Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #627

Question 1

Under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, which authority is empowered to declare any area as a 'Community Reserve' for the protection of wildlife and its habitat?

Accepted Answer

C. The Central Government in consultation with the concerned State Government — The Central Government, in consultation with the concerned State Government, is empowered under Section 33 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 to declare any area as a 'Community Reserve' for the protection of wildlife and its habitat. This provision aims to involve local communities in conservation efforts while ensuring legal protection to such areas. The State Government alone cannot declare such reserves without central approval, and NBWL or WII do not have this authority.

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A. The State Government

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B. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

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D. The Wildlife Institute of India

Question 2

The COVID-19 national lockdown in India began on:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

24 March 2020 — Janata Curfew on 22 March, then 21-day national lockdown announced by PM Modi from 25 March 2020 (midnight of 24 March).‌​‍

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1 April 2020

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22 March 2020

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14 March 2020

Question 3

Levi-Strauss structuralism:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Cultural phenomena have underlying universal binary structures — Inspired by Saussurean linguistics. ‌​‍'Elementary Structures of Kinship', 'Mythologiques'. Binary oppositions: nature/culture, raw/cooked.

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Only artifact

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Culture as surface

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Ethnographic

Question 4

The Amazon River flows through:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

South America — The Amazon flows through South America (mainly Brazil). ‌​‍It carries the most water of any river.

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Africa

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Asia

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North America

Question 5

Kerala Bhasha Institute:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

TVM — TVM — language institute.‌​‍

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Kozhikode

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Kochi

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Thrissur

Question 6

The writer of 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' is:

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain — Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) — American novelist, 1884.

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Charles Dickens

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Ernest Hemingway

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Jack London

Question 7

Passive of 'They will finish the project':‌​‍

Accepted Answer

The project will be finished by them — Future passive: will be + V3. 'The project will be finished by them.'‌​‍

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The project will finished by them

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The project will being finished

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The project shall be finished

Question 8

Most literate state (2011):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kerala — Kerala — 93.91% literacy rate (2011 Census).‌​‍

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Mizoram

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Tripura

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Goa

Question 9

The Cold War era ran approximately:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1947-1991 — Cold War: US (capitalist) vs USSR (communist) ideological/geopolitical rivalry. ‌​‍End: fall of Berlin Wall (1989), dissolution of USSR (1991).

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1939-45

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1914-18

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2001-present

Question 10

Aditya-L1 reached L1 point in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jan 2024 — Reached Lagrange point 1 on 6 January 2024.‌​‍

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Nov 2023

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Feb 2024

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Dec 2023

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #627