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44251.

The situation in an economy which is growing slowly along with rapid inflation (rising price level) is called

A. Stagnation
B. Deflation
C. Stagflation
D. Recession
Answer» D. Recession
44252.

When was Mangalyaan launched ?

A. 05 Nov 2013
B. 19 Oct 2010
C. 08 May 2012
D. 20 May 2014
Answer» B. 19 Oct 2010
44253.

When can a volcanic eruption be the most violent?

A. When the volcano is at a height
B. When the neck of a volcano is narrow
C. When the lava is sticky
D. When the volcano is near the sea
Answer» D. When the volcano is near the sea
44254.

The minimum area of tension reinforcement shall be not less than ______ for design of beam.

A. \(\frac{{0.87\;bd}}{{{f_y}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{0.85\;bd}}{{{f_y}}}\)
C. \(\frac{{0.67\;bd}}{{{f_y}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{0.76\;bd}}{{{f_y}}}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{{0.67\;bd}}{{{f_y}}}\)
44255.

Which of the following keyboard shortcuts can be used to insert a hyperlink in an MS Word document?

A. Alt + K
B. Alt + L
C. Ctrl + K
D. Ctrl + L
Answer» D. Ctrl + L
44256.

Two numbers are 30% and 60% respectively more than a third number. The two numbers are in the ratio of:

A. 13 : 16
B. 22 : 23
C. 14 : 13
D. 16 : 13
Answer» B. 22 : 23
44257.

The Act providing 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to Economically Weaker Sections among upper caste amends Articles ________ of the Constitution.

A. 13 and 14
B. 14 and 15
C. 15 and 16
D. 16 and 17
E. 17 and 18
Answer» D. 16 and 17
44258.

A ______ is a mini-calendar from which data - entry clerks can enter a date.

A. Text box
B. Date picker
C. Combo box
D. Form
Answer» C. Combo box
44259.

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows the passage. Your answer should be based on the passage only.Safe and sustainable sanitation in slums has immeasurable benefits to women and girls in terms of their health, safety, privacy and dignity, However, women do not feature in most of the schemes and policies on urban sanitation. The fact that even now the manual scavenging exists, only goes to show that not enough has been done to promote pour-flush toilets and discontinue the use of dry latrines. A more sustained and rigorous campaign needs to be launched towards the right to sanitation on a very large scale. This should primarily focus on the abolition of manual scavenging.With reference to the above passage, consider the following statements:1. Urban sanitation problems can be fully solved by the abolition of manual scavenging only2. There is a need to promote greater awareness on safe sanitation practices in urban areasWhich of the statements given below is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» C. Both 1 and 2
44260.

Which of the following has aqui-hired the team and technology platform of airline technology company Travenues?

A. IndiGo
B. Air India
C. SpiceJet
D. Vistara
E. GoAir
Answer» D. Vistara
44261.

Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.Turmeric : Spices

A. Fig : Cashew Nuts
B. Dates : Dry Fruits
C. Nutmeg : Chilli Flakes
D. Apricot : Pear
Answer» C. Nutmeg : Chilli Flakes
44262.

A computer monitor is also known as:

A. UDV
B. DUV
C. VBD
D. VDU
Answer» E.
44263.

The population of a town increased from 2,60,000 to 3,32,800. The percentage of population increase per year is:

A. 27%
B. 25%
C. 28%
D. 26%
Answer» D. 26%
44264.

Six friends A, B, C, D, E, and F are sitting around a circular table. B is sitting to the immediate left of D. C is third to the right of E. A is between C and F. D is sitting to the immediate left of E. Who is sitting between A and E?

A. F
B. D
C. C
D. B
Answer» B. D
44265.

Which energy of fossil fuel is transformed into electrical energy at thermal power plants?

A. Chemical energy
B. Tidal energy
C. Hydro electric energy
D. Solar energy
Answer» B. Tidal energy
44266.

Select the correct active form of the given sentence.Was he not informed about today’s meeting?

A. Was he not informing them about today’s meeting?
B. Does he not inform them about today’s meeting?
C. Did they not inform him about today’s meeting?
D. Have they not informed him about today’s meeting?
Answer» D. Have they not informed him about today’s meeting?
44267.

The differential equation for the variation of amount of salt in a tank is given by:(dx/dt) + (x/20) = 10. Where x is in kg and t is in minutes. Assuming that at time zero there is no slat in the tank, find the time at which the amount of salt increases to 100 kg

A. 100 ln2
B. 50 ln2
C. 20 ln2
D. 10 ln2
Answer» D. 10 ln2
44268.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has set up a panel to identify Systemically Important Insurers ​on 23 January 2019. The panel will be headed by ________.

A. Subhash Chandra Khuntia
B. V. K. Saraswat
C. Pravin Kutumbe
D. Avinash Chander
E. G. Satheesh Reddy
Answer» D. Avinash Chander
44269.

The maximum value of the function f(x) = 3x3 – 18x2 + 27x – 40 on the set S = {x ∈ R : x2 + 30 ≤ 11x} is:

A. -122
B. -222
C. 122
D. 222
Answer» D. 222
44270.

Which of the following is correctly punctuated?rama received a fountain pen hari a watch

A. Rama received a fountain pen, Hari a watch.
B. Rama received a fountain pen; Hari a watch.
C. Rama received a fountain pen; Hari, a watch
D. Rama received a fountain pen, Hari, a watch
Answer» B. Rama received a fountain pen; Hari a watch.
44271.

Select the option that is related to the fourth term in the same way as the first term is related to the second term.Apple : Peach ∷ ? : Cream

A. Butter
B. Cookie
C. Bread
D. Cake
Answer» B. Cookie
44272.

Which of the following canal is responsible for land-degradation in Rajasthan ?

A. Ganga Canal
B. Sirhind Canal
C. Indira Gandhi Canal
D. Agra Canal
Answer» D. Agra Canal
44273.

two person A and B invest their money in two different schemes in the ratio of 3 ∶ 2. A and B invest their money at simple and compound interest respectively at 10% annually for 3 years. If total invested money is Rs. 10,000 then find the difference between interest amount received from both schemes?

A. Rs. 476
B. Rs. 746
C. Rs. 656
D. Rs. 536
Answer» B. Rs. 746
44274.

The maximum difference between the actual physical center of a body and its axis of rotation is called

A. Axial run out
B. Radial run out
C. Misalignment
D. Slip
Answer» B. Radial run out
44275.

Which of the following has developed a SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for soldiers posted at extreme high-altitude areas?

A. BEML Limited
B. ISRO
C. HAL
D. DRDO
E. BHEL
Answer» E. BHEL
44276.

The mass of one molecule of oxygen is _______

A. 2.3 × 10-23g
B. 3.3 × 10 -23 g
C. 4.3 × 10-23 g
D. 5.3 × 10-23 g
Answer» E.
44277.

Study the following table. The following tables gives the information of sales of sports kits by the company “XYZ’ over the past five years (numbers in lakhs):YearCricketHockeyFootballTennis201140325868201248327119201331321819201430191618201572685136For which game the sales of the sports kit was consistently same for three years?

A. Tennis
B. Cricket
C. Football
D. Hockey
Answer» E.
44278.

The volume of a cuboid is 756 cm3. If the area of the base is 108 cm2, then its height is:

A. 9 cm
B. 6 cm
C. 7 cm
D. 11 cm
Answer» D. 11 cm
44279.

The first equation of motion gives the relation between _________.

A. Position and time
B. Position and velocity
C. Velocity and time
D. Velocity and acceleration
Answer» D. Velocity and acceleration
44280.

Union Minister of State for HRD Sanjay Dhotre, launched the Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) designed by University Grants Commission (UGC), in ________ on 11 September 2019.

A. Mumbai
B. New Delhi
C. Chennai
D. Bengaluru
E. None of these
Answer» C. Chennai
44281.

The value of \(1 - \frac{1}{{1 - \frac{1}{{1 - \frac{1}{x}}}}}\) is

A. \(\frac{1}{x}\)
B. x + 1
C. x
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
44282.

What is the HCF of the polynomials x6 - 3x4 + 3x2 - 1 and x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 ?

A. (x+1)
B. (x+1)2
C. x2 + 1
D. (x+1)3
Answer» B. (x+1)2
44283.

Some people suggest anti-obesity measures (AOM) such as displaying calorie information in restaurant menus. Such measures sidestep addressing the core problems that cause obesity: poverty and income inequality.Which one of the following statements summarizes the passage?

A. AOM are addressing the core problems and are likely to succeed.
B. If obesity reduces, poverty will naturally reduce, since obesity causes poverty.
C. The proposed AOM addresses the core problems that cause obesity.
D. AOM are addressing the problem superficially.
Answer» E.
44284.

Select the antonym of the given word.STINGY

A. Kind
B. Generous
C. Mean
D. Miserly
Answer» C. Mean
44285.

The instrument servomechanism is actually an instrument system made of components, which are:

A. Exclusively passive transducers
B. Exclusively active transducers
C. Combination of passive transducers and active transducers
D. Exclusively primary sensing elements
Answer» D. Exclusively primary sensing elements
44286.

Reheating the hardened steel to a temperature below 400°C, followed by cooling, is known as:

A. Tempering
B. Hardness
C. Bending
D. Twisting
Answer» B. Hardness
44287.

/**//**/Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.The flat ________ is nice but the approach road is too narrow and congested.

A. oneself
B. herself
C. himself
D. itself
Answer» E.
44288.

Which of the following has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by China’s CDH Investment in April 2019?

A. GlowRoad
B. Cashify
C. Mayfair
D. Quikr
E. DMart
Answer» B. Cashify
44289.

The Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha passed the Chhattisgarh Agriculture Produce Market Amendment Bill -2020 in October 2020. How many amendments have been incorporated in the bill?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
E. 8
Answer» E. 8
44290.

Which of the following power plants has the lowest initial cost?

A. Hydel power plant
B. Thermal power plant
C. Gas power plant
D. Nuclear power plant
Answer» D. Nuclear power plant
44291.

State the correct condition for transistor to operate in cut-off region.

A. Emitter base junction: forward biasCollector base junction: forward bias
B. Emitter base junction: reverse biasCollector base junction: forward bias
C. Emitter base junction: forward biasCollector base junction: reverse bias
D. Emitter base junction: reverse biasCollector base junction: reverse bias
Answer» E.
44292.

Rearranging the letters “AKBLU”, we get the capital of ________

A. Afghanistan
B. China
C. Bahrain
D. Algeria
Answer» B. China
44293.

Select the correct combination of the mathematical signs that can be filled to balance the following equation.24 ___ 6 ___ 3 ___ 4 ___ 10 ___ 6

A. ÷, ×, =, +, +
B. ÷, ×, +, =, +
C. ÷, ×, -, =, ×
D. +, =, ÷, ×, +
Answer» C. ÷, ×, -, =, ×
44294.

Refer the below data table and answer the following Question. Weight (kg)Height in meterAhilya601.8Aishwarya701.7Akanksha631.68Alish671.76 Who has the least weight to height ratio?

A. Ahilya
B. Aishwarya
C. Akanksha
D. Alisha
Answer» B. Aishwarya
44295.

Where was the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit being organized from 3rd-6th February 2019?

A. Shillong
B. Kolkata
C. Bengaluru
D. Guwahati
E. Delhi
Answer» E. Delhi
44296.

The mass of the Earth is ________.

A. 6 × 10-23 kg
B. 6 × 1023 kg
C. 6 × 10-24 kg
D. 6 × 1024 kg
Answer» E.
44297.

The Indian Council of 1892 Act was based on which plan?

A. Northbrook Plan
B. Dufferin Plan
C. Ripon Plan
D. Gladstone Plan
Answer» C. Ripon Plan
44298.

'TXT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Text file
B. Image file
C. Audio file
D. Adobe Acrobat file
Answer» B. Image file
44299.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom/phrase.Sail through (something)

A. being successful in doing something without difficulty
B. works very well or has the desired effect
C. tried to cause an accident
D. hesitating between two options
Answer» B. works very well or has the desired effect
44300.

Which company failed to pay H-1B employees required wages when worksites were shut down for holidays?

A. JP Morgan Chase
B. Ford
C. Aloha Petroleum
D. Populus Group
E. Kamakura Corporation
Answer» E. Kamakura Corporation