Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #408

Question 1

'I have known him for 10 years.' Tense:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Present perfect — 'Have + past participle' = present perfect.‌​‍

Answer

Simple past

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Past perfect

Answer

Past continuous

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the Von Neumann architecture?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Single memory storing program and data, sequential execution — Stored-program concept. ‌​‍Basis of almost all modern computers. CPU (ALU + CU) + memory + I/O. ‌​‍Harvard architecture separates program/data memory.

Answer

Parallel

Answer

Distributed

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Separate memory

Question 3

Fundamental theorem of algebra:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Every nth degree polynomial has exactly n complex roots (with multiplicity) — Proved by Gauss. Complex roots of real polynomials come in conjugate pairs.‌​‍

Answer

Every polynomial has real root

Answer

Only even degree roots

Answer

Only real

Question 4

COVID Vaccine drive started in India on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

16 January 2021 — PM Modi launched India's COVID-19 vaccination programme on 16 January 2021.‌​‍

Answer

17 January 2021

Answer

15 January 2021

Answer

14 January 2021

Question 5

The oldest of the four Vedas is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rig Veda — The Rig Veda is the oldest Veda, containing 1,028 hymns organised in 10 mandalas. ‌​‍The Gayatri Mantra is from the Rig Veda.

Answer

Sama Veda

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Yajur Veda

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Atharva Veda

Question 6

'Ten kilometres ___ a long distance':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

is — Distance as a single unit takes singular verb.‌​‍

Answer

are

Answer

be

Answer

were

Question 7

When Greenwich time is 10 a.m., Indian Standard Time is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

3:30 pm — IST is UTC+5:30; 10:00 GMT + 5:30 = 15:30 = 3:30 pm.‌​‍

Answer

5:00 pm

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2:30 pm

Answer

5:30 pm

Question 8

Which of the following is/are Himalayan rivers that form gorges?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indus, Ganga, and Brahmaputra all three — All three major Himalayan rivers cut antecedent gorges across the range.‌​‍

Answer

Brahmaputra only

Answer

Ganga only

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Indus only

Question 9

Largest producer of cotton:

Accepted Answer

Gujarat — Gujarat — largest cotton producer.

Answer

Maharashtra

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Telangana

Answer

Karnataka

Question 10

Identify correct punctuation: 'Its raining heavily today.'

Accepted Answer

It's raining heavily today. — Contraction of 'it is' requires apostrophe: 'it's'. Possessive 'its' has no apostrophe.

Answer

Correct as is

Answer

Its' raining heavily today.

Answer

It raining heavily today.

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #408