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17051.

The mean of 7 observations is 18. Another observation is included and the new mean becomes 18.5. The 8th observation is:A. 20B. 21C. 22D. 23

A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B
Answer» D. B
17052.

Read the following statements carefully:1.Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India.2.This would be done under the bond scheme, of Customs Act, 1957.3.The Section enables conduct of manufacture and other operations in a customs bonded warehouse.Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Only 1 and 2
C. Only 1 and 3
D. Only 2 and 3
E. All are correct
Answer» D. Only 2 and 3
17053.

Select the antonym of the given word.DELICATE

A. Flimsy
B. Firm
C. Feeble
D. Fragile
Answer» C. Feeble
17054.

Which number is a factor of all numbers?

A. -1
B. 0
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» E.
17055.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series.3, 8, 13, 21, 61, 108, ?

A. 513
B. 351
C. 315
D. 531
Answer» E.
17056.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.A successful entertainer _______ the right mood before beginning a joke or story.

A. spreads
B. engages
C. creates
D. enjoys
Answer» D. enjoys
17057.

Room A.C. Delivers conditioned air to an enclosed space without any ______

A. Fan
B. Ducts
C. Blower
D. Air filter
Answer» C. Blower
17058.

What is the total number of employees working in the MNC?

A. 600
B. 780
C. 640
D. 720
Answer» E.
17059.

Select the synonym of the given word.PREVENT

A. Allow
B. Avert
C. Provoke
D. Construct
Answer» C. Provoke
17060.

What is the ratio of the total revenue of the company in 2014 from the sale of all the four products to the total revenue from the sale of product C in 2014 to 2017?

A. 14 : 23
B. 7 : 9
C. 7 : 10
D. 18 : 19
Answer» E.
17061.

The gland in the human body which secretes both enzymes and hormones is:

A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Salivary gland
D. Pituitary
Answer» C. Salivary gland
17062.

What is the constituent of tear gas?

A. Ethane
B. Methane
C. Chloropicrin
D. Ether
Answer» D. Ether
17063.

What is the number of breast cancer patients in India with Stage I disease in 2012 (considering the given data)?

A. 1451
B. 1482
C. 1461
D. 1475
Answer» B. 1482
17064.

Statement I: For early societies, historians retrieve information about elite families mostly from inscriptions.Statement II:Satavahana inscriptions generally end with the term Putra, a Prakrit word meaning 'son'.

A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B. Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer» D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
17065.

What is legitimate function of form?

A. To obverse the content
B. To reject the content
C. To subserve the content
D. To subsume the content
Answer» D. To subsume the content
17066.

The arc of contact and the path of contact are, respectively 27 mm and 25.4 mm, in a pair of involute spur gears. The pressure angle would be

A. 14.5°
B. 17.2°
C. 19.8°
D. 20.5°
Answer» D. 20.5°
17067.

The ratio of aluminium and iron oxide in Thermit welding is

A. 1.5 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 2.5 : 1
D. 3 : 1
Answer» E.
17068.

Which of the following equation represents a function?

A. |x| + |y| = 2
B. |x + y| = 2
C. |y| = x2 + sin x
D. |x|2 - x
Answer» E.
17069.

The angular phase difference between each phase winding of a three-phase induction motor is

A. 360°
B. 120°
C. 180°
D. 90°
Answer» C. 180°
17070.

Select the word-pair in which the two words are related in the same way as the two words in the following word-pair.China : Beijing : _______ : _______

A. Japan : Yen
B. Sweden : Madrid
C. Iraq : Baghdad
D. Dollar : USA
Answer» D. Dollar : USA
17071.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.Ravina asked her little brother, "Where are you going to play?"

A. Ravina asked her little brother where he would like to go to play
B. Ravina said to her little brother where he was going to play
C. Ravina asked her little brother where he will he be going to play
D. Ravina asked her little brother where he was going to play
Answer» E.
17072.

Which of the following has announced the expansion of its services to the UAE from 1 January 2021 with the launch of new flights to Sharjah from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Kannur?

A. Indigo
B. Vistara
C. GoAir
D. SpiceJet
E. Jet Airways
Answer» D. SpiceJet
17073.

The J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in collaboration with Radio Mirchi will hold a two-day mega poetry event to celebrate 72nd Republic Day in Jammu in January 2021. Who among the following poets will be a part of the event?

A. Wasim Barelvi
B. Manzar Bhobali
C. Nawaz Deobandhi
D. Both 1 and 2
E. All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» F.
17074.

What is the value of \(\left( {1 + \cos \frac{{\rm{\pi }}}{8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos \frac{{3{\rm{\pi }}}}{8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos \frac{{5{\rm{\pi }}}}{8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos \frac{{7{\rm{\pi }}}}{8}} \right)?\)

A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\)
C. \(\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{{2\sqrt 2 }}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{8}\)
Answer» E.
17075.

What is the overall average sale of banana?

A. 524
B. 528
C. 538
D. 542
E. 534
Answer» F.
17076.

The antibiotic among the following is:

A. Penicillin
B. Aspirin
C. Paracetamol
D. Sulfadiazine
E. None of the above / More than one above
Answer» F.
17077.

What is the full form of GNI?

A. Gross National Interest
B. Gross National Income
C. Gross Net Interest
D. Gross Net Income
Answer» C. Gross Net Interest
17078.

The book titled "National Security Challenges: Young Scholars' Perspective" is a tribute to whom?

A. K. M. Cariappa
B. Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
C. Pran Nath Thapar
D. Sam Manekshaw
E. Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Answer» E. Krishnaswamy Sundarji
17079.

Sumit sells an article at a certain price. Had he sold it at fourth-fifth of that selling price, he would have lost 10%. If he sells it for 95% of the original selling price, then the gain percentage will be∶

A. \(6\dfrac{8}{9}\)
B. \(6\dfrac{7}{8}\)
C. \(6\dfrac{1}{9}\)
D. \(6\dfrac{1}{8}\)
Answer» C. \(6\dfrac{1}{9}\)
17080.

Transform the following sentence into a direct sentence:I asked Sheela if I might know her father.

A. I said to Sheela, "May I know your father?"
B. I told Sheela, "May I know your father?"
C. I asked Sheela, "Can I know your father?"
D. I questioned Sheela, "Will I know your father?"
Answer» B. I told Sheela, "May I know your father?"
17081.

Select the correct alternative to the following question.Last year he told his wife that ________ bad manners.

A. I hate you for your
B. I have been hating you for your
C. He hated her for her
D. he was hating her
Answer» D. he was hating her
17082.

What is the theme of the World Bee Day 2020?

A. Bee Engaged
B. Help the Bees in sustaining
C. Protection of Bees
D. Save the Bees
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Help the Bees in sustaining
17083.

What is the name of ventilators developed by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), in May 2021?

A. Prana
B. VaU
C. Svasta
D. Both 1 and 2
E. All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» F.
17084.

The oil pump outlet is connected to _______

A. Oil gallery in cylinder block
B. Oil passage in rocker shaft
C. timing case inlet union
D. filter inlet pipe
Answer» B. Oil passage in rocker shaft
17085.

The remainder and quotient of the binary division (101110)2 by (110)2 are respectively

A. (111)2 and (100)2
B. (100)2 and (111)2
C. (101)2 and (101)2
D. (100)2 and (100)2
Answer» C. (101)2 and (101)2
17086.

Which of the following is a cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes?

A. Carnot cycle
B. Stirling cycle
C. Otto cycle
D. Diesel cycle
Answer» E.
17087.

The slenderness ratio of the lacing bar for compression member should not exceed

A. 130
B. 135
C. 145
D. 150
Answer» D. 150
17088.

The given graph shows the biscuit export of India over a period of five years. study the graph and answer the question that follow.What was the percentage drop in the export quantity from 2005 to 2006?

A. 75%
B. 100%
C. 50%
D. 25%
Answer» E.
17089.

The following six (6) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the code given below.Statement I: Geostrophic wind blows above a height of 600 metres, parallel to the isobars.Statement II: Geostrophic wind is the horizontal wind velocity, in which the Coriolis force balances the horizontal pressure force.

A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B. Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer» B. Both the statement are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
17090.

When was the state of Chhattisgarh carved out of Madhya Pradesh?

A. 28th May 2000
B. 1st November 2001
C. 24th April 2000
D. 1st November 2000
Answer» E.
17091.

Under the ‘Project Air Care’, how many Wind Augmentation Purifying Units will be installed across Gurugram through a public-private partnership?

A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. ​65
E. 70
Answer» E. 70
17092.

The hexadecimal of the binary number (11010011)2 is

A. D316
B. D416
C. C316
D. C416
Answer» B. D416
17093.

Statement I: Virtual memory is designated virtual because there is no such memory inside the computer.Statement II: Virtual memory uses some space of the hard disk as an extension of the primary storage of the computer.Code:

A. Both Statement I and Statement II are individually true andStatement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are individually true butStatement II is mot the correct explanation of Statement I
C. Statement I is true but Statement I] is false
D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer» E.
17094.

The Jamia Masjid in Srinagar does NOT resemble any of the great mosques of the larger Islamic World, owing to the replacement of domes by the multi-tiered roofs in the shape of ______.

A. pyramids
B. cuboids
C. cylinders
D. cones
Answer» B. cuboids
17095.

What is the mean value of given numbers:8.5, 8.7, 9, 9.3, 11.6, 10.6, 8.8

A. 9.5
B. 9.6
C. 9.7
D. 9.8
Answer» B. 9.6
17096.

What is the value of \(\left\{ {\frac{{{{\left( {0.7} \right)}^2} \div 0.14 + {{\left( {0.6} \right)}^2} \div 0.18 + {{\left( {0.5} \right)}^2} \div 0.05}}{{4\left( {2.5\;of\;4 - 13\; \times \;0.25\; \times \;3} \right)}}} \right\}\;?\)

A. \(\frac{{23}}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{{25}}{2}\)
C. \(\frac{{19}}{2}\)
D. \(\frac{{21}}{2}\)
Answer» E.
17097.

The growing number of visitors _______ the footpaths.

A. damages
B. were damaging
C. damaging
D. are damaging
Answer» E.
17098.

What is the sum of digits of the two-digit prime number for which the numbers in the unit and the tens place is same?

A. 18
B. 2
C. 10
D. 6
Answer» C. 10
17099.

Which of the following represents the correct matching of children in column A with their primary characteristics in column-B?Column AColumn BI. GiftedA. Lacks reading fluencyII. Learning disabled B. Can think of original solutionsIII. Creative C. Tendency to get distracted easilyIV. Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)D. Ability to learn quickly and independency

A. I – d, II – a, III – b, IV – c
B. I – d, II – c, III – a, IV – b
C. I – a, II – b, III – d, IV – c
D. I – d, II – c, III – b, IV – a
Answer» B. I – d, II – c, III – a, IV – b
17100.

What prefix would you add to the root word 'view' to indicate that you see something before other people do?

A. re
B. pre
C. un
D. dis
Answer» C. un