Q: Action taken after maintenance actions to verify that the item is able to perform the required function is known as
(a)Fault diagnosis
(b)Turnaround maintenance
(c)Function check-out
(d)Modification
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Q: Consider the following statements regarding maintenance of machineries: 1. Corrective maintenance actions are maintenance activities that are carried out after a failure has occurred. 2. Corrective maintenance must be initiated immediately to restore critical systems to their functional state or can be deferred to a more convenient timing if the failure is not critical and does not need immediate action. 3. Preventive maintenance must be initiated immediately to restore critical systems to their functional state or can be deferred to a more convenient timing if the failure is not critical and does not need immediate action. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)2 only
(c)1 only
(d)1 and 3
Q: Which one of the following technologies is used to monitor the condition of an object and to decide on maintenance based on the condition?
(a)Information and Communication Technology
(b)Sensor Technology
(c)Transit Technology
(d)Risk based Technology
Q: Which one of the following types of programming languages is NOT used to develop the large contents dynamically for server side scripts?
(a)PHP (Hypertext Pre-processor)
(b)Java Server Pages (JSP)
(c)Active Server Page (ASP)
(d)HTML
Q: Consider the following elements regarding quality characteristics: 1. Physical 2. Sensory 3. Time based Which of the above elements are correct?
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: Consider the following statements regarding reverence: 1. Reverence is the feeling of acceptance for excellence. 2. If someone has achieved the state of excellence, we naturally have an acceptance for such a person. This feeling of acceptance for excellence is called reverence. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Neither 1 nor 2
(d)Both 1 and 2
Q: The square root of the complex number 5 + 12i will be
(a)3 + 2i, –3 – 2i
(b)2 – 3i, –2 – 3i
(c)3 – 2i, 3 + 2i
(d)2 + 3i, 2 – 3i
Q: About 80% of the failures of mechanical components are due to which one of the following failure resulting from the fluctuating stresses?
(a)Shear failure
(b)Fatigue failure
(c)Dynamic load failure
(d)Normal shear failure
Q: A plane oblique to axis and making same angle with axis as elements do is called
(a)Circle
(b)Ellipse
(c)Parabola
(d)Hyperbola
Q: Which one of the following management functions is correct during the preproduction phase?
(a)Organize
(b)Control
(c)Plan
(d)Staff
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?
(a)Total float
(b)Independent float
(c)Free float
(d)Slack
Q: If the nominal rate of interest is 12% and is compounded quarterly, the effective rate of interest will be
(a)10·6% per annum
(b)12·6% per annum
(c)14·4% per annum
(d)16·4% per annum
Q: Which one of the following attack methods is originally developed as a rapid method to conduct many different IP-based DoS attacks?
(a)Nestea
(b)Packet storms
(c)Teardrop
(d)Targa
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?
(a)Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
(b)Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I)
(c)Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
(d)Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Q: Study the given information carefully and answer the question: There are seven books, one each of Psychology, Hindi, English, Sociology, Economics, Education and Accountancy lying on a table one above the other. Sociology is on the top of all books. Accountancy is immediately below Education which is immediate below Sociology. Economics is immediately above Psychology but not in the middle. Hindi is immediately below Psychology. Which three books are between Accountancy and Hindi?
(a)English, Economics and Psychology
(b)Economics, Psychology and Education
(c)Economics, Psychology and Hindi
(d)Cannot be determined
Q: Which one of the following features is/are used when a website is complex, consisting of many pages produced by multiple authors working for the same company, often desirable to have a way to prevent a different page from having a different appearance?
(a)Checkbox
(b)Style sheets
(c)Table
(d)Forms
Q: Which one of the following interfaces is used to allow web servers to talk to back-end programs and scripts that can accept input and generate HTML pages in response?
(a)Application Programming Interface
(b)User Interface
(c)Application Interface Marker
(d)Common Gateway Interface
Q: Which of the following Acts is required for the commercial emailers in sending out messages that advertise a commercial product or service?
(a)Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act
(b)Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
(c)Communications Act of 1934
(d)Communications Decency Act
Q: If a utilitarian approach requires that we maximize well-being, how should we go about determining the criteria we should use in seeking this maximization? One approach that has appeal from the engineering perspective is CBA, which holds that the course of action that produces the greatest benefit or utility relative to cost should be chosen. What is the full form of the term CBA?
(a)Cost Benefit Approach
(b)Competitive Benefit Approach
(c)Competitive Benefit Analysis
(d)Cost Benefit Analysis
Q: Consider the following statements regarding cast iron: 1. Gray cast irons can be classified depending on the shape of graphite that may be present in the form of either flakes or globules. 2. A class of cast iron known as Malleable obtained by treating molten metal by calcium silicide. 3. Meehanite cast irons have graphite nodules but are produced by heat treating white cast irons. Which of the above statements are NOT correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)1 and 3 only
(c)2 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: Which one of the following is used for pyramids and cones in which the true length of the slant edge or the generator is used as radius?
(a)Parallel-line development
(b)Radial-line development
(c)Triangulation development
(d)Approximate method
Q: These days V-CIP is simple, safe and secure. You can complete your V-CIP from wherever you are in India; you only need your PAN card and Aadhaar card. Then, what is the full form of the term 'V-CIP'?
(a)Venture Capital Identification Process
(b)Venture Capital Investment Process
(c)Voice based Customer Identification Process
(d)Video based Customer Identification Process
Q: Which one of the following scientists called entropy time arrow?
(a)Thomas Young
(b)Arthur Eddington
(c)Max Planck
(d)Thompson
Q: Consider the following statements: The strategy is to assign extra time at critical moments in the project; buffers are added to: 1. activities with no risk. 2. merge activities that are prone to delays due to one or more preceding activities being late. 3. non-critical activities to reduce the likelihood that they will create another critical path. 4. activities that require scarce resources to ensure that the resources are available when needed. Which of the above statements are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3 only
(b)1, 2 and 4 only
(c)2, 3 and 4 only
(d)1, 3 and 4 only
Q: What is the approximate effective throughput, if user wants to fetch a 1-MB file across a 1-Gbps network with a round-trip time of 100 ms?
(a)50·1 Mbps
(b)74·1 Mbps
(c)84·1 Mbps
(d)90·1 Mbps
Q: The soccer club is putting together a mural using lightly colored transparent paper. This paper then is cut into squares of different sizes that are placed next to each other to make the designs for the mural. Of course, the club wants to save money, so its members are trying to buy the minimum number of sheets of colored paper. Below is one of the designs they are going to use. What is the minimum number of squares they will need to make this design ?
(a)4
(b)5
(c)6
(d)7
Q: Statement (I): The machine shop produces parts machined from stock material and finishes castings, forgings, etc., requiring machined surfaces. Statement (II): In machine shops, machining operations remove metal, either to make a smoother and more accurate surface, as by planing, facing, milling, etc., or to produce a surface previously existing, as by drilling, punching, etc.
(a)Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
(b)Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I)
(c)Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
(d)Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Q: Which one of the following is NOT a classification of microscopic diffusion?
(a)Inter-diffusion
(b)Vacancy diffusion
(c)Surface diffusion
(d)Lattice diffusion
Q: Many bulk polymers that are crystallized from a melt, are semi-crystalline and form which one of the following structures?
(a)Spherolite structure
(b)Spherelite structure
(c)Spherulite structure
(d)Spherilite structure
Q: Which one of the following is NOT Davis' eight moral tests?
(a)Harm test
(b)Acceptability test
(c)Virtue test
(d)Professional test
Q: At the baseball game, Henry was sitting in seat 253. Marla was sitting to the right of Henry in seat 254. In the seat to the left of Henry was George. Inez was sitting to the left of George. Which seat is Inez sitting in?
(a)251
(b)254
(c)255
(d)256
Q: The value of ∫₀² (3x / √(2x² + 1)) dx is (take positive values of square roots only)
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q: Which philosopher suggested Wisdom, Courage, Temperance and Justice as four 'cardinal virtues' ?
(a)Aristotle
(b)Aquinas
(c)Socrates
(d)Plato
Q: Mary introduces Jack as the son of the only daughter of my father’s wife. How is Jack related to Mary?
(a)Brother
(b)Son
(c)Husband
(d)Father
Q: On a multi-view drawing a visible or invisible line represents the following: 1. Intersection of two surfaces 2. Edge view of a surface 3. Limiting elements of a surface Which of the above points are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: What is TADF?
(a)Technology Acquired Desired Firm
(b)Technologically Advanced Direct Fund
(c)Technologically Accomplished Direct Fund
(d)Technology Acquisition and Development Fund
Q: Ten years ago father was 12 times as old as his son and after 10 years father will be 2 times older than his son. The present ages of father and son respectively are
(a)32 years and 14 years
(b)34 years and 14 years
(c)32 years and 12 years
(d)34 years and 12 years
Q: Consider the rectangle ABCD with DE = 1⁄3 DC in the figure. When the area of the triangle ADE is 20 cm², the area of the rectangle ABCD will be
(a)60 cm²
(b)80 cm²
(c)100 cm²
(d)120 cm²
Q: Four metal rods of lengths 78 cm, 104 cm, 117 cm and 169 cm are to be cut into parts of equal length. Each part must be as long as possible. The maximum number of pieces that can be cut will be
(a)27
(b)36
(c)43
(d)52
Q: Which one of the following risks can be reduced by investing in projects or acquiring other firms that have a negative correlation with the earnings of the firm?
(a)Investment risk
(b)Business risk
(c)Financial risk
(d)Portfolio risk
Q: If the nominal rate of interest is 12 % and is compounded quarterly, the effective rate of interest per annum will be nearly
(a)10·8 %
(b)12·6 %
(c)14·4 %
(d)16·2 %
Q: A cybernetic control system that acts to reduce deviations from standard is called
(a)a negative feedback loop
(b)a positive feedback loop
(c)a closed loop
(d)an open loop
Q: Which one of the following is not the skill needed in the workplace of the future for inventive thinking using information and communication technology in education?
(a)Adaptability
(b)Responsibility
(c)Curiosity and creativity
(d)Risk-taking
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