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9651.

Six persons M, N, O, P, Q AND R are sitting in two rows, three in each. Q is not at the end of any row. P is second to the left of R. O is the neighbour of Q and is siting diagonally opposite to P. N is the neighbour of R. On the basis of above information, who is facing N ?

A. R
B. Q
C. P
D. M
Answer» C. P
9652.

Some Indian territory was transferred in 2015 to Bangladesh by following which procedure?

A. By an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh
B. By a legislation passed by the Parliament amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India.
C. By amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament.
D. By amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament and ratification by sixteen State Legislatures.
Answer» D. By amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament and ratification by sixteen State Legislatures.
9653.

Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?i) Flat-bed scanners are images scanners:ii) Optical character recognition devices convert the bitmap images of characters to equivalent ASCII codes.

A. Only (i)
B. Only (ii)
C. Both (i) and (ii)
D. Neither (i) nor (ii)
Answer» D. Neither (i) nor (ii)
9654.

The disadvantage of FM over AM is that __________

A. the noise is very high for high frequency signal
B. high modulating power is required
C. larger bandwidth is required
D. high output power is required
Answer» D. high output power is required
9655.

The principle of 'the child, the school and education itself are shaped largely by social and cultural forces' was enunciated by

A. reconstructionism
B. existentialism
C. pragmatism
D. perennialism
Answer» B. existentialism
9656.

The EMF generated in a DC generator depends on

A. Terminal voltage
B. Commutation
C. Brush contact losses
D. Number of parallel paths
Answer» E.
9657.

Which of the following options is NOT correct?

A. 1 KB = 8192 bits
B. 1 KB = 8000 bits
C. 1 MB = 1024 KB
D. 1 GB = 1024 MB
Answer» C. 1 MB = 1024 KB
9658.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar launched several e-projects of Publications Division in July 2019. The projects include ________.

A. Mobile app 'Digital DPD'
B. e-version of Rozgaar Samachar
C. e-book 'Satyagrah Geeta'
D. Only 1 and 2
E. All are correct
Answer» F.
9659.

Which of the following fuels is NOT used in thermal power plants?

A. Fuel oil
B. Natural gas
C. Uranium
D. Coal
Answer» D. Coal
9660.

The elected US President Donald Trump was the Presidential Nominee of the

A. Democratic Party
B. Republican Party
C. Libertarian Party
D. Green Party
E. None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» C. Libertarian Party
9661.

The address of a class B host is to be split into subnets with a 6-bit subnet number. What is the maximum number of subnets and the maximum number of hosts in each subnet?

A. 62 subnets and 262192 hosts
B. 64 subnets and 262142 hosts
C. 62 subnets and 1022 hosts
D. 64 subnets and 1024 hosts
Answer» D. 64 subnets and 1024 hosts
9662.

Tele - Marketing is a part of

A. viral marketing
B. social marketing
C. Direct marketing
D. Relationship marketing
Answer» D. Relationship marketing
9663.

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was established in which year?

A. 1990
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 1994
Answer» B. 1988
9664.

What, according to the author, is the biggest reason behind over-population?

A. Under-nourishment
B. Unemployment
C. Excessive fragmentation of land
D. Poverty
Answer» E.
9665.

What is the name of an international environmental agreement with universal ratification to protect the earth’s ozone layer by eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)?

A. EMEP protocol
B. Madrid Protocol
C. Montreal protocol
D. Kyoto protocol
Answer» D. Kyoto protocol
9666.

When a company treats each single customer as a separate segment, this is called :

A. Niche Marketing
B. Nano Marketing
C. Single Marketing
D. Micro Marketing
Answer» E.
9667.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial: they have water ______ the year.

A. between
B. throughout
C. along
D. across
Answer» C. along
9668.

The maximum compressive strain according to limit stage design as per IS 456, at the highly compressed extreme fibre in concrete subjected to axial compression and bending and when there is no tension on the section shall be

A. 0.002
B. 0.0035
C. 0.002 - 0.75ext, eext is the strain at the least compressed fibre
D. 0.0035 - 0.7eext
E. 0.0002
Answer» E. 0.0002
9669.

SEBI is evaluating whether ICO (Initial Coin Offerings) can be brought under its purview. ICO is related to ______.

A. Dollars
B. Pounds
C. Rupees
D. Cryptocurrency
Answer» E.
9670.

Ratio of the volumes of a sphere of radius 'r' and a cylinder of radius 'r' and height '2r' is:

A. 3 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 5
D. 5 : 4
Answer» C. 3 : 5
9671.

The next term in the series AT , EQ , IN , OK ,................ is:

A. UH
B. UF
C. US
D. UU
Answer» B. UF
9672.

Where did the CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla inaugurate the 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics in September 2019?

A. Pune
B. Jaipur
C. Bathinda
D. New Delhi
E. Raipur
Answer» E. Raipur
9673.

Sardar Patel COVID centre, the world's largest COVID-19 care facility run by the ITBP in which city, has started treating foreigners and people coming from abroad?

A. Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Chennai
D. Ranchi
E. Mumbai
Answer» B. Kolkata
9674.

Which of the following criteria is correct for the bearing to operate under hydrodynamic conditions?

A. The bearing characteristics number must be greater than bearing modulus
B. No criteria are required
C. The bearing characteristics number must be less than bearing modulus
D. None of the given options are correct
Answer» B. No criteria are required
9675.

Select the letter-pair that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.RJ, XP, DV, JB, ?

A. QJ
B. QH
C. PI
D. PH
Answer» E.
9676.

The precipitation that occurs due to the air masses striking natural topographical barriers is called as

A. Cyclonic precipitation
B. Convective precipitation
C. Frontal precipitation
D. Orographic precipitation
Answer» E.
9677.

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 options.P: These features demonstrate the legal superiority of the Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles.Q: Fundamental Rights are enforceable.R: These stand granted and guaranteed.S: As against these Directive Principles are non-enforceable principles which have been incorporated in the Constitution after the incorporation of the Fundamental Rights.

A. RSPQ
B. QRSP
C. SPQR
D. PQRS
Answer» C. SPQR
9678.

Rs. 10000 is kept at compound interest rate of 18% per annum (compounding annually). If the compounding of interest is done half yearly, then how much more interest (in Rs) will be obtained?

A. 243
B. 324
C. 81
D. 162
Answer» D. 162
9679.

The number of neutrons in the nucleus of plutonium nuclide (94Pu242) is

A. 94
B. 148
C. 242
D. 336
E. None of the above / More than one of the above
Answer» C. 242
9680.

What is the movement of a plant due to the stimulus of light known as?

A. Respiration
B. Geotaxis
C. Geotropism
D. Phototropism
Answer» E.
9681.

The marginal propensity to consume, lies between ______.

A. 0 to Infinity
B. 0 to 1
C. 1 to Infinity
D. 0 to 10
Answer» C. 1 to Infinity
9682.

When a ship crosses the International Date Line from west to east, then its time

A. moves forward by half day
B. moves backward by half day
C. moves forward by one day
D. moves backward by one day
Answer» D. moves backward by one day
9683.

What is the position of F with respect to B?

A. Third to the left
B. Immediate left
C. Third to the right
D. Fifth to the right
E. Sixth to the right
Answer» D. Fifth to the right
9684.

Where will the Global Bio-India 2019, one of the largest biotechnology stakeholders conglomerate, be held for the first time in India?

A. Bengaluru
B. New Delhi
C. Pune
D. Mumbai
E. Hyderabad
Answer» C. Pune
9685.

Where was the Regional Conference on Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme held on 18 Feb 2019?

A. Delhi
B. Maharashtra
C. West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
E. Himachal Pradesh
Answer» D. Uttar Pradesh
9686.

Which of the following is NOT essential for working of an indicating instrument?

A. Controlling torque
B. Deflecting torque
C. Damping torque
D. Braking torque
Answer» E.
9687.

When humidity is expressed as a percentage, it is called

A. percentage humidity
B. relative humidity
C. specific humidity
D. absolute humidity
Answer» C. specific humidity
9688.

What is the potential difference across an energy source that provides 75 mJ of energy for the flow of each micro coulomb of charge?

A. 7.5 V
B. 750 V
C. 75 kV
D. 75 V
Answer» D. 75 V
9689.

Which of the following fits the blank (17) appropriately?

A. they
B. thoughts
C. we
D. None of the above
Answer» B. thoughts
9690.

The largest chord of the circle has a length of 20.4 cm. the radius of the circle will be ______.

A. 10.2 cm
B. Greater than 10.2 cm
C. Greater than and equal to 10.2 cm
D. Less than 10.2 cm
Answer» B. Greater than 10.2 cm
9691.

What is this passage about?

A. Weaning and the plummeting enzyme lactase
B. Why some adults develop milk intolerance
C. Milk and lactose intolerance
D. How pasteurized milk cured lactose intolerance
Answer» D. How pasteurized milk cured lactose intolerance
9692.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the word.Congested

A. Cleared
B. Choked
C. Crammed
D. Crowded
Answer» B. Choked
9693.

Table shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred on different items for publishing a book. Item of expenditure Percentage of expenditure Paper25Printing20Binding20Royalty15Promotion10Transportation10 The expenditure on Promotion is less than that on the Paper by:

A. 15%
B. 10%
C. 60%
D. 30%
Answer» D. 30%
9694.

Which letter-cluster will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?XCA, WDZ, UFX, RIU, NMQ, ?

A. JFU
B. IKJ
C. JKO
D. IRL
Answer» E.
9695.

Which of the following is a central location of various related web pages?

A. Web host
B. Web site
C. Web browser
D. Search engine
Answer» C. Web browser
9696.

If the distance between two objects is increased by two times, the gravitational force between them will

A. remain same
B. increase by two times
C. decrease by two times
D. decrease by four times
Answer» E.
9697.

Which of the following Steel plants of India does NOT come under the Public Sector?

A. TISCO
B. Rourkela Steel Plant
C. Bhilai Steel Plant
D. Durgapur Steel Plant
Answer» B. Rourkela Steel Plant
9698.

Two whole numbers are given. If three times of larger number is divided by a smaller number, then 4 as quotient and 3 as the remainder are obtained. If seven times of smaller number is divided by a larger number, then 5 as quotient and 1 as the remainder are obtained smaller number is equal to

A. 25
B. 18
C. 36
D. 50
Answer» C. 36
9699.

Two pipes can fill a tank in 10 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. An evacuation pipe can empty 9 gallons per minute. The three pipes together can fill the tank in 30 minutes. Find the capacity of the tank.

A. 60 gallons
B. 180 gallons
C. 120 gallons
D. 240 gallons
Answer» B. 180 gallons
9700.

Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1858 is/are correct?1. The British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company.2. The British Parliament enacted the first statute for the governance of India under the direct rule of the British.3. This Act was dominated by the principle of absolute imperial control without any popular participation in the administration of the country.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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