Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #873

Question 1

Where is the Krakatoa volcano located?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Indonesia — Indonesia — famous 1883 eruption.‌​‍

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Italy

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Japan

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Hawaii

Question 2

Which of the following statements best describes a defining characteristic of action research when applied in a classroom setting, distinguishing it from traditional academic research?

Accepted Answer

C. It is an iterative, cyclical process focused on solving immediate, practical problems within the researcher's own context. — Action research is characterized by its iterative and cyclical nature, involving continuous cycles of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. Its primary purpose is to address and improve specific, practical problems within the researcher's immediate environment (e.g., a classroom), rather than seeking broad generalizations or being conducted by external experts. It often employs a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, not exclusively quantitative ones.

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A. It primarily aims to generalize findings to a larger population of schools and students.

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B. It is typically conducted by external researchers with minimal involvement from the classroom teacher.

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D. It relies exclusively on quantitative data collection methods to ensure statistical validity.

Question 3

Dr. Kalam is popularly known as the:

Accepted Answer

Both Missile Man and People's President — Kalam is known as the 'Missile Man' (for SLV-3, Agni, Prithvi) and 'People's President'.

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Iron Man of India

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Missile Man of India

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People's President

Question 4

How many permanent members does the UN Security Council have?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

5 — The Security Council has 5 permanent members (P5): USA, Russia, China, France, UK. ‌​‍Each has veto power. There are also 10 non-permanent members.

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3

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7

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10

Question 5

The orphanage could not have been constructed without the efforts of the altruist who helped in his spare time. ‌​‍Find out the antonym of the italicised word 'altruist'.

Accepted Answer

egoist — Altruist (selfless) ↔ Egoist (self-centred).‌​‍

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humanitarian

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famous

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philanthropist

Question 6

The area of a parallelogram with base 12 cm and height 8 cm is:

Accepted Answer

96 cm² — Area = base × height = 12 × 8 = 96 cm².

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48 cm²

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72 cm²

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192 cm²

Question 7

'Magnum opus' means:

Accepted Answer

A great work; masterpiece — Magnum opus (Latin) = the greatest/most important work of an artist or author.

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A small work

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A complete failure

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A translated text

Question 8

ChatGPT is an example of:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

AI chatbot — ChatGPT is an AI language model/chatbot developed by OpenAI.‌​‍

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Social media

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Operating system

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Search engine

Question 9

The radius of a circle of area 154 cm² (π=22/7) is:

Accepted Answer

7 cm — πr² = 154 → r² = 154×7/22 = 49 → r = 7.

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14 cm

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21 cm

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28 cm

Question 10

Kerala's first woman DIG (police):

Accepted Answer

R Sreelekha — R Sreelekha.

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B Sandhya

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Lakshmi

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Both A and B served

Surveyor Mixed Practice Test #873