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15 questions picked from past KREIS papers. Every question has the correct answer and a short explanation. Each page is printed in Kannada, followed by the same questions in English.
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KREIS previous year questions with answers
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The international protocol to protect the Ozone layer is
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (294)
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Answer: B. Montreal Protocol
- The correct answer is Montreal Protocol.
- The Montreal Protocol (1987) phases out ozone-depleting substances such as CFCs and halons.
- The Kyoto Protocol (1997) deals with greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
- The Ramsar Convention (1971) protects wetlands; the CBD (1992) deals with biodiversity. -
Industry which is benefitted by the Kemmanagundi mines near Bhadravathi is
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (306)
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Answer: B. Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel
- The correct answer is Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel.
- Kemmangundi in the Bababudan hills (Chikkamagaluru district) has iron ore deposits.
- Its ore fed the Mysore Iron Works at Bhadravathi, founded in 1923 and later renamed Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd (VISL).
- TISCO (Jamshedpur), IISCO (Burnpur) and the Vijayanagar plant (Ballari) draw ore from elsewhere. -
The Indian-American entrepreneur, philanthropist and venture capitalist Gururaj Deshpande has decided to launch India’s largest startup incubation centre at which of the following cities in Karnataka ?
From: KREIS 2017 General Paper I
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Answer: B. Hubballi
- The correct answer is Hubballi.
- Gururaj "Desh" Deshpande’s Deshpande Foundation announced India’s largest startup incubation centre at Hubballi in 2017.
- The facility, run by Deshpande Startups, was inaugurated in Hubballi in 2018.
- Deshpande, born in Hubballi, co-founded Sycamore Networks and is known for social entrepreneurship in north Karnataka. -
The fraction of initial number of radioactive nuclei which remain undecayed after half of a half-life of a radioactive sample is
From: KREIS 2017 Mathematics Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: A. 1/√2
- The correct answer is 1/√2.
- N/N₀ = (1/2)^(t/T), where T is the half-life.
- For t = T/2, N/N₀ = (1/2)^(1/2).
- So N/N₀ = 1/√2 ≈ 0·707. -
It is the investment of long-term equity finance on high risk projects with high reward possibility. It is known as
From: KREIS 2017 Social Science Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: B. Venture capital
- The correct answer is Venture capital.
- Venture capital is long-term equity (or quasi-equity) finance for new, high-risk ventures with high growth potential.
- The venture capitalist accepts the risk of failure in return for a share of high future returns.
- Debentures are debt instruments, and share capital is simply a company’s equity base, not risk-specific finance. -
The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is
From: KREIS 2017 Science Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: D. Iron
- The correct answer is Iron.
- Iron is more reactive than copper, so it displaces copper: Fe + CuSO₄ → FeSO₄ + Cu (cementation with scrap iron).
- Silver and mercury are less reactive than copper and cannot displace it.
- Sodium is too reactive: it reacts with the water itself, forming NaOH and H₂ (and Cu(OH)₂), so it is not used. -
Who among the following got the fort of Badami constructed ?
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (294)
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Answer: A. Pulakesin I
- The correct answer is Pulakesin I.
- Pulakeshin I, founder of the Chalukya dynasty of Badami (Vatapi), fortified the hill at Badami.
- His Badami cliff inscription of 543 CE records the building of the fort.
- His successors Kirtivarman I and Mangalesha developed Badami further, including its cave temples. -
The Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from the front by Gandhiji. In spite of this, the movement lost momentum. Why ?
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (306)
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Answer: A. Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey.
- The correct answer is Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey..
- The Khilafat Movement (1919–24) sought to protect the Ottoman Sultan as Khalifa and fought the harsh Treaty of Sevres imposed on Turkey.
- Mustafa Kemal's Turkey won better terms at the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), and the Turkish Republic abolished the Caliphate itself in March 1924.
- With its central aim gone, the movement lost its purpose and faded. -
Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation of India ?
From: KREIS 2017 General Paper I
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Answer: B. Thermal
- The correct answer is Thermal.
- Thermal power (coal, lignite, gas and diesel) supplied the bulk of India's electricity — about three-quarters of generation in 2017.
- Coal-based plants alone formed the largest share of both installed capacity and generation.
- Hydro, nuclear and solar each contributed far smaller shares in 2017. -
Normally, a transistor in a circuit operates with
From: KREIS 2017 Mathematics Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: A. Reverse biased collector and forward biased emitter
- The correct answer is Reverse biased collector and forward biased emitter.
- In the normal (active) mode used for amplification, the emitter–base junction is forward biased.
- The collector–base junction is reverse biased so that it collects the carriers injected by the emitter.
- Both forward biased = saturation; both reverse biased = cut-off (switching modes). -
The Mughal emperor who prohibited the use of tobacco was
From: KREIS 2017 Social Science Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: C. Jahangir
- The correct answer is Jahangir.
- Tobacco reached the Mughal court under Akbar through the Portuguese.
- Jahangir issued a farman (c. 1617) prohibiting the smoking/use of tobacco, as he noted in his memoirs (Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri).
- Hence Jahangir is the emperor who prohibited tobacco. -
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize winner of 1970 was invited by the Government of India to impart expert assistance to our scientists. He recommended introduction of four semi-dwarf Mexican varieties of wheat of which two were found suitable for India, whose cultivation led to our green revolution. Which of the following were these two varieties ?
From: KREIS 2017 Science Teachers (Paper II)
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Answer: B. Sonora 64 and Lerma Rojo 64 A
- The correct answer is Sonora 64 and Lerma Rojo 64 A.
- In 1963 Borlaug’s Mexican semi-dwarf wheats were tested in India; Sonora 64 and Lerma Rojo 64 A were found best suited.
- Large-scale seed import (1965–66) of these varieties, with fertiliser and irrigation, launched the wheat Green Revolution.
- Indian breeders later selected improved derivatives such as Kalyan Sona and Sonalika from this material. -
Which of the following Pala rulers founded the University of Vikramshila ?
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (294)
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Answer: C. Dharmapala
- The correct answer is Dharmapala.
- Vikramashila Mahavihara was founded by the Pala king Dharmapala (c. 770-810 CE).
- It stood near Bhagalpur in present-day Bihar and was a major centre of Buddhist (Vajrayana) learning.
- Gopala founded the Pala dynasty; Dharmapala also revived Nalanda and built the Somapura Mahavihara. -
Mithun travels 10 m from his shop and then turns to left. After that he turns to right from the crossing. After moving certain yards, he turns to left and again turns to left after moving some distance. Finally he turns to right. If at final position he was facing North direction, then which direction he was facing while coming out of his shop ?
From: KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (306)
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Answer: A. East
- The correct answer is East.
- The turns are left, right, left, left, right: three lefts and two rights.
- Two rights cancel two lefts, so the net change is one left turn (90° anticlockwise).
- He ends facing North after a net left turn, so he started facing East (a left turn from East gives North). -
Who among the following writers of Kannada literature earned the title of “Ubhaya Kavichakravarthi” for his command over both Kannada and Sanskrit ?
From: KREIS 2017 General Paper I
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Answer: B. Sri Ponna
- The correct answer is Sri Ponna.
- Ponna, a 10th-century poet in the court of the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III, was given the title "Ubhaya Kavichakravarti" for his mastery of both Kannada and Sanskrit.
- His best-known work is Shantipurana.
- Pampa was called "Adikavi", Ranna "Kavichakravarti", and Nagachandra "Abhinava Pampa".
8 KREIS previous year papers in the Sadhisu app
Practise these full KREIS papers as timed tests, with answers, explanations and your score:
- KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (294)
- KPSC 2018 Residential School Teachers General Paper I (306)
- KREIS 2017 English Language Teachers (Paper II)
- KREIS 2017 General Paper I
- KREIS 2017 Kannada Language Teachers (Paper II)
- KREIS 2017 Mathematics Teachers (Paper II)
- KREIS 2017 Science Teachers (Paper II)
- KREIS 2017 Social Science Teachers (Paper II)
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