KSP KSRP PC 2017 — Paper 1 - General Studies (GS)

Babruvahana (1977) is a well-known Kannada mythological film starring Dr. Rajkumar in the lead role, based on the story of Arjuna's son Babruvahana.

"Daatu", published in 1975, is a landmark Kannada novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa dealing with caste and social issues.

The 1974 Kannada film "Bhakta Kumbara", starring Dr. Rajkumar, featured actress Sridevi in a minor role early in her career.

Donald Trump was the President of the United States of America in 2017, having taken office on 20 January 2017.

Sushma Swaraj served as India's Minister for External Affairs from 2014 to 2019, and was the incumbent as of 2017.

Devanahalli Fort, near Bengaluru, is the birthplace of Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore.

The Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam was designed and constructed under the supervision of Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the famous engineer and Diwan of Mysore.

Hindustan Aircraft Limited (HAL), now Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, was founded by Walchand Hirachand in 1940 with its headquarters at Domlur, Bengaluru.

The Kadamba Dynasty, one of the earliest native dynasties of Karnataka, ruled from its capital city of Banavasi.

"Vikramarjuna Vijaya" (also known as Pampa Bharata) was composed by Adi Kavi Pampa, regarded as the father of Kannada poetry.

The Kargil War between India and Pakistan was fought in 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir.

CRPF stands for Central Reserve Police Force, India's largest central armed police force.

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799) ended with the death of Tipu Sultan at the Battle of Seringapatam.

The ampere is the SI unit of electric current.

The equation E = MC^2, relating mass and energy, was derived by Albert Einstein as part of his Theory of Relativity.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.

Silicon is a semiconductor material extensively used in the manufacture of semiconductor chips and integrated circuits.

Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928.

The pancreas produces insulin, and its improper functioning affects insulin levels in the blood, leading to conditions like diabetes.

Rabies is an incurable viral disease that spreads to humans mainly through the bite of infected animals such as dogs.

A's one-day work is 1/15 and B's is 1/20; together their one-day work is 1/15 + 1/20 = 7/60. In 4 days they complete 4 x 7/60 = 7/15 of the work, leaving 1 - 7/15 = 8/15 of the work.

Solving 12x + x^3 = 35 + 6x^2 by substitution shows x = 5 satisfies the equation, since 60 + 125 = 185 and 35 + 150 = 185.

Let the snake travel distance d before being caught; since both move at equal speed for equal time, d equals the peacock's straight-line flight distance sqrt(9^2 + (27-d)^2), which solves to d = 15, so the snake is caught 27 - 15 = 12 meters from the hole.

Using the tree height (100) and ground distance (200) as given, the descending monkey's total path is 100 + 200 = 300 units. If the second monkey climbs a further h units before sliding down a straight incline to the fruit, its path is h + sqrt((100+h)^2 + 200^2), which must also equal 300. Solving h + sqrt((100+h)^2 + 40000) = 300 gives (300-h)^2 = (100+h)^2 + 40000, i.e., 90000 - 600h = 10000 + 200h + 40000, so 800h = 40000 and h = 50, matching option A.

A "Blood Moon" occurs during a total lunar eclipse when sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere scatters blue light and refracts red light onto the Moon's surface, giving it a reddish hue.

Based on chemical composition, the Earth's atmosphere is classified into the Homosphere (uniform composition, up to about 80-100 km) and the Heterosphere (varying composition, above that).

The Indian Roller (locally called "Neelakanta") is the official State Bird of Karnataka.

Dakshina Kannada district has traditionally recorded the highest literacy rate among Karnataka's districts as per Census data.

As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017, Madhya Pradesh had the largest total area under forest cover among Indian states.

Under Article 124(4) of the Constitution, a Supreme Court judge can be removed only on the grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity through impeachment; "violation of the Constitution" is not a listed ground, making statement B the incorrect one.

Justice Dinesh Maheshwari served as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court around 2017-2018 before his elevation to the Supreme Court.

The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, gave constitutional status to Panchayats (Panchayati Raj Institutions) in rural areas.

N. K. Singh was appointed Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission of India.

Malik Muhammad Jaisi completed his Awadhi epic "Padmavat" during the reign of Sher Shah Suri.

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Kodagu district of Karnataka.

The Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Truth Seekers) was established in 1873 by Jyotirao Phule to fight caste discrimination and Brahminical dominance.

The Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) introduced the system of Dyarchy (dual government) in the provinces.

Frictional unemployment refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by a person while transitioning between jobs or searching for new employment.

According to RBI data for FY17, Mauritius was the largest source country of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India, largely due to the India-Mauritius tax treaty route.

The Core Sector of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in India comprises eight key infrastructure industries: coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, cement, and electricity.

The New Development Bank (NDB), earlier called the BRICS Bank, was established by the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).

Kuvempu, C. N. R. Rao, and Dr. Devi Shetty are all recipients of the Karnataka Ratna, the highest civilian award of the Karnataka state government, so none of them is excluded.

Biomagnification is the process by which the concentration of pollutants (like pesticides) increases at each successive trophic level of a food chain.

Pitti Island, a protected bird sanctuary, is part of the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea.

Water vapour is the most abundant greenhouse gas in Earth's atmosphere by volume, though carbon dioxide is more significant in terms of long-term human-driven climate change.

The National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management), constituted in 2016, is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.

The HF-24 Marut, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, was India's first indigenously designed and built jet fighter aircraft.

The HAL Dhruv is India's first indigenously designed and manufactured multi-role helicopter.

The film "Dangal" is based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and depicts his daughter Geeta Phogat's real-life Commonwealth Games gold medal victory.

Milkha Singh, the subject of the film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", was popularly nicknamed "The Flying Sikh" for his sprinting achievements.

"Bolak-aat" and "Ummatt-aat" are traditional folk dances associated with the Kodava community of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The Taliban is a militant Islamist insurgent group primarily operating in Afghanistan.

The 2017 Doklam standoff was a military confrontation between India and China over a disputed plateau near the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction.

Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya.

Bidriware, a distinctive metal handicraft with silver inlay work, originates from Bidar district in Karnataka.

The famous Chamundeshwari Temple, dedicated to Goddess Chamundeshwari, is located atop Chamundi Hills in Mysuru.

The city of Mangaluru is believed to be named after the Mangala Devi Temple located at Bolara.

Badami, earlier known as Vatapi, was the capital of the Badami Chalukyas and is home to a famous rock-cut cave temple complex.

The Vairamudi Brahmotsava, a major festival of Lord Cheluvanarayana Swamy, is celebrated annually at Melukote in Karnataka.

Hutti in Raichur district is a well-known gold mine in Karnataka, operated by Hutti Gold Mines Company.

The 2016 Summer Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Second World War was fought from 1939 to 1945.

India's first satellite, launched in 1975, was named Aryabhata after the ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician Aryabhatta.

The world's first nuclear bombs were based on nuclear fission, the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei such as uranium or plutonium.

The Lithosphere refers to the solid outer layer of the Earth's crust and is not a layer of the atmosphere, unlike the Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Mesosphere.

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, often with elements like manganese, but it does not contain uranium.

Plutonium is a radioactive element commonly used in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors.

Taking the father's age as four times the son's (three times more than), if son is x and father 4x, then 4x+8 = 2.5(x+8) gives x = 8; after a further 8 years the father is 48 and the son is 24, making the father exactly 2 times the son's age.

If one third of one fourth of a number (i.e., the number divided by 12) is 15, the number is 180; four tenths of 180 is 72.

Pipe A fills 1/5 and Pipe B fills 1/6 of the tank per hour, while Pipe C empties 1/12 per hour; combined rate is 1/5 + 1/6 - 1/12 = 17/60 per hour, so the tank fills in 60/17 hours.

The interest for the 4th year is Rs. 854 - Rs. 815 = Rs. 39, so the interest for 3 years is 3 x 39 = Rs. 117, and the principal sum is Rs. 815 - Rs. 117 = Rs. 698.

The wire's cross-sectional radius is 0.05 cm, giving an area of about 0.00785 cm^2; dividing the volume 66 cm^3 by this area gives a length of approximately 8400 cm, i.e., 84 meters.

Attigeri Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

Cyclone Ockhi (2017) actually originated in the Bay of Bengal and moved towards the Arabian Sea, and the Bay of Bengal is more cyclone-prone than the Arabian Sea, making both given statements incorrect.

The Vani Vilasa Sagara Dam, popularly known as Mari Kanive, is built across the Vedavathi River in Karnataka.

The "Horse Latitudes" refer to the Sub-Tropical High-Pressure Belt regions around 30-35 degrees latitude, known for calm winds.

The Tubachi-Bableshwar lift irrigation project draws water from the Krishna River in Karnataka.

The writ of Quo Warranto literally means "by what authority" and is issued to question the legality of a person's claim to a public office.

Article 123 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session.

Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, serving from 1950 to 1958.

NITI Aayog is a policy think tank created through a Cabinet resolution and is not a constitutional body, unlike the Election Commission, UPSC, and Finance Commission which are established under the Constitution.

The Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Indian Constitution deal with the administration and governance of Scheduled Tribe dominated and tribal areas.

As per the Model Code of Conduct enforced by the Election Commission of India, political parties and candidates cannot hold public meetings during the 48 hours ending with the poll (the "silence period").

Excavations at Lothal, a major Harappan port city, have provided evidence of a dockyard that suggests the Indus Valley people were aware of tidal movements.

The reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) is regarded as the golden age of the Gupta Literary Renaissance, marked by flourishing literature including the works of Kalidasa.

Sikandar Lodi, the Delhi Sultanate ruler, is credited with laying the foundation of Agra city in 1504.

At the 1931 Karachi Session, the Indian National Congress passed a resolution on Fundamental Rights and the National Economic Policy, drafted largely by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The Laffer Curve depicts the relationship between tax rates and the amount of tax revenue collected by the government.

Human capital refers to the skills, knowledge, and experience embodied in an individual that contribute to their productive capacity.

The Balance of Payments is a systematic record of all economic transactions between a country and the rest of the world during a given period.

India hosted the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit in New Delhi in 2018.

"Operation Save Kurma" and "Operation Thunderbird" were enforcement operations conducted by Indian and international agencies respectively to curb illegal trade in wildlife.

"Swajal Yojana" is a community-owned drinking water programme launched by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to ensure sustained drinking water supply in rural areas.

The Karnataka Government's Mathru Poorna Scheme aims to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women by providing them with hot cooked meals.

The Gandhara School of Art, known for its Greco-Buddhist style, flourished under the patronage of the Kushana dynasty.

In the Union Budget 2018, the government announced that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of agricultural products would be fixed at 1.5 times the cost of production.

Chandrashekara Patil (Chandrashekhar Patil) presided over the 83rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelan held at Mysuru.

Appacha Kavi is regarded as the first playwright in the Kodava language.

"Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi" is an epic work written by the noted Kannada writer V. K. Gokak.

K. S. Nisar Ahmed, the noted Kannada poet, was chosen for the prestigious Pampa Award by the Karnataka Government for 2017.