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13451.

What is the difference between "vote-on-account" and "interim budget"?1. The provision of a "vote-on-account" is used by a regular Government, while an "interim budget" is a provision used by a caretaker Government.2. A "vote-on-account" only deals with the expenditure in the Government's budget, while an "interim budget" includes both expenditure and receipts.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» C. Both 1 and 2
13452.

The average size of landholdings in Bihar in comparison with other States is:

A. Lowest
B. Second lowest
C. Highest
D. Second highest
E. None of the above/ More than one of the above
Answer» C. Highest
13453.

What is the least number to be added to 1500 to make it a perfect square

A. 12
B. 15
C. 21
D. 25
Answer» D. 25
13454.

The distance of 1° longitude on Earth is almost equal to which of the following?

A. 24 km
B. 69 km
C. 111 km
D. 152 km
Answer» D. 152 km
13455.

Which measurement errors also include wrong readings due to parallax errors?

A. Observational errors
B. Environmental errors
C. Random errors
D. Instrumental errors
Answer» B. Environmental errors
13456.

Which of the following has acquired a controlling stake in PaySense at a valuation of $185 million?

A. MobiKwik
B. Paytm
C. PayU
D. Instamojo
E. PayPal
Answer» D. Instamojo
13457.

The marked price of an article is 30% higher than the cost price. If a trader sells the articles allowing 10% discount to the customer, then the gain percent will be:

A. 17
B. 20
C. 19
D. 15
Answer» B. 20
13458.

The prefix ' ______ ‘ is equal to a factor of 1015

A. atto
B. peta
C. femto
D. exa
Answer» C. femto
13459.

The given Venn diagram shows a total of 50 students who appeared for three different examinations: A, B and C. All have appeared for at least one examination. How many appeared for examination A and B but not C?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
13460.

The cathodic material present in dry cell is

A. MgO2
B. MgO
C. MnO2
D. Zn
Answer» D. Zn
13461.

Which among the following is NOT a micronutrient for plants?

A. Boron
B. Copper
C. Iron
D. Nitrogen
Answer» E.
13462.

Ratio of convective mass transfer to the mass diffusion rate is called?

A. Sherwood number
B. Schmidt number
C. Rayleigh number
D. Strouhal number
Answer» B. Schmidt number
13463.

The First Arab country to be granted full membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is __________.

A. Kuwait
B. Oman
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Dubai
Answer» D. Dubai
13464.

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: We can be kind to human beings who need our help.Q: Kindness is a quality that human beings show in various ways.R: We can also be kind to other life forms like dogs, cats and other pets and domesticated animals, and to wildlife like birds and animals.S: We can be kind to our family members, relatives, friends and neighbours.

A. QPRS
B. QPSR
C. PQSR
D. PQRS
Answer» C. PQSR
13465.

Speed of a boat along with the current and against the current is 14 km/hr and 7 km/hr respectively. What is the speed of the current?

A. 3.5 km/hr
B. 1.5 km/hr
C. 2.5 km/hr
D. 3 km/hr
Answer» B. 1.5 km/hr
13466.

The area of a square is 5.29 cm2. The area of 7 such squares taking into account the significant figures is:

A. 37 cm2
B. 37.030 cm2
C. 37.03 cm2
D. 37.0 cm2
Answer» D. 37.0 cm2
13467.

The activities that people perform on objects are known as

A. Schemas
B. Assimilation
C. Accommodation
D. Equilibrium
Answer» B. Assimilation
13468.

Which of the following is offering its AI platform ‘Watson Assistant for Citizens’ free of cost for at least 90 days to provide reliable information on COVID-19 related queries?

A. Microsoft
B. IBM
C. Oracle
D. Intel
E. Wipro
Answer» C. Oracle
13469.

What was ‘Kamagatamaru’?

A. An industrial centre
B. A harbour
C. A ship
D. An army unit
Answer» D. An army unit
13470.

What is the value of sin(630 + A) + cosA?

A. √3/2
B. 1/2
C. 0
D. 2/√3
Answer» D. 2/√3
13471.

Which of the following has announced a special refinance facility to support the government's Water, Sanitisation and Hygiene (WASH) programme?

A. SEBI
B. SBI
C. NABARD
D. ADB
E. World Bank
Answer» D. ADB
13472.

Vijay and Sahil together can complete a work in 40 days. Sahil and Ranjit can complete the same work in 48 days and Vijay and Ranjit can complete the same work in 60 days. In how many days can all the three complete the same work while working together?

A. 16
B. 24
C. 32
D. 38
Answer» D. 38
13473.

When x13 + 1 is divided by x - 1, then what is the remainder?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. -1
Answer» D. -1
13474.

Select the option that will correctly replace the question mark (?) in the series.9, 10, 18, 45, ?

A. 107
B. 111
C. 109
D. 110
Answer» D. 110
13475.

What incentives are given in the state of Uttar Pradesh under the financial assistance scheme for domestic individual solar water heaters?

A. Tax concession
B. Discount
C. Tax release
D. concession
Answer» C. Tax release
13476.

There are five friends - S, K, M, A, R. S is shorter than K, but taller than R, M is the tallest. A is a little shorter than K and a little taller than S. Who has two persons taller and two persons shorter than him?

A. R
B. S
C. K
D. A
Answer» E.
13477.

What is the sum of the first 13 terms of an arithmetic progression if the 5th term is - 2 and the 8th term is 7?

A. -61
B. 52
C. -15
D. 72
Answer» C. -15
13478.

Which among the following States does not have a regional party according to the rules of recognition prescribed by the Election Commission of India?

A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Tripura
D. Rajasthan
Answer» E.
13479.

Seed habit is observed in

A. Lycopodium
B. Selagenella
C. Rhynia
D. Sphagnum
Answer» C. Rhynia
13480.

The strategies of flanking defense, preemptive defense, mobile defense, contractor defense and counter offensive defense is used by which market player? (A) Market challenger(B) Market leader(C) Market follower(D) Market Nicher(E) Start up MarketerChoose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A. (A) only
B. (B) only
C. (C) only
D. (B), (E) only
Answer» C. (C) only
13481.

The number of companies whose production of motorcycles is equal to or more than the average demand of motorcycles (per year) over five years is:

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» C. 4
13482.

The operation of producing cup-shaped parts from flat sheet metal blanks by bending and plastic flow of metal is known as_______

A. Drawing
B. Planishing
C. Coining
D. Squeezing
Answer» B. Planishing
13483.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.Solitary

A. Singular
B. Sensible
C. Stubborn
D. Splendid
Answer» B. Sensible
13484.

Vedic religion was also known as ________.

A. Buddhism
B. Brahmanism
C. Jainism
D. Hedonism
Answer» C. Jainism
13485.

Three statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.Statements:Some horses are camels.Some mouses are camels.All mouse are ants.Conclusions:I. No horses are ants.II. Some ants are mouses.III. Some ants are camels.IV. No mouse is horse.

A. Only Conclusion I and II follows
B. Only Conclusion II and III follow
C. Only Conclusion III and IV follow
D. Only Conclusion I and III follow
Answer» C. Only Conclusion III and IV follow
13486.

Which of the following is best suited for the compaction of concrete in rigid pavements?

A. Formwork vibrator
B. Screed board vibrator
C. Needle vibrator
D. Table vibrator
Answer» C. Needle vibrator
13487.

What happens when a person climbs a mountain?

A. The work done depends on the speed with which he covers the path.
B. The work done depends on the path followed.
C. He is doing work against the gravity.
D. No work is done against the gravity.
Answer» D. No work is done against the gravity.
13488.

Select the letter - cluster that is related to the third letter - cluster in the same way as the second letter - cluster is related to the first letter - cluster.DMO : AIJ : : UFL : ?

A. RDH
B. RBG
C. SMG
D. ASG
Answer» C. SMG
13489.

The Energy Stored in a Capacitor can be represented as

A. CV2/2
B. V2/2C
C. C2V/2
D. None of these
Answer» B. V2/2C
13490.

The cellular jail built by Britishers in the Andaman and Nicobar Island is known by which of the following name ?

A. Maut ka kuan
B. Kala pani
C. Antim Yatra
D. Band Darwaja
Answer» C. Antim Yatra
13491.

Which of the following has raised USD 40 million (about ₹292.7 crores) in capital from investors?

A. Nykaa
B. Faasos
C. Ninjacart
D. Dunzo
E. Shuttl
Answer» E. Shuttl
13492.

The income of C is 30% more than income of B and the income of B is 30% more than the income of A. The income of C is how much percent more than the income of A?

A. 63
B. 60
C. 55
D. 69
Answer» E.
13493.

The half-power beamwidth of 2m parabolic reflector used at 5 GHz is ______

A. 0.1°
B. 1.1°
C. 3.1°
D. 2.1°
Answer» E.
13494.

(sin θ + cos θ)2 = 2, 0°

A. \(\frac{\pi}{2}\)
B. \(\pi\)
C. \(\frac{\pi}{4}\)
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
13495.

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to whom in March 2021?

A. K. Rosaiah
B. Ram Naresh Yadav
C. Baby Rani Maurya
D. Krishan Kant Paul
E. Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Answer» D. Krishan Kant Paul
13496.

What value should come in place of (x) in the following question?(319.111 + 256.889)1/2 ÷ 6 = x% of 40

A. 15
B. 7
C. 12
D. 8
E. 10
Answer» F.
13497.

The Shola forest found in

A. The Himalayas
B. The Western ghats
C. The Vindhyan
D. The Eastern Ghats
Answer» C. The Vindhyan
13498.

What is the CORRECT expression for the apparent power of a balanced 3-phase delta connected system?

A. \(\sqrt 3 \times {V_L} \times {I_L}\sin \phi \)
B. 3 × VL × IL
C. \(\sqrt 3 \times {V_L} \times {I_L}\cos \phi \)
D. \(\sqrt 3 \times {V_L} \times {I_L}\)
Answer» E.
13499.

Which of the following element has the highest electronegativity?

A. Fluorine
B. Sodium
C. Chlorine
D. Oxygen
Answer» B. Sodium
13500.

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.BENEATH

A. above
B. behind
C. beside
D. opposite
Answer» B. behind