KAS model questions and answers

 Kerala Administrative Service

Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) is the civil service of Kerala. The officers for this post will be recruited by Kerala Public Service Commission through KAS examination. Like Indian administrative Services.

  

                    The Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) will soon be conducting the Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) examination, for the first-time ever. Notification for the examination will be soon announced said PSC Chairman MK Sakeer. He added that once the syllabus and eligibility criteria for the examination was finalised, the exam date would be released. The examination would be conducted in the online mode.

So friends prepare well for this competitive exam.Now we can discuss some expected questions and answers in KAS exam syllabus.

KAS model questions and answers

1. Who among the following descend from both Timur and Genghis Khan?

A. Muizzuddin Mohammed

B. Mohd bin Tughluq

C. Babur

D. AlauddinKhilji

Ans : C. Babur

• Babur was a direst descendant of Emperor Timur the great (Tamurlane) from Transoxiana (in modern day Uzbekistan) and Genghis Khan.
• Babur was the eldest son of Umar Sheikh Mirza,governor of Farghana and great grandson of Timur the great. He ascended the throne of Farghana in its capital Akhsikent in 1494 at the age of twelve.He conquered samarkand two years later,only to lose the vilayat of Fergana soon after.In his attempt to reconquer Fergana,he lost control of Samarkand.

2. Superfluidity is the characteristic property of a fluid with zero viscosity which therefore flows without loss of kinetic energy.Which of the following theories predict superfluidity?

A. Newtons laws of motion

B. General Theory of Relativity

C. Bose-Einstein Condensation

D. Hawking Radition

Ans : C. Bose-Einstein Condensation

• The phenomenon is related to Bose-Einstein condensation,but neither is a specific type of the other:not all Bose-Einstein condensates can be regarded as super fluids,and not all super fluids are Bose-Einstein condensates.
• Super fluidity was originally discovered in liquid helium,by pyotr Kapitsa and John F. Allen.It has since been described through phenomenology and microscopic theories.The discovery of super fluidity in helium - 3 was the basis for the award of the 1996 Nobel prize in physics.This process is similar to the electron pairing in superconductivity.

3. Which of the following countries in not a member of "The Quad"?

A. India

B. United States

C. China

D. Australia

Ans : C. China

• The quadrilateral security dialogue (QSD,also known as the Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue between the united states,japan,Australia and India that is maintained by talks between member countries.The dialogue was initiated in 2007 by prime minister shinzo Abe of Japan,with the support of Vice president Dick Cheney of the US,prime minister John Howard of Australia and prime minister Manmohan Singh of India.the dialogue was paralleled by joint military exercises of an unprecedented scale,titled exercise malabar.

4.Who among the following is regarded as the hero of the martyr of the earliest war of Indian Independence?

A. Mangal Pandey

B. Shaheed Jayeee Rajguru

C. Tantya Tope

D. Rani Laxmi Bai

Ans : B. Shaheed Jayeee Rajguru

• Jayakrishna Rajaguru Mohapatra (29 October 1739 - 6 December 1806) popularly known as jayi Rajaguru was a prominent figure of the Indian independence movement in the state of Odisha.

5. Who among the following known as "Deenabandhu" ?

A. Sardar Patel

B. C.F Andrews

C. Rabindranath Tagore

D. Subhas Bose

Ans : B. C.F Andrews

• C.F Andrews was affectionately dubbed Christ's faithful apostle by Gandhi,based on his initials,C.F.A. for his contributions to the Indian Independence movement Gandhi and his students at St.Stephen's college,Delhi,named him Deenabandhu, or 'Friend of the poor'.
• A christian missionary,educator and social reformer in India,he became a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi and identified with the cause of India's independence.He was instrumental in convincing Gandhi to return to India from South Africa,where Gandhi had been a leading light in the Indian civil rights struggle.

6. Manu Bhaker has been in the news recently.She is associated with which sport?

A. Cricket

B. Vollyball

C. Shooting

D. Gymnastics

Ans : C. Shooting

• Manu Bhaker is a sport shooter from India.She represented India at the 2018 ISSF world cup and won two gold medals.She is the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the ISSF world cup.
• In the 2018 international shooting sport federation world cup held at Guadalajara,mexico,Bhaker won the gold medal in women's 10 meter air pistol,defeating Mexico's Alejandra Zavalaa , a two time champion.Bhaker scored 237.1 the final match against Zavalaa, who scored 237.1 by winning the gold medal at age 16, Bhaker became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the world cup.

7. The famous 'Kudara Proclamation' was made in the year
A. 1806 

B. 1809

C. 1819

D. 1931

Ans : B. 1809

8. "The gold flood of 99" in periyar is associated to with which great movement in Kerala history?

A. The formation of SNDP

B. Guruvayur Satyagraha

C. Temple Entry Proclamation

D. Vaikom Satyagraha

Ans : D. Vaikom Satyagraha

9. The first malayalam actor to win the prestigious "Bharat" award for best actor was:

A. P.J Antony

B. Thikkurissi Sukumaran nair

C. Sathyan

D. Balan K Nair

Ans : A. P.J Antony

10. Which among the following statements are correct about the preamble of Indian constitution.

1. Constitution derives its power from the preamble.
2. Preamble specifies the objectives of the constitution.
3. Preamble is non justiciable in nature.

 Select the correct answer code using the codes given below.

A. 1 and 3 only

B. 3 only

C. 2 and 3 only

D. All of the above

Ans : C. 2 and 3 only

11. Which among the following factors constitutes the primary sector.

1. Fishing
2. Floriculture
3. Mining
4. Dairy products.

Select the answer code given below.
A. 1 and 4 only

B. 1,2 and 4 only

C. 1 and 2 only

D. All of the above

Ans : D. All of the above

12. Sudarshana lake is one of the oldest man made reservoirs in the world.It was built by:

A. Mahakashyao Rudradaman

B. Pushyagupta

C. Ahmed Shah

D. Asoka

Ans : B. Pushyagupta

• Pushyagupta, a local governor during the time of chandragupta maurya constructed the sudarshana lake for checking floods.

13. Which of the following is the oldest range of fold mountains in India?

A. Karakoram

B. Vindhyas

C. Aravallis

D. Himalayas

Ans : C. Aravallis

14. Women were given the right to vote in India as per which of the following constitutional reforms?

A. Government of India Act 1935

B. Government of India Act 1919

C. Indian Councils Act 1892

D. Minto Morley Reforms

Ans : B. Government of India Act 1919

15. The term 'Novichok' has been in news recently.What is Novichok?

A. Mascot of winter Olympics in South Korea

B. A Russian military grade nerve agent

C. A nuclear Submarine

D. An AI interface which can play chess

Ans : B. A Russian military grade nerve agent

• The name 'Novichok' means "newcomer" in Russian,and applies to a group of advanced nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. They were known as fourth-generation chemical weapons and were known as fourth-generation chemical weapons and were developed under a Soviet programme code named Folian.
• They are recently in the news because they were used to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter in UK leading to the present standoff between Russia and the UK.

16. Choose a water soluble vitamin

A. Vitamin A

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin C

D. Vitamin E

Ans :  C. Vitamin C

17. The metal present in chlorophyll is:
A. Iron
B. Cobalt
C. Magnesium
D. Nickel
Ans : C. Magnesium

18. A peptide hormone is
A. Estrone
B. Corticoid
C. Progesterone
D. Insulin
Ans : D. Insulin


19. World first bank to deploy a robot for customer service
A. HSBC
B. Axis Bank
C. HDFC
D. ICICI
Ans : C. HDFC

20. Goods and service Tax is set to be introduced by the Union Govt. on
A. April 1st 2017
B. May 1st 2017
C. June 1st 2017
D. July 1st 2017
Ans : D. July 1st 2017

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