Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #349

Question 1

How many seats are there in the Kerala Legislative Assembly?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

140 — The Kerala Legislative Assembly has 140 seats. ‌​‍Kerala has a unicameral legislature (no upper house).

Answer

120

Answer

126

Answer

150

Question 2

Budget 2024 focus:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Employment, MSME, middle class, Bihar/Andhra — Multiple priorities.‌​‍

Answer

Only employment

Answer

Only rural

Answer

Only MSME

Question 3

Who wrote Krishnagatha?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cherusseri — Cherusseri Namboothiri — Father of Malayalam poetry.‌​‍

Answer

Poonthanam

Answer

Melpathur

Answer

Ezhuthachan

Question 4

What is the primary function of the diaphragm in the human respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

D. To contract and relax, causing inhalation and exhalation — The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration. When it contracts, it flattens, increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity and causing inhalation. When it relaxes, it moves upwards, decreasing the volume and causing exhalation. Filtering air occurs in the upper respiratory tract, gas exchange in alveoli, and breathing rate is regulated by the brainstem.

Answer

A. To filter inhaled air

Answer

B. To facilitate gas exchange in the alveoli

Answer

C. To regulate the rate of breathing

Question 5

Deshabhimani by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

CPI(M) — CPI(M) newspaper.‌​‍

Answer

RSS

Answer

Congress

Answer

Private

Question 6

CMFRI Kochi:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute — ICAR institute.‌​‍

Answer

State

Answer

Private

Answer

Kerala

Question 7

Mussolini's paramilitary force was called the:

Accepted Answer

Blackshirts — Mussolini's Blackshirts (Camicie Nere) were the Fascist Party's militia.

Answer

Brownshirts

Answer

Redshirts

Answer

Greenshirts

Question 8

A patient who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness insists that their lab results must be wrong and demands a re-test, despite multiple confirmations from the medical team. Which defense mechanism is the patient most likely employing in this situation?

Accepted Answer

C. Denial — Denial is a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept a painful reality or fact, often seen in initial reactions to severe diagnoses. Regression involves reverting to an earlier developmental stage, rationalization involves creating logical but false explanations for unacceptable behavior, and projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts to others.

Answer

A. Regression

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B. Rationalization

Answer

D. Projection

Question 9

The 'General Education Protection Mission' (Pothu Vidhyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam) was launched by the Kerala government with the objective of rejuvenating the public education sector. Which of the following best describes a core strategy employed by this mission to achieve its goals?

Accepted Answer

D. Transforming public schools into 'Centers of Excellence' by improving infrastructure, academic quality, and community participation. — The General Education Protection Mission (Pothu Vidhyabhyasa Samrakshana Yagnam) aims to rejuvenate public schools by transforming them into 'Centers of Excellence' through comprehensive improvements in infrastructure, academic quality, and fostering community engagement. Options A and C propose actions contrary to strengthening public education, while option B describes a narrow focus that does not encompass the mission's broad objectives.

Answer

A. Privatizing underperforming government schools to improve efficiency.

Answer

B. Focusing exclusively on establishing new vocational training centers in urban areas.

Answer

C. Encouraging parents to admit their children to private schools through financial incentives.

Question 10

Chemmeen was written by:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Thakazhi — Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai wrote Chemmeen (1956).‌​‍

Answer

Basheer

Answer

O.V. Vijayan

Answer

M.T.

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #349