Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #168

Question 1

Deepest freshwater lake:

Accepted Answer

Baikal — Baikal 1642m.

Answer

Tanganyika

Answer

Vostok

Answer

Issyk-Kul

Question 2

'Canterbury Tales' was written by:

Accepted Answer

Chaucer — Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400) — Father of English Literature.

Answer

Shakespeare

Answer

Donne

Answer

Spenser

Question 3

A group of teachers is preparing to update the curriculum for a specific subject in high schools and requires guidelines on pedagogical approaches and syllabus framing. Which autonomous body within the Kerala Education Department is primarily responsible for curriculum development, research, and teacher education programs for school education?

Accepted Answer

A. State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) — The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) is the apex academic body responsible for curriculum development, syllabus framing, textbook preparation, educational research, and teacher training programs for school education in Kerala. The DGE focuses on overall administration, KITE on IT infrastructure, and KSHEC on higher education.

Answer

B. Directorate of General Education (DGE)

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C. Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)

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D. Kerala State Higher Education Council (KSHEC)

Question 4

Vaccine Maitri (diplomacy) involved India exporting vaccines to:

Accepted Answer

~100 countries from Jan 2021 — India's Vaccine Maitri (Jan 2021 onwards) — exported COVISHIELD/COVAXIN to nearly 100 countries before focusing on domestic vaccination.

Answer

Only SAARC nations

Answer

Only Africa

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EU countries

Question 5

'Priyamanasam' won the National Award for Best Sanskrit Film, directed by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vinod Mankara — Vinod Mankara directed Priyamanasam (2015).‌​‍

Answer

Salim Ahamad

Answer

Suresh Eriyat

Answer

V.K. Prakash

Question 6

Synonym of VILIFY:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Slander — Speak ill of.‌​‍

Answer

Defend

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Honor

Answer

Praise

Question 7

Rubber producer top:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala — 90%+.‌​‍

Answer

AP

Answer

Tripura

Answer

Karnataka

Question 8

Kerala's first lady IPS officer:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

B. Sandhya — B. Sandhya — first woman IPS of Kerala cadre.‌​‍

Answer

Merin Joseph

Answer

Lakshmi Krishnan

Answer

Kanchan C. Bhattacharya

Question 9

Highest mountain range:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Himalayas — Himalayas — world's highest.‌​‍

Answer

Himalayas (technically)

Answer

Karakoram

Answer

Andes

Question 10

Chinese fishing nets origin:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Chinese traders 14th century — Kublai Khan era Chinese.‌​‍

Answer

Dutch

Answer

Indian origin

Answer

Portuguese

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #168