KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #914

Question 1

President's pardoning power under Article:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

72 — Article 72 — President can grant pardons, reprieves, respites.‌​‍

Answer

71

Answer

70

Answer

73

Question 2

A person who cannot speak is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dumb / Mute — Dumb/mute = unable to speak; today 'mute' is preferred as 'dumb' has pejorative use.‌​‍

Answer

Blind

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Deaf

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Lame

Question 3

Human Genome Project completed in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2003 (first complete draft) — ~3.2 billion bp. ‌​‍~20,000-25,000 protein-coding genes. Only ~1.5% coding. ‌​‍Major international collaboration.

Answer

1990

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1953

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2020

Question 4

Highest mountain Australia:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kosciuszko — Mt. Kosciuszko.‌​‍

Answer

Townsend

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Bogong

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Ossa

Question 5

Antonym of VERBOSE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Concise — Verbose = using too many words.‌​‍

Answer

Wordy

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Detailed

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Lengthy

Question 6

The Karakoram range connects the Himalayas with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pamir Knot — Karakoram range links the Himalayas to the Pamir Knot.‌​‍

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Hindu Kush

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Deccan Plateau

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Alps

Question 7

Green Revolution crops:

Accepted Answer

Wheat and rice (HYV, fertilizers, irrigation) in Punjab, Haryana, W UP — M.S. Swaminathan 'Father of Green Revolution in India' (Norman Borlaug globally). 1960s-70s. Raised production.

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Cotton

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Tea

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Coffee

Question 8

FIFA 2022 won by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Argentina — Argentina.‌​‍

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France

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Brazil

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Germany

Question 9

Kerala's literacy rate (2011 Census):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

93.91% — 93.91% — highest in India.‌​‍

Answer

85.91%

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90.91%

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96.91%

Question 10

Aurangzeb's Deccan policy, characterized by prolonged military campaigns against the Marathas and Deccan Sultanates, significantly contributed to the decline of the Mughal Empire. Which of the following was a direct and critical consequence of this policy?

Accepted Answer

B. The depletion of the imperial treasury and the overstretching of administrative resources, leading to widespread provincial revolts. — Aurangzeb's protracted Deccan campaigns drained the vast resources of the Mughal Empire, both financially and militarily. The constant warfare led to the exhaustion of the imperial treasury, alienated many loyal nobles, and overstretched the administrative machinery. This financial strain and administrative decay, coupled with the emperor's long absence from the north, weakened central authority and fostered the rise of regional powers and subsequent revolts, ultimately accelerating the empire's decline.

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A. The emergence of a strong, centralized Maratha empire that could challenge Mughal supremacy across India.

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C. The complete eradication of regional identities and the imposition of a uniform Mughal culture across the Deccan region.

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D. A significant increase in trade and commerce in the Deccan, boosting the overall economic prosperity of the empire.

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #914