KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #909

Question 1

Downs in:

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Australia — Australian temperate grassland.

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UK

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USA

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Europe

Question 2

Indian sociology pioneer:

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All — Ghurye: 'Caste and Race in India'. Srinivas: coined 'Sanskritisation'. Karve: kinship in India. Also D.P. Mukherji, A.R. Desai.

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G. S. Ghurye

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M. N. Srinivas

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Irawati Karve

Question 3

Which kingdom do bacteria belong to?‌​‍

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Monera — Prokaryotes (bacteria, cyanobacteria) belong to Monera in the 5-kingdom classification.‌​‍

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Animalia

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Protista

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Plantae

Question 4

Paytm IPO:‌​‍

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Nov 2021 — disappointing — Disappointing listing 2021.‌​‍

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2020

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Successful

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Cancelled

Question 5

Palakkad Gap connects Kerala with:‌​‍

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Tamil Nadu — Palakkad Gap — only major break in Western Ghats, connects Kerala and Tamil Nadu.‌​‍

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Karnataka

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Goa

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AP

Question 6

The concept of 'Republic' in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from:‌​‍

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French Constitution — The concept of Republic, Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in the Preamble was borrowed from the French Constitution (French Revolution ideals).‌​‍

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Canadian Constitution

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British Constitution

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USA Constitution

Question 7

Alzheimer's:‌​‍

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Memory loss, brain atrophy — Neurodegenerative — beta-amyloid plaques.‌​‍

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Only memory

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Liver

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Kidney

Question 8

Nizamuddin Auliya from:

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Delhi Chishti — Delhi Chishti saint.

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Ajmer

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Lahore

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Daulatabad

Question 9

The direction of force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field is given by:‌​‍

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Fleming's Left-Hand Rule — Forefinger = field, middle = current, thumb = force/motion (used in motors).‌​‍

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Fleming's Right-Hand Rule

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Right-hand thumb rule

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Lenz's law

Question 10

A patient who recently lost a job shows a sudden increase in interest in learning new skills and setting career goals. Which theory of motivation best explains this behavior?

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A. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs — Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggests that individuals are motivated to fulfill needs in a specific order, and loss of a job (a physiological need) may drive the patient to seek higher-level needs like esteem and self-actualization. Herzberg's theory focuses on job satisfaction factors, McClelland's theory emphasizes achievement, power, and affiliation motives, and Skinner's theory relates to behavioral reinforcement.

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B. Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

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C. McClelland's Achievement Motivation Theory

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D. Skinner's Operant Conditioning

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #909