Graduate Level Beat Forest Officer Prep

Beat Forest Officer Practice — Set 05

Kerala PSC Beat Forest Officer (BFO) practice — environment, biology, Kerala geography, GK. Focus on flora/fauna and forest acts.

Beat Forest Officer Practice — Set 05

50 questions · 30 minutes

30:00

Q1.The point inside Earth where an earthquake originates is called the:

A. Epicentre B. Focus (Hypocentre) C. Fault D. Seismogram

Q2.In above, cubes with no face painted:

A. 0 B. 1 C. 6 D. 8

Q3.Kerala Kalamandalam located at:

A. Thrissur B. Cheruthuruthy C. Palakkad D. Malappuram

Q4.Mirage is caused by:

A. Refraction and total internal reflection of light in air layers of different densities B. Reflection from the ground C. Diffraction D. Dispersion

Q5.Nitrogen cycle step: nitrification converts:

A. N₂ to NH₃ B. NH₃/NH₄⁺ to NO₂⁻ to NO₃⁻ (Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter) C. NO₃⁻ to N₂ D. Protein to amino acid

Q6.Preamble source (features):

A. US (We the People) B. Ireland C. UK D. Canada

Q7.Cherrapunji is in:

A. Assam B. Meghalaya C. Mizoram D. Nagaland

Q8.The pH value of human blood is approximately:

A. 6.5 B. 7.0 C. 7.4 D. 8.0

Q9.Fifth Schedule deals with:

A. Scheduled Areas B. Tribal Areas NE C. Languages D. Oaths

Q10.Lowest point on land:

A. Dead Sea shore B. Death Valley C. Lake Assal D. Bentley Subglacial

Q11.Victoria Falls height/width:

A. 108m × 1708m wide B. 50m × 1000m C. 200m × 500m D. 100m × 2000m

Q12.Takshashila (Taxila) in:

A. Bihar B. UP C. Gandhara (Pakistan) D. Tamil Nadu

Q13.Steppes in:

A. Eurasia B. Africa C. Australia D. N America

Q14.Cochin Shipyard in:

A. Kollam B. Ernakulam C. Alappuzha D. Kannur

Q15.There is a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities in India under:

A. Art. 347 B. Art. 350 C. Art. 350 A D. Art. 350 B

Q16.Vallathol's works:

A. Sahitya Manjari B. Patriotic poems C. Sanskrit translations D. All three

Q17.Nipah outbreak 2023:

A. Kozhikode B. Ernakulam C. Thrissur D. TVM

Q18.First woman fighter pilot in India:

A. Avani Chaturvedi with batch B. Only male C. Just one D. Multiple

Q19.Kerala gold smuggling case:

A. 2020 B. 2018 C. 2022 D. 2019

Q20.Traditional Kerala sarees:

A. Kasavu (off-white with gold border) B. Colourful C. Silk only D. Kanjivaram

Q21.Google was founded in 1998 by:

A. Bill Gates and Paul Allen B. Larry Page and Sergey Brin C. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak D. Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone

Q22.Folic acid important during:

A. Pregnancy B. Old age C. Infancy only D. Never

Q23.Brahmo Samaj founded by:

A. Dayananda Saraswati B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Vivekananda D. Annie Besant

Q24.The 86th Amendment (2002) is famous for:

A. Making education a Fundamental Right (Article 21A) and a Fundamental Duty B. Anti-defection law C. Panchayati Raj D. GST

Q25.Biodegradable plastics can be broken down by:

A. UV radiation only B. Microorganisms / natural processes C. Water alone D. High heat only

Q26.First Malayalam film to win President's Gold Medal:

A. Chemmeen B. Neelakuyil C. Elippathayam D. Piravi

Q27.A man walks at 6 km/h for 2 hours, then at 4 km/h for 3 hours. Average speed:

A. 4.8 km/h B. 5 km/h C. 5.5 km/h D. 6 km/h

Q28.The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire, founded by:

A. Kublai Khan B. Genghis Khan (early 13th C) C. Timur D. Babur

Q29.Who was the first Keralite to serve twice as Finance Minister in the Central Cabinet?

A. A.K. Antony B. K. Karunakaran C. Krishna Kumar D. Dr. John Mathai

Q30.The Roman Republic was founded in:

A. 753 BCE B. 509 BCE C. 44 BCE D. 27 BCE

Q31.Lotus:

A. National Flower B. State C. Religious D. All

Q32.cosec²θ − cot²θ =

A. 0 B. 1 C. tan²θ D. 2

Q33.CPCB:

A. Central Pollution Control Board B. Private C. Ministry D. NGO

Q34.Doctrine of Pleasure:

A. President can remove B. Serve at pleasure of appointer C. Judicial D. Political

Q35.If 3 men build a wall in 12 days, 6 men build it in:

A. 3 days B. 6 days C. 12 days D. 24 days

Q36.Ethylene function:

A. Stem elongation B. Fruit ripening C. Cell division D. Germination

Q37.First woman Chief Minister of Kerala:

A. K.R. Gowri Amma B. No woman CM yet C. Aruna Roy D. Lakshmi Sahgal

A. Copyleft B. Copyright C. Public domain D. Creative Commons

Q39.Kannur International Airport:

A. 2018 B. 2010 C. 2020 D. 2015

Q40.Surface area of a sphere of radius 7 cm (π=22/7):

A. 154 cm² B. 308 cm² C. 616 cm² D. 924 cm²

Q41.States with highest forest cover %:

A. Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya B. Punjab C. UP D. Haryana

Q42.Which statements about 'Kuroshio Current' are true? (i) cold sub-Arctic flowing east-coast Japan (ii) warm current flowing east-coast Japan (iii) also called Black Current (iv) branch of West Wind Drift

A. (ii) and (iii) only B. (i) and (iv) only C. (ii) and (iv) only D. (i) and (ii) only

Q43.Kerala's first self-financing medical college:

A. Several in 1990s-2000s B. None C. One D. Govt only

Q44.India's first woman President:

A. Sonia Gandhi B. Pratibha Patil C. Droupadi Murmu D. Indira Gandhi

Q45.Fourth Anglo-Mysore War:

A. 1799 B. 1790 C. 1780 D. 1767

Q46.Which Kerala social reformer is popularly known as a 'saint without saffron and kamandalu'?

A. Sree Narayana Guru B. Chattampi Swamikal C. Ayya Swamikal D. Vagbhatananda Swamikal

Q47.Monotremes (egg-laying mammals):

A. Platypus, Echidna B. Whale C. Kangaroo D. Bat

Q48.Nuclear fusion:

A. Splitting atoms B. Joining light atoms C. Burning gas D. Chemical reaction

Q49.Pitch of sound is determined by:

A. Amplitude B. Frequency C. Speed D. Wavelength only

Q50.UNESCO headquarters is in:

A. London B. Paris C. Rome D. Geneva

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