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
Correct Answer :
B. a galaxy which includes the sun
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The instrument used to measure the strength of electric current at a point is
Ammeter
Altimeter
Adrinometer
Anemometer
Sound waves In 'air travel faster if
frequency is higher
wavelength is smaller
pitch is smaller
air is warmer
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?
It will go down
It will come up
It will remain at the same level
First it will go down and it will come up
A person does not sink in the Dead Sea because
the sea contains a large amount of other salts besides sodium chloride
the density of the person is less than the density of the Dead Sea water
of the surface tension due to salt water in the Dead Sea
of difference in mass
In the nucleus of an atom, the uncharged particle is
proton
neutron
electron
positron
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
Coulomb
Gilbert
Volta
Rutherford
The orbit of Venus lies between those of
Mercury and Earth
Earth and Mars
Mars and Saturn
Mars and Jupiter
When an incident beam of light strikes the surface of a glass slab normally, the refracted beam
goes straight through without bending
gets deviated away from the normal
gets bent towards the normal
gets reflected
The planet that has got a well-developed set of rings is
Venus
Saturn
Mercury
Earth
The Indian Satellite System used for domestic communications, television and meteorology is known as
INSAT
Bhaskara
Aryabhatta
All the above
The mixing up of two gases as a result of random motion of molecules is called
diffusion
effusion
vaporisation
sublimation
Powder clings to the skin because of
cohesion
adhesion
capillary action
absorption
Body A is kept in contact with body B. Heat will flow from A to B if
the heat content of A is greater than that of B
the temperature of A is greater than that of B
the specific heat of A is greater than that of B
the specific heat of B is greater than that of A
When temperature decreases, resistance of metals to flow of electricity
increases
decreases
neither increases nor decreases
first increases then decreases
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
Coulomb
Gilbert
Volta
Rutherford
Mica is used in an electric iron because it is a
good conductor of heat
good conductor of electricity
bad conductor of electricity
Both (a) and (b) above
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
Heat transfer
cools the body that transfers it
heats the body that absorbs the heat
may change the physical state of the substance
All the above
Rays from the headlight of a motor car are rendered parallel by suitably using
a convex mirror behind it
a concave lens behind it
a concave mirror in front of it
a concave mirror behind it
When are temperature resistance
increases
decreases
remains the same
first increases then decreases
At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales give the same reading?
212°
32°
-40°
0°
The colour of the light which travels through glass with minimum speed is
red
violet
green
yellow
The end product in the uranium disintegration series is
lead
zinc
carbon
tin
A balloon ruled with hydrogen will
continue going upwards uninterrupted
reach a particular height and remain floating
burst after reaching some height
reach a particular height and start coming down
When the resistance of a circuit increases the current will
increase
decrease
remain the same
None of the above
Enriched uranium means
Uranium that is very pure
Uranium in which the concentration of the isotope U-238 is more than in the naturally occuring uranium
Uranium in which the concentration of the isotope U-235 is more than in the naturally occuring uranium
None of the above
Raindrops assume a spherical shape because or
adhesion
surface tension
gravitational force
atmospheric pressure from all sides
The star nearest to the sun is
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Aldebaran
Vega
Resistance is measured in
Volts
Amperes
ohms
coulombs
Fish and other aquatic creatures can live inside a deep frozen pond because
fish are cold-blooded animals
ice is a bad conductor of heat
there will always be water just beneath the ice level
they can adapt themselves to live in ice