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50851.

What was the real name of freedom fighter Vijay Singh Pathik?

A. Roop Singh
B. Bhup Singh
C. Hamir Singh
D. Anup Singh
Answer» C. Hamir Singh
50852.

Read the statement and select a conclusion from the given alternatives:Statement:The school management has asked the four teachers either to resign by tomorrow or face forcible ejection. Three of them had resigned till yesterday morning.Conclusions:I. The teachers who did not resign yesterday will resign tomorrow.II. The school management will terminate the services of one teacher.

A. Only conclusion I follows.
B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Either I or II follows.
D. Neither I nor II follows.
Answer» D. Neither I nor II follows.
50853.

Which of the following statements is FALSE with reference to Bahu Fort?

A. It was originally constructed by Raja Bahulochan
B. It houses a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali within its premises
C. It is a historical fort situated on the banks of river Chenab
D. It houses a royal garden called Bagh-e-Bahu
Answer» D. It houses a royal garden called Bagh-e-Bahu
50854.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.Many people travelled lengthy distances in search of opportunity for work.

A. travel long distances
B. travel lengthy distance
C. No substitution required
D. travelling long distant
Answer» B. travel lengthy distance
50855.

The fineness modulus of fine aggregate is 2.78 and of coarse aggregate is 7.82 and the desired fineness modulus of mixed aggregate is 6.14. What is the amount of fine aggregate to be mixed with one part of coarse aggregate?

A. 55%
B. 50%
C. 45%
D. 40%
Answer» C. 45%
50856.

What is the value of Cot 60 - Sec 45?

A. (√2 - √3)/√6
B. (√3 - 3√2)/3
C. (1 - 2√2)/2
D. (1 - √3)/2
Answer» C. (1 - 2√2)/2
50857.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.Mr. Zabihullah did not submit the grades on time.

A. The grades are not submitted by Mr. Zabihullah on time.
B. The grades have not been submitted by Mr. Zabihullah on time.
C. The grades were not submitted by Mr. Zabihullah on time.
D. The grades were not being submitted by Mr. Zabihullah on time
Answer» D. The grades were not being submitted by Mr. Zabihullah on time
50858.

The provisions regarding the Bodoland Territorial Council are incorporated in

A. the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution
B. the First Schedule to the Constitution
C. the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution
D. no part of the Constitution
Answer» B. the First Schedule to the Constitution
50859.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.a room where medicines are prepared and provided

A. surgery
B. dispensary
C. infirmary
D. hospital
Answer» C. infirmary
50860.

Which among the following is NOT a characteristic of Black soil?

A. It is best soil for cotton cultivation.
B. It has low water retaining capacity.
C. It is rich in iron, lime and magnesium.
D. The texture is clayey.
Answer» C. It is rich in iron, lime and magnesium.
50861.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Glee

A. Woe
B. Bliss
C. Joy
D. Fun
Answer» B. Bliss
50862.

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.A study suggests that woman is good at handling emotions than men.

A. woman are best
B. women are better
C. women is better
D. No Improvement
Answer» C. women is better
50863.

Under no load condition, if the applied voltage to an induction motor is reduced from the rated voltage to half the rated value, then

A. The speed decreases and the stator current increases
B. Both the speed and the stator current decrease
C. The speed and the stator current remain practically constant
D. There is negligible change in the speed but the stator current decreases
Answer» C. The speed and the stator current remain practically constant
50864.

Vishal is 20 years younger to Arya. Twelve years hence Arya’s age will be 1.25 times that of Vishal. Arya is now _________ years old.

A. 78
B. 68
C. 88
D. 72
Answer» D. 72
50865.

Which of the following is a real-time operating system?

A. Mac OS X
B. Linux
C. Windows 7
D. Windows CE
Answer» E.
50866.

The value of the coefficient of velocity for sharp edged orifices, is

A. 0.41
B. 0.98
C. 0.85
D. 0.66
Answer» C. 0.85
50867.

Six persons A, B, C, P, Q and R, are sitting in a circular manner and are playing cards. There are two persons sitting exactly between A and Q. There are two persons sitting between P and C. P sits immediate left of A. B is not an immediate neighbour of C. Who sits opposite to B?

A. R
B. C
C. A
D. Q
Answer» B. C
50868.

The income of x is 80% more than of y, and the income of z is 60% of the total income of x and y. By how much percentage the income of z is less than the income of x (correct to one decimal place)?

A. 6.3%
B. 7.1%
C. 7.3%
D. 6.7%
Answer» E.
50869.

What is the maximum bending moment at mid span of the beam given below

A. wI2/6√2
B. wI2/6
C. wI2/12
D. wI2/2
Answer» D. wI2/2
50870.

The sentence(s) given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.Hearing of her grandmother's illness, she at once started _____ Mumbai.

A. for
B. upto
C. to
D. towards
Answer» B. upto
50871.

The eddy current loss in a magnetic core subjected to a time-varying flux is:

A. \( \propto B_{max}^2{f^2}\)
B. \( \propto B_{\max }^2\frac{1}{f}\)
C. \( \propto B_{max}^2f\)
D. \( \propto B_{\max }^2\frac{1}{{{f^2}}}\)
Answer» B. \( \propto B_{\max }^2\frac{1}{f}\)
50872.

Which of the following are presage related criteria for teacher evaluation?a) Teacher's personality pattern and motivational dispositionb) Teacher's method of providing feedback and follow up action during instructionc) Extent of learning and motivation ensured by the teacher while teachingd) Social competence and self-esteem for a teachere) Management and mentoring technique employed by the teacherChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A. a and d only
B. b and c only
C. d and e only
D. c and a only
Answer» B. b and c only
50873.

Read the following statements carefully:1.The Indian Institute of Veterinary Research (IVRI) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a new vaccine to control classical swine fever.2.It will be cheaper and more effective.3.Classical Swine Fever Vaccine (CSFV) is the most common disease in pigs that causes a high mortality rate of swine in India.Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Only 1 and 2
C. Only 1 and 3
D. Only 2 and 3
E. All are correct
Answer» F.
50874.

The tracking range of a phase locked loop (PLL)

A. is same as its lock range
B. is same as its capture range
C. is half of lock range
D. is half of capture range
Answer» B. is same as its capture range
50875.

When was Indian National Congress established?

A. 1880
B. 1885
C. 1890
D. 1895
Answer» C. 1890
50876.

Which of the following has been announced as the 'Hindi Word of the Year 2018' by the Oxford Dictionaries?

A. Aadhar
B. Udyog
C. Nari Shakti
D. Saksham
E. Shreshtha
Answer» D. Saksham
50877.

Which Indian contemporary artist was awarded the 7th Joan Miro Prize 2019?

A. Vivan Sundaram
B. Atul Dodiya
C. Nalini Malani
D. Arpita Singh
Answer» D. Arpita Singh
50878.

Bru community, recently seen in the news, is related to which of the following states?

A. Tripura
B. Mizoram
C. Punjab
D. Both 1 and 2
E. All are correct
Answer» E. All are correct
50879.

The following bar chart shows information about NTSE pass out percentage for 'XYZ' institute for past year. Read the chart carefully and answer the questionThe number of NTSE pass-outs during 2012-2015.

A. 100
B. 200
C. 175
D. 150
Answer» C. 175
50880.

Recently in 2018, assembly elections took place in which of the following states?

A. Meghalaya
B. Gujarat
C. Assam
D. West Bengal
Answer» B. Gujarat
50881.

“The partial derivative of the total internal energy in a beam, with respect to the load applied at any point is equal to the deflection at that point.” This is the statement of

A. Moment area theorem
B. Castigliano’s second theorem
C. Conjugate beam theorem
D. Muller - Breslau’s influence theorem
Answer» C. Conjugate beam theorem
50882.

Which of the following reactions produces insoluble salts?

A. Reduction
B. Precipitation
C. Oxidation
D. Neutralisation
Answer» C. Oxidation
50883.

Which of the following is ranked 1 among the cleanest cities of India in 2018 ranking by Ministry of Urban Development?

A. Bhopal
B. Indore
C. Mysore
D. Chandigarh
Answer» C. Mysore
50884.

The highest peak in India, K2 is also known as

A. Karakoram
B. Kashmir
C. Godwin Austin
D. Kenneth
Answer» D. Kenneth
50885.

The output of a circular convolution performed on two signals x1(n) = {2, 1, 2, 1} and x2(n) = {1, 2, 3, 4} is:

A. {16, 14, 16, 14}
B. {14, 16, 14, 16}
C. {12, 14, 12, 14}
D. {14, 12, 14, 12}
Answer» C. {12, 14, 12, 14}
50886.

The 2nd and 3rd periods contain:

A. 8 elements
B. 1 element
C. 6 elements
D. 4 elements
Answer» B. 1 element
50887.

Which of the following occurs when a transaction cannot proceed for an indefinite period of time while other transactions in the system continue normally?

A. Starvation
B. Deadlock
C. Wound-wait
D. Wait – die
Answer» B. Deadlock
50888.

Which Indian Airport has got the first rank in the category of 2-5 million passengers in ACI-ASQ survey?

A. Patna
B. Indore
C. Jaipur
D. Srinagar
Answer» D. Srinagar
50889.

There are 5 players of P, Q, R, S, and T. Each of them live on different floors of the five-storey building, which are named as the ground floor, first floor, second floor, third floor and fourth floor. Each of them prefers different sports, such as shot put, javelin throw, kabaddi, long jump and gymnastics but not necessarily in the same order.(i) S likes long jump and lives just below T,who lives on the third floor.(ii) Two players live in between R and Q, R and Q prefer spear throw and shot put respectively.(iii) The player who likes gymnastics lives on the ground floor and lives just below the player who likes the shot put.Who lives on the middle floor of the floors on which T and Q live?

A. R
B. P
C. S
D. E
Answer» D. E
50890.

Which of the following animals gives us wool ?

A. Cat
B. Dog
C. Tiger
D. Sheep
Answer» E.
50891.

The hydraulic gradient line of a flowing fluid is represented by

A. pressure head + kinetic head
B. kinetic head + datum head
C. pressure head + datum head
D. pressure head + kinetic head + datum head
Answer» D. pressure head + kinetic head + datum head
50892.

The writer is of the opinion that:

A. ancient and medieval writers wrote authoritatively about unicorns and salamanders though they had never seen them
B. unicorns and salamanders were observed by ancient and medieval writers but were unknown to modern writers.
C. only those who had observed the habits of unicorns and salamanders wrote about them
D. unicorns and salamanders do not exist
Answer» E.
50893.

When used in road work, the coefficient of hardness of a stone should be greater than

A. 17
B. 10
C. 15
D. 12
Answer» B. 10
50894.

What is the second capital of Himachal Pradesh?

A. Dharamshala
B. Mandi
C. Solan
D. Chamba
Answer» B. Mandi
50895.

What kind of storage is a Hard disk drive?

A. Flash
B. Nonvolatile
C. Temporary
D. volatile
E. None of these
Answer» C. Temporary
50896.

The Deccan Riots Commission was concerned with:

A. indebtedness of the peasant
B. lack of law and order in the Deccan
C. problems with the Ryotwari system
D. communal riots in the Deccan
Answer» B. lack of law and order in the Deccan
50897.

Which of the following is true for the complete response of any network voltage or current variables for a step excitation to a first-order circuit?

A. It has the form k1e-at
B. It has the form k
C. It may have either the form (a) or the form of (a) plus (b)
D. It has the form e+at
Answer» D. It has the form e+at
50898.

The question below is followed by two arguments (i) and (ii). Decide which of the arguments is “strong” and which is “weak”. Choose the correct answer from the given below.Statement : Should public holidays be declared on demise of important national leaders ?Arguments :(i) No, such unscheduled holiday hamper the national progress.(ii) Yes, people would like to pay their homage to the departed soul.

A. Only the argument (i) is strong
B. Only the argument (ii) is strong
C. Neither argument (i) nor argument (ii) is strong
D. Both the arguments are strong
Answer» B. Only the argument (ii) is strong
50899.

Six years ago Parvez’s age was the same as the present age of Manish. If the present age of Parvez is one-fourth more than that of Manish's present age, then in how many years will Parvez’s age become double of Manish’s present age?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18
Answer» E.
50900.

Which can be definitely deduced from the data?

A. Kamal is shorter than Govind.
B. Jeyanth is the 2nd tallest among the five.
C. Kamal and Jeyanth are of same height.
D. Govind and Jeyanth are of same height
Answer» B. Jeyanth is the 2nd tallest among the five.