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Photo-electric cells convert

A. electrical energy into light energy

B. light energy into electrical energy

C. light energy into heat energy

D. electrical energy into heat energy

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B. light energy into electrical energy


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In very cold countries alcohol is used as a thermometric liquid because

A. alcohol is a poor conductor of heat

B. alcohol can be coloured for its level to be seen easily

C. its freezing point is very low

D. it will not stick to the glass tube

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The unit of power in SI is

A. Joule

B. Newton

C. Joule/Sec

D. Erg/Sec

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In an oil lamp, holes are provided below the chimney so that

A. necessary oxygen for burning of oil may be provided

B. the convection current of air may be maintained to keep the lamp burning

C. the brightness of the lamp may be increased

D. All the above

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The brightest star visible to the naked eye is

A. Sirius

B. Vega

C. Rigel

D. Proxima Centauri

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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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A small bubble of air deep down in a lake rises up to the top of the lake. The volume of the bubble on coming up will

A. increase

B. decrease

C. will not change

D. first increase and then decrease

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The attraction between similar molecules is called

A. inertia

B. adhesion

C. cohesion

D. friction

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The velocity of sound in a medium is

A. directly proportional to its pressure

B. inversely proportional to the square root of its pressure

C. directly proportional to the square root of its pressure

D. independent of its pressure

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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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The rocket engine is motivated by jet propulsion which uses the famous

A. Kepler's Laws

B. Newtonian Third Law of Motion

C. Bernoulli's Principle

D. Law of Relativity

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Which physical quantity is measured in watts

A. power

B. kinetic energy

C. momentum

D. impulse

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A piece of cork la embedded inside an ice block which floats in water. What will happen to the level of water when all ice melts?

A. It will go down

B. It will come up

C. It will remain at the same level

D. First it will go down and it will come up

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A man stands in a lift which accelerates upwards. The resultant reaction force on the floor of the lift is

A. greater than the weight of the man

B. less than the weight of the man

C. same as the weight of the man

D. zero

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A light year means

A. a unit of time

B. a unit of length

C. a year of no consequence

D. illumination throughout the year

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Metals are good conductors of heat because

A. they contain free electrons

B. their atoms are relatively far apart

C. their atoms collide frequently

D. they have reflecting surfaces

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The image of an object formed on the retina of the eye is

A. virtual and upright

B. virtual and inverted

C. real and inverted

D. real and upright

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When water is cooled from 4�C to 2�C its density

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. first increases then decreases

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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 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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Antiparticle of electron is

A. proton

B. antiproton

C. positron

D. neutron

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The phenomenon of spontaneous disintegration of certain heavy nuclei is termed

A. radioactivity

B. fission

C. fusion

D. implosion

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The method used to separate aluminium from a alumina is

A. electroplating

B. electrotyping

C. electrolysis

D. distillation

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The unit of power in SI is

A. Joule

B. Newton

C. Joule/Sec

D. Erg/Sec

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In an electrical circuit, a fuse is connected

A. in the live wire

B. in the neutral wire

C. in the earth wire

D. anywhere

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The largest planet in the solar system is

A. Neptune

B. Uranus

C. Jupiter

D. Saturn

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The theory that the earth constituted the centre of the universe around which the sun and the planets revolved was propounded by

A. Copernicus

B. Ptolemy

C. Newton

D. Kepler

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The scientist who first sent electromagnetic waves to distant places was

A. James Clerk Maxwell

B. Heinrich Hertz

C. Thomas Alva Edison

D. Baird

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The aneroid barometer uses

A. mercury

B. distilled water

C. alcohol

D. does not use any liquid

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Hot water is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different paints. After some time the water will be found to have cooled most in the tumbler painted.

A. rough white

B. rough black

C. shining white

D. shining black

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An ohm is a unit of

A. potential difference

B. resistance

C. current

D. All the above