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  1. A 4.6 m wide vein dipping at 800 is mined by horizontal cut-and-fill stoping method. The fill is to be placed in the stope along the length of 46 m and to a height of 3.0 m. If the specific weight of the fill material is 15.86 kN/m3 and the porosity is 35%, under fully saturated conditions
    the mass of solids in saturated fill in tonnes is
  2. A.
    820.00
    B.
    804.10
    C.
    799.30
    D.
    788.80

  3. If 3 ≤ X ≤ 5 and 8 ≤ Y ≤ 11 then which of the following options is TRUE?
  4. A.
    3/5 ≤ X/Y ≤ 8/5
    B.
    3/11 ≤ X/Y ≤ 5/8
    C.
    3/11 ≤ X/Y ≤ 8/5
    D.
    3/5 ≤ X/Y ≤ 8/11

  5. The Headmaster ___________ to speak to you. 
    Which of the following options is incorrect to complete the above sentence?
  6. A.
    is wanting
    B.
    wants
    C.
    want
    D.
    was wanting

  7. Mahatama Gandhi was known for his humility as
  8. A.
    he played an important role in humiliating exit of British from India.
    B.
    he worked for humanitarian causes.
    C.
    he displayed modesty in his interactions.
    D.
    he was a fine human being.

  9. All engineering students should learn mechanics, mathematics and how to do computation
                         I                                     II                                           III                                 IV 
    Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is not appropriate?
  10. A.
    I
    B.
    II
    C.
    III
    D.
    IV

  11. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: 
    water: pipe::
  12. A.
    cart: road
    B.
    electricity: wire
    C.
    sea: beach
    D.
    music: instrument

  13. Velocity of an object fired directly in upward direction is given by V = 80 - 32 t, where t (time) is in seconds. When will the velocity be between 32 m/sec and 64 m/sec?
  14. A.
    (1, 3/2)
    B.
    (1/2, 1)
    C.
    (1/2, 3/2)
    D.
    (1, 3)

  15. In a factory, two machines M1 and M2 manufacture 60% and 40% of the autocomponents respectively. Out of the total production, 2% of M1 and 3% of M2 are found to be defective. If a randomly drawn autocomponent from the combined lot is found defective, what is the probability that it was manufactured by M2?
  16. A.
    0.35
    B.
    0.45
    C.
    0.5
    D.
    0.4

  17. Following table gives data on tourists from different countries visiting India in the year 2011.

    Which two countries contributed to the one third of the total number of tourists who visited India in 2011?
  18. A.
    USA and Japan
    B.
    USA and Australia
    C.
    England and France
    D.
    Japan and Australia

  19. If |-2X + 9| = 3 then the possible value of |-X| - X2 would be:
  20. A.
    30
    B.
    -30
    C.
    -42
    D.
    42