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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which one of the following instruments is widely used to check and calibrate geometric features of machine tools during their assembly? |
| A. | Ultrasonic probe |
| B. | Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) |
| C. | Laser interferometer |
| D. | Vernier calipers |
| Answer» D. Vernier calipers | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following intellectual property rights is protected without making any registration? |
| A. | Copyright |
| B. | Patent |
| C. | Industrial design |
| D. | Trademark |
| Answer» B. Patent | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following instruments makes use of the principle of interference of light? |
| A. | Optical flat |
| B. | Autocollimator |
| C. | Optical projector |
| D. | Coordinate measuring machine |
| Answer» B. Autocollimator | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following instrument is used for locating submerged objects in the ocean? |
| A. | Audio meter |
| B. | Galvanometer |
| C. | Sextant |
| D. | Sonar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which one of the following instruments is useful while measuring the optical power as a function of wavelength? |
| A. | Optical power attenuator |
| B. | Optical power meter |
| C. | Optical spectrum analyzer |
| D. | Optical return loss tester |
| Answer» D. Optical return loss tester | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following instruments is used for measuring moisture content of air? |
| A. | Hydrometer |
| B. | Hygrometer |
| C. | Hypsometer |
| D. | Pycnometer |
| Answer» C. Hypsometer | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following instructions uses implied addressing mode? |
| A. | CMA |
| B. | JMP |
| C. | ADC |
| D. | SBB |
| Answer» B. JMP | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following instructions is used to “Move Immediate Data to Register” in 8051? |
| A. | MOV direct, Rn |
| B. | MOV Rn, #data |
| C. | MOV Rn, direct |
| D. | MOV A, Rn |
| Answer» C. MOV Rn, direct | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following institutions were established as a consequence to the closure of inter-University Board brought in for cooperation among the university in the field of education and allied areas? |
| A. | Association of Central Universities |
| B. | University Grants Commission |
| C. | IIAS, Shimla |
| D. | Association of Indian Universities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following institution was set up in 1982 A.D. as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions involved in the rural financial system? |
| A. | NABARD |
| B. | RBI |
| C. | SEBI |
| D. | IMF |
| Answer» B. RBI | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following instances of performance of aircraft is not considered for determining basic runway length? |
| A. | Normal landing case |
| B. | Normal take-off case |
| C. | Engine failure case |
| D. | Emergency landing case |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Which one of the following insects cannot be called a ‘social insect’? |
| A. | Bees |
| B. | Crickets |
| C. | Termites |
| D. | Ants |
| Answer» C. Termites | |
| 13. |
Which one of the following initiatives is not the strategy for managing shortage of employees in an organisation ? |
| A. | Attempt to reduce turnover |
| B. | Offer incentives to postpone retirement |
| C. | Hire temporary employees |
| D. | Employee training |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following ingredients does not constitute paint? |
| A. | Turpentine oil (thinner) |
| B. | Poly-hydroxy phenols (anti-skinning agent) |
| C. | Thiourea (accelerator) |
| D. | Titanium dioxide (pigment) |
| Answer» D. Titanium dioxide (pigment) | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following inequality is correct a1, a2, a3, - - - - - - , an be real numbers? (use Tchebychef's inequality) |
| A. | \((a_1+a_2+----+a_n)^2\le,n(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\) |
| B. | \((a_1+a_2+a_3----+a_n)^2>,n(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\) |
| C. | \((a_1+a_2+a----+a_n)^2>,(n-1)(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\) |
| D. | \((a_1+a_2+----+a_n)^2\le,(n-1)(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\) |
| Answer» B. \((a_1+a_2+a_3----+a_n)^2>,n(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\) | |
| 16. |
Which one of the following Indian States has the largest number of members in its State Legislature? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Himachal Pradesh |
| C. | Manipur |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| E. | None of the above / More than one of the above |
| Answer» C. Manipur | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following inequalities is not always true for positive real numbers x, y? |
| A. | xy < x + y |
| B. | (x + y) < (x + y)2 |
| C. | x + y < x2 + y2 |
| D. | 1 + x + y < (1 + x + y)2 |
| Answer» B. (x + y) < (x + y)2 | |
| 18. |
Which one of the following industries is the biggest consumer of water in India? |
| A. | Engineering |
| B. | Paper and pulp |
| C. | Textiles |
| D. | Thermal power |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Which one of the following Industries does not fall into the category of Core Industries identified by IIP? |
| A. | Cement |
| B. | Coal |
| C. | Mining |
| D. | Natural gas |
| Answer» D. Natural gas | |
| 20. |
Which one of the following industrial / economic corridors of India is being developed in collaboration with Japan? |
| A. | Chennai - Vizag |
| B. | Mumbai - Bengaluru |
| C. | Delhi - Mumbai |
| D. | Amritsar - Kolkata |
| E. | None of the above / More than one of the above |
| Answer» D. Amritsar - Kolkata | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following indices is now used by the Reserve Bank of India to measure the rate of inflation in India? |
| A. | NASDAQ Index |
| B. | BSE Index |
| C. | Consumer Price Index |
| D. | Wholesale Price Index |
| Answer» D. Wholesale Price Index | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following indicates the Tropical Savannah climate? |
| A. | AW |
| B. | Dfc |
| C. | Cwg |
| D. | Am |
| Answer» B. Dfc | |
| 23. |
Which one of the following indicated Deming's "system of profound knowledge" consisting of four interrelated theories? |
| A. | Optimization, variation, knowledge and psychology |
| B. | Optimization, variation, knowledge and need hierarchy |
| C. | Variation, knowledge need hierarchy and participation |
| D. | Knowledge, Need hierarchy, participation and goal setting |
| Answer» B. Optimization, variation, knowledge and need hierarchy | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following Indian Tribes voted for the first time in Lok Sabha Election, 2014? |
| A. | Shompens |
| B. | Jarawa |
| C. | Onge |
| D. | Andamanese |
| Answer» B. Jarawa | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following Indian States (other than Himalayan or NE states) ranked first in the Composite Water Management Index as per the report issued by the NITI Aayog in June 2018? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» D. Maharashtra | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following Indian states has the highest proportion of area under forest cover? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Mizoram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following Indian states has the highest consumption of chemical fertilizers? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Which one of the following Indian States has recorded negative growth of population as per Census 2011? |
| A. | Manipur |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Nagaland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which one of the following Indian States has no international boundary? |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | Chhattisgarh |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Meghalaya |
| Answer» C. Uttarakhand | |
| 30. |
Which one of the following Indian states, does NOT have the Tropic of Cancer passing through it? |
| A. | Rajasthan |
| B. | Tripura |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following Indian states does NOT share international border with two or more countries? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Mizoram |
| D. | Tripura |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which one of the following Indian States does NOT contain a portion of the Thar desert? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Punjab | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following Indian places receives minimum rainfall in a year? |
| A. | Jodhpur |
| B. | Leh |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» C. New Delhi | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following in not a ruminant? |
| A. | Buffalo, bull |
| B. | Deer, horse |
| C. | Monkey, cat |
| D. | Cow, ox |
| Answer» D. Cow, ox | |
| 35. |
Which one of the following Indian Ocean island nations has recently declared a state of environmental emergency due to oil spill from a grounded ship? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Madagascar |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» C. Madagascar | |
| 36. |
Which one of the following Indian institutes was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for conducting human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine candidate? |
| A. | Bharat Biotech |
| B. | AIIMS |
| C. | Serum Institute of India |
| D. | National Institute of Epidemiology |
| Answer» D. National Institute of Epidemiology | |
| 37. |
Which one of the following Indian cities is not located on a river bank? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Bhagalpur |
| C. | Bhopal |
| D. | Kanpur |
| Answer» D. Kanpur | |
| 38. |
Which one of the following in the leading producer of coffee? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following increases soil strength and decreases soil’s physical fertility through decreasing storage and supply of water and nutrients in cropping systems? |
| A. | Soil compaction |
| B. | Pore pressure |
| C. | Moisture |
| D. | Clay content |
| Answer» B. Pore pressure | |
| 40. |
Which one of the following in-place sorting algorithms needs the minimum number of swaps? |
| A. | Insertion Sort |
| B. | Quick Sort |
| C. | Heap Sort |
| D. | Selection Sort |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which one of the following hypotheses/theory explains the origin of the universe? |
| A. | Nebular hypothesis |
| B. | Binary theory |
| C. | Big Bang theory |
| D. | Planetesimal hypothesis |
| Answer» D. Planetesimal hypothesis | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following hypothese postulates that individual's consumption in any time period depends upon resouces available to the individual, rate of return on his capital and age of the individual? |
| A. | Absolute Income Hypothesis |
| B. | Relative Income Hypothesis |
| C. | Life Cycle Hypothesis |
| D. | Permanent Income Hypothesis |
| Answer» D. Permanent Income Hypothesis | |
| 43. |
Which one of the following hormones is released in excess during excitement? |
| A. | Adrenaline |
| B. | Nor-adrenaline |
| C. | Cortisone |
| D. | Thyroxin |
| Answer» B. Nor-adrenaline | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following hormones contains peptide chain? |
| A. | Oxytocin |
| B. | Corticotrophin |
| C. | Insulin |
| D. | Cortisone |
| Answer» B. Corticotrophin | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following Himalayan Vegetation species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres? |
| A. | Saal |
| B. | Chir |
| C. | Spruce |
| D. | Deodar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
Which one of the following Himalayan rivers does NOT originate from across the Himalayas? |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Satluj |
| C. | Ganga |
| D. | Brahmaputra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following hills does not have tea plantations? |
| A. | Kanan Devan |
| B. | Nilgiri |
| C. | Darjeeling |
| D. | Girnar |
| E. | None of the above / More than one of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above / More than one of the above | |
| 48. |
Which one of the following High Courts has the territorial jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Island |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Calcutta (Kolkatta) |
| C. | Madras (Chennai) |
| D. | Odisha |
| Answer» C. Madras (Chennai) | |
| 49. |
Which one of the following has the largest number of satellites? |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Neptune |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Uranus |
| Answer» D. Uranus | |
| 50. |
Which one of the following hetvabhasa (fallacy) is involved in the argument. "Sound is eternal because it is caused"? |
| A. | Viruddha or contradictory middle |
| B. | Satpratipaksa or inferentially contradicted middle |
| C. | Sadhyasama or the unproved middle |
| D. | Badhita or non-inferentially contradicted middle |
| Answer» B. Satpratipaksa or inferentially contradicted middle | |