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The audible range of a normal human ear is frequencies ranging from

A. 10000 to 20000 Hz

B. 50 to 15000 Hz

C. 20 to 20000 Hz

D. 15 to 50000 Hz

Correct Answer :

C. 20 to 20000 Hz


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The function of a ruse wire is

A. to stabilise the voltage

B. to decrease the current supply

C. to increase the current supply

D. to prevent an unduly high current from passing through a circuit

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The characteristics of a musical note are

A. loudness

B. pitch

C. quality or timbre

D. All the above

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A permanent magnet may be demagnetised by

A. placing it inside a solenoid through which an alternating current is flowing

B. heating the magnet to redness and then allowing it to cool

C. dropping it several times or hammering it while lying east-west

D. All the above

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The brightest planet in the Solar System is

A. Jupiter

B. Mercury

C. Venus

D. Sirius

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A convex mirror always produces

A. an erect, virtual image of diminished size

B. an erect, real image of diminished size

C. an erect, real image of double size

D. a virtual image of double size

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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 ice just melts

A. there is no change in volume

B. there is no change in temperature

C. heat is given out

D. there is no change of state

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Heat transfer

A. cools the body that transfers it

B. heats the body that absorbs the heat

C. may change the physical state of the substance

D. All the above

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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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Skating on ice is possible because

A. the surface of ice is smooth

B. ice is cold

C. the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

D. the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point

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The inability of a body to change its state of rest or uniform motion along a straight line is called its

A. momentum

B. velocity

C. acceleration

D. inertia

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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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You want a supply of a small but constant current. Which of the following cells will you prefer?

A. Daniell cell

B. Leclanche cell

C. Dry cell

D. All the above

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Which is the densest planet of the solar system?

A. Sun

B. Jupiter

C. Mercury

D. Earth

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The cover of a solar cooker is made of glass because

A. it absorbs sun's rays

B. it reflects sun's rays

C. it retains the heat inside by the greenhouse effect

D. it radiates heat better than metals

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The planet that spins Caster than any other planet is

A. Saturn

B. Jupiter

C. Earth

D. Mercury

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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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When a swing la drawn to a side Its potential energy In relation to the earth

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. is constant

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Gamma radiations are used for

A. sterilising food stuff

B. controlling pests

C. cancer therapy

D. All of these

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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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Which of the following can produce electricity?

A. resistor

B. thermocouple

C. light bulb

D. neon tube

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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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At temperature near OK, (zero kelvin) metals such as lead and tin become

A. insulators

B. semiconductors

C. superconductors

D. condenser

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Enriched uranium means

A. Uranium that is very pure

B. Uranium in which the concentration of the isotope U-238 is more than in the naturally occuring uranium

C. Uranium in which the concentration of the isotope U-235 is more than in the naturally occuring uranium

D. None of the above

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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 white light passes through a glass prism we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is

A. the violet ray

B. the red ray

C. the green ray

D. the blue ray

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Ultrasonic waves are used

A. in medical and surgical diagnosis

B. in testing the quality of the linings and pads used in vehicles and aircraft brakes

C. to clean surgical instruments, jewellery and similar articles

D. All the above

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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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The rings of Saturn were discovered by

A. Galileo

B. Bhaskara

C. Aryabhatta

D. Ptolemy

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A device used to measure heights above sea level is known as

A. altimeter

B. anemometer

C. dilatometer

D. potentiometer