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The nomenclature of Hindustani music has changed over the centuries. Since the medieval period dhrupad styles were identified as baanis. Terms like gayaki and baaj were used to refer to vocal and instrumental styles, respectively. With the institutionalization of music education the term gharana became acceptable. Gharana originally referred to hereditary musicians from a particular lineage, including disciples and grand disciples. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correct?

Your answerChoose one option.

dhrupad, baani

gayaki, vocal

baaj, institution

gharana, lineage

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Two trains started at 7AM from the same point. The first train travelled north at a speed of 80km/h and the second train travelled south at a speed of 100 km/h. The time at which they were 540 km apart is ______ AM.

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11.30

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“I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community.” Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon ______.

Your answerChoose one option.

the prestige of the kingdom

the prestige of the heads

the number of taxes he could levy

the number of heads he could gather

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The maximum value of the function

(where

is real) is

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Vector

is obtained by rotating

about

, where

and

are unit vectors along the

and

axes, respectively.

is given by

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A scalar function is given by

. Take

and

as unit vectors along the

and

axes, respectively. At

, the direction along which

increases the fastest is

Your answerChoose one option.

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The dimensions of kinematic viscosity of a fluid (where

is length,

is time) are

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represents the velocity potential of a two-dimensional flow with velocity field

, where

and

are unit vectors along the

and

axes, respectively. Which of the following is necessarily true?

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For a quasi-one-dimensional isentropic supersonic flow through a diverging duct, which of the following is true in the direction of the flow?

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Both the Mach number and the static temperature increase.

The Mach number increases and the static temperature decreases.

The Mach number decreases and the static temperature increases.

Both the Mach number and the static temperature decrease.

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For a NACA2415 airfoil of chord length

, which of the following is true?

Your answerChoose one option.

Maximum camber is located at

from the leading edge.

Maximum thickness is located at

from the leading edge.

Maximum camber is

Maximum thickness is

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