KAS Prelims Practice — Set 04

Q1.The Chola dynasty was based in:‌​‍

Q2.The Seven Years' War (1756-63) was:‌​‍

Q3.The Mountbatten Plan was announced on:

Q4.Advaita Vedanta (non-dualism) was systematised by:

Q5.Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

Q6.Gandhi was assassinated on:‌​‍

Q7.Under the Rowlatt Act of 1919:‌​‍

Q8.The 'Iqta' system in the Delhi Sultanate referred to:‌​‍

Q9.Mirabai, the Bhakti saint, was a devotee of:‌​‍

Q10.Cripps' Mission rejected because:

Q11.Climatic zones in India (broad):‌​‍

Q12.Haryana formed on:‌​‍

Q13.Loktak Lake is in:‌​‍

Q14.The three parallel ranges of the Himalayas (north to south) are:

Q15.Hemis National Park in:‌​‍

Q16.Indira Col is at:

Q17.Prime Meridian passes through:‌​‍

Q18.The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes is:‌​‍

Q19.First General Election turnout:‌​‍

Q20.Drafting Committee members:

Q21.Sarkaria Commission (1983) on:‌​‍

Q22.Point of Order:‌​‍

Q23.Who is the second-highest law officer in India?

Q24.President's Rule maximum duration:‌​‍

Q25.Goa statehood:‌​‍

Q26.First non-Congress PM:

Q27.UPSC is a constitutional body under:

Q28.The first PM of India to be from Rajya Sabha was:‌​‍

Q29.Article 280 deals with:‌​‍

Q30.Article 86 empowers the President to:‌​‍

Q31.Revenue Deficit is:‌​‍

Q32.The literacy rate of India (2011 Census):‌​‍

Q33.GDP is the sum of market value of final goods produced:‌​‍

Q34.ONDC stands for:‌​‍

Q35.India's NSSO replaced by:‌​‍

Q36.Match Plans to authors: (a) People's Plan (b) Bombay Plan (c) Gandhian Plan (d) National Planning Committee with (i) Nehru (ii) Shriman Narayan (iii) M.N. Roy (iv) J.R.D. Tata

Q37.DEMAT account:‌​‍

Q38.Acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately:‌​‍

Q39.The lens formula relates image distance v, object distance u, and focal length f as:

Q40.Which of these has the shortest wavelength among electromagnetic waves?‌​‍

Q41.Resonance frequency of LC circuit:‌​‍

Q42.Baking soda:‌​‍

Q43.The process of converting unsaturated oils to saturated fats by adding hydrogen is:

Q44.Catenation is most pronounced in:‌​‍

Q45.Study of tumors/cancer:‌​‍

Q46.Ethylene function:‌​‍

Q47.Number of muscles in human body:‌​‍

Q48.Direction: North + 180° = ?

Q49.Clock : Time :: Speedometer : ?‌​‍

Q50.If TEAM = 39, DEAR = ?‌​‍

Q51.If in a code language, 'CHAIR' is written as 'DIBJS', how is 'TABLE' written?‌​‍

Q52.100, 96, 91, 85, 78, ___‌​‍

Q53.'Flower' is related to Petal in the same way as 'Book' is related to:

Q54.A person was going south, turns left, left again, then right, then turns about. ‌​‍Which direction is he now?

Q55.Pointing to a photo, Ram said 'He is the son of my father's only son.' Who is in the photo?

Q56.7, 11, 17, 25, 35, ?‌​‍

Q57.Pointing to a man, a woman says 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' The woman is the man's:‌​‍

Q58.SCTIMST:

Q59.India's national tree is:‌​‍

Q60.The Eastern Roman Empire (whose capital fell in 1453) is also known as the:‌​‍

Q61.Abdul Kalam's role:‌​‍

Q62.Ratio in national flag:

Q63.India's rank in Ease of Doing Business 2020:‌​‍

Q64.Padma Awards for Kerala 2024:

Q65.India's G20 Presidency theme (2023) was:‌​‍

Q66.2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami magnitude:‌​‍

Q67.SEBI order 2024 on Adani:‌​‍

Q68.UPA chairperson:‌​‍

Q69.Ayushman Bharat provides health cover of:‌​‍

Q70.India's vaccination programme uses CoWIN. CoWIN stands for:‌​‍

Q71.Kalaripayattu originated in:‌​‍

Q72.Kerala's famous festival calendar:‌​‍

Q73.Khasakkinte Itihasam by:‌​‍

Q74.Which 1795 treaty heavily impacted Travancore's economic autonomy?‌​‍

Q75.Takazhi Sivasankara Pillai — Jnanpith:‌​‍

Q76.Mannam, the founder of NSS, is a popular name for:‌​‍

Q77.The headquarter of Kerala Sahitya Akademi transferred from Thiruvananthapuram to Thrissur in:‌​‍

Q78.Paliath Achan, who joined Velu Thampi's revolt, was the Prime Minister of:

Q79.The largest district in Kerala by area is:‌​‍

Q80.Kerala population density 2011:

Q81.Rubber producer top:‌​‍

Q82.Second longest river in Kerala:‌​‍

Q83.Loka Kerala Sabha comprises:

Q84.Who is the Chairperson of Kerala State Vanitha Commission (then)?

Q85.Year MGNREGA was fully implemented across Kerala:

Q86.A book giving meanings of words is a:‌​‍

Q87.The figure of speech 'The classroom was a zoo' is:

Q88.'His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love' is from:

Q89.Oxymoron combines:

Q90.Antonym of BRIGHT:‌​‍

Q91.Antonym of 'abundant':‌​‍

Q92.Synonym of QUAGMIRE:‌​‍

Q93.Synonym of DAUNTLESS:‌​‍

Q94.Seventy kilos ___ not what they want.

Q95.Synonym of VERBOSE:

Q96.Who wrote Veena Poovu?‌​‍

Q97.Sreeni (ONV's pet name):‌​‍

Q98.Who wrote Adhyatma Ramayanam?‌​‍

Q99.'Veena Poovu' was written by:‌​‍

Q100.Author of Oru Deshathinte Katha:‌​‍