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  • Which is best used as a sound absorbing material in partition walls ?


  • Options
  • A. Stone chips
  • B. Steel
  • C. Glass - wool
  • D. Glass pieces

  • Correct Answer
  • Glass - wool 

    Explanation

    Materials that do not transfer mechanical energy well. These tend to be soft,flexible, low density, and with high surface area to linear area ratios.

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    • 1. To produce deflection in a television picture tube:

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    • A. an electric field is used
    • B. a magnetic field is used
    • C. both electric and magnetic field are used
    • D. none of the above
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    • 2. The minimum number of Non zero non collinear vectors required to produce a zero vector is

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 1
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    • 3. The basic reason for the extraordinary sparkle of suitably cut diamond is that

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    • A. it has well defined cleavage planes
    • B. it has a very high transparency
    • C. it has a very high refractive index
    • D. it is very hard
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    • 4. Air pressure is usually highest when the air is

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    • A. warm and moist
    • B. cool and dry
    • C. warm and dry
    • D. cool and moist
    • Discuss
    • 5. Formation of shadows can be explained by

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    • A. rectilinear propagation of light
    • B. reflection
    • C. refraction
    • D. total internal reflection
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    • 6. Masses of stars and galaxies are usually expressed in terms of

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    • A. neutron mass
    • B. earth's mass
    • C. solar mass
    • D. lunar mass
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    • 7. A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

    • Options
    • A. will increase
    • B. will decrease
    • C. does not change
    • D. varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
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    • 8. The rate of change of linear momentum of a body falling freely under gravity is equal to it's ____ ?

    • Options
    • A. Kinetic Energy
    • B. Weight
    • C. Potential Energy
    • D. Impulse
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    • 9. Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

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    • A. diffusion
    • B. viscosity
    • C. surface tension
    • D. capillarity
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    • 10. When body is accelerated

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    • A. its velocity never changes
    • B. its speed always changes
    • C. its direction always changes
    • D. its speed may or maynot change
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