Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more

15 questions · 18 minutes

Question 1

Which statements about temperature inversion are correct? ‌​‍(1) Can trap pollutants near the ground (2) Typically occurs on clear, calm nights (3) Results in cooler temperatures at higher altitudes than lower

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only — Temperature inversion traps pollutants and occurs on clear calm nights. ‌​‍Its definition is WARMER air above cooler — so statement 3 is backwards.

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

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All three

Question 2

Rural-urban continuum concept means:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Continuous gradient between rural and urban, not binary — Louis Wirth and later scholars — communities fall along spectrum; rural-urban differences gradual, not absolute.‌​‍

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Only rural matters

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Strict division

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Only urban matters

Question 3

Vitamin D deficiency:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rickets — Rickets (children). Source: sunlight, fish.‌​‍

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Scurvy

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Beriberi

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Night blindness

Question 4

RBC lacks:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Nucleus — Mature mammalian RBCs have no nucleus.‌​‍

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Cytoplasm

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Membrane

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Haemoglobin

Question 5

Nehru Memorial Museum at:

Accepted Answer

Teen Murti Bhavan — Teen Murti Bhavan, Delhi (former PM residence).

Answer

Red Fort

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Parliament

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Rajghat

Question 6

Kalki Subramaniam is a prominent Indian activist for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Transgender rights — Kalki Subramaniam is a transgender activist, artist, and founder of the Sahodari Foundation.‌​‍

Answer

Women's safety only

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Forest conservation

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Child labour

Question 7

Padma Awards for Kerala 2024:

Accepted Answer

Multiple — Several from Kerala.

Answer

Only one

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None

Answer

Unknown

Question 8

Digital India programme:

Accepted Answer

1 July 2015 — Pillars: broadband highways, universal access, e-governance, digital empowerment. UPI, Aadhaar, Jan Dhan drove financial inclusion.

Answer

2014

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2018

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2020

Question 9

Mica is mainly produced in which Indian state?

Accepted Answer

Rajasthan — Rajasthan is the leading producer of mica in India, particularly from the Bhilwara and Ajmer districts.

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Bihar

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Andhra Pradesh

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Jharkhand

Question 10

Kabini flows to:

Accepted Answer

Cauvery — Cauvery tributary.

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Periyar

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Bharathapuzha

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Pamba

Question 11

Whose slogan was 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'?

Accepted Answer

Lal Bahadur Shastri — PM Shastri coined the slogan in 1965 during the Indo-Pak war and food crisis.

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Subhas Chandra Bose

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Indira Gandhi

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N.G. Ranga

Question 12

Malabar Manual by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

William Logan — William Logan (1887).‌​‍

Answer

Ezhuthachan

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Hermann Gundert

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Gama

Question 13

Who chairs the joint sitting of the houses of Parliament?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Lok Sabha Speaker — Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over joint sessions (Article 108).‌​‍

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President of India

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Prime Minister

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Supreme Court Chief Justice

Question 14

Water image of 'WORK':

Accepted Answer

upside down — Water shows upside down.

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reversed

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both

Answer

None

Question 15

Tropic of Cancer passes through ___ Indian states:

Accepted Answer

8 — 8 states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, WB, Tripura, Mizoram.

Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 1 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more