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| 19401. |
What makes the book, ‘Chikankari - A Lucknawi Tradition’ interesting? |
| A. | It is based on personal experience and observation |
| B. | It contains all types of chikan designs |
| C. | It is illustrated to highlight the beauty of the art |
| D. | The fact that it has been written by a foreigner |
| Answer» B. It contains all types of chikan designs | |
| 19402. |
Sound propagates maximum in ________. |
| A. | Gas |
| B. | Vacuum |
| C. | Solid |
| D. | Liquid |
| Answer» D. Liquid | |
| 19403. |
What is the day on 31st October 2008? |
| A. | Friday |
| B. | Tuesday |
| C. | Wednesday |
| D. | Thursday |
| Answer» B. Tuesday | |
| 19404. |
The mean of all factors of 14 is: |
| A. | 7.7 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 19405. |
Read the following statements carefully:1.On the occasion of World Food Day, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right Jhola.2.Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced this scheme. 3.Eat Right Jhola is a reusable, washable and bio-degradable bag.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» F. | |
| 19406. |
Which of the following Acts provides for protection to wild animals in India? |
| A. | Wildlife Protection Act - 1972 |
| B. | Forests Protection Act - 1982 |
| C. | Environment Protection Act - 1996 |
| D. | West Bengal Wild Animal Protection Act - 1959 |
| Answer» B. Forests Protection Act - 1982 | |
| 19407. |
Which educational level in India corresponds to Piaget's 'Formal Operational Stage' of development? |
| A. | Pre-elementary level |
| B. | Primary level |
| C. | Secondary and senior secondary level |
| D. | College education level |
| Answer» D. College education level | |
| 19408. |
What is the international governing body associated with table tennis? |
| A. | AILA |
| B. | ITTF |
| C. | FITT |
| D. | APTT |
| Answer» C. FITT | |
| 19409. |
Sundarban is declared as 'World Heritage Site' for |
| A. | Tiger reserve |
| B. | Sundari tree |
| C. | Mangrove forest |
| D. | Biodiversity |
| Answer» D. Biodiversity | |
| 19410. |
Where was the Mitti Bachao (Save the Soil) Movement started in India? |
| A. | Thane, Maharashtra |
| B. | Mysore, Karnataka |
| C. | Darbhanga, Bihar |
| D. | Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19411. |
Three years from now Dhahiri’s age will be eight years less than twice Eunice’s age. The sum of their present ages is 61 years. What is Dhahiri’s present age? |
| A. | 39 years |
| B. | 41 years |
| C. | 43 years |
| D. | 36 years |
| Answer» B. 41 years | |
| 19412. |
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. Considering the statements to be true, please decide which conclusions follow.Statement: people who are sick need to be treated. Sakshi was sick and was hence taken to the hospital for treatment.Conclusions:I. Healthy people do not need treatment.II. Sick people need to go to the hospital for treatment. |
| A. | Only conclusion I follows |
| B. | Only conclusion II follows |
| C. | Both conclusion I and II follows |
| D. | Neither I nor II follows |
| Answer» C. Both conclusion I and II follows | |
| 19413. |
Read the following statements carefully:1.ISSA Delhi, has designed and developed a new generation Wargaming Software in collaboration with Maritime Warfare Centre, Visakhapatnam to meet the contemporary operational and tactical level wargaming requirement for the Indian Navy.2.It was handed over to Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar at ISSA, on 16 September 2019.3.The software has versatile and user-friendly features, which enable globally playable wargaming scenarios between multiple forces. 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 of the above |
| Answer» F. | |
| 19414. |
What is the length (in cm) of the diagonal of a square whose area is 5 times that of another square with diagonal as 4\(\sqrt{2}\) cm? |
| A. | 8\(\sqrt{5}\) |
| B. | 4\(\sqrt{10}\) |
| C. | 2\(\sqrt{10}\) |
| D. | 4\(\sqrt{5}\) |
| Answer» C. 2\(\sqrt{10}\) | |
| 19415. |
When was the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) formed? |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1958 |
| Answer» C. 1943 | |
| 19416. |
What is SWAYAM? |
| A. | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| B. | Digital Programme to achieve the principles of education |
| C. | Online platform |
| D. | Name of a web site |
| Answer» C. Online platform | |
| 19417. |
The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on ________. |
| A. | 20th May |
| B. | 21st June |
| C. | 20th July |
| D. | 21st August |
| Answer» C. 20th July | |
| 19418. |
The work done by a kN of water jet moving with a velocity of 60 m/sec water jet impings on a series of vanes moving in the same direction with a velocity of 9 m/sec is |
| A. | 60.2 kN m |
| B. | 55.6 kN m |
| C. | 46.8 kN m |
| D. | 45.0 kN m |
| Answer» D. 45.0 kN m | |
| 19419. |
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended whose term as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank for another six months, effective from April 10, 2021? |
| A. | Sumant Kathpalia |
| B. | V. Vaidyanathan |
| C. | Rajesh Kumar Chhibber |
| D. | Aditya Puri |
| E. | Sandeep Bakshi |
| Answer» D. Aditya Puri | |
| 19420. |
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. 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:All dogs are cats.All cats are cows.Conclusions:I. Some cows are dogs.II. All dogs are cows |
| A. | Only conclusion II follows |
| B. | Neither conclusion I nor II follows |
| C. | Only conclusion I follows |
| D. | Both conclusion I and II follow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19421. |
What are 'Ghoonght', 'Gugadi', 'Bandra', 'Imli'? |
| A. | The names of large bastions on the parapets of Taragarh (Ajmer). |
| B. | The names of the castes (Jati) in the gotra as per the folk tradition in marwar. |
| C. | The names of the garments worm by ladies in interior of mewar. |
| D. | The rituals of food habits of Rajasthan. |
| Answer» B. The names of the castes (Jati) in the gotra as per the folk tradition in marwar. | |
| 19422. |
Which of the following instruments has its strings made of horse-hair? |
| A. | Ektara |
| B. | Chinkara |
| C. | Khamak |
| D. | Rawanhatta |
| Answer» C. Khamak | |
| 19423. |
What is the Palk Strait? |
| A. | It is a water body that separates India and Sri Lanka. |
| B. | It is the border line between China and India in the western side. |
| C. | It is the boundary line between India and Pakistan. |
| D. | It is the boundary line between northeastern India and China. |
| Answer» B. It is the border line between China and India in the western side. | |
| 19424. |
The ‘Zero Hour’ in the Parliament of India starts at |
| A. | First hour of the sitting |
| B. | Last hour of the sitting |
| C. | At 12.00 Noon |
| D. | At any time |
| Answer» D. At any time | |
| 19425. |
The 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in _____ in 2019. |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | Azerbaijan |
| C. | India |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 19426. |
The theoretical torque delivered by the hydraulic motor depends on |
| A. | Pressure only |
| B. | Pressure and Volumetric displacement |
| C. | Volumetric displacement only |
| D. | Pressure and flow rate |
| Answer» C. Volumetric displacement only | |
| 19427. |
Two persons A and B starts running towards each other on a circular track from diametrically opposite points. They first meet after A has run for 50 m and then they meet after B has run 75 m after their first meeting. Assuming that both of them are running at a constant speed, find the length of the track. |
| A. | 175 m |
| B. | 180 m |
| C. | 150 m |
| D. | 125 m |
| Answer» B. 180 m | |
| 19428. |
Teach them early on about what to _____. |
| A. | avoid |
| B. | read |
| C. | right |
| D. | learn |
| Answer» B. read | |
| 19429. |
UTF-8 is a (an) __________. |
| A. | 8-bit-fixed-width encoding |
| B. | 8-bit variable-width encoding |
| C. | 16-bit variable-width encoding |
| D. | 16-bit fixed-width encoding |
| Answer» C. 16-bit variable-width encoding | |
| 19430. |
Which of the following is a correctly matched pair of learners and their primary characteristics? |
| A. | ‘Dyslexic’ learners – Lack reading and writing fluency |
| B. | Creative learners – Hyperactive; slow in completing work |
| C. | Attention deficit learners – High motivation; can sustain attention for long periods of time. |
| D. | Hearing-impaired learners – Cannot comprehend visual information |
| Answer» B. Creative learners – Hyperactive; slow in completing work | |
| 19431. |
What provide Inspiration to Bolshevik Revolution ? |
| A. | Marxism |
| B. | Nihilism |
| C. | Liberalism |
| D. | Nationalism |
| Answer» B. Nihilism | |
| 19432. |
Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.My neighbour’s son is very mischievous and always getting in everyone’s hair. |
| A. | Throwing things at them |
| B. | Pulling their hair |
| C. | Entertaining them |
| D. | Annoying them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19433. |
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words/phrases.One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one's country |
| A. | martyr |
| B. | fanatic |
| C. | patriot |
| D. | diplomat |
| Answer» B. fanatic | |
| 19434. |
Which of the following indicators is NOT used to calculate Human Development Index (HDI)? |
| A. | Life Expectancy |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Per Capital Income |
| D. | Social Inequality |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19435. |
What does pseudopodium (pseudopodia) mean? |
| A. | Organ used to kill other cells |
| B. | A branch-like process filled with cytoplasm |
| C. | Supporting organs for digestion |
| D. | Protoplasmic headlike amplification |
| Answer» C. Supporting organs for digestion | |
| 19436. |
The following (SEVEN) items consists of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:Statement I: Roaring Forties are strong westerly winds found in the Southern Hemisphere, generally, between the latitudes of 40° and 50°Statement II: The strong East to West air currents are caused by the combination of air being displayed from the Equator towards the South Pole and the Earth's rotation and there are few landmasses to serve windbreaks. |
| A. | Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I |
| B. | Both the statements 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 | |
| 19437. |
Which country sold 6.8 crore shares of DLF for ₹1,298 crore through open market transaction in April 2019? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Philippines |
| D. | Thailand |
| E. | Cambodia |
| Answer» B. Malaysia | |
| 19438. |
When was the 'Cabinet Mission Plan' announced by Attlee, the Prime minister of England |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1943 |
| D. | 1944 |
| Answer» C. 1943 | |
| 19439. |
The states which occupy first and second places in sugarcane production in India: |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| C. | Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh | |
| 19440. |
Which among the following metals was not found in Harappan civilization? |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Copper |
| C. | Silver |
| D. | Iron |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19441. |
The value of ? in sin 20° cos 70° + sin 70° cos 20° = ? is: |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | \(1/√2\) |
| C. | 1 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» D. 2 | |
| 19442. |
The current CEO of Google Sundar Pichai has completed his B-Tech from which Indian Institute of Technology? |
| A. | IIT Kharagpur |
| B. | IIT Delhi |
| C. | IIT Mumbai |
| D. | IIT Madras |
| Answer» B. IIT Delhi | |
| 19443. |
Ratio of two complementary angles is 1 : 5. What is the difference between them? |
| A. | 60° |
| B. | 90° |
| C. | 120° |
| D. | 160° |
| Answer» B. 90° | |
| 19444. |
When a liquid flow in a long pipeline is reduced suddenly, due to compressibility of the liquid, the sudden change in the momentum would cause a pressure surge to develop. This pressure moves through the pipe at high speed and undergoes reflection at the ends. This phenomenon is called as |
| A. | Hydraulic jump |
| B. | Flow constriction |
| C. | Pitting |
| D. | Water hammer |
| E. | Cavitation |
| Answer» E. Cavitation | |
| 19445. |
The following question consists of six sentences of a passage. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up and labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly.S1: The sun-dried stalks of rice had caught fire and burst into flames.S6: Even those who were too feeble to keep up with the first rush were on their feet, eager to join the fire-fighters.P: Then came most of the older people, and mothers with babies at their backs.Q: And all the active women and girls followed them to assist them in fighting the fire.R: All the young men and boys were soon on the spot.S: Staring wildly at the blazing rice, the people of the village ran to extinguish the fire.The proper sequence should be |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | SRPQ |
| D. | SRQP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19446. |
Which of the following is the source of energy? |
| A. | A column that supports a building |
| B. | Stimulation obtained from a set aim |
| C. | Highest creative action |
| D. | Proper training of the mind to achieve perfection. |
| Answer» C. Highest creative action | |
| 19447. |
Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.Ludhiana isP: city in PunjabQ: more populatedR: than any other |
| A. | PQR |
| B. | RQP |
| C. | PRQ |
| D. | QRP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19448. |
Where was the 'Sarva Bhasha Kavi Sammelan' or National Symposium of Poets inaugurated on 10 January 2019? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Chennai |
| E. | Pune |
| Answer» E. Pune | |
| 19449. |
The probability distribution to represent the completion time of the project as per the PERT analysis is |
| A. | Normal distribution |
| B. | beta distribution |
| C. | gamma distribution |
| D. | log-normal distribution |
| Answer» B. beta distribution | |
| 19450. |
The Non-Cooperation Movement, which started in September 1920, was withdrawn in ________. |
| A. | 1922-February |
| B. | 1921-January |
| C. | 1922-December |
| D. | 1921-October |
| Answer» B. 1921-January | |