KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #977

Question 1

Antonym of OPEN:

Accepted Answer

Closed — Open ↔ closed.

Answer

Ajar

Answer

Wide

Answer

Clear

Question 2

Total Upanishads:

Accepted Answer

108 — 108, but 10-13 are principal ones.

Answer

10

Answer

52

Answer

200

Question 3

The minimum age to be a Rajya Sabha member is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

30 — Article 84: Rajya Sabha ≥30 years. ‌​‍Lok Sabha ≥25. Minister ≥25 (must become MP within 6 months).

Answer

40

Answer

25

Answer

35

Question 4

The Kundara Proclamation of 1809 called upon the people to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rise against the British — Velu Thampi's Kundara Proclamation rallied the people of Travancore against the British East India Company.‌​‍

Answer

Worship at temples

Answer

Support the Zamorin

Answer

Pay taxes promptly

Question 5

MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) guarantees:

Accepted Answer

100 days employment per rural household — MGNREGA (2005) guarantees 100 days of wage employment per rural household per year. Implemented during UPA-I.

Answer

50 days employment

Answer

75 days employment

Answer

150 days employment

Question 6

Currency of Russia:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ruble — Russian Ruble. Capital = Moscow.‌​‍

Answer

Euro

Answer

Krone

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Franc

Question 7

The basic functional unit of the kidney, responsible for filtering blood and producing urine, is known as the:

Accepted Answer

D. Nephron — The nephron is the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney, where blood filtration and urine formation occur. The glomerulus is a capillary network within the nephron, the renal pelvis collects urine from the nephrons, and the ureter transports urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Answer

A. Glomerulus

Answer

B. Renal pelvis

Answer

C. Ureter

Question 8

Citizenship Articles:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Art 5-11 — Citizenship provisions Art 5-11 Part II.‌​‍

Answer

Art 12-35

Answer

Art 36-51

Answer

Art 1-4

Question 9

An echo is produced by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Reflection of sound — Echo = reflection of sound from a surface. ‌​‍Needs minimum 17.2m distance from the reflecting surface.

Answer

Refraction of sound

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Absorption of sound

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Diffraction of sound

Question 10

What is the full form of HTML?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Hyper Text Markup Language — HTML = HyperText Markup Language. ‌​‍It is the standard language for creating web pages.

Answer

High Tech Modern Language

Answer

Hyper Transfer Markup Language

Answer

Home Tool Markup Language

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #977