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21201.

The Central government has constituted an expert group under whose chairmanship to provide technical inputs and recommendations on the fixation of minimum wages and national floor wages to the government?

A. Ajit Mishra
B. Om Prakash Gupta
C. Pradeep Sinha
D. Arun Goel
E. Abhinav Kumar
Answer» B. Om Prakash Gupta
21202.

Three words are given, which can be fill the blank in the below sentence suitably. Select the word/s which can be a correct fit in the blank.Few of us think about interest rates and _________ on investment except when we take out a loan or invest our savings.a) debtb) paymentsc) yields

A. a
B. b
C. c
D. both a and b
E. none of the above
Answer» D. both a and b
21203.

Which insurance company has launched a new term insurance plan called Jeevan Amar?

A. New India Assurance
B. Life Insurance Corporation
C. General Insurance Corporation of India
D. Aviva Life Insurance Company
E. United India Insurance Company
Answer» C. General Insurance Corporation of India
21204.

The Athakhambe and Chaukhambe of Gyaraspur are the remains of two-

A. Universities
B. Temples
C. None of these
D. Palaces
Answer» C. None of these
21205.

Taps A and B can fill a tank in 2 and 8 hours, respectively. Tap C can empty the filled tank in 4 hours. If all the three taps are turned on simultaneously, how much time will it take to fill the tank completely?

A. 3 hours
B. 9/2 hours
C. 3/8 hours
D. 8/3 hours
Answer» E.
21206.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.Pratham will not go to the party if he is personally invited.

A. No improvement
B. unless
C. because
D. even
Answer» C. because
21207.

The pair of metal ions that can be given a spin-only magnetic moment of 3.9BM for the complex [M(H2O)6]CI2, is

A. Co2+ and Fe2+
B. Cr2+ and Mn2+
C. V2+ and Co2+
D. V2+ and Fe2+
Answer» D. V2+ and Fe2+
21208.

Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice.Did he call you?

A. Were you called by him?
B. Are you called by him?
C. Did you called by him?
D. Have you been called by him?
Answer» B. Are you called by him?
21209.

Salem Steel Plant is located in:

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Odhisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Jharkhand
Answer» B. Odhisha
21210.

Which of the following cities was called 'Designnadu' in ancient times?A. KollamB. MysoreC. MaduraiD. Chittor

A. A
B. D
C. B
D. C
Answer» B. D
21211.

Which of the following is the most dominant species of trees found in the Tropical Deciduous Forests of India?

A. Coconut tree
B. Teak tree
C. Deodar tree
D. Rubber tree
Answer» C. Deodar tree
21212.

Select the correct pair of homophones to fill in the blanks.As the government declares the imposition of Section 144, people ______ food and supplies.A _______ of people gathered outside the Jantar Mantar to protest against the bill in Delhi.

A. hoard ; horde
B. horde ; horde
C. hoard ; hoard
D. horde ; hoard
Answer» B. horde ; horde
21213.

When Sita sells 48 ladies soaps, she gets a profit equal to the selling price of 12 soaps. Find the profit percentage.A. 30%B. 32%C. 33.33%D. 25%

A. B
B. C
C. D
D. A
Answer» C. D
21214.

Which country is planning to set up the country’s first vaccine production facility in the small southern town of Yeruham?

A. Russia
B. Iran
C. Italy
D. ​Israel
E. Saudi Arabia
Answer» E. Saudi Arabia
21215.

The zoo had some Lions and some Parrots. The keeper counted 15 heads and 50 legs, then the number of Lions is

A. 9
B. 10
C. 8
D. none of these
Answer» C. 8
21216.

Under the Nirvik (Niryat Rin Vikas Yojana) scheme, the insurance cover guaranteed could cover up to ________ per cent of the principal and interest.

A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
E. 100
Answer» E. 100
21217.

What is the central angle (nearest to 0.1 degrees) of the sector corresponding to the sales from the showroom C?

A. 56.7
B. 60.5
C. 48.6
D. 50.4
Answer» E.
21218.

The Prime Minister of India is responsible to whom?

A. The Cabinet
B. The President
C. The Lok Sabha
D. The Rajya Sabha
E. None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Answer» D. The Rajya Sabha
21219.

Where was the chapter discovered?

A. In a cultural foundation
B. In a family storeroom
C. In a library in Tokyo
D. In a royal palace
Answer» C. In a library in Tokyo
21220.

The relation between two assembling ports is known as

A. Limit
B. Fit
C. Allowance
D. Tolerance
Answer» C. Allowance
21221.

What is the value of 2 sin 15° cos 15° – 4 sin3 15° cos 15°?

A. 3/√2
B. √3/2
C. √3/4
D. 1/2
Answer» D. 1/2
21222.

The points (2, 0); (4, 3) & (6, y) are collinear. find y.

A. 5
B. 8
C. -1
D. 6
Answer» E.
21223.

The sum of two numbers is 119 and their HCF is 17 and LCM is 170, so the inverse sum of the numbers is ______.A. 119/501B. 501/119C. 7/170D. 170/7

A. A
B. C
C. B
D. D
Answer» C. B
21224.

The pie-chart given below, shows the marks scored in an examination by a student in Hindi, English, Mathematics, Social Science and Science. If the total mark secured by the student was 540, then the marks secured by him in Hindi and Science together is how much less than the marks secured by him in Social Science and Mathematics together?

A. 48
B. 118
C. 75
D. 105
Answer» B. 118
21225.

What was the tagline for World Day Against Trafficking 2019?

A. End Human Trafficking
B. Human Trafficking: call your government to action
C. Be prepared, spread the word, and recognize the signs
D. Hear my Plea, Set them Free
E. Fight together for Human Trafficking
Answer» C. Be prepared, spread the word, and recognize the signs
21226.

Three point charges, Q1 = 30 nC, Q2 = 150 nC and Q3 = - 70 nC, are enclosed by surface S. What net flux crosses S?

A. 180 nC
B. 100 nC
C. 0 C
D. 110 nC
Answer» E.
21227.

Which of the following is in monera group?

A. Mushrooms
B. Yeast
C. Bacteria
D. Moss
Answer» D. Moss
21228.

The angle of taper on the draft tube is

A. less than 8°
B. greater than 15°
C. greater than 8°
D. greater than 5°
Answer» B. greater than 15°
21229.

What should come in place of the question mark '?' in the following number series?19, 20, 42, 129, ?, 2605

A. 512
B. 543
C. 555
D. 520
E. 536
Answer» E. 536
21230.

Reversed Brayton cycle is identical with:

A. Rankine
B. Dual
C. Reversed Carnot
D. Bell-Coleman
Answer» E.
21231.

Two types of tea, A and B, are mixed and then sold at Rs. 40 per kg. The profit is 10% if A and B are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2, and 5% if this ratio is 2 : 3. The cost prices, per kg, of A and B are in the ratio

A. 17 : 25
B. 21 : 25
C. 18 : 25
D. 19 : 24
Answer» E.
21232.

The type of turbine recommended for a head of 10 m is

A. Francis turbine
B. Kaplan
C. Pelton wheel
D. None of these
Answer» C. Pelton wheel
21233.

The pie chart given below shows the number of votes received by 5 candidates in an election. The number of votes received by any particular candidate is shown as a percent of the total number of votes received by all five candidates.What is the difference between the central angle formed by the sectors of C3 and C1?

A. 144 degree
B. 38.4 degree
C. 21.6 degree
D. 72 degree
Answer» D. 72 degree
21234.

Which of the following has signed an MoU with C-DAC, Pune to install a state of the art supercomputer in the process of becoming part of the National Super Computing Mission of the Government of India?

A. National Institute of Technology, Calicut
B. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
C. College of Engineering, Trivandrum
D. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
E. Delhi Technological University
Answer» C. College of Engineering, Trivandrum
21235.

Read the following statements:The government has approved a proposal given by the NITI Aayog on draft modalities of the guarantee to operationalize the Budget announcement.As per the draft, a one-time partial credit to the Public Sector Banks for purchase of high-rated assets of financially sound Non-banking financial companies will be given. The Department of Financial Services would put in place an oversight mechanism for this scheme.Which of the following statements are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 3
D. Both 2 and 3
E. All are correct
Answer» E. All are correct
21236.

The mean of the three numbers is 21. The range of this data set is 19 while the difference between the two smallest numbers is 5. Greatest of the three numbers is

A. 28
B. 32
C. 26
D. 29
Answer» C. 26
21237.

The vertical and the horizontal members of door frame are termed as_______, respectively.

A. jambs and head
B. shutter and plug
C. posts and shutter
D. posts and plug
Answer» B. shutter and plug
21238.

The size of the physical address space of a processor is 2

A. P – N – log2K
B. P – N + log2K
C. P – N – M – W – log2K
D. P – N – M – W + log2K
Answer» C. P – N – M – W – log2K
21239.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No Improvement.Mohan is pleased at the news yesterday.

A. was pleased
B. has been pleased
C. No Improvement
D. had being pleased
Answer» B. has been pleased
21240.

Select the missing term based on the given related pair of letter clusters.BFK : IMR ∷ DGP : ______

A. KNZ
B. KNW
C. WNK
D. KWN
Answer» C. WNK
21241.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The entry gates were closed ______ we could enter in.

A. till
B. before
C. after
D. until
Answer» C. after
21242.

Which of the following indices is not considered while calculating the Human Development Index (HDI)?

A. Life expectancy
B. Education
C. Housing
D. Income
Answer» D. Income
21243.

The following pie chart shows the ratio of the amount of imports by a company to the amount of exports from that company from 2013 to 2019.If the imports in 2016 were Rs. 250 million and the total exports in the year 2016 and 2017 together were Rs. 500 million, then the imports in 2017 were:

A. Rs. 420 million
B. Rs. 320 million
C. Rs. 520 million
D. Rs. 620 million
Answer» B. Rs. 320 million
21244.

The approximate value of y(0.1) from dy/dx = x2y – 1, y(0) = 1 is

A. 0.900
B. 1.001
C. 0.802
D. 0.994
Answer» B. 1.001
21245.

The normal temperature of the human body is

A. 37 °C
B. 98 °C
C. 367 K
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 98 °C
21246.

The data structure needed to convert infix notation to prefix notation is

A. Queue
B. Stack
C. Tree
D. Graph
Answer» C. Tree
21247.

What does a galvanometer measure?

A. Wind pressure
B. Water pressure
C. Electric heat
D. Electric current
Answer» E.
21248.

The Book 'Gulamgiri' was written by:

A. Ramabai Shinde
B. Jyotirao Phule
C. Haridas Thakur
D. Narayana Guru
Answer» C. Haridas Thakur
21249.

The value of [2.5 + {3.7 – 4.5 + 5.1 + (29.8 – 7.2) + 3.5}] is:

A. 32.7
B. 32.8
C. 32.9
D. 32.5
Answer» D. 32.5
21250.

Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Prahlad Singh Patel has laid the foundation stone for the project “Development of Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple in which state?

A. Odisha
B. Jharkhand
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh