{"id":63510,"date":"2021-10-25T07:48:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gkscientist.com\/?p=63510"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T09:12:48","slug":"jkpsc-prelims-2021-question-paper-with-answer-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gkscientist.com\/jkpsc-prelims-2021-question-paper-with-answer-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"JKPSC Prelims 2021 Question Paper with Answer Keys (KAS Exam)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
(1) Ecological footprint is a method of gauging the
(A) Biodiversity of a region
(B) Human dependence on natural resources
(C) Volume of human migration
(D) Amount of carbon dioxide emitted<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: Human dependence on natural resources (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (2) A common problem of development models, is its heavy-dependency on Ans: Energy (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (3) What is the major cause of coral bleaching? Ans: Warm water (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (4) In the freshwater of river Ganga, a variety of dolphins named__________are found. Ans: Susu (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (5) The non-native species successfully establish in the introduced environment and causes damage to the environment due to<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 1 and 3 (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (6) Liana density in tropical latitude is<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 1 and 4 (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (7) Considering the following pairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which of the above pairs are correctly matched based on the hyperaccumulation potential of specific metal? Ans: 1 and 2 only (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (8) Match the following pairs correctly<\/p>\n\n\n\n (A) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv Ans: a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (9) The loss of genetic diversity in an isolated small population could be attributed to<\/p>\n\n\n\n (A) 1 and 2 Ans: 2 and 4 (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (10) The gradual change in the direction of the earth’s axis is called Ans: Precession (c)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (11) Homeostasis means Ans: A tendency of an ecosystem to resist change and to <\/span><\/strong>remain in a state of equilibrium (A)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n (12) Match the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (A) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d Ans: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d (A)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (13) Western ghats of India is known as Ans: <\/strong><\/mark>Endemic Crown (B)<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (14) Find out the correct order of sequence of the vertical structure of the atmosphere from lower to higher altitudes Ans: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere (a)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (15) Match List-I correctly with List-II and select your answer using codes given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 3, 1, 4, 2 (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (16) Which quantum phenomenon was Albert Einstein referring to in his expression “spooky action at a distance”? Ans: Quantum entanglement (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (17) In what cases can the three equations of motion be applied?<\/p>\n\n\n\n (i) In one dimensional motion<\/p>\n\n\n\n (ii) In circular motion<\/p>\n\n\n\n (iii) Simple harmonic motion<\/p>\n\n\n\n (iv) When acceleration is constant<\/p>\n\n\n\n (A) only i Ans: only iv<\/span><\/strong> (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (18) Among the following theories which one is discuss about metal-free electrons? Ans: Drude-Lorentz theory (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (19) What is a white dwarf? Ans: It is a stellar core which remains after the star has used up all of its nuclear fuel (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (20) On which of the following planets does the sun rise in the West? Ans: Venus (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (21) What does eutrophication refer to? Ans: Natural aging of a lake by nutrient enrichment of its water (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (22) By what factor is the electromagnetic force stronger than the gravitational force? Ans: 1036<\/sup> (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (23) Which one of the following is not<\/strong> true about the structure of DNA? Ans: DNA is always a right handed helix (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (24) German silver is an alloy of Ans: Copper, zinc and nickel (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (25) The growth in response to touch stimulus is called as Ans: Thigmotropism (C)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (26) What field of Science is the Bragg’s law related to? Ans: Solid State Physics (B)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (27) What is India’s share of the global species diversity? Ans: 8% (D)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (28) Plants that grow in water are called as Hydrophytes. What name is given to plants that grow in desert conditions? Ans: Xerophytes (B)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (29) Who mobilised the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh to join the 1857 revolt? Ans: Shah Mal (B)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (30) Jai Singh and Jaswant Singh were presented the title- Mirza Raja by which Mughal Emperor? Ans: Aurangzeb (C)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (31) Who designed the famous bazaar of Chandni Chowk for Shah Jahan’s new capital, Shahjahanabad (Delhi)? Ans: Jehanara (C)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (32) What is the name of the material with which the Harappan Seal is made of? Ans: Steatite (C)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (33) Name the commander of the Ahom army who defeated the Mughal Army at the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 on the Bank of the Brahmaputra River. Ans: Lachit Borphukan (D)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (34) In which place did the Gadkari uprising of 1844 take place? Ans: Kolhapur (A)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (35) The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at- Ans: Dacca (D)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (36) Which of the following Chola Kings assumed the title “gangaikodaan”? Ans: Rajendra Chola I (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (37) The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, adopted by Lord Lytton was intended to- Ans: Restrain vernacular newspapers (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (38) Vetti refers to: Ans: Tax in the form of forced labour (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (39) ‘A History of British India’ was written in 1817 by: Ans: James Mill (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (40) Which among the following Vedas has two groups, Shukla and Krishna? Ans: Yajurveda (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (41) Which freedom fighter went to Pondicherry in 1910 to pursue his spiritual goals and remained there until his death, founding a famous Ashram? Ans: Aurobindo Gosh (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (42) Arrange the following rulers in chronological order? Ans: iv, ii, i, iii (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (43) Who authored the book “Poverty and un-British rule” Ans: Dadbhai Naoroji (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (44) Consider the following sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 2 only (B)<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n (45) What is ‘Biochar’? Ans: A form of charcoal produced from heating organic matter (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (46) Which of the following is true about Kashmir?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: Only 1 and 2 (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (47) Which of the following about the Baiga tribe is true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: Only 1, 2 and 4 (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (48) Consider the following sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 2 Only (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (49) Which one of the following is the example of radial drainage pattern Ans: Gir hills (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (50) Which among the following state has the Highest Percentage of canal irrigation used in India? Ans: Jammu and Kashmir (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (51) Consider the following statements around wet lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: Only 1 and 2 (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (52) Consider the following statement<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 1 and 2 (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (53) The UAE has sent a space probe mission to the Mars named Ans: ‘Hope’ or ‘Al-Amal’ in Arabic (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (54) Dolomite deposits have been found in: Ans: Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (55) How many centimetres has been added to the revised height of Mount Everest after its re-measurement? Ans: 86 centimetres (A)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (56) Optimal conditions for this crop to grow include cool to warm tropical climate, rich soils and few pests or diseases. Temperature above moderate accelerates fruit ripening which ruins harvest quality. Which crop is being referred to? Ans: Coffee (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (57) Consider the following statements about the aims of the India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 1, 2 and 3 (B)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (58) Who headed the States Committee (for negotiating with states) under the Constituent Assembly in the making of the Indian Constitution? Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (59) Consider the following statements about the Public Interest Litigation (PIL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 2, 3, 4 and 5 (C)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (60) Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ans: 1 only (D)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (61) Read the following statements around article 243 H of the Indian constitution<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Energy
(B) Human resources
(C) Financial capital
(D) Political power<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Pollution in oceans
(B) Warm water
(C) Chemicals in ocean
(D) Oil spills<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Dolma
(B) Susu
(C) Saka
(D) Doha<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Choose the correct option.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2 and 4<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Choose the correct option.
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 2 and 3<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\nName of the species<\/th> Metal<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Thlapsi caerulescens<\/td> Zn<\/td><\/tr> Psychotria douarrei<\/td> Ni<\/td><\/tr> Eichhornia crassipes<\/td> Cr<\/td><\/tr> Astragalus preussi<\/td> Fe<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 4 only<\/p>\n\n\n\nScientist<\/th> Contributions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> (a) Charles Elton<\/td> (i) Competition exclusion principle<\/td><\/tr> (b) Darwin<\/td> (ii) n-dimensional hypervolume<\/td><\/tr> (c) Hutchinson<\/td> (iii) Galapagos finches<\/td><\/tr> (d) Gause<\/td> (iv) Biodiversity resistance hypothesis<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(B) a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv
(C) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
(D) a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Wandering Polar
(B) Continental drift
(C) Precession
(D) Euler’s effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) A tendency of an ecosystem to resist change and to remain in a state of equilibrium
(B) A property of an ecosystem to withstand all kinds of environmental changes
(C) A characteristic of an ecosystem to convert into changes of pollution
(D) An ecosystem never respond to environmental change<\/p>\n\n\n\n(1) Auteecology<\/td> (a) Study of life form and environment of post ages<\/td><\/tr> (2) Synecology<\/td> (b) Study of individual species in relation to its environment<\/td><\/tr> (3) Palae ecology<\/td> (c) Study of plant communities in relation to environment<\/td><\/tr> (4)Genecology<\/td> (d) Study of ecology in relation to genetics<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(B) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d
(C) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
(D) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Endemic Queen
(B) Endemic Crown
(C) Endemic Ghat
(D) Endemic Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere
(B) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere
(C) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere and Mesosphere
(D) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere and Mesosphere<\/p>\n\n\n\n(1) Horizon A<\/td> (a) The Subsoil<\/td><\/tr> (2) Horizon B<\/td> (b) The Solid rock<\/td><\/tr> (3) Horizon C <\/td> (c) The topsoil<\/td><\/tr> (4) Horizon D<\/td> (d) The weathered parent rock<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n <\/td> a<\/td> b<\/td> c<\/td> d<\/td><\/tr> (A)<\/td> 3<\/td> 4<\/td> 1<\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr> (B)<\/td> 4<\/td> 1<\/td> 3<\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr> (C)<\/td> 3<\/td> 2<\/td> 1<\/td> 4<\/td><\/tr> (D)<\/td> 3<\/td> 1<\/td> 4<\/td> 2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(A) Quantum tunnelling
(B) Uncertainty Principle
(C) Superposition
(D) Quantum entanglement<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(B) i and ii
(C) only iv
(D) ii, iii, and iv<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Werner’s theory
(B) Sidwick’s theory
(C) VB theory
(D) Drude-Lorentz theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) It is a stellar core which remains after the star has used up all of its nuclear fuel.
(B) It is the explosion of a star.
(C) They are highly compact, magnetized, rotating stars.
(D) It is an extremely luminous active galactic nucleus, powered by a supermassive black hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mars<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Natural aging of a lake by nutrient enrichment of its water
(B) Natural aging of lake by nutrient deficit of its water
(C) Natural expansion of a lake with time
(D) Natural increasing of the depth of a lake with time<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) 102<\/sup>
(B) 1016<\/sup>
(C) 1028<\/sup>
(D) 1036<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) DNA is a double stranded helix with sugar-phosphate as backbone.
(B) DNA is always a right handed helix.
(C) DNA strands run in opposite direction.
(D) DNA has both major and minor grooves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Copper and tin
(B) Zinc, silver and copper
(C) Copper and nickel
(D) Copper, zinc and nickel<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Gravitropism
(B) Phototropism
(C) Thigmotropism
(D) Chemotropism<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Thermodynamics
(B) Solid State Physics
(C) Biotechnology
(D) Astrophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) 2%
(B) 4%
(C) 6%
(D) 8%<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Halophytes
(B) Xerophytes
(C) Mesophytes
(D) Phaeophytes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Gonoo
(B) Shah Mal
(C) Peshwa Baji Rao
(D) Nana Sahib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Akbar
(B) Babur
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar I<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Roshan Ara
(C) Jehanara
(D) Nur Jahan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Copper
(B) Bronze
(C) Steatite
(D) Iron<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Rajaram Singh
(B) Suhungmung
(C) Tirot Singh
(D) Lachit Borphukan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Kolhapur
(B) Poona
(C) Ahmad Nagar
(D) Nashik<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Lahore
(B) Karachi
(C) Aligarh
(D) Dacca<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Raja Raja Chola I
(B) Parantaka Cola II
(C) Rajendra Chola I
(D) Karikala Chola<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Promote newspapers in the vernacular
(B) Restrain vernacular newspapers
(C) Promote English newspapers
(D) Restrain English newspapers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Tax in the form of cash
(B) Tax in the form of jewellery
(C) Tax in the form of food grains
(D) Tax in the form of forced labour<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) GH Forbes
(B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) James Mill
(D) Sucheta Mahajan<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Yajurveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Rigveda
(D) Atharvaveda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Aurobindo Gosh
(B) Ram Krishna Ghosh
(C) Mamta Ghosh
(D) Lalitha Ghosh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(i) Razia
(ii) Iltutmish
(iii) Balban
(iv) Qutb-ub-din-Aibak<\/p>\n\n\n\n(A)<\/td> i,<\/td> ii,<\/td> iii,<\/td> iv<\/td><\/tr> (B)<\/td> i,<\/td> iv,<\/td> iii,<\/td> ii<\/td><\/tr> (C)<\/td> iv,<\/td> ii,<\/td> i,<\/td> iii<\/td><\/tr> (D)<\/td> ii,<\/td> i,<\/td> iii,<\/td> iv<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
(A) R.C Dutt
(B) Dadbhai Naoroji
(C) Sumit Sarkar
(D) R.C. Majmudar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the above statement\/statements are NOT correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
(A) A form of pesticide
(B) A chemical based fertiliser
(C) A form of charcoal produced from heating organic matter
(D) A form of chemical found in the soil<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Choose the correct option given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 3<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Choose the correct option given below.
(A) Only 1, 2 and 4
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4
(D) Only 1, 2 and 3<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Which of the above statement\/statements are NOT correct?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
(A) Siwaliks
(B) Vindhya mountains
(C) Gir hills
(D) Aravalli mountains<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the above statement are correct?
(A) Only 1 and 3
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) Only 3 and 2
(D) Only 2<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Which of the given statement above is\/are correct
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 3 only
(D) 4 only<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
(A) ‘Hope’ or ‘Al-Amal’ in Arabic
(B) ‘Faith’ or ‘Al-Amal’ in Arabic
(C) ‘Belief’ or ‘Al-Amal’ in Arabic
(D) ‘Prayer’ or ‘Al-Amal’ in Arabic <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra
(B) Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu
(C) Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand
(D) Odisha, Bengal, Bihar, Chattisgarh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) 86 centimetres
(B) 96 centimetres
(C) 75 centimetres
(D) 101 centimetres <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(A) Almonds
(B) Tea
(C) Coffee
(D) Walnuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the following statement is correct
(A) Only 1
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1 and 2<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) A V Thakkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of the above statement given above is\/are correct?
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(D) 1, 3, 4 and 5<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Which of the statements given above is\/are not<\/strong> correct
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 4 only
(C) 2 only
(D) 1 only<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n