Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #524

Question 1

Which statement is INCORRECT about the Malabar Rebellion? ‌​‍(I) First All Kerala Provincial Conference at Manjeri 1921 (II) Presided over by T. Prakasham (III) Malabar Rebellion also broke out 1921 (IV) First direct attack held at Pookkottur in August 1921

Accepted Answer

Only (II) — The First All Kerala Provincial Conference at Manjeri 1921 was presided over by T.K. ‌​‍Madhavan, not T. Prakasham.

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Only (IV)

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Only (III)

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Only (I)

Question 2

A high school science teacher notices students are struggling to connect atomic theory with chemical reactions. Which constructivist strategy + 5E phase would best address this gap?

Accepted Answer

C. Conduct a lecture on atomic structure in the 'Engage' phase — Constructivism advocates scaffolding through activities like demonstrations in the 'Engage' phase. Distractors like 'worked examples' are wrong because they are passive tools, not active strategy for this gap.

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A. Use worked examples in the 'Explain' phase to scaffold connections

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B. Focus on memorisation of equations in the 'Elaborate' phase

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D. Assign textbook reading on reactions as homework

Question 3

Which Kerala national park has the largest population of lion-tailed macaques?

Accepted Answer

Silent Valley — Silent Valley NP in Palakkad shelters the largest lion-tailed macaque population.

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Anamudi Shola

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Mathikettan Shola

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Eravikulam

Question 4

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 places significant emphasis on achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) for all children. Which specific national initiative was launched to operationalize this goal, especially for children by Grade 3?

Accepted Answer

B. National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat Mission) — The NIPUN Bharat Mission (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) was launched to ensure that every child achieves foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, as envisioned by NEP 2020. While RUSA and NHEQF pertain to higher education and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan is a broader school education program, NIPUN Bharat is specifically designed to address the FLN goals.

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A. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

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C. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan for secondary education

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D. National Higher Education Qualification Framework (NHEQF)

Question 5

The Manager asked Reghu to wait outside the room. ‌​‍So he has to be ___ the room but he must not move far ___ it.

Accepted Answer

out of/from — 'out of the room' + 'far from it' is the natural phrasing.‌​‍

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away/to

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from/along

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through/near

Question 6

Plate tectonics theory explains:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Movement of lithospheric plates driving geological features — 7 major + several minor plates. ‌​‍Divergent, convergent, transform boundaries. Sea-floor spreading (Harry Hess).

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Only mountains

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Only earthquakes

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Only volcanism

Question 7

In which river is Bhakra-Nangal Dam situated?‌​‍

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Sutlej — Bhakra-Nangal Dam is on the Sutlej River.‌​‍

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Narmada

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Krishna

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Godavari

Question 8

A teacher observes that students are more motivated to participate in group projects when they are allowed to choose their own topics rather than being assigned one. This observation aligns with which motivational principle?

Accepted Answer

B. Autonomy (Self-Determination Theory) — Allowing students to choose topics satisfies their need for autonomy, a key component of Self-Determination Theory. Extrinsic rewards involve external incentives, esteem needs relate to self-worth, and classical conditioning involves stimulus-response associations.

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A. Extrinsic rewards

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C. Maslow's Esteem needs

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D. Classical conditioning

Question 9

A teacher asks students to work in pairs to plan a hypothetical trip to a new city, including discussing places to visit, transport, and accommodation, and then present their plan to the class. Which language teaching method is primarily being employed here?

Accepted Answer

C. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) — The activity emphasizes meaningful interaction, negotiation of meaning, and task completion, which are hallmarks of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). Students are using language for a real-world purpose, developing communicative competence. Grammar-Translation focuses on rules and translation, Audio-Lingual on drills and habit formation, and the Direct Method on direct association without translation but often less on complex collaborative tasks.

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A. Grammar-Translation Method

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B. Audio-Lingual Method

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D. Direct Method

Question 10

First fully literate district in India:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ernakulam — Ernakulam was declared first fully literate district in 1990.‌​‍

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Kottayam

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Palakkad

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #524