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43351.

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.Mahesh said to Rita, "Don't play in the sun."

A. Mahesh advised Rita not to play in the sun.
B. Mahesh told to Rita to not play in the sun.
C. Mahesh requested Rita that don't play in the sun.
D. Mahesh ordered Rita that not play in the sun.
Answer» B. Mahesh told to Rita to not play in the sun.
43352.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.Many items made of ivory were ______ from a dealer in antiques by the custom authorities at the Delhi airport.

A. appropriated
B. confiscated
C. annexed
D. hijacked
Answer» C. annexed
43353.

The horizontal rows in a modern periodic table are called ___________.

A. Periods
B. Class
C. Columns
D. Tables
Answer» B. Class
43354.

Which of the following agreements or MoUs does not require cabinet approval?A. Cultural agreementB. Science and technology agreementC. Foreign aid agreement

A. A, B and C
B. A and B
C. B and C
D. Only A
Answer» B. A and B
43355.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.Cells in our body have a built-in ______ to divide and grow to optimum size.

A. appliances
B. mechanism
C. approaches
D. tools
Answer» C. approaches
43356.

Select the most appropriate word that fills in the blank correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully.40% of the country ______ support the new law.

A. isnt
B. do
C. doesn't
D. is
Answer» D. is
43357.

Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ramesh and Sundar was 6 : 5. Four years hence, the ratio of their ages will be 11 : 10. What is the present age of Sundar?

A. 16 years
B. 20 years
C. 18 years
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 20 years
43358.

The Laplace transform L(eat) is, [Note: L(f(t)) = f̅ (s)]

A. \(\frac{1}{{\rm{s}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{\rm{a}}}{{{\rm{s}} + {\rm{a}}}}\)
C. \(\frac{1}{{{\rm{s}} - {\rm{a}}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{\rm{s}}}{{\rm{a}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{\rm{s}}}{{\rm{a}}}\)
43359.

An ideal OP-AMP is used to make an inverting amplifier. The two input terminals of the OP-AMP are at the same potential because

A. The two input terminals are directly shorted internally
B. The output impedance of the OP-AMP is infinity
C. The open loop gain of the OP-AMP is infinity
D. CMRR is infinity
Answer» D. CMRR is infinity
43360.

What is ‘Super-301’?

A. Modern computer
B. A variety of rice
C. An insecticide
D. American Trade Law
Answer» E.
43361.

The radius of a Mohr’s circle for stresses at a point in a body to σx = -160 N/mm2, σy = 350 N/mm2, τxy = 0 is

A. 255 mm
B. 190 mm
C. 350 mm
D. 160 mm
Answer» B. 190 mm
43362.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.Rahul has always __________ me.

A. looked down on
B. looked up on
C. looked right on
D. looked left on
Answer» B. looked up on
43363.

The authoritative text of the Indian Constitution in Hindi was authorized to be published vide which among the following constitutional amendments?

A. 57th Amendment, 1987
B. 58th Amendment, 1987
C. 59th Amendment, 1988
D. 60th Amendment, 1988
Answer» C. 59th Amendment, 1988
43364.

Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?

A. Belfast
B. Aberdeen
C. Leeds
D. Liverpool
Answer» C. Leeds
43365.

What happens when light travels from air to glass?

A. It bends towards the normal line
B. It bends away from the normal line
C. There is no change
D. It becomes parallel to the normal line
Answer» B. It bends away from the normal line
43366.

The Attorney–General of India is appointed by the

A. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
B. The Prime Minister
C. The President
D. The Vice-President
Answer» D. The Vice-President
43367.

Which of the following is true for Voigt-Kelvin model of viscoelastic materials?

A. It is a parallel combination of a spring and a dash-pot
B. It is a series combination of a spring and a dash-pot
C. It is a parallel combination of two springs
D. It is a parallel combination of two dash-pots
Answer» B. It is a series combination of a spring and a dash-pot
43368.

The coefficient of performance of a refrigeration system is the ratio of _________.

A. Cooling effect to power input
B. energy input to cooling effect
C. Heating effect to power input
D. Energy input to heating effect
Answer» B. energy input to cooling effect
43369.

The product of the ages of Swati and Aparna is 120. If thrice the age of Aparna is more than Swati’s age by 2 years, find the age of Swati.

A. 18
B. 21
C. 24
D. 16
Answer» B. 21
43370.

The average age of five girls is 11. The oldest among them is 15 years old. What is the average age of the others?

A. 9
B. 4
C. 12
D. 10
Answer» E.
43371.

The average of 10 numbers is 20 and that of other 30 numbers is 40. What is the average of all the numbers?

A. 35
B. 40
C. 45
D. 50
Answer» B. 40
43372.

What is another name for Eddy Currents

A. Foucault Currents
B. Faculty Currents
C. Faulty Currents
D. Berry Currents
Answer» B. Faculty Currents
43373.

Which of the following statements is/are true/false about the speed of sound in different media at 25° C?A. In oxygen gas, the speed of sound is 316 m/min.B. In water (distilled), the speed of sound is 1498 m/min.

A. Only B is true
B. Only A is true
C. Neither A nor B are true
D. Both A and B are true
Answer» D. Both A and B are true
43374.

The distance between two places, A and B, is 190 km. A bus starts from A at 6 a.m. and travels towards B at 40 km/h. Another bus starts from B at 7 a.m. and travels towards A at 50 km/h. At what time will they meet?

A. 8.10 a.m.
B. 9.20 a.m.
C. 8.40 a.m.
D. 9 a.m.
Answer» D. 9 a.m.
43375.

Select the pairs whose numbers are related like the given pair:19 : 361 :: ______ : ______A. 13 : 169B. 15 : 235C. 9 : 27D. 12 : 154

A. B
B. D
C. C
D. A
Answer» E.
43376.

The epicyclic gear train has _____ degrees of freedom

A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
43377.

When is the International Day of Families observed every year?

A. 14 May
B. 15 May
C. 16 May
D. 17 May
E. 18 May
Answer» C. 16 May
43378.

Which of the following applications has been chosen for the National e-Governance Awards 2019?

A. MakeMyTrip
B. Hotstar
C. IRCTC Rail Connect
D. FreeCharge
E. Flipkart
Answer» D. FreeCharge
43379.

The Ninety East Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge located in which ocean?

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean
C. Arctic Ocean
D. Indian Ocean
Answer» E.
43380.

The Technology Development Board (TDB) has approved financial support to ________ for ramping up production of COVID-19 diagnostic kits.

A. Genxbio Health Sciences Private Limited
B. MyLab Discovery Solutions
C. Biotech Consortium India Limited
D. Rapture Biotech International (P) Ltd.
E. TechnoConcept India Pvt Ltd
Answer» C. Biotech Consortium India Limited
43381.

Which chronicles and documents from the Mughal court is the major source for the agrarian history of the sixteenth and early seventeenth century ?

A. Ain-i-Akbari
B. Kitab-ul-Hind
C. Babur Nama
D. Humayunama
Answer» B. Kitab-ul-Hind
43382.

‘Silappadikaram’ and ‘Manimekalai’ are the famous ancient books written in which language?

A. Tamil
B. Kannada
C. Sanskrit
D. Telugu
Answer» B. Kannada
43383.

Select the antonym of the given word.FINITE

A. finished
B. endless
C. limited
D. bound
Answer» C. limited
43384.

Suresh covers a distance of 49 kilometers in 4 hours 5 minutes in the direction of the stream and 19 kilometers in 3 hours 10 minutes in the opposite direction of the stream in a luxury boat. What is the speed of river stream at present?A. 3 Km/hB. 2 Km/hC. 1 Km/hD. 5 Km/h

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
43385.

U.S. regulators have approved whose aducanumab as the first treatment to attack a likely cause of Alzheimer's disease?

A. Amgen Inc
B. Pfizer Inc
C. Biogen Inc
D. Gilead Sciences Inc
E. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Answer» D. Gilead Sciences Inc
43386.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in November crossed______ crores.

A. Rs. 1.4 lakh
B. Rs. 1.2 lakh
C. Rs. 1.1 lakh
D. Rs. 1 lakh
E. Rs. 1.3 lakh
Answer» E. Rs. 1.3 lakh
43387.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.Agatha tried to laugh off the accident ______ you could see that she was very upset.

A. but
B. even so
C. if
D. yet
Answer» B. even so
43388.

Which of the following explains the declining slope of indifference curves? (A) Diminishing marginal utility (B) Diminishing Marginal Rate of substitutions between the commodities(C) Diminishing Marginal Rate of technical substitution(D) Ordinal measurement of utilities(E) Diminishing Marginal utility of money Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A. (A) and (D) only
B. (B) and (D) only
C. (C) and (D) only
D. (A) and (E) only
Answer» C. (C) and (D) only
43389.

To construct an operating characteristic curve, an agreement has to be reached between producer and consumer through which of the following points?1. Maximum proportion of defectives that will make the lot definitely unacceptable2. The producer is willing to accept that some of satisfying the quality level (AQL) will be rejected (α = 5%)3. Maximum level of percentage defectives that will make the lot definitely unacceptable4. The consumer is willing to take lots of quality level (LTPD) even though they are unacceptable (β = 10%)

A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4 only
D. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer» C. 1, 2 and 4 only
43390.

What happens when you select a cell in MS Excel and type "=B25" ?

A. The selected cell will show '=B24'
B. The selected cell will show an error
C. The selected cell will show the value that is contained in cell B25
D. The selected cell will be blank
Answer» D. The selected cell will be blank
43391.

The perimeter of a square and a circle are the same. If the area of the circle is 2464 cm2, then what will be the area of the square?

A. 1936 cm2
B. 2116 cm2
C. 1296 cm2
D. 1764 cm2
Answer» B. 2116 cm2
43392.

The capacitance of a reverse biased PN junction:

A. Increases as reverse bias is increased
B. Decreases as reverse bias is increased
C. Decreases as reverse bias is decreased
D. Is insignificantly low
Answer» C. Decreases as reverse bias is decreased
43393.

social sphere _____________ around us.

A. revolves
B. revolve
C. revolving
D. revolution
Answer» B. revolve
43394.

What is the theme of the fourth India Water Impact Summit?

A. Financing of High Impact Projects in the water sector
B. Making Ganga Cleaner
C. Valuing Water - Transforming Ganga
D. Working Together for Clean Water
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Working Together for Clean Water
43395.

Which number will replace the question mark (?) in the following series?17, 51, 58, 116, 123, 123, ?

A. 150
B. 140
C. 120
D. 130
Answer» E.
43396.

Rs. 4,000 was divided into two parts such a way that first part was invested at 3% and the second at 5% per annum. If the whole simple interest from both the investments for one year is Rs. 144. Then the amount of the first part is -

A. Rs. 2,700
B. Rs. 2,800
C. Rs. 2,500
D. Rs. 2,400
Answer» C. Rs. 2,500
43397.

To get the required shape of the tunnel section, we use

A. Cut holes
B. Trimmers
C. Easers
D. Chisels
Answer» C. Easers
43398.

When were the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar recognized by the Bengal Tenancy Act?

A. 1868
B. 1881
C. 1885
D. 1893
E. None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» D. 1893
43399.

The cost price of a camera is 90% of its selling price. The profit percentage is:

A. 10%
B. 12%
C. \(9\frac{1}{{11}}\)
D. \(11\frac{1}{9}\)
Answer» E.
43400.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P: Most of them are combinations of hydrogen and carbon in varying proportions.Q: Crude mineral oil comes out of the earth as a thick brown or black liquid with a strong smell.R: It is a complex mixture of many different substances, each with its own individual qualities.S: Such hydrocarbons are also found in other forms such as bitumen, asphalt and natural gas.

A. QPRS
B. PQRS
C. PQSR
D. QRPS
Answer» E.