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Isotones are species of atoms containing

A. same number of protons but different number of neutrons

B. same number of neutrons but different number of protons

C. the same total number of protons and neutrons

D. same number of protons and different number of electrons

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B. same number of neutrons but different number of protons


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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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The electrical domestic tube light gives white fiourescent light because of

A. collision between molecules of filled gas under electric current

B. heavy current

C. vacuum inside the tube

D. falling of ultra violet rays on the white inner coating of the tube

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Bats flying in the dark avoid obstacles because

A. they can see very dearly only in darkness

B. they produce ultrasonic waves which guide them

C. their eyes are sensitive to darkness

D. their eye holes expand in darkness

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To concentrate light on the defective teeth, the dentists use

A. convex mirrors

B. concave mirrors

C. convex lens

D. concave lens

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Under similar conditions of temperature and pressure, the velocity of sound is maximum in

A. helium

B. argon

C. hydrogen

D. oxygen

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If you want a sound proof room, the walls should be

A. able to refract the sound

B. good absorbers of sound

C. good reflectors of sound

D. All the above

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The planet that has got a well-developed set of rings is

A. Venus

B. Saturn

C. Mercury

D. Earth

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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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The line on earth's surface passing through the places having zero dip is called the magnetic equator. This passes through

A. Thumba

B. Delhi

C. Mumbai

D. Sriharikota

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The earth's nearest neighbour in space is

A. the Sun

B. the Moon

C. the Venus

D. the Mars

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The evaporation rate depends on

A. the nature of the liquid

B. area of the exposed surface of the liquid

C. temperature of air and of the liquid

D. All the above

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Sound travels fastest in

A. air

B. water

C. iron

D. vacuum

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Separating particles from a suspension is effected by

A. centrifugal force

B. frictional force

C. gravitational force

D. distillation

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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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Pyrometers are instruments used

A. for measuring the velocity of wind

B. in the manufacture of fireworks

C. in finding the coefficient of apparent expansion of a liquid

D. for measuring high temperatures

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Cosmic rays contain

A. protons and electrons

B. alpha particles

C. gamma rays

D. All the above

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Which of the following apparatus is used in the electrolysis of water?

A. Voltmeter

B. Voltameter

C. Ammeter

D. Potentiometer

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Bats flying in the dark avoid obstacles because

A. they can see very dearly only in darkness

B. they produce ultrasonic waves which guide them

C. their eyes are sensitive to darkness

D. their eye holes expand in darkness

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Who discovered that the Cree Call acceleration Is the same for any object at a given place?

A. Newton

B. Pascal

C. Archimedes

D. Galileo

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Red Light is used as a dancer signal because

A. it is pleasing to the eye

B. it has a traditional colour

C. it is easily distinguishable

D. it is most sensitive to the human eye

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A photon is

A. a quantum of electromagnetic radiation

B. light source used in photography

C. a photo film

D. sun-light

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Air escaping rapidly from a narrow orifice in an inflated tyre feels cool because

A. the speed with which it escapes cools it down

B. of the higher temperature of the surroundings

C. of sudden expansion causing loss of internal energy

D. there is no real fall in temperature

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The earth satellite Aryabhatta was put in orbit by India on

A. October 20, 1978

B. November 14, 1978

C. January 26, 1979

D. April 19, 1975

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The maximum range of most TV signals is from 121 to 240 km only because

A. the curvature of earth limits the range of reception

B. the signals are weak

C. the signals are absorbed by air

D. the antennae are not powerful enough

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A temperature below absolute zero for an ideal gas

A. cannot be attained experimentally

B. can be attained

C. is impossible

D. Does not exist at all

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The enormous energy released in nuclear and thermonuclear reactions is due to conversion of

A. chemical energy into heat energy

B. mechanical energy into heat energy

C. protons into neutrons

D. mass into energy according to Einstein's equation

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When the disturbed electrons of an exited atom transfer back into lower energy levels they emit energy in the form of electromagnetic wave pulses called

A. neutrons

B. electrons

C. phonons

D. photons

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The force of attraction or repulsion between two charged bodies is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them. This was propounded by

A. Coulomb

B. Gilbert

C. Volta

D. Rutherford

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On applying a constant force to a mass, It moves with a uniform

A. velocity

B. momentum

C. acceleration

D. angular velocity

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When temperature decreases, resistance of metals to flow of electricity

A. increases

B. decreases

C. neither increases nor decreases

D. first increases then decreases