KSP DAR-CAR PC (KK) 2023 — Paper 1 - General Studies (GS)

Pulakesin I founded the Chalukya dynasty of Badami in the 6th century CE, establishing Vatapi (Badami) as its capital.

Hieun Tsang (Xuanzang) was the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim who travelled to India during the reign of Harsha Vardhana and recorded detailed accounts of his empire.

Ksheera Bhagya is a scheme launched by the Government of Karnataka to provide milk to schoolchildren to improve their nutrition.

Archaeological excavations at Harappa have revealed six granaries, which were used for grain storage in the Indus Valley Civilization.

Bhupinder Singh was a renowned Indian playback singer known for his ghazals and film songs.

Palaeontology is the scientific study of fossils to understand the history of life on Earth.

GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications, a standard for mobile telephony.

The Evian Championship is one of the major professional women's golf tournaments, part of the LPGA Tour majors.

The Kushans patronized the Gandhara school of art, which blended Greco-Roman and Indian artistic styles in Buddhist sculpture.

Lord Ripon is regarded as the father of local self-government in India for his 1882 resolution promoting local bodies.

The chronological order is: Indian Penal Code (1860), East India Association (1866), Vernacular Press Act (1878), Ilbert Bill (1883), corresponding to sequence 1, 2, 3, 4.

Justin Trudeau has served as the Prime Minister of Canada.

Sugarcane bagasse pulp is widely used as a raw material for manufacturing paper, serving as an eco-friendly alternative to wood pulp.

Malpe is a fishing harbour in Karnataka and not classified as a major port, unlike Kandla, Paradeep, and Tuticorin which are major ports of India.

The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956, enabled the appointment of the same person as governor for two or more states.

Karavali (coastal) Karnataka is prone to floods, cyclones, landslides, and sea erosion due to its coastal and high-rainfall geography.

Charmadi Ghat is the mountain pass that connects Chikkamagaluru with Mangaluru through the Western Ghats.

The Mysore Iron and Steel Works was established at Bhadravathi in 1923 by the Mysore state under Diwan M. Visvesvaraya.

Madhugiri Hill in Karnataka is regarded as one of the largest single (monolith) rock hills in Asia.

Red soil forms from the weathering of granite and gneiss, is rich in iron oxide but low in humus, and has low moisture retention capacity.

Gokak Falls is formed by the Ghataprabha River in Karnataka.

Kudalasangama is the sacred confluence of the Malaprabha and Krishna rivers in Karnataka, associated with the saint Basaveshwara.

The Pennar (Penna) river flows eastward into the Bay of Bengal, unlike Sharavathi, Kali, and Varahi which are west-flowing rivers of Karnataka.

Raichur district in Karnataka has the largest area under canal irrigation, benefiting from the Krishna and Tungabhadra river projects.

Bandipur, Bhadra, and Nagarahole are notified Tiger Reserves (Project Tiger) in Karnataka, while Anshi and Kudremukh are primarily known as national parks/biosphere reserves rather than core tiger projects in this list.

From North to South, the rivers of Karnataka occur in the sequence Bhima, Krishna, Tungabhadra, and Vedavathi.

Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur Dam) is constructed across the Krishna River in Karnataka.

The Teesta River originates in Sikkim, from the Tso Lhamo Lake near the Tibet border.

Kalaburagi district is known as the granary of Togari (Toor dal/pigeon pea) due to its extensive cultivation there.

The pH scale measures hydrogen ion concentration, with 7 as neutral, values above 7 alkaline (14 being most alkaline) and below 7 acidic (0 most acidic), and the human body functions within a pH range of approximately 7.0 to 7.8, making all three statements correct.

Zinc is used to coat steel in the galvanization process to prevent rusting through a sacrificial anode effect.

Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu, Mysuru, and Chamarajanagar districts of Karnataka share a border with Kerala.

Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is a pollutant causing acid rain but is not classified as a greenhouse gas, unlike CO2, CH4, and N2O.

A PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan uses a radioactive tracer substance to detect disease activity in the body.

Growth hormone (somatotropin) is secreted by the pituitary gland, located at the base of the brain.

Biomagnification is the process where the concentration of substances like pesticides increases progressively at higher trophic levels of a food chain.

Ozone (O3), composed of three oxygen atoms, shields the Earth's surface from harmful ultraviolet radiation, though unlike oxygen it is not essential for aerobic respiration and is toxic at ground level, making statements i and iii correct.

Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction describe how a changing magnetic field induces an electromotive force in a conductor.

Argon is a noble (inert) gas, chemically unreactive due to its complete outer electron shell, unlike nitrogen, fluorine, and chlorine.

Human DNA is organized into 23 pairs of chromosomes, and the 23rd pair (X and Y chromosomes) determines the sex of an individual.

Vitamin D deficiency in children causes Rickets, a condition marked by soft and weak bones due to poor calcium absorption.

'On the Origin of Species' was written by Charles Darwin, presenting his theory of evolution by natural selection.

Einstein propounded the Theory of Relativity, Newton formulated the Laws of Motion, and Archimedes discovered the Law of Buoyancy, matching 1-B, 2-C, 3-A.

A 'Man in the middle attack' is a term used in cyber security, referring to an attacker secretly intercepting communication between two parties.

Ductility is the property of metals that allows them to be drawn into thin wires without breaking.

Colour blindness is largely a genetic condition, but Vitamin A deficiency affects vision (as in night blindness) and is commonly linked with visual impairment in this context.

The femur (thigh bone) is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.

Children inheriting physical traits such as eye colour or hair colour from their parents is an example of heredity, the passing of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring.

A does 6/18 = 1/3 of the work in 6 days, leaving 2/3 of the work for B to complete in 8 days; thus B alone completes the full work in 8 × 3/2 = 12 days.

In each row, column 2 = (column 1)² + 1 [2²+1=5, 4²+1=17, 5²+1=26 — all verified] and column 3 = (column 1)³ + 2 [2³+2=10, 4³+2=66 — both verified]; applying the same rule to row 3: 5³+2 = 125+2 = 127.

The series follows alternate letters (E, G, I, K, M, O — skipping one letter each time) with corresponding odd numbers (5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15), giving M-13 and O-15.

Let the first day's count be x; the sum of an arithmetic sequence of 5 terms with common difference 6 is 5x + 60 = 120, giving x = 12.

Multiplying the equation x - 2y = 4 by 3 on both sides gives 3x - 6y = 12.

Comparing the coded words letter by letter: TIME=5461 gives T=5, I=4, M=6, E=1; MAT=625 gives M=6, A=2, T=5 (T and M match TIME, confirming the code); EARTH=12758 gives E=1, A=2, R=7, T=5, H=8 (E, A, T all match earlier values). So H=8, E=1, A=2, R=7, T=5, and HEART = 8-1-2-7-5 = 81275.

The series follows the rule that each term is obtained using 2x + 7 applied progressively: 1, 9, 25, 57, 121, 249, since 121×2+7 = 249.

If the two numbers are a and b with a+b=25 and a-b=9, then a=17 and b=8; sum of squares = 17² + 8² = 289 + 64 = 353.

The two diagonal legs (10 m South-East, then 10 m North-East) each split into roughly 7 m East and 7 m North/South; the South component of the first leg cancels the North component of the second, so together they contribute about 14 m East. This 14 m East exactly cancels the 14 m West leg, leaving only the final 6 m East move as the net displacement — so the finishing point is 6 m from the starting point.

Let the train's length be x, so the bridge length is 4x. Time to cross the pole = x/30 sec; time to cross the bridge = 4x/30 sec. Since the bridge takes 15 sec more: 4x/30 − x/30 = 15 → 3x/30 = 15 → x = 150 m. So the bridge length = 4 × 150 = 600 m.

Using the work equation where the full group completes the job in 24 days and (x-8) men complete it in 32 days, solving 24x = 32(x-8) gives x = 32 men originally.

If the bus started with x passengers, after 20% got down 0.8x remained, and after 40% of that got down, 0.6×0.8x = 0.48x remained; setting 0.48x = 24 gives x = 50.

The total age is 12×3=36 years, and dividing in ratio 2:3:4 (9 parts) gives the youngest share as (2/9)×36 = 8 years.

Rolling two dice, the outcomes summing to 3 are (1,2) and (2,1), giving 2 favorable outcomes out of 36 total, i.e., probability 2/36 = 1/18.

Australia won the ICC World Test Championship 2023 final, defeating India at The Oval.

Logically, every father is a man, so the 'fathers' circle should sit entirely inside the 'men' circle. 'Doctors', however, is an independent profession open to both men and women, so the 'doctors' circle should only partly overlap the 'men' circle, and it can also partly overlap the 'fathers' circle (since a man can be both a father and a doctor). Diagram (a) is the one that correctly shows this combination of full and partial overlaps; refer to the accompanying image for the exact figure.

Delhi, though a Union Territory, has its own High Court (Delhi High Court), unlike most other Union Territories which fall under the jurisdiction of neighbouring state High Courts.

The Supreme Court of India is regarded as the guardian and protector of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

Panchayati Raj was first established in Rajasthan in 1959, at Nagaur, following the recommendations of the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee.

Judges of the Supreme Court of India are appointed by the President of India as per Article 124 of the Constitution.

Fundamental Duties were added to the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act (1976) based on the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee.

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League for constitutional reforms and Hindu-Muslim unity.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar wrote the book 'The Indian War of Independence', presenting the 1857 revolt as India's first war of independence.

The Chairperson and members of the State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the Governor of the state.

As per the sequence tested, the order is Bhil Uprising, Munda Uprising, Ramosi Uprising, and Kol Uprising, i.e., 2, 1, 3, 4. These tribal and peasant revolts against colonial exploitation occurred at different points across the 19th century, and candidates should cross-check the exact years against their study material since some of these uprisings (like the Bhil and Kol revolts) recurred in multiple phases.

Amino acids are the basic structural units (building blocks) of proteins, linked together by peptide bonds.

Kumaragupta I of the Gupta dynasty is credited with founding Nalanda University in the 5th century CE.

Sayyid Ahmad of Rae Bareli started the Wahabi Movement in India, an Islamic reformist and anti-British movement in the 19th century.

BSI and ZSI stand for the Botanical Survey of India and the Zoological Survey of India, the premier government institutions for flora and fauna research.

Plaster of Paris is chemically calcium sulphate hemihydrate, represented as CaSO4 · 1/2H2O.

Lord William Bentinck, as Governor-General of India, introduced English education in India based on Macaulay's Minute of 1835.

Euglena is regarded as a connecting link between plants and animals since it exhibits characteristics of both, such as photosynthesis and animal-like locomotion.

The 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' UNESCO World Heritage nomination, comprising temples like Belur, Halebidu, and Somanathapura, is located in Karnataka.

The Little Bloodtail, a species of dragonfly, is considered a harbinger of the monsoon in India as it appears in large numbers just before the rains.

Tianzhou-2 is a Chinese cargo spacecraft used to resupply China's space station.

Sagar Samriddhi is an initiative of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways aimed at cleaning India's coastline and reducing marine litter.

Mahatma Gandhi conferred the title 'Sardar' upon Vallabhbhai Patel in recognition of his leadership during the Bardoli Satyagraha.

The 1946 British Cabinet Mission to India comprised Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander; Campbell Johnson was not a member of this mission.

G.V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha (Independent India's House of the People).

Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India, is located in Manipur.

The concept of Anuvrata (minor vows for lay followers) was advocated by Jainism as a practical version of the Mahavratas followed by monks.

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978, removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights, making it a legal right under Article 300A instead.

The Directive Principles of State Policy are enshrined in Articles 36 to 51 of Part IV of the Indian Constitution.

Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in 1929, which passed the historic Purna Swaraj resolution.

The Attorney General of India is the chief legal advisor to the Government of India on legal matters.

Swami Vivekananda represented India at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.

Mirat-ul-Akhbar was a Persian-language newspaper founded and edited by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

Mahakassapa (Mahakashyapa) presided over the First Buddhist Council held at Rajgriha shortly after the Buddha's death.

Sanskrit was the official court language during the Gupta period, used extensively in literature and inscriptions.

The Sun Temple of Modhera, built by the Solanki dynasty, is located in Gujarat.

Krishnadevaraya ruled the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529 AD, during which it reached its zenith.

Mrichchhakatika ('The Little Clay Cart') was written by Sudraka, a classical Sanskrit drama.