The question asks to identify the former Supreme Court judge appointed as the Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in May 2019. This is a factual question related to current affairs and appointments in India's legal and media regulatory bodies.
C) Arjan Kumar Sikri — Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, was appointed as the Chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) in May 2019. He succeeded Justice A.K. Patnaik.
The question asks to identify the name of the umbrella scheme launched by the Department of Science and Technology in 2014 to consolidate women-centric programs. This requires knowledge of specific government initiatives related to women in science and technology.
A) KIRAN — The Department of Science and Technology (DST) launched the "Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN)" scheme in 2014. This scheme was designed to bring all women-centric schemes and programs under one ambit, focusing on providing opportunities to women scientists and technologists.
The question asks about the meaning of the domain indicator (suffix) '.com' in a web address. This is a common knowledge question related to internet basics and domain name systems.
Correct Option: D) The '.com' domain indicator stands for 'commercial'. It was originally intended for commercial organizations and businesses, although its usage has become much broader over time.
To identify the number that does not belong to the series, we need to find the pattern or rule governing the sequence of numbers. Once the pattern is established, we can check each number to see if it conforms to the rule. The number that deviates from this pattern is the odd one out.
D) 44 is the number that does not belong to the series. If \(44\) were replaced by \(46\), the series would follow the pattern where each subsequent number is obtained by adding consecutive odd numbers starting from \(5\).
This problem involves substituting new meanings for mathematical operators and then evaluating the expression according to the order of operations (BODMAS/PEMDAS).
The original expression is \(2 - 1 \times 4 \div 4 + 2\).
Applying the changes:
So, the new expression is \(2 \times 1 - 4 + 4 \div 2\).
BODMAS/PEMDAS stands for Brackets/Parentheses, Orders/Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. Operations are performed from left to right within the same precedence level.
The expression is \(2 \times 1 - 4 + 4 \div 2\).
The final value of the expression is \(0\).
D) The calculated value of the expression after substituting the operators and following the order of operations is \(0\).
If x is less than y by 40%, then y exceeds x by:
66 \( \frac{1}{3} \) %
60%
33 \( \frac{1}{3} \) %
66\( \frac{2}{3} \) %
To solve this problem, we will first assume a value for 'y' to make calculations easier. Then, we will calculate 'x' based on the given percentage reduction. Finally, we will find by what percentage 'y' exceeds 'x' using the formula for percentage increase.
Assume a value for y: Let's assume \(y = 100\).
Calculate x: We are given that x is less than y by 40%. This means x is \(100\% - 40\% = 60\%\) of y.
\[ x = 60\% \text{ of } y \] \[ x = \frac{60}{100} \times 100 \] \[ x = 60 \]Find how much y exceeds x: Now we need to find by what percentage y exceeds x. The difference between y and x is:
\[ \text{Difference} = y - x = 100 - 60 = 40 \]To find the percentage by which y exceeds x, we compare this difference to x (the base value for comparison).
\[ \text{Percentage Exceeds} = \frac{\text{Difference}}{x} \times 100\% \] \[ \text{Percentage Exceeds} = \frac{40}{60} \times 100\% \] \[ \text{Percentage Exceeds} = \frac{2}{3} \times 100\% \] \[ \text{Percentage Exceeds} = \frac{200}{3}\% \] \[ \text{Percentage Exceeds} = 66 \frac{2}{3}\% \]Correct Option: D) 66 \( \frac{2}{3} \) %
To find the time taken for a train to pass a post, we need to consider the distance the train travels, which is equal to its own length. We are given the train's length and its speed. The key is to ensure that all units are consistent before performing calculations.
When a train passes a post (which is considered a point object with negligible length), the distance it needs to cover is equal to its own length.
\[ \text{Distance} (D) = \text{Length of the train} = 180 \text{ m} \]Since the distance is in meters, it's convenient to convert the speed from km/h to m/s. We know that 1 km/h = \(\frac{5}{18}\) m/s.
\[ S = 90 \text{ km/h} = 90 \times \frac{5}{18} \text{ m/s} \] \[ S = 5 \times 5 \text{ m/s} = 25 \text{ m/s} \]The relationship between distance, speed, and time is given by:
\[ \text{Time} (T) = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}} \]Substitute the values:
\[ T = \frac{180 \text{ m}}{25 \text{ m/s}} \] \[ T = 7.2 \text{ s} \]Correct Option: C) 7.2 s
The question asks to identify one of the newest nuclear power plants in India from the given options. This requires knowledge of the operational dates and current status of major nuclear power plants in India.
A) Kudankulam — The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant's first two units became operational in 2014 and 2016 respectively, making it one of the newest and largest nuclear power plants in India.
The question asks about the number of carbon atoms in a lactic acid molecule. To answer this, one needs to recall the chemical structure or formula of lactic acid.
D) Three-carbon molecule. Lactic acid (\( \text{CH}_3\text{CH(OH)COOH} \)) contains three carbon atoms.
The question asks to identify the relationship between the first two terms and apply the same relationship to find the missing term. The given analogy is "Haryana : Chandigarh : : Punjab : ?". We need to determine what Chandigarh represents for Haryana and then find the corresponding entity for Punjab.
Analyze the first pair: "Haryana : Chandigarh". Chandigarh is the capital city of the Indian state of Haryana.
Apply the same relationship to the second pair: "Punjab : ?". We need to find the capital city of the Indian state of Punjab.
Recall or identify the capital of Punjab. The capital city of Punjab is Chandigarh.
Therefore, the missing term is Chandigarh.
C) Chandigarh — Chandigarh serves as the capital city for both the Indian states of Haryana and Punjab. It is also a Union Territory.