Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #101

Question 1

Who led Kallumala agitation?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ayyankali — Ayyankali led Kallumala (stone ornaments) agitation 1915.‌​‍

Answer

K.P. Vallon

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Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan

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Kumaragurudeva

Question 2

During a job interview, an applicant is presented with a hypothetical scenario involving a sudden change in company policy that impacts client relations. The applicant immediately proposes several practical solutions to mitigate client dissatisfaction and suggests ways to adapt the company's communication strategy. According to Robert Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, which type of intelligence is primarily demonstrated by this applicant?

Accepted Answer

C. Contextual (Practical) Intelligence — Contextual intelligence, also known as practical intelligence, involves the ability to adapt to, shape, or select real-world environments. The applicant's immediate practical solutions and adaptability to a challenging business scenario directly showcase this 'street smarts' aspect. Componential intelligence focuses on analytical problem-solving, while experiential intelligence deals with novelty and generating new ideas, and abstract intelligence is not one of Sternberg's three primary types.

Answer

A. Componential (Analytical) Intelligence

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B. Experiential (Creative) Intelligence

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D. Abstract Intelligence

Question 3

What is Mumbai High?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Offshore oil field in Arabian Sea — Discovered 1974. ‌​‍ONGC flagship. Produces ~50% of India's crude oil. ‌​‍Bombay High renamed.

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Mountain

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Hill

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River

Question 4

'The scissors ___ sharp':

Accepted Answer

are — Scissors — plural verb.

Answer

is

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was

Answer

be

Question 5

Convert 72 km/h to m/s:

Accepted Answer

20 m/s — 72 × (1000/3600) = 72/3.6 = 20 m/s.

Answer

10 m/s

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25 m/s

Answer

36 m/s

Question 6

Arctic Circle latitude:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

66.5°N — 66.5° North.‌​‍

Answer

66.5°S

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23.5°N

Answer

90°N

Question 7

One of the core principles of NEP 2020 is to move towards a more multidisciplinary and holistic education. How does the policy propose to achieve greater flexibility for students in choosing subjects, particularly at the secondary level?

Accepted Answer

C. By eliminating the rigid separation between arts, science, commerce streams, and vocational subjects, allowing students to choose subjects across disciplines. — The NEP 2020 aims to dismantle the rigid boundaries between arts, science, commerce streams, and vocational subjects, enabling students to choose subjects across various disciplines. This approach fosters holistic and multidisciplinary learning, moving away from the conventional siloed educational structure. Options A, B, and D contradict the policy's goal of increased flexibility and multidisciplinary learning.

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A. By mandating a fixed stream system (Science, Commerce, Arts) but allowing minor subject changes within the stream.

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B. By introducing rigid subject combinations that students must choose from to ensure academic rigor.

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D. By limiting subject choices to core academic areas and deferring vocational training to post-secondary education.

Question 8

Kerala urbanisation %:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

~48% — Among highest in India.‌​‍

Answer

70%

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20%

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30%

Question 9

Synonym of CONTENTIOUS:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Quarrelsome — Causing argument.‌​‍

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Peaceful

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Agreeable

Answer

Quiet

Question 10

Shakespeare's 'seven ages of man' ends with the stage characterised by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Second childhood (sans teeth, sans eyes…) — Final age: 'second childishness and mere oblivion / sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything'.‌​‍

Answer

Infancy

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Youth

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Middle age

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #101