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18101.

Which of the following is the antonym of the word “Exigency”?

A. Penchant
B. Emergency
C. Earnestness
D. Indifference
Answer» E.
18102.

Tutenkhamen is remembered today because:

A. He died very young.
B. he was famous ruler of Egypt.
C. His tomb contained treasures.
D. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings.
Answer» D. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings.
18103.

What is the simplified value of [(√41 + √7) ÷ (√41 - √7)]?

A. (24 + √287)/17
B. (24 - √287)/17
C. (√41 + √7)/2
D. (√51 - √41)
Answer» B. (24 - √287)/17
18104.

Red algae are generally found in:

A. mountains
B. cities
C. water bodies
D. deserts
Answer» D. deserts
18105.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Derogatory

A. Insulting
B. Depreciating
C. Intricate
D. Complimentary
Answer» E.
18106.

Which of the following is the correct meaning of the emboldened word in the given sentence?However, the board has members from the corporate world who have a stake in the financial markets, which poses a serious conflict of interest

A. A horse race in which all owners of the racehorses running contribute to the price money.
B. Support (a plant) with a stake or stakes.
C. A share or interest in a business, situation, or system.
D. A long vertical rod used in basket-making.
E. A territorial division of the Mormon church under the jurisdiction of a president.
Answer» D. A long vertical rod used in basket-making.
18107.

Which of the following nutrient is necessary for 'Nodule Formation' in legumes?

A. Nitrogen
B. Silicon
C. Boron
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Silicon
18108.

Which of the following is the function of the moderator in a nuclear reactor?

A. Transferring the heat produced inside the reactor to the heat exchanger
B. Starting chain reaction
C. Controlling chain reaction
D. Stopping chain reaction
Answer» D. Stopping chain reaction
18109.

The Ramsar Convention is the intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation of _________.

A. Tribal Language
B. Tiger
C. Traditional Seeds
D. Wetlands
Answer» E.
18110.

Which of the following city hosted the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship 2017?

A. Sarajevo
B. Budapest
C. Belgrade
D. New Delhi
Answer» E.
18111.

The temperature inside a furnace is usually measured by:

A. Mercury thermometer
B. Optical pyrometer
C. Alcohol thermometer
D. Any of the above
Answer» C. Alcohol thermometer
18112.

The peak inverse voltage (PIV) for the diode in the given circuit equals _____.

A. 3 V
B. 2.3 V
C. 0 V
D. 6 V
Answer» B. 2.3 V
18113.

The ________ Police has tied up with Logically, an extended intelligence (artificial and human intelligence)-powered tech firm, to detect and prevent the spread of fake news.

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Punjab
D. Delhi
E. Kerala
Answer» C. Punjab
18114.

The areas of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Southern California are well-known for which of the following activities?

A. Iron mining
B. Coal mining
C. Oil fields
D. Automobile industry
Answer» D. Automobile industry
18115.

The unit of capacitive reactance is _____

A. ohm
B. farad
C. ampere
D. volt
Answer» B. farad
18116.

Which of the following systems of distribution offers the best economy at high voltages?

A. Direct current system
B. AC single phase system
C. AC 3 phase 3 wire system
D. AC 3 phase 4 wire system
Answer» B. AC single phase system
18117.

The total trade for Year 2 and Year 4 is same. If exports of Year 4 are 315 crore dollars, then what are the imports (in crore dollars) of Year 2?

A. 306.4
B. 309.8
C. 323.7
D. 318.5
Answer» E.
18118.

The passage talks about Kiran's obsession with the idea of:

A. finding a market for sale of works of budding artist's
B. developing an appreciative audience for works of contemporary artists
C. organising symposiums and workshops for college and school students of Noida
D. setting up a private museums in all major cities across India
Answer» C. organising symposiums and workshops for college and school students of Noida
18119.

The length of a room is two times its height while its breadth is \(1\frac{1}{2}\) times its height. The cost of painting the walls at the rate of Rs. 16 per m2 is Rs. 1,792. What is the cost of tilling the floor at Rs. 132.5 per m2?

A. Rs. 6,630
B. Rs. 4,770
C. Rs. 5,300
D. Rs. 6,360
Answer» E.
18120.

What are the values of p and q respectively, if (x – 1) and (x + 2) divide the polynomial x3 + 4x2 + px + q?

A. 1, – 6
B. 2, -6
C. 1, 6
D. 2, 6
Answer» B. 2, -6
18121.

Shaktikanta Das took over as the ________ Governor of Reserve Bank of India after the resignation of Urjit Patel.

A. 26th
B. 27th
C. 24th
D. 25th
Answer» E.
18122.

What is the value of the taper angle provided in draft allowances?

A. 11° - 12°
B. 0° - 3°
C. 5° - 7°
D. 8° - 10°
Answer» C. 5° - 7°
18123.

Consider the following languages.L1 = {0p 1q 0r | p, q, r ≥ 0}L2 = {0p 1q 0r | p, q, r ≥ 0, p ≠ r}Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

A. L2 is context-free.
B. L1 ∩ L2 is context-free.
C. Complement of L2 is recursive.
D. Complement of L1 is context-free but not regular
Answer» E.
18124.

A person incurs 10% loss by selling a watch for Rs. 1,800. At what price should the watch be sold to earn 10% profit?

A. Rs. 1980
B. Rs. 2,160
C. Rs. 2,200
D. Rs. 2,360
Answer» D. Rs. 2,360
18125.

What is the name of Captain of Indian Mens National Hockey team 2019?

A. Manpreet Singh
B. Sandeep Singh
C. Hardik Singh
D. Jaskaran Singh
Answer» B. Sandeep Singh
18126.

Which of the following has announced its bancassurance partnership with SBM Bank India for distribution of life insurance products?

A. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company
B. Exide Life Insurance
C. Max Life Insurance
D. Bharti Axa Life Insurance
E. SBI Life Insurance Company
Answer» E. SBI Life Insurance Company
18127.

Suppose ΔABC ∼ ΔRPQ and \(\frac{{ar\left( {{\rm{\Delta }}ABC} \right)}}{{ar\left( {{\rm{\Delta }}PQR} \right)}} = \frac{1}{4}.\) If PQ = 4 cm, QR = 6 cm and PR = 7 cm, then AC is equal to∶

A. 2 cm
B. 4 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 3.5 cm
Answer» D. 3.5 cm
18128.

Which of the following analysis is more convenient to see the effect of additional zero and pole in the system on the phase margin and the gain margin?

A. Root locus
B. Nyquist plot
C. Bode plot
D. Routh-Hurwitz criterion
Answer» B. Nyquist plot
18129.

Which muscles in the skin contract to make the hairs on our skin stand up straight (goose bumps) when we are cold or frightened ?

A. Epidermis
B. Collagen
C. Elastin
D. Arrector pili
Answer» E.
18130.

What is the radius of the circle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of two circles whose radii are 15 cm and 8 cm?

A. 13 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 17 cm
D. 14 cm
Answer» D. 14 cm
18131.

The cost price of an article is x. It is marked up by 150%. It is sold at Rs. 600 after giving 40% discount. What is x (in Rs.)?

A. 400
B. 666
C. 300
D. 444
Answer» B. 666
18132.

What is the unit’s digit of 12121?

A. 1
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» B. 4
18133.

The equation whose roots are \(\frac {p - q}{p + q}\) and \(-\frac {p + q}{p - q}\) will be

A. (p2 + q2)x2 + 8pqx - 2(p + q)2 = 0
B. p2q2x2 + pqx + 2(p + q)2 = 0
C. (p2 - q2)x2 + 4pqx - p2 + q2 = 0
D. \(\frac {p^2}{q^2} x^2+\frac p q x + (p + q)^2=0\)
Answer» D. \(\frac {p^2}{q^2} x^2+\frac p q x + (p + q)^2=0\)
18134.

The high concentration level of ozone affects the vegetation and the colour of the affected part of the leaf becomes

A. silver
B. black
C. colorless
D. brown
Answer» D. brown
18135.

The horizontal angle between the true meridian and magnetic meridian at a place is called:

A. Magnetic bearing
B. Local attraction
C. Declination
D. Azimuth
Answer» D. Azimuth
18136.

Which of the following is not true about right kind of educator?

A. Must not let student make him their ideal
B. Must free himself from books and laboratories
C. Must not let students be engulfed in their own self enclosing pursuit
D. Must look the success of his students as own success
Answer» E.
18137.

The element present in the fourth period and in the second group is _______

A. Calcium
B. Potassium
C. Scandium
D. Magnesium
Answer» B. Potassium
18138.

When is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day celebrated annually?

A. April 16
B. April 17
C. April 18
D. April 19
E. April 20
Answer» D. April 19
18139.

What is the full form of VAT?

A. Virtual action Tax
B. Value added Tax
C. Virtual assesment Tax
D. Value and Tax
Answer» C. Virtual assesment Tax
18140.

The 10 days long multinational military exercise named ‘Shantir Ogrosena’ culminated in April 2021 in which country?

A. Bhutan
B. Sri Lanka
C. Laos
D. Bangladesh
E. Thailand
Answer» E. Thailand
18141.

Rate of change of displacement is known as ________.

A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Speed
D. Distance
Answer» C. Speed
18142.

Which of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of international peace and security?

A. 51
B. 48A
C. 43A
D. 41
Answer» B. 48A
18143.

Select the set of letters that when sequentially placed in the blanks of the given letter series will complete the series.P_rsqrps_pqs_qr_qrps_p_s

A. q, r, p, s, r, q
B. q, r, p, p, r, q
C. p, r, p, p, r, p
D. r, p, q, s, r, q
Answer» B. q, r, p, p, r, q
18144.

The Hundred Year's war was fought between which two countries?

A. England and France
B. England and Italy
C. England and Germany
D. Germany and France
Answer» B. England and Italy
18145.

Which country will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the management of Coronavirus spread in the country?

A. India
B. Myanmar
C. Pakistan
D. ​Bangladesh
E. Maldives
Answer» E. Maldives
18146.

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will sign how many MoUs in January 2021?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Answer» B. 3
18147.

Russia's arms export to India, fell by ________% between 2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a SIPRI report.

A. 32
B. 36
C. 38
D. 42
E. 46
Answer» E. 46
18148.

The velocity with which the water approaches a notch is called

A. Velocity of whirl
B. Velocity of approach
C. Velocity of flow
D. Shear velocity
Answer» C. Velocity of flow
18149.

Tests which measure the extent of students learning in a given content are called?

A. Readiness Tests
B. Achievement Tests
C. Aptitude Tests
D. Diagnostic Tests
Answer» C. Aptitude Tests
18150.

What is the theme of the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2021?

A. Stop TB in my lifetime
B. DOTS success stories
C. The Clock is Ticking
D. Innovate to accelerate action
E. It's time to end TB!
Answer» D. Innovate to accelerate action