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9051.

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
9052.

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
9053.

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
9054.

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.
9055.

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
9056.

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
9057.

Which one of the following instructions uses implied addressing mode?

A. CMA
B. JMP
C. ADC
D. SBB
Answer» B. JMP
9058.

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
9059.

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.
9060.

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
9061.

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.
9062.

Which one of the following insects cannot be called a ‘social insect’?

A. Bees
B. Crickets
C. Termites
D. Ants
Answer» C. Termites
9063.

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.
9064.

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)
9065.

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. \((a_1+a_2+a_3----+a_n)^2>,n(a_1^2+a^2_2+----+a_n^2)\)
9066.

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
9067.

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
9068.

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.
9069.

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
9070.

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
9071.

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
9072.

Which one of the following indicates the Tropical Savannah climate?

A. AW
B. Dfc
C. Cwg
D. Am
Answer» B. Dfc
9073.

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
9074.

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
9075.

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
9076.

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.
9077.

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.
9078.

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.
9079.

Which one of the following Indian States has no international boundary?

A. Bihar
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Meghalaya
Answer» C. Uttarakhand
9080.

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.
9081.

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.
9082.

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
9083.

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
9084.

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
9085.

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
9086.

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
9087.

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
9088.

Which one of the following in the leading producer of coffee?

A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer» B. Kerala
9089.

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
9090.

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.
9091.

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
9092.

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
9093.

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
9094.

Which one of the following hormones contains peptide chain?

A. Oxytocin
B. Corticotrophin
C. Insulin
D. Cortisone
Answer» B. Corticotrophin
9095.

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.
9096.

Which one of the following Himalayan rivers does NOT originate from across the Himalayas?

A. Indus
B. Satluj
C. Ganga
D. Brahmaputra
Answer» E.
9097.

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
9098.

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)
9099.

Which one of the following has the largest number of satellites?

A. Jupiter
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
Answer» D. Uranus
9100.

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