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47001.

Two alloys A and B contain copper and zinc in the ratio 7 : 2 and 5 : 3 respectively. How many kg of A and B must be melted in order to get an alloy of 44 kg containing copper and Zinc in the ratio 3 : 1?

A. 24 kg, 20 kg
B. 30 kg, 14 kg
C. 28 kg, 16 kg
D. 36 kg, 8 kg
Answer» E.
47002.

The Euclidean algorithm is used to calculate the

A. square root of an integer
B. cube root of an integer
C. square of an integer
D. HCF of two integers
Answer» E.
47003.

To complete a wall, X takes 20% more time than Y. If together they complete the wall in 30 days, then how much time (in days) will Y alone take to complete it?

A. 55
B. 52
C. 44
D. 58
Answer» B. 52
47004.

Two pipes S and T can fill a tank in 3 hours and 6 hours respectively. Pipe U can alone empty the same tank in 4 hours. If all three pipes are opened together, then in how many hours will the tank be filled?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» C. 5
47005.

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.Dream : Area :: Frame : ?

A. Farmer
B. Ear
C. Fare
D. Freer
Answer» D. Freer
47006.

Read the given statements and conclusions and decide which of the following conclusions logically follow the statement.Statements:A. All leopards are lions.B. Some tigers are leopards.Conclusions:I. Some tigers are lions.II. No lion is tiger

A. Both conclusions follow
B. Only I follows
C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
D. Only II follows
Answer» C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
47007.

What is the root cause of Ozone destruction?(a) Use of air conditioners, refrigerators, sprays.(b) Use of air conditioners, refrigerators water filters.(c) Use of sprays, air conditioners.(d) Use of washing machines, water filters and air conditioners.

A. (a) and (c) are correct
B. (b) and (d) are correct
C. (c) and (d) are correct
D. Only (a) is correct
Answer» B. (b) and (d) are correct
47008.

What is the use of Carbon copy (CC)?

A. Recipients are invisible to all of the other recipients of the message in CC
B. Recipients are visible to all of the other recipients of the message in CC
C. Recipients are invisible to only one recipients of the message in CC
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Recipients are invisible to only one recipients of the message in CC
47009.

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?

A. Demography – Population geography
B. Anthropology – Cultural geography
C. Hydrology – Oceanography
D. Pedology – Phyto geography
Answer» E.
47010.

Where does deoxygenated blood come from the body?

A. Left Ventricle
B. Right Ventricle
C. Left Atrium
D. Right Atrium
Answer» E.
47011.

Which of the following is definitely a couple?

A. Lawyer - Teacher
B. Doctor - Lawyer
C. Teacher - Teacher
D. None of these
Answer» B. Doctor - Lawyer
47012.

Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology on 9 March 2019?

A. Gurugram
B. New Delhi
C. Faridabad
D. Greater Noida
E. Hisar
Answer» E. Hisar
47013.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.Cutting corners

A. Spending too much money
B. Saving money
C. Making money
D. Lending money
Answer» C. Making money
47014.

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.This is a good time for all of us to __________ a new year’s party.

A. collect
B. initiate
C. invite
D. organize
Answer» E.
47015.

What will be the acceleration produced when a force of 21 N is applied on an object of mass 3 kg?

A. 0.007ms-2
B. 0.7ms-2
C. 7ms-2
D. 70ms-2
Answer» D. 70ms-2
47016.

Whenever a charged particle moves in an Electric Potential

A. Particle gets potential energy
B. Particle gets kinetic energy
C. Particle gets electric energy
D. None of these
Answer» C. Particle gets electric energy
47017.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence.The suspect made a clean breast of it during the enquiry.

A. confessed his crime
B. took off his shirt
C. blamed his companion
D. asked for a fresh shirt
Answer» B. took off his shirt
47018.

What consequences flowed from the land grants given to Brahmans?(i) They buttressed the position of rulers.(ii) They led to the growth of agriculture as not unoften the grantee had to bring fresh land under cultivation.(iii) The undifferentiated rural society got further stratified.(iv) The practice of endowing land grants to religious institutions and personages began from c. 600 CE.Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
B. (i), (ii), (iii)
C. (i), (iii), (iv)
D. (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer» C. (i), (iii), (iv)
47019.

Where was Mumbai's second 'mahila dakghar' - post offices operated by women staffers inaugurated in January 2020?

A. Malabar Hill
B. Colaba
C. Mahim Bazaar
D. Nariman Point
E. Kamathipura
Answer» D. Nariman Point
47020.

Two rigid bodies of mass 5 kg and 4 kg are at rest on a frictionless surface until acted upon by a force of 36 N as shown in the figure. The contact force generated between the two bodies is

A. 4.0 N
B. 7.2 N
C. 9.0 N
D. 16.0 N
Answer» E.
47021.

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of wordsThe art of cleaning and preserving animal skins

A. dermatology
B. taxidermy
C. taxonomy
D. etymology
Answer» C. taxonomy
47022.

The following pie - chart shows the percentage - wise distribution of the number of students in five different schools P, Q, R, S, and T. The total number of students in all five schools together is 8400.Find the average number of students in schools R and S together.

A. 1510
B. 1612
C. 1512
D. 1620
Answer» D. 1620
47023.

The Pie chart depicts the allocation of the revenue towards the expenses of a particular company. If the company’s sales are Rs. 40,00,000 and 75% of the revenue is allocated towards expense, then what is the total amount spent on Wages and Delivery?

A. Rs. 14,00,000
B. Rs. 10,50,000
C. Rs. 8,75,000
D. Rs. 7,00,000
Answer» C. Rs. 8,75,000
47024.

When is the International Day of Rural Women observed every year?

A. 12 October
B. 13 October
C. 14 October
D. 15 October
E. 16 October
Answer» E. 16 October
47025.

The equation of a plane wave may be written as

A. \(\frac{δ^2 E_y}{δt^2} =\frac{1}{με} \frac{δ^2 E_y}{δx^2}\)
B. \(\frac{δ^2 E_y}{δx^2} =\frac{1}{με} \frac{δ^2 E_y}{δt^2}\)
C. \(\frac{δ^2 E_y}{δt^2} =\frac{1}{ε} \frac{δ^2 E}{δx^2}\)
D. \(\frac{δ^2 E_y}{δt^2} =\frac{\epsilon}{\mu} \frac{δ^2 E}{δx^2}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{δ^2 E_y}{δx^2} =\frac{1}{με} \frac{δ^2 E_y}{δt^2}\)
47026.

What is the symbol of gold?

A. Hg
B. Ag
C. Au
D. Mg
Answer» D. Mg
47027.

Select the option that has the same relation to the third phrase as the second phrase to the first phrase.The Discovery of India: Jawaharlal Nehru :: My Experiments with Truth:?

A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore
47028.

to be ________ than 4000 years old

A. More
B. Around
C. Somewhere
D. Clearer
Answer» B. Around
47029.

Seema flies a kite on a 16 m string at an inclination of 60°. What is the height (h) of the kite above the ground?

A. 6√3 m
B. 4√3 m
C. 16√3 m
D. 8√3 m
Answer» E.
47030.

Which of the following is NOT the cause of electric fire?

A. Open doors
B. Electric short circuit
C. Loose connection
D. Over loading on wires
Answer» B. Electric short circuit
47031.

Bihari Lal who was famous for writing the Satasai was born in –

A. Indore
B. Gwalior
C. Bhopal
D. Jabalpur
Answer» C. Bhopal
47032.

The freezing point of a diluted milk sample is found to be -0.2°C, while it should have been -0.5°C for pure milk. How much water has been added to pure milk to make the diluted sample?

A. 2 cups of water to 3 cups of pure milk
B. 1 cup of water to 3 cups of pure milk
C. 3 cups of water to 2 cups of pure milk
D. 1 cup of water to 2 cups of pure milk
Answer» D. 1 cup of water to 2 cups of pure milk
47033.

Select the correct option that indicates the arrangement of the given words in the order in which they appear in an English dictionary.1. Beverage2. Bioinformatics3. Benevolent4. Biodiversity5. Beneficent

A. 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 5, 3, 1, 4, 2
C. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Answer» C. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
47034.

The value of \(\frac{1}{{3 - \sqrt 8 }} - \frac{1}{{\sqrt 8 - \sqrt 7 }} + \frac{1}{{\sqrt 7 - \sqrt 6 }} - \frac{1}{{\sqrt 6 - \sqrt 5 }} + \frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 - 2}}\)

A. 5
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» B. 3
47035.

What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer?

A. Utility software
B. Operating system
C. Word processing software
D. Database program
E. None of these
Answer» C. Word processing software
47036.

Select the option that will replace the question mark (?) in the following number series. 23, 33, 57, 101, 171, ?

A. 273
B. 278
C. 277
D. 275
Answer» B. 278
47037.

Indias largest thermal power plant is located in:

A. Bengal
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bihar
Answer» D. Bihar
47038.

Where was the 'Rising India Summit 2019' inaugurated on 25 February 2019?

A. New Delhi
B. Bengaluru
C. Patna
D. Hyderabad
E. Jaipur
Answer» B. Bengaluru
47039.

The Chola Empire of the South emerged in the:

A. 9th century BC
B. 19th century AD
C. 9th century AD
D. 17th century AD
Answer» D. 17th century AD
47040.

The junction between flange and web of an I-section is called

A. Lap joint
B. Butt joint
C. Fillet Joint
D. Shear Joint
Answer» D. Shear Joint
47041.

The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India contains

A. provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
B. the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List
C. a list of recognized languages
D. provisions about the disqualification of Members of Legislatures on grounds of defection
Answer» C. a list of recognized languages
47042.

The value of \(\frac{3^{n+2}-3^{n+1}}{4\times 3^n-3^n}\) is

A. 3
B. 0
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
47043.

Which city was the capital of Odisha before India became independent in 1947?

A. Sambalpur
B. Cuttack
C. Puri
D. Bhubaneswar
Answer» C. Puri
47044.

The locus traced by a point moving along a pendulum from one end to another, when the pendulum oscillates, is

A. A spiral
B. An involute
C. A cycloid
D. A helix
Answer» B. An involute
47045.

A wholesale rice seller dishonestly sells 900 g when 1 kg is ordered. A shopkeeper who place an order 500 kg for Rs. 20/kg and wants 20% profit. Gets to know that he has been cheated, he changes the selling price accordingly. After that he again decides to cheat by selling 800g when 1 kg is bought by customer. What is the effective price of rice/kg that customer buys it for? (in rupees)

A. 50/3
B. 70/3
C. 80/3
D. 100/3
E. 110/3
Answer» E. 110/3
47046.

Where will the third installment of the Joint Naval Exercise of India and Australia 'AUSINDEX' be held in April 2019?

A. Mumbai
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. Kochi
D. Chennai
E. Gandhidham
Answer» C. Kochi
47047.

Water that does not make foam quickly with soap is ______.

A. Hard Water
B. Soft Water
C. Mineral Water
D. None of these
Answer» B. Soft Water
47048.

Recently, Gollapudi Maruti Rao passed away. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Politics
B. Journalism
C. Law
D. Acting
E. Real Estate
Answer» E. Real Estate
47049.

The HCF of two numbers is 144 and their LCM is 2880. If one of the numbers is 720, then the other number is

A. 576
B. 756
C. 675
D. 288
Answer» B. 756
47050.

When is the World Kindness Day celebrated annually?

A. 10 November
B. 11 November
C. 12 November
D. 13 November
E. 14 November
Answer» E. 14 November