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19651.

Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice.My elder brother is playing cricket.

A. Cricket was being played by my elder brother
B. Cricket is being played by my elder brother
C. Cricket has been played by my elder brother
D. Cricket had been played by my elder brother
Answer» C. Cricket has been played by my elder brother
19652.

Which of the following is known as the middle man of the body?

A. Lymph
B. Nerves
C. Veins
D. Blood
Answer» B. Nerves
19653.

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: History is a subject that is so little valued today that it is almost impossible to win world fame as a historian, yet that is exactly what Toynbee was able to.S6: Among the civilizations that he studied was that of India.P: We usually think of history as a chronological account of the development of various states and empires under the ruler.Q: Toynbee’s view of history was different.R: He tries to find the pattern behind the birth, growth and decay of civilization.S: Though he used the recorded history of mankind, he was interested not merely in the chronology of single states or group but in the rise and fall of whole civilizations.The correct sequence should be

A. P S Q R
B. Q S P R
C. S Q R P
D. P Q S R
Answer» E.
19654.

Which of the following statement is not true?I. Two boxes between T and Q.II. S is kept below W.III. U is kept immediately above P.

A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Only III
D. Both I and II
E. Both II and III
Answer» C. Only III
19655.

Taking in view Naxal attack in Sukma, Ministry of Home Affairs response to Naxal Problem was:

A. Sampada scheme
B. Samadhan doctrine
C. Jigyasa initiative
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Jigyasa initiative
19656.

The President of India has the power to pardon under which article of the Constitution of India?

A. Article 63
B. Article 86
C. Article 72
D. Article 52
Answer» D. Article 52
19657.

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.A person who held a job or office before the current holder

A. ancestor
B. successor
C. descendant
D. predecessor
Answer» E.
19658.

Replace the question mark with an option that follows the same logic applied in the first pair1311 : 6 :: 4222 : ??

A. 12
B. 10
C. 14
D. 8
Answer» C. 14
19659.

The Chief Minister of which state inaugurated air taxi services in January 2021?

A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat
E. Jharkhand
Answer» D. Gujarat
19660.

Select the letter that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.72, 119, ?, 261, 362, 487

A. 180
B. 181
C. 189
D. 178
Answer» C. 189
19661.

Which of the following services use TCP?i) DHCP ii) SMTP iii) HTTP iv) TFTPv) FTP

A. (i) and (ii)
B. (ii), (iii) and (v)
C. (i), (ii) and (iv)
D. (i), (iii) and (iv)
Answer» C. (i), (ii) and (iv)
19662.

Side rake angle of a single point cutting tool is the angle:

A. between the surface of the flank below the point and a plane at right angles to the center line of the point of the tool
B. by which the face of the tool is inclined towards back
C. by which the face of the tool is inclined sideways
D. between the surface of the flank below the point and a line drawn from the point perpendicular to the base
Answer» D. between the surface of the flank below the point and a line drawn from the point perpendicular to the base
19663.

The mean of 5 numbers is 15. If one more number is included, the mean of 6 numbers becomes 17. What is the included number?

A. 24
B. 25
C. 26
D. 27
Answer» E.
19664.

Which of the following pairs of propositions are not logically equivalent ?

A. ((p → r) ∧ (q → r)) and ((p ∨ q) → r)
B. p ↔ q and (¬ p ↔ ¬ q)
C. ((p ∧ q) ∧ (¬ p ∧ ¬ q)) and p ↔ q
D. ((p ∧ q) → r ) and ((p → r) ∧ (q → r))
Answer» E.
19665.

The velocity-time graph for a car moving in a straight line is shown below, the total distance covered by the body is:

A. 1000 m
B. 10 m
C. 100 m
D. Zero
Answer» B. 10 m
19666.

The Madhav National Park was previously the hunting reserve of the Maharaja of –

A. Indore
B. Gwalior
C. Jhansi
D. Maheshwar
Answer» C. Jhansi
19667.

Union Cabinet has recently raised the limit of the Creamy layer ceiling for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for the Central Government jobs. What is the raise?

A. From 5 lakhs to 7 lakhs
B. From 5 lakhs to 8 lakhs
C. From 6 lakhs to 8 lakhs
D. From 6 lakhs to 9 lakhs
Answer» D. From 6 lakhs to 9 lakhs
19668.

Which of the following are the highest-frequency electro magnetic waves?

A. Microwaves
B. Radio Waves
C. Ultraviolet Rays
D. Gamma Rays
Answer» E.
19669.

Rearrange the following words/phrases to make a meaningful sentence:Population / middle-class / increasing / is / coastlines / along

A. Population middle-class is increasing along coastlines.
B. Middle-class population is increasing along coastlines.
C. Along coastlines is increasing population middle-class.
D. Increasing population middle-class along coastlines.
Answer» C. Along coastlines is increasing population middle-class.
19670.

Where did UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurate Arogya Mela at Sankisa Primary Health Centre in January 2021?

A. Farrukhabad
B. Agra
C. Kanpur
D. Firozabad
E. Mathura
Answer» B. Agra
19671.

The distance travelled s (in cm) by a particle in t seconds is given by s = t3 + 2t2 + t. The speed of the particle after 1 second will be:

A. 8 cm / s
B. 6 cm / s
C. 2 cm / s
D. None of these
Answer» B. 6 cm / s
19672.

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.(88, 56, 72)

A. (18, 24, 28)
B. (66, 48, 57)
C. (34, 28, 21)
D. (62, 48, 52)
Answer» C. (34, 28, 21)
19673.

Which of the following is NOT a property of aluminium?

A. It is a good conductor of heat.
B. It is ductile
C. It is a bad conductor of electricity.
D. It is a soft metal
Answer» D. It is a soft metal
19674.

The function of Schmitt trigger is

A. To divide frequency
B. To control frequency
C. To shape a wave
D. To give out a saw tooth wave
Answer» D. To give out a saw tooth wave
19675.

Select the synonym of the given word.NINCOMPOOP

A. innocent
B. clever
C. foolish
D. bold
Answer» D. bold
19676.

Which of the following modes of reproduction is carried out by specialised cells that proliferate to make large number of cells?

A. Layering
B. Fission
C. Fragmentation
D. Regeneration
Answer» E.
19677.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.The businessman has ______ connections in the industry.

A. receptive
B. respective
C. respectable
D. responsible
Answer» D. responsible
19678.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Dates : Calendar :: Words : ?

A. Vocabulary
B. Vowels
C. Dictionary
D. Language
Answer» D. Language
19679.

We have believed or are rather _____

A. Taught
B. Brought
C. Thought
D. Sort
Answer» B. Brought
19680.

Which of the following alongwith Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) set up Regulatory Sandbox for fintech innovations in 2019?

A. Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
C. Securities and Exchange Board of India
D. Association of Mutual Funds in India
E. NASSCOM
Answer» D. Association of Mutual Funds in India
19681.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If no substitution is required, select No improvement.Biologists believe that increased human activity means an accelerated rate of change in habitat for all creatures of the world.

A. human activities mean an acelerated rate from change
B. No improvement
C. human activity is meaning an acelerated rate of change
D. human activity meant a acelerated rate in change
Answer» C. human activity is meaning an acelerated rate of change
19682.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.Mellow

A. Hard
B. Soft
C. Shiny
D. Medium
Answer» B. Soft
19683.

The sum of three numbers is 777. The ratio between the first two numbers is 7 : 9 and the ratio between the second and third number is 3 : 7. The second number is:

A. 252
B. 63
C. 189
D. 147
Answer» D. 147
19684.

The strength of fillet weld is

A. About 80 to 95 percent of the main member
B. Equal to that of the main member
C. More than that of the main member
D. Equal to or more than that of main member
Answer» B. Equal to that of the main member
19685.

Which of the following in collaboration with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has launched a unique passenger focusing service - "Swarnim Sewa" at Hyderabad International Airport?

A. Central Reserve Police Force
B. Central Industrial Security Force
C. National Security Guard
D. Indo-Tibetan Border Police
E. Sashastra Seema Bal
Answer» C. National Security Guard
19686.

Select the letter-cluster that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.aYd, fTi, kOn, pJs, ?

A. uFw
B. uEw
C. uEx
D. VeX
Answer» D. VeX
19687.

What is speed of light in diamond of refractive index 2.4, if the velocity of light in air is 3 × 108 m/s?

A. 1.75 × 108 m/s
B. 0.25 × 108 m/s
C. 1.25 × 108 m/s
D. 2.25 × 108 m/s
Answer» D. 2.25 × 108 m/s
19688.

The Chief Minister of which state inaugurated the compressed biogas (CBG) plant set up in Namakkal through video conference in June 2020?

A. Telangana
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala
E. Maharashtra
Answer» C. Karnataka
19689.

to ______ awareness

A. decrease
B. neutralize
C. abates
D. increase
Answer» E.
19690.

Which among the following is not a type of learning disability?

A. Dyslexia
B. Alexia
C. Dysgraphia
D. Asphyxia
Answer» E.
19691.

What will be the next number in the following sequence?100, 121, 144, 169, ?

A. 198
B. 196
C. 194
D. 192
Answer» C. 194
19692.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.LEVEL : MFVDK :: FENCE :?

A. GFNDB
B. FGNDB
C. GFNBD
D. FGNBD
Answer» D. FGNBD
19693.

Which of the following is an example of a sliding pair?

A. Square bar in a square hole
B. Wheel rolling on a flat surface
C. A shaft with collars in a circular hole
D. A solid cylindrical bar inside a hollow shaft
Answer» B. Wheel rolling on a flat surface
19694.

Under the Scheduled castes and Schedules tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, which of the following is absolutely barred?

A. Anticipatory bail
B. Post arrest bail
C. Benefit of probation
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Post arrest bail
19695.

Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) were fabricated using p-n junctions of three different inorganic semiconductors having different band-gaps. The built-in voltages of red, green and blue diodes are VR, VG and VB, respectively. Assume donor and acceptor doping to be the same (NA and ND, respectively) in the p and n sides of all the three diodes.Which one of the following relationships about the built-in voltages is TRUE?

A. VR > VG > VB
B. VR < VG < VB
C. VR = VG = VB
D. VR > VG < VB
Answer» C. VR = VG = VB
19696.

The government released the maps of newly created union territories of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh and the map of India depicting these union territories. The UT of Ladakh will have ________ districts.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4
E. 5
Answer» B. 3
19697.

What would come in place of 11

A. it
B. this
C. what
D. which
Answer» E.
19698.

What led to the growth of the legend of Mahatma Gandhi among the Indians?

A. He was a very promising lawyer returning from South Africa.
B. His non-violent nature.
C. His travel to India with INC to learn about the local struggle of Indians.
D. His support to local Indian communities in South Africa.
Answer» D. His support to local Indian communities in South Africa.
19699.

Which is the most appropriate maxim of deductive method?

A. Specific to General
B. General to Specific
C. Analytical to Integrative
D. Known to Unknown
Answer» C. Analytical to Integrative
19700.

Which is NOT an organic acid?

A. Nitric acid
B. Acetic acid
C. Malic acid
D. Citric acid
Answer» B. Acetic acid