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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

Correct Answer :

C. third


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When a steel ball is placed on the surface of mercury, it does not sink because

A. of the surface tension of mercury

B. mercury is a semi-solid

C. of the high viscosity of mercury

D. the density of mercury is greater than that of steel

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If an object is placed between two parallel plane mirrors, the number of images formed will be

A. 1

B. infinite

C. 0

D. 4

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Besides protons, the nucleus of an atom contains

A. electrons

B. neutrons

C. neutrons and electrons

D. electrons, neutrons and other particles

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To produce beats it is necessary to have two waves

A. travelling in opposite direction

B. of slightly different frequencies

C. of equal wavelength

D. of equal amplitude

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When sound waves travel from one medium to another, the quantity which remains unchanged is its

A. speed

B. frequency

C. wavelength

D. All the above

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Primary colours are

A. colours of the rainbow

B. colours in the spectrum of white light

C. colours which cannot be produced by mixing other colours

D. colours found in nature

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In compact porous soil, the rising of the water is due to

A. capillarity

B. cohesion

C. adhesion

D. viscosity

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The minimum velocity required by a satellite to escape earth's gravitational pull is

A. 18 km/s

B. 11.2 km /s

C. 21 km/s

D. 35 km/s

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Credit for starting Space Science Research in India goes to

A. HJ Bhabha

B. SS Bhatnagar

C. V Sarabhai

D. CV Raman

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Solids have definite shapes. This is because

A. the forces of cohesion of the molecules within are very much less in them

B. the forces of cohesion are very large

C. the forces of adhesion are large

D. the forces of adhesion are less

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For an electron orbiting in a hydrogen atom, the necessary centripetal force keeping it in orbit is provided by

A. the electrical attraction between the negatively charged electron and the positively charged porton

B. the high speed of the electron

C. the low speed of the electron

D. gravity

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The asteroids belt lies between the orbits of

A. Earth and Mars

B. Venus and Earth

C. Mars and Jupiter

D. Moon and Mars

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The colour or an opaque object is due to the colour it

A. absorbs

B. refracts

C. reflects

D. scatters

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The stem of a vibrating tuning fork is pressed against a sound box. Then

A. the loudness of the sound increases

B. the loudness remains the same

C. the loudness decreases

D. the sound suddenly stops

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A bullet is fired at a certain angle with the horizontal. Its path will be

A. elliptical

B. a straight line

C. a parabola

D. a vertical line

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Moon has no atmosphere because

A. it has no population

B. it is quite far off

C. its surface is full of rocks

D. its gravity is not sufficient for any atmosphere to hold on to it

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The rings of Saturn were discovered by

A. Galileo

B. Bhaskara

C. Aryabhatta

D. Ptolemy

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Which of the following is not electromagnetic waves?

A. heat waves

B. sound waves

C. radio waves

D. light waves

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When a charged rod is brought near a collection of small pith balls, the balls

A. will jump rapidly up and down for a short time

B. will remain unaffected

C. Both (a) and (b) above

D. It will produce electric shock

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The speed of light is minimum while passing through

A. air

B. glass

C. vacuum

D. water

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In the visible spectrum which colour has the shortest wavelength?

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Yellow

D. Violet

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The mirage is a phenomenon

A. generally considered as a desert happening

B. caused by unequal heating of the several layers of the atmosphere above the desert

C. in which the refracted rays take a curved path resulting in total internal refection

D. All the above

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The hydraulic jack to lift heavy vehicles in automobile service stations is one of the applications of

A. Pascal's law

B. Principle of Archimedes

C. Boyle's law

D. Hooke's law

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Like magnetic poles

A. attract each other

B. repel each other

C. neither attract nor repel

D. attract or repel depending upon the conditions

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The presence of impurities

A. lowers the melting point of ice

B. raises the melting point of ice

C. has no effect on the melting point of ice

D. may lower or raise the melting point depending upon the type of impurities

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'Acoustics' is a branch or study dealing with

A. historical sites

B. architecture

C. sound

D. trigonometry

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At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales give the same reading?

A. 212°

B. 32°

C. -40°

D.

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A stationary elevated object has

A. kinetic energy

B. potential energy

C. momentum

D. both potential and kinetic energy

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X-rays are

A. deflected by electric field

B. deflected by magnetic field

C. slightly deflected by electric field and magnetic field

D. not deflected by electric and magnetic fields

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When a charged rod is brought near a collection of small pith balls, the balls

A. will jump rapidly up and down for a short time

B. will remain unaffected

C. Both (a) and (b) above

D. It will produce electric shock