KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #982

Question 1

Which colour of light has the longest wavelength?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Red — Red (~700 nm) has longest wavelength in visible spectrum; violet (~400 nm) shortest.‌​‍

Answer

Violet

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Green

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Blue

Question 2

Telescope is used to observe:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Distant objects (stars, planets) — Telescopes magnify distant objects; refracting (Galilean, Keplerian) and reflecting types.‌​‍

Answer

X-rays

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Small objects

Answer

Underwater

Question 3

CRR is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cash Reserve Ratio — % of deposits to be kept with RBI — Tool of monetary policy. ‌​‍SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) kept in liquid assets with bank itself.

Answer

Credit Risk Ratio

Answer

Cost

Answer

None

Question 4

Marginal Rate of Substitution (MRS) is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Slope of indifference curve — rate at which consumer exchanges one good for another — MRS diminishes along indifference curve (as you consume more of one good, you give up less of the other).‌​‍

Answer

Quantity ratio

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Income ratio

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Price ratio

Question 5

The first Governor of RBI was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Osborne Smith — Sir Osborne Smith, Australian banker, was first RBI Governor (1935-37). ‌​‍CD Deshmukh was first Indian Governor (1943-49).

Answer

I. G. Patel

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Raghuram Rajan

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C. D. Deshmukh

Question 6

Samudragupta called 'Napoleon of India' by:

Accepted Answer

V.A. Smith — V.A. Smith called him that due to extensive conquests.

Answer

R.C. Majumdar

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Nehru

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Romila Thapar

Question 7

Error: 'The news are shocking':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

are — News is singular → 'is' not 'are'.‌​‍

Answer

The

Answer

news

Answer

shocking

Question 8

Bt cotton:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Both — Pest resistance + better yields.‌​‍

Answer

Pest resistant (Bacillus thuringiensis gene)

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More yield

Answer

Drought tolerant

Question 9

Who was the first Attorney General of India?

Accepted Answer

M.C. Setalvad — M.C. Setalvad was the first Attorney General of India, serving from 1950 to 1963.

Answer

C.K. Daphtary

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Niren De

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S.V. Gupte

Question 10

Dead Sea lies between:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Israel-Jordan — Between Israel and Jordan — ~430m below sea level.‌​‍

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Egypt-Sudan

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Syria-Lebanon

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Iran-Iraq

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #982