strengthened local self-governance by devolving substantial planning and financial powers to Panchayati Raj Institutions, promoting participatory development. — The People's Plan Campaign (PPC) was a groundbreaking initiative aimed at decentralizing planning and empowering local self-governing institutions (Panchayati Raj Institutions) in Kerala. Its primary contribution was to devolve substantial planning and financial powers to the local bodies, fostering participatory development by enabling citizens to directly engage in decision-making and resource allocation for local projects. The other options describe objectives contrary to or not central to the PPC's core mission of democratic decentralization.

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A. It ushered in an era of rapid industrialization by attracting substantial foreign direct investment.

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B. It centralized fiscal powers with the state government to streamline economic planning and reduce local autonomy.

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D. It primarily aimed at modernizing the agricultural sector through large-scale corporate farming and export promotion.

Question 5

The Allahabad HC ruling on Indira Gandhi's election in 1975 was delivered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha — Justice J.L. ‌​‍Sinha nullified Indira Gandhi's 1971 election in Raj Narain vs Indira Gandhi (June 1975).

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Justice P.N. Bhagwati

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Justice A.N. Ray

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Justice H.R. Khanna

Question 6

Zamorin of Calicut ended:

Accepted Answer

1792 (Tipu/EIC) — After Anglo-Mysore wars.

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1800

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1857

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1947

Question 7

The voting age in India was reduced from 21 to 18 by which Constitutional Amendment?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

61st — The 61st Constitutional Amendment (1988) reduced the voting age from 21 to 18.‌​‍

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42nd

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44th

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73rd

Question 8

Who was the author of the book 'Adwaitha Panjaram'?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kunjan Pillai — Sree Narayana Guru's birth name was Nanu Asan; Adwaitha Panjaram is among his philosophical works.‌​‍

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Vakkom Maulavi

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Thycaud Ayya Guru

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V.T. Bhattathirippad

Question 9

The Shah Commission inquired into:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Emergency excesses — Justice J. ‌​‍C. Shah Commission (1977) inquired into excesses during Emergency. ‌​‍Reports documented detention, censorship, forced sterilisations.

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Partition violence

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Kashmir issue

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Goa liberation

Question 10

Thorium rich beaches:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala (Monazite) — Kerala coast.‌​‍

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Odisha

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MH

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Gujarat

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #868