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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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D. All the above


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Acoustics is a property or

A. Physics

B. Chemistry

C. Biology

D. Economic

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Sound travels fastest in

A. air

B. water

C. iron

D. vacuum

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Some persons are not able to see distant objects clearly because the image of the object is focused in front of the retina. This defect is known as

A. short sight

B. long sight

C. astigmatism

D. presbyopia

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A projectile is fired at an angle with the horizontal with a small velocity. Its horizontal range will be maximum when the angle with the horizontal is

A.

B. 30°

C. 45°

D. 60°

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The orbit of Venus lies between those of

A. Mercury and Earth

B. Earth and Mars

C. Mars and Saturn

D. Mars and Jupiter

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The study of astronomy include a

A. astrology

B. astrophysics

C. astrometry

D. Both (b) and (c) above

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In the nucleus of an atom, the uncharged particle is

A. proton

B. neutron

C. electron

D. positron

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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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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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The planet that is known as earth's twin is

A. Mercury

B. Venus

C. Moon

D. Mars

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A radio set that uses valves does not start operating immediately when it is switched on whereas a set containing only tranaistors operates immediately. The reason for this is that

A. the valve filaments have low resistance

B. valve-radio sets work at a higher voltage

C. transistor set has a low resistance

D. filaments of the valves cake time to beat up and function

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When a particle in motion is acted upon by a force in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion, the path followed by the particle will be

A. a straight line

B. an ellipse

C. a circle

D. a parabola

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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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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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The function of a moderator in a nuclear reactor is

A. to absorb unwanted neutrons

B. to slow down the fast neutrons to secure more effective hits on other nuclei

C. to decrease the number of fissile nuclei

D. to increase the number of fissile nuclei

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A man stands on the pan of a balance holding a fish in his right hand and bucket of water in his left hand. If he transfers the fish into the bucket, the total weight on the pan

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. first increases and then decreases

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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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Echoes are produced by

A. the reflection of sound waves

B. the refraction of sound waves

C. the interference of sound waves

D. reverberation of sound waves

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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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Lightning conductors are made of

A. iron

B. chromium

C. copper

D. steel

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Water has maximum density at

A. 0° C

B. -15° C

C. 4° C

D. 15° C

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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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The method used to separate aluminium from a alumina is

A. electroplating

B. electrotyping

C. electrolysis

D. distillation

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The Indian Satellite System used for domestic communications, television and meteorology is known as

A. INSAT

B. Bhaskara

C. Aryabhatta

D. All the above

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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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In a refrigerator cooling is produced by

A. the ice that deposits on the freezer

B. the evaporation of a volatile liquid

C. None of the above

D. Both (a) and (b)

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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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In a hydraulic pressure

A. force on each square centimetre of the small piston is less than the force on each square centimetre of the large piston

B. the distance the small piston moves is equal to the distance the large piston moves

C. applied pressure is equally transmitted throughout the liquid in all directions

D. force acting on small piston is equal to the force acting on large piston

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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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The mode of travel of heat energy from the sun across the empty space beyond the earth's atmosphere is known as

A. conduction

B. convection

C. radiation

D. absorption