Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #62

Question 1

Aravalli Range age:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Precambrian 3.2 Gya — Among oldest on Earth.‌​‍

Answer

Recent

Answer

Mesozoic

Answer

Cenozoic

Question 2

The ratio of boys to girls in a class of 40 is 3:5. Number of boys:

Accepted Answer

15 — 3/8 × 40 = 15.

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

25

Question 3

To foster intrinsic motivation in students for a long-term project, which of the following strategies should a teacher prioritize?

Accepted Answer

C. Providing opportunities for students to choose their project topic and presentation format. — Providing opportunities for choice and autonomy (option C) is a key factor in fostering intrinsic motivation. When students have a sense of control over their learning, they are more likely to be engaged and invested in the task. Options A, B, and D primarily rely on extrinsic motivators or create pressure, which can sometimes undermine intrinsic interest, especially in the long run.

Answer

A. Offering significant cash rewards for project completion.

Answer

B. Emphasizing strict deadlines and grading criteria.

Answer

D. Encouraging intense competition among student groups.

Question 4

The first Chief Minister of Kerala, after state formation, was:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

E.M.S. Namboodiripad — EMS formed the first elected Kerala government in 1957 after the 1956 state formation.‌​‍

Answer

C. Achutha Menon

Answer

Pattom Thanu Pillai

Answer

R. Sankar

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Sree Narayana Guru was called a 'saint without saffron and kamandalu' for rejecting such external trappings.‌​‍

Answer

Ayya Swamikal

Answer

Chattampi Swamikal

Answer

Vagbhatananda Swamikal

Question 6

Galwan Valley clash (India-China) happened in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

June 2020 — Bloody hand-to-hand clash 15 June 2020 in Galwan Valley, Ladakh. ‌​‍20 Indian + 4+ Chinese soldiers killed. First combat deaths on LAC in 45 years.

Answer

2024

Answer

2022

Answer

2017

Question 7

First RRTS (Namo Bharat) section:

Accepted Answer

Delhi-Meerut — Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS — first section opened Oct 2023.

Answer

Delhi-Gurgaon

Answer

Delhi-Jaipur

Answer

Mumbai-Pune

Question 8

Kharif crops are sown in which season?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

June-July — Kharif crops (rice, maize, cotton, jute) are sown in June-July with the onset of the southwest monsoon and harvested in October-November.‌​‍

Answer

October-November

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March-April

Answer

January-February

Question 9

Who led the first agricultural labourers' strike in Kerala demanding social and economic rights?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali led the historic 1907 strike by Dalit labourers in Travancore.‌​‍

Answer

EMS Namboodiripad

Answer

P. Krishna Pillai

Answer

A.K. Gopalan

Question 10

Plane equation in normal form:

Accepted Answer

ax+by+cz+d=0 — (a,b,c) is normal vector. Distance from origin: |d|/√(a²+b²+c²).

Answer

ax+by+c=0

Answer

x+y+z=1

Answer

Only 2D

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #62