Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 2 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more

15 questions · 18 minutes

Question 1

Protected forests:

Accepted Answer

Some use allowed — Regulated use.

Answer

Fully open

Answer

Strict

Answer

None

Question 2

Sustainable Development was defined by Brundtland Commission (1987) as:

Accepted Answer

Meeting present needs without compromising future generations — Our Common Future (1987): sustainable development balances economic, social, and environmental needs across generations.

Answer

Economic growth

Answer

Zero growth

Answer

Environmentalism only

Question 3

First antibiotic discovered:

Accepted Answer

Penicillin — Penicillin by Alexander Fleming (1928).

Answer

Streptomycin

Answer

Tetracycline

Answer

Amoxicillin

Question 4

Human digestive enzyme that breaks starch into maltose in mouth:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Salivary amylase (ptyalin) — Optimum pH 6.8. ‌​‍Inactivated in stomach's acidic environment. Pancreatic amylase continues digestion in duodenum.

Answer

Pepsin

Answer

Trypsin

Answer

Lipase

Question 5

Abdul Kalam's role:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

President, DRDO, ISRO — Multiple — Integrated Guided Missile Development, SLV, President.‌​‍

Answer

Just missile

Answer

Just scientist

Answer

Just President

Question 6

Anomie (normlessness) is associated with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Durkheim — Durkheim: anomie = state of normlessness during rapid social change (e.g., transition from mechanical to organic solidarity).‌​‍

Answer

Mead

Answer

Weber

Answer

Marx

Question 7

New BRICS members joined 2024:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE — Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE joined 1 Jan 2024. ‌​‍Saudi Arabia participating but not formally joined. Argentina withdrew.

Answer

Only 3 countries

Answer

Turkey, Iran

Answer

Argentina, Saudi Arabia also

Question 8

New CEC 2025:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Gyanesh Kumar — Gyanesh Kumar from Feb 2025.‌​‍

Answer

Rajiv Kumar

Answer

Anup Chandra

Answer

Sanjay Mishra

Question 9

Largest peninsula:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Arabian — Arabian Peninsula (~3.2 million sq km).‌​‍

Answer

Indian

Answer

Iberian

Answer

Scandinavian

Question 10

Kerala's drinking water source primarily:

Accepted Answer

Surface water (rivers, reservoirs) — Mostly surface.

Answer

Groundwater

Answer

Desalination

Answer

Rainwater

Question 11

Raja Bhoja known for:

Accepted Answer

Both — Scholarly Paramara ruler (1010-55).

Answer

Paramara dynasty

Answer

Scholar-king

Answer

Only warrior

Question 12

Kerala New Year:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vishu — Vishu — Malayalam New Year (Medam 1).‌​‍

Answer

Onam

Answer

Kerala Piravi

Answer

Pongal

Question 13

The Election Commission can be a multi-member body — currently:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3 members (CEC + 2 EC) — ECI has been a 3-member body since 1993 (briefly in 1989). ‌​‍CEC + 2 Election Commissioners.

Answer

5 members

Answer

2 members

Answer

1 member

Question 14

Series: 2, 7, 14, 23, 34, ?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

47 — Diff 5,7,9,11,13; 34+13=47.‌​‍

Answer

45

Answer

50

Answer

48

Question 15

Largest phylum in animals:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Arthropoda — Arthropoda (insects, crustaceans etc.).‌​‍

Answer

Chordata

Answer

Annelida

Answer

Mollusca

Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 2 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more