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56751.

The main function of a centrifugal pump is to

A. transfer speed
B. transfer pressure
C. transfer temperature
D. transfer energy
Answer» E.
56752.

Which of the following is not a periodic function?

A. esin(ωt + φ)
B. √2sin (ωt + π/4)
C. A sin ωt + B cos ωt
D. sin ωt + cos 2 ωt + sin 4 ωt
Answer» B. √2sin (ωt + π/4)
56753.

The members of a structure variable can be referenced using ______ operator.

A. * (star)
B. # (hash)
C. . (dot)
D. / (slash)
Answer» D. / (slash)
56754.

Which of the following has signed a Corporate Agency Agreement with YES Bank for the distribution of retail products of the insurance company for the bank's corporate and retail customers?

A. Star Health and Allied Insurance
B. SBI General Insurance
C. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
D. United India Insurance
E. Religare Health Insurance Company Limited
Answer» C. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
56755.

Which gas in its solid state is also known as dry ice?

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer» E.
56756.

Which of the following agreement has been signed between India and Israel in July 2017?

A. Agreement for transfer of sentenced person
B. MoU on cooperation in organ transplantation
C. Agreement on technology in civil aviation
D. MoU on state water utility reform in India
Answer» E.
56757.

Which of the following is used by banking industry for faster processing of large volume of cheques?

A. Bar-Code Reader
B. OCR
C. MICR
D. OMR
Answer» D. OMR
56758.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE?I. The total number of positive factors of 72 is 12.II. The sum of first 20 odd numbers is 400.III. Largest two-digit prime number is 97.

A. Only I and II
B. Only II and III
C. Only I and III
D. All are true
Answer» E.
56759.

Which of the following is not a source of magnetic field?

A. Electric current
B. Static charges
C. A rotating magnet
D. A galvanometer carrying current
Answer» C. A rotating magnet
56760.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about haemoglobiin?

A. It is red coloured
B. It is the carrier of oxygen from lungs to the cells
C. It is slightly acidic
D. It carries carbon dioxide away from the tissues to the lungs
Answer» D. It carries carbon dioxide away from the tissues to the lungs
56761.

The 'Instrument of Surrender' which ended the Portuguese rule in India was signed on _______.

A. 29th December 1951
B. 15th August 1947
C. 19th December 1961
D. 26th January 1948
Answer» D. 26th January 1948
56762.

The mean of set of observations is \(\bar{x}\) . If each observation is divided by k and then increased by 5, then the mean value of new set is.

A. \(\dfrac{\bar{x}}{k}\)
B. \(\dfrac{\bar{x}+ 5}{k}\)
C. \(\dfrac{\bar{x}k}{5}\)
D. \(\dfrac{\bar{x} + 5k}{k}\)
Answer» E.
56763.

Which is the incorrect statement with regard to the effect of increasing cut-off ratio in an air-standard diesel cycle.

A. It increases the cycle work output
B. It increases mean effective pressure
C. It increases the thermal efficiency
D. It increases heat input to the cycle
Answer» D. It increases heat input to the cycle
56764.

The value of \(\cot \left(\text{cosec}^{-1} \dfrac{5}{3}+ \tan^{-1} \dfrac{2}{3}\right)\) is

A. 6/17
B. 3/17
C. 4/17
D. 5/17
Answer» B. 3/17
56765.

The other name of the tertiary sector is ________.

A. service sector
B. primary sector
C. manufacturing sector
D. public sector
Answer» B. primary sector
56766.

Which of the following companies has tied up with FEBRABAN, an industry body representing the Brazil’s financial services industry in September 2019?

A. Wipro
B. TCS
C. Reliance
D. Airtel
E. LG
Answer» B. TCS
56767.

Where was the 22nd meeting of the Central Zonal Council held in January 2020?

A. Bhopal
B. Ranchi
C. Raipur
D. Lucknow
E. Gandhinagar
Answer» D. Lucknow
56768.

Select the correct combination of mathematical signs that can sequentially replace the * signs from left to right to balance the following equation.32 * 2 * 60 * 30 * 15 * 51

A. ×, -, +, ÷, =
B. ×, ÷, +, - , =
C. ×, +, ÷, -, =
D. -, ÷, +, ×, =
Answer» D. -, ÷, +, ×, =
56769.

The first Backward Classes Commission of India was headed by ______.

A. Nanaji Deshmukh
B. Lokmanya Tilak
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Kaka Kalelkar
Answer» E.
56770.

The Maurya Empire was established in Magadha, which is presently day called as _______.

A. West Bangal
B. Punjab
C. Bihar
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» D. Andhra Pradesh
56771.

The concepts of education which will be assented to by Vedant Philosophy area) Awakening of intelligence with all the three Q's - IQ, EQ, and SQb) Vocationalization of educationc) Inclusive educationd) Reptilian leadership modele) Education for allChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A. a, b and c only
B. b, c and d only
C. c, d and e only
D. a, c and e only
Answer» E.
56772.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.A set of 52 playing cards

A. Bundle
B. Parcel
C. Pack
D. Packet
Answer» D. Packet
56773.

The least perfect square number which is exactly divisible by:10, 12, 15 and 18

A. 876
B. 900
C. 981
D. 1024
Answer» C. 981
56774.

Which of the following places presents the oldest evidence of the Neolithic Era?

A. Chirand
B. Mehrgarh
C. Burghome
D. Daimabad
Answer» C. Burghome
56775.

Which of the following has claimed to have developed the world’s largest solar tree?

A. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
B. Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
C. Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
D. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
E. VotersMood Research Pvt. Ltd.
Answer» D. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
56776.

SAUBHAGYA, a Central Government scheme, is related to

A. providing cash money to women giving birth of single female child.
B. connecting kitchen of every house - hold with piped cooking gas.
C. strengthening and augmenting infrastructure for piped water supply.
D. achieving universal household electrification in the country.
Answer» E.
56777.

Water from a large pipe at 4 bar (g) flows out as a vertical jet through a small nozzle. The maximum height that the water jet may achieve is ______ approximately.

A. 45 m
B. 4 m
C. 35 m
D. 40 m
Answer» E.
56778.

Which of the following statements about a fluid at rest in a cup is/are correct?1. Pressure is same at all the points in the fluid2. Pressure is exerted on the walls3. Pressure exists everywhere in the fluid

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» C. 1 only
56779.

The potential difference is 12 V and the work done is 60 J. Find the electric charge that flow through the circuit.

A. 0.5 C
B. 50 C
C. 500 C
D. 5 C
Answer» E.
56780.

Which of the following is wrongly spelt ?

A. Hopeful
B. Truely
C. Wholly
D. Awful
Answer» C. Wholly
56781.

The roots of the equation 6(x2 + 1) = 13x are:

A. 2, 3
B. \(\dfrac{1}{2}, 3\)
C. \(\dfrac{1}{3}, 2\)
D. \(\dfrac{2}{3}, \dfrac{3}{2}\)
Answer» E.
56782.

Select the option that is related to the third letter-cluster in the same way as the second letter-cluster is related to the first letter-cluster.DFHJ : MOQS : : CGGK : ______

A. LQQT
B. NPPT
C. NQQT
D. LPPT
Answer» E.
56783.

Seven friends O, P, Q, R, S, T and U are watching a movie sitting in a row.S is sitting at one extreme end. Q is sitting second to the right of S. P is sitting between O and Q.U is not sitting at any extreme end. R is sitting to the left of T. Who is sitting at the extreme right end?

A. R
B. T
C. P
D. Q
Answer» C. P
56784.

The output of a standard second – order systems for a unit step input is given as\({\rm{y}}\left( {\rm{t}} \right) = 1 - \frac{2}{{\sqrt 3 }}{{\rm{e}}^{ - {\rm{t}}}}\cos \left( {\sqrt {3{\rm{t}}} - \frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{6}} \right)\)The transfer function is the system is

A. \(\frac{2}{{\left( {{\rm{s}} + 2} \right)\left( {{\rm{s}} + \sqrt 3 } \right)}}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{{\left( {{{\rm{s}}^2} + 2{\rm{s}} + 1} \right)}}\)
C. \(\frac{3}{{{{\rm{s}}^2} + 2{\rm{s}} + 3}}\)
D. \(\frac{4}{{{{\rm{s}}^2} + 2{\rm{s}} + 4}}\)
Answer» E.
56785.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.PATHETIC

A. Powerful
B. Pitiful
C. Plentiful
D. Purposeful
Answer» C. Plentiful
56786.

Which of the following has the least wave length?

A. Ultraviolet
B. UHF
C. Infrared
D. X-rays
Answer» E.
56787.

Self evaluation in art education refers to which of the following?

A. Teacher evaluated by the academic incharge
B. Teacher evaluating student performance
C. Teacher reflecting on his/her competency of art evaluation
D. Teacher responding to student performances
Answer» D. Teacher responding to student performances
56788.

What was the difference between the Mid West Trial 2 study and the Mid West Trial 2 Follow-up study that was taken up later?

A. Face to face interviews were conducted.
B. Participants of the study stayed in the premises.
C. The calorie intake and the time of exercise were examined.
D. The duration of the follow up study was longer.
Answer» D. The duration of the follow up study was longer.
56789.

The phrase ‘live on’ in the passage means-

A. to eat a certain kind of food in order to survive.
B. to eat greedily.
C. to eat anything that you are given to eat.
D. to depend on plants and foods for a livelihood.
Answer» B. to eat greedily.
56790.

The Chief Minister of which state has directed officials to provide Rs 2,000 each to recovered COVID-19 patients?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Telangana
D. Uttar Pradesh
E. Kerala
Answer» B. Punjab
56791.

Select the option that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.E, G, J, L, O, ?

A. P
B. J
C. Q
D. R
Answer» D. R
56792.

The Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office, which monitors the progress of long term policies in an attached office under

A. Prime Minister Office
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Cabinet Secretariat
D. NITI Aayog
Answer» E.
56793.

Which of the following fits the blank (10) appropriately?

A. made
B. conditioned
C. developed
D. None of the above
Answer» C. developed
56794.

The Central Region is ____________.

A. more common for the birds of the Indian plains
B. filled with the majority of reptiles
C. densely concentrated
D. clustered space of mountains
Answer» E.
56795.

The number of girls appearing for an admission test is twice the number of boys. If 30% of the girls and 45% of the boys get admission, the percentage of candidates who do not get admission is

A. 35
B. 50
C. 60
D. 65
Answer» E.
56796.

The given Bar Graph presents the sale of a particular brand of car by three showrooms, A, B and C (in multiples of 100) during the months Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr, 2016If the cars sold by A and B are all found to be in perfect order, but the cars sold by C were found to be defective to the extent of 15%, 10%, 8% and 6%, respectively in Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr 2016. What is the percentage of defective cars sold by all showrooms during Apr 2016?

A. \(1\frac{3}{7}\)
B. \(4\frac{4}{9}\)
C. \(2\frac{4}{9}\)
D. \(7\frac{2}{3}\)
Answer» B. \(4\frac{4}{9}\)
56797.

Which instrument is the cheapest disregarding the accuracy.

A. PMMC
B. Moving iron
C. Electrodynamometer
D. Rectifier
Answer» C. Electrodynamometer
56798.

The measure of the central angle of the sector representing Taxes is ______ degrees.

A. 40
B. 20
C. 60
D. 30
Answer» E.
56799.

Select the correct statements. The Pelton wheel,can be installed either horizontally or verticallygives optimum efficiency horizontally or verticallyremains submerged in wateroperates by converting the available energy fully into kinetic energy before entering the rotor.

A. ‘a’ and ‘b’
B. ‘a’ and ‘c’
C. ‘b’ and ‘d’
D. ‘a’ and ‘d’
Answer» E.
56800.

Recently, the Election Commission launched a new mega Electors Verification Programme across the country. The Chief Election Commissioner of India is ________.

A. Ashok Lavasa
B. K. K. Venugopal
C. Rajiv Mehrishi
D. Sunil Arora
E. Vinod Rai
Answer» E. Vinod Rai