Question 21. A number is as much greater than 75 as it is smaller than 117. The number is:

Question 22. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below: Primeval

Question 23. Friendship, no matter how _________it is, has its limitations.

Question 24. X and Y are two positive real numbers such that 2X + Y ≤ 6 and X + 2Y ≤ 8. For which of the following values of (X, Y) the function f(X, Y) = 3X + 6Y will give maximum value?

Question 25. If |4X -7| = 5 then the values of 2|X| - |-X| is:

Question 26. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: Medicine: Health

Question 27. The 'plane section remains plane' assumption in bending theory implies:

Question 28. As per IS 456:2000 for M20 grade concrete and plain barsin tension the design bond stress tbd = 1.2 MPa.Further, IS 456:2000 permits this design bond stress value to be increased by 60 % for HSD bars. The stress in theHSDreinforcing steel barsin tension, σs = 360 MPa. Find the required development length, Ld, for HSD barsin terms of the bar diameter, φ. __________

Question 29. The creep strains are

Question 30. Two steel columns P (length L and yield strength fy = 250 MPa) and Q (length 2L and yield strength fy = 500 MPa) have the same cross-sections and end-conditions. The ratio of buckling load of column P to that of column Q is: