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Electromagnets are used in

A. the telephone ear piece

B. the telegraph

C. the electric bell

D. All the above

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D. All the above


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A nuclear reactor is said to have become 'critical' when

A. it stops due to malfunctioning

B. it starts emitting dangerous radioactive radiations

C. it is shut down to avoid explosion

D. it is ready to produce controlled energy

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X-rays are used

A. in hospital in the treatment of malignant growth

B. to reveal hidden flaws in metal castings and welded joints

C. to detect alterations made in works of art

D. All the above

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The device that is used to measure the electromotive force of a cell is

A. an ammeter

B. a rheostat

C. a voltmeter

D. a voltameter

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The filament used in the electric lamp is made of

A. nichrome

B. tungsten

C. copper

D. aluminium

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No current will flow between two charged bodies if they have the same

A. resistance

B. charge

C. potential

D. charge/potential ratio

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Halley's comet appears in the heavens once in

A. 40 years

B. 50 years

C. 76 years

D. 80 years

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The Solar System lies near the edge of a galaxy known as

A. The Milky Way

B. Radio Galaxy

C. Andromeda Nebula

D. Magellanic Clouds

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Choose the scalar quantity from the following physical quantities

A. force

B. velocity

C. acceleration

D. speed

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Changing of one element into another element is known as

A. transmutation

B. fission

C. fusion

D. radioactivity

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The temperature of a large bucket-full of hot water (a few degrees below boiling point) is lower than a beaker full of boiling water. But

A. the hot water contains a much larger quantity of internal energy than the boiling water

B. the boiling water contains more quantity of internal energy than the warm water

C. both of them have got the same amount of internal energy.

D. nothing can be said definitely with the data given

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Every action has an equal and opposite reaction is Newton's law of Motion

A. first

B. second

C. third

D. fourth

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The overhead wires supported by high towers in the grid system carry

A. alternating current of very high frequency

B. alternating current of very high voltage

C. a very large direct current

D. a high voltage direct current

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Railway tracks are banked on curves so that

A. the necessary centrifugal force may be obtained from the horizontal component of the weight of the train

B. the frictional force between the track and the wheels is avoided

C. the necessary centripetal force may be derived from the horizontal component of the weight of the train

D. None of these

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Which part of the eye photographic camera?

A. Lens

B. Iris

C. Retina

D. Eyelid

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The first Indian Satellite launched from a Russian Cosmodrome on April 16, 1975 was named

A. Bhaskara

B. Insat I-A

C. Aryabhatta

D. SLV-l

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The distance between two bodies is halved. Now the force of attraction between them will be

A. half

B. one fourth

C. four times

D. two times

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A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be

A. a parabola

B. a horizontal straight line

C. a vertical straight line

D. a circle

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The heat generated in a conductor carrying current is proportional to

A. the resistance

B. the square of the current flowing through it

C. the time the current flows

D. All the above

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The device used to record the sound is

A. a microphone

B. a headphone

C. a phonograph

D. an amplifier

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When a body Is taken to the poles from the equator, Its weight becomes

A. greater

B. less

C. the same

D. None of these

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If you want to open a door with les difficulty you push it

A. at the middle

B. at a point away from the hinge (near the rim)

C. near the hinge

D. None of the above

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Which of the following has the highest refractive index?

A. Crown glass

B. Water

C. Flint glass

D. Diamond

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When a whistling engine approaches a person standing on the platform, the frequency or the note

A. appears to increase

B. appears to decrease

C. does not change at all

D. first increases then decreases

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Of the following types of electromagnetic radiation which has the longest wavelength?

A. ultraviolet rays

B. gamma rays

C. radio waves

D. infrared waves

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Nichrome is used in electric heaters and irons because

A. it resists oxidation when red hot

B. its melting point is high

C. it has got 60 times the resistance of copper

D. All the above

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Chronometer la an instrument to measure

A. heat

B. electric potential

C. time

D. distance between two points

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If an empty cylinder Is half ruled with a liquid, Its centre of gravity is

A. shifted upwards

B. shifted downwards

C. shifted neither upward nor downward

D. shifted upward or downward depending on the density of the liquid

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When light passes from air to glass, its velocity in glass

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains unchanged

D. first decreases then increases

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Which of the following can produce electricity?

A. resistor

B. thermocouple

C. light bulb

D. neon tube

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An electric charge is measured in

A. coulomb

B. ampere

C. volt

D. watt