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6451.

Thermistors are semiconductor devices having

A. positive temperature coefficient of resistance
B. negative temperature coefficient of resistance
C. both (1) and (2)
D. zero temperature coefficient of resistance
Answer» C. both (1) and (2)
6452.

Which of the following is the correct formula for magnification while using a concave mirror?

A. -(Image distance)/(Object distance)
B. -(Object distance)/(Image distance)
C. (Image distance)/(Object distance)
D. (Object distance)/(Image distance)
Answer» B. -(Object distance)/(Image distance)
6453.

What is the simplified value of [(√9 + √7) ÷ (√9 - √7)]

A. 7 - √56
B. 8 - √63
C. 8 + √63
D. 7 + √56
Answer» D. 7 + √56
6454.

Statement (I): Fire resistance of plastering can be achieved by mixing surkhi to the cement mortar.Statement (II): Insulation against sound and fire can be achieved by adding sufficient water in-situ just before applying the mortar.

A. Both Statement (I) an Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I)
C. Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
D. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Answer» D. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
6455.

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment describes the following major categories of ecosystem services-provisioning, supporting, regulating, preserving and cultural. Which one of the following is a supporting service?

A. Production of food and water
B. Control of climate and disease
C. Nutrient cycling and crop pollination
D. Maintenance of diversity
Answer» D. Maintenance of diversity
6456.

Which of the following is NOT the reciprocal of \((\frac{5}{7})\)-6?

A. \((\frac{5}{7})\)6
B. \(\frac{{{{\left( 7 \right)}^{6}}}}{{{{\left( 5 \right)}^{ - 6}}}}\)
C. \((\frac{7}{5})\)-6
D. \((\frac{7}{5})\)6
Answer» E.
6457.

Which of the following pumps is used for pumping viscous fluids?

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Screw pump
C. Reciprocating pump
D. Jet pump
Answer» C. Reciprocating pump
6458.

The right side of a state equation represents

A. next state of a flip-flop
B. Present state of a flip-flop
C. Present state condition that makes the next state equal to 1
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
6459.

There are 200 tracks on a disk platter and the pending requests have come in the order - 36, 69, 167, 76, 42, 51, 126, 12, and 199, Assume the arm is located at the 100th track and moving towards track 200. If the sequence of disc access is 126, 167, 199, 12, 36, 42, 51, 69, and 76 then which disc access scheduling policy is used?

A. Elevator
B. Shorter Seek time First
C. C-SCAN
D. First Come First Served
Answer» D. First Come First Served
6460.

Statement (I): Admixture in concrete is an essential constituent of concrete.Statement (II): Admixture helps in improving or modifying specific qualities in concrete.

A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I)
C. Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
D. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Answer» E.
6461.

Which of the following is fastest memory?

A. Secondary Memory
B. Auxiliary Memory
C. Cache Memory
D. Virtual Memory
Answer» D. Virtual Memory
6462.

What will be the remainder if (7x2 + 4x + 5) is divided by (x - 3)

A. 56
B. 64
C. 80
D. 72
Answer» D. 72
6463.

Social maturity is best characterized by:

A. Ability to win friends and influence people
B. A high level of personal adjustment
C. A high degree of social competence
D. A high degree of integration of one’s needs and purposes with those of the social order
Answer» E.
6464.

Which of the following statements are correct?1. (fog)(x) = f(x)2. (gog)(x) = g(x) only when x = 03. (go(fog))(x) can take only three values.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» D. 1, 2 and 3
6465.

Read this statement and state which of the following arguments is/are stronger.Statement: The Central Government should abolish the death penalty in India.Conclusions:I. The removal of the death penalty forever will increase the courage of premeditated and heinous offenders to indulge in such crimes again and again. Therefore, instead of removing the death penalty completely, the use of it in selective and special circumstances is stronger.II. The death penalty itself is equivalent to the state taking life in itself, which is considered a heinous crime. Therefore it should be eliminated.

A. Both arguments I and II are strong.
B. Only argument II is strong.
C. Neither argument I nor II is strong.
D. Only argument I is strong.
Answer» E.
6466.

Which of the following is a program to provide electric connection to those living in poverty line ?

A. MPLADS
B. Gramin Jyoti
C. Kutir Jyoti
D. Saubf agya Scheme
Answer» D. Saubf agya Scheme
6467.

The measure of the central angle of the sector representing Rent is ________ degrees.

A. 50
B. 60
C. 75
D. 40
Answer» C. 75
6468.

The Social reformer who published translations of the Vedas and 5 important Upanishads in Bengali:

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajaram Mohan Roy
Answer» D. Rajaram Mohan Roy
6469.

Read the following statements carefully:1. The Supreme Court appointed Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge as the 3rd member of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI.2. In 2017, the apex court had appointed a 4-member CoA, headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai.3. The other 3 members of the CoA were -- former Indian women cricket captain Diana Edulji, Ramachandra Guha and Vikram Limaye.Which of the above statements is/are true?

A. Only 1
B. Only 1 and 2
C. Only 1 and 3
D. Only 2 and 3
E. All of the above
Answer» F.
6470.

Which of the following box is placed immediately below I?

A. A
B. G
C. D
D. I
E. C
Answer» F.
6471.

Two pipes U and V can fill a cistern in 12 hours and 20 hours respectively. Pipe W can empty the tank in 8 hours. If all the three pipes are opened, then in how many hours the cistern will be full?

A. 60
B. 120
C. 150
D. 100
Answer» C. 150
6472.

Which Indian businessman favoured ‘healthy capitalism’ in helping Gandhiji to work towards a ‘common object’?

A. Ghanshyam Das Birla
B. Ambalal Sarabhai
C. Sir Biren Mookerjee
D. T. T. K. Krishnamachari
Answer» B. Ambalal Sarabhai
6473.

When is World Sparrow Day observed?

A. 18 March
B. 20 March
C. 22 March
D. 24 March
E. 26 March
Answer» C. 22 March
6474.

The age of 3 sisters is in constant proportion. If the age of the second sister is 12 years and the difference between the other two is 7 years, then what is the age of the eldest sister?

A. 18 years
B. 16 years
C. 17 years
D. 15 years
Answer» C. 17 years
6475.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched a new campaign of highlighting how many success stories from the organization?

A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
E. 90
Answer» E. 90
6476.

What factor changed the entire landscape of Kansas?

A. wind
B. heat
C. agriculture
D. flooding
Answer» D. flooding
6477.

The unit of Joule per Coulomb is-

A. Ampere (A)
B. Joule (J)
C. Volt (V)
D. Coulomb (C)
Answer» D. Coulomb (C)
6478.

Select the meaning of the given idiom.Back to square one

A. To restart a failing business
B. To design something new
C. Back to the very first stage
D. To return favor
Answer» D. To return favor
6479.

Which of the following quantities is a scalar quantity?

A. Force
B. Current
C. Velocity
D. Weight
Answer» C. Velocity
6480.

The hardest substance among the following is

A. graphite
B. diamond
C. platinum
D. iron
Answer» C. platinum
6481.

Which of the following loads contributes to longitudinal forces in bridges?

A. Dead load
B. Wind load
C. Temperature load
D. Both 1 and 3
Answer» D. Both 1 and 3
6482.

The point form of the relation connecting vector magnetic potential A and current density J is:

A. \(\nabla \times \vec H = \vec J + \frac{{\partial \vec D}}{{\partial t}}\)
B. \(\vec A = \smallint \frac{{\mu \vec Jdv}}{{4\pi \in R}}\)
C. \({\nabla ^2}\vec A = - {\mu _0}\vec J\)
D. \(\frac{{\partial \vec A}}{{\partial t}} = - \frac{{\vec j}}{\sigma }\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{\partial \vec A}}{{\partial t}} = - \frac{{\vec j}}{\sigma }\)
6483.

The spectral emissive E1 for a diffusely emitting surface is E1 = 0 for λ < 3 μm; E1 = 150 W/m2 μm for 3 < λ < 12 μm; E1 = 300 W/m2 μm for 12 < λ < 25 μm; E1 = 0 for λ > 25 μm. The total emissive power of the surface over the entire spectrum is

A. 1250 W/m2
B. 2500 W/m2
C. 400 W/m2
D. 5250 W/m2
Answer» E.
6484.

The Persian translation of Mahabharata, which was done in the 16th century is called ______.

A. Hamzanama
B. Alamgirnama
C. Badshahnama
D. Razmanama
Answer» E.
6485.

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to extend the lockdown in several cities, including commercial hub Indore, till which date, amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the state?

A. 15 April
B. 17 April
C. 19 April
D. 21 April
E. 23 April
Answer» D. 21 April
6486.

The apparent power of AC Flow is measured in:

A. Watts
B. Joules
C. Volt-Amp
D. Amp-Hour
Answer» D. Amp-Hour
6487.

Select the option that is related to the third word on the same basis as the second word is related to the first word.Pipe : Cylinder ∷ Moon : ?

A. Starts
B. Sphere
C. Night
D. Earth
Answer» C. Night
6488.

The 'Tanakh' is the sacred text of which religion/sect?

A. Judaism
B. Zen Buddhism
C. Taoism
D. Confucianism
Answer» B. Zen Buddhism
6489.

The mean of marks secured by 55 students in division A of class X is 58, 45 students of division B is 54 and that of 75 students of division C is 52. Find the mean of marks of the students of three divisions of Class X.

A. 53.7
B. 54.4
C. 53
D. 55.8
Answer» C. 53
6490.

The average of the first 17 multiples of 13 is:

A. 121
B. 117
C. 118
D. 119
Answer» C. 118
6491.

The bar graph given below shows the targeted and actual production (in thousand tonnes) of cement during 2015-2017.In which of the given 5 years, the targeted production of cement was 22.5% higher than the actual average production of cement?

A. 2014, 2016
B. 2015, 2016
C. 2015, 2017
D. 2014, 2015
Answer» C. 2015, 2017
6492.

Where was the fifth international Dharma-Dhamma conference inaugurated in July 2019?

A. Sarnath
B. Vaishali
C. Kaushambi
D. ​Rajgir
E. Basti
Answer» E. Basti
6493.

The Sum of the present ages of Abhi and his son is 50 years. Five years ago, Abhi’s age was seven times the age of his son. After 5 years, Abhi’s age will be:

A. 30 years
B. 40 years
C. 45 years
D. 60 years
Answer» D. 60 years
6494.

Rs. 1,800 is shared between A, B, and C. If A gets thrice of B, and B gets twice of C, then what is the share of A?

A. Rs. 1400
B. Rs. 1200
C. Rs. 1300
D. None of these
Answer» C. Rs. 1300
6495.

Which of the following gases was not present in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?

A. O2
B. CO
C. NH3
D. CH4
Answer» B. CO
6496.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence.Over 7,50,000 people from 192 countries have pledged to go vegan for a month which, they say, would reduce carbon ______ by 45000 tons.

A. emission
B. inclusion
C. omission
D. exclusion
Answer» B. inclusion
6497.

Three of the following four letter- clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Find the odd one out.

A. QSUW
B. MNOQ
C. BDFH
D. EGIK
Answer» C. BDFH
6498.

The given sentence has been broken up into four different parts. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Select the option which contains the error-less combination. If all are correct mark Option 5 as your answer.The blockade of the Delhi police headquarters from (A)/ its personnel on Tuesday and the disruption of (B)/ courts on Wednesday constituted a spectacular (C)/ breakdown of governance in the national capital. (D)/ No error (E)

A. ABC
B. BCD
C. DAB
D. ACD
E. No error
Answer» C. DAB
6499.

Which of the following processes of softening water may require recarbonation?

A. Lime soda process
B. Sodium cation exchange process
C. Demineralisation process
D. Hydrogen cation exchange process
Answer» B. Sodium cation exchange process
6500.

Slope deflection method can be used for analyzing which of the following?

A. Statically determinate Structure
B. Statically Indeterminate Structure
C. Unstable Structure
D. Simply Supported Structure
Answer» C. Unstable Structure