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1. Complete the series logically.

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2. How many Fundamental Rights are guaranteed by the Constitution of India?

3.
To use an AC motor in a DC circuit, which equipment would be required additionally? CA.) Inductor Capacitor Rectifier Inverter

4.
Which of the following phenomenon is related to the formation of clouds?

Condensation Evaporation Sublimation Vulcanization

5.
What is the function of push rod in a diesel engine? It transfers force between

Carn and rocker Connecting rod and Crankshaft and None of these arm piston piston

6.
Orthogonal projection of an object shows a rectangle of dimensions 5 cm x 10 cm on the X plane and a circle of diameter 10 cm on the Y-Z plane. What is the volume of the object?

TI.l0'
5000 cm3 TI.53 2500 cm 4

7.
An eating disorder of excessive weight loss usually due to undue concern about body shape is known as:

Anorexia nervosa Appetitis Autotrophic Autotrophic disorder syndrome

8.
Which of the following is NOT used for measurement of temperature?

Thermocouples Thermistors Pyrometers All are used

9.
Perform the subtraction operation of binary digits 1001 -10. The result is:

1010 101 100 111

10.
In a circuit in which resistance, capacitance and inductance are in series, the impedance would be­



11.
What is morphology?


Study of insects Study of Human evolution


Study of forms and structural features of Study ofinterdependence of organisms and orgamsms cnvironment



12.
Chemical bonding which results in formation of molecules from atoms is basically­

Nuclear force Short range forces Electrostatic force Gravitational force

13.
What is the purpose of turbo charging a diesel engine?


Increase power of engine by burning more Increase the fuel injection and rpm fuel


Increase exhaust gas temperature to increase Increase inlet air so that engine fuel efficiency thermal efficiency and power to weight ratio increases

14. Match the following:


3-a 3-b 3-c 3-b




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1. Magnetic flux densitv a. Tesla
2. Self inductance b. Neber
3. r'ilagnetic flux c. Henri

15. A coin is tossed two times. On both occasions, the result is heads. When the coin is tossed a third time, what is the probability of getting a head?
1 11 31
1 42 42

16. Soaps are manufactured by:

Reaction of alkalies with glycerol Reaction of fats with soluble hydroxides


Reaction of calcium and magnesium ions Reaction of dodecyl benzene with H 2S04 and with dilute sulphuric acid then NaOH


17. In a transistor radio, a frequency tuner circuit that was conventionally used, would consist of­

An inductor and a variable capacitor in A bridge rectifier diode feeding the base of a parallel transistor through variable resistance


A multiple coil variac r potentiometer with variable resisitance


18. When we switch on an electric bulb or a fan in our house, the appliance starts almost immediately. The drift velocity of electrons in the wires would be close to­
1 nU11/sec 1 m/sec 3 x 108 m/sec None of these
19. log4 5 x log5 6 X log6 7 is equal to:

log7 log log4 7
20. "Khalsa" was founded by­
Guru Gobind Guru Ramdas Guru Nanak Guru Arjun Dev Singh
21. River Damoder is called the 'Sorrow of
Assam Bengal Orissa Uttar Pradesh
22. Match the following­
1. Lvsosomes a. PovlI'erHouse
2.. DNA b. Chromosomes
3. Mitochondria c. SUicide bags

3-b 3-a 3-a 3-b
23. In a classical blood pressure measuring instrument in which the doctor observes the rise and fall of mercury, the hand air pump is attached to a­
Isobar Transducer Manometer Mercury column
24. A map mentions the scale 1 em km.
The scale is in the ratio:

1:103 1:104 1:105 1:106
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25. In a building, water is to be pumped to a height of10m at the rate ofllitre/second. Power requirement would be approx: (Take 10 m/sec2)
10 Watts 100 Watts 500 Watts 1 kW
26. Angle between two sides of a regular polygon having n vertices is:
360 90 180 180 _360
11. n 11. n
27.
Arrange the f.allowing fractions in ascending order.

28.
A,B C invest 26000, 34000 and 10000 respectively in a business. They earn a profit 3500. share in the profit is:

1200 1500 1700 1900

29.
Complete the series: ab_ab_b_aba_aab

bbab abaa aaaa aaab

30.
Match the following:

3-b 3-c 3-a 3-b

31.
A man drives a car 20 km in the North east direction and further 20 km in the South east direction. In which direction will he have to drive to come back to his starting point?

East West North South

32.
Which of the following is NOT an NGO?

Amnesty World Watch PUCL NHRC International

33.
Which of the following Venn diagram represents the relationship between Human beings, Educated and Teachers?


7 3 4

3 7 4 5 3 4 7 10 4 3 7 10

1. Rectifier a. Pow'erelectronics, Motor speed control, Batterycharging, Phase control
2. Transistor b. Rectifiers, Wave clipper circuits
3.SCR c. Amplifiers, SVJitches


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34. Approximate quantity of CO2 in the atmosphere in PPM (parts per million) is:
2 20 200 400
35. "Ensure correct joint preparation, correct nozzle size and filler rod size and correct travel speed". We are talking about­
Gas welding Arc welding Therrnit welding Steam welding
36. "Mahabharata" the epic was written by­
Vyasa Kalidasa Tulsidasa Valrniki
37. A galvanometer(G) measures upto 100 rnA current. It is to be converted to a voltmeter to measure upto 100 volts. What is required to be done?

Add 100 .Q resistance in series with G Add 1000 .Q resistance in series with G


Add 1 .Q resistance in parallel with G Add 0.1 .Q resistance in parallel with G



38. Which of the following statement is correct?

IZ linear equations with IZ variables may have Jl linear equations with 11 variables may have a unique solution no solution


Both A B are correct Both A B are wrong


39. sin-1(Vz)
30° 45°

40. In e.G.S system, the unit of strain is:
cm/kg m/kg no unit None of these
41. The heart of the 'Microwave oven' that produces the microwave range of radiation is called­
Cyclotron Oscillotron Variable frequency Magnetron
oscillator

42. Strength of commonly used concrete, for constructing low rise residential buildings is:
300 psi 8000 psi 15000 psi 25000 psi
43. French power declined in India after the battle of­
Plassey Buxar Talikota Wandiwash
44. In S.I system, unit of stress is:
kg/cm2 N N/m2 Watt
45. Currently which 5 year plan is under execution in India?
12th 13th 14th

46. A man drives a car and reaches his destination in 4 hours. Had he increased his speed by 10 km/hr, he would have reached in 3 hours, 12 minutes. What distance did the man cover?
80 km 120 km 160 km 210 km
47. Consider the following orthogonal projections of an object is and answer what could this object be:

Circle Sphere Ellipse Spheroid
48. The transformer equation V111 =V212 is the manifestation of­
Ampere's law Coloumb's law Law of energy Biot Savart's law conservation
49. A shop reduced the price of an article by 25%. Its sale for that article increased by 25%. What is the net effect on sales in rupees?
No change Increase by 5.75% Decrease by 5.75% Decrease by 6.25%
50. By which constitutional amendment did the Parliament acquire the right to amend Fundamental Rights?
23rd 24th 25th 26th
51. Stomata are located in­
Red blood cells Chlorophyll Stomach Leaves
52. By what least number should 192,000 be divided so as to become a perfect cube?
2 7
53. Which of the following statements is true?

Value of sine increases with increase in e Value of cose decreases with increase in e


Between 0° value of cote increases Between 0° value of tane decreases with increase in e with decrease in e



54. Tachymeter (or Tacheometer) is an instrument for measuring­
rpm Torque Rotational kinetic Distances energy
55. In an orthogonal projection the axis of a cylinder or a cone is denoted by­
A thin line A medium dashed A sequence of long Dashes of uniform line and short dashes lengths
56. Which of the following information is NOT contained in engineering drawings?

Tolerances Material composition


Surface finish All of these are included in engineering drawing


57. Consider the following orthogonal projections of an object.

fmuuuuumujuuuuf> Tbis object is a­
Tetrahedron Conical cylinder Prism Trapezium
58. Who wrote/invented the Linux software?
Microsoft Apple INC IBM None of these
59. Based on the choice of the point on the current voltage characteristics of the transistor, the amplifiers are classified as:

Class II, III and IV Class C and AB


Class C and D Class lA, IB, IIA and lIB


60. In a computer system there are softwares and languages at various levels, like High level Language Machine Language Compiler Which of thefollowing is the correct indicative representation from user to the computer







61. "Common Base" configuration refers to the configuration of a­
Rectifier Transistor Diode Inverter
62. Radiation of a black body, in terms of its temperature follows:
Newton's law of Plank's law Stefan's law Einstein Bose cooling equation
63. Find the next number in the series.


240 480 560 720
64. A clock is placed on the floor upside down at 9 O'clock. Ifthe minute hand is pointing
South East, the hour hand would be pointing­
North east North west South east South west
65. A rectangular garden has an area of48 sq.m and perimeter of 28 m. What is the length of
its diagonal?

8 m 10 m 12.5 m 14.14m (approx.)
66. Woolen clothes keep the body warm in winter because­
Wool is a bad Wool is a good Wool increases Wool decreases body conductor of heat conductor of heat body temperature temperature
67. Sensitive low voltage electronic components are protected from­
Static charge Induction circuit Lightening All of these
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68. English Bond, Flemish Bond, Dutch Bond pertain to­
Masomy work Cement bonding Bonding between Bonding in beams foundation
69. A merchant is mixing two qualities of rice, one which he procures at 70/Kg and second at 40/Kg in the ratio of 7 3 respectively. At what price should he sell the mixture to earn a profit of20%?
73.20/Kg 74/Kg 74.6/Kg 75.4/Kg
70. Cash-reserve ratio of a commercial bank is fixed by­
Ministry of Ministry of RBI CD) Management of the Finance COln1UerCe commercial bank
71. Bile is secreted by­
Stomach Liver Large intestine Gall bladder
72. An electrical appliance has a yoke, stator winding, rotor, commutator, carbon brush. The appliance could be a­
DC motor AC induction motor AC generator Both and
73. Earthquakes cause damage when­

Stress exceeds the strain of materials Stress exceeds the strength of materials


Strain exceeds the strength of materials Strength exceeds the strain of materials


74. If is the depth ofwater held by a dam and is the cross section area of the water and is the thickness ofwall of the dam, then the maximum pressure on the wall of the dam will depend upon:
A,h t A h h t h
75. Once is turned ON, even after removing the gate voltage, remains ON. is
Transistor FET Thyristor MOSFET
76. Several nations are following a protocol which binds the.m to reduce emission targets. This protocol was adopted in:
Kyoto, Japan Geneva, Switzerland New Yark, USA Paris, France
77. Air India's losses in previous financial year were to the tune of (in crores of rupees):
4 40 400 4000
78. If a:b andb thena
24:21:30 12:15:21 8:6:12 28 21 :27
79. Processing speed of computer is measured in­

MIPS(Million Instruction Per Second) MHz of clock


Both and None of these


80. Who authored the book "My Experiments with Truth"?
Abraham Lincoln Mark Twain Louis Carol M.K Gandhi
81. In a digital circuit a counter is basically a which counts the number of clock pulses that have arrived at its clock input. Counters use as their basic unit. Fill in the blanks respectively.
Register, Flip-flop NAND gate, Register, NAND Flip-flop, Toggle Register gate
82. According to IPCC, three factors contributing to Global warming are:
CO2 emissions
Change of land use deforestation

o
Non-veg food
N
OJ Place them in the order of their contribution to global warming.
bO
n:l 3 1,2 3
0..
83. If a cube is broken into 27 equal cubes, the total surface area is increased how many times?
3 times 6 times 9 times 27 times
84. Statement
In coordinate geometry, distance between two points is given by


Statement Pythagoras theorem
Which of the following statements is correct?


Statement A is proved by Statement B Statement B is proved by Statement A


Both the statements are independent None of these


85. Consider following contours:

. 600



400 300 )00
Match the following Hill Pond Slope
3-c 3-c 3-b 3-a
86. What are capacitor banks in the context of electricity supply to a city?

They add capacitance to the supply so that These banks are storage spaces so that

electricity is stored in case of breakdown capacitors are available to maintenance engineers in case of failures


They balance the inductive component of They balance the inductive loads to improve transformer coils to smoothen the supply the power factor


87. Which of the following software is generally used for managing large number of activities of a civil engineering project?
MS Eng MS Project SQL Projects d Base Project
88. What is the ratio of angular speed of second's needle and hour's needle of a clock?
1: 60 60: 1 3600: 1 720
89. A tunic fork when sounded together with another tuning fork of known frequency of 240 Hz, emits 2 beats. On loading the tuning fork of known frequency the number of beats heard are one per second. The frequency of the tuning fork is:
241 Hz 242 Hz 239 Hz 238 Hz
90. The average score of girls in a class is 75 marks. The average scores of boys in the class is 65 marks. Ifthe average of the class is 68.75 marks, what is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?
2:5 3
91. If12a+6b=54, what is the average of a
2.25 4.5 6 Data insufficient
92. In a certain code, "All The Best" is written as 534; "Best ofLuck" is written as 675; "The Good Luck" is written as 478. In this code "Good" would be written as:
8 6 5
93. India's first war of Independence (related to Meerut mutiny) was in:
1835 1857 1892 1905
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94. The chemical reaction between cement and water is:
Hydration Chlorination Calcination None of these
95. Intensity of earthquake is measured in
Barometer scale Pyrometer scale Tachometer scale Richter scale
96. Loudness of noise is measured in­
Richter Tesla Decibels Hertz
97. The sum of first n odd natural numbers is:
n2
98. Two bulbs are rated 100W, 220 Veach. If these bulbs are connected in series to the mains supply, 220 the total power consumed by both the bulbs would be­
25 Watts 50 Watts 100 Watts 200 Watts
99. A man said to a lady "Rishi's mother is the only child ofyour father". How is the lady
related to Rishi?

Mother Sister Wife Daughter
100. Find the value of: 3 0.03 0.003 0.0003
12 3.0333 3.3333 6.0333
101. In a car race course, the race starts in North East direction. The road starts curving in a
circular path after 5 Km. After 3/4 th ofthe circle the road is straight. In which direction
would the cars be running on this straight road?

North west South west South east Insufficient data

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102. 2 is equal to:
22 21 Z-2 2-1
103. Government stipulates limit of concentration of sulphur dioxide in ambient air at 50 units. The unit is:
glcc mg/litre mg/m3

104. Value ofn (approx. value 3.14) is:

Terminating decimal Recurring decimal


Non-terminating non-repeating decimal Indeterminate


105. An interpretation of the Indian Constitution is based on the spirit of the­
Fundarnental Fundamental duties Preamble Directive principles rights
106. Arya samaj was founded by­
Raja Ram Mohan Gopal Krishna Swami Dayanand Anne Besant Roy Gokhale Saraswati
107. Toaster and electric iron, that are commonly used electrical appliances are mainly­
Inductive load Capacitive load Resistive load None of these
108. The fidelity of a radio receiver relates to­
Reproduction of Detection of carrier Tuning of radio None of these
a. f waves waves waves
109. Which of these devices performs the function of both input device and output device for a computer?
Joy Stick Mouse Modem Printer
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110. What is the boiling point ofwater in Kelvin Scale?
100K 273K 373K (D)300K
111. Which planet has hot turbulent atmosphere dominated by carbon-di-oxide?
Venus Mars Jupiter Neptune
112. In the case of a uniformly distributed load on a simply supported beam, the bending moment diagram would be­
unllorm load of WiL
1 4
113. What is the common property between LiAlH4, Sodium amalgam and NaBH4?

They are used in removing slag from molten They are used in manufacturing esters metals


They are reducing agents They are coated on welding electrodes


114. Which of the following tissues transports water and minerals from roots to other parts of the plant?
PWoem Vessel Sieve tube Xylem
115. A, Band C can do a piece ofwork in 12, 15 and 20 days respectively. How long will they take to finish the work together?
10 days 5 days 8 days 12 days
116. Which of the following logic gates is a universal gate i.e. its combinations can be used to construct the logic of any other logic gate?
OR AND NAND NOT
117. Out of the following, which is NOT a type ofwelding?

AC Arc DC Arc


MIG All of these are different types of welclings


118. A software user interface feature that allows the user to view something very similar to the end result while the document is being created is called­
Format creator Format fidelity WYSIWYG WYGIWYS
119. Lufthansa Airlines is from which country?
USA Malaysia Germany Russia
120. Consider the following truth table in Boolean Algebra. Which of the four options D represent the
x y A B C 0
0 0 0 ·0 1 1
0 1. 1 0 0
1 0 0 t 1 0
1 1 1 1 1


function xy
A C D
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121. The famous queen Chand Bibi who fought against Akbar, defended the city of
Berar Ahmad nagar Golconda Mysore
122. Acid rain is caused by:
CO COz SOz Oz SOz NOz NOz Oz
123. A hardened steel file is used for removing metal or giving good finish to metals. Arrange the files in the increasing order of smoothness.

Rough file Bastard file Second cut file Smooth file


1 4 1,2


124. The terms Cope, Drag and Core are associated with­
Transformers Castings Laminar flow of Stellar evolution liquid
125. Efficiency of Carnot cycle is:
1-Q1 1_T1
Ql +Qz Tz


126. In potable water, the dissolved oxygen is stipulated as­
<6f1g/1 >6f1g/l <6mg/l >6mg/l
127. In the context of action of medicines on human body,match the following:
1. Receptors a. Catalysts
2. Enzymes b. Neurologicalty' active
3. Tranquilizers. c. Proteins

3-b 3-b 3-c 3-c
128. What is the common between Rockwell, Brinell and Shore? They pertain to­
Surface fInish Heat treatment Metal turning Hardness
129. Assume that a 1 ton air conditioner is required to cool a room of size x x 14'. How many 1 tonACs would be required for a hall of size of24' x of the same roof height as that of the previous room?
W2
130. Which of these rocks would have alumina as their main component?
Siliceous Argillaceous Calcareous Igneous
131. Average Albedo (overall) of the Earth is:
5x106 5 X 107 candela/day 30 to 35% 60 to 65% candela/day
132. Which of the Current -Voltage graphs represents a p-n junction diode
characteristics?

Jv

133. The illumination of a beam oflight due to scattering on collision with particles suspended in a fluid, is called:
Raman effect Tyndall effect Snell's effect Huygens effect



134. Match the following­
1. Nickel a. Radiator, Water coolingsystem
2. Brass b. Bearings, Gears, Propellers
3. Bronze c. Hard, Corrosion resistant and used in platingon steel

3-c 3-c 3-b 3-b
135. Conservation of energy corresponds to which law of thermodynamics?
Zeroth law First law Second law Third law
136. Glycerol can be represented by chemical formula:
CzHsOz C3 H 70H H sOH

137. Raja Ravi Vanna was famous for:
His struggle Music Singing Paintings Hindu reforms against the British
138. A technique of anonymous communication over a computer network using encryption of messages and splitting between the nodes, is called­
Spice touting Onion routing Cabbage routing Flower routing
139. In September 2014, which state was affected by flood?
Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Jammu Kashmir
140. Find the next number in the series. 33,34,32,35,31,36,
30 37 38 29
141. The first Indian railway train journey between Bombay and Thane was in the year­
1857 1853 1818 1854
142. No Go Ring Gauge will have diameter based on__diameter of the component.
Minimum Maximum tolerance Nominal diameter Average diameter tolerance diameter diameter
143. Which ofthese is NOT an Operating System?
Android iOS Linux Power point
144. In our house when we switch on heavy load appliances, we notice that there is slight dip in the glow of the bulb that was already switched on. This is due to­

Heavy cunent drawn by heavy load Additional resistance added to the circuit


Resistance of electrical wiring Resistance of part of the circuit decreasing from infinity to a positive value


145. The process of 'Upsetting' pertains to­
Casting Forging Turning Milling
146. A person puts 1 grain of rice in the first square of a chess board. In the subsequent squares, he puts twice that of the previous square. How many grains would he need to put on all the
squares of the chess board?
64! 264_1
147. EI Nino effect is:

Development of low pressure areas in south east Asian region


Prolonged warming in the Pacific Ocean surface area



263


Reduction in ice caps resulting in variation in insolation absorption 1.Jj


Sustained tornados in the eastern coast of N



North America CD
CIl 0..
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148. Consider that two solid bodies A and B are touching each other and transmitting heat through conduction. In the graph below, OX represents the first body and XY represents the second body.
State True or False(F).
T3
l)Temperature gradient is more in A than in B
T2
2)The heat flow is determined by Fourier's law Area under the curve represents heat dissipation rate.
o
x y
T F T T
149. Pla(A) nts get water tViscosity hrough roots because of: Elasticity Gravity Surface tension

150. The linkage of atoms of the same elements into longer chains is called:
Sublimation Catenation Affiliation Linkage

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