1. Combine the following sentences using an appropriate form of the verb given:
The leader as well as his brothers __________ to the same tribe.

A. belong B. belongs

Answer: Option (B)
2. The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of __________ environmental pollution which is going on at an incredibly rapid pace.

A. splendid B. gigantic C. colossal D. inhuman

Answer: Option (C)
3. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Traduce

A. presuppose B. deduce C. laud D. laud

Answer: Option (C)
Directions (4 -6). Language is a wonderful gift given to man. No animal possesses this gift, but they have their own way of expressing themselves. When a rabbit sees an enemy it runs away into its hole. Its tail, which is white, bobs up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see it and they run too. They know that there is a danger. When a cobra is angry, it raises its hood and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to the hive. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a kind of dance in the air. Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks when a stranger comes near.
Answer the following questions briefly:
4. What is the wonderful gift given to man?
Answer: The gift of language.
5. How is man different from other animals?
Answer: The man has the gift of speech.
6. How does the rabbit give a signal of danger to other rabbits?
Answer: It bobs its tail up and down as it runs.
7. The earth is at present in great danger of becoming uninhabitable because of __________ environmental pollution which is going on at an incredibly rapid pace.

A. splendid B. gigantic C. colossal D. inhuman

Answer: Option (C)
8. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Mephitic

A. healthy B. rural C. honest D. simple

Answer: Option (A)
9. One summer afternoon (A)/ the queen and her maid (B)/ set out for a stroll (C)/ in the palace gardens (D)/ No error (E)
Answer: Option (E)
10. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order:
Facebook said on Monday (A) It was publishing its privacy principles (B) To help users control who has access to their information, (C) For the first time and rolling out educational videos (D) As it prepares for the start of a tough new EU data protection law.

1. BDCA 2. ABDC 3. ACBD 4. CDBA

Answer: Option (C)

1. When converting 7,000 nA to microamperes, the result is

A. 0.007 µA B. 0.7 µA C. 700 µA D. 7 µA

Answer: Option (D)
2. The formula to find I when the values of V and R are known is

A. I = VR B. I = R/V C. V = IR D. I = V/R

Answer: Option (D)
3. A 5 mH, a 4.3 mH, and a 0.6 mH inductor are connected in parallel. The total inductance is

A. 9.9 mH B. greater than 5 mH C. less than 0.6 mH D. 9.9 mH or greater than 5 mH

Answer: Option (C)
4. In applying the superposition theorem,

A. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their internal impedance B. all sources are considered independently C. all sources are considered simultaneously D. the sources are considered one at a time with all others replaced by their internal resistance

Answer: Option (A)
5. In a -connected source feeding a Y-connected load,

A. each phase voltage equals the difference of the corresponding load voltages B. each phase voltage equals the corresponding load voltage C. each phase voltage is one-third the corresponding load voltage D. each phase voltage is 60° out of phase with the corresponding load voltage

Answer: Option (A)
6. In 0.025 W, there are

A. 25 kW B. 0.00025 mW C. 25 mW D. 2,500 µW

Answer: Option (C)
7. The induced voltage across a coil with 250 turns that is located in a magnetic field that is changing at a rate of 8 Wb/s is

A. 1,000 V B. 2,000 V C. 31.25 V D. 3,125 V

Answer: Option (B)
8. The turns ratio required to match an 80 source to a 320 load is

A. 80 B. 20 C. 4 D. 2

Answer: Option (D)
9. The minimum resistance value for a blue, gray, red, silver resistor is

A. 612 B. 6,120 C. 6,800 D. 6,460

Answer: Option (B)
10. A 680 load resistor, RL, is connected across a constant current source of 1.2 A. The internal source resistance, RS, is 12 k. The load current, RL, is

A. 0 A B. 1.2 A C. 114 mA D. 1.14 A

Answer: Option (D)

1. Pick up the polymineralic rock from the following:

A. Quartz sand B. Pure gypsum C. Magnesite D. Granite E. None of these

Answer: Option (D)
2. The intercept of a staff

A. is maximum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight. B. is minimum if the staff is held truly normal to the line of sight. C. decreases if the staff is tilted away from normal D. increases if the staff is tilted towards normal

Answer: Option (B)
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. The rise of the ground surface due to frost action is called frost heave. B. The freezing of water is accompained by a volume increase of 9%. C. Below freezing point, higher soil suction develops. D. The magnitude of frost heave decreases as the degree of saturation of soil decreases E. All the above

Answer: Option (E)
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. For thin structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water cement ratio should be 0.45 B. For mass concrete structures subjected to wetting and drying, the water ratio should be 0.55 C. For thin structures which remain continuously under water, the water-cement ratio by weight should be 0.55 D. For massive concrete structures which remain continuously under water, the water cement ratio by weight should be 0.65 E. All the above.

Answer: Option (E)
5. The rate of accumulation of sludge in septic tanks is recommended as

A. 30 litres/person/year B. 25 litres/person/year C. 30 litres/person/month D. 25 litres/person/month

Answer: Option (A)
6. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

A. Side walls of a venturi head flume are splayed out from the end of the throat at 1 : 10 for a length of 4.5 m B. Length of side walls should be such that the width of the flume is made equal to 2/3rd the bed width of the distributary C. Once the width of the flume becomes 2/3rd of the width of the distributary, the splayed walls are increased to 1 in 3 to get full bed width D. None of these

Answer: Option (D)
7. Charles Vignoles invented the flat-footed rails in

A. 1814 B. 1836 C. 1846 D. 1856 E. 1873

Answer: Option (B)
8. Frederick W. Taylor introduced a system of working known as

A. line organisation B. line and staff organisation C. functional organisation D. effective organisation

Answer: Option (C)
9. Pick up the important characteristic of a target which facilitates its identification from the following:

A. spectral variation B. spatial variation C. temporal variation D. polarisation variation E. All of these

Answer: Option (E)
10. The foundation in which a cantilever beam is provided to join two footings is known as

A. strip footing B. strap footing C. combined footing D. raft footing E. none of these

Answer: Option (B)

1. Who took oath as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan on 18th January 2019?

A. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa B. Justice Rasheed Ahmed Khan C. Justice Areef Sheikh D. Justice Mohammed Rafeeq

Answer: Option (A)
2. ____ was appointed the Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, on 17th January 2019?

A. Justice Murali Kumar B. Justice Ramji Desai C. Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy D. Justice Siva Krishna

Answer: Option (C)
3. Name the first Hindu lawmaker in the United States Congress, who is running for the White House in 2020?

A. Surya Devarakonda B. Susheela Patil C. Tulsi Gabbard D. Raveendra Chatterjee

Answer: Option (C)
4. Which country launched the Epsilon – 4 rocket carrying 7 satellites developed by private sector companies and Universities, on 18th January 2019?

A. China B. Unites States of America C. Japan D. South Korea

Answer: Option (C)
5. Indian Navy inducted two Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) to boost coastal security, for Sagar Prahari Bal unit of the Navy, on 18th January 2019, in ____?

A. Cuttack, Odisha B. Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu C. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh D. Kochi, Kerala

Answer: Option (B)
6. 2018 was the ____ warmest year in India since 1901, as per the ‘Climate of India during 2018’ report by India Meteorological Department (IMD)?

A. 3rd B. 4th C. 5th D. 6th

Answer: Option (D)
7. Which country became the first Visiting cricket team to win bilateral series across the three formats against Australia in Australian soil, on 18th January 2019?

A. Bangladesh B. India C. New Zealand D. England

Answer: Option (B)
8. Who will lead the 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for the season opener tournament in Spain starting 26 January 2019?

A. Pinky Rani B. Savita C. Rani Rampal D. Sujita Ravi

Answer: Option (C)
9. Which cricketer became the first Indian and the first Asian batsman to score two double centuries after turning 40 in first-class cricket, on 17th January 2019?

A. Rajath Seth B. Wasim Jaffer C. Munnah Jalal D. Rakesh Jain

Answer: Option (B)
10. Mary Oliver died at her residence in Florida, United States, on 17th January 2019. She was a _____?

A. Educationist B. Poet C. Politician D. Athlete

Answer: Option (B)