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7801.

Select the number pair that is different from the other three.

A. 79 - 19
B. 129 - 31
C. 97 - 23
D. 161 - 39
Answer» B. 129 - 31
7802.

The pin signals of 8051 microcontrollers are as follows:a) \(\overline{PSEN}\) b) \(\overline{RD}\)c) \(\overline{RXD}\)d) \(\overline{EA}\)Arrange them in ascending order of their pin numbers. Choose the correct option:

A. c, b, a, d
B. b, c, d, a
C. d, a, b, c
D. a, b, d, c
Answer» B. b, c, d, a
7803.

The density of fresh water is _________ the density of salt water.

A. more than
B. less than
C. equal to
D. negligible compared with
Answer» C. equal to
7804.

The function which has its Fourier transform, Laplace transform and Z-transform unity is

A. Gaussian
B. Impulse
C. Sinc
D. Pulse
Answer» C. Sinc
7805.

When is the World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed?

A. 26 April
B. 27 April
C. 28 April
D. 29 April
E. 30 April
Answer» D. 29 April
7806.

When a system call is excited, it is treated by the hardware as a _____

A. virtual memory
B. Software interrupt
C. Page – Fault
D. Thrashing
Answer» C. Page – Fault
7807.

Which of the following is NOT a component of biotic community?

A. Decomposer
B. Consumer
C. Soil
D. Producer
Answer» D. Producer
7808.

Which of the following has constituted a committee to promote online learning and has also formed a committee to look after the examinations and academic calendar in the present circumstances?

A. University Grants Commission
B. All India Council for Technical Education
C. Ministry of Human Resource Development
D. Indian Council of Social Science Research
E. National Council for Teacher Education
Answer» B. All India Council for Technical Education
7809.

The sentences given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter (the first sentence is not labelled and given for your reference). Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.There were once two brothers who lived on the edge of a forest.A: One day, the elder brother went into the forest to find some firewood to sell in the market.B: As he went around chopping the branches of a tree after tree, he came upon a magical tree.C: The elder brother was very mean to his younger brother and ate up all the food and took all his good clothes.D: The tree said to him, ‘Oh kind sir, please do NOT cut my branches.’

A. ACBD
B. ACDB
C. CABD
D. CADB
Answer» D. CADB
7810.

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the given word-pair.Steel : Iron

A. Chromium : Silver
B. Brass : Copper
C. Bronze : Iron
D. Nickel : Tin
Answer» C. Bronze : Iron
7811.

What is the number of buckets on the runner of a Pelton turbine if the jet ratio is 12?

A. 13
B. 21
C. 20
D. 6
Answer» C. 20
7812.

The sunlight consists of how many colours?

A. One
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Eleven
Answer» D. Eleven
7813.

Water is fed to a boiler at 50°C, the enthalpy of vaporization at atmospheric pressure in the boiler is 2400 kJ/kg, steam coming out from the boiler is 0.7 dry, the net heat supplied in the boiler (Cp = 4 KJ/kgK).

A. 2160 KJ/kg
B. 1940 KJ/kg
C. 1980 KJ/kg
D. 1880 KJ/kg
Answer» E.
7814.

When a ray of light is travelling from a denser medium to a rarer medium and the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle then the angle of refraction in the rarer medium is ___________.

A. 180°
B.
C. 90°
D. 45°
Answer» D. 45°
7815.

Which of the following is essential for producing haemoglobin ?

A. Calcium
B. Iron
C. Magnesium
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Magnesium
7816.

What is SAP?

A. Special Assistant Programme
B. Service Against Promotion
C. State Agricultural Programme
D. Space and Aeronomy Project
Answer» B. Service Against Promotion
7817.

Which of the following statements about specific heat of a body is/are correct?1) It depends upon mass and shape of the body2) It is independent of mass and shape of the body3) It depends only upon the temperature of the bodySelect the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 only
Answer» E.
7818.

The volume of a conical tent is 924 m3 and its base area is 154 m2. The height of the tent is∶

A. 24 m
B. 6 m
C. 18 m
D. 12 m
Answer» D. 12 m
7819.

The arithmetic mean of 12 data point is 79. Later it was found that two data points were wrongly taken as 83 and 68 in place of 78 and 97. The actual mean is

A. 79
B. 75
C. 81
D. 77
Answer» D. 77
7820.

Which of the following is the first 'Green port' of India?

A. Kandla
B. Haldia
C. Paradip
D. Ennore
Answer» C. Paradip
7821.

The Union Budget 2018 allocated ₹ 5,750 crore to ______

A. Operation Green
B. the Ujjwala Yojana
C. the Saubhagya Yojna
D. the National Livelihood Mission
Answer» E.
7822.

The average export of vehicles in 2018 is what percent more than the export of vehicle A in 2017?

A. 76
B. \(37\frac{1}{7}\)
C. \(46\frac{2}{3}\)
D. 68
Answer» B. \(37\frac{1}{7}\)
7823.

The LCM of 14, 21 and 35 is:

A. 210
B. 70
C. 140
D. 7
Answer» B. 70
7824.

The selling price of 10 T-Shirts is equal to the cost price of 13 T-Shirts. Find the profit percentage in this transaction.

A. 18%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 30%
Answer» E.
7825.

When is the World Polio Day observed?

A. ​22 October
B. 23 October
C. 24 October
D. ​25 October
E. ​26 October
Answer» D. ​25 October
7826.

The hFE values in the specification sheet of a transistor are hFE(max) = 225 and hFE(min) = 64. What value of hFE is to be adopted in practice?

A. 64
B. 100
C. 120
D. 225
Answer» D. 225
7827.

When is the Army Day celebrated in India?

A. 13 January
B. 14 January
C. 15 January
D. 16 January
E. 17 January
Answer» D. 16 January
7828.

Three out of four word-pairs given below are similar following a certain criterion. Select the word-pair that does not follow this criterion and is different from the others.

A. Tea : Beverages
B. Garbage : Dustbin
C. Jellyfish : Fish
D. Rose : Flower
Answer» C. Jellyfish : Fish
7829.

Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below.A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. No two males or two females are immediate neighbours of each other. A is the wife of H and sits to the immediate left of H. A sits third to the left of E. F sits seconds to the right of D. D is not an immediate neighbour of A or E. H and C are immediate neighbours of each other. F is not an immediate neighbour of his wife B.How many people sit between B and F when counted in anti-clockwise direction form B?

A. Four
B. Three
C. Five
D. Two
Answer» E.
7830.

The longitudinal component of the magnetic field inside an air – filled rectangular wave guide made of a perfect electric conductor is given by the following expression\({{\rm{H}}_{\rm{z}}}\left( {{\rm{x}},{\rm{y}},{\rm{z}},{\rm{t}}} \right) = 0.1\cos \left( {25{\rm{\pi x}}} \right)\cos \left( {30.3{\rm{\pi y}}} \right)\cos \left( {12{\rm{x}} \times {{10}^9}{\rm{t}} - {\rm{\beta z}}} \right)\left( {\frac{{\rm{A}}}{{\rm{m}}}} \right)\)The cross – sectional dimensions if the wave guide are given as \({\rm{a}} = 0.08{\rm{m}}\) and \({\rm{b}} = 0.033{\rm{m}}\). The mode of propagation inside the waveguide is

A. \({\rm{T}}{{\rm{M}}_{12}}\)
B. \({\rm{T}}{{\rm{M}}_{21}}\)
C. \({\rm{T}}{{\rm{E}}_{21}}\)
D. \({\rm{T}}{{\rm{E}}_{12}}\)
Answer» D. \({\rm{T}}{{\rm{E}}_{12}}\)
7831.

Which of the following is an example of colloidal solution of liquid in solid?

A. Mud
B. Milk
C. Cheese
D. Rubber
Answer» D. Rubber
7832.

The new horticulture policy of Jammu and Kashmir government will help increase horticulture revenue from current 8,000 crore rupees to ________ crore rupees per annum.

A. 20,000
B. 30,000
C. 40,000
D. 50,000
E. 60,000
Answer» E. 60,000
7833.

Tourism Minister of which state has announced the launch of two state-of-the-art 80-seater electric cruises in Hussainsagar?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Telangana
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
E. Gujarat
Answer» C. Karnataka
7834.

The wave applied to X plates in a CRO, for obtaining trace of voltage wave, is

A. sawtooth wave
B. sinusoidal wave
C. rectangular wave
D. either (1) or (2)
Answer» B. sinusoidal wave
7835.

T – type thermocouple is made of:

A. Iron - Constantan
B. Copper - Constantan
C. Platinum - Rhodium
D. Chromel - Alumel
Answer» C. Platinum - Rhodium
7836.

The given equation becomes correct after interchanging two signs. One of the four alternatives under it specifies the interchange of signs in the equation which when made will make the equation correct.Find the correct alternative?9 + 5 ÷ 4 × 3 - 6 = 12

A. + and -
B. ÷ and -
C. + and ×
D. ÷ and ×
Answer» C. + and ×
7837.

Where did Himachal Pradesh government launch Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System for Himachal police in March 2020?

A. Manali
B. Mussoorie
C. Shimla
D. Dharamshala
E. Solan
Answer» D. Dharamshala
7838.

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has launched a new song 'United We Fight'. By whom is the song written and composed?

A. Ravi Chari
B. Rakesh Chaurasiya
C. Joe Alvares
D. Faisal Qureshi
E. Sonam Kalra
Answer» D. Faisal Qureshi
7839.

Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Tiger Reserves?

A. Sariska - Alwar
B. Pench - Garhwal
C. Valmiki - Hazaribagh
D. Nagarjuna Sagar - Sri Sailam
Answer» C. Valmiki - Hazaribagh
7840.

Which of the following programmes are related to quality improvement in in-service education?a) Foundation course in teacher educationb) Skill development programmesc) Courses on pedagogy in specific subjectsd) Induction traininge) Micro simulation for competency developmentChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A. a, b and c only
B. b, c and d only
C. b, d and e only
D. c, d and e only
Answer» D. c, d and e only
7841.

Which of the following states is the Nizam Sagar Dam situated?

A. Karnataka
B. Telangana
C. West Bengal
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» C. West Bengal
7842.

Which of the following has agreed to supply 9 million additional doses of its coronavirus vaccine to the European Union during the first quarter?

A. Cipla
B. Sun Pharma
C. Biocon
D. AstraZeneca
E. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Answer» E. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
7843.

The chemical formula of baking soda is

A. CaCO3
B. Ca(OH)2
C. Na2CO3
D. NaHCO3
Answer» E.
7844.

The Driving Cities Index released by Mister Auto reported that Mumbai and ________ had been rated as the world's worst cities to drive in 2019.

A. Kolkata
B. Ranchi
C. Lucknow
D. Pune
E. Hyderabad
Answer» B. Ranchi
7845.

The data derived through experimental method:

A. is not from a natural setting
B. lacks specific measurement
C. is unrealistic
D. is artificial
Answer» B. lacks specific measurement
7846.

Which of the following points has not been discussed in the passage?

A. Competitive factors in the market
B. Impact of advertising on buying behavior
C. Marketing Mix
D. Factors influencing consumer behavior
Answer» C. Marketing Mix
7847.

RBI approved the amalgamation of 'DBS Bank, India' with ________ on 28 February 2019.

A. Corporation Bank
B. DBS Bank India
C. City Union Bank
D. South Indian Bank
E. Karur Vysya Bank
Answer» C. City Union Bank
7848.

The machining process that involves ablation is

A. Laser Beam Machining
B. Electrochemical Machining
C. Chemical Machining
D. Abrasive Jet Machining
Answer» B. Electrochemical Machining
7849.

Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Atlantic Ocean?

A. Agulhas Current
B. Labrador Current
C. Florida Current
D. Canary Current
Answer» B. Labrador Current
7850.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated a new Guru Nanak Chair at the University of ________ to enable research around the teachings of the founder of the Sikh religion.

A. London
B. Liverpool
C. Manchester
D. Bristol
E. Birmingham
Answer» F.