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1601.

_____________ is referred to as The Father of Regenerative Medicine.

A. Arnie Caplan
B. Gregor Mendel
C. Aristotle
D. Theophrastus
Answer» B. Gregor Mendel
1602.

Gradual deterioration of the Immune system as age increases is termed as ___________________

A. immuno-senescence
B. immuno-staining
C. immuno-suppression
D. immuno-surveillance
Answer» B. immuno-staining
1603.

Quite like Tissue engineering _____________ is a branch of translational research trying to devise ways to fool the immune system in order to avoid immune attacks.

A. cloning
B. gene therapy
C. regenerative medicine
D. molecular medicine
Answer» D. molecular medicine
1604.

Power to weight ratio for high performance cars can range up to _______

A. 150
B. 190
C. 230
D. 280
Answer» D. 280
1605.

Gradient resistance for a vehicle depends on which of the following factors?

A. Weight of the vehicle
B. Size of the vehicle
C. Width of tyres
D. Speed of the vehicle
Answer» B. Size of the vehicle
1606.

The value of coefficient of air resistance for average cars is approximately equal to __________

A. 0.32
B. 0.032
C. 0.0032
D. 1.32
Answer» D. 1.32
1607.

If ‘k’ is coefficient of air resistance, ‘A’ is frontal area projected by the vehicle in square metres and ‘V’ is vehicle speed(in km/h) then the expession for air resistance ‘A.R’ on the vehicle is _________

A. A.R = k*A*V^2
B. A.R = k*A*V^3
C. A.R = 2k*A*V
D. A.R = k*A*V
Answer» B. A.R = k*A*V^3
1608.

Wind or air resistance depends on which of the following factors?

A. Shape and size of vehicle body
B. Air velocity
C. Speed of vehicle
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
1609.

For an average type of road surface what percentage of vehicle’s weight constitutes rolling resistance?

A. 5 to 10%
B. 1 to 2%
C. 2 to 5%
D. 0 to 3%
Answer» C. 2 to 5%
1610.

Rolling resistance doesnot depend on which of the following factors?

A. Load on each road wheel
B. Radius of driving wheel
C. Wheel inflation pressure
D. Nature of road surface
Answer» C. Wheel inflation pressure
1611.

The force that opposes the motion of a vehicle is _______

A. Rolling resistance
B. Gradient resistance
C. Wind or air resistance
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
1612.

Which of these is not a power loss which takes place between engine and driving wheel?

A. Power loss due to friction of piston bearings and gears
B. Power loss from clutch to drive wheel due to friction of various parts
C. Transmission line loss
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» E.
1613.

If ‘V’ is vehicle speed(in metres/min) and ‘R’ is radius of driving wheel(in metres) then the rpm of the driving wheel is given by _______

A. rpm = V/2πR
B. rpm = 2πV/R
C. rpm = πR/V
D. rpm = πV/R
Answer» B. rpm = 2πV/R
1614.

The torque available at the contact between road and driving wheel is called _________

A. Brake power
B. Friction power
C. Tractive effort
D. Engine torque
Answer» D. Engine torque
1615.

If ‘T’ is torque(in Nm) and ‘N’ is speed(in rpm) then the required expression for Brake power ‘B.P’ in kWs is _________

A. 2πNT/6000
B. 2πNT/60000
C. πNT/6000
D. πNT/60000
Answer» C. πNT/6000
1616.

What is the power delivered by the engine to the crankshaft called?

A. Shaft power
B. Horse power
C. Brake power
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
1617.

Which of the following sorting algorithms can be used to sort a random linked list with minimum time complexity?

A. Insertion Sort
B. Quick Sort
C. Heap Sort
D. Merge Sort
Answer» E.
1618.

What does the following function do for a given Linked List with first node as head?

A. Prints all nodes of linked lists
B. Prints all nodes of linked list in reverse order
C. Prints alternate nodes of Linked List
D. Prints alternate nodes in reverse orderView Answer
Answer» C. Prints alternate nodes of Linked List
1619.

Which of the following points is/are not true about Linked List data structure when it is compared with an array?

A. Arrays have better cache locality that can make them better in terms of performance
B. It is easy to insert and delete elements in Linked List
C. Random access is not allowed in a typical implementation of Linked Lists
D. Access of elements in linked list takes less time than compared to arrays
Answer» E.
1620.

Linked list data structure offers considerable saving in _____________

A. Computational Time
B. Space Utilization
C. Space Utilization and Computational Time
D. Speed Utilization
Answer» D. Speed Utilization
1621.

In Linked List implementation, a node carries information regarding ___________

A. Data
B. Link
C. Data and Link
D. Node
Answer» D. Node
1622.

Linked lists are not suitable for the implementation of ___________

A. Insertion sort
B. Radix sort
C. Polynomial manipulation
D. Binary search
Answer» E.
1623.

What kind of linked list is best to answer questions like “What is the item at position n?”

A. Singly linked list
B. Doubly linked list
C. Circular linked list
D. Array implementation of linked list
Answer» E.
1624.

For an ideal DC machine, which phenomenon will reduce the terminal voltage?

A. Armature reaction
B. Commutation
C. Armature ohmic losses
D. All will contribute in reducing the terminal voltage
Answer» C. Armature ohmic losses
1625.

For a constant emf, if field current is reduced then the speed of the DC motor will_____

A. Remains same
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Can’t say
Answer» C. Decreases
1626.

A 4-pole Dc wound machine is lap wound with 400 conductors. The pole shore is 20 cm long and average flux density over one-pole pitch is 0.4 T, the armature diameter being 30 cm. What is the value of flux/pole?

A. 0.188 Wb
B. 18.88 Wb
C. 0.0188 Wb
D. 1.888 Wb
Answer» D. 1.888 Wb
1627.

When the surcharge angle reduces to zero, the coefficient of active earth pressure is given by

A. Ka=1
B. \(K_a=\frac{1-sinφ}{1+sinφ}\)
C. \(K_a=\frac{1+sinφ}{1-sinφ}\)
D. Ka=0
Answer» C. \(K_a=\frac{1+sinφ}{1-sinφ}\)
1628.

For backfill with sloping surface, the coefficient of active earth pressure is given by ______

A. \(K_a=\frac{\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
B. \(K_a=\frac{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
C. \(K_a=\frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
D. \(K_a=cosβ\frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
Answer» E.
1629.

The Rankine’s lateral pressure ratio is given by ________

A. \(K=\frac{\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
B. \(K=\frac{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
C. \(K=\frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
D. \(K=cosβ\frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
Answer» D. \(K=cosβ\frac{cosβ-\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}}{cosβ+\sqrt{cos^2 β-cos^2 φ}} \)
1630.

The vertical and the lateral pressures have the same angle of obliquity β.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1631.

For finding out the active earth pressure for a backfill with sloping surface, the Rankine’s theory makes as additional assumption of ________

A. vertical and lateral stresses are normal to surcharge
B. vertical and lateral stresses are tangential to surcharge
C. vertical and lateral stresses are conjugate
D. vertical and lateral stresses are negligible
Answer» D. vertical and lateral stresses are negligible
1632.

The height of fill Ze, equivalent to uniform surcharge intensity is __________

A. q/γ
B. q-γ
C. q+γ
D. q*γ
Answer» B. q-γ
1633.

If the backfill carries a uniform surcharge q, then the lateral pressure at the depth of wall H is ____________

A. pa=Ka γz+Ka q
B. pa=Ka γz-Ka q
C. pa=Ka γz*Ka q
D. pa=Ka γz/Ka q
Answer» B. pa=Ka γz-Ka q
1634.

For the different value of φ, the backfill is partly submerged to height H2 and the backfill is moist to a depth H1. Find the lateral pressure intensity at the base of wall for φ1>φ2.

A. pa=Ka2 γH1-Ka2 γ’ H2+γw H2
B. pa=Ka2 γH1+Ka2 γ’ H2+γw H2
C. pa=Ka2 γH1+γw H2
D. pa=Ka2 γH1+Ka2 γ’ H2
Answer» C. pa=Ka2 γH1+γw H2
1635.

For the same value of φ, the backfill is partly submerged to height H2 and the backfill is moist to a depth H1. Find the lateral pressure intensity at the base of wall.

A. pa=Ka γH1-Ka γ’ H2+γw H2
B. pa=Ka γH1+Ka γ’ H2+γw H2
C. pa=Ka γH1+γw H2
D. pa=Ka γH1+Ka γ’ H2
Answer» C. pa=Ka γH1+γw H2
1636.

If the angle of internal friction decreases, then Ka ___________

A. decreases
B. increases
C. equal to zero
D. does not change
Answer» C. equal to zero
1637.

If free water stands on both side of a retaining wall, the lateral earth pressure is given by ____

A. pa=Ka γ’ z
B. pa=Ka γ’ z-γw z
C. pa=Ka γ’ z+γw z
D. pa=Ka γ’ z*γw z
Answer» B. pa=Ka γ’ z-γw z
1638.

For a submerged backfill, the active earth pressure is given by _________

A. pa=Kaγ’z
B. pa=Kaγ’z-γwz
C. pa=Kaγ’z+γwz
D. pa=Kaγ’z*γwz
Answer» D. pa=Kaγ’z*γwz
1639.

The resultant active pressure per unit length of wall for dry backfill with no surcharge acting at _________ above the base of wall.

A. H/2
B. H
C. H/6
D. H/3
Answer» E.
1640.

The resultant active pressure per unit length of wall for dry backfill with no surcharge is _______

A. \(P_a=\frac{1}{2}K_aγH^2\)
B. Pa=γH2
C. Pa=Ka γH2
D. Pa=Ka H2
Answer» B. Pa=γH2
1641.

For a dry backfill with no surcharge, the active earth pressure intensity is _________

A. pa=Ka γH
B. pa=γH
C. pa=Ka H
D. pa=Ka γ
Answer» B. pa=γH
1642.

Which of these is the most frequently used channel of communication?

A. Horizontal communication
B. Diagonal communication
C. Downward communication
D. Upward communication
Answer» B. Diagonal communication
1643.

Which of these is not a method for upward communication?

A. Open-door policy
B. Complaints
C. Suggestion boxes
D. Scolding
Answer» E.
1644.

Which of these moves from the grass root level?

A. Downward communication
B. Diagonal communication
C. Upward communication
D. Lateral communication
Answer» D. Lateral communication
1645.

On the basis of mutual participation, communication is of how many types?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Answer» B. Three
1646.

Buffer capacity is maximum when __________

A. One mole of NH4Cl is added to two moles of NH4OH
B. One mole of NH4Cl is added to one moles of NH4OH
C. One mole of NH4Cl is added to one mole of NaOH
D. One mole of NaCl is added to one mole of NaOH
Answer» C. One mole of NH4Cl is added to one mole of NaOH
1647.

The buffer capacity is equal to __________

A. Δn / ΔpH
B. pH / Δn
C. ± 1pKa
D. ± 2pKa
Answer» B. pH / Δn
1648.

For an acid buffer solution the pH is 3. The pH can be increased by ____________

A. Increasing the concentration of salt
B. Increasing the concentration of acid
C. Decreasing the concentration of salt
D. Independent of concentration of acid & salt
Answer» B. Increasing the concentration of acid
1649.

1M NaCl and 1M HCl are present in an aqueous solution. The solution is ____________

A. Not a buffer solution with pH < 7
B. Not a buffer solution with pH > 7
C. A buffer solution with pH < 7
D. A buffer solution with pH > 7
Answer» B. Not a buffer solution with pH > 7
1650.

Assertion A: pH of a buffer solution solution does not change on dilution. Reason R: On dilution the ration of concentration of salt and acid (or base) remains unchanged.

A. A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of A
B. A and R are true, R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
E. remains unchanged.a) A and R are true, R is the correct explanation of Ab) A and R are true, R is not correct explanation of Ac) A is true but R is falsed) A is false but R is true
Answer» B. A and R are true, R is not correct explanation of A