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Question:- Mercury is commonly used as a thermometric fluid rather than water because A. specific heat of mercury is less than water B. specific heat of mercury is more than water C. mercury has greater visibility than water D. density of mercury is more than the water
Answer:- Option C
Question:- Optical fibre works on the A. principle of refraction B. total internal reflection C. scattering D. interference
Answer:- Option B
Question:- Light from the star, Alpha Centauri, which is nearest to the earth after the sun, reaches the earth in A. 4.2 seconds B. 42 seconds C. 4.2 years D. 42 years
Answer:- Option C
Question:- Supersonic plane fly with the speed A. less than the speed of sound B. of sound C. greater than the speed of sound D. of light
Answer:- Option C
Question:- Mach number is used in connection with the speed of A. sound B. aircraft C. spacecraft D. ships
Answer:- Option B
Question:- On a stationary sail boat, air is blown from a fan attached to the boat. The boat A. moves in opposite direction in which the air is blown B. does not move C. moves in the same direction in which air blows D. spins around
Answer:- Option B
Question:- Rainbow is due to A. absorption of sunlight in minute water droplets B. diffusion of sunlight through water droplets C. ionisation of water deposits D. refraction and reflection of sunlight by water droplets
Answer:- Option D
Question:- Stars which appear single to the naked eye but are double when seen through a telescope are A. novas and supernovas B. binaries C. asteroids D. quasars
Answer:- Option B
Question:- ML2T-2 is the dimensional formula for A. moment of inertia B. pressure C. elasticity D. couple acting on a body
Answer:- Option D
Question:- Solar eclipse will take place when A. the sun is between the moon and the earth B. the earth is between the moon and the sun C. the moon is between the sun and the earth D. the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earth
Answer:- Option C
Question:- Isotopes of an element contain A. the same number of protons but different number of neutrons B. the same number of neutrons but different number of protons C. equal number of protons and electrons D. equal number of nucleons
Answer:- Option A
Question:- One watt-hour is equivalent to A. 6.3 x 103 J B. 6.3 x 10-7 J C. 3.6 x 103 J D. 3.6 x 10-3 J
Answer:- Option C
Question:- Sir C.V. Raman was awarded Nobel Prize for his work connected with which of the following phenomenon of radiation? A. Scattering B. Diffraction C. Interference D. Polarization
Answer:- Option A
Question:- In which of the following industries is mica as a raw material? A. Cement B. Glass and Pottery C. Iron and Steel D. Electrical
Answer:- Option D