Kerala PSC KAS Prelims Paper 2 Mock Test - 5 - Kerala PSC KAS MCQ

• Statement 1 is correct. Meghalaya became 1st state in India to ensure conservation of water and have its own State Water Policy. This move comes following a nod given by State Cabinet for the purpose.

• Statement 2 is correct. Policy also seeks to ensure the protection and conservation of catchment areas of all water sources in state so as to prevent degradation of quantity and quality of water sources. It also outlines issue of river pollution. Implementation: For the purpose of implementation of the policy via active participation of the community a Water Sanitation Village Council at the village level would be constituted.

The Kharga Corps of Army and Air Force completed a joint military exercise in Punjab, highlighting the collaborative efforts between different branches of the Indian military to enhance operational readiness and coordination.

India clinched 3 Gold and 2 Bronze medals at the Asian Open Pickleball, showcasing the country's growing prowess in this emerging sport.

The new marine tardigrade species has been named Batillipes Chandrayaani, reflecting the ongoing research and discovery in marine biodiversity.

India bagged 43 medals at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships, demonstrating the nation's strength in boxing at the youth level.

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day in 1914, establishing a day to honor mothers and their contributions to society, which is now celebrated annually in many countries.

Thalassemia is primarily classified into Alpha and Beta types, both of which relate to defects in hemoglobin production and can lead to various health complications.

Individuals with Thalassemia often require regular blood transfusions to manage severe anemia caused by excessive red blood cell destruction, which is a hallmark of the disorder.

Maharana Pratap is famously known for the Battle of Haldighati in 1576, where he fiercely resisted Mughal forces, becoming a symbol of Rajput valor and resistance.

West Nile fever, spread by the Culex mosquito, has raised health alerts in Kerala, emphasizing the importance of mosquito control and public health measures.

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his literary work "Gitanjali," marking a significant achievement in global literature.

The theme for World Red Cross Day 2024 is "I give with joy, and the joy I give is a reward," highlighting the spirit of volunteerism and community service that the Red Cross embodies.

Reno, Nevada, was founded in 1868, and has since developed into a significant city known for its tourism and gaming industries.

The Bambi Bucket is a specialized apparatus used for aerial firefighting, allowing helicopters to carry and disperse large volumes of water over fires, effectively aiding in fire control.

Therefore, all three statements are correct. Statement 1 is correct because people can be exposed to arsenic through contaminated water, food, and tobacco smoke. Statement 2 is correct because long-term exposure to arsenic can cause cancer and skin lesions. Statement 3 is correct because arsenic is naturally present at high levels in the groundwater of some countries. Therefore, the correct answer is option (d).

• It was established under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Statement 3 is correct: It is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and State Governments.

  • The Central Government, through the Food Corporation of India (FCI), purchases, stores, transports and allocates food grains to States. ○ The States identify eligible families, issue Ration Cards and supervise the functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) etc.

• Statement 1 is incorrect. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in Delhi to accelerate vector control measures.

• Statement 2 is correct. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is all set to launch a special campaign in Delhi to sensitize and mobilise the community on measures for prevention and control of Vector Borne Diseases (VBDs) like Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya.

• Statement 3 is correct. This is probably the first time that three governments-national, state and local bodies- will converge in their efforts to mobilise the community for a public health activity. All Members of Parliament of Delhi and Mayors of all three Delhi Municipal Corporations for their active involvement in this campaign. A total of 286 ward-wise teams (in all 272 Municipal wards and 14 locations of NDMC) have been constituted with 20-25 members per team including officers of the Municipal Corporation along with officers from Central Government and Government of NCTD. The Northern Railways and Delhi Cantonment Board will also carry out the activities in campaign mode for prevention and control of VBDs in their areas.

• Statement 1 is incorrect. Real GDP is calculated in a way such that the goods and services are evaluated at some constant set of prices (or constant prices).

• Since these prices remain fixed, if the Real GDP changes, the volume of production undergoes changes.

• Statement 2 is also incorrect. Nominal GDP is the value of GDP at the current prevailing prices. The ratio of nominal to real GDP is called GDP Deflator.

• Statement 3 is correct. The ratio of nominal GDP to real GDP (GDP Deflator) gives an idea of how the prices have moved from the base year. Nominal GDP

  • It is an assessment of economic production in an economy but includes the current prices of goods and services in its calculation.

  • GDP is typically measured as the monetary value of goods and services produced.

  • Since nominal GDP doesn't remove the pace of rising prices when comparing one period to another, it can inflate the growth figure.

• Real GDP

  • It is a measure of a country's total economic output that is adjusted for price changes.

  • Real GDP makes comparing of GDP in different years more meaningful, because it allows comparisons of the actual volume of goods and services without inflation.

  • Real GDP is calculated using a deflator or price index, a number that expresses prices in each year relative to a base year.

• The correct answer is option (b), 2 only. The Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme is a government-backed scheme that allows individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) to invest in gold without physically holding the metal. The SGBs are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of the Government of India, and they are denominated in units of one gram of gold.

• With regard to the statements provided, statement 1 is not correct, as the SGBs are not restricted for sale to individuals and HUFs only. The SGBs can also be purchased by banks, trusts, universities, charitable institutions, and other eligible entities. Statement 2 is correct, as the capital gains tax arising on the redemption of an SGB has been exempted. The capital gains tax on the sale of SGBs is the same as the capital gains tax on the sale of physical gold, which is currently taxed at a rate of 20% with indexation. Therefore, the correct answer is option (b).

• Statement 1 is incorrect. SEQI has been developed by NITI Aayog to evaluate the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs) in the school education sector. It has been developed through a collaborative process including key stakeholders such as the Ministry of HumanResource Development (MHRD), the World Bank and sector experts.

• Statement 2 is correct. Among the large states ,Kerala bagged the top spot while UttarPradesh scored the lowest. Among the smaller states Manipur bagged the top spot whereas Arunachal Pradesh came last.

• The correct answer is option (c), both 1 and 2. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are two measures of inflation in India. The WPI is a measure of the average change in the prices of goods traded between businesses, while the CPI is a measure of the average change in the prices of goods and services consumed by households.

• With regard to the statements provided, statement 1 is correct. The WPI basket does not cover services, such as housing, education, and recreation, while the CPI basket does. This means that the WPI measures the change in prices of only a subset of the goods and services consumed by households, while the CPI measures the change in prices of a broader range of goods and services. Statement 2 is also correct, as the weightage of the food group is higher in the CPI basket than in the WPI basket. This reflects the fact that food is a larger share of household consumption compared to business expenditure. Therefore, the correct answer is option (c).

• Statement 1 is correct: G-secs practically carry no risk of default and, hence, are called riskfree gilt-edged instruments. Gilt-edged securities are high-grade investment bonds offered by governments and large corporations as a means of borrowing funds.

• Statement 2 is not correct: Such securities are of two types:

  • Treasury Bills

    • They are short term instruments

    • With original maturities of less than one year- presently issued in three tenors, namely, 91 days, 182 days and 364 day

    • Government bonds or dated securities

    • They are Long term instruments.

    • With original maturity of one year or more.

• In India, the Central Government issues both treasury bills and bonds or dated securities

  • while the State Governments issue only bonds or dated securities, which are called the State Development Loans (SDLs).

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 1 is correct because the NIIF is an investment vehicle that funds infrastructure projects, and statement 2 is correct because the NIIF manages three funds that are registered as AIFs with SEBI. Therefore, the correct answer is option (c).

Option (b) is the correct answer. Blood vessels: There are different types of blood vessels in the body. You know that during inhalation a fresh supply of oxygen fills the lungs. Oxygen has to be transported to the rest of the body. Also, the blood picks up the waste materials including carbon dioxide from the cells. This blood has to go back to the heart for transport to the lungs for removal of carbon dioxide. So, two types of blood vessels, arteries and veins are present in the body.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched. Arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body. Since the blood flow is rapid and at a high pressure, the arteries have thick elastic walls.

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. Veins are the vessels which carry carbon dioxide-rich blood from all parts of the body back to the heart. The veins have thin walls. There are valves present in veins which allow blood to flow only towards the heart.

All statements are correct. With rapid increase in human population, conventional agricultural may not be able to meet the demand of food. One of the alternate sources of proteins for animal and human nutrition is Single Cell Protein (SCP).

Single - cell protein (SCP) refers to edible unicellular microorganisms. The biomass or protein extract from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteria may be used as an ingredient or a substitute for protein-rich foods, and is suitable for human consumption or as animal feeds. It has a very high rate of biomass production and growth. Incidentally, industrial agriculture marked by a high-water footprint, high land use, biodiversity destruction, general environmental degradation and contributes to climate change by emission of a third of all greenhouse gases. Production of SCP does not necessarily exhibit any of these serious drawbacks

Statement 1 is correct. Vitamins are organic substances made by plants and animals that are essential for the human body to grow and function properly. They help us in protecting our body against diseases. They also help in keeping our eyes (Vitamin A), bones (Vitamin D), teeth and gums (Vitamin C) healthy.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Vitamins are both water and fat soluble. Vitamins A, D, E, K are fat-soluble. These can dissolve in fats and oils. They are absorbed along with fats in the diet and can be stored in the body's fatty tissue. Vitamin C and members of the vitamin B complex are water-soluble. They can dissolve in water. Water-soluble vitamins are carried to the body's tissue but are not stored in the body.

The heart is an organ which beats continuously to act as a pump for the transport of blood, which carries other substances with it.

Statement 1 is correct. Heart is divided into 4 chambers, two upper and two lower.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The two upper chambers are called the atria (singular: atrium) and the two lower chambers are called the ventricles. The partition between the chambers helps to avoid mixing up of blood rich in oxygen with the blood rich in carbon dioxide.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The walls of the chambers of the heart are made up of muscles. These muscles contract and relax rhythmically. This rhythmic contraction followed by its relaxation constitutes a heartbeat. While the pulse is due to the blood flowing in the arteries. The number of beats per minute is called the pulse rate. A resting person, usually has a pulse rate between 72 and 80 beats per minute.

Statement 1 is correct. DNA fingerprinting involves identifying differences in some specific regions in DNA sequence called as repetitive DNA, because in these sequences, a small stretch of DNA is repeated many times. These repetitive DNA are separated from bulk genomic DNA as different peaks during density gradient centrifugation. The bulk DNA forms a major peak and the other small peaks are referred to as satellite DNA.

Statement 2 is incorrect. 99.9 percent of base sequence among humans is the same. It is these differences in sequence of DNA which makes every individual unique in their phenotypic appearance. If one aims to find out genetic differences between two individuals or among individuals of a population, sequencing the DNA every time would be a daunting and expensive task. Imagine trying to compare two sets of 3 × 106 base pairs. DNA fingerprinting is a very quick way to compare the DNA sequences of any two individuals.

All three are asexual mode of reproduction in plants. Budding in Yeast, Fragmentation in Algae, Spore formation in Moss and Ferns results in reproduction. Budding, in biology, a form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from some generative anatomical point of the parent organism. In some species buds may be produced from almost any point of the body, but in many cases, budding is restricted to specialized areas.

The initial protuberance of proliferating cytoplasm or cells, the bud, eventually develops into an organism duplicating the parent. The new individual may separate to exist independently, or the buds may remain attached, forming aggregates or colonies. Fragmentation in multicellular organisms is a form of asexual reproduction in which an organism is split into fragments. Each of these fragments develop into matured fully grown individuals that are identical to their parents.

Fragmentation, also known as splitting, as a method of reproduction is seen in many organisms such as filamentous cyanobacteria, molds, lichens, many plants, and animals such as sponges, acoel flatworms, some annelid worms and sea stars. Spore formation is a method of asexual reproduction which is found in non-flowering plants such as fungi (Rhizopus) and bacteria. In this method of reproduction, the parent plant produces hundreds of tiny spores which can grow into new plants.