KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #886

Question 1

'Bona fide' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Genuine — Latin — in good faith, genuine.‌​‍

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Official

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Bad faith

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Unknown

Question 2

Election Commissioner of India (CEC 2024-26):

Accepted Answer

Both A and B — Rajiv Kumar till Feb 2025; Gyanesh Kumar after.

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Rajiv Kumar

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Gyanesh Kumar

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Sushil Chandra

Question 3

Bhakra Nangal Dam on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sutlej — Sutlej River.‌​‍

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Ganga

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Yamuna

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Beas

Question 4

Phloem transports:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Food — Sugar and food.‌​‍

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Gases

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Both

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Water

Question 5

Galvanisation is coating iron with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Zinc — Galvanisation = coating iron with zinc to prevent rusting.‌​‍

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Copper

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Tin

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Chromium

Question 6

The National Health Policy 2017 outlines a significant increase in public health expenditure to improve the overall health infrastructure and services. By which year does it aim to increase public health spending to 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Accepted Answer

C. 2025 — The National Health Policy 2017 targets increasing public health expenditure to 2.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2025. This ambitious goal is crucial for strengthening primary healthcare, improving access to essential services, and reducing the financial burden on individuals, thereby moving towards universal health coverage. The other years are not the specific targets mentioned in the policy for this particular objective.

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A. 2020

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B. 2022

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D. 2030

Question 7

Art 19(1)(a):

Accepted Answer

Freedom of speech and expression — Includes press freedom (implied).

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Freedom of movement

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Freedom of assembly

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Freedom of trade

Question 8

Carbon-14, used in radiocarbon dating, differs from carbon-12 in:

Accepted Answer

Number of neutrons — ¹²C has 6 neutrons; ¹⁴C has 8 neutrons — both have 6 protons.

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Number of protons

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Number of electrons

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Charge

Question 9

The Western Ghats are also known as:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sahyadri — The Western Ghats are called Sahyadri; they run parallel to India's west coast.‌​‍

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Aravalli

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Nilgiri

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Purvanchal

Question 10

Antonym of LAUGH:

Accepted Answer

Cry — Laugh ↔ cry.

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Chuckle

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Giggle

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Smile

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #886