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17501.

Which of the following countries has conferred the ‘Order of Zayed’, the highest civil decoration on PM Narendra Modi?

A. UAE
B. Bahrain
C. Iran
D. Turkey
Answer» B. Bahrain
17502.

The Axis Liberty Savings Account offers customers the option of maintaining a minimum balance of how many rupees per month or spending the same amount every month using the bank's debit card?

A. 15,000
B. 20,000
C. 25,000
D. 30,000
E. 35,000
Answer» D. 30,000
17503.

To increase the flow of water in the Bisalpur dam, which of the following projects has been initiated?

A. Parwan Irrigation Project
B. Brahmini-Banas Project
C. Mahi-Banas Project
D. Gadrada Dam Project
Answer» C. Mahi-Banas Project
17504.

The number of real roots of the equation 5 + |2x - 1|= 2x (2x - 2) is

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» E.
17505.

The bile is released into which part of the alimentary canal?

A. Stomach
B. Duodenum
C. Jejunum
D. Ileum
Answer» C. Jejunum
17506.

Which amongst the following is NOT a noble gas?

A. Helium
B. Xenon
C. Radium
D. Argon
Answer» D. Argon
17507.

Where will the Madhavpur Mela be held in April 2020?

A. Gujarat
B. Maharashtra
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
E. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Maharashtra
17508.

The relation between duty D in hectares/cumec, depth of water Δ in meters and base period B in days is given by

A. \({\rm{\Delta }} = \frac{{1.98{\rm{B}}}}{{\rm{D}}}\)
B. \({\rm{\Delta }} = \frac{{8.64{\rm{B}}}}{{\rm{D}}}\)
C. \({\rm{\Delta }} = \frac{{5.68{\rm{B}}}}{{\rm{D}}}\)
D. \({\rm{\Delta }} = \frac{{8.64{\rm{D}}}}{{\rm{B}}}\)
Answer» C. \({\rm{\Delta }} = \frac{{5.68{\rm{B}}}}{{\rm{D}}}\)
17509.

When a thin cylinder of diameter ‘d’ & thickess ‘t’ is pressurized with an internal pressure of 'p' (1/m is the poison’s ratio & E is the modulus of elasticity), then

A. The circumferential strain will be equal. to \(\frac{{pd}}{{2tE}}\left[ {\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right) - \left( {\frac{1}{m}} \right)} \right]\)
B. The Longitudinal strain will be equal to \(\frac{{pd}}{{2tE}}\left[ {1 - \frac{1}{{2m}}} \right]\)
C. The Longitudinal stress will be equal to pd/2t
D. The ratio of the longitudinal strain to circumferential strain will be equal to (m-2)/(2m-1)
Answer» E.
17510.

Taenia takes its food only through

A. Mouth
B. Suckers
C. Body wall
D. Suckers and mouth both
Answer» D. Suckers and mouth both
17511.

Resisting capacity of Vacuum circuit breaker is

A. Zero
B. Moderate
C. Lower as compared to others
D. High
Answer» E.
17512.

স্বদেশী আন্দোলনের প্রেক্ষাপটে রচিত রবীন্দ্রনাথের উপন্যাসটি হল

A. 'নৌকাডুবি'
B. 'চোখের বালি'
C. 'ঘরেবাইরে'
D. 'শেষের কবিতা'
Answer» D. 'শেষের কবিতা'
17513.

The turns ratio required to match 10 Ω source to 40 Ω load in a transformer

A. 1 : 8
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 16
Answer» C. 1 : 4
17514.

Cost of living Index number (C.L.I.) is expressed in terms of:

A. \(\frac{{\sum {{p_n}{q_0}} }}{{\sum {{p_0}{q_0}} }} \times 100\)
B. \(\frac{{\sum {{p_n}{q_n}} }}{{\sum {{p_0}{q_0}} }}\)
C. \(\frac{{\sum {{p_0}{q_n}} }}{{\sum {{p_n}{q_n}} }} \times 100\)
D. None of these
Answer» B. \(\frac{{\sum {{p_n}{q_n}} }}{{\sum {{p_0}{q_0}} }}\)
17515.

The speakers of major Indian languages belong to how many language families?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Six
Answer» B. Three
17516.

"This emperor urged the locals and other officials not to injure the travellers and merchants and not to lay their hands on the property of the merchants if any one of them should die by accident and without heirs. Also, official were to purchase goods from the merchants only at their market price."Identify this ruler.

A. Shershah
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan
Answer» B. Akbar
17517.

Which of the following is NOT obtained from petroleum?

A. Wax
B. Grease
C. Coal
D. Diesel
Answer» D. Diesel
17518.

What will come in place of the blank in the series?0, 8, 24, 48, _________, 120

A. 96
B. 72
C. 80
D. 64
Answer» D. 64
17519.

A large body of magmatic material that cools in the deeper depth of the Earth's crust and develops in the form of large domes is known as

A. Batholiths
B. Lacoliths
C. Lopoliths
D. Phacoliths
Answer» B. Lacoliths
17520.

Rankine’s formula holds good for

A. Short columns
B. Long column
C. Both short and long column
D. Weak columns
Answer» D. Weak columns
17521.

What is the average of the squares of the first 19 natural numbers?

A. 124
B. 127.5
C. 130
D. 133.5
Answer» D. 133.5
17522.

"The state is everywhere: it leaves hardly a gap", this statement explains the concept of _________.

A. Welfare State
B. Police State
C. Democratic State
D. Communist State
Answer» B. Police State
17523.

Then value of \(\frac{{{{\left( {0.321} \right)}^3} + {{\left( {0.456} \right)}^3} - {{\left( {0.777} \right)}^3}}}{{0.9\; \times \;\left( {0.107} \right)\left( {0.76} \right)\left( {0.777} \right)}}\)

A. 60
B. –6
C. –3
D. 30
Answer» C. –3
17524.

The price of a car is increased by 30% before the budget and then by 10% in the budget. The total percentage increase in the price of a car is-

A. 44%
B. 43%
C. 42%
D. 41%
Answer» C. 42%
17525.

Repetition of sound produced by reflection of sound waves is called

A. Noise
B. Note
C. Double
D. Echo
Answer» E.
17526.

Statement I:There has been a sharp decline in the savings rate in the Indian economy between 2007-2008 to 2015-2016.Statement II:There has been a fall in household and public savings.

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Answer» B. b
17527.

Which of the following heuristics in a one-machine shop will always minimize flow time and average number of jobs in the system?

A. SPT
B. DDATE
C. CR
D. FCFS
Answer» B. DDATE
17528.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Till the cows come home

A. For a small part
B. For a long, long time
C. Till the work is finished
D. In the evening
Answer» C. Till the work is finished
17529.

Which of the following satellites were successfully injected into its/their designated orbits on 24 January 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota?

A. Kalamsat-V2
B. Jaihind-1S
C. ​Microsat-R
D. Both 1 and 2
E. Both 1 and 3
Answer» F.
17530.

Which country has become ICC World Test Champion after beating India?

A. United Kingdom
B. West Indies
C. New Zealand
D. Bangladesh
E. Australia
Answer» D. Bangladesh
17531.

Select the synonym of the given word.INDISTINGUISHABLE

A. comparable
B. profound
C. reflective
D. identical
Answer» E.
17532.

To interface a slow memory, wait states are added by

A. Extending the time of the chip select logic
B. Causing READY signal to go low
C. Causing READY signal to go high
D. By increasing the clock frequency
Answer» C. Causing READY signal to go high
17533.

The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress declared to celebrate 26th January as the Independence Day in the year ________

A. 1942
B. 1935
C. 1930
D. 1920
Answer» D. 1920
17534.

The Ordnance Factory Board is ready to roll out modified tents in the form of low-cost isolation units to check the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ordnance Factory Board comes under which of the following Ministries?

A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Defence
C. Ministry of Finance
D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
E. Ministry of External Affairs
Answer» C. Ministry of Finance
17535.

Which of the following function(s) in an accurate description of the graph for the range(s) indicated?i) y = 2x + 4 for -3 ≤ x ≤ -1ii) y = |x - 1| for -1 ≤ x ≤ 2iii) y = ||x| - 1| for -1 ≤ x ≤ 2iv) y = 1 for 2 ≤ x ≤ 3

A. (i), (ii) and (iii) only
B. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
C. (i) and (iv) only
D. (ii) and (iv) only
Answer» C. (i) and (iv) only
17536.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.Coming from an affluent family, she found herself a square peg in a round hole when she married a poor farmer and moved to a small village.

A. in a favourable situation
B. in a financial crisis
C. unhappy and regretful
D. a misfit in the environment
Answer» E.
17537.

Two pipe lines of equal length are connected in series. The diameter of second pipe is two times that of first pipe, the ratio of head loss between first and second pipe is

A. 1 : 32
B. 32 : 1
C. 64 : 1
D. 1 : 8
E. 1 : 4
Answer» C. 64 : 1
17538.

The most common modulation system used for telegraphy is

A. FSK
B. Two tone modulation
C. PCM
D. Single tone modulation
Answer» B. Two tone modulation
17539.

The value of \(7 + [44 \div 4 + \{ 9 \times 2 - 14 \div 7\} + 5 \times 2]\) is:

A. 44
B. 55
C. 33
D. 67
Answer» B. 55
17540.

Which of the following has developed an antimicrobial food wrapping material?

A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Delhi
E. IIT Kharagpur
Answer» C. IIT Kanpur
17541.

When was Sri Lanka's first satellite Raavana 1 launched into space from NASA's Flight Facility?

A. April 2019
B. March 2019
C. February 2019
D. May 2019
Answer» B. March 2019
17542.

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the word in capitals.DISTASTEFUL

A. unpleasant
B. contaminated
C. useless
D. tasteless
Answer» B. contaminated
17543.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.DISPARATE

A. collected
B. indifferent
C. similar
D. calm
Answer» D. calm
17544.

The Ministry of Railways has extended the time limit for cancellation of counter tickets for train journeys between March 21, 2020, and which date?

A. May 31, 2020
B. June 30, 2020
C. July 31, 2020
D. August 31, 2020
E. September 30, 2020
Answer» D. August 31, 2020
17545.

The population of Varanasi is 2,25,000. If the annual birth rate and death rate are 9 % and 7 %, calculate the population of city after 2 years.

A. 432090
B. 423900
C. 243090
D. 234090
Answer» E.
17546.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.Amass

A. Heap
B. Distribute
C. Collect
D. Horde
Answer» C. Collect
17547.

Which does NOT belong to this group:A. MakeB. SteamC. BakeD. Boil

A. A
B. C
C. D
D. B
Answer» B. C
17548.

was growing _________. By 2016 the

A. steadily
B. steady
C. instead
D. instead of
Answer» B. steady
17549.

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.1500, 745, 370, 180, 87.5, ?

A. 36.25
B. 36.5
C. 38.5
D. 38.75
Answer» E.
17550.

Which agency handles global health issues ?

A. World Health Organisation
B. Food & Drug Admin
C. Food & agriculture
D. Centre for Disease Control
Answer» B. Food & Drug Admin