Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Officer (Junior Time Scale) Trainee — Preliminary Examination. Practise 20 full-length mock tests on the official pattern, drill every topic, and get the eligibility, syllabus, cut-off, rank and college details you need — all in one place.
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400 topic tests across 4 subjects — a focused set of 15 tests for every topic in the Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) syllabus, tagged with approximate exam weightage so you practise where the marks are.
400 topic-wise tests · 15 per topic across 4 subjects. Pick a subject, expand a topic, and start drilling.
A few real Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) questions with answers and step-by-step solutions, in the exact style of the full mock tests.
Who started the newspaper/journal 'The Independent'?
Solution: 'The Independent' was started by Motilal Nehru.
What is the official state bird of Kerala?
Solution: The Great Indian Hornbill (malamuzhakki vezhambal) is Kerala's state bird.
'ആന' എന്ന പദത്തിന്റെ പര്യായം ഏത്?
Solution: 'കരി' എന്നത് 'ആന' എന്നതിന്റെ പര്യായമാണ്.
Choose the word most similar in meaning to 'Imperative'.
Solution: 'Imperative' means of vital importance; 'Essential' is the closest synonym.
Recruits KAS Officers (Junior Time Scale) Trainee — Kerala's state civil service — through three streams.
The Kerala Administrative Service was created in 2018 to build a state-level civil service between the IAS and the state secretariat services. The first batch was recruited through a 2019–20 notification.
The prelims is a screening test; Mains and the interview decide the final rank.
Twenty full prelims cover both papers on the official section counts, with topic tests for each paper and section.
Kerala history, renaissance, geography, constitution, science and arithmetic questions carry a one-tap Malayalam (മലയാളം) switch, and the Malayalam section is set in Malayalam script. Generator-built English, reasoning and general-GK items are in English for now.
Check whether you meet the Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) eligibility criteria and understand exactly how the paper is structured and marked before you plan your preparation.
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Paper I — General StudiesHistory, Kerala renaissance & culture, geography, economy, polity, science & technology, current affairs | 100 | 100 |
| Paper II — General StudiesKerala governance & development, current affairs, computer awareness, reasoning and mental ability | 50 | 50 |
| Paper II — MalayalamMalayalam language: vocabulary, grammar, sandhi, samasam, authors and works | 30 | 30 |
| Paper II — EnglishEnglish grammar and vocabulary | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
KAS prelims has two objective papers of 100 marks each, 1 hour 30 minutes each. Paper I is entirely General Studies (100 questions). Paper II has General Studies (50 questions), Malayalam language (30) and English language (20). Each wrong answer loses 1/3 mark. These mocks set both papers back-to-back as one 200-question, 3-hour test, and each subject also has its own topic tests. The Mains (three descriptive papers of 100 marks) and the 50-mark interview are not included. Kerala history, renaissance, geography, constitution, science and arithmetic questions carry a one-tap Malayalam (മലയാളം) switch, and the Malayalam section is set in Malayalam script. Generator-built English, reasoning and general-GK items are in English for now. Computed sections (arithmetic, mental ability, maths) are fresh in every mock. Concept sections — Kerala GK, Malayalam grammar, pedagogy and similar — draw on a curated pool; once a pool is used up it recurs in later mocks, but no question ever repeats inside a single mock.
Duration: 3 hours (two 90-minute papers).
A proven, focused Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) preparation method — from building strong fundamentals to peaking with full-length mocks.
Kerala history, renaissance, economy, planning and governance carry more weight than in UPSC prelims.
Malayalam (30) and English (20) in Paper II are scoring if you revise grammar systematically.
NCERTs and standard polity/economy books cover most of Paper I; add Kerala-specific notes on top.
Prelims marks are used only to shortlist for the Mains. Final merit = Mains (300) + Interview (50).
| Score range | Stage | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Prelims | Screening | Two papers of 100 marks; used only to shortlist for Mains |
| Mains | 300 marks | Three descriptive papers of 100 marks each |
| Interview | 50 marks | Personality test |
| Final rank | 350 marks | Mains + interview, stream-wise |
Indicative marks: Stream-wise cut-off
Indicative marks: 350 marks in total
Pattern follows the KAS 2019–20 notification and syllabus. A new notification may change the pattern — always check keralapsc.gov.in.
KAS officers fill mid-level administrative posts across 29 departments of the Kerala government.
| Stream | Who can apply | Selection | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream 1 | Graduates (direct recruitment) | Prelims + Mains + Interview | Stream-wise ranked list |
| Stream 2 | Government employees (non-gazetted) | Prelims + Mains + Interview | Stream-wise ranked list |
| Stream 3 | Gazetted officers of notified departments | Prelims + Mains + Interview | Stream-wise ranked list |
A representative set of institutes that admit through Kerala Administrative Service (KAS). Many more posts participate in the counselling process.
The typical Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) timeline, from notification to counselling. Dates are tentative until the official notification is released.
Notification
As announced by Kerala PSC
Prelims
Some months after the notification
Mains
Some months after the prelims result
Interview & ranked list
After the Mains result
Quick, reliable answers to the questions Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) aspirants ask most.
Two objective papers of 100 marks each, 1 hour 30 minutes each.
Yes. Paper II has 30 Malayalam questions and 20 English questions alongside 50 General Studies questions.
Yes, 1/3 of a mark per wrong answer.
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