Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #267

Question 1

G. Aravindan was a renowned:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Filmmaker — Parallel cinema director.

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Novelist

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Poet

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Politician

Question 2

At 9:00, angle between hands:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

90° — Hour at 9 = 270° from 12. ‌​‍Minute at 12 = 0°. Angle = 270° or equivalently 90° (take the smaller angle).

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60°

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180°

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270°

Question 3

She is ___ colleague of mine.‌​‍

Accepted Answer

a — 'A colleague' (consonant sound) — non-specific singular.‌​‍

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the

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an

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one

Question 4

Kerala's famous festival calendar:

Accepted Answer

Kollavarsham (Malayalam Era) — Kollavarsham (Malayalam Era) — started 825 CE.

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Saka era

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Vikram samvat

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Hijri

Question 5

In which year did the Planning Commission publish the Kerala Development Report?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2008 — 2008 report on state model.

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2000

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2013

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2018

Question 6

Kerala Development Report (Planning Commission):

Accepted Answer

2008 — 2008 report on state model.

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2000

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2013

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2018

Question 7

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) was founded in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1967 (Bangkok Declaration) — ASEAN founded 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand. ‌​‍Now 10 members. Centre of Asia-Pacific diplomacy.

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1977

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1997

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1961

Question 8

India became a member of the UN on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

30 October 1945 — India (then British India) signed UN Charter on 30 October 1945 — a founding member, before Independence.‌​‍

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26 January 1950

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24 October 1945

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26 November 1949

Question 9

Sugarcane is a:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kharif crop — Sugarcane is classified as Kharif. UP is the largest producer.‌​‍

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Rabi crop

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Zaid crop

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Perennial crop

Question 10

Before introducing a complex unit on the human circulatory system, a biology teacher begins the lesson by presenting a brief overview of how different body systems work together to maintain life, and then specifically highlights the general function of transportation within the body. This approach is most consistent with which of David Ausubel's principles of meaningful learning?

Accepted Answer

C. Advance organizers — Ausubel's theory of meaningful verbal learning emphasizes the use of advance organizers, which are introductory materials presented before new learning material. Their purpose is to provide a conceptual framework or overview that helps learners connect new information to their existing cognitive structure. Subsumption is the process of integrating new information, while rote learning is the opposite of meaningful learning, and discovery learning is a concept by Bruner.

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A. Subsumption

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B. Rote learning

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D. Discovery learning

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #267