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20101.

When is the International Transgender Day of Visibility observed globally?

A. 31 March
B. 30 March
C. 29 March
D. 28 March
E. 27 March
Answer» B. 30 March
20102.

The question consists of two statements labeled as ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement(II)’. Examine the two statements carefully and select the answers to those items using the code given below:​Statement (I): The direction of dynamically induced emf in a conductor is determined by Fleming's Left-Hand RuleStatement (II): The mutual inductance between two magnetically isolated coils is zero

A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and 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» E.
20103.

Which of the following MoU has been signed between India and Spain in May 2017?

A. MoU on cooperation in cyber security.
B. MoU regarding cooperation in GEO-CEO optical link.
C. MoU regarding cooperation in electric propulsion for small satellites.
D. MoU for conservation of water in India.
Answer» B. MoU regarding cooperation in GEO-CEO optical link.
20104.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.Mahesh said to Priya, “How will you pay off your debts?”

A. Mahesh asked Priya how will she pay off her debts.
B. Mahesh asked Priya how she would pay off her debts
C. Mahesh asked Priya how she would pay off your debts.
D. Mahesh asked Priya that how you will pay off your debts.
Answer» C. Mahesh asked Priya how she would pay off your debts.
20105.

Statements followed by some conclusions are given below.Statements: 1. Some football players are cricketers.2. Some cricketers are hocky players.Conclusions: I. Some hockey players who are cricketers play football too.II. There is at the most one cricketer who plays football and hockey.Find which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Both I and II follow.
D. Neither I nor II follows.
Answer» E.
20106.

The International Day of Charity is observed annually on 5 September. It was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in which year?

A. 2010
B. 2011
C. 2012
D. 2013
E. 2014
Answer» D. 2013
20107.

Which number does not belong in the series below?2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, 64

A. 17
B. 37
C. 64
D. 26
Answer» D. 26
20108.

Which film has won the best film award at the National Film Awards for 2019, announced by Bangladesh Ministry?

A. No Dorai
B. Fagun Hawa
C. Dahan
D. Both 1 and 2
E. Both 1 and 3
Answer» E. Both 1 and 3
20109.

The best evidence for the professional competency of a teacher is seen in his ability in

A. Maintaining high standards of instruction
B. Providing leadership
C. Organising Co-curricular activities
D. Maintaining strict discipline in the class
Answer» B. Providing leadership
20110.

The equation 2x3 + 5x2 - 6x - 9 = 0 and 3x3 + 7x2 - 11x - 15 = 0 have two common roots find them:

A. (-1, -3)
B. \(\left(1, \dfrac{3}{2} \right)\)
C. (1, -3)
D. \(\left(-1, \dfrac{-3}{2} \right)\)
Answer» B. \(\left(1, \dfrac{3}{2} \right)\)
20111.

The long Palam Baoli inscription at Delhi in the classical Sanskrit characteristically claims that owing to the ruler's 'benign rule'; the God Vishnu, 'relinquishing all worries sleeps in peace on the ocean of milk'. About which ruler it has been claimed?

A. Allauddin Khalji
B. Ghiyasuddin Balban
C. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
D. Iltutmish
Answer» C. Firuz Shah Tughlaq
20112.

Which of the following element could NOT find a fixed place in Mendeleev’s periodic table?

A. Sulphur
B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen
Answer» C. Nitrogen
20113.

The number of ways in which 5 male and 2 female members of a committee can be seated around a round table, so that the two female are not seated together is

A. 480
B. 600
C. 720
D. 840
Answer» B. 600
20114.

What will be the length of an arc whose span (s) = 1.5 m and height (h) = 20 cm?

A. 1.72 m
B. 1.65 m
C. 1.5 m
D. 1.58 m
Answer» E.
20115.

On heating a circular metallic disc with a circular hole at the centre, the diameter of the hole will?

A. Decrease
B. First increase, then decrease
C. Increase
D. Remain the same
Answer» D. Remain the same
20116.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.She seemed _______ about the plan as she did not react much .

A. interested
B. excited
C. uninterested
D. enthusiastic
Answer» D. enthusiastic
20117.

The price of a commodity is increased by 36% and the quantity purchased is decreased by 30%. What is the percentage increase/decrease in the amount spent on the commodity?

A. 6%, increase
B. 4.8%, increase
C. 6%, decrease
D. 4.8%, decrease
Answer» E.
20118.

The binary operator ≠ is defined by the following truth table.pqp ≠ q000011101110Which one of the following is true about the binary operator ≠?

A. Both commutative and associative
B. Commutative but not associative
C. Not commutative but associative
D. Neither commutative nor associative
Answer» B. Commutative but not associative
20119.

When a source is delivering maximum power to a load, the efficiency of the circuit is always

A. 50%
B. 75%
C. 100%
D. Depends on the circuit parameters
Answer» B. 75%
20120.

The factor that decides the size of the cam is

A. Base circle
B. Pitch circle
C. Prime circle
D. None of these
Answer» B. Pitch circle
20121.

Select the related word pair from the given alternatives. Celsius : Temperature :: ______ : ____.

A. Kilometer : Distance
B. Bank note : Office
C. Meter : Water
D. Bulb : Electric current
Answer» B. Bank note : Office
20122.

Three solid spheres of radius 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm are melted and re-casted into a solid sphere. What will be the percentage decrease in the surface area?

A. 12%
B. 14%
C. 16%
D. 28%
Answer» E.
20123.

When a material solidifies due to latent heat of fusion is known as:

A. Thermal arrest
B. Undercooling
C. Thermometry
D. Supercooling
Answer» B. Undercooling
20124.

The signal \(x\left( t \right) = 3\cos \left( {5t + \frac{\pi }{6}} \right),\) is a periodic signal with a period of:

A. \(\frac{{2\pi }}{3}\)
B. \(\frac{{\pi }}{5}\)
C. \(\frac{{2\pi }}{5}\)
D. \(\frac{{2\pi }}{7}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{2\pi }}{7}\)
20125.

Study the following table, which shows the number of units of a product manufactured and sold by a company in five years, and answer questionsYearsNumber of units (in thousands)ManufacturedSold20133503202014375315201530028020164504232017420360 What percent of total units of the product manufactured in 2013 and 2015 is the total units unsold during the five years? (correct to one decimal place)

A. 30.8
B. 30.3
C. 29.6
D. 29.4
Answer» C. 29.6
20126.

Salary of A is 20% more than B and salary of B is 18% more than C. The salary of C is (approximately) how much percent less than A?

A. 29.4%
B. 32.5%
C. 26.7%
D. 28.1%
Answer» B. 32.5%
20127.

The distance from A to B is 60 km. Partha and Narayan start from A at the same time and move towards B. Partha takes four hours more than Narayan to reach B. Moreover, Partha reaches the mid-point of A and B two hours before Narayan reaches B. The speed of Partha, in km per hour, is

A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» B. 6
20128.

When you walk on a woolen carpet and bring your finger near the metallic handle of a door an electric shock is produced.This is because

A. Charge in transferred from your body to the handle
B. A chemical reaction occurs when you touch the handle
C. The temperature of the human body is higher than that of the handle
D. The human body and the handle arrive at thermal equilibrium by the process
Answer» B. A chemical reaction occurs when you touch the handle
20129.

The caste-system during early Vedic age prohibited

A. Inter caste dining
B. Inter caste marriages
C. Both
D. None of these
Answer» E.
20130.

When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed?

A. 1 March
B. 2 March
C. 3 March
D. 4 March
E. 5 March
Answer» B. 2 March
20131.

Where has the first batch of 30 Judicial Officers from the Supreme Court of Nepal started their 7-day training on ‘Case Management and Court Management’?

A. NALSAR University of Law
B. National Law University, Jodhpur
C. Gujarat National Law University
D. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University
E. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
Answer» C. Gujarat National Law University
20132.

Torrid zone lies between which one of the following latitudes?

A. 23 ½° N and 23 ½° S
B. 23 ½° N and 66 ½° N
C. 23 ½° S and 66 ½° S
D. 66 ½° N and 66 ½° S
Answer» B. 23 ½° N and 66 ½° N
20133.

There are 20,000 vehicles, operating in a city with an average annual travel of 12,000 km per vehicle. The NOx emission rate is 2.0 g/km per vehicle. The total annual release of NOx will be,

A. 4,80,000 kg
B. 4,800 kg
C. 480 kg
D. 48 kg
Answer» B. 4,800 kg
20134.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.JEOPARDY

A. protection
B. prevention
C. peril
D. promotion
Answer» D. promotion
20135.

Scientists from which of the following institutes have designed triboelectric nanogenerators, using thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU)?

A. Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences
B. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
D. Special Centre for Nano Sciences
E. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
Answer» B. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
20136.

The bill on the Sexual Harassment at the Workplace [The Sexual Harassment to Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) bill, 2012] got passed in the year 2012 in:

A. Only Lok Sabha
B. Only Rajya Sabha
C. Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
D. President Approval
Answer» B. Only Rajya Sabha
20137.

The Cauvery basin lies in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and ______.

A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Telangana
Answer» D. Telangana
20138.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.BROAD : RBNDA ∷ SPEED : _________

A. SPDED
B. PSDDE
C. PDSDE
D. EDDSP
Answer» C. PDSDE
20139.

The relationship between porosity (η), specific yield (Sy) and specific retention (Sr) of an unconfined aquifer is:

A. \({S_y} + {S_r} = \eta \)
B. \({S_y} + \eta = {S_r}\)
C. \({S_r} + \eta = {S_y}\)
D. \({S_y} + {S_r} + \eta = 1\)
Answer» B. \({S_y} + \eta = {S_r}\)
20140.

The Least Common Multiple and Highest Common Factor of two numbers are 60 and 4 respectively. If their sum is 32, then what will be the difference of these two numbers?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 20
Answer» C. 12
20141.

The convolution sum of x[n] and h[n] is given as:

A. h[n] + x[n]
B. h[n] * x[n]
C. h[n] - x[n]
D. h[n] / x[n]
Answer» C. h[n] - x[n]
20142.

Spot the error in the given sentence and choose the option that rectifies it.Maruthi is best car for everyday use.

A. Maruthi is the best car for everyday use.
B. Maruthi is the best car for a everyday use.
C. Maruthi is a best car for the everyday use.
D. The Maruthi is best car for everyday use.
Answer» B. Maruthi is the best car for a everyday use.
20143.

The logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD) of a counterflow heat exchanger is 20°C. The cold fluid enters at 20°C and the hot fluid enters at 100°C. Mass flow rate of the cold fluid is twice that of the hot fluid. Specific heat at constant pressure of the hot fluid is twice that of the cold fluid. The exit temperature of the cold fluid

A. is 40°C
B. is 60°C
C. is 80°C
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» D. Cannot be determined
20144.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.PARAMETRIC : APARNVRTCI : : TURBULENCE : ?

A. UTBRFOENEC
B. UTBRFNEEC
C. UTBRFONEEC
D. UTBREONEEC
Answer» D. UTBREONEEC
20145.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Moo : Cow :: neigh : ?

A. Wolf
B. Bear
C. Owl
D. Horse
Answer» E.
20146.

The percentage change in the area of a rectangular field, if its length is increased by 40% and breadth is decreased by 10%, is

A. 26% increase
B. 30% decrease
C. 30% increase
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 30% decrease
20147.

Six friends J, K, L, M, N and O are sitting around a circle facing towards the centre. J is not adjacent to K or L; M is not adjacent L or N; K and L are adjacent, O is in the middle of M and L. If one neighbour of J is M, who is the other one?

A. K
B. L
C. N
D. O
Answer» D. O
20148.

Which of the following numbers of RC circuits will NOT produce oscillations in an R-C phase shift oscillator?

A. 5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
20149.

What is the total number of votes secured by Harivansh Narayan Singh in the 2018 Deputy chairman Rajya Sabha election?

A. 125
B. 176
C. 146
D. 159
Answer» B. 176
20150.

When is the International Volunteer Day observed?

A. 2 December
B. 3 December
C. 4 December
D. 5 December
E. 6 December
Answer» E. 6 December