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16101.

Which of the following state is NOT on the border of Uttar Pradesh?

A. Bihar
B. Uttarakhand
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha
Answer» E.
16102.

The second highest expenditure is for which item?

A. Labour
B. Power
C. Raw material
D. Rent
Answer» D. Rent
16103.

The slogan of World Environment Day 2016 was:

A. Raise Your Voice, Not The Sea Level
B. Go Wild for Life
C. One Earth, One Family
D. A Tree for Peace
Answer» C. One Earth, One Family
16104.

The Synchronous speed (N3) of a 3-ϕ induction motor is directly proportional to(f = stator supply frequency)

A. 1 / f
B. f2
C. f
D. 1 / f2
Answer» D. 1 / f2
16105.

Recently, Veeru Krishnan passed away. He was a/an ________.

A. Actor
B. Politician
C. Doctor
D. Judge
E. Journalist
Answer» B. Politician
16106.

Which of the following planets rotates in clockwise direction?

A. Jupiter
B. Pluto
C. Mercury
D. Venus
Answer» E.
16107.

Four packets P, Q, R, and S, three wallets A, B, and C are kept on a table one after the other in a row from left to right. Wallet C has as many items to its left as to its right. No packet is at any extreme end of the row. Packet P is kept to the immediate left of packet R. Packet P is to the immediate right of wallet A. What is kept third from the left end of the row on the table?

A. C
B. S
C. R
D. A
Answer» D. A
16108.

The thickness of insulation layer on the conductor in cables dependent upon

A. Reactive power
B. Power factor
C. Voltage
D. Current
Answer» D. Current
16109.

Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles of sprinters leads to cramp?

A. Lactic acid
B. Ethanol
C. Pyruvic acid
D. Glucose
Answer» B. Ethanol
16110.

The Hall field represented by single electron is _________

A. (ixB) /ρw
B. ρ(ixB)/w
C. exB
D. (exB) / ρw
Answer» B. ρ(ixB)/w
16111.

What is the value of x, 2x/3 + y/ 2 = 4 and x/3 - y/2 = 1?

A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
16112.

For all the four constituencies taken together, what was the approximate number of votes polled by all the candidates who lost their security deposit expressed as a percentage of the total valid votes from these four constituencies?

A. 23.91%
B. 23.54%
C. 32.00%
D. 38.25%
Answer» B. 23.54%
16113.

Which of the following is NOT true about Frictional force?A. Friction is the force which opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact.B. The force of friction that acts when a body is moving (sliding) on a surface is called sliding friction.C. Friction in machines wastes energy and also causes wear and tear.D. Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction.

A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B
Answer» B. A
16114.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?22, 46, 94, 190, ?

A. 412
B. 370
C. 382
D. 394
Answer» D. 394
16115.

Which of the following devices is present in the vapour absorption refrigeration system and absent in the vapour compression refrigeration system?

A. Evaporator
B. Throttling valve
C. Generator
D. Compressor
Answer» D. Compressor
16116.

The portfolio composition of the government refers to

A. Public sector assets quality.
B. Investment in liquid assets.
C. Mix of government investment in different industrial sectors.
D. Buying Return on Investment yielding capital assets.
Answer» D. Buying Return on Investment yielding capital assets.
16117.

Recently, Union Government is planning to launch an e-commerce portal named ________ for MSME’s.

A. Handicraft
B. Bharatcraft
C. Indiancraft
D. Hindcraft
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Indiancraft
16118.

Select the alternative that will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case there is no improvement select ‘No improvement’.There was no sign of recognition on his face when they met after ten years.

A. no sign to recognise
B. no any sign of recognition
C. No improvement
D. no sign for recognition
Answer» D. no sign for recognition
16119.

The function of pole-shoes in a DC machine is:

A. To increase field winding resistance
B. To decrease field winding resistance
C. To increase the armature winding resistance
D. Uniform distribution of flux
Answer» E.
16120.

Which of the following statement (s) is/are TRUE?I. 3/110 < 9/308 < 7/225\({\rm{II}}.\;99\frac{1}{7}{\rm{}} + {\rm{}}99\frac{2}{7}{\rm{\;}} + {\rm{}}99\frac{3}{7}{\rm{}} + {\rm{}} - {\rm{\;}} - {\rm{}} - {\rm{}} + {\rm{\;}}99\frac{6}{7}{\rm{}} = {\rm{}}279\)

A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Neither I or II
D. Both I and II
Answer» B. Only II
16121.

The recent measures to improve the output would ______ the level of production to our satisfaction.

A. increase
B. decrease
C. speed
D. equalise
Answer» B. decrease
16122.

The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, will invest ₹9,555 crores for how much per cent stake in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL)?

A. 1.96
B. 2.04
C. 2.48
D. 2.80
E. 3.18
Answer» C. 2.48
16123.

When was Earth Overshoot Day 2018?

A. May 15
B. August 1
C. July 21
D. June 1
Answer» C. July 21
16124.

Which of the following Chief Ministers of India had been presented the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) in May 2017?

A. K. Chandrashekhar Rao
B. Nitish Kuman
C. N. Chandrababu Naidu
D. Yogi Adityanath
Answer» D. Yogi Adityanath
16125.

Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal?1. High ash content2. Low sulphur content3. Low ash fusion temperatureSelect the correct answer using the codes given below.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» B. 2 only
16126.

The government in its budget 2020 has announced a National Mission on Quantum Technologies & Applications (NM-QTA). It has a total budget outlay of Rs. ________ crore for a period of 5 years.

A. 5000
B. 6000
C. 7000
D. 8000
E. 9000
Answer» E. 9000
16127.

Three-digit numbers are formed from the digits 1, 2 and 3 in such a way that the digits are not repeated. What is the sum of such three-digit numbers?

A. 1233
B. 1322
C. 1323
D. 1332
Answer» E.
16128.

The Prime Minister unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Sh. Lal Bahadur Shastri at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in ________.

A. Raipur
B. Lucknow
C. Varanasi
D. Ranchi
E. Jodhpur
Answer» D. Ranchi
16129.

What were the total exports (in Rs lakhs) by the company in the last four years?

A. 300
B. 290
C. 280
D. 310
Answer» D. 310
16130.

The angle of depression of the foot of a building from the top of a tower 32√3 m high is 60°. How far away from the building is the tower?

A. 32 m
B. 16 m
C. 16√3 m
D. 32√3 m
Answer» B. 16 m
16131.

The resources obtained from biosphere and have life such as human beings,flora and fauna, fisheries, livestock etc. are called _______.

A. biotic resources
B. potential resources
C. abiotic resources
D. renewable resources
Answer» B. potential resources
16132.

The Prime Minister of which country has banned access to public administrations and institutions to anyone with face covered for security reasons, in July 2019?

A. Morocco
B. Tunisia
C. Algeria
D. Egypt
E. Libya
Answer» C. Algeria
16133.

Which of the following principle is not included in Programmed Learning?

A. Principle of active responding
B. Principle of reinforcement
C. Principle of practice
D. Principle of small steps
Answer» D. Principle of small steps
16134.

Select the letter that will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.H, G, M, F, R, E, W, D, B, C, ?

A. G
B. H
C. J
D. B
Answer» B. H
16135.

कवि विष्णू वामन ‍शिरवाडकर यांचे टोपन नाव काय आहे?

A. केशवसूत
B. बालकवी
C. गोविंदाग्रज
D. कुसुमाग्रज
Answer» E.
16136.

Where was the 36th ASEAN Summit virtually held in June 2020?

A. Thailand
B. Singapore
C. Indonesia
D. Vietnam
E. None of the above / More than one of the above
Answer» E. None of the above / More than one of the above
16137.

Speed of a boat along the current and against the current are 11 km/hr and 6 km/hr respectively. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the current?

A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 4.5
Answer» C. 3
16138.

Three taps D, E and F can fill a tank in 100, 120 and 150 minutes respectively. If all the taps are opened together, then in how many minutes will the tank be filled?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 40
D. 70
Answer» D. 70
16139.

The function f : [0, 3] → [1, 29] defined by f(x) = 2x3 – 15x2 + 36x + 1 where x is an integer is

A. injective and surjective
B. surjective but not injective
C. injective but not surjective
D. neither injective nor surjective
Answer» C. injective but not surjective
16140.

Which of the following species on earth is known as 'Living fossil' surviving for more than 150 billion years?

A. Olive Ridley Turtles
B. Loggerheads
C. Crane
D. Keneps Ridley
Answer» B. Loggerheads
16141.

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.16, 17, 23, 18, 19, 26, 20, 21, 29, 22, ?, ?

A. 23, 32
B. 25, 36
C. 32, 23
D. 36, 25
Answer» B. 25, 36
16142.

Reduction co- efficient of a reinforced concrete column with an effective length of 4.5 m and size 200 × 250 mm is ______.

A. 0.78
B. 0.68
C. 0.70
D. 0.60
Answer» B. 0.68
16143.

The difference between 81% and 49% of a number is 768. What is the 48% of the number?

A. 1186
B. 1248
C. 1152
D. 1168
Answer» D. 1168
16144.

Which of the following is the correct full form of CBFC in the context of Indian films ?

A. Central Board of Film Certification
B. Censor Board of Film Content
C. Central Board for Film Censorship
D. Central Board for Film Classification
Answer» B. Censor Board of Film Content
16145.

Which of the following methods is not used as a method to measure the influence of heredity on learning?

A. Twin study
B. Study of adoptees
C. Free association
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
16146.

Which among the following was later renamed Bombay Life?1. The Indian Mercantile General Assurance2. The Oriental Life Insurance Company3. National Insurance4. Swadeshi Life

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
16147.

The length of the longest pole that can be placed in a room 16 m long, 8 m wide and 11 m high is:

A. 20 m
B. 21 m
C. 19 m
D. 18 m
Answer» C. 19 m
16148.

The drive-reduction theory of motivation is given by

A. Hull
B. Freud
C. Maslow
D. Kapson
Answer» B. Freud
16149.

Which of the following rivers originates in Amarkantak Hill in Madhya Pradesh?A. GomtiB. PeriyarC. NarmadaD.Ravi

A. D
B. B
C. C
D. A
Answer» D. A
16150.

The ratio of males and females of a village is 5 : 3. If there are 800 males in the village then find the number of females?

A. 840
B. 240
C. 488
D. 480
Answer» E.