Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #148

Question 1

Largest district by area:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Idukki — Idukki — 4,358 sq km, largest district.‌​‍

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Kannur

Answer

Wayanad

Question 2

The Vaikom Satyagraha was for:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Road access near temple — Vaikom Satyagraha (1924-25) demanded the right to use public roads near Vaikom temple.‌​‍

Answer

Temple entry

Answer

Land reform

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Voting rights

Question 3

Which statement is NOT correct? ‌​‍(1) Reign of Terror — French Revolution (2) Bloody Sunday — American Revolution (3) Glorious Revolution in England in 1688 (4) Nationalist Revolution in China in 1949

Accepted Answer

Only (2, 4) — Bloody Sunday (1905) was Russian, not American. ‌​‍China's Nationalist Revolution was 1911 (Xinhai); 1949 was the Communist victory.

Answer

All incorrect

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Only (3)

Answer

Only (1, 3)

Question 4

Ratio 3:4:5 of 60:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

15,20,25 — Total parts 12. Each part = 60/12 = 5. So 15,20,25.‌​‍

Answer

12,18,30

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10,20,30

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20,20,20

Question 5

Number of combinations of 4 items from 6:

Accepted Answer

15 — C(6,4) = 6!/(4!2!) = 15. Same as C(6,2) by symmetry.

Answer

4

Answer

24

Answer

30

Question 6

Banasura Sagar Dam, the largest earth dam in India, is in which district?

Accepted Answer

Wayanad — Banasura Sagar Dam in Wayanad is the largest earth dam in India and the second largest in Asia.

Answer

Idukki

Answer

Palakkad

Answer

Thrissur

Question 7

Dead Sea lies between:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Israel-Jordan — Between Israel and Jordan — ~430m below sea level.‌​‍

Answer

Egypt-Sudan

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Syria-Lebanon

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Iran-Iraq

Question 8

Arrange in alphabetical order: (1) approximation (2) appropriation (3) appurtenance (4) apportionment

Accepted Answer

4, 2, 1, 3 — Order: apportionment → appropriation → approximation → appurtenance = 4, 2, 1, 3.

Answer

1, 2, 3, 4

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4, 3, 2, 1

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4, 1, 2, 3

Question 9

Gold production:

Accepted Answer

Both — Kolar closed; Hutti operating.

Answer

Kolar (closed)

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Hutti (Karnataka)

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All India

Question 10

India has ___% of world's land but ___% of biodiversity:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2.4% land, 8% biodiversity — Very high biodiversity density. ‌​‍4 hotspots: Himalaya, Western Ghats, Indo-Burma, Sundaland (Nicobar).

Answer

50/50

Answer

10% land, 10%

Answer

0.1/1

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #148