KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #964

Question 1

Emile Durkheim's key concept was:‌​‍

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Social facts + collective conscience — Durkheim: 'Rules of Sociological Method' (1895). ‌​‍Social facts have existence outside individuals; collective conscience unites society.

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Class struggle

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Symbolic interaction

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Charismatic authority

Question 2

Forest types in India (5 major):‌​‍

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Tropical evergreen, deciduous, thorn, tidal, montane — Five broad types.‌​‍

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Alpine only

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Only evergreen

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Only deciduous

Question 3

According to the WHO/UNICEF initiative 'Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)', which of the following practices is NOT a part of the 'Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding'?

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C. Provide formula milk to all newborns immediately after birth to ensure adequate nutrition before breastfeeding is established. — Step 6 of the Ten Steps explicitly advises against offering artificial teats or pacifiers to breastfeeding infants. While formula may be medically indicated in rare cases, it is not part of the standard Ten Steps. Option A aligns with Step 4 (early initiation), Step B with Step 8 (feeding on demand), and Step D with Step 10 (post-discharge support). Option C violates Step 6 and Step 7 (rooming-in).

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A. Encourage immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth.

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B. Encourage unrestricted breastfeeding on demand and avoid teats or pacifiers to healthy term newborns.

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D. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge.

Question 4

Acculturation refers to:‌​‍

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Process where one culture adopts traits of another through contact — Acculturation involves cultural exchange and change through prolonged contact. ‌​‍Assimilation is fuller absorption into dominant culture.

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Learning own culture

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Enculturation

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Assimilation only

Question 5

Swathi Thirunal ruled:

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Travancore — Musician king of Travancore (1829-46).

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Cochin

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Malabar

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Kochi

Question 6

2nd Plan steel plants at:‌​‍

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Bhilai, Durgapur, Rourkela — Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Durgapur (WB), Rourkela (Odisha).‌​‍

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Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Salem

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Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata

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Delhi, Lucknow, Patna

Question 7

The Punnapra-Vayalar struggle (1946) in Alappuzha was against the Diwan of Travancore:‌​‍

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C.P. Ramaswami Iyer — Sir C.P. ‌​‍Ramaswami Iyer's proposal for 'American Model Arabikadalil' triggered the uprising.

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P. Rajagopalachari

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T. Madhava Rao

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R.K. Shanmukham Chetty

Question 8

CRISPR-Cas9 is used for:‌​‍

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Gene editing — precise DNA cuts guided by RNA — From bacterial immune system. ‌​‍Nobel 2020 (Charpentier & Doudna). Applications: therapy, agriculture, basic research.

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Vaccination

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Staining

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Only diagnostics

Question 9

Kudumbashree (Kerala) is:‌​‍

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Women's self-help poverty alleviation programme — 1998 by Kerala govt + NABARD. ‌​‍SHGs, neighbourhood groups, CDS. Empowered rural women. ‌​‍Micro-enterprises.

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Industry

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Political party

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Bank

Question 10

Principle of conservation of momentum in rocket propulsion explains:‌​‍

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Thrust = (dm/dt)·v_exhaust — Rocket equation: v = v_e ln(m0/m). ‌​‍Works in vacuum (Newton's third law, not air pushing).

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Buoyancy

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Capillary rise

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Gravity

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #964