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11901.

Tropic of Cancer does NOT pass through which of the following Indian state?

A. Mizoram
B. Gujarat
C. Tripura
D. Maharashtra
Answer» E.
11902.

In October 2017, RBI planned to make _________ compulsory for companies having aggregate exposure over Rs. 5 crore.

A. Index Identifier
B. Economic Fund Identifier
C. Legal Entity Identifier
D. No option is correct.
Answer» D. No option is correct.
11903.

There are many types of microphones available in the market. Each has certain advantages and disadvantages. Hence, the selection of a microphone depends upon the characteristics. Some of the characteristics are mentioned here. Select the INCORRECT option.

A. Look and price
B. Output level
C. Frequency response
D. Output impedance
Answer» B. Output level
11904.

When FIFO method is in use, the closing inventory is valued at

A. Prevailing market price
B. Recent cost paid
C. Oldest price paid
D. Price furthest from actual cost
Answer» C. Oldest price paid
11905.

Which of the following inferences is not drawn by studying performances curves of centrifugal pumps?

A. Discharge increases with speed
B. Power decrease with speed
C. Head increases with speed
D. Manometric head decreases with discharge
Answer» C. Head increases with speed
11906.

Which of the following is used on occasion in the ship building and ship repair industry, when it is not practical to put a ship in drydock for repair or alteration?

A. Retaining wall
B. Apron
C. Water cushion
D. Cofferdam
Answer» E.
11907.

Which of the following statements about Ring of Fire is/are correct?1) It is a zone of convergence plate boundaries2) It is an active seismic and volcanic zone3) It is associated with deep trenchSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.
11908.

What is the difference between sales of shirts for months January and April?

A. 2700
B. 1500
C. 2000
D. 2200
Answer» C. 2000
11909.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.DECENT

A. respectable
B. silky
C. nasty
D. smooth
Answer» B. silky
11910.

The percentage resistance and reactance of a transformer are 2% and 4% respectively. The approximate regulation on full load at 0.8 pf lag is

A. 12%
B. 8%
C. 6%
D. 4%
Answer» E.
11911.

Rearrange the disordered letters in their natural order and choose the incompatible ones.A. LUCODB. PIGSRNC. INWETRD. MEUSRM

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
11912.

Which country launched a satellite in February 2020 but failed to put it into orbit in a blow to its space programme?

A. Libya
B. Iran
C. Oman
D. Egypt
E. Saudi Arabia
Answer» C. Oman
11913.

Which among the following state has the highest number of beggars in the country?

A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. West Bengal
E. Punjab
Answer» E. Punjab
11914.

One of the heritage sites according to UNESCO is the_____.

A. Kesavnath Temple at Ujjain
B. Bhojapur
C. Jahaz Mahal at Mandu
D. Khajuraho Monuments
Answer» E.
11915.

Which of the following officially became the 73rd non-regional member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?

A. Bolivia
B. Serbia
C. Chile
D. Greece
E. Romania
Answer» C. Chile
11916.

The Madhya Pradesh Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings Act was enacted in _____.

A. 1940
B. 1950
C. 1960
D. 1970
Answer» D. 1970
11917.

The radii of two right circular cylinders are in the ratio 3 ∶ 4 and heights are in the ratio 4 ∶ 5. The ratio of their curved surface areas is:

A. 3 ∶ 5
B. 2 ∶ 5
C. 2 ∶ 3
D. 1 ∶ 3
Answer» B. 2 ∶ 5
11918.

The phenomenon of physics when, in polar regions like Alaska and Northern Canada, a splendid display of colours is seen in the sky is called a/an:

A. star's intrinsic luminosity
B. aurora borealis
C. active galactic nucleus
D. star shower
Answer» C. active galactic nucleus
11919.

The equal area criterion is employed for the determination of the

A. Steady state stability limit of single-machine-infinite bus system
B. Swing curve of single-machine-infinite but system
C. Transient stability limit of single-machine-infinite bus system
D. Determination of critical clearing time
Answer» D. Determination of critical clearing time
11920.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.GLUM

A. Bright
B. Nervous
C. Dismal
D. Afraid
Answer» D. Afraid
11921.

What message does the writer want to convey through the passage?

A. We should either avoid a change or resist it.
B. Changes should be accepted positively as they bring Opportunities in life.
C. We should keep ourselves away from any kind of sudden change.
D. None of the above
Answer» C. We should keep ourselves away from any kind of sudden change.
11922.

Select the correct option that will fill in the blanks and complete the series.6, 12, 3, 12, 24, 6, 18, ______, ______

A. 9, 36
B. 36, 9
C. 63, 9
D. 9, 63
Answer» C. 63, 9
11923.

What is the typical value of the output resistance at room temperature for the 741 op-amp?

A. 25 Ω
B. 75 Ω
C. 50 Ω
D. 35 Ω
Answer» C. 50 Ω
11924.

Which among the following is a Rabi crop?

A. Jowar
B. Bajra
C. Tur
D. Wheat
Answer» E.
11925.

Which of the following is a classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh?

A. Kathakali
B. Bharatanatyam
C. Odishi
D. Kuchipudi
Answer» E.
11926.

Which of the following statements are CORRECT?1) Static allocation of all data areas by a compiler makes it impossible to implement recursion.2) Automatic garbage collection is essential to implement recursion3) Dynamic allocation of activation records is essential to implement recursion4) Both heap and stack are essential to implement recursion

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer» E.
11927.

The term "Smart Money" broadly refers to ________.

A. Foreign currency
B. Credit Cards
C. Internet banking
D. Travellers’ cheques
Answer» C. Internet banking
11928.

Suppose you are compiling on a machine with 1-byte chars, 2-byte shorts, 4-byte ints, and 8-byte doubles, and with alignment rules that require the address of every primitive data element to be an integer multiple of the element's size. Suppose further that the compiler is not permitted to reorder fields: padding is used to ensure alignment. How much space will be consumed by the following array?struct {short s;char c;short t;char d;double r;int i;} A[10]; /*10-element array of structs*/

A. 150 bytes
B. 320 bytes
C. 240 bytes
D. 200 bytes
Answer» D. 200 bytes
11929.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given.continuing for a very long time

A. interim
B. laconic
C. concise
D. interminable
Answer» E.
11930.

The most economical section for a steel column is

A. Rectangle section
B. Solid section
C. I-section
D. Tubular section
Answer» E.
11931.

Which of the following is/are the component/components of the Integrated Power Development Scheme launched by the Government of India recently?1. Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas2. Metering of distribution transformers/feeders/consumers in the rural areasSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» B. 2 only
11932.

What is the sum of the missing digits in the subtraction problem below?

A. 8
B. 10
C. 11
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» E.
11933.

Which among the following was NOT a provision of the Gandhi-Irwin pact?

A. Immediate release of all political prisoners of the Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Clause 2 of the March 1931 pact defined 'reservations and safe-guards' to cover financial credit of India.
C. Return of acquired land not yet sold to the third party.
D. Reservation of 18 per cent seats for depressed classes
Answer» E.
11934.

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.6, 12, ?, 144, 720, 4320

A. 72
B. 40
C. 36
D. 24
Answer» D. 24
11935.

The gases used in welding are

A. oxygen and acetylene
B. oxygen and hydrogen
C. oxygen and nitrogen
D. oxygen and methane
Answer» B. oxygen and hydrogen
11936.

Which of the following is not an indirect tax

A. Sales tax
B. Excise duty
C. Estate duty
D. Custom duty
Answer» D. Custom duty
11937.

The value of \(5\sqrt 3 + 7\sqrt 2 - \sqrt 6 - \frac {23}{\sqrt 2 + \sqrt 3 + \sqrt 6}\) is:

A. 16
B. 0
C. 12
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
11938.

The world's largest floating solar energy project is coming up in which of these states of India?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Assam
E. Himachal Pradesh
Answer» D. Assam
11939.

Which is the computer system for property registration?

A. Sarita
B. San
C. Karita
D. None of these
Answer» B. San
11940.

The marked price of an item is 25% above its cost price. A shopkeeper sells it, allowing a discount of x% on the marked price. If he incurs a loss of 8%, then the value of x is:

A. 26.4%
B. 26.8%
C. 25.6%
D. 25.2%
Answer» B. 26.8%
11941.

What is the sectorial angle (in degrees) made by the runs scored against Australia in the given pie chart?

A. 106.8
B. 109.6
C. 112.4
D. 115.2
Answer» E.
11942.

What is the HCF of two prime numbers x and y?

A. 1
B. 2
C. x/y
D. 0
Answer» B. 2
11943.

Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attempts?

A. 0.2508
B. 0.2816
C. 0.2934
D. 0.6
Answer» B. 0.2816
11944.

What is the profession of Camila?

A. Pilot
B. Manager
C. Engineer
D. Lawyer
E. Teacher
Answer» C. Engineer
11945.

Which acid is found in the sting of an ant?

A. Sulphuric acid
B. Formic acid
C. Ethanoic acid
D. Hydrochloric acid
Answer» C. Ethanoic acid
11946.

What will be the biasing of D(a) and D(b) in the given circuit?

A. D(a) reverse, D(b) reverse
B. D(a) forward, D(b) forward
C. D(a) reverse, D(b) forward
D. D(a) forward, D(b) reverse
Answer» E.
11947.

The main constituent of Vinegar is:

A. Acetic acid
B. Ascorbic acid
C. Citric acid
D. Tartaric acid
Answer» B. Ascorbic acid
11948.

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.7111453127?463

A. 200
B. 199
C. 196
D. 169
Answer» C. 196
11949.

Select the most appropriate meaning for the given phraseA devil's advocate

A. An evil person
B. A counter argument presenter
C. Advocate of a criminal
D. Unregistered advocate
Answer» C. Advocate of a criminal
11950.

Where was the week-long Exhibition-cum-Fair “EKAM Fest” inaugurated in March 2020?

A. Agra
B. New Delhi
C. Mathura
D. Kochi
E. Ranchi
Answer» C. Mathura