Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #212

Question 1

The Aikya Kerala Movement for a united Malayalam-speaking state resulted in the formation of Kerala State on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1 November 1956 — Kerala State was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act; 1 July 1949 was the Travancore-Cochin merger.‌​‍

Answer

26 January 1950

Answer

1 July 1949

Answer

15 August 1947

Question 2

A can do work in 4 hours. A and B together in 2 hours. B and C together in 3 hours. How long will C alone take?

Accepted Answer

12 hours — A=1/4. A+B=1/2 → B=1/4. B+C=1/3 → C=1/3-1/4=1/12. C alone = 12 hours.

Answer

8 hours

Answer

16 hours

Answer

10 hours

Question 3

KSRTC Swift bus service:

Accepted Answer

Premium service — Premium service launched recently.

Answer

Ordinary

Answer

AC only

Answer

School

Question 4

Which region in Kerala is famous for its natural sandalwood forests?

Accepted Answer

Marayoor — Marayoor (Idukki) has Kerala's only natural sandalwood forest.

Answer

Nenmara

Answer

Peermed

Answer

Meenachil

Question 5

Synonym of COGENT:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Convincing — Clear, logical, convincing.‌​‍

Answer

Uncertain

Answer

Doubtful

Answer

Weak

Question 6

Sree Narayana Guru installed the Shiva Linga at Aruvippuram in which year?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1888 — Sree Narayana Guru installed a Shiva Linga at Aruvippuram in 1888, defying the caste system which restricted temple rituals to Brahmins.‌​‍

Answer

1885

Answer

1891

Answer

1903

Question 7

Michel Foucault analysed:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Power, discourse, knowledge, surveillance — Foucault: power operates through discourses, disciplinary institutions (prisons, schools, hospitals). ‌​‍'Panopticon' as metaphor for modern surveillance.

Answer

Mathematics

Answer

Physics

Answer

Pure economics

Question 8

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: 'He sat under the tree.' ('under'):

Accepted Answer

Preposition — 'Under' shows relation between 'sat' and 'tree' → preposition.

Answer

Noun

Answer

Adverb

Answer

Conjunction

Question 9

Haloalkanes on reaction with alcoholic KOH give:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Alkene (E2 elimination) — Aqueous KOH gives alcohol (SN2). ‌​‍Saytzeff rule: more substituted alkene is major product.

Answer

Ether

Answer

Alcohol

Answer

Aldehyde

Question 10

Chilika Lake, India's largest brackish water lagoon, is located in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Odisha — Chilika Lake on the Odisha coast is India's largest coastal lagoon.‌​‍

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

Andhra Pradesh

Answer

West Bengal

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #212