Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #635

Question 1

Madhvacharya (1238-1317), founder of Dvaita Vedanta, was from:‌​‍

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Karnataka (Udupi area) — Madhva — Kannada philosopher. ‌​‍Dualism: eternal distinction between Jiva and Ishvara. Udupi Krishna Temple central to Dvaita.

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Kerala

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Maharashtra

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Tamil Nadu

Question 2

Synonym of ACRIMONIOUS:‌​‍

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Bitter — Bitter, sharp (in speech).‌​‍

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Sweet

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Mild

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Happy

Question 3

Palk Strait:‌​‍

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India-Sri Lanka — India-Sri Lanka.‌​‍

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India-Pakistan

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Bangladesh

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China

Question 4

Synonym of ZENITH:‌​‍

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Top — Highest point.‌​‍

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Bottom

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Middle

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Start

Question 5

Aadhaar program was launched in:‌​‍

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2009 — UIDAI established January 2009. ‌​‍First Aadhaar issued September 2010 to Ranjana Sonawane of Maharashtra.

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2006

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2019

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2016

Question 6

A person who hates people is called a:‌​‍

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Misanthrope — Misanthrope = hater of humankind. Philanthropist = lover of humankind.‌​‍

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Philanthropist

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Polyglot

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Pedestrian

Question 7

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a controlled nuclear chain reaction, a principle crucial for sustainable energy production?

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C. The continuous generation of electricity in a nuclear power plant reactor. — A nuclear power plant reactor utilizes control rods to absorb excess neutrons, thereby maintaining a sustained and controlled chain reaction that generates heat for electricity. An atomic bomb represents an uncontrolled chain reaction, leading to a massive, instantaneous energy release. Spontaneous decay is a natural radioactive process, not a chain reaction, and nuclear fusion is a distinct process where light nuclei combine.

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A. The spontaneous decay of Uranium-238 into Thorium-234.

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B. The rapid, uncontrolled release of energy in an atomic bomb explosion.

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D. The fusion of hydrogen isotopes in the sun's core.

Question 8

Who is regarded as 'Kerala Hemingway'?‌​‍

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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai — sometimes called the Hemingway of Kerala literature.‌​‍

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Kurisseri Gopala Pillai

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C.V. Raman Pillai

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M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Question 9

The most populated district in Kerala is:‌​‍

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Malappuram — Malappuram is the most populated district in Kerala (Census 2011).‌​‍

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Thiruvananthapuram

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Ernakulam

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Thrissur

Question 10

Parthenogenesis is:‌​‍

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Development of unfertilised egg into organism — Natural in honeybees (drones are haploid), rotifers. ‌​‍Can be induced experimentally in higher animals.

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Budding

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Fragmentation

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Sexual reproduction

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #635