Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 11 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more

15 questions · 18 minutes

Question 1

The 10% Law in ecology states that:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

10% of energy transfers between trophic levels — Lindeman's 10% Law states that only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in a food chain.‌​‍

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10% of species are endangered

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10% of forests are protected

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10% of oceans are polluted

Question 2

Coral reefs found in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Warm shallow tropical waters — Symbiosis with zooxanthellae. ‌​‍Great Barrier Reef (Australia) largest. Bleaching from warming, acidification.

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Deep ocean

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Rivers

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Cold water

Question 3

Number of chromosomes in human somatic cells:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

46 (44 autosomes + 2 sex) — 22 pairs autosomes + XX (female) or XY (male). Discovered by Tjio & Levan 1956.‌​‍

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92

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48

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23

Question 4

Vaccine mechanism:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Prime immune system — Train immunity.‌​‍

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Kill pathogens directly

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Nutrition

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Antibiotics

Question 5

Nehru Memorial Museum at:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Teen Murti Bhavan — Teen Murti Bhavan, Delhi (former PM residence).‌​‍

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Red Fort

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Rajghat

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Parliament

Question 6

'Ballot is more powerful than bullet' — who said so?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln — Famous Abraham Lincoln quote.‌​‍

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Mahatma Gandhi

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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George Washington

Question 7

First Vande Bharat route:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Delhi-Varanasi — Delhi-Varanasi (Feb 2019).‌​‍

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Chennai-Mysore

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Mumbai-Pune

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Delhi-Mumbai

Question 8

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 was awarded to:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Jon Fosse — Norwegian writer Jon Fosse won the 2023 Literature Nobel for his plays and prose.‌​‍

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Louise Glück

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Abdulrazak Gurnah

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Annie Ernaux

Question 9

The Peninsular Plateau of India is divided by which range into Central Highlands and Deccan Plateau?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Vindhya-Satpura — Vindhyas and Satpuras separate Central Highlands from the Deccan.‌​‍

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Himalayas

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Western Ghats

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Aravalli

Question 10

Vizhinjam International Seaport is being developed in which district?

Accepted Answer

Thiruvananthapuram — Vizhinjam International Seaport, India's first deep-water transshipment port, is being built in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Kollam

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Ernakulam

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Alappuzha

Question 11

Humayun's tomb style:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mughal garden tomb — First major Mughal garden tomb. Delhi.‌​‍

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Buddhist

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Dravidian

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Gothic

Question 12

Jewish Synagogue in Kochi built in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1568 — Paradesi Synagogue in Mattancherry, Kochi — built 1568.‌​‍

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1468

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1768

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1668

Question 13

Which statement correctly differentiates NITI Aayog from the Planning Commission?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

NITI Aayog follows bottom-up approach with cooperative federalism — NITI Aayog adopts a bottom-up, cooperative-federalism model unlike the Planning Commission's top-down approach.‌​‍

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NITI Aayog is a constitutional body

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NITI Aayog prepares Five-Year Plans

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NITI Aayog retains fund-allocation power

Question 14

Blood relation: B is daughter of A. C is wife of A. B to C:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Daughter — C is mother.‌​‍

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Aunt

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Sister

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Niece

Question 15

The Direct Action Day (16 August 1946) was called by:

Accepted Answer

Muslim League — Muslim League's Direct Action Day led to Great Calcutta Killings (~4,000 dead).

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Congress

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British

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Dalits

Beat Forest Officer (proxy for Surveyor at common-prelim level) Practice Test 11 — Current Affairs, Environment, General Knowledge +8 more