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The year 1988 saw Independence Day being observed on a Wednesday. Which day was it recognized in 1989?
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Choose the word that is most CLOSE in meaning to the bold word presented in uppercase.
CONFUSE
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Choose the word that is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the highlighted term in capital letters.
CONDEMN
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The table below shows the percentage distribution of the population in five states: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Orissa, based on the UN poverty line and also categorized by sex.

If the number of females living below the poverty line in Punjab is 2.1 million, what will be the total population above the poverty line for Punjab?
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A rectangular garden has a length that is twice its width. If the perimeter of the garden is 60 meters, what is the area of the garden in square meters?

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The solution to the equation ax b = 0 (where a and b are constants) can be determined using the Newton-Raphson method with at least
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Consider a (2 × 2) matrix represented as [1 α][β 2]. If the eigenvalues of this matrix are both real and positive, which of the following conditions must be fulfilled?
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If f(x) is a polynomial function such that f(x) + f'(x) + f''(x) + f'''(x) = x³ and g(x) = ∫ f(x) / x³ dx, g(1) = 1, then g(e) = ____.
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A collection contains 30 tickets numbered from 1 to 30. Five tickets are selected at random and arranged in ascending order as t1 < t2 < t3 < t4 < t5. What is the probability that t4 equals 25 (rounded to two decimal places) is _______ (rounded to three decimal places)?
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The relationship between shear stress (τ) and strain rate (du/dy) is illustrated in the figure. Determine which line/curve among P, Q, R, and S corresponds to an ideal fluid.

Two aerofoils and two cylinders having the same frontal area are placed in a uniform airflow. One of each, the aerofoil and the cylinder, features rough surfaces, while the other pair exhibits smooth surfaces. It can be considered that the boundary layers over the smooth surfaces are entirely laminar, whereas those over the rough surfaces are entirely turbulent. Please provide the serial numbers of the objects arranged in order of increasing overall drag coefficients. For instance, if CD1 < CD2 < CD3 < CD4, the answer would be 1234.

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Which option represents the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation that assumes constant viscosity?
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Consider the following statements related to vorticity and rotationality.
1. The direction of the vorticity vector can be determined physically by applying the right-hand rule for the cross product.
2. Vorticity serves as an indicator of the rotation of a fluid particle.
3. The vorticity of a fluid element can only change due to the influence of viscosity, nonuniform heating, or other nonuniform effects.
Identify the INCORRECT statement from the options above.
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A horizontal pipe transports cooling water at a temperature of 100 C for a thermal power plant. The head loss in the pipe is given by

where L represents the length of the pipe from the reservoir, V denotes the mean velocity within the pipe, and D indicates the diameter of the pipe. Given that the diameter of the pipe is 20 cm and the flow rate is 0.06 m3/s, what is the pressure in the pipe when L is 2000 m?

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A circular pipe and a square pipe have the same cross-sectional area. Given the same average velocity, how do they compare?
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A fluid with a constant density p flows across a stationary flat plate at a free stream velocity of U∞, as illustrated. The boundary layer thickness at sections CD is δ. The velocity distribution within the boundary layer can be approximated by
. The mass flow rate per unit width of the plate, perpendicular to the plane of the figure, across the section BC is given by

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A water jet discharges through a 10 cm diameter orifice at a rate of 45 L/s when subjected to a head of 2.75 m. A flat plate positioned perpendicular to the jet, located just downstream of the vena contracta, needed a force of 310 N to counteract the jet's impact. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

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Air with a kinematic viscosity of 15 × 10-6 m2/s flows parallel to a flat plate at a speed of 8 m/s. The dimensions of the plate are 1 m in length and 0.75 m in width. Given that the laminar boundary layer extends up to a Reynolds number of Rec = 2 × 109 and the velocity profile is defined by u/U = y/δ, what is the maximum thickness of the laminar boundary layer (in mm)?
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A horizontal belt of negligible weight, as depicted in the figure, moves at a constant velocity (V) of 2.5 m/s while gliding over the upper surface of an oil film with a depth of h = 3 cm. The dimensions of the belt are given as length (L) = 2 m and width (b) = 60 cm. Determine the viscosity of the oil (in Pa-s), knowing that the minimum power needed to operate the belt is 100 W. Please ignore any end effects.
(Round your answer to two decimal places)

At which frequency ratio does the transmissibility remain constant across all damping factor values?
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Examine the stress state acting on the element ABCD shown below:

What are the angles of inclination for the planes experiencing maximum shear stress?
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What is the minimum weight of block B required to keep it stationary while a horizontal force P initiates the movement of block A, which has a weight of 300 N?

The angle of friction between blocks A and B is 15°.
The coefficient of friction between block B and the ground is 0.3.
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A component constructed from ductile steel with a yield strength of 40 MPa is subjected to a three-dimensional state of stress where σ1 = 80 MPa, σ2 = -80 MPa, and σ3 = -80 MPa.
The maximum shear stress generated (in MPa) is __________
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At the most critical point in a body experiencing biaxial stress, the principal stresses are 240 MPa and -60 MPa at the yielding stage. According to distortion energy theory, what is the calculated shear yield stress (in MPa)?
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A beam AB with a span length of L = 7.32 m is subjected to two wheel loads positioned at a distance of d = 1.53 m from each other. Each wheel exerts a load of P = 3 kN, and the carriage can be located anywhere along the beam. Given that the beam is an I-beam with a section modulus of 265470.4 mm³, what is the maximum bending stress resulting from the wheel loads (in MPa)?

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A beam ACB is suspended by two springs, as depicted. The stiffness values of the springs are k1 = 250 kN/m and k2 = 160 kN/m, while the beam possesses a flexural rigidity of EI. An applied moment M0 is given as (M0 = 10 kN/m), with a length L = 1.8 m and a flexural rigidity EI = 216 kN·m2. What is the downward displacement of point C, which is located at the midpoint of the beam?

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A beam AB that is simply supported carries a trapezoidal load distribution depicted in the figure. The load intensity decreases linearly from 50 kN/m at support A to 25 kN/m at support B.

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A cylindrical steel tank, shaped circularly, holds a volatile fuel that is under pressure. A strain gauge positioned at point A measures the longitudinal strain in the tank and relays this data to a control room. The maximum shear stress allowed in the tank's wall is 84 MPa, and a safety factor of 2.5 is necessary. Given that Esteel = 205 GPa and μ = 0.3, if the operators intend to decrease the pressure within the tank, the volume of strain will be ________ × 10−6 (Round off to two decimal places).

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What is the magnitude of the force (in kN) acting on the member BH of the displayed truss?

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