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18651.

The salary of a typist was at first raised by 20% and then it was reduced by 5%. He presently draws Rs.17,100. What was his original salary (in Rs.)?

A. 12,500
B. 17,500
C. 16,000
D. 15,000
Answer» E.
18652.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.Something that cannot be avoided

A. indelible
B. inevitable
C. invincible
D. infallible
Answer» C. invincible
18653.

The brain of the computer is?

A. ALU
B. Memory
C. CPU
D. Hard disk
Answer» D. Hard disk
18654.

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.6 : 35 : : 9 : ____

A. 65
B. 85
C. 80
D. 99
Answer» D. 99
18655.

The discharge capacity required at the outlet to irrigate 3000 hectares of sugarcane having a kor depth of 173 mm and a kor period of 30 days is

A. 2.0 m3/s
B. 1.0 m3/s
C. 20 m3/s
D. 0.20 m3/s
Answer» B. 1.0 m3/s
18656.

Under the Airport Baggage Trolley Project ​of Hyderabad International Airport, a fleet of how many baggage trolleys have been enabled with IoT technology with the LoRa (Long Range) platform?

A. 1500
B. 2000
C. 2500
D. 3000
E. 3500
Answer» E. 3500
18657.

Which of the following tax is not included in Goods and Services Tax (GST)?

A. Excise Duty
B. Custom Duty
C. Value Added Tax
D. Service Tax
Answer» C. Value Added Tax
18658.

Where is the women's world team Squash championship scheduled to be held in December 2020?

A. Laos
B. Thailand
C. Singapore
D. Malaysia
E. Australia
Answer» E. Australia
18659.

Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the river Indus?

A. Ravi
B. Jhelum
C. Chenab
D. Ganges
Answer» E.
18660.

What will be the transfer function for the system given by the following differential equation?\(A\dfrac{d^2y}{dt^2}+B\dfrac{dy}{dt}+Cy =Px+Q\dfrac{dx}{dt}\)

A. P / As2 + Bs + C
B. As2 + Bs + C / P + Qs
C. Q / Bs + C
D. P + Qs / As2 + Bs + C
Answer» E.
18661.

The objective of CCE type of evaluation is to

A. develop cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills
B. help to memorize more study material
C. help to develop skill to memorize
D. None of the above
Answer» B. help to memorize more study material
18662.

Two ladies and two men are playing cards and are seated at North, East, South and West directions of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same gender. One man is facing South. In which directions are the ladies facing?

A. South and East
B. East and West
C. North and East
D. North and West
Answer» E.
18663.

The ratio of Euler’s buckling loads of columns with the same parameters having (i) both ends fixed and (ii) both ends hinged is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
18664.

Study the following statements:a) At school one learns the language of educated people.b) Language learnt on the street includes the use of slang.

A. is right and b) is wrong.
B. is wrong and b) is right.
C. Both a) and b) are right.
D. Both a) and b) are wrong.
Answer» D. Both a) and b) are wrong.
18665.

The value of \(\frac{2}{3} \div \frac{3}{{10}}of\frac{4}{9} - \frac{4}{5} \times 1\frac{1}{9} \div \frac{8}{{15}} - \frac{3}{4} + \frac{3}{4} \div \frac{1}{2}\) is:

A. \(\frac{17}{{9}}\)
B. \(\frac{25}{{6}}\)
C. \(\frac{14}{{3}}\)
D. \(\frac{49}{{12}}\)
Answer» E.
18666.

Where was the 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) held in April 2019?

A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. New Delhi
D. Jaipur
E. Ranchi
Answer» D. Jaipur
18667.

The malleability is the property of a material by virtue of which a material

A. regains its shape and size after the removal of external forces
B. retains the deformation produced under load permanently
C. can be drawn into wires with the application of a tensile force
D. can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets
Answer» E.
18668.

The preference for NMOS, when compared to other logic families arisesa) as it uses more silicon areab) as it consumes less static powerc) as it utilizes a smaller silicon aread) as it has a higher input impedanceWhich of the following options is correct?

A. Both a) and b) are correct
B. Both c) and b) are correct
C. is correct but d) is wrong
D. is correct but a) is wrong
Answer» D. is correct but a) is wrong
18669.

The value of \(\frac{\sin^253^\circ\ +\ \cos^253^\circ}{\sec^237^\circ\ -\ \tan^237^\circ}\) is -

A. 0
B. 1
C. √2
D. infinity
Answer» C. √2
18670.

In which type of communication network there is likelihood of emergence of a group leader but lower satisfaction among the member of the group?

A. Wheel type
B. Circle type
C. Chain type
D. Barred type
Answer» B. Circle type
18671.

Twenty-one times of a positive number is less than its square by 100. The value of the positive number is

A. 25
B. 26
C. 42
D. 41
Answer» B. 26
18672.

There are five friends, P, Q, R, S and T. P says to Q, “If you give me Rs. 300, you will have as many as I have at this moment. If S takes Rs. 500 from you, he will have as much money as T has now. P and R together has twice much money as T has. Q and S combined have same amount of money as P and R combined. If together they have Rs. 15000, How much money R has?

A. Rs. 3200
B. Rs. 3000
C. Rs. 2800
D. Rs. 2000
Answer» D. Rs. 2000
18673.

Sanjay is the only child of Arnab. Amit’s mother Karishma is married to Vaishali’s son.Dhruva is Amit’s brother. Dhruva’s father is Sanjay. How is Vaishali related to Dhruva?

A. Paternal grandmother
B. Mother
C. Mother-in-law
D. Cannot be determined.
Answer» E.
18674.

Under operating conditions, the secondary of a current transformer is always short-circuited because of ________.

A. It protects the primary circuits
B. It is safe to human beings
C. It avoids core saturation and high voltage induction
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
18675.

When plane table is set at any place, then the second temporary adjustment which is done is known as:-

A. Sighting
B. Orientation
C. Leveling
D. Centering
Answer» D. Centering
18676.

The advantage of using a Class-B push-pull transistor amplifier over a Class-A push-pull transistor amplifier is

A. A negligible power loss at no input signal
B. Harmonic distortion is lower
C. Self-bias can be used
D. Supply voltages have good regulation
Answer» B. Harmonic distortion is lower
18677.

Which method is accurate for forecasting population for sound and rapidly increasing city?

A. Arithmetical increase method
B. Geometrical increase method
C. Incremental increase method
D. Graphical method
Answer» C. Incremental increase method
18678.

The process of adding impurities to a pure semiconductor is called

A. Mixing
B. Diffusing
C. Doping
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
18679.

Which of the following statements are correct for superconductors?1. A substance loses its electrical resistance below a certain temperature.2. Superconducting elements have greater electrical resistivity at room temperature.3. On adding impurities to superconducting elements its transition temperature is increased.

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Answer» C. 1 and 3 only
18680.

Which is the longest National Highway of India?

A. National highway 1
B. National highway 2
C. National highway 8
D. National highway 7
Answer» E.
18681.

Where is the Headquarter of UNO located?

A. Switzerland
B. Newyork
C. Geneva
D. Paris
Answer» C. Geneva
18682.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.There was a heated discussion ______ two members of the club.

A. in
B. between
C. of
D. among
Answer» C. of
18683.

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 'Gandhian Resurgence Summit' in ________ on 17 January 2019.​

A. Delhi
B. Gujarat
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
E. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» D. Maharashtra
18684.

What is the stock (in '000 quintals) of country C at end of the 4 year period?

A. 5926
B. 6213
C. 6826
D. 8844
Answer» D. 8844
18685.

The rod PQ of length L and with flexural rigidity EI is hinged at both ends. For what minimum force F is it expected to buckle ?

A. \(\frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{{L^2}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{\sqrt 2 {\pi ^2}EI}}{{{L^2}}}\)
C. \(\frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{\sqrt 2 {L^2}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{2{L^2}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{{\pi ^2}EI}}{{2{L^2}}}\)
18686.

The Coast Guard District Headquarters Number-1 conducted the district-level Pollution Response Workshop and Mock Drill - 2021 in which state in February 2021?

A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Odisha
Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh
18687.

The traffic lights at four different road crossings change after every 15 sec, 18 sec, 27 sec and 30 sec respectively. If they all change simultaneously at 6 : 10 : 00 hours, then at what time will they again change simultaneously?

A. 6 : 14 : 30 hours
B. 6 : 40 : 00 hours
C. 6 : 14 : 00 hours
D. 10 : 40 : 00 hours
Answer» B. 6 : 40 : 00 hours
18688.

The process by which water seeps into the ground is called ________.

A. filtration
B. soaking
C. infiltration
D. seepage
Answer» D. seepage
18689.

The first brown bear was confirmed by wildlife experts in which of these countries?

A. Greece
B. Poland
C. Netherlands
D. Portugal
E. Croatia
Answer» E. Croatia
18690.

Which of the following rulers were closely associated with Yuehzhi nomadic people?

A. Dinnaga
B. Shaka
C. Pahalva
D. Kushana
Answer» E.
18691.

The percentage increase in sales in 2003 over the previous year was maximum for which Type of vehicles.

A. Type II
B. Type I
C. Type III
D. Type V
Answer» B. Type I
18692.

When is the International Day of Charity observed every year?

A. 1 September
B. 2 September
C. 3 September
D. 4 September
E. 5 September
Answer» F.
18693.

Suzuki Motor Corp's 91-year old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, announced he will retire in which month?

A. March 2021
B. April 2021
C. May 2021
D. June 2021
E. July 2021
Answer» E. July 2021
18694.

Satish Gujral passed away in March 2020. In which year did he receive the Padma Vibhushan award?

A. 1993
B. 1995
C. 1997
D. 1999
E. 2001
Answer» E. 2001
18695.

What is the difference (in litres) between the sale of milk in state R by salesmen A and the sale of milk in the same state by the salesmen B?

A. 2000
B. 0
C. 12000
D. 8000
Answer» C. 12000
18696.

Take the quick return ratio is 1 : 2. The angular speed of PQ in rev/s when the block R attains maximum speed during forward stroke (stroke with slower speed) is

A. 1/3
B. 2/3
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» C. 2
18697.

The speed of a boat in still water is 30 km/h and speed of stream is 6 km/h. What is the time taken by the boat in minutes to cover a distance of 12 km downstream?

A. 18
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
Answer» C. 25
18698.

Tensile stresses in concrete arise on account of the following:(i) Direct tension(ii) Flexural tension(iii) Diagonal tension (shear)(iv) Temperature and shrinkage

A. (i) only
B. (i) and (ii)
C. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer» E.
18699.

Seed plant technique is followed in:

A. Paddy
B. Wheat
C. Bajra
D. Potato
Answer» B. Wheat
18700.

The problem of lateral buckling can arise only in those steel beams which have ________.

A. Moment of inertia about the bending axis larger than the other
B. Moment of inertia about the bending axis smaller than the other
C. Fully supported compression flange
D. None of these
Answer» C. Fully supported compression flange