KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #922

Question 1

Durkheim's 'Suicide' (1897) identified types including:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Egoistic, Altruistic, Anomic, Fatalistic — Durkheim: suicide rates vary by social integration/regulation. ‌​‍Egoistic (low integration), Altruistic (high integration), Anomic (low regulation), Fatalistic (excessive regulation).

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Only individual

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Only economic

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Only religious

Question 2

Electromagnetic induction — the generation of EMF when flux changes — was discovered by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Faraday — Michael Faraday (1831) demonstrated electromagnetic induction.‌​‍

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Oersted

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Maxwell

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Ampere

Question 3

Study of liver:

Accepted Answer

Hepatology — Hepatology.

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Nephrology

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Cardiology

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Urology

Question 4

Who was the social reformer related to 'Kallumala Agitation'?

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali led the Kallumala (stone-ornaments) agitation in 1915.

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Kurumban Daivathan

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Kalikutty Asatty

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K.C. Narayani Amma

Question 5

The Emergency in India was declared in which year?

Accepted Answer

1975 — National Emergency was declared on 25 June 1975 by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of PM Indira Gandhi. It lasted until 21 March 1977.

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1971

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1977

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1980

Question 6

Kharif season is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jun-Nov — Kharif = June-November (monsoon crops: rice, maize, cotton, jute).‌​‍

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Nov-Apr

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Mar-Jun

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Jan-Mar

Question 7

The place known as 'Granary of South India' is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thanjavur — Thanjavur (Cauvery delta) — known as the rice bowl/granary of South India.‌​‍

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Kottayam

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Kanyakumari

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Trichy

Question 8

What was the primary reason for India's Balance of Payments (BoP) crisis in 1991, which necessitated the adoption of economic reforms?

Accepted Answer

B. A severe fiscal deficit coupled with a shortage of foreign exchange reserves — The 1991 BoP crisis stemmed from a combination of factors including large fiscal deficits, a sharp decline in foreign exchange reserves (partly due to the Gulf War), and high external debt. While the collapse of the Soviet Union impacted trade, it was not the primary cause. Excessive aid or agricultural overproduction were not direct triggers.

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A. Excessive foreign aid inflows leading to inflation

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C. Overproduction of agricultural goods causing a glut in global markets

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D. The collapse of the Soviet Union, India's primary trading partner at the time

Question 9

Heisenberg uncertainty significant for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Microscopic (electrons) — Δx·Δp ≥ h/4π ≈ 10⁻³⁵. Negligible for macroscopic, fundamental for electrons.‌​‍

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None

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Only light

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Macroscopic bodies

Question 10

The Swiss scientist who researched causes of diseases during the Renaissance was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus — Paracelsus pioneered medical chemistry and iatrochemistry.‌​‍

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Galen

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Andreas Vesalius

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William Harvey

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #922