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Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained ...

A game consists of spinning an arrow around a stationary disk as shown below. When the arrow comes to rest, there are eight equally likely outcomes. It could come to rest...

Consider the following inequalities.$3p \:– q < 4$$3q \:– p < 12$Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two inequalities?$p + q < 8$$p + q = 8$$...

Given below are three statements and four conclusions drawn based on the statements.Statement $1:$ Some engineers are writers.Statement $2:$ No writer is an actor.Stateme...

Which one of the following sets of pieces can be assembled to form a square with a single round hole near the center? Pieces cannot overlap.

Getting to the top is ______________ than staying on top.more easymuch easyeasiesteasier

The mirror image of the above text about the $\text{X}$-axis is

In a company, $35\%$ of the employees drink coffee, $40\%$ of the employees drink tea and $10\%$ of the employees drink both tea and coffee. What $\%$ of employees drink ...

​​​​​​​$\bigoplus$ and $\bigodot$ are two operators on numbers $\text{p}$ and $\text{q}$ such that $p \bigoplus q=\dfrac{p^{2}+q^{2}}{pq}$ and $p \bigodot q=\dfrac{p^{2}}...

Four persons $\text{P, Q, R}$ and $\text{S}$ are to be seated in a row, all facing the same direction, but not necessarily in the same order. $\text{P}$ and $\text{R}$ ca...

$\text{Statement:}$ Either $\text{P}$ marries $\text{Q}$ or $\text{X}$ marries $\text{Y}$Among the options below, the logical $\text{NEGATION}$ of the above statement is ...

Consider two rectangular sheets, Sheet $\text{M}$ and Sheet $\text{N}$ of dimensions $6\:cm \times 4\:cm$ each.$\text{Folding operation 1}$ : The sheet is folded into hal...

Five line segments of equal lengths, $\text{PR, PS, QS, QT}$ and $\text{RT}$ are used to form a star as shown in the figure above.The value of $\theta$, in degrees, is __...

A function, $\lambda$, is defined by$\lambda \left ( p,q \right )=\left\{\begin{matrix} \left ( p-q \right )^{2} , & \text{if} \:p\geq q, \\ p+q, &\text{if} \: p< q.\end{...

Humans have the ability to construct worlds entirely in their minds, which don't exist in the physical world. So far as we know, no other species possesses this ability. ...

Consider the row vectors $v=(1,0)$ and $w=(2,0)$. The rank of the matrix $M=2v^{T}v+3w^{T}w$, where the superscript $\text{T}$ denotes the transpose, is$1$$2$$3$$4$

Consider the sequence $x_{n}=0.5x_{n-1}+1,n=1,2, \dots \:\dots$ with $x_0=0$ . Then $\displaystyle \lim_{n\rightarrow \infty} x_n$ is$0$$1$$2$$\infty$

An infinitely long line, with uniform positive charge density, lies along the $\text{z}$-axis. In cylindrical coordinate $\left ( r,\varnothing ,z \right )$, at any point...

The input-output relationship of an $\text{LTI}$ system is given below.For an input $x\left [ n \right ]$ shown belowthe peak value of the output when $x\left [ n \right ...

In an $\text{ac}$ main, the $\text{rms}$ voltage $V_{ac}$, $\text{rms}$ current $I_{ac}$ and power $W_{ac}$ are measured as: $V_{ac}=100 \: V \pm 1\%, I_{ac} = 1 \: A \p...

Let $u\left ( t \right )$ denote the unit step function. The bilateral Laplace transform of the function $f\left ( t \right )=e^{t}u\left ( -t \right )$ is ______________...

Input-output characteristic of a temperature sensor is exponential for aThermistorThermocoupleResistive Temperature Device $\text{(RTD)}$Mercury thermometer

The signal $\sin\left ( \sqrt{2\pi t} \right )$ isperiodic with period $T=\sqrt{2\pi }$not periodic periodic with period $T=2\pi$periodic with period $T=4\pi ^{2}$

The step response of a circuit is seen to have an oscillatory behavior at the output with oscillations dying down after some time. The correct inference$\text{(s)}$ regar...

For a $4$-bit Flash type Analog to Digital Convertor $\text{(ADC)}$ with full scale input voltage range $\text{"V"}$ which of the following statement$\text{(s)}$ is/are t...

A $16$-bit microprocessor has twenty address lines ($A_{0}$ to $A_{19}$) and $16$ data lines. The higher eight significant lines of the data bus of the processor are tied...

A single-phase transformer has a magnetizing inductance of $\text{250 mH}$ and a core loss resistance of $300\: \Omega$, referred to primary side. When excited with a $\t...

Taking $\text{N}$ as positive for clockwise encirclement, otherwise negative, the number of encirclements $\text{N}$ of $(-1,0)$ in the Nyquist plot of $G\left ( s \right...

The diode used in the circuit has a fixed voltage drop of $\text{0.6 V}$ when forward biased. A signal $v_{s}$ is given to the ideal $\text{OpAmp}$ as shown. When $v_{s}$...

The transistor $Q_{1}$ has a current gain $\beta _{1}=99$ and the transistor $Q_{2}$ has a current gain $\beta _{2}=49$. The current $I_{B2}$ in microampere is __________...

A $\text{300 V}$, $\text{5 A}$, $\text{LPF}$ wattmeter has a full scale of $\text{300 W}$. The wattmeter can be used for loads supplied by $\text{300 V ac}$ mains with a ...

A $10$-bits $\text{ADC}$ has a full-scale of $\text{10.230 V}$, when the digital output is $(11\:1111\:1111)_{2}$. The quantization error of the $\text{ADC}$ in millivolt...

A strain gage having nominal resistance of $1000\:\Omega$ has a gage factor of $2.5$. If the strain applied to the gage is $100\:\mu m/m$, its resistance in ohm will chan...

Given: Density of mercury is $\text{13,600 kg/}$ $m^{3}$ and acceleration due to gravity is $\text{9.81 m/s}^{2}$. Atmospheric pressure is $\text{101 kPa}$. In a mercury ...

A piezoresistive pressure sensor has a sensitivity of $\text{1 (mV/V) /kPa}$. The sensor is excited with a $\text{dc}$ supply of $\text{10 V}$ and the output is read usin...

An amplitude modulation $\text{(AM)}$ scheme uses tone modulation, with modulation index of $0.6$. The power efficiency of the $\text{AM}$ scheme is ______________ $\%$ (...

When the movable arm of a Michelson interferometer in vacuum $(n=1)$ is moved by $325\: \mu m$ , the number of fringe crossings is $1000$. The wavelength of the laser use...

Let $f\left ( z \right )=\dfrac{1}{z^{2}+6z+9}$ defined in the complex plane. The integral $\oint _{c}\:f\left ( z \right )dz$ over the contour of a circle $\text{c}$ wit...

The determinant of the matrix $\text{M}$ shown below is _______________. $$M=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 0 & 0\\ 3 & 4 & 0 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & 4 & 3\\ 0 & 0 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$$

$f\left ( Z \right )=\left ( Z-1 \right )^{-1}-1+\left ( Z-1 \right )-\left ( Z-1 \right )^{2}+ \cdots$ is the series expansion of$\frac{-1}{Z\left ( Z-1 \right )}$ for $...