KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #993

Question 1

Largest country by area:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Russia — Russia — 17.1 million sq km.‌​‍

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Canada

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USA

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China

Question 2

Pazhassi Raja was the ruler of:

Accepted Answer

Kottayam (Malabar) — Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja — ruler of Kottayam (Malabar), fought British.

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Travancore

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Cochin

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Kozhikode

Question 3

What made the 2021 Kerala Assembly election historic?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First time LDF retained power consecutively — Ended alternating trend.‌​‍

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UDF always wins

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Alternating ended

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All

Question 4

The Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 marked a temporary truce between the Indian National Congress and the British government. Which of the following statements accurately reflects a key outcome or provision of this pact?

Accepted Answer

B. The Indian National Congress agreed to participate in the Second Round Table Conference. — The Gandhi-Irwin Pact, signed in March 1931, primarily aimed at ending the Civil Disobedience Movement and securing Congress's participation in the Second Round Table Conference in London. While the pact included concessions like the release of political prisoners not convicted of violence and the right to collect salt for personal use, it did not promise complete independence. Option C is incorrect as only non-violent political prisoners were to be released, and Option D misrepresents the limited concession regarding salt.

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A. The British government agreed to grant complete independence to India within a specified timeframe.

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C. All political prisoners, including those convicted of violence, were to be immediately released.

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D. The British government conceded the right to all Indians to manufacture and sell salt freely.

Question 5

Raisi death:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Helicopter crash May 2024 — Helicopter crash May 2024.‌​‍

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Illness

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Natural

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Assassinated

Question 6

The basic unit of classification is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Species — Species is the basic unit of biological classification. ‌​‍Hierarchy: Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species.

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Kingdom

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Genus

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Family

Question 7

The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) proposed:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Three-tier federation with grouping of provinces; rejected eventually — Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps, A.V. ‌​‍Alexander. Initially accepted by both Congress and League; broke down over grouping clause. ‌​‍Led to Direct Action Day (16 Aug 1946).

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Only provincial autonomy

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Dominion status only

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Immediate partition

Question 8

NEP 2020 emphasizes a shift in assessment practices from primarily summative and rote-learning based to one that is more:

Accepted Answer

B. Formative, competency-based, and designed to promote learning and development. — NEP 2020 calls for a transformation in assessment, moving towards formative, competency-based evaluation that assesses higher-order skills and promotes learning, rather than just rote memorization. Option A contradicts the policy's move away from high-stakes, frequent standardized tests. Option C suggests an exclusive reliance which is too extreme. Option D highlights a traditional use of assessment that NEP 2020 seeks to de-emphasize.

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A. Focused on standardized national-level examinations at every grade.

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C. Exclusively reliant on peer-assessment and self-assessment for all academic levels.

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D. Primarily used for ranking students and schools at district and state levels.

Question 9

The start codon in translation is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

AUG — AUG codes for methionine and signals protein synthesis start. ‌​‍UAA/UAG/UGA are stop codons.

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UAG

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UGA

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UAA

Question 10

India's total area is approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3.29 million sq km — India's area ≈ 3,287,263 sq km — 7th largest country.‌​‍

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5.6 million sq km

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1.6 million sq km

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1.3 million sq km

KAS Prelims Mixed Practice Test #993