The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is located at
Thumba
Bangalore
Ahmedabad
New Delhi
Correct Answer :
B. Bangalore
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umbra
penumbra
image
black portion of light
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light energy into electrical energy
electrical energy into light energy
magnetic energy into electrical energy
electrical energy into mechanical energy
Mercury does not stick to glass because
cohesive forces between the mercury molecules are greater than adhesive forces between mercury and glass molecules
the adhesive forces between mercury and glass molecules are greater than the cohesive forces
both the cohesive and adhesive forces are equal
None of the above
The transistor was invented by
Marconi
Baird
John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain and William Shockley
Edison
In an electrical circuit, a fuse is connected
in the live wire
in the neutral wire
in the earth wire
anywhere
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they make the electric equipment more reliable and easier for servicing
a faulty part of a conventional circuit may be difficult to locate and repair
if a part of the integrated circuit fails the entire circuit is simply replaced
All the above
A hunter on the ground wishes to shoot a bird on a tree at a distance with his rifle. He has to point the rifle
at the lower elevation than the bird
at a higher elevation than the bird
in the same direction as the bird
vertically upwards
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increases
decreases
neither increases nor decreases
first increases then decreases
A man stands in a lift which accelerates upwards. The resultant reaction force on the floor of the lift is
greater than the weight of the man
less than the weight of the man
same as the weight of the man
zero
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Neutron and Proton
Electron and Proton
Neutron and Electron
Proton, Neutron and Electron
A rod of brass is held in hand and rubbed with fur. The rod is found to have
no charge
positive charge
negative charge
can't be said
The earth's nearest neighbour in space is
the Sun
the Moon
the Venus
the Mars
The Milky Way is
the path of a star which is nearest to the earth
a galaxy which includes the sun
a star that is nearest to the earth
None of these
Drinks kept in a vacuum flask remain hot or cold as the case may be for a long time because
both walls are silvered on the vacuum side
there is vacuum between the double walls
the cork is a poor conductor of heat
of all the above
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Voltmeter
Voltameter
Ammeter
Potentiometer
We always see only one side of the moon because
the sun comes in between the earth and moon
the moon is stationary
the time taken by the moon to rotate on its axis is the same as the time taken by it to revolve round the earth
moon revolves round the sun
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less than
greater than
equal to
greater than or equal to
During thunder storm you are travelling in a car. To protect yourself from the lightning you will have to
remain in the car
get out of the car and lie flat in the ground
abandon the car and take shelter under a nearby tree
touch the nearest electric pole
Acoustics' la a branch or study dealing with
historical sites
architecture
sound
trigonometry
The cell that can be recharged, after it has run down, by passing a direct current through it from a source of current is
Voltaic cell
Leclanche cell
Dry cell
An accumulator
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a unit of time
a unit of length
a year of no consequence
illumination throughout the year
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diffusion
effusion
vaporisation
sublimation
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protons and electrons
alpha particles
gamma rays
All the above
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linear motion
vibratory motion
rotational motion
None of the above
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the ice that deposits on the freezer
the evaporation of a volatile liquid
None of the above
Both (a) and (b)
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electrical energy into heat energy
electrical energy into mechanical energy
mechanical energy into electrical energy
mechanical energy into heat energy
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it can be transmitted easily and efficiently
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Alternating Current (AC) voltage can be easily increased or decreased
all the above
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same number of protons but different number of neutrons
same number of neutrons but different number of protons
the same total number of protons and neutrons
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1959
1960
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rectilinear propagation of light
reflection
refraction
total internal reflection