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9551.

Which one of the following casting processes produces the products with better surface finish?

A. Sand casting
B. Hot die casting
C. Investment casting
D. Cold die casting
Answer» D. Cold die casting
9552.

Which one of the following cases outlined the basic Structure doctrine of the Indian Constitution?

A. Gopalan v/s Madras State
B. Golaknath v/s Punjab State
C. Keshava Nanda Bharti v/s Kerala State
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
9553.

Which one of the following cannot be the square of a natural number ?

A. 26569
B. 143642
C. 30976
D. 28561
E. None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» C. 30976
9554.

Which one of the following cases in the Supreme Court of India dealt with the issue of 'Creamy layer' among the backward classes?

A. K M Nanavati vs, State of Bombay
B. Indra Sawhney vs. Union of India
C. Madhu Limaye vs. Ved Murti
D. Sajjan Singh vs State of Punjab
Answer» C. Madhu Limaye vs. Ved Murti
9555.

Which one of the following carbon compounds will not give a sooty flame?

A. Benzene
B. Hexane
C. Naphthalene
D. Anthracene
Answer» C. Naphthalene
9556.

Which one of the following canons of taxation was not advocated by Adam Smith?

A. Canon of equality
B. Canon of certainty
C. Canon of convenience
D. Canon of fiscal adequacy
Answer» E.
9557.

Which one of the following cannot be the unit of frequency of a sound wave?

A. dB
B. s-1
C. Hz
D. min-1
Answer» B. s-1
9558.

Which one of the following cannot be the ground for proclamation of Emergency under the Constitution of India?

A. War
B. Armed rebellion
C. External aggression
D. Internal disturbance
Answer» E.
9559.

Which one of the following cannot be introduced first in the Rajya Sabha?

A. Constitutional Amendment
B. CAG Report
C. Annual Financial Statement
D. Bill to alter the boundaries of any
Answer» D. Bill to alter the boundaries of any
9560.

Which one of the following can undergo nuclear fusion?

A. Thorium
B. Krypton
C. Deuterium
D. Uranium
Answer» D. Uranium
9561.

Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca ?

A. Bali
B. Brunei
C. Java
D. Singapore
Answer» E.
9562.

Which one of the following can fix atmospheric nitrogen?

A. Green algae
B. Blue green algae
C. Red algae
D. Brown algae
Answer» C. Red algae
9563.

Which one of the following can extinguish fire more quickly?

A. Cold water
B. Boiling water
C. Hot water
D. Ice
Answer» C. Hot water
9564.

Which one of the following can charge an insulator?

A. Current electricity
B. Static electricity
C. Magnetic field
D. Gravitational field
Answer» C. Magnetic field
9565.

Which one of the following can be used to test the characteristics of an OFC?

A. OTMM (Optical Transceiver Monitoring Module)
B. DTDR (Digital Time Domain Reflectometer)
C. OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer)
D. OFCM (Optical Fiber Communication Module)
Answer» D. OFCM (Optical Fiber Communication Module)
9566.

Which one of the following can be used in the lighting system for power interruptions?

A. SCS
B. SCR
C. Triac
D. Diac
Answer» C. Triac
9567.

Which one of the following can be used as a substitute for the words written in capital letters in the sentence: There is no meaning in CRYING OVER THE SPILT MILK since the matter is over.

A. No use worrying about
B. No use of spilling now
C. No use of celebration
D. No use asking for
Answer» B. No use of spilling now
9568.

Which one of the following can be used as a photo detector in Fiber Optic Communication?

A. Tunnel diode
B. LED
C. PIN diode
D. LASER diode
Answer» D. LASER diode
9569.

Which one of the following can be said to be essentially related to ‘Polar Front Theory’?

A. Anticyclone
B. Tropical Cyclone
C. Temperate Cyclone
D. Inter Tropical Convergence
Answer» D. Inter Tropical Convergence
9570.

Which one of the following can be obtained form and ogive?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Geometric mean
D. Mode
Answer» C. Geometric mean
9571.

Which one of the following can be added to the word "credible" to form a new word?

A. un-
B. ex-
C. mis-
D. in-
Answer» E.
9572.

Which one of the following can be considered as Recursive system?

A. s(n + 2)
B. s(n) + s(n + 1)
C. s(n)
D. s(n - 2)
Answer» E.
9573.

Which one of the following can be considered as appropriate pair of values of regression coefficient of y on x and regression coefficient of x on y?

A. (1, 1)
B. (-1, 1)
C. \(\left( { - \frac{1}{2},\;2} \right)\)
D. \(\left( {\frac{1}{3},\frac{{10}}{3}} \right)\)
Answer» B. (-1, 1)
9574.

Which one of the following can be considered as a contribution to Kohlberg's theory?

A. His theory has supported an association between cognitive maturity and moral maturity.
B. The theory has elaborate testing procedures.
C. It establishes a clear relationship between moral reasoning and action.
D. His belief is that children are moral philosophers.
Answer» D. His belief is that children are moral philosophers.
9575.

Which one of the following can be categorised as a solution?

A. Diamond
B. Sea Water
C. Salt
D. Coal
Answer» C. Salt
9576.

Which one of the following boxes contains the golf ball?

A. E
B. F
C. D
D. None of the above
Answer» B. F
9577.

Which one of the following can be best concluded from the passage?

A. A preventative gear is expected to be effective for individuals who will afford the skater the necessary space and attention
B. A preventative gear is expected to be effective only for individuals who are motorists
C. A preventative gear is expected to be effective only when individuals wear preventative gears
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
9578.

Which one of the following cam shaft drive mechanism is used when crank shaft and cam shaft are very closer to each other?

A. Gear drive
B. Chain drive
C. Belt drive
D. Sprocket drive
Answer» B. Chain drive
9579.

Which one of the following business groups is associated to Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI), one of the largest abrasive manufacturing companies in India?

A. Kirloskar Group
B. Birla Group
C. Adani Group
D. Murugappa Group
Answer» E.
9580.

Which one of the following British firms was taken over by Soorajmull-Nagarmull group?

A. McLeod
B. Octavius Steel
C. Davenport
D. Andrew Yule
Answer» B. Octavius Steel
9581.

Which one of the following books was not written by R. K. Narayan?

A. The Man-Eater of Malgudi
B. Swami and Friends
C. Midnight's Children
D. The Vendor of Sweets
Answer» D. The Vendor of Sweets
9582.

Which one of the following brings out an annual publication titled 'National Accounts Statistics' containing Gross Domestic Product, Fixed Capital Formation and other macroeconomic aggregates?

A. The Central Statistics Office (CSO)
B. The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
C. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
Answer» B. The Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
9583.

Which one of the following Boolean expressions is a tautology?

A. (p ∧ q) ∨ (p ∧ ~q)
B. (p ∨ q) ∨ (p ∨ ~q)
C. (p ∨ q) ∧ (p ∨ ~q)
D. (p ∨ q) ∧ (~p ∨ ~q)
Answer» C. (p ∨ q) ∧ (p ∨ ~q)
9584.

Which one of the following Boolean expressions is NOT a tautology?

A. \(((a→b)∧(b→c))→(a→c)\)
B. \((a↔c)→(∼b→(a∧c))\)
C. \((a∧b∧c)→(c∨a)\)
D. \(a→(b→a)\)
Answer» C. \((a∧b∧c)→(c∨a)\)
9585.

Which one of the following boolean algebraic rule is correct?

A. A .A’=1
B. A+AB=A+B
C. A+A’B = A+B
D. A(A+B)+B
Answer» D. A(A+B)+B
9586.

Which one of the following books won the Pulitzer Prize for the year 2020 in Fiction category?

A. The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett (Harper)
B. The Topeka School, by Ben Lerner (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
C. The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
D. A Strange Loop, by Michael R. Jackson
Answer» D. A Strange Loop, by Michael R. Jackson
9587.

Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014?

A. History of the Rain
B. The Lives of Others
C. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
D. How to the Both
Answer» D. How to the Both
9588.

Which one of the following books was written by Dr. Abdul Kalam?

A. Rebooting India
B. Imagining India
C. Untouchable
D. The Life Tree
Answer» E.
9589.

Which one of the following books was not written by Thomas Paine ?

A. Common Sense
B. Reflections on the Revolution in France
C. The Rights of Man
D. The Age of Reason
Answer» C. The Rights of Man
9590.

Which one of the following books was not illustrated with paintings in Akbar’s court?

A. Hamzanama
B. Razmnama
C. Baburnama
D. Tarikh-i-AIfi
Answer» D. Tarikh-i-AIfi
9591.

Which one of the following books has not been written by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

A. We the People
B. The Problems of the Rupee
C. Pakistan or the Participation of India
D. The Buddha and his Dhamma
Answer» B. The Problems of the Rupee
9592.

Which one of the following boiler accessories do not need ‘flue-gas’ for its operation?

A. Economizer
B. Preheater
C. Injector
D. Super heater
Answer» D. Super heater
9593.

Which one of the following best sums up the overall history of transformation of male northern elephant seal calls?

A. The calls have transformed from exhibiting simple composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety to complex composition, great individual variety, and less regional variety.
B. Owing to migrations in the aftermath of near species extinction, the calls have transformed from exhibiting complex composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety to simple composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety.
C. The calls have transformed from exhibiting simple composition, great individual variety, and less regional variety to complex composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety.
D. Owing to migrations in the aftermath of near species extinction, the average call pulse rates in the recolonised breeding locations exhibited a gradual increase until they matched the tempo at the founding colony.
Answer» B. Owing to migrations in the aftermath of near species extinction, the calls have transformed from exhibiting complex composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety to simple composition, less individual variety, and great regional variety.
9594.

Which one of the following best describes the term 'capital gains tax' in India?

A. Tax on dividend received from corporate bonds.
B. Tax on profit from the sale of a capital asset during a year.
C. Tax on interest received from bank fixed deposits.
D. Tax on profit from sale of shares held for more 12 months.
Answer» C. Tax on interest received from bank fixed deposits.
9595.

Which one of the following body parts/organs of the human body does not have smooth muscles?

A. Ureters
B. Iris of eye
C. Bronchi of lungs
D. Biceps
Answer» E.
9596.

Which one of the following best expresses the similarity between American individualist anarchists and free-market liberals as well as the difference between the former and the latter?

A. Both prioritise individual autonomy; but the former also emphasise mutual dependence, while the latter do not do so.
B. Both reject the regulatory power of the state; but the former favour a people’s state, while the latter favour state intervention in markets.
C. Both are sophisticated arguments for capitalism; but the former argue for a morally upright capitalism, while the latter argue that the market is the only morality.
D. Both are founded on the moral principles of altruism; but the latter conceive of the market as a force too mystical for the former to comprehend.
Answer» B. Both reject the regulatory power of the state; but the former favour a people’s state, while the latter favour state intervention in markets.
9597.

Which one of the following bodies has formulated the 'National Student Startup Policy', launched by the President of India in November 2016?

A. UGC
B. NCERT
C. AIU
D. AICTE
Answer» E.
9598.

Which one of the following bird’s species moves its neck back and forth with a jerk?

A. Owl
B. Crow
C. Barbet
D. Mynah
Answer» E.
9599.

Which one of the following biosphere reserves of India is not included in the world network of bio-reserves?

A. Manas
B. Nilgiri
C. Gulf of Mannar
D. Nanda Devi
Answer» B. Nilgiri
9600.

Which one of the following bio-reserves of India is not included in the world network of bioreserve?

A. Manas
B. Nanda Devi
C. Gulf of Mannar
D. Nilgiri
Answer» B. Nanda Devi