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The velocity of sound in air increases with

A. the rise of temperature

B. rise of its frequency

C. decrease in humidity

D. fall of temperature

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A. the rise of temperature


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SONAR (Sound Navigation Ranging) is

A. used by warships and military aircraft to locate enemy submarines

B. used by ships to determine the depth of water beneath them

C. a detective device that uses sound to locate under - water objects

D. All the above

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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

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Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in Vehicles?

A. Parabolic

B. Convex

C. Concave

D. Plain

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When light passes from air to glass, its velocity in glass

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains unchanged

D. first decreases then increases

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The colour of the light which travels through glass with minimum speed is

A. red

B. violet

C. green

D. yellow

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Rays from the headlight of a motor car are rendered parallel by suitably using

A. a convex mirror behind it

B. a concave lens behind it

C. a concave mirror in front of it

D. a concave mirror behind it

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The speed of sound in a medium depends upon the properties of the medium such as

A. its density

B. its temperature

C. its elasticity

D. All the above

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The solar wind is composed of

A. outward stream of protons and electrons on the surface of the sun during solar flares and sun-spot activity

B. plasma

C. ionized gas

D. All of these

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The enormous energy released in nuclear and thermonuclear reactions is due to conversion of

A. chemical energy into heat energy

B. mechanical energy into heat energy

C. protons into neutrons

D. mass into energy according to Einstein's equation

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The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum depends upon

A. the mass of its bob

B. the material of the bob

C. the amplitude of vibration

D. acceleration due to the gravity at the site of experiment

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When a body is projected upwards

A. the time for the upward journey and downward journey are the same

B. the upward journey takes more time

C. the downward journey takes more time

D. Cant be said

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A bolometer is used to measure

A. the quantity of heat energy in a body

B. thermal radiations quantitatively

C. high temperature

D. the intensity of sound

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Mercury is used in thermometers because

A. it has high thermal conductivity

B. it has uniform expansivity

C. it has high boiling point and low freezing point

D. of all the above

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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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The colour of the light which travels through glass with minimum speed is

A. red

B. violet

C. green

D. yellow

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How is it that Pluto is not always the farthest planet of the solar system?

A. Each planet becomes the farthest planet in its turn. Now it is the turn of Piuto

B. The Sun is now in the zodiac in which it is nearest to outer planets

C. The eccentricity of Piuto's orbit being substantial, this orbit cuts the orbit of Neptune

D. Piuto belongs to other solar system

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The speed at which light travels in vacuum is

A. 3 x 107 ms-1

B. 5 x 108 ms-1

C. 3 x 104 kms-1

D. 3 x 108 ms-1

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In hot climatic conditions, the buildings are painted white because

A. white paint is economical

B. it does not fade off

C. it does not crack with higher temperature

D. white coating is a bad conductor of heat and reflects heat rays that fall on it, thus keeping the inside cool

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A stone floor feels cold to the bare feet but a carpet on the same floor feels warm. This is because

A. the floor and carpet are at different temperatures

B. the stone conveys the heat away from the feet more rapidly than the carpet

C. the carpet is a better conductor of heat than the stone

D. the human body maintains a constant temperature

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The heating element often used in an electric iron is

A. copper

B. tungsten

C. mica

D. nichrome

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The temperature of a large bucket-full of hot water (a few degrees below boiling point) is lower than a beaker full of boiling water. But

A. the hot water contains a much larger quantity of internal energy than the boiling water

B. the boiling water contains more quantity of internal energy than the warm water

C. both of them have got the same amount of internal energy.

D. nothing can be said definitely with the data given

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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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A timer in a race is at the finish line. He should start his stop watch

A. as soon as he hears the report of the gun

B. the moment he sees the flash

C. either (a) or (b) since that makes no difference

D. None of the above

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Mercury is used in thermometers because

A. it has high thermal conductivity

B. it has uniform expansivity

C. it has high boiling point and low freezing point

D. of all the above

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The velocity of sound in air

A. increases as the square root of the absolute temperature

B. decreases with temperature

C. is independent of temperature

D. None of these

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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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When a bullet is fired from a gun

A. the gun moves forward

B. the gun jumps up

C. the gun does not move

D. the gun recoils with the same momentum as the bullet

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is located at

A. Thumba

B. Bangalore

C. Ahmedabad

D. New Delhi

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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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Body A is kept in contact with body B. Heat will flow from A to B if

A. the heat content of A is greater than that of B

B. the temperature of A is greater than that of B

C. the specific heat of A is greater than that of B

D. the specific heat of B is greater than that of A