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14701.

Two media are characterized as:1. εr = 1, μr = 4 and σ = 0 2. εr = 4, μr = 4 and σ = 0Whereεr = relative permittivityμr = relative permeabilityσ = conductivityThe ratio of the intrinsic impedance of the media 2 to media 1 is

A. 2 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 1 : 1
D. 2 : 2
Answer» C. 1 : 1
14702.

'VIRTUE' is related to 'VICE' in the same way as 'SYMPATHY' is related to ____.

A. Sorrow
B. Cruelty
C. Kindness
D. Emotion
Answer» C. Kindness
14703.

The calendar for the year 2020 will be the same for the year:

A. 2048
B. 2076
C. 2040
D. 2096
Answer» B. 2076
14704.

The by-pass factor of a cooling coil is 0.2. If the surface temperature is 5°C and air enters at 40°C, the exit temperature of air will be _______.

A. 5°C
B. 12°C
C. 20°C
D. 40°C
Answer» C. 20°C
14705.

Which of the following pair is true?

A. 7th floor – E – Zing
B. 2th floor – B – Sony
C. 5th floor – C – Zee
D. 1th floor – A – Mahua
E. 3th floor – G – Zee
Answer» D. 1th floor – A – Mahua
14706.

The government has announced tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19. The exemption shall be limited to how many rupees in aggregate for the amount received from any other persons?

A. 6 lakh
B. 8 lakh
C. 10 lakh
D. 11 lakh
E. 14 lakh
Answer» D. 11 lakh
14707.

The difference between the total number of male and female population of village A is 500. Then find the total number of female population of both the villages.

A. 4500
B. 1800
C. 3500
D. 4000
E. 3000
Answer» E. 3000
14708.

Voltage applied to a load is 100√2 sin500t. Current through the load is 10√2sin(500t + π/3). The power consumed by the load is:

A. 500 W
B. 200 W
C. 1000 W
D. 2000 W
Answer» B. 200 W
14709.

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as are the two words in the following word-pair.Trim : Hair

A. Dog : Stag
B. Prune : Shrub
C. Nail : Face
D. Eye : Red
Answer» C. Nail : Face
14710.

উচ্চারণস্থান অনুযায়ী 'গ্' ও 'দ্' ধ্বনিকে বলা হয়

A. অল্পপ্রাণ বর্ণ
B. মহাপ্রাণ বর্ণ
C. উষ্মবর্ণ
D. অঘোষবর্ণ
Answer» B. মহাপ্রাণ বর্ণ
14711.

Which of the following characteristics of a DC generator is called regulation curve?

A. Load characteristic
B. External characteristic
C. Armature characteristic
D. No-load characteristic
Answer» D. No-load characteristic
14712.

Which of the following are called ‘gilt edged securities’?

A. Shares of Public Limited companies
B. Stocks of Mutual Funds
C. Government Securities
D. Shares of Private Limited companies
Answer» D. Shares of Private Limited companies
14713.

What is the reason behind food chains generally having 3-4 Trophic Levels?

A. Decreasing Organisms at each level
B. Increasing Number of Organism at each level
C. Decreasing Energy at each level
D. Similar Energy at each level
Answer» D. Similar Energy at each level
14714.

Two single-phase 150 kVA, 7200 / 600 volt transformers are connected in open-delta. The maximum three-phase load that they can carry is:

A. 300 kVA
B. 75 kVA
C. 259 kVA
D. 249 kVA
Answer» D. 249 kVA
14715.

Which of the following is a type of high-pressure boiler?

A. Lancashire boiler
B. Velox boiler
C. Locomotive boiler
D. Cornish boiler
Answer» C. Locomotive boiler
14716.

The ratio error in current transformer is due to:

A. Power factor of primary
B. Wattles component of the current in the primary
C. Exciting current
D. Leakage flux
Answer» D. Leakage flux
14717.

What is the premium payable by farmers as a percentage of annual commercial or horticulture crops under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?

A. 10%
B. 8%
C. 5%
D. 3%
Answer» D. 3%
14718.

The pitch and the number of divisions, on the circular scale, for a given screw gauge are 0.5 mm and 100 respectively. When the screw gauge is fully tightened without any object, the zero of its circular scale lies 3 divisions below the mean line.The readings of the main scale and the circular scale, for a thin sheet, are 5.5 mm and 48 respectively, the thickness of this sheet is:

A. 5.755 mm
B. 5.950 mm
C. 5.725 mm
D. 5.740 mm
Answer» B. 5.950 mm
14719.

The work done by a man in lifting an object of mass 5 kg to a height 50 cm from the ground level is ( g = 10 ms -2) ___________.

A. 25 N
B. 2500 J
C. 25 J
D. 2.5 J
Answer» D. 2.5 J
14720.

Reliance Industries Ltd has joined hands with activist Afroz Shah to clean up the river ________.

A. Mithi
B. Ulhas
C. Dahisar
D. Tansa
E. None of these
Answer» B. Ulhas
14721.

Which are the two districts in Odisha having large coal mines?

A. Angul and Jharsuguda
B. Sambalpur and Dhenkanal
C. Jharsuguda and Dhenkanal
D. Sambalpur and Jharsuguda
Answer» D. Sambalpur and Jharsuguda
14722.

Which of the following is a beach in Goa?

A. Marina
B. Varkala
C. Kudle
D. Palolem
Answer» E.
14723.

What does “Nankan tura, bulak bulak ke par bandhay” signifies?

A. Farmer
B. Niddle & thread
C. Hoe
D. None of these
Answer» C. Hoe
14724.

The equation ∮E.dA = Q/εo represents __________.

A. Gauss’s Law for magnetism
B. Faraday’s Law
C. Ampere – Maxwell Law
D. Gauss’s Law for electricity
Answer» E.
14725.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.To paddle one's own canoe

A. To take rest
B. Depend on oneself
C. To act in a childish way
D. To exercise hard
Answer» C. To act in a childish way
14726.

The cyclomatic complexity of each of the modules X and Y shown below is 10. What is the cyclomatic complexity of the sequential integration shown on the right hand side?

A. 21
B. 19
C. 20
D. 10
Answer» C. 20
14727.

The 51st edition of the virtual Indian Handicrafts and Gift Fair, IHGF was inaugurated in which state/UT in May 2021?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Delhi
C. Gujarat
D. Chandigarh
E. Punjab
Answer» C. Gujarat
14728.

Which movie is the favourite of most people surveyed?

A. F
B. D
C. A
D. E
Answer» D. E
14729.

What is the lacuna that is being talked about in the passage?

A. Amount invested in the industry and the lack of market cover.
B. Backdated methods and inability to grow with time.
C. Lack of proper laws and enforcement problems which makes the industry flimsy and brittle.
D. Complicated processes involved to hold the market and prevention of privatization of the sector.
E. The market size involved in the industry that is yet to make the industry pervasive in India.
Answer» F.
14730.

Speed of a boat along the current and against the current are 16 km/hr and 10 km/hr respectively. What is the speed of the current?

A. 2 km/hr
B. 3 km/hr
C. 4 km/hr
D. 1 km/hr
Answer» C. 4 km/hr
14731.

The transfer function C/R of the system shown in the figure is

A. \(\frac{{{G_1}{G_2}}}{{1 + {G_1}{H_1} + {G_2}{G_2}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{{G_1}{H_1}{G_2}{H_2}}}{{\left( {1 + {G_1}{H_1}} \right)\left( {1 + {G_2}{H_2}} \right)}}\)
C. \(\frac{{{G_1}{G_2}}}{{1 - {G_1} - {G_2} + {G_1}{G_2}{H_1}{H_2}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{{G_1}{G_2}}}{{1 + {G_1}{H_1} + {G_2}{H_2} + {G_1}{G_2}{H_1}{H_2}}}\)
Answer» E.
14732.

The competitive advantages of human resource has NOT been

A. recognized in the past
B. realized in the future
C. ignored in the present
D. planned for the future
Answer» B. realized in the future
14733.

Select the correct alternative to indicate the arrangement of the following phrases in a logical and meaningful order.1. Vacant post in organization2. Receiving Applications3. Conducting written test and interviews4. Inviting applications for post5. Job offer to selected candidates6. Joining and on-the-job training

A. 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 3
B. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
C. 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 6
D. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5, 6
Answer» E.
14734.

The National Water Academy is located in ________.

A. Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Bengaluru
D. Pune
Answer» E.
14735.

Which of the following organizations was established outside India?

A. Indian Association
B. East India Association
C. Bengal-British India Society
D. India league
Answer» C. Bengal-British India Society
14736.

In Binary Algebra, A + B can be implemented by:

A. NAND gates alone
B. NOR gates alone
C. AND gates alone
D. Both (A) and (B)
Answer» E.
14737.

Which of the following falls under the secondary sector of economic activities?

A. Warehousing
B. Banking
C. Sugar factory
D. Transport
Answer» D. Transport
14738.

Voltage and current in a single-phase AC circuit are given by (50 + j20) V and (20 + j50) A, respectively. Power of the circuit can be expressed in complex form as:

A. (2500 - j0)
B. (0 - j2500)
C. (2100 - j2000)
D. (2000 - j2100)
Answer» E.
14739.

Read the following statements carefully:1.Parliament passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it unanimously.2.The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill.3.The bill seeks to provide for a comprehensive mechanism to ban the unregulated deposit schemes other than deposits taken in the ordinary course of businesses and to protect the interest of depositors.Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Both 1 and 2
C. Both 1 and 3
D. Both 2 and 3
E. All are correct
Answer» F.
14740.

Where did M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurate the National Cardiology Conference 2019?

A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Patna
D. Raipur
E. Chennai
Answer» C. Patna
14741.

Roshan’s current age is three years less than 1.5 times Usha’s age. 12 years ago, Usha's age was three years more than half of Roshan’s age. What is Roshan’s present age in years?

A. 33
B. 39
C. 42
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
14742.

The average of 16 numbers is 10.5. If a number 3 is removed, then what will be the new average?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 11.5
D. 10.75
Answer» C. 11.5
14743.

The Government of India announced new scheme ‘NIRVIK’ in the Budget for 2020-21. Which of the following Sectors of economy will take the benefit from this scheme?

A. Agriculture sector
B. Industrial sector
C. Health sector
D. Export sector
E. None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above
14744.

Which Article of the Constitution of India makes provision regarding the ‘annual financial statement’ of the country?

A. Article 123
B. Article 136
C. Article 141
D. Article 112
Answer» E.
14745.

The base of a right prism is a trapezium whose the length of parallel sides are 25 cm and 11 cm and the perpendicular distance between the parallel sides is 16 cm. If the height of the prism is 10 cm, then the volume of the prism is:

A. 1440 cu.cm
B. 1540 cu.cm
C. 2880 cu.cm
D. 960 cu.cm
Answer» D. 960 cu.cm
14746.

Was _________ known to the farmer.

A. Good
B. Better
C. Well
D. Not
Answer» D. Not
14747.

"Readers come with a prior knowledge and experiences and continue to read as the text confirms their expectations" which of the reading does this define?

A. Top-down
B. Interactive
C. Bottom-up
D. Lateral
Answer» B. Interactive
14748.

The tendency of petrol to detonate in terms of octane number is determined by comparison of fuel with which of the following?

A. Iso-octane
B. Mixture of normal heptane and iso - octane
C. Alpha methyl naphthalene
D. Mixture of methane and ethane
Answer» C. Alpha methyl naphthalene
14749.

The figure shows a single degree of freedom system. The system consists of a massless rigid bar OP hinged at O and a mass m at end P. The natural frequency of vibration of the system is

A. \({f_n} = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{k}{{4m}}}\)
B. \({f_n} = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{k}{m}}\)
C. \({f_n} = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{k}{2m}}\)
D. \({f_n} = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{{2k}}{m}}\)
Answer» B. \({f_n} = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\sqrt {\frac{k}{m}}\)
14750.

The founder of a business does not move to a more managerial role at this stage?

A. Early growth stage
B. Maturity Stage
C. Decline Stage
D. Start-up Stage
Answer» E.