Description : Which of the following is not a natural hazard? (A) Earthquake (B) Tsunami (C) Flash floods (D) Nuclear accident
Last Answer : (D) Nuclear accident
Description : Which of the following conditions is worst with regard to wake vortex turbulence? a. Lights winds near the surface b. Strong winds near the surface c. Marked vertical wind shear d. Marked atmospheric turbulence near the ground
Last Answer : a. Lights winds near the surface
Description : S and P waves are associated with (A) floods (B) wind energy (C) earthquakes (D) tidal energy
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : ‘Fanning’ smokestack plumes are observed when A. There is an inversion above the ground surface. B. There is unstable atmosphere. C. There is neutrally stable atmosphere. D. The stack height is below an inversion layer.
Last Answer : A. There is an inversion above the ground surface
Description : In general, wind speed of 10 –13 kph caused----? A. minor or no damage (Answer) B. considerable damage C. severe damage D. extreme damage
Last Answer : A. minor or no damage (Answer)
Description : Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans? (A) Earth quakes (B) Forest fires (C) Volcanic eruptions (D) Droughts and Floods
Last Answer : (D) Droughts and Floods
Description : Which of the natural hazards have big effect on Indian people each year? (A) Cyclones (B) Floods (C) Earthquakes (D) Landslides
Last Answer : (B) Floods
Description : Soils in the Mahanadi delta are less fertile than those in the Godavari delta because of: (A) erosion of top soils by annual floods (B) inundation of land by sea water (C) traditional agriculture practices (D) the derivation of alluvial soil from red-soil hinterland
Last Answer : Answer: A The Mahanadi was notorious for its devastating floods for much of recorded history. Thus it was called 'the sorrow of Orissa'. However the construction of the Hirakud Dam has greatly ... matter of great concern. Indiscriminate damming along the river has been cited as an obvious reason.
Description : What is wind? How are winds caused?
Last Answer : When air moves (or blows) then it’s called the wind. It caused by the temperature of the layer.
Description : Which of the following is/are acceptable reasons for the transfusion of red blood cells based on currently available data? A. Rapid, acute blood loss with unstable vital signs but no available ... increase wound healing. D. A hematocrit of 26% in an otherwise stable, asymptomatic patient.
Last Answer : Answer: AB DISCUSSION: Currently accepted guidelines for the transfusion of packed red blood cells include acute ongoing blood loss, as might occur in an injured patient, and the development of ... not be given based solely or predominantly on a numerical value such as a hematocrit of 28%
Description : 09. The rise, in water level, which occurs during the transformation of the unstable shooting flow to the stable streaming flow is called hydraulic jump. A) Yes B) No
Last Answer : A
Description : 'Lahar' is a natural disaster involving (A) eruption of large amount of material (B) strong winds (C) strong water waves (D) strong winds and water waves
Last Answer : (A) eruption of large amount of material
Description : These has been an increase in number of flash floods and also the duration of floods because of ……………….
Last Answer : Choose the correct option by identifying the correct correlation in the sentence: These has been an ... (d) increase of volume of water in rivers
Description : The advantage of micro-hydel projects is that they (a) make use of water of the perennial hill streams and irrigation canals (b) prevent flash floods (c) save water (d) involve less cost
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : 'Flash floods' are associated with – (1) Thunderstorms (2) Cyclonic storms (3) Tsunami (4) Tornado
Last Answer : (2) Cyclonic storms Explanation: A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas: washes, rivers, dry lakes and basins. It may be caused by heavy rain associated with a ... hurricane, tropical storm or cyclone, or meltwater from ice or snow flowing over ice sheets or snowfields.
Description : ‘Flash floods’ are associated with (1) Thunderstorms (2) Cyclonic storms (3) Tsunami (4) Tornado
Last Answer : Cyclonic storms
Description : Radioactivity is due to a) Stable electronic configuration b) Unstable electronic configuration c) Stable nucleus d) Unstable nucleus
Last Answer : Radioactivity is due to a) Stable electronic configuration b) Unstable electronic configuration c) ... C. stable nucleus D. unstable nucleus
Description : What During blank an unstable isotope breaks down into a stable isotope?
Last Answer : It is by radioactive decay that unstable isotopes break down into stable isotopes.
Description : What is a way to determine age of fossil by comparing number of stable isotopes to number of unstable isotopes using half life?
Last Answer : Carbon decay or carbon dating
Description : Radio activity is due to – (1) unstable nucleus (2) stable nucleus (3) stable electronic configuration (4) stable electronic configuration
Last Answer : (1) unstable nucleus Explanation: Radioactivity is caused by unstable nuclei trying to become stable by emitting particles and or energy. The nuclei of radioactive substances are unstable due to an unstable ratio of protons to neutrons.
Description : Nuclear radiation is emitted by those elements whose: A. molecules are stable B. molecules are unstable C. nuclei are stable D. nuclei are unstable (Answer)
Last Answer : D. nuclei are unstable (Answer)
Description : Transition state structure of the substrate formed during an enzymatic reaction is (a) transient and unstable (b) permanent and stable (c) transient but stable (d) permanent but unstable.
Last Answer : (a) transient and unstable
Description : Which statement is true? (a) Resonance hybrids are inherently unstable. (b) Resonance hybrids are more stable than any individual resonance form. (c) Resonance hybrids are averages of all resonance ... forms. (d) Resonance hybrids are averages of all resonance forms resembling the more stable forms.
Last Answer : Resonance hybrids are averages of all resonance forms resembling the more stable forms.
Description : If in a rigid-jointed space frame, (6m + r) < 6j, then the frame is (A) Unstable (B) Stable and statically determinate (C) Stable and statically indeterminate (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (A) Unstable
Description : If in a pin-jointed plane frame (m + r) > 2j, then the frame is (A) Stable and statically determinate (B) Stable and statically indeterminate (C) Unstable (D) None of the above
Last Answer : (B) Stable and statically indeterminate
Description : If an element has two electrons in the first shell and seven in the second shell, the element is said to be what? a. Unstable b. Unreactive c. Stable d. Inert
Last Answer : a. Unstable
Description : Which phase of the trajectory model of chronic illness is characterized by reactivation of the illness? a) Unstable The unstable phase is characterized by development of complications or reactivation of the ... comeback phase is the period in the trajectory marked by recovery after an acute period.
Last Answer : a) Unstable The unstable phase is characterized by development of complications or reactivation of the illness.
Description : If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in (A) Neutral equilibrium (B) Stable equilibrium (C) Unstable equilibrium (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : If a body floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, the body is said to be in __________ equilibrium. (A) Neutral (B) Stable (C) Unstable (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The Metacentric heights of two floating bodies A and B are 1 m and 1.5 m respectively. Select the correct statement. (A) The bodies A and B have equal stability (B) The body A is more stable than body B (C) The body B is more stable than body A (D) The bodies A and B are unstable
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : ________ is a quantitative measure of how fair the transients die cut in the system. (a) Absolutely stable (b) Conditionally stable (c) Unstable (d) Relative stability
Last Answer : (d) Relative stability
Description : If root of the characteristics equation has positive real part system is (a) Stable (b)Unstable (C) Marginally stable (d) Linear
Last Answer : (b)Unstable
Description : If the impulse response in absolutely integrate then the system is (a)Absolutely stable (b)Unstable (C) Linear (d) Stable
Last Answer : (a)Absolutely stable
Description : G(s) = (1-s)/s(s+2) then closed loop transfer function is a) Unstable b) Stable c) Marginally stable d) All
Last Answer : Ans: Stable
Description : Radio activity is due to (1) unstable nucleus (2) stable nucleus (3) stable electronic configu-ration (4) stable electronic configu-ration
Last Answer : unstable nucleus
Description : Define stability. Sketch the root locations in the s-plane for stable and unstable system.
Last Answer : Stability: The system is said to be stable if it produces bounded output for a bounded input. It is used to define usefulness of the system. The stability implies that the system performance should not ... absence of the input, output may not return to zero it shows certain output without input.
Description : The earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on the vertical profile of -----? A. Air pressure B. Air temperature (Answer) C. Air density D. Wind speed
Last Answer : B. Air temperature (Answer)
Description : A considerable part of the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sun does not reach the surface of earth. This is because in the upper atmosphere, ther
Last Answer : A considerable part of the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sun does not reach the surface of earth. This is because ... ` C. `O_(3)` D. `NH_(3)`
Description : A considerable part of the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sum does not reach the earth surface, because of the fact that, there is a layer of __________ high above earth's atmosphere, which absorbs it. (A) Hydrogen (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Ozone (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Ozone
Description : Water is always involved with landslides. This is because it: (A) reduces the shear strength of rocks (B) increases the weight of the overburden (C) enhances chemical weathering (D) is a universal solvent
Last Answer : Answer: B A landslide is a geological phenomenon that includes a wide range of ground movements. Rockfalls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows were common. Landslides can occur in ... , which destabilize the already fragile slopes. 7) vibrations from machinery or traffic. 8) blasting
Description : The twinkling of stars can be partly attributed to (a) intermittent shining (b) convection currents in the atmosphere (c) atmospheric refraction (d) the unstable motion of the earth
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Rajasthan revives very little rain because— (1) it is too hot (2) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry (3) the monsoon fails to reach this area (4) the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind
Last Answer : (4) the winds do not come across any barriers to cause the necessary uplift to cool the wind Explanation: Rainfall decreases as winds move westwards up the Ganga Plains. Rajasthan ... range, the weather is characterized by relatively low wind velocity and high humidity with better rainfall.
Description : During percussion drilling (A) Ground water observations are hindered due to entry of the slurry in the soil below the bottom of the hole (B) Caving or mixing of strata are caused in soft soils or ... The soil to a considerable depth below the bottom of the hole gets disturbed (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The cracks caused by shrinkage of the exterior surface of the wood exposed to atmosphere, are called: (A) Radial shakes (B) Heart shakes (C) Wind cracks (D) Twisted fib
Description : Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below: i. Rajasthan receives the highest solar radiation in the country. ii. India has the fifth largest installed wind power in the world. iii. The ... (A) i and ii (B) i, ii and iii (C) ii and iii (D) i and iv
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : By the year 2022, the Climate Change Action Plan of Government of India aims at installing (A) 20,000 MW of wind power (B) 25,000 MW of wind power (C) 20,000 MW of solar power (D) 10,000 MW of solar power
Last Answer : (C) 20,000 MW of solar power
Description : The second most important source after fossil fuels contributing to India’s energy needs is (A) Solar energy (B) Nuclear energy (C) Hydropower (D) Wind energy
Last Answer : (C) Hydropower
Description : Identify the correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in the power sector in India: (A) Thermal > nuclear > hydro > wind (B) Thermal > hydro > nuclear > wind (C) Hydro > nuclear > thermal > wind (D) Nuclear > hydro > wind > thermal
Last Answer : (B) Thermal > hydro > nuclear > wind
Description : Which one of the following non-conventional energy sources can be exploited most economically? (A) Solar (B) Wind (C) Geo-thermal (D) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
Last Answer : Answer: A