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| 19301. |
The given sentence has an underlined word followed by four words. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word. The thief had very vital information to pass on to the police |
| A. | crucial |
| B. | inessential |
| C. | indispensable |
| D. | fundamental |
| Answer» C. indispensable | |
| 19302. |
The famous Palani panchamirtham, given as ‘prasadam’ at the Murugan temple has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The temple is situated in ________. |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Odisha |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Karnataka | |
| 19303. |
What leads to fracture of electrical wire stand ? |
| A. | Excessive crimp |
| B. | Inadequate support for wire |
| C. | Inadequate Tightening of threaded fasteners |
| D. | Shrinkage of board |
| Answer» B. Inadequate support for wire | |
| 19304. |
Recently, Anant Setalvad passed away. He was a/an ________. |
| A. | Actor |
| B. | Judge |
| C. | Commentator |
| D. | Politician |
| E. | Singer |
| Answer» D. Politician | |
| 19305. |
Statement I): In chain drives, the angle of articulation through which link rotates during engagement and disengagement is greater for a small number of teeth.Statement II): The greater angle of articulation will increase the life of the chain. |
| A. | Both Statements I) and Statement II) are individually true and Statement II) is the correct explanation of Statement I) |
| B. | Both Statements I) and Statement II) are individually true but Statement II) is not the correct explanation of Statement I) |
| C. | Statement I) is true but Statement II) is false |
| D. | Statement I) is false but Statement II) is true |
| Answer» D. Statement I) is false but Statement II) is true | |
| 19306. |
Which of the following craftsmanship was NOT practiced by the Aryans? |
| A. | Pottery |
| B. | Jewellery |
| C. | Carpentry |
| D. | Blacksmith |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19307. |
The length of the shadow of a vertical pole on the ground is 18 m. If the angle of elevation of the sun at that time is θ, such that \(\cos \theta = \frac {12}{13}\), then what is the height (in m) of the pole? |
| A. | 7.5 |
| B. | 9 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» B. 9 | |
| 19308. |
Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given belowCommensurate |
| A. | Proportionate |
| B. | Fictitious |
| C. | Venerate |
| D. | Veracious |
| Answer» B. Fictitious | |
| 19309. |
The staff of Railway Protection Force in which division has launched Meri Saheli initiative in Train No. 07225 Amaravathi Express between Vijayawada-Hubli? |
| A. | Vijayawada Division |
| B. | Ambala Division |
| C. | Lucknow Division |
| D. | Bikaner Division |
| E. | Hyderabad Division |
| Answer» B. Ambala Division | |
| 19310. |
The stator of a 415V, 50 Hz, 4-pole slip ring Induction Motor is excited by rated frequency with slip rings open circuited. The rotor is made to rotate at a speed of 600 rpm in the opposite direction to the normal direction, The frequency of induced voltage across slip ring is |
| A. | 30 Hz |
| B. | 70 Hz |
| C. | 20 Hz |
| D. | 35 Hz |
| Answer» C. 20 Hz | |
| 19311. |
Recently, Joko Widodo has been re-elected as President of which country? |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Brunei |
| E. | Thailand |
| Answer» D. Brunei | |
| 19312. |
What is the theme of the World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2019? |
| A. | Family and Diabetes |
| B. | Eyes on diabetes |
| C. | Women and Diabetes |
| D. | Protect our Future: Diabetes Education and Prevention |
| E. | Healthy Eating |
| Answer» B. Eyes on diabetes | |
| 19313. |
The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among them. ParenthoodP: so much joyQ: givesR: to people |
| A. | QRP |
| B. | RPQ |
| C. | PQR |
| D. | QPR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19314. |
Regenerative heating ________ the thermal efficiency of a Rankine cycle. |
| A. | decreases |
| B. | increases |
| C. | does not affect |
| D. | may increase or decrease |
| Answer» C. does not affect | |
| 19315. |
What is the period if the frequency is 50 Hz? |
| A. | 0.02 s/cycle |
| B. | 20 ms/cycle |
| C. | 20,000 μs/cycle |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19316. |
Which of the following is an example of paramagnetic material? |
| A. | Tantalum |
| B. | Gold |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Silver |
| Answer» B. Gold | |
| 19317. |
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The chewing gum releases nicotine in the body which ________ the need to smoke a cigarette |
| A. | shortens |
| B. | shrinks |
| C. | lessens |
| D. | reduces |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19318. |
Two articles are sold for Rs. 4,752 each. On one, the seller gains 32% and on the other he loses 28%. What is his overall gain or loss percentage, correct to one decimal place? |
| A. | 6.8% loss |
| B. | 7.3% gain |
| C. | 7.3% loss |
| D. | 6.8% gain |
| Answer» B. 7.3% gain | |
| 19319. |
The Lissajous pattern is used to measure ___________ using an oscilloscope. |
| A. | Power |
| B. | Current |
| C. | Voltage |
| D. | Frequency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19320. |
When two identical stages with upper cutoff frequency ωH are cascaded, the overall cutoff frequency is at: |
| A. | 1ωH |
| B. | 2ωH |
| C. | 0.5ωH |
| D. | 0.64ωH |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19321. |
When a 1 V increase in the gate voltage changes the drain current 10 mA in a FET, its gm equals. |
| A. | 0.01 mho |
| B. | 100 mho |
| C. | 1000 mho |
| D. | 10000 mho |
| Answer» B. 100 mho | |
| 19322. |
The sum of present ages of Riya and Abby is 48 years. Today Abby is 4 years older than Shweta. The respective ratio of the present ages of Riya and Shweta is 4 ∶ 7. What was Abby’s age five years ago? |
| A. | 32 years |
| B. | 30 years |
| C. | 28 years |
| D. | 34 years |
| E. | 27 years |
| Answer» F. | |
| 19323. |
What is the most preferred mode of transport?A. TrainB. BusC. CycleD. Taxi |
| A. | D |
| B. | A |
| C. | C |
| D. | B |
| Answer» D. B | |
| 19324. |
There are 200 questions in a competitive examination. Savita answered 70% of the first 150 questions correctly. What percentage of the other 50 questions should she answer correctly for her grade in the entire exam to be 60%? |
| A. | 30% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 35% |
| D. | 40% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 19325. |
Three sides of an isosceles triangle are represented by x + 1, 9 – x and 5x – 3. How many such triangles are possible? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 19326. |
Select the related word pair from the given alternatives.Roger Federer : Tennis :: _______ : ______ |
| A. | Pullela Gopichand : badminton |
| B. | Prakash Padukone : Tennis |
| C. | Ricky Ponting : Football |
| D. | Cristiano Ronaldo : Cricket |
| Answer» B. Prakash Padukone : Tennis | |
| 19327. |
The meeting ended in fiasco.Here ‘in fiasco’ means |
| A. | in successful way |
| B. | in confusion |
| C. | in complete failure |
| D. | in acrimonious debate |
| Answer» D. in acrimonious debate | |
| 19328. |
When is the National Postal Worker Day celebrated? |
| A. | 1 July |
| B. | 2 July |
| C. | 3 July |
| D. | 4 July |
| E. | 5 July |
| Answer» B. 2 July | |
| 19329. |
VMware Inc. has named whom as its new Chief Executive in May 2021? |
| A. | Kiran Jain |
| B. | Raghu Raghuram |
| C. | Abhishek Miglani |
| D. | Sumit Kapoor |
| E. | Vijay Gupta |
| Answer» C. Abhishek Miglani | |
| 19330. |
Shear stress concentration factor for coil spring is: |
| A. | (2C - 1)/(2C) |
| B. | (2C + 1)/(2C) |
| C. | (2C)/(2C + 1) |
| D. | (2C)/(2C - 1) |
| Answer» C. (2C)/(2C + 1) | |
| 19331. |
The Kutzback criterion for determining the number of degrees of freedom (n) of a mechanism with L as number of links, J as number of lower pairs and H as number of higher pairs is |
| A. | 3 (J-1) – 2L – H |
| B. | 2 (L-1) – 2J – H |
| C. | 3 (L-1) – 2J – H |
| D. | 2 (L-1) – 3J – H |
| Answer» D. 2 (L-1) – 3J – H | |
| 19332. |
The government funding agency of which country has signed agreements totalling Rs 15,295 crore with the Indian government for three mega rail infrastructure projects? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | France |
| E. | Italy |
| Answer» C. Germany | |
| 19333. |
Which of the following is a non-recording rain gauge? |
| A. | Floating type rain gauge |
| B. | Steven’s weighing type rain gauge |
| C. | Simon’s rain gauge |
| D. | Tipping bucket type rain gauge |
| Answer» D. Tipping bucket type rain gauge | |
| 19334. |
Six shopkeepers K, P, R, X, A and C are sitting around a circular table facing towards the centre (not necessarily in the same order). C is second to the left of A. P is to the immediate right of K. X is second to the right of R. A is to the immediate left of X.Which of the following pair of shopkeepers represents the immediate neighbours of X? |
| A. | A and K |
| B. | A and C |
| C. | K and P |
| D. | A and R |
| Answer» B. A and C | |
| 19335. |
Which country has launched a ‘Digital Haat’ for online sale and purchase of sacrificial animals ahead of the festival of Eid-Ul-Azha? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Saudi Arab |
| E. | Malaysia |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 19336. |
What is the amount of cash incentive provided to pregnant women and lactating mothers under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana – PMMVY? |
| A. | Rs. 5000 |
| B. | Rs. 2000 |
| C. | Rs. 3000 |
| D. | Ts. 7000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2000 | |
| 19337. |
The full form of SOI in case of IC fabrication is: |
| A. | Silicon on Insulator |
| B. | Surface of Insulator |
| C. | Silicon on Inductor |
| D. | Silicon of Insulator |
| Answer» B. Surface of Insulator | |
| 19338. |
Which of the following Indian states has the greatest number of sugar mills? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 19339. |
When is the Good Governance Day observed in India? |
| A. | 22 December |
| B. | 23 December |
| C. | 24 December |
| D. | 25 December |
| E. | 26 December |
| Answer» E. 26 December | |
| 19340. |
What is the theme of 'National Girl Child Day', 2019? |
| A. | Empowering girls for a brighter tomorrow |
| B. | Let's bring change to the world |
| C. | Bridging health and social care |
| D. | Leave no one behind |
| Answer» B. Let's bring change to the world | |
| 19341. |
Which chemical law proposes that 'soft drinks and soda bottles are sealed under high pressure to increase the solubility of 'CO2'? |
| A. | Raoult’s law |
| B. | Henry's law |
| C. | Dalton’s law |
| D. | Ohm's law |
| Answer» C. Dalton’s law | |
| 19342. |
Select the odd one from the given options. |
| A. | Laserjet Printer |
| B. | Touchpad |
| C. | Light Pen |
| D. | Scanner |
| Answer» B. Touchpad | |
| 19343. |
The atomic number of germanium is ________. |
| A. | 26 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 8 | |
| 19344. |
Which of the following is a popular dance form of Lakshadweep island? |
| A. | Kathak |
| B. | Kuchipudi |
| C. | Koli |
| D. | Kolkali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19345. |
Where was the Sahara Naval Hostel for the ‘Veer Naris’ inaugurated in May 2019? |
| A. | Chennai |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Hyderabad |
| D. | Mumbai |
| E. | Pune |
| Answer» C. Hyderabad | |
| 19346. |
Where did PM Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh inaugurate the month long Ekushey Book Fair in February 2020? |
| A. | Dhaka |
| B. | Khulna |
| C. | Chittagong |
| D. | Comilla |
| E. | Bogra |
| Answer» B. Khulna | |
| 19347. |
Which of the following rivers is the longest river of Myanmar? |
| A. | Irrawaddy |
| B. | Chindwin |
| C. | Sittaung |
| D. | Thanlwin |
| Answer» B. Chindwin | |
| 19348. |
The coordinate of center of Mohr’s circle is represented by [σxx, σyy = Direct stress]: |
| A. | \(\left[ {\left( {{\sigma _{xx}} + {\sigma _{yy}}} \right),\;0} \right]\) |
| B. | \(\left[ {\frac{{\left( {{\sigma _{xx}} + {\sigma _{yy}}} \right)}}{2},\;0} \right]\) |
| C. | \(\left[ {0,\;\left( {{\sigma _{xx}} + {\sigma _{yy}}} \right)} \right]\) |
| D. | \(\left[ {0,\frac{{\left( {{\sigma _{xx}} + {\sigma _{yy}}} \right)}}{2}} \right]\) |
| Answer» C. \(\left[ {0,\;\left( {{\sigma _{xx}} + {\sigma _{yy}}} \right)} \right]\) | |
| 19349. |
Two resistors of 40 Ω and 40 Ω are series-connected. A wire of negligible resistance is connected in shunt across the combination. The effective resistance will be: |
| A. | 20 Ω |
| B. | infinity |
| C. | zero |
| D. | 80 Ω |
| Answer» D. 80 Ω | |
| 19350. |
Two angles are supplementary and are in the ratio 2 : 4. What is the value of one of the larger angle? |
| A. | 80° |
| B. | 108° |
| C. | 120° |
| D. | 240° |
| Answer» D. 240° | |