KAS Prelims Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, Physics +8 more

Question 1

Varna and Jati:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Varna: 4-fold classical (Brahmin-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra). Jati: thousands of local endogamous birth groups — Operational caste = jati. ‌​‍Varna is ideological classification. Dalits were placed outside varna ('Panchama' or 'Avarna').

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Only Jati

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Only Varna

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Same

Question 2

Aurangzeb's reign (1658-1707) is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Re-imposition of jizya (1679), southern expansion into Deccan, overreach — Reversed Akbar's sulh-i-kul; fought 27 years in Deccan (1680s-1707). ‌​‍Execution of Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur (1675). Empire reached largest extent but exhausted.

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Religious tolerance

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Patronage of music

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Translation of Hindu epics

Question 3

Deepest port:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vizag — Visakhapatnam (natural harbour).‌​‍

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Mumbai

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Chennai

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JNPT

Question 4

Tenth Schedule deals with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Anti-defection — Added by 52nd Amendment (1985).‌​‍

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Municipalities

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Panchayats

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Languages

Question 5

The Vishaka Guidelines (1997) laid down by the Supreme Court related to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sexual harassment at workplace — Vishaka vs State of Rajasthan (1997) laid down guidelines — codified in POSH Act 2013.‌​‍

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Child marriage

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Dowry prohibition

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Right to Education

Question 6

Inflation targeting in India is officially set at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

4% (+/- 2%) — RBI's formal inflation target: 4% CPI inflation with a tolerance band of ±2% (i.e., 2-6%). ‌​‍Set in 2016, renewed 2021.

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2-4%

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Zero inflation

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6%

Question 7

Polaroid absorbs:

Accepted Answer

Light polarised perpendicular to transmission axis — Malus's law: I = I₀ cos²θ. Natural light is unpolarised; Polaroid makes it 50% intensity, linearly polarised.

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All light

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Only red

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Only UV

Question 8

7, 11, 17, 25, 35, ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

47 — Differences: 4,6,8,10,12. Next = 35+12 = 47.‌​‍

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49

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45

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50

Question 9

Total of the ages of A, B and C at present are 90 years. ‌​‍Ten years ago, the ratio of their ages was 1:2:3. What is the age of B at present?

Accepted Answer

30 — 10 yrs ago total=90-30=60. ‌​‍Ratio 1:2:3 means shares of 60 = 10:20:30. B then was 20, now 30.

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20

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40

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50

Question 10

Noto, which suffered a 7.5 earthquake and tsunami on New Year's Day 2024, is in which country?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Japan — The Noto Peninsula is in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.‌​‍

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Afghanistan

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South Korea

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India

Question 11

Cultural Capital:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thrissur — Thrissur.‌​‍

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Kochi

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Kozhikode

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TVM

Question 12

Kerala's tourism ranked:

Accepted Answer

Top 10 global destinations (various lists) — Several international accolades.

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Last

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Unknown

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Only Asia

Question 13

The interrogative pronoun in 'Who is she?' is:

Accepted Answer

Who — 'Who' asks about a person — interrogative pronoun.

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is

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she

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what

Question 14

Synonym of EPHEMERAL:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Short-lived — Lasting short time.‌​‍

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Permanent

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Eternal

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Long

Question 15

In the number series 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 91, one number is wrong. ‌​‍Find the wrong number.

Accepted Answer

31 — Differences: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 35. ‌​‍Should be perfect squares (1²,2²,3²,4²,5²,6²=36). Last diff 35 instead of 36. ‌​‍Sequence: 1, 2, 6, 15, 31, 56, 92. Wrong = 91. ‌​‍Mark B.

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15

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91

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56

KAS Prelims Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, English, Physics +8 more