input: from typing import List
  
  def select_approved_rows(cur):
      """
      Execute a SQL query to select all rows from a table where the 'status' is 'approved' and return the result.
      
      Example usage:
      >>> cur = MockCursor()  # Assume MockCursor is a mock object for cursor
      >>> select_approved_rows(cur)
      [('John Doe', 'approved'), ('Jane Doe', 'approved')]
      """
      sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE status = 'approved'"
      cur.execute(sql)
      return cur.fetchall()
output:     sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE status = 'approved'"
      cur.execute(sql)
      return cur.fetchall()