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50401.

The Government of India (GoI) approved a PM WANI scheme. The purpose of this scheme is to:1. To elevate wireless internet connectivity in the country.2. To entail a complete framework involving multiple elements - Public Data Office (PDO), Public Data Office Aggregators and app providers.Select the correct answer by using the code mentioned below.

A. Only 2
B. Only 1
C. Neither 1 nor 2
D. 1 and 2 both
Answer» E.
50402.

Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.88 : 308 : : 126 : ?

A. 456
B. 379
C. 441
D. 450
Answer» D. 450
50403.

What can be taken as the average value for the amount of organic matter that is present at each step and reaches the next level of consumers?

A. 1%
B. 10%
C. 50%
D. 100%
Answer» C. 50%
50404.

The wave impedance of a medium is equal to:

A. the refractive index of the medium
B. the refractive index of the medium divided by the wave impedance of free-space
C. the wave impedance of free-space divided by the refractive index of the medium
D. the wave impedance of free-space
Answer» D. the wave impedance of free-space
50405.

The total number of employees of the company working in the production and IT department exceeds the total number of employees working in the Marketing and Accounts departments by ______.

A. 164
B. 143
C. 158
D. 154
Answer» E.
50406.

The Japanese Industrial Township is to be established at _____ in Madhya Pradesh.

A. Pithampur
B. Singrauli
C. Katni
D. Bina
Answer» B. Singrauli
50407.

Which country hosted the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017?

A. India
B. Sri Lanka
C. South Africa
D. England
Answer» E.
50408.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom:The straw that broke the camel’s back

A. To make a wish for an escape from existing conditions
B. To show strength and continue without a fuss
C. To undertake a difficult journey across a desert
D. To be the last in a series of events leading one to feel that it is intolerable
Answer» E.
50409.

The Sri Lankan government has reneged on a 2019 agreement with India and Japan to develop the strategic East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port. India and Japan together were to hold how much stake in ECT?

A. 40
B. 45
C. 49
D. 51
E. 55
Answer» D. 51
50410.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Leather : Shoes∷ Asphalt : ?

A. Car
B. Air
C. Water
D. Road
Answer» E.
50411.

Select the related letters from the given alternatives.OFFICIAL : QHHKEKCN : : LANGUAGE : ?

A. NCPWICIG
B. NCPIWCIG
C. NCPIWICG
D. NCPIWCGI
Answer» C. NCPIWICG
50412.

The volume (in m3) of coarse aggregate required to make 100 m3 of 1 : 2 : 4 concrete is ______

A. 84
B. 88
C. 92
D. 96
Answer» C. 92
50413.

Six friends are sitting in two lines, one line behind the other line, and all the friends are facing north. Each line has three friends. Jogi is sitting between Vikrant and Saroj. Shrikant is sitting just behind Vikrant. Vaani is to the immediate right of Tripti. Which three persons are sitting in the same line?

A. Jogi, Vikrant and Saroj
B. VIkrant, Vaani and Tripti
C. Jogi, Tripti and Vaani
D. Jogi, Vikrant and Tripti
Answer» B. VIkrant, Vaani and Tripti
50414.

Recently, the USA decided to support India's membership in multilateral export control regimes called the "Australia Group" and the "Wassenaar Arrangement". What is the difference between them?1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aims to allow exporting countries to minimize the risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar Arrangement is a formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives.2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian, African and North American countries, whereas the member countries of Wassenaar Arrangement are predominantly from the European Union and American continents.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» B. 2 only
50415.

Telephone was invented in which decade?

A. 1670s
B. 1770s
C. 1870s
D. 1970s
Answer» D. 1970s
50416.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 3

A. did
B. could
C. do
D. them
Answer» D. them
50417.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 4

A. local
B. several
C. moe
D. talented
Answer» E.
50418.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 5

A. willing
B. bound
C. forced
D. reluctant
Answer» B. bound
50419.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 6

A. entertain
B. retain
C. enrich
D. hire
Answer» C. enrich
50420.

Which of the following sensors is used to measure the change in light quantity caused by the target crossing the optical axis?

A. A through- beam type sensor
B. LED
C. LASER
D. Reflective-type photoelectric sensor
Answer» B. LED
50421.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 7

A. uphold
B. imitate
C. protest
D. pay
Answer» D. pay
50422.

The transconductance gm of an FET in the saturation region equals

A. \(\frac{{ - 2{I_{DSS}}}}{{{V_P}}}\left[ {1 - \frac{{{V_{GS}}}}{{{V_P}}}} \right]\)
B. \(\frac{{ - 2{I_{DSS}}}}{{{V_P}}}{\left[ {1 - \frac{{{V_{GS}}}}{{{V_P}}}} \right]^2}\)
C. \(\frac{{ - 2{I_{DSS}}}}{{{V_P}}}{\left[ {1 - \frac{{{V_{GS}}}}{{{V_P}}}} \right]^{1/2}}\)
D. \(\frac{I}{{{V_P}}}{\left[ {{I_{DSS}}X{I_{DS}}} \right]^{1/2}}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{{ - 2{I_{DSS}}}}{{{V_P}}}{\left[ {1 - \frac{{{V_{GS}}}}{{{V_P}}}} \right]^2}\)
50423.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 8

A. hardly
B. considerably
C. not
D. unreasonably
Answer» E.
50424.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 9

A. difference
B. cut
C. hike
D. decrease
Answer» B. cut
50425.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. 10

A. fulfil
B. enhance
C. lower
D. check
Answer» D. check
50426.

"দেখিবারে, আঁখি-পাখি ধায় ।" এই বাক্যাংশে 'আঁখি-পাখি' কোন্ সমাসের অন্তর্গত ?

A. উপমান কর্মধারয়
B. উপমিত কর্মধারয়
C. মধ্যপদলোপী কর্মধারয়
D. রূপক কর্মধারয়
Answer» E.
50427.

The evidence for the importance of electron-phonon interaction in super-conductors comes from

A. Meissner effect
B. Josephson effect
C. isotope effect
D. flux quantization experiments
Answer» D. flux quantization experiments
50428.

The per-unit power output of a salient-pole generator which is connected to an infinite bus, is given by the expression, P = 1.4 sin δ + 0.15 sin 2δ, where δ is the load angle. Newton- Raphson method is used to calculate the value of δ for P = 0.8 pu. If the initial guess is 30°, then its value (in degree) at the end of the first iteration is

A. 15°
B. 28.48°
C. 28.74°
D. 31.20°
Answer» D. 31.20°
50429.

What is the percentage increase in investment in the Electrical sector from 2005-06 to 2009-10 ?

A. 30%
B. 40%
C. 50%
D. 60%
Answer» E.
50430.

Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University Singapore have discovered a way to improve the speed of obtaining COVID-19 test results. The improved testing method for COVID-19 yields results in how many minutes?

A. 32
B. 36
C. 40
D. 44
E. 48
Answer» C. 40
50431.

The percentage loss of pre-stress due to anchorage slip of 3 mm in a concrete beam of length of 30 m which is post-tensioned by a tendon subjected to an initial stress of 1200 N/mm2 and modulus of elasticity equal to 2.1 × 105 N/mm2, is

A. 0.0175%
B. 0.175%
C. 1.75%
D. 17.5%
Answer» D. 17.5%
50432.

Simplify algebraically :\(\dfrac{a^6}{a^{-5}}\).

A. a2
B. a
C. a11
D. a–1
Answer» D. a–1
50433.

‘Udyog Mandir Ashram’ of Deghat was founded by :

A. Bhairav Dutt Joshi
B. Krishnanand Joshi
C. Mohan Singh Bhakuni
D. Jyoti Ram Kandpal
Answer» E.
50434.

Which is the first project to be commissioned under Prime Minister's Ladakh Renewable Energy Initivative?

A. Hydro power Plant in Biaras Drass
B. Hydro Power Plant in Spiti Valley
C. Hydro Power Plant in Doothpathari
D. Hydro Power Plant in Coorg
Answer» B. Hydro Power Plant in Spiti Valley
50435.

Which of the following girls have chocolates with them?

A. F, C, G
B. C, G, E
C. C, G, D
D. G, D, E
Answer» C. C, G, D
50436.

The total surface area of a cube is 726 cm2. What is the volume of this cube?

A. 1231 cm3
B. 1331 cm3
C. 1431 cm3
D. 1531 cm3
Answer» C. 1431 cm3
50437.

Which of the following number is completely divisible by 8?

A. 2564
B. 2560
C. 2970
D. 3894
Answer» C. 2970
50438.

The Frankfurt International Book Fair is the largest and most important book fair which is held annually in the month of ________.

A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
E. December
Answer» D. November
50439.

The area of the base of a right circular cone is 28.26 m2 and its height is 4 m then its curved surface area is - (Use π = 3.14)

A. 40m2
B. 45.10 m2
C. 47.10 m2
D. 47.14 m2
Answer» D. 47.14 m2
50440.

The sum of all values of \(\theta \in \left( {0,\frac{\pi }{2}} \right)\) satisfying \({\rm{si}}{{\rm{n}}^2}\;2\theta + {\rm{co}}{{\rm{s}}^4}\;2\theta = \frac{3}{4}\) is:

A. π
B. 5π/4
C. π/2
D. 3π/8
Answer» D. 3π/8
50441.

Which among the following is called 'Laughing Gas' popularly?

A. Nitric oxide
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Nitrogen penta oxide
D. Nitrogen
Answer» C. Nitrogen penta oxide
50442.

Which country has approved the third Covid-19 vaccine from Sinopharm Group Co. to start clinical trials?

A. Italy
B. China
C. Japan
D. Germany
E. France
Answer» C. Japan
50443.

Which company has become the first Indian retail company to cross the annual revenue of Rupees one lakh crore?

A. Titan Company Ltd.
B. Shoppers Stop Ltd.
C. Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.
D. Reliance Retail Ltd.
Answer» E.
50444.

The pair of districts benefitting from Choudhary Kumbha Ram Canal is

A. Hanumangarh - Jhunjhunu
B. Bhilwara - Tonk
C. Bikaner - Jodhpur
D. Barmer - Jaisalmer
Answer» B. Bhilwara - Tonk
50445.

Simplify: b - [b - (a + b) - {b - (b - a - b)} + 2a]

A. 2b
B. 1
C. 0
D. 3b
Answer» B. 1
50446.

Two equilateral triangles of side 10√3 cm are joined to form a quadrilateral. What is the altitude of the quadrilateral?

A. 12 cm
B. 14 cm
C. 16 cm
D. 15 cm
Answer» E.
50447.

Which of the following countries has become the first country in South Asia to approve the Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine?

A. Bhutan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Bangladesh
D. Myanmar
E. Maldives
Answer» C. Bangladesh
50448.

The Singapore-headquartered Global Indian International School (GIIS) will launch India's first SMART campus in ________.

A. Mumbai
B. Delhi
C. Pune
D. Chennai
E. Hyderabad
Answer» D. Chennai
50449.

The portion of a wall between facing and backing is termed as _____.

A. facing
B. backing
C. hearting
D. racking
Answer» D. racking
50450.

The relative density of granular soils is given by the relation:

A. \(\frac{{{e_{\max }} - e}}{{{e_{\max }} + {e_{\min }}}} \times 100\)
B. \(\frac{{{e_{\min }} - e}}{{{e_{\max }} + {e_{\min }}}} \times 100\)
C. \(\frac{{{e_{\max }} + e}}{{{e_{\max }} - {e_{\min }}}} \times 100\)
D. \(\frac{{{e_{\max }} - e}}{{{e_{\max }} - {e_{\min }}}} \times 100\)
Answer» E.