KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #969

Question 1

MUDRA Bank was launched for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Micro/small enterprises — MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) provides loans to micro/small enterprises.‌​‍

Answer

Large industries

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Foreign trade

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Agriculture only

Question 2

If both President and VP posts are vacant, who acts as President?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Chief Justice of India — If both President and VP posts are vacant, the CJI acts as President (established by convention and Presidential Succession Act).‌​‍

Answer

PM

Answer

Speaker of LS

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Senior-most Governor

Question 3

'Spill the beans' means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reveal a secret — To reveal secret information.‌​‍

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Cook badly

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Drop food

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Plant seeds

Question 4

Sundarbans delta is formed by which rivers?

Accepted Answer

Ganga and Brahmaputra — The Sundarbans delta is formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra river systems in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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Ganga and Yamuna

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Mahanadi and Godavari

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Krishna and Cauvery

Question 5

The longest bone in the body is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Femur — Femur (thigh bone) = longest and strongest bone in the human body.‌​‍

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Humerus

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Tibia

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Fibula

Question 6

The word 'impossible' has which prefix?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

im- — 'im-' is a negating prefix (form of 'in-' before p, b, m). ‌​‍Others: unlikely, illegal, irregular.

Answer

-sible

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ible-

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pos-

Question 7

In Donne's 'A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning', the spiritual bond between lovers is compared to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

A twin-compass where one leg moves and the other stays rooted — John Donne's metaphysical conceit of stiff twin compasses.‌​‍

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A pendulum swinging in harmony

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A compass that always points north

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A pair of twin flames

Question 8

Change to indirect speech: Rita asked Ramesh, 'Do you know the answer?'

Accepted Answer

Rita asked Ramesh whether he knew the answer — Yes/No question → use 'whether/if'; tense shifts from present to past → 'knew'.

Answer

Rita asked Ramesh did he know the answer

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Rita asked Ramesh does he know the answer

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Rita asked Ramesh if he knows the answer

Question 9

Which element is common to all organic compounds?

Accepted Answer

Carbon — Carbon is the essential element in all organic compounds. The branch of chemistry dealing with carbon compounds is Organic Chemistry.

Answer

Oxygen

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Nitrogen

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Hydrogen

Question 10

Invertebrates without backbone include:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Insects, worms, sponges — No vertebral column.‌​‍

Answer

Fish

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Mammals

Answer

Birds

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #969