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4501.	While I agree ______ his proposal this time, I do not often agree ______ him.
A.	to, with
B.	with, to
C.	with, with
D.	to, to
Answer» B. with, to

Discussion

4502.	While grinding, the increase in wheel speed, with constant-feed rate, results in
A.	shining surface
B.	abrasive mark on workpiece
C.	reduction of chip size
D.	glazing of wheel
Answer» D. glazing of wheel

Discussion

4503.	While going to school, Rohit goes straight for 2 km from his house, then takes a left turn and travels 4 km. From here, he takes a right turn, and after covering 2 km, he again turns right and finally travels 2 km to reach the school. If he was finally travelling towards the West, in which direction is his house from the school?
A.	South-west
B.	West
C.	North-west
D.	North
Answer» D. North

Discussion

4504.	While going upstream covering 20 km, a boat takes twice the time as it takes to cover 20 km downstream. The speed of boat in still water is thrice the speed of stream. How much time will the boat take to cover 40 km downstream?
A.	3 hours
B.	2.5 hours
C.	4 hours
D.	6 hours
E.	Cannot be determined
Answer» F.

Discussion

4505.	While going up in a Group of Periodic Table, the metallic quality
A.	increases
B.	remains the same
C.	decreases
D.	first increases then decreases
Answer» D. first increases then decreases

Discussion

4506.	While going out, Shayana used to check whether the door of the refrigerator is closed properly,the electrical appliances which aren’t in use are switched off, all the lights, fans, AC buttons are off,all doors and windows are properly closed and locked. According to you, which activity of Shayana does NOT impact energy conservation?
A.	Doors and windows are properly closed and locked
B.	Light, fans and AC buttons are off
C.	Checking the door of the refrigerator
D.	Switching of the power button of the electrical appliances like TV
Answer» B. Light, fans and AC buttons are off

Discussion

4507.	While going to market from her office Kritika initially went straight, then she turned right and walked a while. From there she turned left and again turned left after traveling some distance. If she is now going northward, in which direction did she initially start from her office?
A.	South east
B.	East
C.	South
D.	West
Answer» C. South

Discussion

4508.	While Gandhiji had addressed six meetings in Madras. In that addressing the _____ , Gandhi asked them to take the broom and the bucket and clean out all the Harijan quarters in Madras.
A.	Students
B.	Women
C.	Men
D.	Harijans
Answer» B. Women

Discussion

4509.	'While economic strength determined the scope'The word 'determined' means
A.	Preferred
B.	rejected
C.	established
D.	decried
Answer» D. decried

Discussion

4510.	While flying over why we won’t see any pathways in Ghadames?
A.	The people walk from roof top to roof top.
B.	Houses are built in such a way that they cover the pathways.
C.	The pathways are built underground
D.	In those days there was no concept of pathways.
Answer» C. The pathways are built underground

Discussion

4511.	While fixing the column ties, special care should be taken in
A.	column mid-portion
B.	beam-column joints
C.	Both (A) and (B)
D.	Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer» D. Neither (A) nor (B)

Discussion

4512.	While finding the average of 10 given numbers a student, by mistake wrote 64 in place of a number 46 and got his average 50. The correct average of the given numbers is:
A.	48.2
B.	49.1
C.	49.3
D.	48.5
Answer» B. 49.1

Discussion

4513.	While filling a _____, ______ can be compressed easily hence they can be filled within a vessel at high pressure. This property of ______ allows their convenient filling into a small container r cylinder and also in a large volume. It also allows their easy transport from one place to another.
A.	solid matter; solid; gases
B.	gas container; water; gases
C.	water tanker; water; water
D.	gas container; gases; gasses
Answer» E.

Discussion

4514.	While execution of IN/OUT instruction takes place, the 8-bit address of the port is placed on
A.	Lower address bus
B.	Higher address bus
C.	Data bus
D.	Lower as well as higher order address bus
Answer» E.

Discussion

4515.	While executing a program, 8085 microprocessor completes fetching of instruction JMP 2050 stored at address 2057 H. The contents of the program counter after fetching the instruction would be
A.	2050 H
B.	2057 H
C.	205A H
D.	2051 H
Answer» B. 2057 H

Discussion

4516.	While executing a job, what 20 women can do in 16 days will be done by 16 men in 15 days. Find the ratio of the capacity of a man to that of a woman.
A.	4 : 3
B.	5 : 6
C.	3 : 4
D.	6 : 7
Answer» B. 5 : 6

Discussion

4517.	While estimating the overhead lines, if the number of poles required are 14, then what is the estimated number of earth sets required?
A.	3
B.	4
C.	5
D.	2
Answer» C. 5

Discussion

4518.	While estimating for plastering, usually no deduction is made for:
A.	End of beams
B.	Small openings upto 0.5 sq.m.
C.	End of rafters
D.	All of the above
Answer» E.

Discussion

4519.	While editing a text document in MS Word, the combination keys used for copying and pasting text are respectively:
A.	Ctrl + c, Ctrl + z
B.	Ctrl + c, Ctrl + v
C.	Ctrl + x, Ctrl + v
D.	Ctrl + v, Ctrl + c
Answer» C. Ctrl + x, Ctrl + v

Discussion

4520.	While drawing vector diagram for a series circuit, the reference vector is?
A.	Voltage
B.	Current
C.	Power
D.	Phase angle
Answer» C. Power

Discussion

4521.	While estimating domestic wiring cost, if the length of the PVC conduit required is 62 meters, then what is the length of the cable required?
A.	62 meters
B.	186 meters
C.	100 meters
D.	124 meters
Answer» B. 186 meters

Discussion

4522.	While driving on a curve the driver should ______.
A.	stop and see if a vehicle is coming from the opposite side
B.	increase the speed of his vehicle
C.	slow down
D.	wait for the other vehicles to cross over
Answer» D. wait for the other vehicles to cross over

Discussion

4523.	While deciding any question relating to the disqualification of a Member of Parliament, the President shall obtain the opinion of
A.	Election Commission
B.	Chief Justice of India
C.	Attorney General
D.	Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer» B. Chief Justice of India

Discussion

4524.	While doing the project planning of a Construction project, using PERT, it is intended to identify the variance of the project. This can be done by:
A.	Sum of variance of the activities along critical path of the project
B.	Sum of squares of the total floats of all activities in the project
C.	Sum of squares of free floats of all activities along the critical path of the in the project.
D.	Sum of variance of all activities of the project
Answer» B. Sum of squares of the total floats of all activities in the project

Discussion

4525.	While doing the levelling process on a steep slope, the instrument should preferably be set up successively along a:
A.	Triangular path
B.	Curved path
C.	Zig-zag path
D.	Straight path
Answer» D. Straight path

Discussion

4526.	While designing super elevation for mixed traffic conditions, the speed gets reduced by:
A.	25%
B.	2%
C.	15%
D.	1%
Answer» B. 2%

Discussion

4527.	While designing the footing according to the limit state method of design, the permissible bearing stress is taken as k times the characteristics strength of concrete, wherein, k is
A.	0.25
B.	0.35
C.	0.45
D.	0.55
E.	0.65
Answer» D. 0.55

Discussion

4528.	While designing roads, bridges and culverts which of the following load is not considered?
A.	Dead Load
B.	Live Load
C.	Machine Load
D.	Snow Load
Answer» D. Snow Load

Discussion

4529.	While designing refrigeration system of an aircraft, the prime consideration is that
A.	System has high COP
B.	Power per TR is low
C.	Mass of refrigerant circulated in the system is low
D.	Mass of refrigeration system is low
Answer» E.

Discussion

4530.	While designing highway bridges, the wind load acting on any exposed moving live load will be assumed to act at a height of _______ above the roadway.
A.	1.0 m
B.	1.2 m
C.	1.5 m
D.	1.75 m
Answer» D. 1.75 m

Discussion

4531.	While designing a footing foundation which of the following bearing capacities should be considered?
A.	Ultimate bearing capacity
B.	Net bearing capacity
C.	Safe bearing capacity
D.	Any one of the above
Answer» D. Any one of the above

Discussion

4532.	While designing a Pelton wheel, the velocity of the wheel ‘u’ is (where: Ku = Speed ratio, H = Net head of turbine, g = Acceleration due to gravity)
A.	\(K_u \sqrt{gH}\)
B.	\(2K_u \sqrt {gH}\)
C.	\(K_u \sqrt{2gH} \)
D.	\(2Ku \sqrt {2gH}\)
Answer» D. \(2Ku \sqrt {2gH}\)

Discussion

4533.	While designing a cam, pressure angle is one of the most important parameters which is directly proportional to
A.	pitch circle diameter
B.	Prime circle diameter
C.	lift of cam
D.	base circle diameter
Answer» E.

Discussion

4534.	While describing the motion of a free electron in a crystal, when we neglect its collision with another free electron, it is called
A.	Free electron approximation
B.	Nearest neighbour approximation
C.	Potential well approximation
D.	Independent electron approximation
Answer» B. Nearest neighbour approximation

Discussion

4535.	While connecting an LED to a circuit, the longer lead is always connected to the _______ terminal of the battery shorter lead is connected to the other terminal of the battery.
A.	Negative
B.	Positive
C.	Neutral
D.	Equal
Answer» C. Neutral

Discussion

4536.	While dealing with complaints of violation of Human Rights by the members of the armed forces, the Commission either on its own motion or on receipt of a petition will
A.	enquire itself
B.	give directions to the concerned police officers to enquire
C.	seek a report from the Central Government
D.	None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above

Discussion

4537.	While dealing with a differently abled students, the best thing you would do for the student is
A.	To feel sorry for him
B.	To offer him financial help
C.	Send him to a special school
D.	To help him to become self reliant
Answer» E.

Discussion

4538.	While cooling, a cubical casting of side 40 mm undergoes 3%, 4% and 5% volume shrinkage during the liquid state, phase transition and solid state, respectively. The volume of metal compensated from the riser is
A.	2%
B.	7%
C.	8%
D.	9%
Answer» C. 8%

Discussion

4539.	While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that ________.
A.	the food is not cooked completely
B.	the fuel is not burning completely
C.	the fuel is wet
D.	the fuel is burning completely
Answer» C. the fuel is wet

Discussion

4540.	While conducting the softening point test on bitumen, the result is expressed as:
A.	Viscosity
B.	Time
C.	Temperature
D.	Flow
Answer» D. Flow

Discussion

4541.	While conducting the flow measurement using a triangular notch, an error of +2% in head over the notch is observed. The percentage error in the computed discharge would be
A.	+ 7%
B.	– 3%
C.	+ 5%
D.	– 4%
Answer» D. – 4%

Discussion

4542.	While comparing alternatives of different lives, most preferred method would be
A.	net present worth analysis
B.	net future worth analysis
C.	net annual worth analysis
D.	break even analysis
Answer» D. break even analysis

Discussion

4543.	While classifying the boilers into fire-tube and water-tube, mark out the odd one out of the option given below.
A.	Cochran boiler
B.	Locomotive boiler
C.	Stirling boiler
D.	Lancashire boiler
Answer» D. Lancashire boiler

Discussion

4544.	While conducting a survey, what is taken for granted?
A.	Authenticity of response to framed questions
B.	The respondents time
C.	Common agreement that the questions are highly relevant
D.	More than questions, answers are important
Answer» D. More than questions, answers are important

Discussion

4545.	While coming home from school at 5 p.m., Ketaki's shadow was falling to her left. In which direction is the school from her home ?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	North-West
D.	North-East
Answer» B. South

Discussion

4546.	While carrying water through a circular pipeline for supply to a city, laminar flow is assumed. The Darcy-Weisbach friction factor will be given by
A.	64/R, where R is the Reynolds number
B.	24 / R
C.	16 / R
D.	3 / (16R)
E.	64R
Answer» B. 24 / R

Discussion

4547.	While calculating the elastic modulus, the stress difference between two points under consideration is 40 MPa and the strain difference is 2000 × 10-6 The elastic modulus of this material in GPa is
A.	20000
B.	0.02
C.	2000000
D.	20
E.	2000
Answer» E. 2000

Discussion

4548.	While calculating Thevenin resistance (Rth), constant current sources in the circuit are
A.	replaced by open circuit
B.	replaced by short circuit
C.	treated in parallel with other voltage sources
D.	converted into equivalent sources
Answer» B. replaced by short circuit

Discussion

4549.	While calculating the sight distances, the driver’s eye above road surface is assumed as
A.	60 cms
B.	70 cms
C.	80 cms
D.	120 cms
Answer» E.

Discussion

4550.	While calculating the natural frequency of a spring-mass system, the effect of the mass of the spring is accounted by adding X times its value to the mass, where X is
A.	1/2
B.	1/3
C.	1/4
D.	3/4
Answer» C. 1/4

Discussion

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While I agree ______ his proposal this time, I do not often agree ______ him.

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While going upstream covering 20 km, a boat takes twice the time as it takes to cover 20 km downstream. The speed of boat in still water is thrice the speed of stream. How much time will the boat take to cover 40 km downstream?

While going up in a Group of Periodic Table, the metallic quality

While going to market from her office Kritika initially went straight, then she turned right and walked a while. From there she turned left and again turned left after traveling some distance. If she is now going northward, in which direction did she initially start from her office?

While Gandhiji had addressed six meetings in Madras. In that addressing the _____ , Gandhi asked them to take the broom and the bucket and clean out all the Harijan quarters in Madras.

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While fixing the column ties, special care should be taken in

While finding the average of 10 given numbers a student, by mistake wrote 64 in place of a number 46 and got his average 50. The correct average of the given numbers is:

While filling a _____, ______ can be compressed easily hence they can be filled within a vessel at high pressure. This property of ______ allows their convenient filling into a small container r cylinder and also in a large volume. It also allows their easy transport from one place to another.

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While executing a program, 8085 microprocessor completes fetching of instruction JMP 2050 stored at address 2057 H. The contents of the program counter after fetching the instruction would be

While executing a job, what 20 women can do in 16 days will be done by 16 men in 15 days. Find the ratio of the capacity of a man to that of a woman.

While estimating the overhead lines, if the number of poles required are 14, then what is the estimated number of earth sets required?

While estimating for plastering, usually no deduction is made for:

While editing a text document in MS Word, the combination keys used for copying and pasting text are respectively:

While drawing vector diagram for a series circuit, the reference vector is?

While estimating domestic wiring cost, if the length of the PVC conduit required is 62 meters, then what is the length of the cable required?

While driving on a curve the driver should ______.

While deciding any question relating to the disqualification of a Member of Parliament, the President shall obtain the opinion of

While doing the project planning of a Construction project, using PERT, it is intended to identify the variance of the project. This can be done by:

While doing the levelling process on a steep slope, the instrument should preferably be set up successively along a:

While designing super elevation for mixed traffic conditions, the speed gets reduced by:

While designing the footing according to the limit state method of design, the permissible bearing stress is taken as k times the characteristics strength of concrete, wherein, k is

While designing roads, bridges and culverts which of the following load is not considered?

While designing refrigeration system of an aircraft, the prime consideration is that

While designing highway bridges, the wind load acting on any exposed moving live load will be assumed to act at a height of _______ above the roadway.

While designing a footing foundation which of the following bearing capacities should be considered?

While designing a Pelton wheel, the velocity of the wheel ‘u’ is (where: Ku = Speed ratio, H = Net head of turbine, g = Acceleration due to gravity)

While designing a cam, pressure angle is one of the most important parameters which is directly proportional to

While describing the motion of a free electron in a crystal, when we neglect its collision with another free electron, it is called

While connecting an LED to a circuit, the longer lead is always connected to the _______ terminal of the battery shorter lead is connected to the other terminal of the battery.

While dealing with complaints of violation of Human Rights by the members of the armed forces, the Commission either on its own motion or on receipt of a petition will

While dealing with a differently abled students, the best thing you would do for the student is

While cooling, a cubical casting of side 40 mm undergoes 3%, 4% and 5% volume shrinkage during the liquid state, phase transition and solid state, respectively. The volume of metal compensated from the riser is

While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it means that ________.

While conducting the softening point test on bitumen, the result is expressed as:

While conducting the flow measurement using a triangular notch, an error of +2% in head over the notch is observed. The percentage error in the computed discharge would be

While comparing alternatives of different lives, most preferred method would be

While classifying the boilers into fire-tube and water-tube, mark out the odd one out of the option given below.

While conducting a survey, what is taken for granted?

While coming home from school at 5 p.m., Ketaki's shadow was falling to her left. In which direction is the school from her home ?

While carrying water through a circular pipeline for supply to a city, laminar flow is assumed. The Darcy-Weisbach friction factor will be given by

While calculating the elastic modulus, the stress difference between two points under consideration is 40 MPa and the strain difference is 2000 × 10-6 The elastic modulus of this material in GPa is

While calculating Thevenin resistance (Rth), constant current sources in the circuit are

While calculating the sight distances, the driver’s eye above road surface is assumed as

While calculating the natural frequency of a spring-mass system, the effect of the mass of the spring is accounted by adding X times its value to the mass, where X is

While I agree his proposal this time, I do not often agree him.

While flying over why we won’t see any pathways in Ghadames?

While filling a _, can be compressed easily hence they can be filled within a vessel at high pressure. This property of ____ allows their convenient filling into a small container r cylinder and also in a large volume. It also allows their easy transport from one place to another.