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50651.

The first Lieutenant Governor of Laddakh is:

A. Satypal Malik
B. Dr. Karna Singh
C. Radha Krishna Mathur
D. Girish Chandra Murmu
Answer» D. Girish Chandra Murmu
50652.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.AOE : FUJ ∷ RKT : ?

A. VOY
B. WQY
C. VQX
D. WOY
Answer» C. VQX
50653.

Which of the following is also known as 'law of inertia'?

A. Newton's first law
B. Newton's second law
C. Pascal's first law
D. Pascal's second law
Answer» B. Newton's second law
50654.

The value of log2 256 is -

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer» E.
50655.

Statements:All mangoes are golden in colour.No golden-coloured things are cheap.Conclusions:I) All mangoes are cheapII) Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.

A. Only conclusion I follows
B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Either I or II follows
D. Neither I nor II follows
Answer» C. Either I or II follows
50656.

The time interval of one second is equal to how much in hour unit nearly?

A. 0.00028
B. 0.00032
C. 0.0028
D. 0.0032
Answer» B. 0.00032
50657.

Which of the following is the primary constituent of a pearl?

A. Potassium Sulfate
B. Calcium Sulfate
C. Calcium Peroxide
D. Calcium Carbonate
Answer» E.
50658.

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 the optionsP: Until few years ago, people in India and several other underdeveloped and developing countries used to think that girls should stay at home, cook food and look after the kids and elderly.Q: Girls are undoubtedly an indispensable part of our society.R: But now the mindset has been changed; girls in India are bringing accolades to their parents and they are doing well in every field such as academics, sports, politics, etc.S: No society or culture can progress without the presence of girls.

A. RQPS
B. QRPS
C. QSPR
D. QPSR
Answer» D. QPSR
50659.

The head developed is maximum (keeping other parameters such as rotor diameter, speed, width, inlet angle, etc. constant) for a centrifugal compressor with

A. Rotor with backward-curved blades
B. Rotor with forwarding curved blades
C. Rotor with radial blades
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Rotor with radial blades
50660.

When is the World Poetry Day observed?

A. 19 March
B. 20 March
C. 21 March
D. 22 March
E. 23 March
Answer» D. 22 March
50661.

The hamming distance between two code words C1 = [1011 0101] and C2 = [0111 1010] is

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6
Answer» E.
50662.

Select the option that is true about the Statements and Conclusions are given:Statements:No spoons are platesAll forks are spoonsConclusions:I. No forks are platesII. Some spoons are plates

A. Only conclusion II follows
B. Only conclusion I follows
C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
D. Both conclusion I and II follows
Answer» C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
50663.

What happens on bleeding steam to reheat feed water to boiler?

A. It does not affect the thermal efficiency of the cycle
B. It drops the thermal efficiency of the cycle
C. It improves the thermal efficiency of the cycle
D. It may improve or drop the thermal efficiency of the cycle based on point of extraction of steam
Answer» D. It may improve or drop the thermal efficiency of the cycle based on point of extraction of steam
50664.

The statement that energy can neither be created nor be destroyed but can only be converted from one form to another is known as

A. Avogadro’s hypothesis
B. Gay-Lussac’s law
C. Second law of thermodynamics
D. First Law of thermodynamics
Answer» E.
50665.

Select the next number in the category.43, 44, 48, 57, 73,?

A. 97
B. 100
C. 98
D. 99
Answer» D. 99
50666.

The maximum size of clay particle is:

A. 0.1 mm
B. 0.03 mm
C. 0.002 mm
D. 0.0002 mm
Answer» D. 0.0002 mm
50667.

The value of (0.2 ÷ 0.2 of 0.1 − 0.03 ÷ 0.6 of 0.01) ÷ (0 .25 × 0.75 ÷ 1.25 of 0.4 + 0.125) lies between:

A. 10.5 and 11.5
B. 11.5 and 12.5
C. 9.5 and 10.5
D. 8.5 and 9.5
Answer» D. 8.5 and 9.5
50668.

The sequence of processes that eventually turns the working substance to its original state is known as

A. Event
B. Process
C. Thermodynamic property
D. Thermodynamic cycle
Answer» E.
50669.

Which of the following districts does NOT belong to Indore division?

A. Dhar
B. Jhabua
C. Dewas
D. Barwani
Answer» D. Barwani
50670.

The value of \(\displaystyle\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \left(\frac{1 - \cos x}{x^2}\right)\) is

A. \(\frac{1}{4}\)
B. 1
C. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
Answer» E.
50671.

The commerce ministry has laid down a procedure for import of ________ lakh tonne pigeon peas/toor dal.

A. 1
B. 1.5
C. 2
D. 2.5
E. 3
Answer» D. 2.5
50672.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.GHASTLY

A. comical
B. musical
C. playful
D. frightful
Answer» E.
50673.

Which of the following districts does NOT belong to the Narmadapuram Division?

A. Hoshangabad
B. Betul
C. Sehore
D. harda
Answer» D. harda
50674.

Sushma Swaraj, Union External Affairs Minister, has inaugurated India’s first Videsh Bhawan in which of the following States?

A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer» B. Karnataka
50675.

Which of the following acts will be amended by the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020?

A. Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
B. Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
C. Mines Act, 1952
D. Both 1 and 2
E. All are correct
Answer» E. All are correct
50676.

The turbine in which the vanes on the hub are adjustable is known as

A. Kaplan turbine
B. Impulse turbine
C. Reaction turbine
D. Pelton wheel
Answer» B. Impulse turbine
50677.

Researchers from which of these institutes have developed materials that can produce energy from water?

A. IIT Guwahati
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Delhi
D. IIT Indore
E. IIT Kanpur
Answer» B. IIT Bombay
50678.

The quantity of milk in a mixture is 58 lt and the quantity of water in the mixture is x lt. 3x lt of milk and 2x lt of water is added in the mixture. The final ratio of milk and water is 4 ∶ 3. Find the quantity of milk in the final mixture.

A. 116 lt
B. 216 lt
C. 221 lt
D. 232 lt
E. 250 lt
Answer» E. 250 lt
50679.

The quadratic equation whose roots are sin2 18° and cos2 36°, is:

A. 16x2 - 12x + 1 = 0
B. 16x2 + 12x + 1 = 0
C. 16x2 - 12x - 1 = 0
D. 16x2 + 12x - 1 = 0
Answer» B. 16x2 + 12x + 1 = 0
50680.

Which of the following Indian river flows into the Arabian Sea?

A. Narmada
B. Brahmaputra
C. Krishna
D. Subarnarekha
Answer» B. Brahmaputra
50681.

In January 2020, who among the following launched the first girder of the Mumbai Trans - Harbour Link (MTHL)?

A. Aaditya Thackeray
B. Bal Thackeray
C. Raj Thackeray
D. Uddhav Thackeray
Answer» E.
50682.

What caused the idea of a first and second sleep to entirely recede from our social consciousness?

A. Industrialization and introduction of night shifts
B. All-night coffee shops
C. A group of rich people defying sleep
D. An active night life facilitated by artificial lighting
Answer» E.
50683.

Which of the following is caused by high-speed winds and air pressure difference?

A. Cyclones
B. Lightening
C. Volcanoes
D. Drought
Answer» B. Lightening
50684.

Which of the following Railway stations has opened an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters?

A. New Delhi railway station
B. Nashik railway station
C. Patna railway station
D. Kalyan Railway Station
E. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Answer» C. Patna railway station
50685.

The transfer function of the circuit given below is:

A. \(\frac{{RC}}{{1 + sRC}}\)
B. \(\frac{{sRC}}{{1 + sRC}}\)
C. \(\frac{{sRC}}{{1 + RC}}\)
D. \(\frac{{sRC}}{{s + RC}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{{sRC}}{{1 + RC}}\)
50686.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom.He is popular among all the villagers. He is the salt of the earth.

A. an angry person
B. an emotional person
C. a sensitive person
D. a good and honest person
Answer» E.
50687.

Which bank is planning to launch a loan product, SAFAL, primarily focussed on organic cotton growers who don’t have any credit history?

A. Punjab National Bank
B. State Bank of India
C. Axis Bank
D. Canara Bank
E. Allahabad Bank
Answer» C. Axis Bank
50688.

The overall efficiency of a Pelton turbine is 70%. If the mechanical efficiency is 85%, what is the hydraulic efficiency?

A. 82.4%
B. 59.5%
C. 72.3%
D. 81.5%
Answer» B. 59.5%
50689.

The RBI has extended the deadline to process recurring online transactions with the additional factor of authentication, AFA, to which date?

A. 10 August
B. 15 September
C. 30 September
D. 15 October
E. 31 October
Answer» D. 15 October
50690.

Swachh Bharat Mission was started on

A. 15th August, 2014
B. 2nd October, 2014
C. 27th June, 2015
D. 2nd October, 2015
Answer» C. 27th June, 2015
50691.

What is the unit digit of 729 × 562 + 155?

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» B. 2
50692.

Scientists at which of the following institutes have recently come up with an efficient, low-cost electro-catalyst from fish gills?

A. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
B. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
C. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
D. Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
E. College Of Engineering, Pune
Answer» E. College Of Engineering, Pune
50693.

Which of the following is true for 3.9 k resistor using the colour-coding technique?

A. red, white, red, gold
B. red, green, orange, silver
C. orange, green, orange, silver
D. orange, white, red, gold
Answer» E.
50694.

Six persons went to a hotel for taking their meals. Five of them spent Rs.15 each over their meals and the sixth spent Rs. 8 more than the average expenditure of all the six. What was the total money spent by them?

A. Rs. 99.6
B. Rs. 101.2
C. Rs. 95.3
D. Rs. 117.4
Answer» B. Rs. 101.2
50695.

Select the word pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in the following word-pair.Web : Spider ∷ ?

A. Nest : Bird
B. Palace : Rat
C. Convict : Prison
D. Den : Eskimo
Answer» B. Palace : Rat
50696.

What would be the next term in the following series?3, 9, 13, 65, 71, 497, ?

A. 508
B. 505
C. 3976
D. 810
Answer» C. 3976
50697.

The list price of a cassette player will fetch a profit of 40%. How much discount on the list price should be offered to attain a profit of 19%?

A. 15%
B. 12.5%
C. 16%
D. 21%
Answer» B. 12.5%
50698.

Recently, the US has designated ________ a currency manipulator.

A. Turkey
B. Japan
C. UAE
D. China
E. Indonesia
Answer» E. Indonesia
50699.

The phenomenon of vapour bubble formation, and sudden collapsing of its in a turbine, is called

A. vibration
B. cavitation
C. bubbling
D. priming
Answer» C. bubbling
50700.

The Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act was implemented in the year:

A. 2006
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2003
Answer» D. 2003