Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #30

Question 1

Kerala High Court is at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kochi — Kochi (Ernakulam), NOT in the state capital.‌​‍

Answer

Thiruvananthapuram

Answer

Thrissur

Answer

Kozhikode

Question 2

Sariska in:

Accepted Answer

Rajasthan — Rajasthan.

Answer

MP

Answer

UP

Answer

Haryana

Question 3

ISIS (Islamic State) emerged prominently in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2014 (declared Caliphate in Iraq-Syria) — ISIS/Daesh declared caliphate June 2014. ‌​‍Controlled territory size of UK at peak. Lost last territory 2019 (Baghouz). ‌​‍Al-Baghdadi killed Oct 2019.

Answer

2001

Answer

2019

Answer

2010

Question 4

Matrilineal society means inheritance passes through:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mother's line — Matrilineal (e.g., Nayars of Kerala, Khasis of Meghalaya, Garos) — descent and property through mother. ‌​‍Different from matriarchy (rule by women — rare).

Answer

Both

Answer

Neither

Answer

Father's line

Question 5

Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the father of Malayalam literature, was from:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Malappuram — Thunchath Ezhuthachan was born in Tirur, Malappuram district. ‌​‍His birthplace is now a memorial.

Answer

Kozhikode

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Thrissur

Question 6

Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri:

Accepted Answer

Both — Jnanpith 2019 for poetry.

Answer

Jnanpith 2019

Answer

Literature

Answer

Only poet

Question 7

Aranmula Kannadi (metal mirror) is a GI-tagged product from which district?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Pathanamthitta — Aranmula Kannadi, made of a special metal alloy, is a GI-tagged heritage craft from Aranmula in Pathanamthitta.‌​‍

Answer

Kottayam

Answer

Ernakulam

Answer

Thrissur

Question 8

A.K. Gopalan and P. Krishna Pillai acted as volunteer captains during:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Guruvayur Satyagraha — AKG and Krishna Pillai were the volunteer captains of the 1931-32 Guruvayur Temple entry movement.‌​‍

Answer

Paliyam Satyagraha

Answer

Salt Satyagraha

Answer

Vaikom Satyagraha

Question 9

Who started Sanskrit Educational Centre called Tatva Prakasika Ashram at Calicut?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vagbhatananda — Vagbhatananda — Atmavidya Sangham and Tatva Prakasika Ashram (1917).‌​‍

Answer

Brahmananda Swami

Answer

K.P. Karuppan

Answer

V.T. Bhattathiripad

Question 10

Capillary rise h in a tube of radius r is given by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

h = 2T cos θ/(rρg) — Jurin's law. ‌​‍h inversely proportional to r. Water rises (θ<90°), mercury depresses (θ>90°).

Answer

h = T/r

Answer

h = rρg/2T

Answer

h = ρg

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #30