Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #494

Question 1

Change into indirect speech: She said, 'I will come tomorrow.' →

Accepted Answer

She said she would come the next day — will→would; tomorrow→the next day.

Answer

She said she will come tomorrow

Answer

She said I will come tomorrow

Answer

She says she will come the next day

Question 2

Antonym of CONVEX:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Concave — Convex ↔ concave.‌​‍

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Bulging

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Round

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Flat

Question 3

SCTIMST:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science — Autonomous institute under DST.‌​‍

Answer

Both

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Private

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Pvt

Question 4

Which was the first European power to lose a naval battle to an Indian ruler?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Dutch to Travancore — At Colachel (1741), Marthandavarma's Travancore navy defeated the Dutch — the first European defeat to an Indian ruler.‌​‍

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French to Mysore

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Portuguese to Zamorin

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British to Marathas

Question 5

Robert K. Merton's distinction:

Accepted Answer

Manifest vs Latent functions — Merton (1949): Manifest functions = intended consequences; Latent = unintended/unrecognised (e.g., Hopi rain dance manifestly seeks rain, latently reinforces group solidarity).

Answer

Primary vs Secondary groups

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Rural vs Urban

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Conflict vs Consensus

Question 6

When was VVPAT first introduced?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2013 — Paper trail introduced 2013.‌​‍

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2010

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2019

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2017

Question 7

Mahakavi Kumaran Asan was a disciple of:

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru — Disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.

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Chattambi Swamikal

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Vivekananda

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Tagore

Question 8

A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness repeatedly claims that the doctors have made a mistake and that they are perfectly healthy. Which defense mechanism is this patient primarily utilizing?

Accepted Answer

B. Denial — Denial is a defense mechanism where an individual refuses to accept reality or a fact. In this scenario, the patient is refusing to acknowledge the terminal diagnosis. Repression involves unconsciously pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious, while projection involves attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts to another person, and sublimation channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable ones.

Answer

A. Repression

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C. Projection

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D. Sublimation

Question 9

Who wrote 'Unniyadi Charitham'?

Accepted Answer

Appan Thampuran — Appan Thampuran's historical novel is a landmark of early Malayalam prose.

Answer

Rayaramilla

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Damodara Chakkyar

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Kerala Varma

Question 10

City of Spices:

Accepted Answer

Kozhikode — Kozhikode (Calicut) — historic spice port.

Answer

Kochi

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Kollam

Answer

Thrissur

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #494