Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #487

Question 1

Synonym of PEDANTIC:

Accepted Answer

Nitpicky — Overly concerned with minor details.

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Creative

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Loose

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Free

Question 2

Reported speech: The Manager asked Raji, 'Why didn't you come to the office yesterday?'‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Why she hadn't come the previous day — Past simple negative → past perfect negative in reported speech.‌​‍

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Why she was not come the previous day

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Why she has not come the previous day

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Why she didn't come the previous day

Question 3

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes action research from traditional academic research in an educational setting?

Accepted Answer

A. It is conducted by practitioners to solve immediate, specific problems in their own context. — Action research is fundamentally participatory and contextual, focusing on practical problem-solving and improvement within the practitioner's own setting. Unlike traditional research, its primary goal is not generalizability or theory-building, but rather immediate, localized change. Options B, C, and D describe characteristics more aligned with traditional, formal research.

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B. It primarily aims to generate generalizable theories applicable across diverse settings.

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C. It strictly adheres to pre-defined experimental designs and statistical analyses.

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D. It requires extensive external funding and approval from institutional review boards.

Question 4

Romantic poets of early 19th century include:

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Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats — First generation: Wordsworth, Coleridge. Second: Byron, Shelley, Keats. Emphasis on emotion, nature, imagination, individualism.

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Shakespeare

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Chaucer

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Milton

Question 5

d/dx (ln x) =‌​‍

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1/x — For x > 0. d/dx(log_a x) = 1/(x ln a).‌​‍

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ln x

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e^x

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x

Question 6

Bhitarkanika:

Accepted Answer

Odisha (mangroves) — Odisha mangroves.

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WB

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TN

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AP

Question 7

First-order reaction half-life:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

t_(1/2) = 0.693/k (independent of [A]₀) — Radioactive decay, many decompositions. Integrated: ln([A]/[A]₀) = -kt.‌​‍

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Zero

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Depends on [A]₀

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Decreases with time

Question 8

Which group of crops correctly represents Kerala's primary cash crops?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Rubber, coconut, tea, coffee, spices — Plantation crops dominate Kerala.‌​‍

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Jute only

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Rice, wheat

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Cotton, sugarcane

Question 9

BPCL Kochi Refinery:

Accepted Answer

Ambalamugal — Ambalamugal.

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Willingdon

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Ernakulam city

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Tripunithura

Question 10

The 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)' scheme primarily aims to provide financial support to which group of beneficiaries?

Accepted Answer

A. Marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. — PM-KISAN provides income support of ₹6,000 per year in three equal installments to all landholding farmer families, subject to certain exclusion criteria. The scheme specifically targets marginal and small farmers holding cultivable land up to 2 hectares. Options B, C, and D are incorrect as the scheme does not cover landless laborers, focuses on all farmers meeting the land criteria (not just women or loan recipients), and does not restrict eligibility to bank loan holders.

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B. All landless agricultural laborers in rural areas.

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C. Women farmers engaged in organic farming.

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D. Farmers who have availed farm loans from nationalized banks.

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #487