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100 questions • General Studies & Engineering Aptitude
Q: Which one of the following is the advantage of an 'equity capital'?
Q: Which one of the following branch of economics is focusing on improving fiscal, economic and social conditions in developing (low income) countries?
Q: Which one of the following is correct with respect to the Industrial Relations Bill?
Q: What is PPP in sustainable agricultural sector?
Q: Which one of the following is an effort to get to the next stage of creating a pan-India electronic portal, which networks the existing APMC mandis by creating a national market for agricultural commodities?
Q: Which one of the following Yojanas replaces two schemes – National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS), 1999 as well as the Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS), 2010 – by incorporating the best features of all these schemes while removing the previous shortcomings and weaknesses?
Q: Which one of the following is not the principle of India’s Foreign Policy for Panchsheel?
Q: Government’s strategy in respect of public expenditure and revenue can have significant impact on the business is called
Q: Which of the following arguments advanced in favour of labour-intensive techniques? 1. In underdeveloped countries there is an acute shortage of capital and entrepreneurial resources 2. There is considerable saving in foreign exchange 3. These techniques quickly increase the supply of consumable goods and obviate the danger of inflation 4. More employment will be offered to the labour force in the long run
Q: Which of the following features regarding ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’ are correct? 1. Unique labour identification number (LIN) will be allotted to units to facilitate online registration 2. Mandatory uploading of inspection reports within 72 hours by labour inspectors 3. Timely redressal of grievances will be ensured with the help of the portal
Q: Three pipes A, B and C can fill a tank in 6 hours. When the tank was empty, all the three pipes were turned on and they worked together for 2 hours; at that instant, pipe C was closed and the pipes A and B continued to work to fill the tank. It took a total of 7 hours from start to fill the tank this way. If pipe C alone is working from the start, the time it takes will be
Q: The given number of letters skipped increase in the order of 2, 4, 6, 8, …. Which of the following series observes the rule given?
Q: The weight of 3 mangoes and 2 apples is 255 grams. The weight of 2 mangoes and 3 apples is 285 grams. Each mango weighs the same and each apple weighs the same. The combined weight of 1 mango and 1 apple will be
Q: A builder decided to build a farmhouse in 40 days. He employed 100 men in the beginning and 100 more after 35 days and completed the construction in the stipulated time. If he had not employed additional men, how many days behind the schedule the construction would have been finished?
Q: Two trains 120 m and 80 m length are running in opposite direction with velocities 42 km/hour and 30 km/hour respectively. To cross each other completely, the time taken will be
Q: One student gets 20% of marks in an examination and fails by 30 marks. Another student secures 32% of marks and gets 42% marks more than that required to pass. The percentage of marks required to pass in that examination will be
Q: A concrete post, planted vertically in a lake is seen with its top 7 m projecting above the water surface. If its 1/3, 1/4 and 1/8 parts of the length are in water, mud and sand respectively, the length of the post will be
Q: The value of a machine depreciates every year by 5%. If the present value of the machine be ₹100,000, its value after 3 years will be nearly
Q: A construction work is to be completed in 46 days by 117 men at work, 8 hours being the working period per day. After 33 days, it is found that only 3⁄4 of the work is completed. If the working time is increased to 9 hours/day, the number of additional men required to complete the work in 46 days period will be
Q: A man spends 2⁄5 of his salary on groceries and 3⁄10 of the remaining on his clothes. If he saves ₹10,500, his monthly salary will be
Q: In a triangle ABC, if the values of a = 3, b = 4 and sin A = 3⁄4, then the angle ∠B will be
Q: In an area of an ellipse, if one percent error is made in measuring the major and minor axis, the percentage error will be
Q: Consider the following equation: R = a(1 – cos θ) The volume of the solid generated by the revolution of the cardioid about the initial line will be
Q: In how many ways can 5 prizes be distributed among 4 candidates when every candidate can take one or more prizes?
Q: Consider the following equation: (x + y + 1) dx + (2x + 2y + 3) dy = 0 Solving the equation will be where: u is (x + y + 1)
Q: If 8 children and 8 men complete certain job in 6 days and if each child takes twice the time taken by a man to finish the same work, in how many days 8 men will finish the same work?
Q: Consider the following matrix: A = [ -2 2 -3 ; 2 1 -6 ; -1 -2 0 ] The Eigen values are
Q: If at a get-together 22 people shake their hands with each other, how many handshakes will take place in all?
Q: If 𝐯⃗ = (xyz) î + (3x²y) ĵ + (xz² – y²z) k̂, the value of divergence of 𝐯⃗ at point (2, –1, 1) will be
Q: The square root of the complex number 5 + 12i will be
Q: About 80% of the failures of mechanical components are due to which one of the following failure resulting from the fluctuating stresses?
Q: Consider the following steps regarding basic procedure of design of machine element: 1. Select suitable material for element 2. Specify functions of elements 3. Determine failure mode of element 4. Determine forces acting on element What is the correct sequence of these steps?
Q: A plane oblique to axis and making same angle with axis as elements do is called
Q: Which of the following projections is not a type of parallel projection?
Q: When the receding lines are drawn to full size scale and the projectors inclined at an angle of 30° or 45° or 60° to the plane of projection, such oblique projection is known as
Q: When an observer looks towards an object from infinity, the lines of sights (projectors) will be parallel to each other and inclined to the plane of projection. The resulting projection is known as
Q: Which one of the following systems is recommended in general rules for dimensioning?
Q: Any safety programme will be ineffective if any attempt is made to control accidents without first creating 1. Proper safety philosophy 2. Teaching safety principles 3. Eliminating mis-conceptions about the causes of accidents
Q: The Mechanical Engineering designer’s problem is to attempt to minimize the factors that affect the fatigue life; these are 1. Electrolyte concentration 2. Temperature 3. Fluid flow rate around specimen
Q: Which of the following statements are correct with respect to mechanical design categories? 1. Failure of the part would endanger human life, or the part is made in extremely large quantities; consequently, an elaborate testing program is justified during design 2. The part is made in less quantities that a moderate series of tests is feasible 3. The part is made in such small quantities that testing is not justified at all; or the design must be completed so rapidly that there is not enough time for testing
Q: Which one of the following management functions is correct during the preproduction phase?
Q: Which one of the following charts is used in the control charts for monitoring service quality characteristics for number of daily customer complaints in a hotel?
Q: The reliability number in sampling process is
Q: Which of the following are the noise factors for the experiment on the ‘Elastomeric Connector’? 1. Conditioning time 2. Interference 3. Conditioning temperature 4. Connector wall thickness
Q: Which of the following are the internal factors that influence customer perception of service quality? 1. Knowledge explosion 2. Annual and quarterly reports 3. Social values and changes in lifestyle 4. Increase consumer participation in service delivery through motivated employees
Q: Which one of the following statements is correct regarding TQM?
Q: Which of the following are the core steps of ‘Six Sigma’ methodology?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct UCL for central limits of non-conforming units with constant or variable sample size in control charts for attributes?
Q: Which one of the following relation is correct for np regarding quality control?
Q: Nitrate when present in excess in drinking water causes
Q: Microorganisms which can produce organic matter to some extent through oxidation of certain chemicals in the absence of sunlight are known as
Q: The downstream concentration CI in a mathematical model of simple water quality mixing with respect to EIA methodologies is
Q: The available wind power Pa in an aero-turbine is
Q: ‘Algal Bloom’ is, when unusually large concentrations of
Q: The correct sequence of the components of biological diversity or biodiversity in the hierarchy of ecosystem is
Q: The geometrical shape or form of the smoke coming out of a chimney is called
Q: A situation when there is a prolonged period of inadequate rain fall, marked with erratic distribution of the same over time and space, is called
Q: The process of converting the solid wastes—sewage sludge, domestic and agricultural wastes into compost manure is called
Q: A mass movement in which material moves along a curved surface of rupture (slow or moderately rapid movement of a coherent body of rock) is called
Q: A layout which is designed in such a way that the entire process of receiving raw materials, processing and the outward movement of the finished goods takes place smoothly and efficiently is called
Q: Which one of the following phases is predominantly a testing and final standardization effort so that operations can begin in project management?
Q: Which one of the following float of an activity is the spare time available for that activity, if that activity is started as late as possible and is finished as early as possible?
Q: If the nominal rate of interest is 12% and is compounded quarterly, the effective rate of interest will be
Q: Which one of the following approaches is available to estimate the rate of returns required by the equity shareholder?
Q: An assessment of comparative strength and weaknesses of a business firm in relation of competitions on one hand and the environmental opportunities and threats which a firm may be exposed to face is carried through
Q: Which of the following is not considered as fundamental dimension of project plans?
Q: The shadow price of a unit of foreign exchange is (a) Σᵢ=1ⁿ Fᵢ Qᵢ Pᵢ (b) Σᵢ=1ⁿ Fᵢ + Qᵢ + Pᵢ (c) Σᵢ=1ⁿ Fᵢ + Qᵢ − Pᵢ (d) Σᵢ=1ⁿ Fᵢ − Qᵢ + Pᵢ where: Pᵢ is domestic market-clearing price of commodity i Qᵢ is quantity of commodity i bought with one unit foreign exchange Fᵢ is fraction of foreign exchange, at margin spent on importing commodity
Q: An Income Elasticity of Demand eᵢ is (a) (Q₂ − Q₁)/(I₂ − I₁) × (I₂ + I₁)/(Q₂ + Q₁) (b) (Q₂ + Q₁)/(I₂ − I₁) × (I₂ + I₁)/(Q₂ + Q₁) (c) (Q₂ − Q₁)/(I₂ + I₁) × (I₂ − I₁)/(Q₂ + Q₁) (d) (Q₂ − Q₁)/(I₂ + I₁) × (I₂ + I₁)/(Q₂ + Q₁) where: Q₁ is quantity demanded in the base year Q₂ is quantity demanded in the following year I₁ is income level in the base year I₂ is income level in the following year
Q: Consider the following data: Atomic radius of copper = 1·278 Å, A_W = 63·54, N_c = 4, N_A = 6·023 × 10²³ The density of the copper will be nearly
Q: The Knoop’s Hardness Number (KHN) is
Q: Ceramic raw materials are joined using a binder that does not require firing or sintering in a process called
Q: For many alloy systems at specific temperature, a maximum concentration of solute atoms that dissolve in the solvent to form a solid solution is
Q: The long chain molecules are randomly oriented in
Q: In which one of the following dislocations, an extra portion of a plane of atoms or half plane, the edge of which terminates within the crystal?
Q: The bond that is formed between water molecules due to attraction between the positively-charged hydrogen end of a molecule and the negatively-charged oxygen end of another molecule is called
Q: The capacity of a material to absorb energy when it is deformed elastically and then, upon unloading, to have this energy recovered is called
Q: A specimen of steel having an original diameter of 12·8 mm is tensile tested to fracture and found to have engineering fracture strength σ_f of 460 MPa. If its cross-sectional diameter at fracture is 10·7 mm, the ductility in terms of percent reduction in area will be
Q: External companies are enabled to view some of a particular company’s information and such sharing of information is known as
Q: A system or group of systems that enforces an access control policy between a trusted network and an untrusted network is called
Q: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of e-Governance evolution model?
Q: Which one of the following attack methods is originally developed as a rapid method to conduct many different IP-based DoS attacks?
Q: A special server-side programs that acts between the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP server and other local resources such as databases is
Q: Which of the following log files records failed logins in UNIX Operating System?
Q: What is the time to perform search, insert, and delete operations in the average case as well as the worst case by using AVL tree?
Q: Which one of the following digital investigation models is based on the 'Zachman Framework' and was created to assist with the design, development and management of enterprise IT architecture?
Q: An equivocal forensic analysis is one in which the conclusions regarding the physical and digital evidence are
Q: Cross-site scripting is a general set of techniques whereby an attacker is able to
Q: An idea, a design, a manuscript, an invention, or a concept which will give rise to a useful product/application, is known as
Q: An engineering ethics is the study of
Q: Manufacturing, selling or transporting products (liquor and narcotics) that are prohibited by law, is called
Q: Moral statements are merely used to express emotions and to try to influence other people's behaviour but they are not supportable by valid moral reasons. This is termed as
Q: In order to ensure the confluence of good engineering, good business, and good ethics, it is essential for engineering and corporations, in their major dimensions, to be
Q: What is Teleological Approach?
Q: Self-respect, family happiness, comfortable life, professional growth and recognition are
Q: Yawning, sneezing, relaxing the body by bending backwards, snoring, spitting, such habits are to be avoided in front of others in a gathering. A person who is conscious of above habits is said to have
Q: A balance between good and bad consequences of an action, taking into account the consequences for everyone affected is known as
Q: Ethics that guides human conduct and sets out certain moral standard is called
Q: Statement (I): Explicit indicator is the methodology that should suggest specific and measurable indicators to be used to qualify impacts on the relevant environmental parameters. Statement (II): Magnitude is the methodology that should provide for the measurement of impact magnitude. Which one of the following is correct?
Q: Statement (I): A country which doubles its capital in ten years will have a higher output per unit of capital than a country which doubles it in twenty years. Statement (II): New investment and new technology go together. Which one of the following is correct?
Q: Statement (I): An evaluation and identification of sources, types and qualities of pollutants generated by different phases of project activity. Statement (II): In activity step model for environmental impact assessment studies, the detailed evaluation of existing ambient air quality, meteorological conditions and nuclear air quality existing in the project area. Which one of the following is correct?
